The teacup suddenly fell over, and the tea inside soaked the blanket.
When Pei Zheng let go of the little guy, his breathing became a little unstable.
Qi Changyi's eyes were already blurry, and it looked like he was about to start shedding tears again.
"Don't cry."
"I know." Qi Changyi sobbed twice, tears welling up in his eyes, "But I can't help it..."
He was very sad in his heart. He was sad about how he could be like this. He was about to marry someone else, but he was still entangled with Brother Pei.
Because in his pure and simple world, love can only be between two people and there is no room for a third person.
Pei Zheng threw a white handkerchief over and said coldly, "Wipe your tears. Why are you so tearful?"
Qi Changyi picked up the handkerchief and carefully wiped her tears, then folded the handkerchief neatly and returned it to Pei Zheng.
Pei Zheng took a look at it and didn't take it. He felt the irritability in his heart rising up again, and his temples were throbbing with pain.
He pressed the massage himself, but there was no relief. In the past, Qi Changyi's massage gave him very comfortable feeling.
Pei Zheng leaned back on the couch and closed his eyes. "Come here and give me a massage."
Qi Changyi bit his lower lip and didn't move.
Pei Zheng opened his eyes a little and looked at him without saying a word. The coldness in his eyes was enough to freeze a person to death.
"You really treasure that little eunuch named Li Yu. If he died..."
Qi Changyi suddenly panicked, dragging the chain and kneeling down beside Pei Zheng, "Brother Pei, please don't hurt Xiao Yuzi, I, I will help you massage her."
The delicate little hands had just the right strength, neither too light nor too heavy, massaging Pei Zheng's temples. He also had an injury on his knee, and was in so much pain that he couldn't even straighten his body, but he tried hard to hold on and not press Pei Zheng.
The carriage swayed forward, and Pei Zheng dozed comfortably with his eyes closed.
After a long time, the kneading action suddenly stopped. Pei Zheng still closed his eyes and said in an unhappy tone, "Continue."
Qi Changyi supported himself on the ground with his hands, which slightly relieved the pain in his knee. After hearing Pei Zheng's words, he raised his hands and continued to rub him, his whole body trembling slowly.
It was unknown how long they had been traveling, until Qi Changyi's forehead was covered with sweat and his face was a little pale, before the carriage stopped.
"Your Highness, my Lord, it is getting late. General Zhao suggests that we rest for one night in the inn ahead and continue our journey tomorrow."
"Um."
Pei Zheng slowly opened his eyes, and Qi Changyi stopped kneading him. All the muscles in his body were so sore that they didn't feel like his own.
Pei Zheng untied the chains that bound his hands and feet, "Behave yourself to me tonight."
After saying that, he got off the carriage first.
Qi Changyi's wrist was rubbed raw, he pulled his hand back and followed him down, but the sudden standing up was too much for his injured knee to bear, and he fell to the ground with weak legs.
Li Yu quickly ran over to help his prince up. Seeing that he looked so bad, he was very worried.
Pei Zheng, who had already reached the door of the inn, stopped and turned back to urge, "Your Highness, what are you dawdling about?"
At this time, Zhao Litang, Amul and other barbarian envoys had already entered the inn. Other guards had also set up tents on the spot. When they heard the noise here, they all looked over here.
Qi Changyi didn't want to cause trouble for everyone, so he tried his best to stand up, but his knees were so painful that he couldn't exert any strength.
Seeing Pei Zheng's dark eyes about to start to attack, Li Yu boldly said loudly, "Master Pei! His Highness is seriously injured and can't walk. Please think of a way!"
Find a solution? What solution
Pei Zheng looked at the pitiful little man kneeling on the ground. Although he was impatient, he had already walked towards him.
He bent down and lightly picked up Qi Changyi horizontally, and then Pei Zheng carried him into the inn in full view of everyone.
Zhao Litang and others were still standing in the lobby of the inn. They were all very surprised when they saw the two people coming in.
Qi Changyi felt uncomfortable being stared at. He struggled a bit and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Brother Pei, there are too many people here. Please put me down. I can walk by myself."
Unexpectedly, Pei Zheng hugged him even tighter, "If you move again, I'll throw you out of the window."
Qi Changyi suddenly didn't dare to move anymore and just nestled obediently in Pei Zheng's arms.
Zhao Litang clenched his fist and was about to step forward, but was stopped by the deputy general beside him. The general shook his head at him, so Zhao Litang had to loosen his fist.
And Amul just watched everyone's actions with a smile.
The waiter saw that the two people who came in were the most distinguished guests, so he quickly led Pei Zheng to the second floor of the inn and into the best guest room.
"Sir, we have driven away all other guests in order to accommodate you. It is our honor to have you stay here!"
The waiter was very noisy, "Sir, the girl you are holding is so beautiful, she must be your wife, wow, wow, wow, there are so many customers coming in every day, and I have never seen such a beautiful person! Sir, you are so lucky..."
"roll."
Pei Zheng expressed his annoyance in a concise and clear manner. The waiter was frightened by him and hurriedly ran out of the guest room.
After putting Qi Changyi in the **, Pei Zheng ordered someone to call the accompanying imperial physician to ensure that he was intact before reaching the barbarians.
When Jiang Yubai came in carrying a medical box, Qi Changyi's eyes widened slightly.
"Jiang, Doctor Jiang, it's you."
In this strange place, seeing familiar people made Qi Changyi feel a lot more at ease.
"Greetings, Your Highness, Lord Pei."
Pei Zheng responded, walked to the bed and ordered in a deep voice, "Stay here, don't go anywhere, wait for me to come back."
After saying that, he turned and left the guest room.
After Pei Zheng left, Jiang Yubai felt exhausted. He hurried over to check Qi Changyi's knee and applied medicine for him.
"Your Highness, please do not walk around on your own for the next few days and take good care of your knees, otherwise you may develop a chronic disease in the future."
Qi Changyi sat on the edge of the bed and nodded obediently.
Jiang Yubai felt distressed when he looked at his pale little face. Who wouldn't want to hold such a well-behaved little prince in his arms and take good care of him? But how could Pei Zheng always be so cruel as to hurt him
There was a knock on the door. It was Zhao Litang who brought the food himself, so Jiang Yubai left first.
"Changyi, are you feeling better?"
Zhao Litang walked to the bedside and asked with concern, "Since it is inconvenient for you to come downstairs, I asked someone to make some food. Come and have some."
Qi Changyi's stomach was actually empty, but he still had no appetite.
"Brother Tang, thank you. Leave it there. I'll eat it later."
Seeing that he didn't have the strength to speak, Zhao Litang said firmly, "No, come over and eat something now. I'll watch you eat."
Qi Changyi had no choice but to stand up carefully, walk very slowly to the table and sit down. Just a few steps away, his forehead was covered with sweat.
He picked up a piece of cake that used to be his favorite, put it in his mouth and chewed it like it tasted like wax.
Before he could swallow it, Qi Changyi felt his stomach churning and he leaned over the table and tried to vomit desperately. However, there was nothing in his stomach to vomit, so he just made vomiting sounds.
Zhao Litang was frightened and came over to pat his back, "Okay, okay, Changyi, if you don't want to eat, don't eat. Eat later, okay?"
Qi Changyi straightened up, his eyes red, and nodded silently.
Zhao Litang walked around the guest room twice, opened the window and observed the terrain.
"I'll have someone move you to another room, so you can live next to me, so I can take better care of you."
Qi Changyi thought of Pei Zheng's words and shook his head, "No need, Brother Tang, I can live in this room..."
Zhao Litang ignored his refusal, opened the door and asked someone to change his room.
Li Yu and two other young eunuchs came in and helped Qi Changyi to the guest room next to Zhao Litang.
Everyone in the lobby of the inn finished their meal and went back to their rooms to rest. The whole inn suddenly became quiet.
Li Yu also waited for Qi Changyi to lie down and rest, took off his heavy red robe, and let his black hair loose.
"Your Highness, don't think too much. Lord Pei is still discussing matters with Envoy Amul. He probably won't come back to his room tonight. Just rest assured. We still have to travel tomorrow."
Qi Changyi was still worried, but after hearing this, he nodded gently, covered himself with the quilt and closed his eyes.
After Pei Zheng came out of Amul's guest room, he pinched his eyebrows hard.
At this time, everyone had gone to bed and the inn was dark and quiet.
Pei Zheng walked towards the guest room he had stayed in during the day.
The negotiations with Amul were not smooth. He asked for too much and Pei Zheng did not want to give it to him. In the end, the negotiations ended in a bad mood.
He suppressed his restlessness, pushed the door open and went in, but the room was empty. Pei Zheng's face changed immediately.
Qi Changyi had finally fallen asleep when he was suddenly pulled by someone and carried on his shoulders, causing a dull pain in his stomach.
Chengfeng, dressed in black, said nothing. He carried the person back to the original room quietly. Pei Zheng was sitting at the table, holding a piece of pastry that Qi Changyi had taken a bite of.
Chengfeng put the man down, closed the door, and went out, guarding the door.
Qi Changyi's knees hurt as soon as his feet touched the ground. He held on to a stool and wanted to sit down and relax.
"Standing."
Qi Changyi paused, slightly bent over and supported himself with his thighs, trembling uncontrollably.
Pei Zheng walked over to the stool next to him and sat down, holding the little guy in his arms.
"Didn't I ask you to wait for me here? Who allowed you to leave?"
Yes, Brother Tang said that it would be safer to live in the room next to him.
Pei Zheng grabbed his thin wrist, "Oh? How come he still doesn't know that you've been kidnapped? It looks like I'll have to charge him with negligence tomorrow."
Qi Changyi raised his eyes, "Brother Tang is doing this for my own good, Brother Pei, please don't punish him..."
"How dare you plead for him? I am following the Emperor's orders. You can't stop me from punishing anyone I want to punish!"
"I, I..."
"Didn't you say that you won't think about other people after you get married? Then why are you thinking about Zhao Litang now? Or are you just saying that to get rid of me?"
Pei Zheng's hands were even stronger, and the little wrist he pinched made a crackling sound.
"I treat Brother Tang as my brother. He treats me very well. I don't want to hurt him because of myself. Although, although I am going to marry, Brother Tang is still like my family..."
Pei Zheng's eyes turned red. Why did he start to escape from himself, but was still as kind to Zhao Litang as before? His anger made his men lose their strength.
"Crack", the sound of wrist dislocation was heard.