Give you a spring

He Zhou didn't take the road of Mingyang. Starting from Linjing City, he would have to walk for at least five days via Mingyang and then to Nanling. But after passing through Fengdu, it would be more than twice as fast to come by boat. It's just that Nanling is now at war with Donghu. , on the other side of the waterway, the control will be stricter.

But in general, it will be closer to the seal.

But being able to walk by water doesn't mean you can walk.Due to the war between the nearby city and the enemy country, the number of cargo ships from Fengdu to Nanling has been greatly reduced, and the number of passenger ships is almost zero. Because of this relationship, He Zhou specially asked Mr. Liu Qi Liu, who manages the Fengdu Wharf, to threaten him for a while. Afterwards, he bravely sailed over from Fengdu by himself.

What's worth mentioning is that because he can freely control the speed of the boat, He drove the small passenger boat into the air. When he was approaching Nanling, he attracted the attention of the soldiers. The man wanted to plot something wrong again, and immediately took him down after He abandoned the boat and went ashore.

He Zhou was already very unhappy when he was forced to separate peacefully. After walking for a day and a night by land and water, he finally arrived at Nanling and was surrounded by people for no reason. Naturally, his mood dropped to the extreme, and he immediately drew out the big knife on his waist, preparing to meet in battle. .

Fortunately, even if Master Guan and Young Master Liang came, they prevented the accident from happening.

To be honest, the two of them were actually more worried about those soldiers when they were going to fight. According to He Zhou's strength, it would be no problem to take down a small army... plus he is in an extremely irritable mood now.

"Misunderstanding, we know this person," Guan Yue pushed away soldiers one by one and squeezed into the middle, standing in front of He Zhou and said with a smile, "He belongs to the Fifth Prince."

"Yes, don't be impulsive," Young Master Liang also protected He Zhou behind him, "It's okay, he's not a spy."

"But judging by his appearance...isn't he from Daqi?" A soldier asked hesitantly.

"He's from the Western Regions," Guan Yue answered quickly, "not Donghu."

"..."

Seeing that both Guan Yue and Liang Jingzhao defended the man in this way, the soldiers withdrew their swords.

He Zhou was expressionless, and moved his hand holding the knife. He didn't pay attention to these people at all, and even regretted that he couldn't vent his anger on these people.

Seeing that he was still in a defensive posture, Jing Zhao glanced back and said in a low voice, "Brother He, put away your knife quickly..."

He Zhou was silent, and reluctantly put the knife back.

Both Guan Yue and Liang Jingzhao breathed a sigh of relief, the soldiers around looked at each other for a while, and then dispersed to go about their respective affairs.

"Brother He came here alone?" After finishing the matter, Liang Jingzhao turned to look at the cold-faced He Zhou behind him, and asked softly, "Where's Ping Wei?"

"He didn't come," He Zhou said, "There are some difficult things that I need to deal with myself."

Guan Yue raised his eyebrows, a little surprised at what he said, what would be serious enough to make Guard He willing to leave His Highness's side, but after thinking about it, he felt a little touched, He Zhou's coming here must be His Highness's intention, and he wanted to take care of him He and Liang Jingzhao, and if His Highness is really in trouble, at this juncture, he will send his personal bodyguard to him and Liang Jingzhao, and he will take good care of them.

"There is nothing wrong with us here," Guan Yue said, "General Qin broke into Donghu's barracks last night and returned with a big victory. I guess he may ask His Majesty for instructions on whether to let Donghu go or take advantage of the victory to pursue."

"Yes," Liang Jingzhao echoed, "Brother He, are you tired? Go rest in the yard where Guan Yue and I are staying. When General Qin wakes up, we will go to ask him about the situation and see if we are going back to Beijing."

He Zhou didn't expect this battle to end so soon, he pondered for a moment, "Just as you said, I'll go back to the other courtyard with you first."

"Okay." The three said and walked out of the barracks.

Ping Wei lived in the yamen last night and did not return to her residence.

First, he and Qi Zheng had to read through the three major volumes he brought back and sort out the important information in them. Second, once He Zhou left, the other courtyard seemed a little empty. Although it was a bit shameful to say it, It is true that he has not slept alone for a long time.

So he simply fell asleep in the yamen, to be precise, he fell asleep on the desk.

Qi Zheng was reading the files in the front hall with him. When it was almost midnight, he felt a little overwhelmed. He wanted to ask someone to cook a bowl of noodles to refresh himself. Unexpectedly, he turned around and saw his highness at the desk after finishing the order. Fell asleep.

"..."

Probably because he was too tired, Qizheng called him several times but didn't answer, so he had no choice but to ask someone to bring over another blanket and put it on Pingwei's body, while he resignedly brought the volumes of documents over, and started lighting up the night read.

How should I put it, Lord Qi hasn't worked so hard for a long time.

The last time it was like this was during the Wen Kao Palace Examination.

Ping Wei woke up before dawn on the second day, he moved, and he maintained a posture all night, which made his back ache.He frowned, rubbed his neck, looked up and saw Qi Zheng sitting on a chair not far away, with a file on his lap, sleeping with his head tilted in an awkward position, snoring loudly.

Pingwei smiled wordlessly—it was really hard for Qi Zheng to sleep here with him.

He gently opened the door of the hall and walked outside. At this time, the restaurants and teahouses were not open yet. Ping Wei thought for a while, then went to find the kitchen of the yamen, and planned to make a bowl of noodles by himself after washing up. Master Qi who did his best.

He looked for the ingredients in the kitchen and saw the chicken frozen in the freezer. He took it out and rinsed it for a while, marinated it briefly with cooking wine and other ingredients, and then put it in the pan to fry.After that, I cracked three more eggs, chose some green vegetables, and put them in the pot to fry until cooked. At the same time, the noodles that were cooking next to it also became soft. After rinsing in cold water, I threw the four ingredients together with the chicken, eggs, and green vegetables into the pot again. Stir fry.

A quarter of an hour later, a plate of fried noodles with all flavors and colors was completed.

Pingwei hadn't cooked since he came to Linjing, but today's move made him feel like returning to the simple life in Yu'an before, which made him both nostalgic and happy.

Covering the fried noodles with a cover, Ping Wei walked back to the hall, saw that Qi Zheng had woken up, and walked towards him with a smile.

"Your Highness," Qi Zheng quickly recovered and stood up.

"Thank you, did you read the dossier for a long time last night?" Ping Wei asked softly, his eyes fell on the other's obviously tired face.

"It's about time..." Qi Zheng recalled that when he seemed to be almost sleepy, he turned and looked at Leu Ke, not sure what to say, then turned and grabbed a few pieces of paper on the table, "Your Highness, I have sent important information to you. It's all figured out, you can look at it later."

The smile in Pingwei's eyes gradually deepened, "Good job, go wash up."

"it is good."

"I made fried noodles, you go and clean yourself up, come and eat together later." Ping Wei smiled lightly.

Qi Zheng was horrified, and was terribly astonished at the fact that His Highness actually made noodles for him to eat. A small warm current surged in his heart, and he stared blankly at the other party.

Ping Wei knew what he was surprised about, but he also wanted to say that it was nothing. When he was in Yu'an Town, he often cooked, so he simply reached out and grabbed the other party's sleeve, "Go and wash, Mr. Qi."

He sent Qi Zheng out of the front hall, turned around and went to the kitchen to take out the plate of noodles.

Master Qi tidied himself up as fast as he could in his life, and walked to the dining hall.

Ping Wei has already set up two bowls and chopsticks, sitting inside and waiting for him.

Qi Zheng walked over tremblingly, sat down opposite him, and very reservedly picked up two chopsticks and fried noodles for himself.Ping Wei had dinner with Qi Zheng before, so he knew his appetite to a certain extent. This time, he specially cooked three big noodle pancakes, thinking that it should be enough for himself and Master Qi.I didn't expect the other party to be so restrained this time, and asked strangely, "Does Master Qi have no appetite? Do you want some more? I am a good cook, so don't worry."

He thought that Qi Zheng was skeptical about the taste of fried noodles, but Lord Qi was actually still in shock when the prince cooked for himself. He has been in office for more than ten years, and he is used to the distinction between superior and inferior, although he is usually mediocre. When getting along with him, he didn't deliberately pay attention to his own identity, but Qi Zheng still kept reminding himself in his heart that he couldn't overcome it.

But today, His Highness suddenly fried noodles, maybe it was just a small move for the other party, but Lord Qi was very moved, and even a little bit overwhelmed.

He solemnly took a bite of the noodles, and Ping asked with a smile, "How's it going, isn't it good?"

"Mm," Qi Zheng lowered his head, the churning emotions in his heart were swallowed hard by those noodles, suppressed, and added several more bowls one after another.

After the two of them had eaten, Ping Wei took over the paper he wrote last night and read it. It wrote some things that happened between Gu Jing and Emperor Chong one by one according to time. Not being treated coldly, Gu Jing once suggested that Chongdi should encourage merchants to do business, and appropriately reduce or exempt taxes when trading with other countries, so as to strengthen the financial resources of the treasury, but they were all rejected by Chongdi.

Among them, a courtier named Meng Xihe even challenged Gu Jing several times, and the two had a very strong sex.

What surprised Pingwei even more was that Meng Xihe was also not recorded in the file after five years in Chongli, just like Gu Jing.

He looked at Qi Zheng, "Have you heard of this man?"

Qi Zheng knew who he was talking about, nodded after hesitating for a while, "I have heard about it, he is... the second prince's natal family."

Pingwei was startled, "What's the name of Xie Lianzheng's biological mother?"

"Meng Jiuxi," Qi Zheng added softly, "is the one who is currently locked up in the harem. It is rumored that something happened to her natal family, and that's why she was thrown into limbo by His Majesty."

"..." Ping Wei fell silent, he was thinking that if he was Emperor Chong, the brothers who used to be very close helped him sit on the throne, but now they want to weaken his power due to suspicion or other factors, and at this time A courtier also happens to hate Gu Jing very much, so he will...

Use the hand of this courtier to get rid of him.

It can be done by yourself, and then the crime is planted on the courtier, or it can be learned in advance what the courtier wants to do, and then push the boat along...

But what role does Concubine Ming play in this?

Ping Wei recalled the conjecture of adultery that came to his mind last night. Could it be that Meng Xihe wanted to link these two people together and get rid of them together on the charge of adultery?

But if Concubine Ming loses power, what good will it do for Meng Xihe, for the daughter in the harem?

Ping Wei had several guesses in his mind, but a conclusion emerged, followed by another question.He looked at Qi Zheng opposite, "You eat first, I have to go back to the house first, and then go out to do some errands."

Lord Qi nodded without hesitation, "Okay, Your Highness, go slowly."

Ping smiled, "It's delicious."