His gaze was too hot, and Tao Ti didn't know what was going on, and her heart felt empty for no reason.
She pursed her lips and turned her eyes abruptly, "I want to go out to play. It's boring to stay in the palace all day. And I've been in Chang'an city since I was born, and I haven't been anywhere else. I heard that Luoyang is so prosperous. Second only to Chang'an, I also want to see the outside world... "
Pei Yan squinted his black eyes, and the ending sound was a bit long, "Is that so?"
"Yeah." Tao Ti nodded hastily, and added, "Besides that, there is another reason."
Pei Yan couldn't help holding his breath, and looked straight at her.
When it came to another reason, Tao Ti was very confident. He met Pei Yan's gaze with sparkling eyes, "I want to take this opportunity to go outside and have a good look around to learn more about the customs and customs."
Pei Yan, "..."
Slowing down, he raised his eyebrows, thinking it was funny, "Investigate the customs? Do you still want to be an official?"
Tao Ti said, "I want to open a dim sum shop."
Pei Yan, "...?"
Tao Ti said, "The initial plan is to open a dim sum shop. If it can be successfully opened and the income is good, it is possible to open some teahouses and restaurants in the future... If it does well in Chang'an, maybe it can be opened in other state capitals. Open the chain..."
Pei Yan tried to find some joking elements from her face, but to no avail.
She talked about her arrangements and plans with great interest, her eyes flashing, her spirits were high.
Her eyes are so eager and yearning, like a baby bird just hatched, with yearning for the vast sky.
Pei Yan turned sideways slightly, his slender eyelashes drooping, covering the darkness and possessiveness in his eyes.
The future in her mouth is bright and beautiful.
However, there is no him.
To her, this marriage is like a cage to imprison her, right
But how could he let her go? Whether it is cruel or selfish, as long as it is what he wants, he will do whatever it takes to get it.
Even... breaking off her wings and imprisoning her with his own hands.
"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
A soft and pleasant voice sounded beside him, and Pei Yan came back to his senses.
Looking up again, the gloom and coldness in his eyes disappeared completely, and he was still as gentle and jade-like as usual. He smiled slightly, "Huh?"
Tao Ti clasped her hands together, blinked her big eyes, and looked at him pitifully, "Please, please, Your Highness, just take me with you."
This soft and glutinous voice, begging him delicately, made his chest tight again.
She thought she wanted to accompany him, so she ran to beg Father.
In fact, she was looking forward to going to Luoyang so much to make plans for the day after leaving...
The corners of Pei Yan's mouth were tense, and suddenly, he raised his hand to pinch her soft little face, and said solemnly, "Stop talking."
Her pleading appearance really made him want to push her to the bed and bully her hard, to make her behave and settle down.
He, he pinched her face
Tao Ti was stunned, "..."
Pei Yan also came back to his senses, and realized that he had lost his composure at that moment. He quickly brushed her cheek with his fingers, coughed lightly, and said in a low voice, "You got something on your face."
Tao Ti, "... Really?"
She reached out and wiped her face in a daze, as if there was nothing dirty
Pei Yan changed the subject and stared at her, "Do you really want to go?"
Tao Ti nodded solemnly, "Yeah!"
The clear eyes are full of firmness.
Pei Yan gently turned the white jade finger in his hand, thought for a moment, but still couldn't bear to see her disappointed, his thin lips moved slightly, "Then go."
These words were like fireworks that ignited the fuse. The little girl's eyebrows and eyes suddenly brightened, and her tone was also light, "Really! I knew that you are the best, Your Highness. Don't worry, I will definitely not cause trouble for you. of!"
He's the best
No, he's not a nice guy.
However, her cheerful little appearance is really... cute.
Pei Yan coughed lightly, turned around and said, "It's getting late, let's walk around twice, it's time to go back to the house and rest."
Tao Ti walked beside him obediently, her little mouth was not idle along the way, she kept babbling about what food to prepare to take on the road. Pei Yan listened quietly, echoing a few words from time to time.
After the two of them finished washing one by one, the hazy moon quietly climbed up to the top of the tree, and the night became more and more quiet.
The curtains were lowered, and the air was filled with the elegant and pleasant smell of benzoin.
Tao Ti and Pei Yan were lying side by side. It was already late at night, and both of them closed their eyes, ready to fall asleep.
Tao Ti's sleep quality has always been very good. Normally, she would fall asleep almost as soon as she touches the pillow, but tonight, as soon as she closed her eyes, she unconsciously thought of meeting Pei Changzhou during the day.
Now that I met Pei Changzhou as enemies, I was extremely jealous.
Now relying on his status as the crown princess, he can still overwhelm him, but... Feng Shui turns, and Pei Changzhou will become the crown prince in the future. With power and status, how will he take revenge on himself
Alas, it's such an unlucky status to wear well to such a dynasty.
If Pei Yanneng is healthy and healthy, it would be great to live a long life. With him under his protection, he can live in peace and stability. But Pei Yan only has a good life of more than a year, alas, his good life is really getting less and less day by day...
The more Tao Ti thought about it, the more upset she became.
The mind was in a mess, and no matter how I lay down, I felt something was wrong. For a while, I felt itchy ears, cold shoulders for a while, and felt that the pillow was a bit high for a while.
She thought that her small movements were already very gentle, but when she adjusted the pillow position for the nth time, a deep voice came from her side, "Can't sleep?"
Tao Ti's movements froze.
After a while, she whispered, "I... I didn't wake you up on purpose, I won't move anymore, you should go to sleep quickly."
There was a sound of turning over from the side, and his voice was a little closer to her, hoarse and deep, "Is it because you are going to Luoyang that you can't sleep?"
"Uh... no."
"Why is that?" The tone of serious inquiry, with gentle care.
Maybe it was because his tone was too easy to let people off guard, or maybe it was because people were more emotional in the middle of the night, Tao Ti thought for a moment and decided to have a chat with him.
So she also turned over, so that the two of them were lying face to face.
The curtain was tightly covered, but there was still dim candlelight shining in through the veil, and each of them could see the outline of each other's face, as well as the bright eyes.
Tao Ti bit her lip, and then asked softly, "Your Highness, your body...is there really no way to heal it?"
Pei Yan was quiet for a moment, apparently not expecting that she tossed and turned in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep because of this.
There was no affirmation or denial, he just asked back, "Why do you ask like this all of a sudden."
Tao Ti only regarded him as acquiescing, her heart was a little gloomy, her long eyelashes drooped, she muffled, "This is too unfair, you are such a good person, why did you do this?"
Is it true that good people don't live long enough to harm thousands of years
She sighed faintly, and asked again, "If you...well, I mean if, if you are gone, will His Majesty choose the third prince as the crown prince?"
In the darkness, Pei Yan frowned.
Could it be that she was still thinking about Pei Changzhou, and wanted to wait until his death before reconciling with Pei Changzhou
This realization made him extremely unhappy.
"Maybe." He said coldly.
Tao Ti didn't notice this slight change in tone. Hearing him say this, she felt her heart was getting heavier, and she said melancholy, "How can a person like him be worthy of being the crown prince!"
Pei Yan, "..."
Pei Yan, "Do you think he is unworthy?"
Tao Ti hardly hesitated, "That's for sure. For a scum like him with corrupt qualities and extremely bad morals, the country will not be finished in his hands. If you want me to say, even Xiao Wu is more reliable than him, Xiao Wu Although he is a bit domineering and spoiled, his character is not bad, as long as he is taught well, he is also an upright and kind person. The third prince is no good, this person is already corrupt from the root, and he cannot be cleansed."
Hearing her words, Pei Yan's mood was a little complicated for a while.
Her evaluation of Pei Changzhou in this way shows that she and Pei Changzhou are completely broken, and he is happy.
But he couldn't be happy to hear her spurn on "corruption of character" and affirmation of "integrity and kindness".
What she likes are honest and kind people, but he is neither honest nor kind.
Even more ruthless, cruel and cold-blooded than Pei Changzhou.
Pei Yan's eyes were a little bit dark. If one day she knew his true face, would she hate him and stay away from him like she spurned Pei Changzhou
"Actually, you are a little weaker, and the words of Qin Tianjian are likely to be inaccurate. If you can take good care of yourself, it should not be difficult to live past the age of twenty-three." Tao Ti still said to herself, " By the way, why don't I teach you to practice Baduanjin from tomorrow? This is simple and easy to learn, and if you keep practicing, it will have the effect of strengthening your body and curing diseases. Practicing it every morning will not waste much time."
As long as Pei Yan lives one more day, Pei Changzhou will be able to ascend to the crown prince one day later. It would be even better if it could be delayed for five, six, seven or eight years. When Xiao Wu grows up, he might really be able to compete with Pei Changzhou for the crown prince!
Pei Yan saw through her tricks at once, and was angry and funny at the same time.
Looking at her twinkling eyes in the darkness, he couldn't help but bend a finger, and tapped her forehead lightly, "Don't think so much."
This little gesture of intimacy made Tao Ti stunned.
It was as if he knocked not on the forehead, but on the door of her heart, waking up the sleeping deer inside, and began to frantically toss again.
"No matter what changes happen in the future, Gu will arrange everything for you." His voice was full of laziness, "It's getting late, go to sleep."
Tao Tine gave a naive "hmm".
It was quiet again inside the curtain.
Tao Ti closed her eyes, and with the messy thoughts in her head, sleepiness gradually came up.
She had a dream, dreaming that white paper money was floating all over the sky, and the city of Chang'an was completely deserted. She was dressed in white mourning clothes, kneeling in front of a dark coffin and crying.
In the coffin, there was a person lying quietly, handsome and flawless, pale and fragile as if carved from colored glass, it was Pei Yan who was under twenty-three years old.
Seeing him lying lifeless, she felt extremely uncomfortable, and her tears kept falling like broken beads.
Suddenly, the screen changed, and Pei Changzhou, who was wearing a red gold dragon robe, was sitting on the dragon chair, laughing wildly.
Holding a bloody knife in his hand, he walked towards her step by step from the dragon chair.
The fifth prince, the sixth princess, Xu Wenchan, Mrs. Yongwei Hou... They died one by one by Pei Changzhou's knife.
In the end, Pei Changzhou walked up to her and smiled ferociously, "Bitch, go to hell!"
He raised the knife high and swung it down—
"Don't, don't kill me..."
"Woo... Mom... Dad... I want to go home..."
Pei Yan, who was awakened by the crying, couldn't help frowning his thick eyebrows as he looked at the little girl shivering into a ball beside him.
When her hand reached her forehead, there was a fine patch of sweat.
Have a nightmare
He propped up his upper body slightly, and patted her on the back lightly, "Ah Ti, wake up."
The man didn't wake up, but instead hugged his hand as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
He didn't hold back all of a sudden, and leaned towards her habitually, his eyes lowered slightly, and what he saw was her delicate and charming little face.
Tao Ti slept very restlessly, her brows were frowned, her small bright red mouth was half-opened and half-closed, she sobbed softly, saying don't kill her for a while, and wanting to go home for a while.
The voice was soft and soft, with a bit of crying.
Pei Yan leaned against her soft body, with his arms still in her arms, and he could feel the undulating curves through a thin layer of pajamas.
With a movement of his throat, his black eyes darkened a little.
For a moment, he pursed the corners of his lips, restrained the restlessness in his body, and tried to withdraw his hand.
But Tao Ti held onto his hand tightly and kept murmuring intermittently, "Don't die, don't die..."
Pei Yan stopped and stared at the woman below him.
After a while, he stretched out a finger, and lightly brushed it under her eyes, the fingertips were a little wet.
This is dreaming that he died, crying for him
Pei Yan's brows twitched slightly, and he remembered her voice "Don't kill me", so it was because he dreamed that Pei Changzhou was going to kill her that made him so frightened
Seeing that the sky is not afraid of the earth... after all, she is still a little girl.
Pei Yan didn't withdraw his hand again, but lay down on the ground, adjusted her posture, and turned her into his arms.
One hand was held by her, and the other hand wrapped around her thin back, patting her again and again, "It's okay, it's okay."
He coaxed softly, with his chin resting on her soft hair, and the sweet daughter's fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose, making his charming thoughts grow wildly like weeds.
Gradually, the person in his arms became quiet.
Listening to her even breathing, Pei Yan placed a light kiss on her smooth forehead, like a feather falling on the water, and his deep eyes were as thick as ink that could not be melted.
"Don't worry, I won't die."