Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 184
"Sister, where are you taking me?"

The crown prince Sima Yan hurriedly followed behind Princess Xingnan, with a ceremonial knife that was more than a foot long stuffed under his ribs, because he had to cover it with the hem of his shirt, which made his already slightly short and fat body look even more bloated. The movements are a bit clumsy.

"Don't ask, follow me! Whatever I do later, you do!"

Princess Xingnan also changed her dress and dress, and wore a brocade gown with a right lapel and a white gauze cape to cover the ritual knife at her waist, and another handle hidden in the boot.It is midsummer now, although the sky is cloudy and the sun is not shining brightly, it is still very hot.

After walking for a short distance, beads of sweat appeared on the princess's forehead, which made her feel quite depressed. She turned her head and shouted at the prince, "Hurry up, why are you walking so slowly!"

"I spent the rest of the day studying "Poetry" with my uncle, and I haven't passed it on yet..."

The prince said with a bitter face, but seeing his elder sister's ferocious eyes, he didn't dare to argue any more, and hurriedly followed with short legs.

"Learning "Poetry"? Learning "Poetry" can wipe out rebellious ministers like the father did? Let my family return to Jiangbei?"

The princess muttered a little angrily, and the crown prince also raised his brows when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Sister, you are right! Learning "Poetry" is useless in the first place, and I really don't want to follow my uncle to study again! Sister, can you help me..."

"Don't even think about it!"

Thinking of the unsmiling look of her uncle Yu Liang, Princess Xingnan felt ashamed, just like she was in awe of her mother.However, the uncle wanted to stay away from her even more.Seeing the prince's slightly disappointed expression, the princess couldn't bear it either. Although she didn't dare to contradict her uncle, she could still do something to cheer the prince up: "You are the prince, and he is a subject. There is no reason for a king to be afraid of his subjects!"

"But, but... If I don't listen to my uncle's instruction, my mother will teach me again..."

The prince said with a bitter face, the queen mother treated him well, except that the uncle had to teach him personally when he entered school.The uncle has a strict and upright personality, and every time he sees that appearance, it makes him feel awe-inspiring, and if he makes a slight mistake, the uncle will touch the ruler, which makes him feel even more palpitating, and he dare not complain to the queen mother.

The princess herself was only a ten-year-old girl. After hearing this, even though she felt a little dissatisfied in her heart, there was really nothing she could do.From her point of view, although the prince often annoys her and uses his mother's power to suppress her, it is still her family's business, so she is somewhat resentful of the uncle's strict discipline on the prince.

"Oh, you boy, you are so stupid that people can't worry about it. Let me teach you a way. If you don't want to listen to uncle's "Poetry" in the future, you can apply hot water to your hands, feet, face and neck to pretend to be sick. When the mother sees that you are scalded If you burn your hands, you won't be allowed to go to school again."

After walking around for a while, the princess stopped, motioned the palace servants to stay away, and then whispered to the prince.

"Is this possible?"

When the prince heard this, his eyes lit up, and then he suddenly realized: "No wonder sister, you often get sick every time you do something wrong, so that's what you did!"

The princess was a little proud and said: "I don't do it often, I do it occasionally. Anyway, I won't live in your house in the future, and I won't use this method. But you have to remember, don't let the palace people, especially Caimo and the others People around the queen mother know, so don't do it too often. If this trick is leaked, I won't help you anymore!"

The prince nodded repeatedly after hearing the words: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely keep this secret!"

"Hurry up, it's getting dark!"

After helping the younger brother once, the princess became more cheerful, seeing that the clouds in the sky were thicker, she urged the prince to move quickly.

At present, many people from Yuanzhong Palace are busy in the Princess Palace, so there are not many people in other places in the garden.As for the valued guards, they can only guard at a fixed position and cannot roam around to avoid bumping into nobles.So the two siblings and a few palace servants walked through most of the palace gardens, and they didn't meet many people.

"Sister, I'm tired, I'm not leaving! I'm going back to pass the meal, I'm hungry!"

After walking for less than half an hour, the prince was already too tired to complain.The princess was also sweating profusely because of her heavy clothes, and her sideburns were sticking to her pink cheeks. When she heard the prince's complaint, she wiped the sweat from her forehead: "I'm not even tired, yet you still dare to call yourself a man!"

"But I'm really tired..." The prince looked quite aggrieved, he didn't want to admit that he was not a man, and he really couldn't make it.

"Be patient, it's almost there! You don't want me to throw the pot in the room, and I will let you take it away when I go back later!"

The princess also regretted that she came here on foot in order not to attract people's attention. If she knew it was so tiring and hot, she should have come here by chariot.

There was a patter of raindrops in the sky, and the palace people rushed forward to cover the two of them from the rain, but the princess pushed the palace people away, enjoying a rare coolness to dispel the heat.Finally, after walking through a long corridor, the destination was vaguely in sight, the princess signaled the prince to go to the small pavilion next to him to rest for a while.

While receiving the round fan to fan the wind, the princess told the crown prince: "Father often stays in Xichi, where the guards and supply specifications exceed the mother's harem, and other noble concubines and wives often use this to mock the mother. Come rush into the palace with me! Be sure to show your momentum and don't be stopped by the guards!"

"But, but the emperor is here..."

When the crown prince heard about this behavior, his plump cheeks immediately wrinkled.The father's attitude towards them was exactly the opposite of that of the mother, he was extremely strict with him, but he was very fond of the princess.Hearing that he was going to be presumptuous in front of his father, the prince immediately felt guilty.

"Then you have the heart to see your mother weeping alone every day? Aliu, you are my son, so you should be responsible! This time I will bring you here once. From now on, you must remember to protect your mother and never be bullied by others! "

Princess Xingnan raised her eyebrows, and said to the prince in a rare and earnest way.

"But, but... Sister, if the emperor really punishes me, you have to intercede for me. And... Also, besides throwing the pot, you still have to give me the green jade screen, and I have to..."

The prince has already decided to do it again, but it is rare to have this opportunity to blackmail the princess once, and the lion will inevitably open his mouth.

"When I leave the palace, you can move all those utensils away. My new home is full!"

The princess also said boldly, and then took out the ritual knife and held it in her hand. Seeing that the faces of the palace people changed and wanted to stop her, she swung the ritual knife across and said softly: "You dare! Aliu, draw the knife, let's charge!"

"Come on!"

As soon as the princess finished speaking, the prince had already pulled out the instrument knife, held it in his hand and rushed towards the gate of Xichi palace with a roar.

"Stupid boy, you are afraid that people will not see you!"

The princess stomped her feet, and hurriedly ran forward to catch up with the prince. Before the two of them approached the palace gate, a group of guards rushed out and stopped in front of the palace gate. The faces of the team members couldn't help changing, and quickly signaled everyone to take back their weapons, and then said with military courtesy: "The last general will see the crown prince, and see Princess Danyang!"

Seeing so many guards rushing out, the prince felt a little timid in his heart, and the ritual knife that was held high in his hand also dropped down.Princess Xingnan refused to give up, and pushed forward with a knife in her hand: "Get out of the way, the crown prince and I are going to pay our respects to the emperor!"

When the general of the guard heard this, his face suddenly showed embarrassment: "Princess, Your Majesty has already..."

"I don't care, I must see Father Emperor today!"

The princess waved the Yi knife with a threatening face, and bumped the prince with her elbow. The prince came to his senses, and shouted loudly: "Sister is right, I must see the father today! Get back!"

"Don't talk nonsense! Aliu, let's go!"

Seeing that the guards had no intention of retreating, the princess yelled, and immediately grabbed the ritual knife and rushed towards the palace gate.Seeing this, the prince imitated the example, and also yelled and rushed forward behind the princess.

As a result, the old guards were in a hurry, not knowing how to stop them.The ceremonial knives in the hands of these two highnesses are just wooden ritual vessels inlaid with copper and lacquered. Although they can't hurt anyone, but with this posture, who would dare to step forward with a sharp weapon to stop them.So the old guards had no choice but to bear the slashing of the instrument knife with their bodies, and retreated again and again. After a while, they were rushed into the palace wall by two people.

"Aliu, head east!"

After entering the West Pool, the field of vision widened, and the princess glanced away, then patted the prince on the shoulder and gave instructions.The prince got the advice, and he was quite heroic, waving the ritual knife and shouting: "Who dares to stop me!"

Taking advantage of the time when the guards were blocking the prince, Princess Xingnan knocked one of them away, ran from the gap, and soon rushed to a side hall.Seeing this, the people in the palace turned pale with fright, not knowing what to do.A female voice sounded in the hall: "Quick, stop the princess with a screen!"

When the palace people heard this, they quickly pulled up the step screens, rushed out from the palace, and trapped the princess in a small space with layers of step screens in their hands.The princess rushed left and right, only to see the space getting smaller and smaller: "Aliu, save me!"

The prince was rushing out in a circle under the palace wall, when he heard the cry, his eyes turned red immediately: "Let go of my sister!"

While yelling, the prince rushed to the place where the princess was trapped, but how could he get rid of so many guards as a boy of a few years old? After a while, he was also stopped by Buping.After rushing to kill, at this moment, his strength was exhausted, and the instrument knife was also thrown on the ground, lying on the step screen and said: "Sister, I can't save you..."

"Song Ji, please order someone to let me go, I want to see my father! Bastard, how dare you stop me!"

Hearing the princess's furious roar behind the step-by-step screens, Song Ji's expression in the corridor became tangled, and at the same time she looked worriedly at the palace, she really didn't know how to deal with it.

After a while, there were voices from the palace asking questions. Song Ji hurried into the hall, and saw the emperor leaning on the couch with his eyes open, with a rather tired expression on his face: "What's the noise outside?"

The emperor was in a very displeased mood. He was hurting more and more recently. He couldn't sleep at night, so he could only cuddle up on the couch. He took a light nap in the afternoon, but was woken up quickly.Before Song Ji could reply, Princess Xingnan's mournful and indignant cry sounded outside the palace: "Father, do you really hate seeing Xingnan? I'm leaving the palace to get married, and you won't even see me..."

The emperor was stunned for a moment when he heard this on the couch, and then he heard Song Ji whispering: "The prince and the princess rushed in to see His Majesty, but the concubine didn't dare to make decisions, so she just used a screen to stop her outside the hall..."

"My children, ha, I..."

The emperor covered his face with his hands, turned around abruptly, and then his shoulders shrugged slightly, bloodstains were soaked in the thin threads on the outside of his thin body.

Song Ji knelt under the couch, not daring to raise her head. It was a long time before she heard the emperor's hoarse and trembling voice: "Changing clothes for me, I want to see the prince and princess."

(End of this chapter)