After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

Three years later, the thirteenth day of September in the fourth year of Shunhe.In a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, the sun is shining and the weather is just right.

Ordinary people come and go to work as usual, and children who have not yet gone to school gather under the big tree beside the moat to play.

"Wei! Leisure! Cloud!"

Suddenly, a crisp voice startled a little gray bird in the tree that had landed on the young man's shoulder.

The young man who was lying on the branch at will raised his eyelids, and glanced at the aggressive little girl with shofar braids under the tree.

There was a casual smile in his eyes, and he lazily scolded: "Who are you calling, big or small? Brother."

"I don't have a brother who has no self-knowledge like you!" The little girl seemed to be annoyed by his words again, her cheeks puffed up slightly.

"I thought you had forgotten that you still have a home. It's been half a year since you went out, and you don't know how to come back when it's cold. What if you get sick outside? Can't you be counted in your broken body? "

"Yes, yes, I was wrong." Qi Zizhen listened to the little girl under the tree complaining angrily, and admitted his mistake graciously.

The little girl snorted softly, and finally she didn't care about it. She put a paper parcel in her hand under the tree and said: "My mother heard that you are back. This is a snack made by her. I just put it here. Remember to take it." Walk."

After speaking, the little girl ran away without giving Qi Zizhen any time to react.

"Eh, wait..."

Qi Zizhen wanted to stop the girl, but in the end he could only see her running away from her back.

He sighed softly, shook his head helplessly and smiled, jumped down from the tree, picked up the paper package that was placed on the grass, and could still feel the slightest warmth.

Three years ago, he came to this Xinan Town with Wei Lingyin, and met Master Wei and Mrs. Wei who moved to Xinan Town.

They heard that he was Wei Qingling's only son, they loved him very much, and directly let him live in Wei's mansion as a member of Wei's family.

But I don't know if it was because of the unacceptable water and soil or other reasons, but because the climate in Xinan Town was warmer, he still suffered from a serious illness in the winter of that year, which was so severe that he almost died.

Master Wei and Mrs. Wei almost invited doctors from all over the town to see him, and then pulled him back from the gate of hell.

Because Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei are always kind and charitable, she has a certain prestige in Xinan Town. Since then, the people in Xinan Town have also heard that Mr. Wei's family has a grandson who is in poor health.

After he recovered from his serious illness, Qi Zizhen still looked very weak in winter, but he still couldn't restrain his curiosity about new places, and would go out with Wei Lingyin for a stroll from time to time.

And Qi Zizhen was originally handsome, cold-tempered but not indifferent, and he was a child of the respected Wei family. Many people in the town liked him after being in contact with him a few times, and they showed the greatest kindness to him. Especially the children in the town.

He doesn't hate being with children, and he will play with them when he is free on weekdays, and the little girl who plays better among them includes today's little girl.

The little girl's mother owns a pastry shop, and when she heard that Qi Zizhen liked to eat sweets, she would bring him some from time to time.

Later, when the weather got warmer, Qi Zizhen's body recovered a bit, and he began to think about going to other places to play happily. He went out once every two days, sometimes for half a month, and never for more than one and a half months at the longest.

And every time before winter, he would come back to take good care of his health, so the people in the town basically knew his physical condition, and they often sent him things in winter.

Qi Zizhen didn't want to accept other people's kindness for nothing like this. After several rejections, they gave the things to their children and asked the children to give them to him, saying that it was a thank you gift for playing with the children.

In the end, he reluctantly accepted the kindness of the people in the town, and from time to time he would see if he could help them when they needed help.

Over time, his temperament was much more cheerful than when he first came to the town, and his health was better than before under the care of the townspeople.

This year, he had estimated his physical condition and wandered a little farther away, which caused him to come back late, almost failing to catch up with the winter.

He took the paper package left by the little girl and was about to return to the Wei Mansion, but then he heard other children calling him behind him.

"Brother Xianyun!"

The two little boys waved at him, and then they all ran over, their eyes sparkling as if they were very happy.

One of the little boys couldn't help but said first: "When did Brother Xianyun come back? We were all so worried that something happened to you outside! As long as Brother Xianyun is fine!"

Qi Zizhen rubbed their heads one by one, and smiled: "I just came back last night, sorry, I lost track of time when I was playing, which made you worry."

"It's okay." Another little boy smiled and shook his head, "It's as long as brother Xianyun is happy, my dad said that when brother Xianyun is in a good mood, his health will heal faster."

After finishing speaking, the little boy took out another paper package from his arms: "Daddy asked me to bring this. Daddy said that when the weather gets cold, you can make a drink every seven days. It can reduce the chance of serious illness~"

The little boy's father is a well-known doctor in the town, and he also sees Qi Zizhen most often.

"And ours! It's the candy that I just made this morning!" Seeing this, the little boy next to him was not to be outdone, and handed him the paper package he had brought.

Qi Zizhen thanked them with a smile, took the things they handed over, waved goodbye to them and continued to Weifu.

And then it happened again and again many times along the way.

When he returned to Wei Mansion, Qi Zizhen could barely hold the things in his arms.

"Xiaozhen is back?" Wei Lingyin, who was waiting for Qi Zizhen to bask in the sun on the wall at the entrance of Wei Mansion, jumped down from the courtyard wall with a teasing smile on his face.

"I haven't been in town for half a year, but Xiaozhen is still so popular~"

As he spoke, he called the guards at the door to help him move some.

Finally, Qi Zizhen let out a sigh of relief, with a helpless look on his face: "But it's so enthusiastic, I feel like I can't stand it anymore."

Wei Lingyin chuckled, and patted him on the shoulder with one hand: "Who made you have a pitiful background, a delicate body and a weak body, and you have a good personality and good looks."

For a moment, Qi Zizhen didn't know whether his second cousin was praising or making fun of him.

He didn't stop at this topic, but instead asked: "Is there any food left? I'm a little hungry after going out for a walk."

"Of course." Wei Lingyin smiled, "Grandfather and grandmother have already eaten and rested, and I made a special trip to wait for you to come back together."

Qi Zizhen turned his head to meet Shang Wei Lingyin's gaze, and then smiled: "That's really hard work, Second Brother, waiting for me, who doesn't know the date of return."

Wei Lingyin smiled without saying a word, and after entering the room with him to put away the things, he asked his servants to bring out the warm food.

Since there are only two people, there are not many special meals left. Three ordinary home-cooked dishes are just enough for them to eat without wasting.

When Qi Zizhen smelled it, his stomach could not wait to growl twice.

Wei Lingyin couldn't help laughing: "Didn't you have a good breakfast?"

"Cough, that was an accident." Qi Zizhen coughed lightly, and defended in a low voice, "I accidentally fell asleep while basking in the sun on the tree, and when I woke up, it was already lunch time, so I just didn't eat."

Wei Lingyin's expression became a little helpless: "You, if you sleep in a tree in this weather, you are not afraid that the body you have managed to recover will be bad again?"

The guilty Qi Zizhen did not dare to answer, and simply began to pretend to concentrate on eating.

Wei Lingyin raised his hand and tapped him on the head, and then changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that His Majesty started his second incognito tour this year?"

Qi Zizhen's expression didn't change. He took a mouthful of rice and continued, "Yes. When I came back, I heard from a friend I met on the road that it started about half a month ago."

"Half a month ago..." Wei Lingyin seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly smiled again, "Speaking of which, it happened to be half a month from the capital to Xinan Town."

Qi Zizhen's original movement of picking up vegetables froze for a moment, and then he resumed after a while: "It shouldn't be such a coincidence, besides, His Highness's tours in the past few years have been to observe the people's livelihood and the people's conditions. The people's livelihood here is so good, he shouldn't stay."

Wei Lingyin didn't say anything about this, and put on a thoughtful look: "Speaking of which, where did His Majesty go on a parade at the beginning of this year?"

Qi Zizhen fiddled with the vegetables in the bowl, not paying attention to Wei Lingyin's expression, and replied subconsciously: "It's the mountains and towns."

"Oh——" Wei Lingyin made a long voice, looked at him with one hand resting on his chin, and the smile in his eyes deepened, "It took about half a year to travel from Xinan Town to Shanhe Town."

Qi Zizhen, who realized later that he was being ripped off, paused, looked away, pretended to be dissatisfied, and said, "Second brother, you can't be so thorough in being a human being, and you can easily be targeted and assassinated."

Wei Lingyin smiled indifferently: "Then you have to beat me."

After speaking, he quickly changed the topic back: "Your Majesty has not been staying in the mountains and towns for a short time, why don't you go there while he is still there?"

Hearing his question, Qi Zizhen lowered his eyelashes and lowered his voice: "I'm afraid I won't be able to resist showing up."

"Then why can't it appear?" Wei Lingyin looked at him and said casually, "Your Majesty has not accepted a single concubine in the past three years."

Qi Zizhen replied before he finished speaking: "But in the past three years, the words of ministers asking His Highness to accept concubines have become more and more direct. He is the emperor, and it is impossible for him to never marry a wife and have children."

Wei Lingyin could not refute these words.

Being in the emperor's house, there is indeed too much helplessness and involuntary control.

Qi Zizhen pursed her lips lightly, lowered her head to cover up the thoughts in her eyes.

In fact, many times he would also think, if Song Yaoxu is not the emperor, and he is not a national teacher, then they can travel together and enjoy a happy and wanton life together.

Instead of being like now, only daring to see the scenery Song Yaoxu had seen and walk the road Song Yaoxu had walked after Song Yaoxu left.

But there are no assumptions in this world.

He will not let Song Yaoxu give up everything they have struggled for in order to accompany him, nor will he give up his yearning for freedom for Song Yaoxu.

They have different ways and paths, and after all, they can only be passers-by who meet by chance in each other's life.

It would be good for both of them to end this relationship that shouldn't have happened earlier.

Seeing that Qi Zizhen's situation was not right, Wei Lingyin didn't stay on this topic, and talked to him about some ordinary things.

Qi Zizhen also quickly adjusted his mood, put Song Yaoxu's matter aside for the time being, and managed to survive a decent lunch time.

After the meal, the guard Ling Yin asked his servants to clean up, while he still drank tea in Qi Zizhen's room.

Because of the serious illness when he first arrived three years ago, Wei Lingyin saw how poor Qi Zizhen was, so he was worried about Qi Zizhen's condition almost every day that winter.

Since then, Wei Lingyin has also developed the habit of staying in Qi Zizhen's room for a while before leaving.

Qi Zizhen knew that this was his unique way of caring, so he didn't chase him away, and made him a pot of tea that was given to him on the way out.

The unique tea aroma dissipated from the steaming heat, and Wei Lingyin's eyes showed a little more admiration: "It seems that Xiao Zhen has gained a lot from this trip, and the friend who sent the tea must be either rich or expensive." ?”

Qi Zizhen expressed modesty: "Fortunately, he is just an ordinary wealthy businessman."

Wei Lingyin was used to his tone, smiled and waited for the temperature of the tea to get used to it, and asked casually: "By the way, tonight happens to be the temple fair in Xinan Town. Are you still going this year?"

"Is it already September [-]th?" Qi Zizhen was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't realized it yet.

Xinan Town has a unique custom. Every September [-]th, there will be a grand temple fair, which is second only to the Spring Festival in terms of excitement.And every temple fair is held at night, and everyone wears masks and plays to their heart's content.

Qi Zizhen thought for a while, but still smiled and said, "The kids like to compete who finds me first at the temple fair every year. Since I just come back before the temple fair, I have to participate."

He paused at this point, and became a little distressed again: "But before I can find my mask."

Wei Lingyin smiled: "I guessed that you would go, I have already prepared for you in advance, let's have as much fun tonight as in previous years."

Hearing what he said, Qi Zizhen smiled again: "As expected, the second brother is caring, so I will thank the second brother first."

After all, he pushed a cup of tea that had cooled slightly in front of him to Wei Lingyin, and picked up another cup himself.

He rested his chin in one hand and shook the teacup, his tone became casual: "I don't know which kid will recognize me first tonight."

The author has something to say: Reunion mua in the next chapter~

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Thanks to 【Hinny Si】, 【Huaisu】and 【An Arctic Rabbit】for the nutrient solution mua!