He said calmly: "This is why I called you here too."

My breathing became tense: "Your Majesty wants-"

He did not answer my question, but said, "Thank you tonight, stay here first, later, you can accompany me out."

I was stunned for a moment, but I saw several maids coming in to pour tea and water for us. Some servants outside were busy walking back and forth.

It seems that he is very cautious.

I didn't ask much, just nodded: "Yes."

I stayed in his study, but I didn't do much. I didn't go to bed so early and was in good spirits, but I was sitting alone in a chair, and I was inevitably sleepy when I had nothing to do. I listened to him turning page by page, not knowing whether it was a letter or a manuscript. Slowly, my eyelids began to heavier and drooped down little by little.

In a daze, it seemed like I was asleep.

But in the chaos, I always felt a pair of eyes staring at me.

I don’t know how long it took, when I almost fell from the armrest of the chair, a warm big hand suddenly came over and held my face.

I was shocked and looked up and saw that it was Pei Yuanhao standing in front of me.

The candlelight swayed, emitting a dark and unobstructed light, shining on his face. He couldn't tell what his expression was. He just felt that his eyes were particularly bright, and there was even a wet and hot feeling in his palms. It touched my cheeks and brought an indescribable hot smell.

He said, "Sleepy?"

“…”

I was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly moved my face away from his palm, and his hands were empty and slowly retracted.

I hurriedly stood up from the chair: "Please forgive me."

He looked at me silently for a while, and then said, "What are you who forgive me but not me? Let's go."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

I touched my cheek a little, and I don’t know if it was a little numb when I was just holding my hands and I just felt a little numb, or the temperature in his palm made my cheeks hot, so I rubbed my face and followed quickly.

As soon as I walked out, I realized that I had really slept for a while.

It's already past the hour of Hai.

It was pitch black outside. Due to the curfew, there was almost no sound in the entire Linfen City. Only a few barking sounds came from a distance, making the surroundings even more quiet. No one walked around in the official office. Eunuch Yu walked in front with a lantern, illuminating the distance between only two or three steps ahead. I followed Pei Yuanhao, and there was an illusion that there was only this little light left in the world.

As I walked, I found that what we were walking was not the main road we usually walked, but a small road.

Because there are many courtyards in the official office, and after I came, Chang Qing and I stayed in a quiet place, we naturally didn’t know some roads, but tonight Pei Yuanhao took me on such a path. I could tell at a glance that he did not intend to go out through the main entrance, but to cover up his intentions. I became quieter and held my breath and walked behind him.

The road is getting narrower and narrower. The bamboo on both sides is growing very lushly and has even invaded the road. I have to reach out and push it away to move forward smoothly. I couldn't help but have a little difficulty walking, and gradually fell behind. While trying to keep up with his footsteps, a hand suddenly stretched out from the front and grabbed my hand.

I was stunned and subconsciously pulled back, but he held it tightly and refused to let go.

"His Majesty!"

"Don't move."

"But--"

"Hurry, I don't have so much time to spend time with you here!"

We have been delaying a lot of time here, and I am also worried that our whereabouts will be discovered by others.

Thinking of this, I turned my hand over and pinched his sleeve, and said, "Your Majesty can let go."

“…”

Behind the dense bamboo leaves, I saw his eyes flashing slightly, but this time he didn't say anything, so he let go of my hand and continued to walk forward, and I followed his sleeves and walked forward.

After a while, I arrived at a very hidden small door.

This place doesn't even count the side door. Usually, people wouldn't find such a dense bamboo bush even if they pass by here a thousand times, but there is a door behind such a dense bamboo bush. At this moment, the door was half open, and Eunuch Yu was standing at the door. The lantern in his hand was shaking slightly, and the faint light illuminated a carriage outside.

Pei Yuanhao quickly took me onto the carriage. I also saw some people in black around me hiding into the night immediately. The only ones who followed the carriage were Wenhu and Wenbao, whom I had seen before.

Pei Yuanhao only ordered Eunuch Yu to "Wait here", and the carriage drove forward. When I lifted the curtain, I saw Eunuch Yu blow out the lantern in his hand and close the half of the door.

In the night, a carriage slowly drove towards the east of Linfen City.

I leaned in the carriage and looked outside through the curtains lifted by the night wind. There was almost no light in the entire Linfen City. Only the two lanterns hanging in front of the carriage illuminated the road ahead. The lanterns were shaking very violently, and the same was the carriage. After looking for a while, I found that we were walking not on the road, but on some narrow paths, and even some alleys. Fortunately, the carriage walked very slowly, so the noise was not loud, and it did not disturb the residents along the way.

I couldn't help but look at Pei Yuanhao who was sitting aside and calmly closed his eyes and resting.

This situation reminds me of the situation when I followed him south for the first time. At that time, he was still a third prince with an unknown future. He went south to Yangzhou, which was somewhat similar to the current situation.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at me: "What's wrong?"

I hurriedly said, "No, nothing."

He looked at me again, as if he had understood something, but he did not speak anymore. Instead, he turned his head and lifted the curtain and looked outside. At this moment, the carriage stopped.

He said, "Get out."

I followed him out of the carriage and found that we were parked in a very narrow alley. The alley was very deep and there was no sight on both sides. In front of us was a not-so-tall back door.

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Pei Yuanhao was about to lead me in when he suddenly heard a little sound in the night wind, a hustle and bustle coming from a faraway place. Although I couldn't hear what the sound was, I immediately understood and turned to look at him. He nodded: "They are setting off."

It is the men led by Zhang Ziyu.

If you want to go to a night attack, the noise is very small, after all, it is a night attack.

But, it is enough for some savvy people to discover.

Pei Yuanhao only stopped for a moment and continued to walk forward.

The carriage behind us had already turned off the lanterns, and although the person who led us in was holding a candlestick in his hand, because it was too dark inside, I could only barely illuminate a little. I looked around and saw that there should be a two-story building, which looked like an inn or a restaurant. However, there was no hustle and bustle of the past. The quiet footsteps sounded, echoing between the floors, becoming more and more empty and quiet.

"Prince, Miss Yan, please come here."

When we walked in, the door behind us was closed, leaving only the faint candlelight in front. Pei Yuanhao still put his sleeves into my palm. I pinched the sleeves and slowly followed him up the wooden steps. I could hear the creaking sound in the darkness. In a short while, I reached the second floor.

Immediately, the person who led the way blew out the candlestick.

But here, the moonlight sprinkled in from the window, illuminating the tables and chairs beside the bed, as if they were coated with a layer of silver light. The man walked over and put down a bamboo curtain on the window. The fine bamboo joints blocked the moonlight by eight or nine out of ten, leaving only a very faint light, which could make people barely recognize what was in front of him.

Pei Yuanhao and I walked over slowly, he sat down with the back of the chair, and then pointed at the opposite side of him.

I walked over and sat down.

When I looked out further, I could see the city walls with distinct outlines under the moonlight, the city towers patrol teams, and several rows of soldiers standing straight, and I immediately understood.

This is the east gate of Linfen City.

Not long after we sat down, someone brought hot tea, but no one drank it. He only watched two pillars of smoke rising from the tea bowl under the moonlight, slowly spreading in the night, and soon disappeared into the moonlight, as if it had never existed. He sat opposite him, and a stream of fine moonlight hit his face, unable to see his expression clearly, and could only feel the bright eyes flashing slightly in the night.

He was waiting for those people to appear, but-

I whispered, "Your Majesty, are you sure those people will act tonight?"

He said in a deep voice: "If those people are really the people he sent, then tonight should be their best chance."

I think so, Zhang Ziyu could even think of launching a surprise attack at night after a big battle during the day and attacking him unpreparedly. So would the other party have such an idea?

If this is true, then the situation will become "interesting".

only--

Pei Yuanhao's voice slowly rang again: "If the person lurking in the city was not sent by him, then we might have to wait for a whole night tonight."

What he meant was that if these people were cold people, then their purpose was not to open the city gate and lead the wolf into the house.

I didn't say anything, but just reached out and prepared to pick up the teacup and take a sip.

But just as my hand was about to touch the edge of the teacup, suddenly, I heard a whoosh sound in the quiet night sky.

The sound was so thin, like a flying insect passing by at night.

But then, I heard a strange sound coming from below.

I hurriedly approached the window and saw that a soldier guarding the city had fallen silently.

What's going on?
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