At dusk, Guangping Marquis Mansion.

Mrs. Zhao personally helped Pei Yue pick up the vegetables and kept saying, "Good boy, eat more. I think you seem to have lost a lot of weight."

Pei Yue looked at the pile of various delicacies in his bowl and felt quite touched. He smiled and said, "Auntie, today is Sister Gu's birthday. My nephew is here to pay her birthday, not just for a meal.

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Mrs. Zhao said happily: "It would be great if you have this idea. Your sister Gu and I are idle at home all day long and have nothing to do. Since Fan'er left Beijing, the house has become more and more deserted. If you are willing to come, of course you can

Excellent. In fact, speaking of it, you have only been here two or three times this year, which shows that you are usually very busy. You are still young, so there is no need to rush into things. You must take care of your own health first."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "My nephew has taken note of it."

He turned to look at the girl on Zhao's right, his eyes gentle and soft.

Gu Zhen will be seventeen years old after today. Over the past year, she has become more and more bright and beautiful, like a fresh and elegant water lotus.

She met Pei Yue's gaze and did not dodge. Instead, she teased softly: "Brother Pei, since you are here to celebrate my birthday today, shouldn't you kowtow to the birthday boy?"

Pei Yue was stuffing a mouthful of food and looked at Gu Zhen blankly after hearing this.

Zhao couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhen'er, please don't mess around. Brother Yue is now a serious prince, how can he kowtow to you to celebrate your birthday? If word spreads to others, how can the censors in the court let him go?"

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Gu Zhen blushed slightly and said, "Mom, my daughter was just telling a joke with Brother Pei, but you want to be so serious."

Pei Yue finally swallowed the food in his mouth, quickly raised the wine glass next to him, stood up and said, "I would like to congratulate Sister Gu on her birthday with this wine."

Gu Zhen also left the table and stood up, taking the cup in her hand. The maid next to her was holding a small pot and poured the jade plum spring in the pot into the cup.

She looked at the wine glass in Pei Yue's hand and said with a smile: "I like the gift prepared by Brother Pei very much, but I also want to test you."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "Sister Gu, please tell me."

Gu Zhen said: "I know that Brother Pei is not good at poetry, but drinking like this is boring after all. Brother Pei, please say a few words, or allusions, couplets, or famous people's poems. As long as they match anything on this table, you will be considered.

Passed."

When Mrs. Zhao saw Pei Yue contemplating, she turned to look at Gu Zhen, with a hint of reproach in her eyes.

She knew that Pei Yue had a miserable life at the beginning and had no chance to study at all. Later, he concentrated on martial arts practice. Now Gu Zhen wants him to start from this way. Although this request is not difficult and countless scholars can do it easily, but for Pei Yue

It's obviously not that easy.

Gu Zhen covered her mouth and smiled and said: "Mom, you don't know how many times the fourth brother has praised Brother Pei at home. He said that he is not only extremely talented in martial arts, but also reads books every day, and has profound insights.

My daughter is not that kind of frivolous person, so how could she deliberately make things difficult for him?"

Pei Yue had already thought of the answer at this moment. He shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Gu really often praises me? This does surprise me. In fact, I only use reading as a way to relax. After all, I am usually tired from practicing martial arts."

Gu Zhen blinked and said, "Can Brother Pei win?"

Pei Yue pointed to the dish of pheasant silk bird's nest soup on the table and said, "I just learned a few common sayings from an ancient book a few days ago, so I borrowed flowers and offered them to Buddha to wish Sister Gu a birthday."

He chanted loudly: "Put the bird in the pot and sell fine wine. The wind is your guest and the trees are your friends. The osmanthus flowers are blooming now. I wish you a long life."

Mrs. Zhao praised him repeatedly, Gu Zhen's beautiful eyes lingered, and she said softly: "Brother Pei is indeed very talented."

The two drank each other and drank it all.

After sitting down, Pei Yue scratched his head and said, "Talent and talent are not words that should be taken seriously. They are just picking up people's wisdom. Sister Gu, don't mind."

Gu Zhen shook her head slightly and said softly: "No way."

Seeing the interaction between the two juniors, Ms. Zhao felt increasingly happy and persuaded Pei Yue to have a few more glasses of wine.

Pei Yue's current drinking capacity is not too big or too small, and he is at a reasonable level. As long as he takes it easy, there will be no problem. However, Zhao is very enthusiastic and an elder, and Gu Zhen joins in the fun from time to time, so he becomes a little tipsy.

After a simple and warm birthday banquet, Pei Yue's handsome face was obviously stained with alcohol.

Zhao smiled and said: "Brother Yue, since you are drunk, don't go back in a hurry. Just rest in the room prepared for you."

Pei Yue could still stand firm, shook his head and said, "Mother, isn't this a little inappropriate?"

Mrs. Zhao then advised: "What's inappropriate? I have always treated you as my own son and nephew. You are not an outsider here. Otherwise, why would I prepare a room for you? All the furnishings in that room are mine. Prepared by myself, it is exactly the same as in Fan'er's room."

Gu Zhen also said: "Brother Pei, just rest in your house for the night. You can go back tomorrow."

Seeing their firm attitude, Pei Yue thought for a while and agreed.

Mrs. Zhao quickly ordered several maids to send Pei Yue back to his room to rest. She was still worried and ordered someone to prepare sobering soup so that she could deal with it if Pei Yue was really drunk.

At three o'clock in the morning, Pei Yue opened his eyes from his sleep, his eyes were very clear and not drunk.

After a while, a light figure left the Guangping Marquis Mansion and disappeared in the late night streets of Kyoto.

It was already curfew, and the moonlight was cold and lonely.

According to the memory in his mind, Pei Yue started from Xingyefang, chose a hidden road, passed through several main streets very quickly, and entered Yongrenfang. With his current martial arts cultivation, coupled with the body skills taught by Mr. Xi , you don’t have to worry about being discovered late at night.

At the beginning of Haishi, Pei Yue appeared outside a mansion. He came to the wall at the side and rear, jumped over the wall with a light body.

The mansion is quite large, with buildings stacked on top of each other, but Pei Yue seemed to have been here many times before, easily avoiding the servants in the mansion and going straight to the corridor of the outer study.

The window of the study room was opened, and the candlelight came through, blending with the moonlight, creating a dim scene.

A middle-aged man with an angular face was reading in front of the window.

What's strange is that there are no servants near the study.

Pei Yue stepped forward and stood outside the window and said, "Junior Pei Yue, I take the liberty of disturbing your leisure time."

The man put down the book, looked at Pei Yue's solemn expression under the dim light and the bulging baggage behind him, and said with some confusion: "Although you are a martial artist, it is not a taboo to want to see me. Why?" Instead of just announcing your visit openly and openly, you sent someone to deliver the message secretly, and then you sneaked in late at night?"

Pei Yue cupped his hands and said: "Your Excellency, all forces in Kyoto now have eyes on this junior, and any move will be known to them, so I have to take this step."

The man asked: "Where are you from?"

Pei Yue replied: "Today is the birthday of sister Gu from the Gu family in Guangping Marquis Mansion. I stayed drunk at the Marquis Mansion and came here at night."

The man pondered slightly, approving his approach, and said harmoniously: "The east city is quite quiet, unlike the west city where dragons and snakes are mixed. You can be considered careful enough if you do this. But I don't quite understand what it is worth."

Are you so cautious?"

Pei Yue untied the baggage behind him and said in a deep voice: "Junior, please help me."

The man naturally knew Pei Yue's current situation and the dilemma faced by Xiangyun Company, but he did not agree immediately and asked: "Why should I help you?"

Pei Yue said calmly: "I was framed this time, and I have a clear conscience."

After a moment of silence, the man pointed to the side and said, "Come in and talk."
Chapter completed!