I am a ruler in troubled times

The palace banquet to celebrate Chongyi's appointment as the crown prince that day also became a state banquet to receive envoys from Chu State, which just rightly concealed the dilemma that Zhao Guo's Honghe Temple was just a decoration.

At the palace banquet, Emperor Yonghe sat in the main seat, accompanied by the eldest princess, and Concubine Sheng was seated behind the eldest princess.

Below, Chong Yi and the envoy of Chu State are listed on the left and right respectively.

Further down are King Su and his son-in-law, the eight princes of the Wei Kingdom, the big bosses of the three provinces and six departments, and the generals headed by Murong Jing.

Song Peiyu and others took advantage of Chong Yi's light and sat in the East Palace, behind Chong Yi and in front of Zhan Shi's Mansion, with a much better line of sight than the people behind the first row.

Moreover, their positions will not be easily seen by the people above, and they don't have to be too restrained whether they are eating or whispering.

Although the eighth prince wished that no one in the world could remember the eighth prince of Weiguo and completely break away from the relationship with Weiguo, whoever made him a prisoner had no other choice but to obey Zhao Guo's arrangement.

At the banquet, a place was specially set up for the Eighth Prince, and he was regarded as the envoy of the country.

The eighth prince had a hard time to say, and he had to raise his smiling face to celebrate Chong Yi's being canonized as the crown prince.

He knew that Zhao Guo had sent envoys to Wei Guo years ago.

When the envoys of the State of Zhao saw his father and queen, they would describe his escape as a near-death, and then test what price the State of Wei was willing to pay for the State of Zhao to send him back to the State of Wei.

Ever since he found out about this, the Eighth Prince couldn't eat well, nor could he sleep well.

He wasn't afraid of facing the schemes of his brothers after returning to Weiguo.

In fact, he is still a little scared, but now he has something more to fear.

The Eighth Prince was afraid that his brothers and even his father would be disappointed when they heard that he was still alive. Not only would he not go to great lengths to redeem him, but he might even do something more ruthless.

What if Zhao Guo realizes that he is really a waste and has no effect at all, and thinks of the food and drink he spent during this time, what if he loses money?

If he can't pay, will the Zhao Congress make him lose his life?

As long as I think of these troubles, the eighth prince feels that my life is over, so I can only work harder to add meals, at least not to treat myself badly in the last days of my life.

Therefore, the Eighth Prince guarded countless sorrows, instead of losing weight, he became fatter and faster.

It was precisely because of the eighth prince who became fat at a very high speed, after Song Peiyu saw that Chong Yi had also gained weight after returning to Xianyang, he immediately became vigilant, and even stopped Chong Yi's supper in the small kitchen of the East Palace.

After Donggong Kitchen received this order, it could be said to be in a dilemma.

As long as they are the usual people around Chong Yi, they will not hesitate when facing Song Peiyu's orders.

They all knew that Song Binke was the prince's confidant, and the prince would never object to Song Binke's orders.

But this order...

The people in the small kitchen of the East Palace really couldn't think that it was the order of the prince.

Fortunately, since Song Binke's order to cut off the prince's supper was transmitted to the small kitchen, they did not send the daily supper to the main hall, and no one around His Highness ever came to the small kitchen to question the crime.

The people in the small kitchen and the people in the main hall tacitly regarded 'supper' as a forbidden word.

After this incident passed, many servants of the East Palace once again believed in a certain truth that was applicable to the entire East Palace.

After Song Binke gave the order, he hurried to do it. Hearing Song Binke, it was always right!

Because it is still in the freezing season, no matter what kind of delicious food the kitchen makes, it will be almost completely cool when it is brought to everyone's table.

If it is a vegetarian dish, you can still swallow the ice balls inside.

If it is a meat dish, no one can open their mouths looking at the yellow and white greasy things floating on the surface.

So at today's banquet, everyone's table is equipped with a copper pot with its own charcoal fire, plus various slices of meat that have been cut, and green vegetables that are dripping with clean water.

After drinking for three rounds, the envoys of the state of Chu kept saying good things, from today's grand canonization ceremony to Chong Yi itself, to the dinner's delicious dishes, the auspicious words have never been repeated.

It gave Emperor Yonghe and Chong Yi enough face, and made Emperor Yonghe laugh several times.

The atmosphere was just right, and the envoy of Chu State changed the subject and finally mentioned their purpose.

The chief envoy of the Chu State envoy this time is the nephew of the Emperor Chu, and he also brought his cousin, Princess Lingyun of the State of Chu, saying that he was entrusted by his uncle, the Emperor Chu, to find Princess Lingyun. The son-in-law of Zhao Guo.

Although King Xiang didn't say clearly what kind of son-in-law the princess of Chu country was looking for when she came all the way to Zhao, but when King Xiang said this, his eyes always fell on Chong Yi.

What is the meaning of the unfinished words, the people at the banquet are not fools, so they naturally understand.

The emperor of Chu probably took a fancy to Zhao's only prince as his son-in-law.

Since King Xiang didn't say anything to death, Emperor Yonghe naturally wouldn't give a clear reply right away.

One of the two said that your Zhao country is outstanding, and the heroes are all very good.

One said that the princess of Chu State was beautiful and beautiful, with extraordinary bearing.Whoever can marry the Princess of Chu is really a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes.

There are many good things to say, but none of them are willing to talk about Chong Yi and Princess Chu together first, to break through the almost transparent cover.

Song Peiyu actually didn't want to pay attention to these words, but he was sitting too far in front, and the voices of Emperor Yonghe and King Chu Guoxiang were so loud that these words seemed to be drilled into his ears, he couldn't even hear them .

Not only could he hear the words of Emperor Yonghe and King Xiang, but he could also clearly feel that many people always set their eyes on him.

For example, Lu Jihe, Bo Yang, and the Eighth Prince of Wei State who sat under the envoy of Chu State.

It's really... terribly annoying.

After she drank the wine in the glass, Song Peiyu couldn't help but cast her eyes on Princess Lingyun of Chu State who was sitting next to King Xiang, who had never said a word or ate much.

According to King Xiang, Princess Lingyun's biological mother was Emperor Chu's Zhaoyi and she came from a family, and she was deeply favored by Emperor Chu.

Princess Lingyun is the youngest daughter of Emperor Chu. The Emperor Chu had this youngest daughter at the age of 60. Princess Lingyun is nearly ten years behind her youngest sister. She was the only princess in the palace of Chu State for a long time. The jewel in the palm of the emperor.

At this time, Princess Lingyun was sitting on her seat with her back straight, her head slightly lowered, staring at the bottom of the boiling soup. I don't know if the broken hair on her temples was wet by the evaporating water vapor, or it was because of Princess Lingyun. He was so nervous that he was sweating, and he was firmly sticking to Princess Lingyun's temples.

Song Peiyu took the initiative to look away and poured himself another glass of wine.

He believed King Xiang's words, Princess Lingyun must have been favored in Chu State.

From Princess Lingyun, not only can one see the impeccable manners and rules, but also the pride engraved in the bones.

Even though she knew what her purpose of appearing in the envoys of Chu State was, and she knew what her cousin was doing, she still didn't show any timidity.

Feeling Lu Jihe's secret gaze again, Song Peiyu looked over abruptly.

Lu Jihe didn't seem to expect Song Peiyu to have such a reaction, so he froze.

"What happened in Chu State?" Song Peiyu leaned closer to Lu Jihe and asked in a low voice.

Lu Jihe shook his head, and replied in the same low voice, "I was investigating this matter when the envoy from Chu State entered the territory of Zhao State, but Chu State is far away and Zhao State is separated from Liangzhou by the entire Liangzhou..."

If you want to know the situation of Chu State, you have to wait at least two months.

However, Emperor Yonghe may not be able to let the envoys of the Chu State hang out for two months.

As long as the envoys of the Chu State no longer cling to the position of the crown prince and concubine, and are willing to give in a step, Emperor Yonghe will agree immediately.

Song Peiyu was not too disappointed when she heard that Lu Jihe didn't know the situation of Chu State.

The westernmost point of Kyushu is Youzhou, Liangzhou and Jingzhou from top to bottom.

Emperor Yonghe had occupied Youzhou for many years, and proclaimed himself emperor in Youzhou after officially falling out with Yan State.

Liangzhou was divided by two kings.

Speaking of it, it was also the old King Liang's fault, he clearly intended to pass the throne to King Liang, but because of this he felt that he had treated Prince Rui badly.

Not only did he indulge Prince Rui into being lawless, but he completely ignored King Liang, and it also gave Prince Rui the confidence to contend against King Liang.

When the old King Liang passed away, the new King Liang, who was already unable to maintain the false peace, and the two people who were only Duke Rui at that time immediately turned against each other, wishing to tear each other into pieces.

King Liang was originally the eldest son, and he was canonized as the eldest son early on. Compared with Prince Rui, he was more recognized by the veterans of Liangzhou. He also had to shoulder corresponding responsibilities, such as fighting against the party.

In this way, it gave Prince Rui an opportunity to take advantage of.

Now Liangzhou is divided into two.

The King of Liang is in the west, connecting Youzhou on the top and Jingzhou on the bottom. To the west are the foreign tribes who are eyeing tigers, and to the east are the brothers who are ambitious.

Prince Rui was in the east, connecting Youzhou on the top and Jingzhou on the bottom, King Liang on the west, and Weiguo on the east.

Below Liangzhou is Jingzhou, which is the state of Chu.

There are also foreigners in the west of Chu State, but they have always maintained a state of non-interference with Chu State. There has been no major friction between the two sides, and there is even regular and peaceful border trade.

To the east of Chu State, Wei State is above, and Li State and Chen State are below.

After so many years, I have never heard of any dirty things between them.

Compared with Liangzhou, where the situation is complicated, Chu State has nothing to say.

If I have to say something, I can only say that the Emperor Chu is really very long-lived. He is nearly eighty this year, and he can still lead the minister Qiushou.

Therefore, Chu State suddenly sent envoys from thousands of miles to Zhao State. Not only did they bring valuable gifts, but the envoys were also the nephews of the Emperor Chu and the little princess who was loved by the Emperor Chu.

It's really strange no matter how you look at it.

Even if there is a problem in Chu State, Zhao State should not be approached.

After all, there is still the entire Liangzhou between Zhao State and Chu State. Even if Zhao State has a heart, the distant water cannot save the nearby fire.

It's a pity that there is too little known information at present. No matter how clever Song Peiyu is, he can't think of a reasonable explanation for the time being.

Emperor Yonghe and King Xiang were still exuberantly admiring each other, and even King Su also participated in it.

They seem to hit it off very well. At the beginning, some important information could be revealed between the words, but now their voices are getting louder, and the proportion of nonsense is also increasing.

It has been infinitely close to full of nonsense.

Song Peiyu thought that there was nothing important for the time being, the main reason was that he hadn't been free to eat and drink since the banquet started, now that he came back to his senses, he felt that his stomach couldn't bear it.

So he looked left and right, and quietly exited the main hall, planning to go out to get some fresh air and wake up by the way.

Not long after Song Peiyu disappeared, Chong Yi, who seemed to be attentively listening to what Emperor Yonghe and the others had to say, began to turn his head back frequently.

The longer Song Peiyu left, the shorter the interval when Chong Yi turned back.

Lu Jihe, who had a panoramic view of everything, felt that Chong Yi was a bit out of place. When Chong Yi turned his head again, he couldn't hold back, and gave Chong Yi several winks.

Don't look, didn't you realize that His Majesty felt that something was wrong and looked at you frequently?

Lu Jihe didn't expect that Chong Yi beckoned to him directly, signaling him to go ahead.

Feeling the gazes of Emperor Yonghe, King Su and King Xiang on him, Lu Jihe raised an awkward but polite smile on his face, got up from his seat, and sat behind Chong Yi.

After lowering his head, Lu Jihe's face immediately collapsed, and the words he said seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, "I don't know if Your Highness called He to come, what is your order?"

Chong Yi didn't know how to write the words "watching words and watching colors" at all, so he asked straightforwardly, "Where is Song Peiyu?"

Different from Lu Jihe's deliberately lowered voice, Chong Yi was used to ordering people in the past, and he was full of air when he spoke.

Not to mention that Emperor Yonghe, King Su and King Xiang, who were always paying attention to this side, heard it, and even the people who were further behind heard it. direction.

The people behind who didn't hear this sentence, saw the person in front of them suddenly stop communicating, although they didn't understand why, they also shut their mouths.

So the originally bustling hall, because of Chong Yi's words, was completely quiet in a short period of time.

In the silence, Lu Jihe felt Zhongyi's urging gaze, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "Brother Song didn't tell me where to go, I think it's because I had a lot of wine, go out to get some air, and I'll be back later .”

Growing up so big, it was the first time that Lu Jihe felt such indescribable embarrassment under the eyes of everyone.

How much he envied those who knew nothing at this time.

Song Peiyu, come back, you can take me away too.

Because of being watched by others, it was difficult for Lu Jihe to remind Chong Yi again.

And just experienced the tragedy of winking at Chong Yi, Lu Jihe is not a person without memory.

He could only pray silently in his heart, and Chong Yi's reaction must be normal.

However, the thing about Chong Yi that does not disappoint the most is that he never disappoints to the extent that he disappoints.

As soon as Lu Jihe finished speaking, Chong Yi stood up from his chair, apparently wanting to find Song Peiyu.

Emperor Yonghe laughed outright, pointed at Chong Yi, and said in a thunderous voice, "Sit down! You won't let Li slave off after a good feast. Do you have to ask him to come back and pour wine for you before you can drink it?" go down?"

As he said that, Emperor Yonghe adjusted the direction of his outstretched finger to point at Lu Jihe, "Ji He, work harder today and pour wine for the prince!"

When Lu Jihe heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

For a moment, he thought that Emperor Yonghe had discovered something.

He resisted raising his head and glanced in the direction of Shang Shuling, only to see his father making gestures to him under the table, Lu Jihe suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Your Majesty is a little drunk.

After disregarding the most worrying thing, Lu Jihe quickly regained his composure.

He quietly grabbed Chong Yi's ankles under the cover of his body, making Chong Yi unable to continue walking, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty is drunk, Your Highness follows His Majesty."

Having been by Chong Yi's side for a long time, Lu Jihe also knows that Chong Yi's ears are extraordinary.

Even if he lowered his voice so that only he could hear, Chong Yi could still hear his words.

Sure enough, after Lu Jihe let go of his hand, Chong Yi hesitated a little, but turned around and sat down again, picked up the wine Lu Jihe had just poured, and looked at Emperor Yonghe with a slightly helpless gaze.

Emperor Yonghe, who was already a little drunk, was only happy that Chongyi was willing to listen to him, with a look of satisfaction on his face, poured all the wine in the glass into his mouth, and yelled for Lu Jihe to continue pouring wine for Chongyi.

The slightly drunk eldest princess winked at Eunuch Meng who was behind Emperor Yonghe.

Eunuch Meng, who finally got the order, nodded almost invisibly, turned around and retreated, he was going to replace the strong wine that His Majesty drank with hangover soup.

If His Majesty drank it again, it would not be as simple as being slightly drunk.

As for whether Emperor Yonghe was so drunk that he couldn't tell the difference between spirits and hangover soup, he was not afraid of the eldest princess sitting beside His Majesty.

Seeing that no one said anything important, Emperor Yonghe still happily drank with Chongyi, King Xiang, King Su and others, and the people who quieted down for some unknown reason began to whisper to the people around them again.

The hall, which had been quiet for a long time, became lively again.

At that time, Song Peiyu had unknowingly walked to the garden.

Today's palace banquet was held in the East Palace, so Song Peiyu was naturally in the East Palace when she came out to breathe.

When the East Palace was being renovated, Song Peiyu participated in the whole process of design, even Chong Yi may not have Song Peiyu know every corner of the East Palace.

In the northeast corner of the East Palace Garden, there is a rockery with a very special shape. After moving away from the back of the rockery, people can hide in the rockery and observe the outside scene through the gap in the front of the rockery.

The reason why there is this rockery is entirely because of Song Peiyu's bad taste.

He asked people to dismantle the two original rockeries in the East Palace, hollowed out and polished them, and then fastened them together.

When Song Peiyu ordered someone to put a brand new rockery here, Song Peiyu just thought it was fun, but she didn't want this rockery to be a way for others to monitor the East Palace, so she arranged shifts for the ten raters, and made the rockery one of the places where the ten rates would stand guard every day. one.

When Song Peiyu occasionally thinks about something, she also likes to nest in the rockery.

Looking out along the gaps in the rockery, it's like looking out in your own world. Not to mention other aspects, it still makes people feel safe.

Since returning to Xianyang, Song Peiyu has been so busy every day that she doesn't even have time to visit the rockery.

Today, after I quit the banquet, I suddenly didn't know where to go, so I suddenly thought of such a place.

Nearly two years have passed, and now the people standing guard at the rockery have become completely unfamiliar faces to Song Peiyu.

Song Peiyu stood there looking at the people saluting him, and suddenly felt a little complicated, and lost interest in going to the rockery again. After calling the guards, she wanted to go elsewhere.

Unexpectedly, the guards called Song Peiyu before Song Peiyu turned around.

The guards didn't seem to dare to look at Song Peiyu, they lowered their heads shyly all the time, but said clearly, "Does Master Song want to rest in the rockery? Eunuch An personally takes the fur that Mrs. Tang has carefully ironed every day." Put it in the rockery, and then take away the hardened fur. The little one also borrowed from Mr. Song to be on duty every day by guarding the brazier."

Although the brazier is pitifully small, and you can only put two or three pieces of charcoal in it, it is better than nothing.

Song Peiyu was stunned. Eunuch An had never mentioned this matter to him.

Finally, Song Peiyu walked into the rockery.

The space in the rockery is limited, there is only a small table and two round stools, and there is no room for other things.

Tables and round stools were prepared for Song Peiyu. The guards had to stand in front of the gap in the rockery and pay attention to the movement outside.

Taking advantage of the setting sun that had not completely set on the horizon, Song Peiyu recognized the fur on the table at a glance, it was something they brought back from the odd goods city.

Chong Yi Qiuri personally hunted the black bear, but unfortunately, the black bear did not die immediately after being shot in the eye by an arrow, and still had the strength to attack Chong Yi.Because Chong Yi had too much confidence in himself and was too close to the black bear, he had to cut off the bear's head to save his life.

The guards in the distance were far less calm than Chong Yi. Before Chong Yi chopped off the bear's head, they rushed to shoot arrows. Although Chong Yi blocked the black bear's arrow after cutting off the bear's head, he could not completely block it. on the black bear, resulting in incomplete bear skin.

Because of this, Chong Yi lost all interest in black bears, and he didn't care about the whereabouts of the bear skins, so he saved twelve white foxes as if holding his breath, and wanted to make a fox fur for Song Peiyu.

Song Peiyu learned that Chong Yi beat the bear to make him a fur, but he was reluctant to part with this black bear skin, which they regarded as tattered. Make it into a fur and give it to him quietly.

Later, Song Peiyu forgot about it.

I didn't expect to see an obviously damaged fur here.

Song Peiyu reached out to touch the black fur, and the tentacles were warm and soft. It seems that Eunuch An put a lot of effort into handling this bear fur.

He told Yinbao to take this fur with him when he left.

Then all Yin Bao and the guards were sent out.

He wanted to be alone for a while.

When the sun that was already crumbling on the horizon was completely gone, Song Peiyu in the rockery remained silent, but Yin Bao, who had been standing in the distance and returned to the outside of the rockery without knowing it, was in a hurry. up.

He even purposely went around to the front of the rockery, trying to get Song Peiyu to reprimand him because he thought he was an eyesore, but unfortunately he failed.

Even if he only had to lie on the gap outside the rockery and look in, there was still no movement inside the rockery.

Just when Yinbao was hesitating whether to lie on the gap outside the rockery and look in, or to go directly to the back of the rockery and push the rockery away, Bo Yang came to him.

It's no secret that Song Peiyu likes to stay in the rockery, at least most people in the East Palace Primary School know about it, especially those who helped in the repair of the East Palace.

At that time, Bo Yang was deliberately keeping a distance from others, so he shouldn't have known about this, but Lu Jihe knew about it.

During the nearly two years of wandering outside, Bo Yang learned many rather tasteless secrets from Lu Jihe, and the rockery in the northeast corner of the East Palace Garden was one of them.

Yin Bao, who was still making a difficult decision, was overjoyed to see Bo Yang, and hurriedly took Bo Yang to the entrance behind the rockery to call for someone.

Mr. Bai wanted to find his master, so he had to pass it on.

Now the master has no reason to be angry, right?

There was a quick response from the rockery, and Song Peiyu asked Yin Bao to push the rockery away.

Yin Bao immediately made a move when he heard the words, the rockery hadn't been completely pushed away, and he couldn't wait to see Song Peiyu's situation along the opened gap.

Song Peiyu didn't stand in front of the gap in front of the rockery, but sat on a round stool, looking in the direction of Yinbao and Bo Yang with her hands on her face.

Everything looks normal.

Even Song Peiyu draped the black fur that was originally placed on the table on her body, which can be explained by Song Peiyu going out in a hurry and not wearing a cape.

Song Peiyu waved to Bo Yang and asked Bo Yang to sit opposite him, without any intention of coming out of the rockery.

Yin Bao struggled for a while, and when Bo Yang sat opposite Song Peiyu, he pushed the rockery up again under Song Peiyu's gaze.

He also left the range of the rockery again, told the guards of the East Palace nearby to pay attention to the situation of the rockery, and then went straight to the kitchen.

Although there is a brazier in the rockery, the brazier is really small, and there are gaps in the rockery for ventilation.

Since the master is still unwilling to come out, he will bring back a pot of hot tea, at least to warm his hands and stomach.

It would be even better if the master drank too much tea and wanted to change clothes, and he would come out of the rockery without the persuasion of others.

Feeling that he was very witty, Yinbao's steps became much easier.

After Bo Yang sat down, he squinted his eyes to look at Song Peiyu's expression, and after a long silence, he said, "Are you...in a bad mood?"

Song Peiyu still kept a silent posture, looking back at Bo Yang quietly.

Even if Bo Yang's ability to observe words and expressions is not good in Donggong Primary School, he can't say that Song Peiyu's appearance is a sign of a good mood.

But if it is said that Song Peiyu is in a bad mood, it seems... that's not the case?

The moment before he was completely entangled, Bo Yang came to his senses.

His mind is not as good as Song Peiyu's, and there is nothing embarrassing to admit it. It would be good if Song Peiyu didn't come to guess his thoughts, but he still wants to guess Song Peiyu's thoughts?

That's really overthinking.

Bo Yang shook his head and smiled wryly. He came to Song Peiyu to give Song Peiyu a place to confide in. He just listened to what Song Peiyu said.

It's a pity that Bo Yang is a clumsy person after all, Song Peiyu didn't take the initiative to talk, he didn't know what to say, he was afraid that asking about Song Peiyu's pain would make Song Peiyu feel even more uncomfortable.

The space in the rockery is already pitifully small, and they still don't speak, which makes the atmosphere even more terribly stagnant.

After a while, after all, Bo Yang couldn't bear this atmosphere.

Unexpectedly, what was appropriate to say, Bo Yang simply said something, "Not only does His Highness have to marry a wife, but you are only one year younger than His Highness. If the family is in a hurry, you may get married earlier than His Highness. These will not affect your relationship. .”

This time it was Song Peiyu's turn to smile wryly.

Chongyi still doesn't understand anything so far, what kind of feelings can they have?

He could understand what Bo Yang said to him, since the previous dynasty, masculinity prevailed.

The north was once occupied by foreigners, and the foreigners were more male than female, less meaty and vegetarian, which made the atmosphere of the north more open.

Whether it is the Yan State or the current Zhao State, they all turn a blind eye to Nanfeng.

After all, it is difficult to enter the elegant hall, but if there is no conflict of interest, no one will criticize Xi Nanfeng for this point.

Even the former emperor of the Yan Kingdom, Emperor Qing, had rumors that he liked the south wind before he ascended the throne.

Although Emperor Qing was the eldest son, he was not the only son, but Xi Nanfeng did not prevent Emperor Qing's father from relying heavily on him, nor did he prevent Emperor Qing from ascending the throne.

In the eyes of people in this era, especially the aristocratic family.

Like Nanfeng is as simple as liking sweet or spicy. The difference is nothing more than that some people like sweet and can eat sweet, and some people like spicy, but they have to feel wronged to eat sweet.

No matter in the eyes of Lu Jihe or Bai Yang, Chong Yi and Song Peiyu are qualified to follow their own temperament.

But they never thought that Chong Yi and Song Peiyu would give up their normal life of marrying wives and having children because they liked Nanfeng.

Who stipulates that people who like sweet must not eat spicy food?

This world is not fair, people who are capable enough can eat both sweet and spicy food.

Song Peiyu couldn't accept Lu Jihe and Bo Yang's point of view.

Since traveling here, Song Peiyu can clearly feel that he has been changed by the times.

As I grow older and broaden my horizons, my previous thoughts have gradually changed to varying degrees.

But there are some things that he still can't change his mind, such as his attitude towards marrying a wife and having children.

He has repeatedly refused to escape from his family to discuss marriage for him, because he always has extravagant expectations, and he wants to find someone who is truly like-minded to accompany him in this life, not a suitable person.

For him, there is no one who is like him, and the right person may not be wronging himself.

What Song Peiyu dislikes the most is making herself feel wronged.

He is the seventh master of the Song family, even if he never marries and has no children, there will be no such thing as old age and no one to rely on. Even if he is willing to adopt, he can have many choices whether it is the main family or the offspring.

In this way, he doesn't have to rush to get married.

But Song Peiyu could understand the family's idea of ​​wanting him to get married soon, and also understood that his ideas were too advanced and out of step with the times.

So although Song Peiyu has been avoiding marriage all the time and has tried his best to do so, he has never firmly told anyone that he does not want to marry a wife, and will not marry a wife.

Song Peiyu raised her eyelids and looked into Bai Yang's eyes, her eyes were bright and firm, "I will not marry a wife."

Although there were only five short words, Song Peiyu's voice was not loud when she said this sentence.

But Bo Yang could feel Song Peiyu's seriousness, and was also stunned by Song Peiyu's seriousness.

In the end, Bo Yang's thousand words turned into, "Are you crazy?"

He knew that the relationship between Chongyi and Song Peiyu was extraordinary, they had even passed the test of life and death.

But Bo Yang never thought that Song Peiyu could do this for Chong Yi.

"I'm not crazy, I'm sober." The depression on Song Peiyu's face was swept away, and she even looked radiant.

Instead, his face became dull, and he turned into Bo Yang. He didn't even have time to think, and asked Song Peiyu repeatedly, "If you don't marry a wife, what will happen to your child? You just have the heart to let him be like you, and be born with a lower head? You And how do you know that he can have such a prospect as you, even a bastard can make a living outside."

Song Peiyu smiled, "I don't even want a wife, let alone children."

From her previous life to this life, Song Peiyu never had the urge to be a father.

Even if you see someone else's child is very cute, just think about how fragile the child is when it is born, how much thought it takes to raise it, and how much the child's character formation will be affected by the parents from childhood...

Song Peiyu suddenly felt that the child is of course better than someone else's.

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no one is the greatest.

Song Peiyu did this for Chongyi, even disregarding the principles of ethics!

Bo Yang slapped his palm on the table and made a dull sound, but he couldn't say anything more exaggerated to Song Peiyu who was smiling all over his face.

Like a headless chicken, he walked around a few times in the small space of the rockery, sat down again, and looked into Song Peiyu's eyes with burning eyes, "But what's the point of doing this?"

"You don't want to marry a wife or have children, but you can't stop Chongyi from marrying a wife and taking concubines to stabilize the court. You can't stop the birth of the emperor's grandson, otherwise, let alone whether Chongyi will turn against you because of this, Emperor Yonghe will be the first to accept it." If you don't let go, even your eldest brother may not be able to keep you."

The smile on Song Peiyu's mouth became colder, and he looked at Bo Yang without flinching, "What does it matter to me whether he marries a wife or not?"

"At this time, you still say such things?" Bo Yang's ugly face almost completely melted into the night, "Song Peiyu! Are you deceiving yourself, or are you irrational at all?"

Of course not, Song Peiyu felt that he was in an unprecedented state of sanity.

He couldn't actively pursue the ignorant feelings in his heart.

Because he knows better than Bo Yang what it means for Chongyi to marry a wife and have children.

Will the royal family be able to maintain a stable position, will the powerful ministers be divided because Chongyi has no heir, will the people spread outrageous rumors to shake the country...

Whether Chongyi marries a wife and has children will cause too many uncertain consequences.

Even Song Peiyu couldn't guarantee to list all the possibilities clearly.

Song Peiyu's wish is to protect the Song family. The Song family's foundation has been closely connected with Zhao Guo.

Pursue the ignorant feelings in the heart = Shake the foundation of Zhao Guo = Shake the foundation of Song Dynasty*2

Although I feel regretful, between career and love, Song Peiyu still chose career.

Because a career is not only a career, but also a life.

Song Peiyu couldn't do it herself, strangling the bud of this feeling to death.

How could he have the heart to do this?

Just now, he finally figured out the problem that had troubled him for several months, what should he and Chong Yi do.

Since it is a matter for two people, it should be made by two people.

No matter what kind of feelings and thoughts he has for Chong Yi, he cannot make a decision for Chong Yi.

He chose to stand still and wait for Chong Yi.

Chong Yi's choice, he waited and saw, and accepted it with pleasure.

No matter what the final result is, he hopes that he and Chongyi can become the wise emperors and ministers he envisioned at the beginning, and have their own exclusive space in the history books.

This is the best ending Song Peiyu could think of for him and Chongyi.

Song Peiyu didn't feel that Bo Yang misunderstood him and made him uncomfortable, and he didn't intend to explain to Bo Yang in detail his decision and the reasons for making it.

But he is still very grateful to Bo Yang for his concern.

Song Peiyu avoided this matter, and softly coaxed Bo Yang a few words. Seeing that Bo Yang's face turned bright, he proposed to go back to the banquet.

After all, it was Chong Yi's big day, and he didn't want to miss too much.

Bo Yang still stubbornly believed that Song Peiyu was slapped in the face by Chong Yi about marrying a wife, which is why he lost his composure today.

Seeing that Song Peiyu had at least returned to normal on the surface, and expressed that he did not want to say more about this matter, Bo Yang graciously cooperated with Song Peiyu to change the subject.

Bo Yang was not without frustration, he once again felt that he couldn't keep up with Song Peiyu's thoughts.

If the person here was Lu Jihe, the result might be different.

The two got up from the round stool and walked to the seal on the back of the rockery. Song Peiyu was about to call Yin Bao to push the rockery away when she suddenly heard a soft and eager female voice, "Your Highness, wait for me!"

Song Peiyu and Bo Yang looked at each other, they could recognize this female voice, it was the voice of Huiyang County Lord.

Both the eldest princess and the eldest princess are called princesses, and no one has ever called them your highness.

The only ones in the palace who can be called His Highness are Chongyi and King Su, and now there is also King Xiang.

Who is calling in Huiyang County?

The expressions of the two changed slightly at the same time, and they turned around and walked towards the gap in the rockery.

Bo Yang was afraid that he would not be able to catch up, so he trotted two steps deliberately, and reached the gap in the rockery before Song Peiyu, and bent his legs thoughtfully, occupying only one-third of the gap, leaving the top two-thirds to Song Peiyu .

The person outside is indeed the head of Huiyang County.

She also dressed up today, not only showing her usual agility, but also a little brighter.

But her location was a little far from the rockery, and Song Peiyu and Bo Yang couldn't see the face of Huiyang county master clearly.

They were able to recognize her thanks to the luminous pearl corolla on the head of Huiyang county head.

Compared with Huiyang County Lord, Chong Yi was closer to the rockery, and the Crown Prince's golden crown on his head was more conspicuous than Huiyang County Lord's flower crown.

In addition, King Su and King Xiang are both middle-aged, so they will inevitably get a little fat.

Among the people who will be called 'Your Highness', only Chong Yi has the appearance of a young man with broad shoulders and a long body.

Chong Yi was facing the direction of the gap in the rockery, as if he was going to find someone at the rockery.

Song Peiyu's heart skipped a beat, she turned around abruptly, left the range of the gap in the rockery, turned her back to the gap in the rockery, and put her ear against the gap in the rockery.

Before doing these actions,