62. The shadow hides the shape and hides the heavy deep hall

Pei Nianyu couldn't help being startled when Pei Niancheng asked him to excuse him so solemnly.

Then Pei Nianyu looked up, and under the crown, he clearly saw Pei Niancheng's expression - Pei Niancheng winked at him.

Pei Nianyu: "..."

Ok.It seems that Pei Niancheng did not intend to let him perform this kneeling ceremony in consideration of his travel to this point.

Pei Nianyu was very grateful for his brother's thoughtfulness, but he still gave enough face under the eyes of everyone: instead, he bowed again, and after a complicated thank you, he got up and sat in front of his banquet table.

There are only twenty or thirty banquet tables in this hall, which are prepared for all first-rank princes and court elders, so one banquet table for each person is more than enough.

And each banquet table is huge, there is no problem with a hundred or eighty dishes on it - in fact, only these first-rank officials in the palace can enjoy a full set of banquet dishes.

As for those outside the hall, not to mention how many people share a long table, not all the dishes will be placed on their tables. After all, there are fixed rules for the dishes that can be served with each grade.Overstepped.

At this time, the banquet table was naturally empty.Pei Nianyu took his seat alone, and then turned his head to look at the long, long line of ministers that lined up outside the hall.Everyone knelt down on the ground, and then began to worship once and twice... until nine times.

After nine obeisances, the ministers still could not get up, and had to kneel on the ground, respectfully listening to Pei Niancheng's concluding annual political speech.

"... Therefore, it is reasonable to work hard, even though there are nine ears of auspiciousness in plowed fields and fine grains..."

The content of this speech was written by Pei Niancheng himself, and every word in it has deep meaning, but it is impossible for him to read it himself.When the ceremonial officer announced that it was time to speak, several eunuchs, holding the speech papers, went to the front, middle and back of the team to announce respectively.

Pei Nianyu looked at the courtiers who were kneeling and looking down at the ground, and heard the eunuchs' tone of reading the official documents, and suddenly felt bored, and thought that for the ministers, the various banquets every year might really come to suffer.

Fortunately, this year, my lord showed mercy and let you all see what real banquet dishes are like.

Hmm... it's time to eat later.

Pei Nianyu had been hungry all day, and even he began to look forward to when he would be able to eat.

………………

Here in Fangchen Hall, several shadow guards brought by He Qi were standing in the yard, bored, almost so free that they could play a table of mahjong.

It is impossible to go out for a stroll. Walking around in the palace at this time, and meeting His Majesty's shadow guards who are all nervous, it is really inexplicable.After all, Pei Nianyu was the only one who brought the shadow guard into the palace.

Not even practicing martial arts - for the same reason.These shadow guards must be more or less monitored by Li Han's subordinates, and if there is any unstable movement at this time... Not to mention that His Majesty's shadow guards will not really do anything to them, but addingThe workload is sure.

At this moment, Lou Yefeng secretly gestured to He Qi, telling him to avoid people's eyes and ears, and to say something.

He Qi entered the inner room calmly.The shadow guards outside just monitored their movements, but they didn't really stare at their every word like guarding against thieves.As long as these shadow guards don't come out of the yard to cause trouble for them, they don't bother to cause trouble.

Lou Yefeng said succinctly:

"Just now, I suddenly felt a little uneasy..."

He Qi was confused:

"What did you forget?"

Lou Yefeng shook his head and said with a very serious expression:

"No, it's that kind... I have some bad premonitions. Old He, you take them here to stand by. I have to find a way to sneak into the Chenghua Palace. You can observe the situation at any time."

He Qi was stunned at first, and then thought of Lou Yefeng's beast-like intuition that he had cultivated in the shadow of swords and swords for many years-even though there is no evidence that anything will happen at the banquet, these old shadow guards know a little bit, Sometimes trusting your intuition can save lives.

He Qi's expression became serious all of a sudden, he grabbed Lou Yefeng's hand and said:

"Then why don't you let me go! Don't take risks lightly, don't forget that I am the leader of the master's shadow guard."

Lou Yefeng shook his head, looked up at He Qi with very calm eyes:

"You can't get in. I'm going to pretend to be the imperial servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and sneak in when the food is officially served. But this part of the investigation is very strict. Li Han and his shadow guards only stare at people with martial arts. YouIf you go, you will be caught in no time.”

"So, I'm the only one who can get in. I don't have martial arts, so they can't detect it. In addition, they don't have the level to see my disguise, so it's very easy for me to get in."

He Qi was a little anxious:

"But...you don't have martial arts, if something happens, what can you do if you go there! Can't you find a way to bring me in too? I'll go and negotiate with His Majesty's Shadow Guard..."

Lou Yefeng sighed:

"Unless you go to Li Han and tell him that he may let you in, but at this moment Li Han must be guarding His Majesty in the palace and cannot leave. You go to his subordinates...they won't count if they say so."

"You don't have to worry. Although my martial arts is still inexperienced, the master has enough internal strength. Besides, there may not be any danger, it's just my intuition. I just went in to help the master to see the situation. If there is something wrong, I will naturally remind the master in advance."

He Qi reluctantly agreed with his statement, and then began to help him deduce the details of "mixing in":

"If you want to sneak in...the first thing you have to do is to find a way to get out of the sight of the shadow guards at the Fangchen Hall. This is not difficult for you. But there are shadow guards guarding the imperial dining room, how do you get in?Normally, you can kill a shadow guard and pretend to be him, but you can't kill him now..."

Well, King Yu Palace and the gang of shadow guards...are not good inside.

"And if you are caught by Li Han's subordinates when you do something bad, and they chop you up without saying a word, where are you going to reason?"

Lou Yefeng suddenly smiled, turned his wrist, and let He Qi see what was in his hand——

A rectangular gold and jade plaque, engraved with four big bright red characters "Like I come in person", is clearly Pei Nianyu's identity badge.

"This……"

"The master gave it to me before he left. He said that we are staying in the palace and it is not easy to communicate. If anyone makes trouble, he will take this out."

He Qi frowned:

"Then why doesn't the master himself need it?"

This kind of identity proof is actually what Pei Nianyu needs most.If something goes wrong and he can't prove his identity and something happens, it's going to be a lot of fun.

Lou Yefeng smiled wryly:

"The master said that he didn't need it. If something happened, he relied on his deep internal strength and ran away with ease... Then he gave me this waist card before leaving."

"So, I was going to enter the imperial dining room openly."

"Okay... okay. Then you go, pay attention to safety. Don't force yourself if you can't get in. If something happens to you, the master will tear me up when he comes back."

"I have the numbers."

Lou Yefeng put away his waistband, tightened the cuffs of his jersey, and suddenly dodged in from a very inconspicuous corner of the palace, but no one noticed.

………………

In the Chenghua Palace at this time.

A cup of tea passed.

Behind Pei Nianyu, the eunuch standing in front of the palace was still talking.

"...open up the way of speaking, reward honest officials, and decree the law to prevent evil..."

After a stick of incense.

"...The ancient sages and ministers, Jingwei humanities..."

Pei Nianyu: "..."

Damn, it's so boring.

Seeing that other people were kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed, Pei Nianyu decided that it was impossible to see him, so he stopped sitting upright.Pei Nianyu tilted his body, propped his face with his right hand, knocked on the table with his left hand, and began to stare at the sky speechlessly.

Eunuch Wu Bingzhong, standing in the hall and reading:

"..."

Seeing this attitude, Mr. Wu almost got stuck in reading, and quickly turned his gaze back after realizing it.

His Royal Highness King Yu... Cough cough, don't care, don't care.

Pei Nianyu stared at the high roof of the hall for a long time, but suddenly found something extraordinary.

There are so many dark shadows on the beams...

He hadn't seen it before, and he hadn't noticed it much.But now that he saw the shadow guards under Li Han, Pei Nianyu's five senses suddenly became sharper, and he felt the eyes above his head sweeping back and forth, and the atmosphere was very serious.

It's no wonder Li Han and the others are so nervous.Originally, for such a political banquet, security work was even more important——

In fact, today their shadow guards have chopped off two or three restless elements with their swords.Over in the imperial dining room, Pei Nianyu chopped one up after he left.Outside the main hall, Pei Niancheng chopped another one on the way to the imperial chariot.

What's more, although many people in this hall have their own shadow guards, they are of course not allowed to bring any of them when they enter the hall for banquets.Even Pei Nianyu was not allowed to bring him, He Qi and the others could only stay in Fangchen Hall to rest, let alone other people.

After all, on such an important occasion, you brought a few shadow guards, he brought a few shadow guards, and they all crowded on the roof when the banquet started.In the end, if something happens, the shadow guards will protect the master first, and then they will fight... That scene will be too lively.

Therefore, in similar occasions, Li Han and the others are always responsible for the safety of everyone, which is why they are so tense.Not only for His Majesty's safety, but also the pillars of the country and the ministers can't afford to lose.

Pei Nianyu stared at the black shadows on the beam for a while, and finally found the face belonging to Li Han in the extremely weak light—Li Han was lying on top of Pei Niancheng, the beam slightly to the rightsuperior.

Li Han sensed that someone was watching him.

The feeling of being stared at by others is as uncomfortable as a needle prick. Generally, when this happens, it can only mean...he was exposed?

Li Han immediately turned his head, his hawk-like eyes swept across the hall sharply, and after seeing His Royal Highness King Yu's gaze, he quickly restrained his killing intent.Seeing him looking over, Pei Nianyu waved his hand and greeted him.

"...Learning to Yong, the culture and education are in harmony, Chongzheng is also based on the Qingcheng Society..."

Li Han nodded his head on the beam as a return gift.

Looking at Li Han's thinning figure, Pei Nianyu suddenly thought that Li Han had just returned from a mission in other places and had been busy all day. He couldn't compare to Old He and the others in their leisure time. I'm afraid they hadn't eaten yet.So he reached into the wide sleeves of the court dress he was wearing, and took out—out—out—

Sure enough, let him touch a small paper bag.

Pei Nianyu took it out and saw that there were two snacks inside, but he didn't know what Yun Shao had just made.

But he didn't remember putting snacks in his pocket.So……

——Could it be that his family Ye Feng put it in for him?

He just took a nap and slept, and he really didn't eat all the time. The scattered food he ate in the imperial dining room earlier had long been digested.It seems that Ye Feng of his family was afraid that he would wait too long before the banquet and would starve his master, so he asked him to find a chance to eat something first?

Pei Nianyu looked at the paper bag in his hand and couldn't help but feel emotional.It's just that he is not hungry now, so he turned his head to look at Wu Bingzhong, and heard what he read:

"...Only the emperor respects the sky and works hard for the people, and practice the holy law so he cultivates himself and the people..."

Well, this content doesn't sound like it's coming to an end. Based on his experience in writing flattery memorials when he was a prince in the past few years, Pei Nianyu estimated that he would have to read it for a quarter of an hour.

At this moment, the music troupe in the main hall was still playing music non-stop, and the big drum was pounding loudly.Relying on this Shaole as a foil, other people can't hear these small voices——

So Pei Nianyu glanced at the ministers who were still listening to the speech with their heads down, then turned their heads to the direction of the roof, summoned his internal strength, and raised the paper bag in his hand like a hidden weapon.

Li Han: "......???"

He caught the paper package reflexively, and looked at his colleagues beside him in blank dismay.

Li Han hesitated for a moment, but opened the paper bag anyway.The dim sum inside is very tempting, and the crispy air blows over your face.

The smell of the pastry was so enticing that the princes and veterans who were kneeling on the ground in front of the hall, whose noses were no longer very bright, all smelled a scent and immediately moved slightly.

"...the sages within the Liuhe are discussed but not discussed, the sages outside the Liuhe are kept and ignored..."

Li Han quickly noticed the situation in the palace, and quickly closed the small paper bag.

He was indeed busy and hadn't eaten for a long time, but on such an important occasion, he ate on the roof in front of everyone, and the aroma filled the hall——

He doesn't look like a leader of shadow guards at all!

And Pei Niancheng, who saw the whole process, was unhappy, why did his brother only see the shadow guard in his eyes but not his brother!It took him two hours just to put on clothes and gear, and he was also very hungry, okay!

So Pei Niancheng made a gesture to Pei Nianyu, pointed at himself, and then slowly drew a question mark on his chest:

What about mine?

Pei Nianyu spread his hands and shook his head:

there is none left!

Pei Niancheng was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he stretched out his hand and drew horizontally on the front of his neck:

——See how I deal with you in the future.

Pei Nianyu made a frying motion, then crossed his hands:

——I won’t make delicious food for you in the future!

Eunuch Wu Bingzhong and Commander Li Han watched the whole process:

"..."

Eunuch Wu's expressionless reading of the text became very difficult in an instant, it was really hard for him not to laugh...

Seeing how pitiful his master was, Li Han on the roof suddenly gritted his teeth, jumped down from the beam, stuffed the paper bag into the master's hand, and then returned to the beam like lightning.

Lin Han thought in his heart, let himself be willful this time, but he will be punished afterwards.

On the other hand, Pei Niancheng stared blankly at the snack in his hand, the paper bag seemed to still have the slight warmth of Li Han's palm.

Without thinking about it, Pei Niancheng opened the paper bag directly on the dragon chair, then quietly bit down the snack, and ate it contentedly.

The ministers who were still kneeling on the ground murmured in their hearts: What's the smell on the head?

The author has something to say:

Before Pei Nianyu left.

Lou Yefeng: The master brought some snacks~

Pei Nianyu: You take my badge~

Pei Niancheng: Thank you Brother Lou for the dim sum, Brother Lou is generous, give Brother Lou a thumbs up.