Pei Yuan opened his eyes suddenly. He didn't recognize who was in front of him, but he knew that someone had broken in. His eyes froze, and he used his hand as a knife to chop at the person.

"Ah!" Pei Yang squatted down and hugged his head, begging for mercy on the spot, "Fourth brother, don't hit me!"

Ah Huang was originally in his arms. When Pei Yang squatted down, Ah Huang was squeezed, and his head stuck out and screamed hoarsely.

Pei Yuan woke up, recognized the jade pendant on Pei Yang's waist, and withdrew his hand.

Only then did he notice Pei Yang's dress. He had red hair for some reason, wore a purple robe embroidered with silver threads, and had two shiny golden tassels hanging on his black boots.

It was as ugly as it could be.

Pei Yuan's ears were buzzing. He grabbed Pei Yang's collar and lifted him up, whispering in his ear: "Get out of here, take that stupid dog with you!"

"Oh, okay, okay." Pei Yang stood up, not daring to say anything more, and dragged Ah Huang away.

The two of them whispered, and there was a rustling sound, and Bao Ning was awakened by it.

She felt dizzy and didn't sleep enough. She rubbed her cheek against the pillow and slowly opened her eyes.

It was already noon, and the sun was shining brightly. A foot away from her, Pei Yuan was tying his belt with his head down.

Bao Ning thought she was dazzled, but when she rubbed her eyes, he was still there.

Bao Ning sat up in shock, her long hair stuck to her face, and she looked wolfish and funny.

Pei Yuan turned around to look at her.

She looked much better, but her lips were a little dry. After looking at her for a while, Pei Yuan pinched her face with satisfaction: "You are in good shape, you will be fine overnight, and your face looks long."

He bent down to pick up his shoes, stretched out his arm to get the teapot, poured a glass of water and handed it to her: "Drink some water to wake up, and then wash your face, it looks like a cat."

Bao Ning held the cup, the cool touch made her gradually sober, and her consciousness slowly returned.

She only remembered that she was sick last night, Pei Yuan insisted that she drink medicinal wine, she was drunk and talked nonsense, and Pei Yuan scolded her angrily.

... Did they sleep together all night? Although it seems that nothing happened. But it is still awkward.

Bao Ning sat there blankly, her mind still blank, her eyes following Pei Yuan's movements, watching him adjust his belt again, put down his rolled-up sleeves, and touch the cane in the corner.

"What are you looking at me for?" Pei Yuan noticed her gaze, turned around, tapped her wrist with his finger, and said in a low voice, "Drink quickly, and then go wash up, there are guests at home today."

Bao Ning was at a loss: "What guests?"

Before Pei Yuan could speak, he suddenly heard a long cry from the yard: "Brother, brother, why is there a goose in your fence? It's chasing me, I'm dying! Come out and save me!"

Pei Yuan cursed and walked out. After walking two steps, he looked at Bao Ning again: "Put on your clothes and come out again." After saying that, he went out and closed the door behind him.

...

There was a commotion in the yard.

In order to raise the chickens, ducks and geese, Baoning built a fence in the yard and built a few small nests with simple wooden boards.

I don't know what Pei Yang was doing, but he opened the fence door, and a curious goose came out and chased Pei Yang's butt and bit it, quacking.

Pei Yuan was so angry that he cursed: "Why did you provoke it? You are cowardly and will only cause trouble. Don't run, the more you run, the more it will chase you. Stop and grab its neck with your backhand!"

Pei Yang ran around the yard: "I don't dare, brother, I don't dare. Look how fierce it is!"

Pei Yuan yelled at him: "The goose is less than a month old and its feet are not even as big as yours. Can you calm down? Pei Yang, are you a waste!"

Seeing Pei Yang getting more and more panicked and trying to grab the wooden basin under the eaves as a weapon, Pei Yuan's eyebrows twitched, "The basin contains corn bran, which is used to feed chickens. If you spill it, it will chase you! Stand there and don't move!"

It was too late. Pei Yang had already grabbed the basin and smashed it, soaking the goose and himself.

Bao Ning usually feeds the chickens and ducks as soon as he wakes up in the morning. Today, he got up late and the chickens and ducks were still hungry. Now, smelling the fragrance, they came out of their nests one after another and scrambled around Pei Yang. Their wings flapped the layers of dirt on the ground.

Pei Yang jumped and howled: "Brother, why are there chickens and ducks in your fence? Oh my god, there are actually two geese!"

"Brother, when did you like small animals so much? My God, ah ah ah!"

Ah Huang watched for a while, his eyes lit up with excitement, and he also rushed in to join in the battle. For a while, the small yard was full of chickens and dogs, and the noise was heard within a radius of five miles. Pei Yang was howling like a

ghost. Pei Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to his frightened look. He stood against the wall with a cold face and ignored him.

When Baoning packed up and came out, Pei Yang's clothes had several holes in them, and he looked like a beggar, crying but not crying.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, he looked over pleadingly.

Baoning clapped her hands: "Stop making noise."

The chickens and ducks actually quieted down when they heard her voice, and stood there looking back at her.

Baoning pointed at the door of the fence and said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft: "Go in, and you will get more food later. If you don't listen, you won't get any food tonight."

Pei Yang was surprised to see that those little creatures who had just been showing their teeth and claws at him, one by one, seemed to have been drugged, and they lined up obediently and went in swaying their heads and tails.

Baoning walked over and closed the fence door.

Ah Huang shook off the dirt on his body and followed her without saying a word.

Pei Yang said in disbelief: "Oh my God."

Baoning put her hands on the fence and looked back at him embarrassedly.

She got up in a hurry, she only washed her face, without any makeup, and a plain hairpin tied her hair.

Baoning thought about what happened in the morning. Pei Yang should have broken into the room and saw her sleeping with Pei Yuan. Although they were husband and wife in name, it was still very embarrassing to be seen by outsiders.

Pei Yang was not aware of Baoning's embarrassment. He just thought that Baoning was standing there with a gentle smile, very beautiful, more beautiful than those concubines in the harem.

Pei Yang praised her: "You are glowing, like a fairy."

Pei Yuan walked up to him at some point and kicked him in the butt: "You look like a fool."

He looked unhappy: "Come into the house with me."

Pei Yang said "Oh", turned around and waved to Bao Ning, and followed Pei Yuan into the house.

Before entering the door, he leaned on the door frame again and poked his head out: "I brought some delicious food, let's eat together later." Pei Yuan pulled him into the house by the collar.

Bao Ning stood there in a daze. She recognized him. It was Pei Yang, the fifth prince of the current emperor.

This fifth prince was really... extraordinary.

After taking a look at the messy yard, Bao Ning sighed and resigned herself to cleaning up.

...

In the room, Pei Yuan sat on a stool, and Pei Yang stood one step away from him, with his head down.

Pei Yuan asked, "Why did you come in without knocking?"

"I knocked." Pei Yang felt a little aggrieved. "You didn't hear me, so I went in. I didn't expect my sister-in-law was there. I just said one word and you woke up and wanted to hit me."

He said "sister-in-law", and Pei Yuan felt much more comfortable. He said, "Knock on the door in the future, don't come in without permission."

Pei Yang said, "Got it."

He has always been so obedient to Pei Yuan. Pei Yuan is six years older than him and is a very decent brother. Pei Yang's boxing skills were all taught by Pei Yuan. Once during a hunt, he was almost injured by a wild wolf, and it was Pei Yuan who saved his life. Pei Yang has been accustomed to relying on and trusting Pei Yuan since he was a child.

"Forget it." Pei Yuan stopped talking about that matter, stretched out his hand to touch his hair, frowned and said, "How did it become this color, not red nor black, it's so ugly."

Pei Yang was a little proud: "It's not ugly, I dyed it with phoenix fairy flowers, the one for nails, brother, do you know it?"

"I don't know." Pei Yuan waved at him, "Come and sit down."

In front of Pei Yang, Pei Yuan has always been a little stern and cold. When he speaks, Pei Yang dare not disobey.

Looking at Pei Yuan's face, he knew that Pei Yuan would not joke with him, but talk about business.

"Why haven't you come these days?" Pei Yuan looked at him, "Has something happened in the palace?"

Pei Yang pursed his lips: "Father made my third brother the prince."

Pei Xiao. As expected.

Pei Yuan's eyes darkened, and he didn't continue the topic: "How is the Empress?"

"Not very well." Pei Yang shook his head, "Since my eldest brother disappeared, the Empress has been bedridden, and she talks nonsense more and more often. The imperial physician can't diagnose what's wrong with her." After a pause, he continued, "Now the Phoenix Seal is in the hands of Concubine Gao, who commands the six palaces."

Concubine Gao is Pei Xiao's mother.

Pei Yuan rubbed his thumb and index finger, his eyes darker: "How is your mother?"

Pei Yang was a little confused: "My mother is fine."

"Yeah." Pei Yuan nodded, "Be careful in the palace." He said this and didn't say anything more.

Pei Yang is thirteen this year, and he will be fifteen in two years. As long as the emperor can survive these two years, he can be crowned king, take his mother, Concubine Zhao, to his fiefdom, and be a free and leisurely king.

Selfishly, Pei Yuan didn't want Pei Yang to be exposed to too much political filth. He was still young, growing up with thousands of pamperings, and it was rare for him to be pure. Pei Yuan hoped that he could stay like this forever.

Power can devour people's hearts, and kind people will fall into pain because of it. He didn't want to see Pei Yang like that.

Pei Yuan suddenly thought of Bao Ning. She was very similar to Pei Yang. She was born in the mud, but she had a heart that was not stained by dust, pure and transparent, and it made people feel distressed.

Bao Ning, like this, should not fall into the dust. She should always be cared for and loved like this.

Pei Yang looked at Pei Yuan sitting there in a daze.

After a long while, Pei Yuan waved his hand and said, "Go out."

Pei Yang was eager to go out, but he didn't expect Bao Ning to be waiting for him at the door.

"Fifth Prince." Bao Ning called him softly, afraid that Pei Yuan would hear, "Can you lend me the carriage later?"