After being a widow, the empress dowager was favored by the powerful ministers

Chapter 125 Afraid of Death?

King Jing felt sad, even though he knew that everything was just his own speculation, but with speculation in his heart, how could he still look at these things as usual.

This night, the study room in Prince Jing's Mansion was brightly lit.

It was night, Pei Ci and his party slept in the forest.

Sheng Baoling leaned against the tree, watching Pei Ci turn over the game in his hand, the aroma kept lingering at the tip of her nose, she couldn't help but licked her lips twice, greedy.

It can be seen that Pei Ci is skilled in technique, but she has doubts in her heart.

It stands to reason that Pei Ci's health is not good, and in Pei's mansion, he should have been pampered since he was a child. These things should not be involved.

But why is he roasting this game so skillfully at this moment, as if he has done it before.

Not only did Sheng Baoling have doubts in his heart, but Lisheng, who had been standing by Sheng Baoling's side all the time, looked at his lord's hands that had never touched the spring water, roasting the game at the moment, and his heart was no less confused than Sheng Baoling's.

As for Pei Ci, he obviously didn't realize that there was something wrong with this point. When Sheng Baoling looked over and didn't look away, he only thought that Sheng Baoling was hungry.

Seeing that it was cooked, he handed the food to Sheng Baoling, "There is little food in the mountains, so let's make do with it."

After seeing the food, Sheng Baoling no longer wondered why Pei Ci was so good at roasting wild game, took the food carefully, shook his head, with a faint smile on his face, "It smells delicious."

The implication is that this is not a matter of course.

How many people in this world can eat the venison roasted by Xiang Zuo himself.

Sheng Baoling took a small bite and chewed slowly, it was really delicious.

She couldn't help squinting her eyes, obviously very satisfied with the food in her hand.

Thoughts are all on the face.

When Pei Ci saw him, he couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, as if he was also affected by her emotions, he slowly took another skewer that hadn't caught fire and started to roast it.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Sheng didn't know how to react, even if he was a fool, he should have discovered the inappropriateness between these two by now!

The adults washed their hands and roasted game for the empress dowager, just to make the empress dowager smile, and the smile of the empress dowager also affected the mood of the adults.

He always kept a straight face, but in this short period of two or three days, he saw the adults laugh no less than seven or eight times.

If the housekeeper or the eldest girl saw this, they would probably think it was a dream.

Logically speaking, this should be a good thing, but this person is the empress dowager, that is the empress of the late emperor, and the late emperor is a bosom friend of the lord.

Although the first emperor is dead, how could this lord have thought about the empress dowager?

They move as soon as they move, but they are so intimate.

For more than half a year, when Sheng Baoling came back to Pei's mansion, he was sent back by Lisheng in the end.

Li Sheng's gaze was too focused, Sheng Baoling followed his gaze, looked back, his eyes were blank, thinking that he had seen the food in his hands, he was greedy, and wanted a piece of the pie.

She immediately tightened up a lot.

I can give anything else, but this game, I only have such a share, but I can't give it.

Pei Ci could see all of Sheng Baoling's small movements.

Still like when she was in the Sheng Mansion many years ago, she hid her things behind her back, lest they would be snatched away by others.

The little girl was delicate and soft, and she spoke like that.

Thinking of this, the light in his eyes softened a little.

If only it could always be like this...

At this time, a thought flashed through Pei Ci's mind, this time going south, there are many dangers.

The little emperor and other enemies in the court will definitely attack him along the way. If he uses this feign death to escape and take Sheng Baoling away.

The world is so big, where can I not go?
Although Bianjing is prosperous, it is restricted everywhere, and his identity is also the biggest obstacle between him and Sheng Baoling.

Pei Ci pursed his thin lips, thinking repeatedly in his heart.

Everything in Bianjing will always be taken over by others.

Now that I know that the final result is death, why can't I just walk away and escape the catastrophe?
Because he was so engrossed in thinking, he didn't even notice that the things in his hands were scorched.

It wasn't until Sheng Baoling smelled the burnt smell that he called Pei Ci twice but there was no response, then he got up and stretched out his hand, and took the bunch of burnt game from Pei Ci's hand.

This action woke Pei Ci up.

Sheng Baoling leaned over and sniffed twice, frowning, it was too burnt to eat.

I feel somewhat regretful.

"What's the matter with you?" Sheng Baoling put down the things in his hand, looked at Pei Ci, and asked, "What are you thinking so preoccupied with?"

Didn't even notice that something was burnt.

Pei Ci's eyes lingered on Sheng Baoling for a moment, thinking about the thoughts that had just crossed his mind.

If he wanted to take her away from Bianjing, Song Dynasty, and this world, would she be willing?

Thinking about it, Pei Ci felt a bitterness in his heart, fearing that he would not be willing.

In his previous life, after getting along like that, he thought that Sheng Baoling was interested in him, but in the end, when he realized that the situation was not right, he made arrangements for Sheng Baoling, but she didn't believe him.

Even during the dispute, the bracelet was torn off.

He should know that Sheng Baoling in front of him is even more unlikely to let go of everything in Bianjing and leave with him.

Why am I thinking so wildly here.

She has the court and the people in her heart, so how can she let it go.

Even if I knew what would happen in the future, I couldn't completely ignore it.

Pei Ci said in a deep voice, "I'm thinking about what might happen to me along the way when I go south this time."

Sheng Baoling smiled, with a sly look in his eyes, "Afraid of death?"

She asked such a question on purpose, with a little tentative intention in her heart.

She wanted to know if Pei Ci was afraid of death.

Pei Ci responded lightly, and didn't say anything else.

No matter what Sheng Baoling asked again, he didn't ask too much, he just responded once or twice, as if he had become the stern-faced and seldom-talking Pei Zuoxiang from before, like a stone.

Sheng Baoling even said a few words, but when he saw Pei Ci's reaction, he was a little perfunctory, and lost the interest to continue asking.

She turned around, turned her back to Pei Ci, leaned against the tree, closed her eyes, and fell into a shallow sleep.

But Pei Ci couldn't fall asleep, and still maintained the sitting posture just now, and his eyes fell on the figure who was already asleep, and his shoulders moved lightly and regularly.

The dark color of the fundus is unknown.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the wind blows the leaves in the forest, making subtle movements.

The fire also made a "cracking" sound.

Pei Ci kept turning in his mind, it was the sentence that Sheng Baoling asked just now.

fear death?

He is naturally afraid of death.

But compared to death, what he was more afraid of was that when he died, no one could protect her anymore.

The first emperor entrusted her final safety to himself, so he must be her final retreat.

If she died, if she wanted to leave the capital in the future, no one would be able to help her.

Pei Ci was afraid, afraid that after his death, Sheng Baoling would have to stay in the palace forever, and he would never see the smiling face like today again.

(End of this chapter)