The next day, Qinghe came to Yaoguang Hall with a bunch of Longxi specialties. This time she calculated the time and came after Taoti got up.

The two of them were talking and laughing again, and their relationship became more and more intimate.

Friendship between girls is sometimes that simple.

Pei Yan learned that Qinghe came to Yaoguang Palace to play, but he didn't stop him and played with their little ladies.

He was very busy these days. In addition to the repair of the Gu Mansion, he also had to work on the Zhongyuan Festival in three days.

Every July fifteenth is the Zhongyuan Festival, also known as the Ullambana Festival. On this day, the people will worship their ancestors and the Ullambana festival will also be held in temples to save the dead souls.

Emperor Zhaokang had a deep affection for the late queen, so the Zhongyuan Festival of the palace was held very grandly every year. Not only would he invite monks from the royal temple to recite scriptures, but he would also invite Taoist priests from Baiyun Temple to serve as a temple.

On the Zhongyuan Festival, Taoti got up early, wore a plain light-colored dress, and ate cold vegetarian dishes.

After breakfast, she and Pei Yan went to Yichun Palace, a palace next to Fengyi Palace.

Sitting on the sedan chair, Tao Ti asked in confusion, "Why don't you do rituals in Fengyi Palace?"

Pei Yan said indifferently, "The father always felt that the undead of the mother's queen is still in Fengyi Palace. The mother likes to be quiet, so he doesn't want others to go to Fengyi Palace to disturb him."

Taoti, “…Okay.”

After pausing, she asked curiously, "Well, that's the monk and Taoist priests, will there be no conflict?"

Pei Yan pondered for a moment and replied, "Rationally speaking, the father actually does not believe in religion."

Tao Ti, "Then he..."

Pei Yan pulled the corner of his mouth, "But the father seemed to have no reason in his mother's affairs. He did not believe in ghosts and gods, but at the same time he hoped that there would be souls and reincarnation in this world, so that he could continue his relationship with his mother's mother. He didn't know which spirit of the monk and Taoist priest, so he invited them to let the Buddha and Taoist ranks show their supernatural powers."

Taoti's mouth twitched, is this okay?

While talking, the two arrived at Yichun Palace.

Emperor Zhaokang was not here, everything was presided over by Empress Zhou. She led a group of concubines and royal family members to conduct the sacrifices in an orderly and decent manner.

The table was filled with oil cakes, milk cakes, plum cakes, melons and fruits. Taoti bent down to burn incense while secretly looking at Queen Zhou's expression.

Tao Ti really admires Queen Zhou. As the current wife, she can handle sacrificial affairs for her husband's ex-wife without changing her face. How good is this psychological quality!

After celebrating the incense, Taoti and Pei Yan knelt side by side on the cushion, listening to the monk chanting the sutra of rebirth with everyone; this sutra passed in one morning.

This is not the end. After finishing the Buddhist program in the morning, after a simple lunch, I went to the back hall to walk the Taoist program in the afternoon...

By the end of the Taoist ritual, the sky was covered with sunset and night came.

Everyone had been tossing for a day, kneeling and worshiping each other, and was already exhausted. When they heard Queen Zhou say that she could leave, they left one after another as if they were relieved.

Pei Yan looked at the palace that was returning to the quiet, and a smile appeared on his lips, and there was a coldness in his deep black eyes.

After pondering for a long time, he lowered his eyes and looked at the little girl who was so tired beside him, and his eyes became softer.

He turned his body sideways, raised his hand and rubbed her little head, "Are you tired?"

Tao Ti came to her senses, her black eyes shone with a clear light, and she shook her head, "It's okay, I'm not very tired."

In fact, she was also tired, but considering that it was all for Pei Yan's biological mother, she was not easy to complain about being tired.

Pei Yan held her hand and said, "Let's go, go to Fengyi Palace to put an incense stick on the tablet of his mother's queen first, and we'll go home."

I don’t know when he started, but he regarded the “Yaoguang Palace” as his “home”—

No matter how tired she is when she is busy and busy, whenever she goes back at night and sees the lights of Yaoguang Hall and the steaming food, her smiling face will relax. The intrigues and conspiracies are all isolated, without any worries.

Fengyi Palace was next door, and the two of them walked over hand in hand.

Li Gui and Madam Lan were guarding the hall gate from left to right. When they saw Pei Yan and Tao Ti coming, they hurriedly saluted and greeted each other.

Pei Yan signaled them to get up and glanced at the closed door, "Father is inside?"

Li Gui nodded and looked embarrassed, "Yes, Your Majesty has been sitting in it for a day, and the servants dare not go in and ask."

Hearing this, Pei Yan frowned Ying's thick eyebrows.

Madam Lan smiled gently at Tao Ti, looked up and saw Pei Yan frowning, and said slowly, "Did Your Highness bring the Crown Princess to worship the Empress? Why don't you go back? Your Majesty... He is in a bad mood now."

Li Gui didn't think so. He smiled at Pei Yan and said, "Your Highness, why don't you go in and persuade Your Majesty? It's getting late now, and you have to go to court tomorrow."

Pei Yan pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Well, I will go in and take a look."

The sleeve was grabbed, and he turned his head and saw Tao Ti beside him, and said in a gentle voice, "Ati, are you waiting at the door?"

Tao Ti pursed her lips and said softly, "Since I'm here to worship the Queen, I'll be with you."

Pei Yan lowered his eyes, "Okay."

Li Gui quickly opened the door and let the two of them in.

There were no lamps in the hall, the light was dim, the hall was empty and there was no one.

Tao Ti subconsciously grabbed Pei Yan's sleeve, and Pei Yan looked at her comfortably, "It's okay."

He led her to the side hall together, and the gentle palms tightly wrapped around her weak boneless little hand.

Bypassing the nine-foot-high red sandalwood screen, a strong smell of alcohol came to my nose.

I saw Emperor Zhao Kang, wearing a loose black robe, holding a tablet in one hand and a wine pot in the other, leaning crookedly against the bedside. There was no image of a majestic emperor. This way, he looked like a drunkard wandering on the street, decadent, lonely, and boundless loneliness.

Tao Ti's eyes were full of surprise, but Pei Yan was used to it, calmly letting go of Tao Ti's hand and whispered, "I'll go and have a look."

Tao Ti nodded and stood obediently.

Pei Yan walked forward and called out softly, "Father."

After hearing this, the person on the bed sat up slowly and stretched out half of his body. The drunken face appeared in the dizzy light and shadow. He squinted his eyes, as if he had carefully identified it, and suddenly said, "It's Yan'er."

After saying that, he lowered his head to the tablet in his arms and said, "Yuanyuan, our son is here to see you."

Pei Yan's face was heavy and his eyes were dim and unclear.

As a bystander, Tao Ti felt that this scene was a little sad, and there was a bit of weirdness in the sadness. Emperor Zhao Kang seemed to be drunk and crazy.

Pei Yan went to help Emperor Zhaokang to get up, "Father, you are drunk, why don't you go back to the palace to rest first."

Emperor Zhao Kang let him support him, put down the wine bottle in his hand, and still hugged the tablet tightly.

When passing by Tao Ti, Emperor Zhaokang stopped staggeringly. He slowly turned his head, and a pair of deep eyes burst out with a sharp cold light, which fell tightly on Tao Ti.

Tao Ti, “…”

The hairs stood up!

Emperor Zhaokang pushed Pei Yan away, like a lone wolf, walked to Tao Ti with a cold face, his eyes becoming more and more sinister.

When he thought of this woman, he felt angry after drinking poisoned wine on her wedding night.

Tao Ti's heart tightened, hesitated for a moment, and called out, "Father?"

Emperor Zhao Kang's voice was hoarse and cold, "Tao, if you dare to let the prince down, I will definitely kill your whole family!"

Taoti's eyelids twitched, especially as his word "kill" came out, her neck seemed to feel the coldness of a sharp blade.

Emperor Zhaokang wanted to say something else, Pei Yan blocked Tao Ti with a cold face, and pressed Emperor Zhaokang's shoulder with one hand. His handsome face was full of seriousness, "Father, you scared her."

His voice was very low, suppressing his anger, and his clear eyebrows and eyes seemed to have a layer of cold frost.

Emperor Zhao Kang raised his head, a hint of surprise flashed across his slightly cloudy eyes, and he looked at Pei Yan.

The surroundings are quiet and can be heard. In this deadly silence, there is a fierce undercurrent surging.

The father and son are like lions confronting each other. One is powerful without anger but is already in his twilight years. The other is young and strong, with infinite power hidden.

Finally, Emperor Zhao Kang lowered his eyes faintly.

"Yan'er, help me out."

"Yes." Pei Yan relaxed his hand a little, and turned to hold Emperor Zhaokang's hand.

Tao Ti breathed a long sigh of relief and raised her hand to pat her chest.

When I returned to Yaoguang Palace again, it was already dark.

After a day of fatigue, Taoti didn't have the energy to enjoy the food. She simply used dinner and climbed onto the bed after taking a shower.

Pei Yan lay down beside her, with apologetic tone, "Ati, my father is drunk today, I'll say sorry for him."

Tao Ti's eyelashes trembled slightly, and suddenly turned over to him, and said in a relaxed tone, "It's okay, I know he's drunk, I don't take it to heart."

Pei Yan, “…”

Tao Ti said, "And he didn't do anything to me, just warned me..."

Alas, after hearing Emperor Zhao Kang's warning, he probably still remembered the incident of taking poison on the wedding night. In this matter, Tao Ti was really letting her laugh at her.

Pei Yan stretched out his arms and held her into his arms, pressing her chin against her hair, and his voice clear, "Ati, you're wronged."

Taoti reached out to hug his waist, sniffed the reassuring rosin on his body, and muttered in a low voice, "I just can't figure out why his Majesty suddenly got angry at me..."

She was standing in the corner at that time, quiet and well-behaved, and didn't even say a word!

"My mother did not die of illness, but committed suicide by taking poison."

"!!!" Tao Ti was shocked, and she heard some amazing palace secrets!
To be continued...