129. Laziness

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, in the east study of the palace.

"………I tried my best."

Pei Nianyu put a bamboo cup in front of Pei Niancheng.

While approving the memorial, Pei Niancheng said to himself:

"What flavor of Coke this time? Lime? Lime? Vanilla?"

Pei Nianyu stared at the black and blue translucent liquid in the cup, and sighed in frustration:

"I really tried my best. It seems that homemade Coke is really not working at present. Not to mention how to add carbon dioxide, the taste alone is difficult to imitate."

Pei Niancheng raised his head from the pile of documents, quickly took a sip of the bamboo cup, and then looked at his brother with a strange expression:

"Brother...how did you come up with the idea of using celery to squeeze juice..."

Pei Nianyu said angrily:

"I tried so many kinds before, but the taste is not right!"

The man behind the desk let out a chuckle:

"I didn't expect to see you make so many dark dishes one day. Brother, I advise you to give up and stop persecuting me with a cup of newly tested Coke every day..."

Pei Nianyu looked at his younger brother who had been staying in the mansion for the past few days, eating and drinking well, and couldn't help but retort:

"It's not like I cook dark dishes for you every day. Isn't the food I've fed you these few days not delicious enough? Look at you, it's only been seven or eight days, and you've gained a lot of weight, and your face is round!"

Pei Niancheng stopped writing the memorial, and stretched very comfortably.

"It's not important to be fatter. The main reason is that I have lost less hair in the past few days, and my brother has contributed a lot."

Because there is no manpower in the imperial dining room, and it is the Spring Festival rest, the courtiers do not go to work.So he stayed with his brother openly and honestly for several days, eating and drinking in various ways.

Although there are still affairs in the palace that are constantly passed on from Li Han to the mansion for him to deal with, but eating three or four meals a day of delicacies made by his brother and always facing the serious faces of the courtiers before, this working environment is naturalincomparable.She also took a rare few days of rest.

"It's because you usually push yourself too hard."

Pei Niancheng looked at his brother who was staring at the drink and contemplating the formula, and suddenly said:

"I said, brother, do you really not consider joining the court to help me? Look at me so tired. Don't forget, brother, you are still my regent."

Pei Nianyu turned over Byakugan:

"Hmm, the regent of this dynasty is only responsible for the quality of His Majesty's diet."

"elder brother……!"

"It's not that I don't want to share some of the pressure for you, I really don't have that level. Even before I became a prince, it's not that I only made a superficial appearance for our cheap scumbag father, but in fact it was all done by youIs it? When you were only a teenager, you were able to gather so many courtiers."

"I couldn't do it back then. Now that I've been salty fish for so many years, I'm unfamiliar with political affairs, so naturally I can't do it anymore. Besides, um... I can tell you a secret. Before I crossed over, I almost failed in politics..”

"As far as my level is concerned, you dare to let me be the regent?"

Pei Niancheng spat out a mouthful of water:

"No, isn't politics such a subject that you can write and write casually? How can you still fail?"

Pei Nianyu looked up at the ceiling:

"It's a long story. I took the Maogai course in college very seriously. As a result, before the last class, our teacher said that the key points were all drawn, so I didn't use it for the next class."

"I believed it was true. I was busy with the results of an experiment at that time, so I didn't go. But the teacher called the roll in the last class... After the exam, he gave me a score of 61."

Pei Niancheng was stunned:

"... Can you believe this kind of words? Whenever the teacher says that you don't want to come, you must roll your name. Isn't this common sense? Brother, I think your political consciousness has basically bid farewell to being an official."

"That's why I didn't even bother to go to court. Anyway, I couldn't understand what they said. I'm just responsible for getting you seeds."

"Hmm... I was stabbed by an assassin during the last winter solstice banquet, and it was announced to the outside world that my lord was recovering from my wounds, so why would I have to take care of him for half a year? Wait until this summer, and there will be another 'My lord enjoys lotus by the lake, accidentally fell into the water, and got seriously ill.One game, and you can recuperate from illness for half a year and not go to court."

Pei Niancheng: "...it's up to you."

……………

While the two brothers were talking, Lou Yefeng called him softly outside the door.Pei Nianyu knew it was time to practice martial arts, so he followed Lou Yefeng to the Calm Heart Lake in the Houfu.

This day Lou Yefeng showed him a new exercise. During the ups and downs of the moves, Pei Nianyu looked at the thin black figure and suddenly wondered:

This guy has been fed with medicinal food and delicious food all winter, but he hasn't seen any growth.Although it is much better than when it was shockingly thin at the beginning, it still looks a bit desolate.

When Lou Yefeng's moves were finalized, Pei Nianyu pinched his shoulders with clear bones and sighed:

"Ye Feng, you... You see, my younger brother has been fattened up by me in only seven or eight days. Why haven't you seen any changes for several months?"

Lou Yefeng was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked tentatively:

"Master... do you prefer your subordinates to be fatter?"

"when……"

Pei Nianyu wanted to say of course not, but suddenly he didn't know how to answer his words.If he said that he likes Lou Yefeng to be fatter, then his family Yefeng will definitely eat hard.

If he said I'd like you to be thinner...it's unthinkable.

So he had no choice but to say sullenly:

"You...you don't have to worry about what I like. No, it should be said that it has nothing to do with body shape. I just want you to feed yourself better, otherwise..."

Otherwise, I will be distressed.

Pei Nianyu didn't have the nerve to say the last half of the sentence, he thought that Lou Yefeng would definitely understand what he meant.

However, Lou Yefeng secretly looked at the master from the side, and the warmth from the master's palm that was lightly held just now remained on his shoulders.

He thought to himself—could it be that the master has never let me sit in bed because he thinks my body is too hard and will hurt my hands...?

"It's just that you don't want to eat too much, and you won't have a bad stomach."

"...Yes, this subordinate understands."

Lou Yefeng nodded in response.

And although Pei Nianyu didn't know that he didn't actually understand what he meant, it was enough to make his family Ye Feng eat more in the future.

………………

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Pei Niancheng had to go back to deal with some matters that had been delayed for several days, so he reluctantly returned to the palace with Li Han.

Before leaving, he unceremoniously plundered all the dim sum in stock in the palace and took it back—the euphemistically called... There must be some stockpiling before the new imperial dining room can function normally.

And Pei Niancheng also left a notice that "the new cook will arrive at the palace for surprise training soon", which made Pei Nianyu very depressed for a long time.

This afternoon, the senior executive came to him according to the usual schedule:

"My lord, the annual gifts for this year's festival have been sent to other houses in Capital City one by one according to the usual examples. Look, what are the shortcomings?"

"You don't need to read it, I can rest assured that you are doing things, Lao Gao."

Gao Tong seemed to have expected this, stroked his non-existent beard, and continued:

"My lord, there is one more thing that needs to be decided by you. The owner of the Marquis of Cheng'en said that the Hou's mansion has planted some strange blood plums, which are about to bloom in the near future. So I invite you to go to his mansion to enjoy the flowers and watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival.You see..."

Pei Nianyu frowned. The courtship of Cheng Enhou's mansion was in his expectation, as Pei Niancheng had explained before.But if you send something to his house, it’s fine, if you have to drag him to a party, then...

Pei Nianyu had a headache when he thought of the rightful owner of Cheng Enhou's mansion - that sleek old fox in his fifties.

I really don't want to deal with him.

"...I... don't really want to go."

"Understood, the old minister went back to him."

Unexpectedly, on the second day, the Marquis of Chengen still sent a message:

"...The old Hou Ye said that the mansion invited an authentic painting of the famous painting by everyone in the last years of the previous dynasty, please appreciate it..."

Pei Nianyu had little interest:

"Master Fang is a hermit in the wild, and there were very few authentic works in the previous dynasty. After the war, there are even fewer handed down, so the ones you can find on the market are basically Xibei products..."

"You said he wanted to get someone else's real painting. I might still be interested to see it. I have to get someone else's. This..."

"Understood, the old minister went back to him."

On the third day, the senior executives came to deliver posts again.

"...This Marquis Chengen is endless!"

"The old Hou Ye of his family said that some dim sum made by the master chef with the name of Capital City has newly entered their mansion. It is rare to invite the master once in ten years. So please go to the mansion to try it..."

Pei Nianyu stopped moving:

"Where can the dim sum be more delicious than mine? Why don't I know that it's hard to hire a teacher for ten years..."

"Naturally, it is absolutely inferior to the prince."

"but……"

Pei Nianyu suddenly thought that it doesn't matter whether the snack is good or not, what matters is where the snack comes from.

Ordinary Houfu people naturally look down on roadside stalls, and any food bought from outside is a high-end famous store in Capital City.

Then he thought of the location of Cheng'enhou's Mansion. The last time he passed by there was to inspect the location of the shops, so the shops familiar with Cheng'enhou's Mansion must also be located in prosperous places.

He wanted to inquire about it. If the location of the shop was suitable, he could take this opportunity to see if he could buy it.

"Then tell him, I'll go."

"yes."

………………

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Shangyuan Festival.

Early in the morning, Pei Nianyu made several pots of glutinous rice balls with 18 kinds of fillings in various colors, which excited the sweet-tooth lovers in the mansion so much that they didn't know what day or night it was.

In the afternoon, remembered that had to pay a visit, so had to start packing clothes and horses.

Not only are he not familiar with Cheng Enhou's mansion, but they also have a holiday, so naturally there is no need to pretend to be very familiar.

When the prince travels, even if it is a small honor guard used for private visits, it is really a bunch of people back and forth.Coupled with the accompanying shadow guards in the dark, it can be said that it is rare to mobilize the crowd.

Pei Nianyu didn't do it to show off his prestige, but it was purely for Cheng'enhou's house to see - I came to your house to see Pei Niancheng's face-to-face socializing, and you can handle it, so don't get close to me.

After all, Pei Niancheng said before that part of the reason why he was able to take down a big part of the House of Internal Affairs so swiftly was because of the exchange with the house.In order for them to better surrender to His Majesty and be his younger brother's lackeys... Pei Nianyu had no choice but to make friends with him.

In this way, this entertainment can almost be regarded as a political mission to help my younger brother.

So while changing clothes, he said to Lou Yefeng:

"Why don't you go, it's probably not much fun. I'll go and deal with it and I'll be back, and the shadow guards will follow."

And where did Lou Yefeng rest assured?

There was an accident in which the owner was injured before, and this was going to someone else's territory, and there were some people from the rivers and lakes of unknown origin in his house.

Lou Yefeng shook his head firmly:

"No, the subordinate must follow. Master, although most of the moves you have learned in this set of exercises can be used in actual combat, but your experience is too little..."

Pei Nianyu suddenly asked:

"Then your martial arts...?"

Although Lou Yefeng's eyes were dim, Pei Nianyu could hear a hint of pride very keenly in his deep voice:

"It's only recovered a little bit, but if it's really a match with Bie Song, the current level of this subordinate is almost equal to the worst shadow guard in the shadow guard battalion."

Although what he said was the last time, as long as it is a shadow guard, which one is not at least first-rate or second-rate in the world.

Pei Nianyu was overjoyed, before he could say anything, Lou Yefeng followed closely:

"So... this subordinate will follow you as a shadow guard, so he won't dereliction of duty."

"...Okay, okay, I can't say enough about you, then you can come together."

Speaking of this, Pei Nianyu tilted his head and looked at Lou Yefeng beside him, suddenly felt that he was very anxious to follow his appearance just now, as if...

"Ye Feng, you're not worried that I'll be dragged to the Flower Bar by them! You really care about me, hahahahaha!"

How could Lou Yefeng dare to admit the crime of "being a shadow guard but daring to control his master to drink flowers and wine", and quickly denied:

"No... this subordinate would never dare to act like this! How can this subordinate discuss your whereabouts..."

Pei Nianyu's laughter stopped abruptly.

This Lou Yefeng, if he really went to drink flower wine, he wouldn't dare to control him?

"Then since you don't dare, I won't go back home at night, so I'll drink a pot of flower wine..."

"Owner!!"

Lou Yefeng was naturally in a hurry, twisted his sleeves tightly with his fingers, and looked at his master with his lips pursed.

"No... That's not acceptable either!"

But he just said clearly that he didn't dare to comment, so he hastily added:

"Outside... people come and go from the rivers and lakes outside, master...you are the safest in the mansion..."

Pei Nianyu looked at Ye Feng who was suddenly anxious and frightened, his brow was sweating a lot in the winter, so he stopped teasing him:

"Okay, okay, I'm joking. I never went to drink any flower wine before, and naturally I won't go now."

The author has something to say:

Lao Pei: I want to go out and drink flower wine~~

old building: As a shadow guard, I can't control the owner, I'm so anxious, I'm so anxious, I'm so anxious.

Lao Pei: But as a princess, you can take care of the prince, think about it?