Zhong Li shook his head involuntarily.

At the end of August, Pei Xing went back to Zhenbei Hou's mansion again. Zhenbei Hou drank too much and almost died suddenly. He was finally rescued. Pei Xing didn't tell Zhong Li about it, but went back himself.

When Zhong died, the Marquis of Zhenbei had been decadent for a period of time, drinking heavily every day. Now that the old lady left, he felt uncomfortable and started drinking again.

Speaking of which, he was sad enough. The eldest son had "flower and willow disease", and the eldest daughter went crazy again. There was only one Chenger left, and he was still raised in the palace. He even felt that life was meaningless.

Pei Xing really couldn't get used to his appearance, so he went back. He came late, and only came in the afternoon, wasting a lot of time here.

At dusk, Pei Xing glanced at the sky and asked Ling Liu to send a message to Zhong Li, saying that he would return to the Qianqing Palace later, so that they did not have to wait for him when they had dinner.

When Pei Xing returned to the palace, it was already dark, and because he had a bunch of memorials to deal with, he went directly to the Qianqing Palace.

Zhong Li was a little worried about him. After learning that he had returned, she asked the imperial kitchen to prepare meals, and then went to the Qianqing Palace.

After being married for so long, she has come to the Qianqing Palace only a handful of times.

When the little eunuch saw her, he hurriedly bowed, and Eunuch Huang greeted her in person. He naturally knew how much Pei Xing valued her, and he didn't even dare to let her wait outside, so he greeted her directly.

In the Qianqing Palace, Pei Xing was processing the memorial. He had changed into a lighter robe, because he had just showered, and there was still a trace of water vapor on his body.

Hearing the movement, he stood up, walked to her and supported her, "Why did you run here?"

Zhong Li ordered An Lian to put the food box on the desk. She didn't bring much, only two kinds of vegetarian dishes, plus a sweet corn soup, and a plate of crystal vegetarian dumplings.

Zhong Li motioned to An Lian to set up the meal, and said, "The emperor definitely didn't eat much dinner. The concubine asked the imperial kitchen to prepare a little. How much do you want to eat?"

An Lian set the meal, and respectfully retired.

Eunuch Huang was also very winking, and asked someone to call a basin of water, and after serving Pei Xingjing, he retreated together. There were only two people left in the room, Zhong Li took out the silver chopstick and handed it to him.

Pei Xing didn't refuse, and reached out his hand to catch the silver chopstick. He actually had no appetite at all, so he took a few bites slowly because he was afraid she would be worried.

He was more or less silent, and from time to time he would be distracted. Since the old lady passed away, he has often been like this, and when he talks to her, it will change a bit.

Zhong Li didn't know how to persuade him, so she only prepared a few dishes for him, and after accompany him to use it up, she asked the palace maid to take away the food boxes and plates one by one.

"I have nothing to do with my concubine today, can I help the third uncle read the memorial?"

Pei Xing naturally knew that she wanted to accompany him more, he rubbed her head, and his heart softened, "No, it's getting late, you can go to the couch to rest, I'll be fine in a while."

Zhong Li couldn't beat him, so she didn't go back to Kunning Palace. She went to the dragon bed to rest. She had lived here for a few days, and she didn't feel unfamiliar. When she was about to fall asleep in a daze, she heard a voice from outside the palace. There was a sound of footsteps.

Zhong Li woke up instantly, and vaguely heard something urgent.

Zhong Li didn't hear very clearly, and after a while, the sound of footsteps disappeared.

Zhong Li didn't know why, but felt a little uneasy. After all, rushing 800 miles is usually not a good thing. She got up and sat up and went out to look at him.

It was completely dark outside the window, and a few lamps were burning inside, and the orange-yellow light illuminated the room brightly.

Pei Xingli was opening the secret letter in front of the book case.

After the dismantling, he glanced at ten lines at a glance. He frowned slightly. After seeing the content above, his eyebrows unconsciously added a trace of irritability.

After seeing his expression, Zhong Li couldn't help showing a hint of worry, and she walked slowly to him.

Her belly is not too small. Every time she sees her walking towards him, Pei Xing is a little worried. He stretched out his hand to support her arm, "Why did you come out?"

Chapter 96 Affection (two chapters in one)

Zhong Li said: "I didn't fall asleep at first, I just heard that there is an emergency for 800 miles, but what happened?"

Although the harem was not allowed to take part in politics, Zhong Li was still a little worried, afraid that something might go wrong at this juncture. After all, the old lady had just left, and he was already in a bad state.

She was pregnant, but Pei Xing was afraid of her worries, so he didn't dare to speak out, only said: "Zizhou has mountain bandits making trouble, slaughtering the local city guards, and setting fire to the yamen. I can ask General Li to send troops to suppress the bandits, Don't worry too much."

He looked calm, and after he finished speaking, he quietly put away the secret report, and immediately picked her up by the waist, "It's getting late today, don't wait for me, go to sleep, and wait until I discuss with General Li about the bandit suppression. , Go back to Kunning Palace, you rest early."

He took her directly back to the Kunning Palace, and the little eunuch hurriedly followed him, carrying a lantern to illuminate the road. There were lamps at the gates of Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace, but only a short section of the road was dark.

The crescent moon outside was obscured by clouds, and only a few stars radiated a little light tirelessly. The two little eunuchs were holding lamps on one side and the other. The warm yellow light dispelled the darkness. Zhong Li wanted to come down and go by himself, but Pei Xing was Did not let go.

He directly carried her back to Kunning Palace, put her on the bed, reached out and removed her shoes and socks, "Rest early."

Although he appeared calm and calm, Zhong Li was still a little uneasy. He always felt that things were not that simple. When he finished scanning the secret report, his expression was too solemn, and it was not as simple as a bandit making trouble.

She couldn't help much for the time being, so she obeyed his meaning and nodded meekly, "Then you should deal with it earlier, finish it earlier, and rest earlier."

He nodded slightly, put a kiss on her forehead, and left Kunning Palace.

In fact, the contents of the secret report are not so simple. He was the elder brother of the first empress. Qin Ming, on the grounds of "removing traitors and helping the heirs", colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. He surrendered Nanguan, colluded with Dazhou, and attacked Shuocheng again in one fell swoop. Shuocheng has now been lost.

When the palace changed, Pei Xing only beheaded King An and the emperor, and did not involve the female dependents. After the first queen left the palace, she returned to her parents' home, but she defected to her elder brother Qin Ming in private.