At this time, the six streets of Chang'an were deserted. He rode south on his horse, passed the first crossroads, turned his horse around, and headed east temporarily.
On the first night of his arrival, the emperor gave him a horse named Jinwuzhui. However, he usually walked around the city, and riding such a horse was not ostentatious, so he temporarily kept it in the Riding and Shooting Bureau and asked a special Xi official to take care of it.
This place and Ci'en Temple are located almost at the north and south ends of Chang'an, and the road is not close. I had no intention of looking for her, but tonight I couldn't stop the thought and couldn't wait to ask her immediately. Even if she had fallen asleep, it would be good to see where she was working. I suddenly remembered Jinwu Zhui just now, so I turned around first.
The Horse Archery Bureau was near the Tonghua Gate where he had arrived that day, two or three blocks to the east. The Xi officer led out the Golden Crow Horse, with its bridle and stirrups ready, and a cloud-patterned black lacquer saddle painted on its back. He climbed on, and after a little training, he quickly got the hang of it, and rode towards the south of the city.
The Golden Crow is good at running. During the more than one month of feeding, the Xi official often took it out of the city for a walk, but after all, it was a BMW given by the emperor to be managed, so how could he dare to let it run at a very fast speed. It had been thirsty for many days in the pen, and tonight, carrying its master, it seemed to feel the pressure from his mind, and it raised its hooves and ran fast, almost not touching the ground, like a Pegasus under the moon, galloping on this long street that runs from north to south. The tall and magnificent buildings on both sides of the wall gradually turned into flat and low buildings, and then sparse, and finally arrived near Ci'en Temple. At this time, the Golden Crow's breath was only slightly wheezed, and Pei Xiaoyuan forcibly stopped it. It kept raising its front hooves and gently tapping the ground, as if it was still not satisfied, begging to run again.
Pei Xiaoyuan hugged the horse, stroked its head and rubbed its ears several times. After calming it down, he dismounted and asked for the gate to be opened.
Although this place is far away, the people who come and go on a daily basis are not ordinary people. They are relatives of the emperor in the court. He has also been here for inspection. The gatekeeper naturally recognized him. When he saw him coming, he thought he was here on official business in the middle of the night. Without asking any questions, he immediately opened the door and let him in. He only wondered in his heart why he didn't seem to sleep tonight. Just now a prince of a county came, and now here comes a Jinwu Sicheng.
Pei Xiaoyuan arrived at Ci'en Temple and entered through a side door that was guarded by monks at night, and found his way to the foot of the mountain where the Zhuifu Room was carved out in the back mountain.
At this time, the moon was bright and the wind was clear, and it was three o'clock in the night. From afar, the foot of the mountain was pitch black, except for one place where bright lights could be seen.
He knew that this must be where she painted.
I thought she would have gone back home to sleep by this time.
He came at night, not necessarily to talk to her. He did not expect it to be so smooth. Thinking about Qingtou's words again, he could not help but feel slightly excited and quickened his pace towards the direction of the light.
At this moment, in the stone chamber, Xuyu stood with her back to the cave entrance, looking at Yuwen Zhi coming in front of her and asking her such a question. She couldn't help but be extremely surprised.
She soon understood that he must have overheard the conversation between Chengping and her in the gardens of Shenshu Palace that day.
It was precisely because the young master of the Pei family was so good that she was willing to offend him but was unwilling to have anything to do with him, for fear that others would know about it and it might be detrimental to him in the future. What's more, what about letting the son of the Yuwen family in front of her know about their past relationship
But thinking carefully about her conversation with Chengping that day, if it was indeed heard by Yuwen Zhi, it would be useless for her to deny it now.
"You don't want to admit it?"
Yuwen Zhi was extremely perceptive. He seemed to have guessed her mood after her brief silence by observing her words and expressions. He hummed twice, "I heard clearly that you two broke off your engagement. The more you refused to admit it, the more curious I became. From what that bastard said, how come Pei still has feelings for you and you want that bastard to come and speak well of him in front of you?"