After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

Song Yaoxu rubbed his head again with a smile, and said warmly: "It's almost lunch time, Xiaoshan is still waiting for us in Jixian Tower, shall we go there?"

Qi Zizhen, who was still in a daze, paused for a while: "Zishan..."

He only spoke three words, but he didn't know how to continue.

Song Yaoxu guessed what he wanted to say, and smiled with his eyes bent: "Xiaoshan told me that today is your birthday. He was afraid that you still didn't want to see him, so he only participated in today's lunch."

Qi Zizhen—Time doesn't know what to say.

Although the relationship between him and Qi Zishan has eased since the incident in the prison cell, overall they are still relatively distant.

He was silent for a while, and then tentatively asked: "Does Your Highness think... I'm too indifferent?"

Hearing this, Song Yaoxu looked at him for a while, and then replied softly after a while: "I don't know what you have experienced, so I have no right to criticize you, as long as you live comfortably and happily."

Accompanied by a sudden gust of wind, the gentle voice fell lightly on Qi Zizhen's ears, as if it would dissipate if he didn't pay attention.

Qi Zizhen curled up his fingertips slightly, and finally responded softly after a long time: "Thank you."

Song Yaoxu didn't continue to say anything, Qianqian-smiled and took him-to the Jixian Tower.

Jixian Tower is located in the market, and the two of them saw Qi Zishan waiting at the base of Jixian Tower after a short while, but beside Qi Zishan there was an uninvited guest——

"Good morning, Aqi!"

Tang Leyuan saw Qi Zizhen and waved to him, smiling brightly.

Then, without waiting for Qi Zizhen to respond, he stepped forward again, and put his hand directly on Qi Zizhen's shoulder: "Why didn't you tell me that today is your birthday? If I didn't happen to see your brother here, I wouldn't have Gonna miss it."

Qi Zizhen couldn't bear his familiar enthusiasm, so he glanced in Song Yaoxu's direction.

Before he and Song Yaoxu looked into each other's eyes, Tang Leyuan also noticed that there was a living person next to him, looked Song Yaoxu up and down—and said as if remembering something: "Ah, you were waiting at the gate of the palace that day. Zhen's person? Are you and Zizhen friends?"

Song Yaoxu glanced at his hand on Qi Zizhen's shoulder, and smiled gently: "It is indeed a very good friend, and today I specially accompany Zizhen out of the palace to celebrate his birthday."

He specially emphasized the words "birthday" a little.

It's a pity that Tang Leyuan has always been insensitive to other people's attitude towards him, so he didn't hear anything wrong.

Qi Zizhen, who was caught in the middle, pushed Tang Leyuan's hand away under Song Yaoxu's gaze, and said helplessly, "Okay, what's the proper way to hang shoulders and shoulders in public?"

Tang Leyuan waved his hand nonchalantly. After all, he was still accommodating to Qi Zizhen's habit, and stood beside him honestly and said, "Since we met, today's lunch is my treat. Let's go, let's eat!"

As he spoke, he stepped into Jixian Tower first.

After he entered, Qi Zishan who was beside him finally found a chance to speak, walked a few steps behind Qi Zizhen, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, brother... I just met Mr. Tang by chance. I told him everything..."

Before the bowl of poisonous soup on New Year's Eve, everyone in the family knew that the two brothers of the Qi family had a good relationship, and Qi Yuan would often bring Qi Zishan to some banquets on weekdays.

Therefore, it is normal for Tang Leyuan to know Qi Zishan and ask him about Qi Zizhen.

Qi Zizhen didn't blame him, but said "no problem" calmly, and walked into Jixian Tower with the two of them.

In Jixian Building, Qi Zishan had already reserved a wing room, and after a few steps, he caught up with Tang Leyuan and led him to the wing room.

Compared with the noise in the lobby, the wing room is quieter and more elegant. The open and airy windows just face a secluded alley on one side, and there are bonsai placed on both sides.

Qi Zizhen walked to the window and looked into the distance, he could vaguely see the light blue distant mountains behind the pavilions and houses.

The distant mountains are hazy and shrouded in mist, as if they are not affected by the rising sun at noon, they are faintly blurred, connecting the sky and the earth in the distance.

"What are you looking at?" A soft voice sounded from beside him, Qi Zizhen looked back and met Song Yaoxu's gentle smile.

He shook his head, turned around and asked, "Is the dish ready?"

Although he often came to Jixianlou with Song Jiqi in his previous life, most of the time he just accompanied him and didn't eat much of the dishes. Even if he came many times, he didn't know much about the dishes here.

Song Yaoxu led him to his seat and sat down, poured him a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile: "Your friend is more familiar with the dishes here, and he has already ordered."

For some reason, Qi Zizhen always felt that Song Yaoxu's tone was a bit strange when he said this, but it seemed normal after thinking about it.

He raised his hand to pick up the teacup and took a sip, but he didn't think any more in the end.

The serving speed of Jixianlou is very fast, after Tang Leyuan finished ordering, a lot of them were served one after another, including a jug that looked like a wine jar.

Sure enough, as soon as the jar was served, Tang Leyuan happily lifted the lid, took a wine glass, and filled it for Qi Zizhen first: "Come on, it just so happens that today is your birthday, I toast you a glass!"

Qi Zizhen couldn't help him, and when he was about to reach out to take it, he heard Song Yaoxu who was sitting next to him cough lightly.

His outstretched hand faltered slightly, he finally turned a corner and grabbed the teacup next to the wine glass, pretending to be indifferent and said: "My Highness won't let me drink, forget it."

Tang Leyuan obviously didn't believe it, and said boldly: "What are you afraid of, he's not here now, if you drink a little so—the Crown Prince will definitely not find out."

Qi Zizhen took a sip of tea silently, then quietly raised his eyes to look at Song Yaoxu, and saw Song Yaoxu was also looking at him with a smile.

The smile was so kind that it almost didn't hurt Qi Zizhen—he choked on his saliva.

Song Yaoxu didn't seem to notice it, and reminded him softly: "Drink slowly, be careful not to choke."

Now Qi Zizhen didn't even dare to drink tea, put down the tea cup in his hand, and decided to concentrate on eating, while Song Yaoxu served him with serving chopsticks several times on the way.

In the past in the East Palace, Qi Zizhen was used to Song Yaoxu always giving him vegetables, for fear that he would eat too little and it would be bad for his health, so he didn't think there was anything strange about it.

On the contrary, Tang Leyuan, who was always pulling Qi Zizhen to talk about the topic from time to time, looked strange, and asked casually: "Speaking of which, Aqi seems to have introduced this young master? I see that you two seem to have a good relationship?"

"Ah." Qi Zizhen responded, drawing his attention away from the pile of more and more dishes, and looking sideways at Song Yaoxu.

Song Yaoxu understood what he meant, nodded and smiled at Tang Leyuan, and took the initiative to say, "Mr. Tang probably doesn't recognize me yet. My surname is Song, and my single name is Jin, and my name is Yaoxu. You can also call me—"

"His Royal Highness."

Tang Leyuan: "...?"

Tang Leyuan: "...???"