"Li Shimin is here!" Li Xiu and Pei Ji were all shocked when they heard the servant's report. Then they looked at each other and could see a little uneasy from each other's eyes. After all, they had just seen Li Yuan, but now Li Shimin ran to Pei Ji for no reason. How could they not be guilty?

In addition, Li Xiu also thought that Li Yuan's funeral had just ended for three days. In theory, Li Shimin should be busy dealing with the backlog of government affairs before, not to mention that during the funeral, he encountered the rebellion of the Dangxiang people in the Southwest, so Li Shimin should be even more unable to get out of here, but why did he suddenly run to Pei Ji? If he remembered correctly, since Pei Ji left the court, Li Shimin had never been to him?

Pei Ji could think of what Li Xiu could think of, so his face became a little bad at this time. No matter from any perspective, Li Shimin had no reason to come to him, but the other party came, which made him suddenly have an unknown premonition. Could it be that Li Yuan's fake death was exposed?

When Pei Ji thought of this possibility, he couldn't help but feel chills all over. However, he was not an ordinary person after all. The storms and waves that had been before came, so he naturally did not show any fear at this time. He immediately returned to the villa with Li Xiu. When he walked into the living room, he saw Li Shimin sitting in the hall and drinking tea at a glance.

"See Your Majesty!" Although Li Xiu and Pei Ji were uneasy, they still stepped forward and bowed.

"No need to be polite. I originally wanted to chat with Pei Jian, but I didn't expect Li Xiu to be here too!" Li Shimin said with a smile at this time. Seeing his appearance, he didn't look angry, which made Li Xiu and Pei Ji breathe a sigh of relief.

"I made an appointment with me, Mr. Pei, before, so I came to his place for a trip." Li Xiu replied with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Dangxiang people in the southwest are rebelling. I don't know what the situation is?" Pei Ji did not say anything polite, but asked about the war in the southwest directly. In fact, the meaning in his words was very obvious, that is, why didn't Li Shimin stay in the palace to handle government affairs honestly, and why did he suddenly come to chat with him?

"Dangxiang is just a disease of scabies, and it is not worth worrying. I have sent Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie to deal with it, and it will definitely be a result soon." Li Shimin said indifferently when he heard Pei Ji's words. After saying that, he picked up the tea bowl and took it, and did not say why he came. This made Li Xiu and Pei Ji's hearts rise again.

"Your Majesty, the funeral of the Supreme Emperor has ended. I have no last concern in Chang'an, so I want to resign from Your Majesty and prepare to return to my hometown in Hedong to retire!" Pei Ji felt uneasy and gritted his teeth and spoke. He originally wanted to wait for a while before saying goodbye to Li Shimin and leaving Chang'an, but now he can only go ahead.

"Pei Jian is going back to Hedong?" Li Shimin finally showed a surprised expression when he heard Pei Ji's words, but then he sighed, "Yes, Mr. Pei is old and has worked day and night for his father's funeral before. It is indeed a bit difficult for you. But I see that the Nanshan Mountain is beautiful and it is a rare place to retire. Why does Mr. Pei have to go back to Hedong?"

"As the saying goes, Ye Luo returns to his roots, the old minister's ancestral land is in Puzhou, Hedong, and he will naturally be buried there after his death. In recent years, I feel that my health is getting worse day by day. Although Chang'an is prosperous, it is a foreign land for me. So I want to take advantage of the fact that I can still move and live in my hometown for two years. Maybe one day I will go with the Supreme Emperor!" Pei Ji said sincerely again at this time.

Hearing the sadness of Pei Ji and mentioning Li Yuan in his words, Li Shimin seemed to feel something, and a dazed expression appeared on his face. After a moment, he realized that he thought about it and then said again: "Okay, since Pei Jian has made up his mind, I will not stop you. When you are leaving one day, I will inform me in advance. Even if I can't get out of here, I will send the prince to see you off!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Pei Ji heard that Li Shimin actually asked the prince to see him off, and immediately showed a grateful expression. Although Li Xiu next to him knew that Pei Ji was acting, he had to make a touching expression.

"By the way, I have heard that the other courtyard here of Pei Jian, you have a beautiful scenery and even a hunting ground. I wonder if you can take me to visit?" Li Shimin suddenly spoke at this time. When Li Xiu and Pei Ji heard the word "hunting ground", their hearts couldn't help but jump, but they both had extraordinary concentration and did not show any strange expressions.

"Your Majesty is willing to visit the old minister's villa, which is also a blessing for the old minister. Speaking of which, I just returned from the hunting ground with my husband. However, it is not the time to hunt, and our archery skills are not good, so we have nothing to gain!" Pei Ji smiled immediately, and then asked Li Shimin to go out and get on the horse, and Li Xiu was also with him.

Pei Ji's other courtyard is so large that it is almost half a county town. It is mostly surrounded by mountains and forests. The flat land at the foot of the forest has been reclaimed into farmland, with sweet potatoes and other crops planted inside. Some of the Pei family's tenants were also busy in the fields at this time.

Pei Ji walked and explained to Li Shimin about his villa. In the end, the three of them came to the hunting ground again unknowingly. After all, the hunting ground in the entire villa occupied the largest area and was not far from where Pei Ji lived, so it was easy to get here.

Li Shimin was a military general and loved hunting since he was young. When he came to the hunting ground, he said with great interest: "I am really bored in the palace. I don't have time to travel. Today I rarely come to Pei Jian here. It happens that there is a hunting ground here. Why don't you catch a few preys with me?"

Pei Ji and Li Xiu were also confused by Li Shimin at this time. Although Li Shimin was so busy, he ran to Pei Ji for no reason. He seemed to have nothing serious about it. He just wandered around here and was going to hunt again, which was really confusing.

Of course, Li Xiu was also a little worried about Li Yuan hiding in the hunting ground, but thinking that the valley was almost closed, and the only thing that was entering and leaving was the hidden cave, which ordinary people could not find. Moreover, the hunting ground was so large that the probability of Li Shimin finding that cave was even smaller.

Pei Ji seemed to have the same idea, and agreed immediately, and then asked someone to go to the house next to the hunting ground to take out the hunting bow, and then the three of them entered the hunting ground. Although it is not the time to hunt, Pei Ji's hunting ground is mainly mountains and forests, and there are actually not many prey in the forest. However, he and Li Xiu had no intention of hunting before, so naturally they had no harvest.
Chapter completed!