It turns out that I too have been robbed.

Pei Ruzhou turned his gaze to the other side unnaturally, and after a pause, he said: "I can't stay in Fengcheng forever, besides... the matter with the prince this time has already been known to the emperor, if I stay again Fengcheng, there may be other troubles."

Pei Ruzhou and Qi Baili have known each other for nearly a year. At the beginning, Pei Ruzhou might have been a little worried and defensive, but now he and Qi Baili have already talked about everything.

After finishing the sentence just now, Pei Ruzhou couldn't help but sighed.

The two walked towards the small courtyard while talking.

To Pei Ruzhou's surprise, after a while, Qi Baili suddenly asked: "Ru Zhou...how do you think about the Crown Prince?"

"Ok?"

Pei Ruzhou reacted, and looked up at Qi Baili.But it's a pity that Qi Baili is still the same as before, hiding all his emotions.

For a moment, Pei Ruzhou didn't know what Qi Baili wanted to ask.

At this time, Qi Baili looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was not.

Unlike Pei Ruzhou who has no foundation in Fengcheng, Qi Baili knows who is responsible for these recent incidents - Ning Congling.

Although he knew intellectually that it was impossible for Pei Ruzhou to have a special relationship with the prince, after being neglected by the other party, he still felt jealous in his heart.Ning Congling has been following the prince for so many years. Although he doesn't have much power, he has connections everywhere in Fengcheng.

From him, rumors quickly spread.

Thinking of this, a little impatience suddenly flashed in Qi Baili's eyes. If only Ning Congling was the only one, he would certainly be able to deal with this matter... But I didn't expect that after the prince knew about this matter, instead of being angry, he would not be angry. Adding fuel to the flames in the dark.

——The folk customs of Dayi are relatively open. To the prince, these rumors are harmless.But he was able to hit Pei Ruzhou hard.

In a short time, Qi Baili couldn't touch the prince.

After a pause, Pei Ruzhou finally answered Qi Baili's question.

"I'm not familiar with the prince, so this matter... doesn't really matter, does it?"

In fact, after saying this, Pei Ruzhou couldn't help being surprised.But when I think about it, I really don't seem to care about this matter like others.

Pei Ruzhou has been a little rebellious since he was a child, and he doesn't care so much about the views of the outside world.

Qi Baili has always been a very tolerant person, but now he suddenly couldn't help it, and wanted to ask Pei Ruzhou directly about the broken sleeve.

But Qi Baili still didn't say this in the end, he was afraid of getting an answer that would disappoint him.

Just as Pei Ruzhou didn't care about rumors like most noble children, Qi Baili was also different from most people in this dynasty.He grew up in the Imperial Palace of Weiguo, and he didn't care about the so-called ethics... As early as the Mid-Autumn Festival, when he gave the gift to Pei Ruzhou, Qi Baili felt the specialness in his heart.

He was not as innocent to Pei Ruzhou as Pei Ruzhou was to him.

Qi Baili wanted to know what kind of emotion Pei Ruzhou had towards him, but he didn't dare to know.

Because even though he never asked, he had already guessed the answer, but he just didn't want to admit it—Pei Ruzhou treated him like he treated any friend.

Pei Ruzhou and Qi Baili walked in the small courtyard for a while, and Qi Baili seemed to be busy with official business, so after chatting for a while, they left here.Obviously Qi Baili has been hiding his emotions in his heart, but today Pei Ruzhou inexplicably feels that he seems a little unhappy?

At that time, Pei Ruzhou thought that although the emperor said so, there was still some time before he returned to Zhoulan Pass, and he would definitely be able to explain all the problems to Qi Baili.

But he didn't expect the accident to come so quickly.

On Longevity Day.

From the evening onwards, the surroundings of the palace became lively.But now that the night is dark, the inside of Huazhang Palace is even more lively.

The place where the birthday banquet is held is called Zhiquan Palace. It is built against the mountain. Looking from a distance, the magnificent buildings wrap the mountain tightly. Only after entering can you see what is called a unique cave.

Pei Ruzhou, who was dressed in a red brocade robe, stood closest to the emperor together with several other young men with titles in the imperial army.Before Pei Qingyan's eyes were the pillars painted with auspicious patterns, and beside his ears was the sound of gurgling water, which was a clear spring drawn from the mountain.

At this time, except for Qi Yunyao who was still guarding the mausoleum, all the princes and princesses were sitting at the banquet, and on the surface they were enjoying themselves happily.

Just like the architectural style of Huazhang Palace, the upper class of Dayi loves extravagance.

In this dinner party, there are not only gifts from all directions, but also dancers from the Western Regions performing songs and dances that are not often seen in Dayi.

For a while, Zhiquan Palace became extremely lively.

Probably because of growing up at the border, Pei Ruzhou is naturally sensitive to things like military camps.He has noticed since the day of the Forbidden Army——Although the Forbidden Army is the most important defender in Dayi, it is actually not strict inside.

For example, now, those who guard the emperor are not those with the strongest martial arts or the most experience, but those with the best background.

Many of these teenagers, like myself, have only been in the Imperial Army for a few months.And they have never experienced in the real frontier, and they have no sense of crisis.

Pei Ruzhou saw... not far away, that young man named Xie Yusi who was familiar with him was now peeking at Le Nu who was not far away.

Pei Ruzhou intuitively felt that such a situation was dangerous, so he slowly clenched the long sword in his hand.

Speaking of the sword, Pei Ruzhou also felt something was wrong.

On weekdays, the imperial guards and guards around the emperor were not allowed to carry weapons.And like today, if you wear a sword because of a grand ceremony, you can only wear the unedged sword.

If there is any problem, it is really not an advantage... It is probably the first time to participate in the banquet as a forbidden soldier, Pei Ruzhou couldn't help but observe everywhere and think wildly.

Forget it, after thinking for a while, he quickly suppressed the weird thought just now.

However, it was at this time that the accident happened...

Next to the screen at the entrance of Zhiquan Palace, there is a huge oil lamp, which was cast after the big tree where the Golden Crow lives in myths and legends.It is very beautiful to see the bright lights from a distance.

In addition to being beautiful, after this oil lamp is lit, there will be a faint fragrance spreading outward.

Just now Pei Ruzhou heard the maid said that this fragrance has a calming effect, and now it is just like what she said, after staying in Zhiquan Palace for a long time, although people will not lose their energy, their attention is gradually distracted .

If Pei Ruzhou is not the forbidden army, but the son of the Pei family who came to the banquet, he would probably have run away.

But as a responsible person, Pei Ruzhou still tried his best to concentrate and observe his surroundings.

She saw the dancing girl in a red gauze dress, she lowered her head slowly after dancing a song, and walked out backwards.And at the moment when she was about to walk to the door, a long silver needle suddenly flew out from her thin sleeve.

What is this!

At this time, the dancer had already walked to the door, and the attention of everyone present was already gone from her.

Only Pei Ruzhou saw this movement.

"Beware!"

Almost reflexively, Pei Ruzhou, who was standing not far from the emperor, immediately sent the long sword outward.

The scabbard of the sword in his hand was also made of silver. Although it was not out of the sheath, there was still an extremely crisp crashing sound the second the scabbard touched the long needle.

This time, the people in Zhiquan Palace finally discovered the abnormality.

"Escort!" Eunuch Lin shouted, and all the guards around him pulled out their swords.

Starting from that one dancer, more than a dozen people dressed as dancers and musicians around them showed their weapons hidden in their sleeves at the same time.

"Wow..." Even though he was the first person to see the silver needle, Pei Ruzhou couldn't help but gasp when he saw such a scene.

He had never seen such a scene before.

Zhiquan Palace is really too big.

The palace, which is usually grand and beautiful, has also become an obstacle at this time.

Under the escort of the forbidden army, the nobles who came to participate in the Longevity Festival left one after another.At this moment, Pei Ruzhou found that a person suddenly appeared beside him.

It's Qi Baili.

Qi Baili, who was supposed to leave here, not only did not walk out of Zhiquan Palace with everyone at the first time, but turned back and went to the most dangerous place.

He grabbed Pei Ruzhou's arm and said, "Ruzhou, follow me!"

"No," Pei Ruzhou subconsciously rejected Qi Baili, "Is there any reason for the forbidden army to leave here?"

Although Pei Ruzhou was somewhat rebellious, General Xi had taught him what a soldier is since he was a small town.

—Guard and obey.

For Pei Ruzhou now, leaving Zhiquan Palace is simply impossible.

His tone was extremely firm.

While speaking, the sword in Pei Ruzhou's hand was already out of its sheath.With a wave of his hand, he blocked several silver needles.During this pause, Pei Ruzhou suddenly turned around and said to Qi Baili: "If Your Highness wants to help me, you can go out with my mother and the others."

Pei Ruzhou spoke very fast, even when he said this, he changed his address to Qi Baili from "Bai Li" to "Your Highness."

Pei Ruzhou, who was busy swinging his sword, didn't see Qi Baili's expression, he only heard the word "good" written in his ear.

Then Qi Baili turned around and walked in the direction of Princess Shuming just like what Pei Ruzhou said just now.

Seeing this scene from the corner of his eye, Pei Ruzhou couldn't help being slightly startled.

——It turns out that the tyrant in "The Prophecy" who doesn't care about everything in the world has changed unconsciously.

Although Pei Ruzhou had already left Huazhang Palace, he still cared about Qi Baili's schoolwork, and regarded himself as a "future grand master". Seeing Qi Baili's back, Pei Ruzhou was very pleased.

And Qi Baili, who had already walked to the side of the princess, would regret it countless times in the future, why he didn't stay by Pei Ruzhou's side at this time.