Pei Yuan sat quietly in the room, head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

Bao Ning had just heard the noise in the east room, and seeing Pei Yuan's neat clothes, not looking like he was being bullied, she felt relieved.

Huang Ji's dust whisk fell crookedly to the ground, and Bao Ning kicked it out of the room with her toes. A group of chickens and ducks immediately swarmed in, each of them pecking at it until it was torn to pieces.

Bao Ning then saw the two cloth bags placed at the door.

She walked over to take a look, both were bulging, one of them had an opening, revealing something that looked like cabbage and radishes, and the other was tightly tied, and she didn't know what was inside.

Baoning felt strange and reached out to touch the unopened bag. The things inside were smooth, thick, and long. She felt a sickening chill when she touched them.

Baoning shuddered and quickly retracted her hand, rubbing it on the hem of her skirt.

She turned around and asked Pei Yuan, "Fourth Prince, what is this?"

"I don't know." Pei Yuan didn't raise his eyes and answered hoarsely, "It must not be a good thing. Throw it out later and don't touch it."

Baoning said "Oh", moved away from the two bags, and sat next to Pei Yuan. She pursed her lips, wanting to ask Pei Yuan something, but looking at his expression, she didn't dare to speak.

She couldn't understand why the Shaofu Supervisor came here to find trouble with Pei Yuan.

Baoning didn't know much about Pei Yuan's past.

All we know is that he is the fourth prince. His biological mother died early. He was raised by the empress since he was a child. He is as close as a brother to the crown prince Pei Che, who is seven years older than him. It is said that Pei Yuan's biological mother is an extremely outstanding beauty, who is deeply loved by the emperor. The emperor also loves Pei Yuan and loves him very much. He made him the King of Jibei when

he was very young. Pei Yuan has been perverse since he was a child. His reputation inside and outside the palace is not very good. In order to temper his character, the emperor sent him to the military camp when he was seven or eight years old and let the general Qiu Mingshan take care of him.

Later, Pei Yuan practiced good kung fu, but he was still the same temper. He rode a horse in the street, committed murders with a sword, and had a bandit-like temperament. The emperor was too lazy to take care of him. There are

rumors in the capital that the fourth prince Pei Yuan is the most untouchable. He is a madman. If you mess with him, he will do anything, including murder and arson. He is especially good at archery and can shoot an arrow through the heart from a hundred steps away.

However, these are all hearsay. Bao Ning doesn't know whether it is true or false.

She only knows that later, a big case happened at the palace banquet on the eve of the New Year. The crown prince Pei Che and the fourth prince Pei Yuan colluded to kill the king and ascend the throne.

The crown prince Pei Che is a gentle person. He adopts a gentle policy in managing the army and politics. He is completely different from the emperor who is daring by nature. The father and son have argued many times because of this matter. The most recent time, the emperor even thought about deposing the crown prince.

Rumor has it that the prince was forced into a corner and wanted to poison the emperor. He almost succeeded with a colorless and odorless poison, but the third prince Pei Xiao discovered the abnormality and tried the poison himself, which prevented the disaster.

Later, Pei Xiao fell ill and lay in bed for a whole month before waking up. The emperor was deeply moved. After

that, Pei Che and Pei Yuan were both imprisoned. Not long after, Pei Che became seriously ill and disappeared. The emperor softened his heart and let Pei Yuan go. He moved him to this small courtyard for recuperation, and Bao Ning married him.

Logically speaking, even if Pei Xiao wanted to fight for the throne, Pei Yuan would not have any impact on him. Why did he go to such lengths and let the people from the Shaofu Supervisor make this trip?

Bao Ning held her chin and looked out the window blankly, her mind was full of random thoughts, not realizing that Pei Yuan had been looking at her for a long time.

Suddenly, she was hit on the forehead, and Bao Ning came back to her senses, meeting Pei Yuan's half-smiled eyes: "What are you thinking about?"

Of course, she couldn't say what she was thinking, so she blinked and said to Pei Yuan: "I'm going to cook. Today is the Spring Equinox, and we want to eat spring cakes with bean sprouts." Pei

Yuan said: "Don't worry, stay with me for a while."

Bao Ning sat down again.

Pei Yuan hooked his finger at her: "Come here."

Bao Ning was puzzled, but still moved a step closer to him: "What for?"

Spring has arrived, and the weather is not that cold. Bao Ning wore a crabapple-colored skirt, which made her cheeks look even whiter and more rosy, and her long eyelashes trembled, like a little butterfly.

Pei Yuan said, "Come closer."

Bao Ning leaned forward obediently: "What's wrong?"

When she moved, her snow-white and slender collarbone was exposed. Pei Yuan saw that there was a small pink mole above her left collarbone.

Pei Yuan's eyes darkened.

Bao Ning said, "If you hold me back, my cake will be steamed."

"As stupid as a dog." Pei Yuan suddenly raised his hand, and his rough thumb brushed across her eyebrows, showing her the flour mark on his fingertips: "It's on your face."

The sudden closeness, the touch of his fingertips seemed to still remain on her face, Bao Ning was stunned for a moment. After realizing it, he also touched it.

Pei Yuan laughed out loud: "Ji Bao Ning, are you a little stupid?"

Bao Ning reacted, her face suddenly turned red, hid back, and stammered and couldn't speak.

"Why are you so nervous?" Pei Yuan teased her softly, "I just touched you, I'm not going to eat you."

Bao Ning's eyes were bright with anger, and she cursed him in a low voice: "Shame on you." After that, she jumped down and walked around Pei Yuan.

"Baoning." Pei Yuan suddenly called her from behind. Bao Ning paused. She didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but after thinking about it, she stopped and climbed on the door frame to look back at him, "What are you doing?"

Pei Yuan had stopped smiling and became his original appearance again. He put his fingers on his forehead, looked at her with dark eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You just protected me, I'm very happy."

Bao Ning didn't know how to answer him. This man was very strange today, always saying some strange things, and she couldn't respond. Bao

Ning was a little embarrassed, and awkwardly lifted the hair behind her ears: "Ah, I'll make cakes for you." He left in a hurry.

Pei Yuan stared at her back, a faint smile flashed in his eyes.

...

Spring cakes were supposed to be breakfast, but Huang Ji made such a fuss that they became lunch. When they finished eating, it was already past midnight, the sun was high in the sky, the hottest time of the day.

Bao Ning washed the dishes, and then gave Ah Huang a bath, holding it under the eaves to bask in the sun and dry its feathers.

Chickens and ducks also need a nap, gathered in groups of three or five, your head is against my butt, sleeping soundly.

Pei Yuan was lying on his side in the room reading a book, supporting his head with one hand, and looking out from the open door from time to time.

Bao Ning's waist and back can be seen. It is a thin strip. It seems that it can be broken by a pinch.

Pei Yuan thought of the small pink mole on her collarbone again, and rubbed his hands that were holding the pages of the book unbearably.

Baoning moved his shoulders, put Ah Huang on the ground, and stood up.

Pei Yuan retracted his gaze, and his eyes fell on the book in his hand again, but he could not read a single word.

Baoning came in quietly, and Pei Yuan caught a glimpse of her cautious look from the corner of his eye, and wanted to laugh.

He held back, put his fist under his lips, and coughed. Baoning was startled and stood there in a daze.

Pei Yuan put the book down and looked at her with a smile: "What are you doing, want to steal my things?"

"Poor Dingdang, what's there to steal." Baoning muttered, took a few steps forward, squatted in front of Pei Yuan, and said hesitantly: "That, the fourth prince..."

Pei Yuan nodded: "Huh?"

Baoning said: "Fourth prince, your legs..."

Pei Yuan's face sank in an instant.

Baoning dared not speak.

After a long while, Pei Yuan raised his hand and pressed his brow, whispering: "Don't talk about this anymore."

Bao Ning was anxious, holding the edge of the kang in front of him with both hands: "Why? You are still so young, and there are so many years to come, you can't keep doing this. Fourth Prince, I will be with you, let's work hard slowly, one day it will get better..."

Pei Yuan interrupted her: "It won't get better."

Bao Ning was stunned. She looked at Pei Yuan's expression, which didn't seem to be joking, and her heart gradually panicked.

A guess flashed through her mind, what happened to Pei Yuan's injuries? After all, he is a prince, even if he was imprisoned, it is impossible for him to be bullied like that, with scales all over his body, and no good place.

Baoning didn't dare to think further...

Pei Yuan's eyes were tightly grasping her, trying to capture every expression on her face, and he casually said, "If it really can't get better, what will you do?"

Without waiting for Baoning to answer, Pei Yuan sneered and lowered his eyelids: "If you think I'm a cripple and want to remarry, you'd better do it as soon as possible."

"I don't dislike you. Whether you are good or bad, I won't leave." Baoning bit her lip and tucked the quilt for him, "But I still hope you can get better."

After hearing her answer, Pei Yuan's clenched right fist suddenly loosened. He suddenly felt a little sour in his eyes, perhaps because he was tired from reading for too long.

Pei Yuan straightened his body, lay on his back, closed his eyes and said, "You go out, I'll sleep for a while."

Baoning said "hmm" in disappointment, slowly stood up and walked out.

Ah Huang was tearing at the two cloth bags by the wall.

One of them had been torn open, with cabbages and radishes scattered all over the floor, making a mess.

It was pulling at the other one, which was tied with a hemp rope.

Ah Huang's movements were a little hesitant and a little scared. He took two bites, then let go, took two steps back, and looked at it vigilantly.

"Ah Huang, you are so naughty!" Bao Ning went forward to hug it, patted the rotten leaves on its body, frowned and said, "I just took a bath, but you ruined it."

Ah Huang stared at the bag without blinking, and suddenly struggled: "Woof!"

"Hush, he is sleeping, don't bark." Bao Ning gestured to it, "Okay, I'll take you back to the house, and we will go to sleep too."

Ah Huang was reluctant, but still struggled, and the barking became louder and louder: "Woof! Woof!"

Bao Ning finally realized that something was wrong, and looked at the ground, and found that the originally lifeless cloth bag was actually squirming!

Bao Ning stepped back, thinking that he was dazzled, and looked carefully. The bag moved more and more violently, rolling on the ground. The weak corner of the bag scraped against the stone, and a hole appeared with a crackling sound.

The next moment, a sharp-horned snake head with tongue sticking out from inside.