The Adventures of the Crying Princess

After lunch, Emperor Chengde brought Yuwen Ji into the imperial study.

"Father, I have found the evidence of King Mu's crime." Before going to provide disaster relief, Emperor Chengde arranged for Yuwen Ji to secretly investigate King Mu's situation. It was not the first day for him to be a king, so he could see clearly who was treacherous and who was loyal.

Flipping through the document, Emperor Chengde nodded repeatedly, "Not bad, I am more and more assured of your work now.

You are the one who spread the rumors in the capital? They said that Prince Mu hired someone to kill someone, and that Prince Mu was colluding with Xiling. "

Yuwen Ji knelt down quickly, "Father, please understand. I didn't know there was such a rumor in the market. Father, you know that I only have a dozen guards besides the secret guards registered by the Ministry of War. How could I do such a thing?"

"Little Monkey is fine. She has many tricks up her sleeve. She might have arranged this." Emperor Chengde called Eunuch Chen and said, "Go and call Princess Sui'an. There are some things that you shouldn't tell the Queen."

Soon, Bai Yimeng was brought to the imperial study. Emperor Chengde beckoned, "Come here, I want to ask you something. Were you the one who spread the rumors in the market?"

"What rumors?" Bai Yimeng was an old hand at lying, so his acting skills were naturally superb. "Your Majesty, are you going to regret it and don't want me to leave?"

"How dare you!" Emperor Chengde's expression suddenly changed. "I'm going to ask you one last time, was it you who spread the rumor about the little monkey? You know the consequences of lying."

Bai Yimeng cried with her mouth flattened, "You are just petty and you blame me. You are holding on to the King of Qi's mistakes today just to punish me. I know everything. You can hit me if you want. Anyway, I am your punching bag."

"Nonsense, get out and kneel down. Come back and answer me when you are sober."

After Bai Yimeng walked out aggrieved, Emperor Chengde glared at Yuwen Ji angrily, "You are the one who caused all these bad habits."

"Actually, it was my father who spoiled her. If my father didn't spoil her, she wouldn't dare to do it even if she had ten courage. The little girl is very pitiful. She has no parents around since she was a child.

You love her, so she treats you like her own father. The last time she was sick, the fever went away in your arms.

You know, I used to have a hard time coaxing her to take medicine, even her elder brother couldn't help. But now she doesn't need to take medicine, she just needs to sleep." Seeing that Bai Yimeng had angered his father, the emperor, Yuwen Ji could only think of ways to make amends.

"When did you learn to be so slick, so greasy?" Emperor Chengde cursed, but he was very pleased in his heart. He said to Eunuch Chen beside him, "The little monkey is not in good health, don't let her kneel. I am the emperor, how can I care about a monkey, let her in.

The old emperor was just angry because of what he was saying and had no intention of really punishing Bai Yimeng. But when he heard Yuwen Ji say this, the old emperor naturally decided to stop while he was ahead.

When Bai Yimeng returned to the study, Emperor Chengde waved his hand and said, "Come here. I will ask you calmly. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will really be rude to you. Were you the one who spread the rumors in the market?"

Bai Yimeng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this cannot be blamed on me. Aunt Li who sells steamed buns at the East Street entrance always buys stale meat, and I have had stomach problems several times.

If this matter is not spread, there will be people who will be fooled, don’t you think so?”

Emperor Chengde saw that this monkey was a piece of meat that would not listen to any oil or salt. He picked him up and pressed him on the table and slapped him twice. He didn't think twice about these two slaps, but meant to scare him. "Speak properly, you are so smart, you know I am not talking about a bun."

"Then you can beat me. It was I who spread the news."

This was the first time that Emperor Chengde had seen someone so confident after making a mistake, as if Bai Yimeng had done something extraordinary. He was so angry that his teeth itched, but he still patiently asked, "Why?"

"I said I didn't do it, Your Majesty doesn't believe me, so I can only admit it."

Emperor Chengde was so angry that his head was buzzing. He slapped him more than ten times with all his strength, "Don't fool me, you naughty monkey. There is no one else involved in this matter except you. Listen carefully, this is only the first time. If it happens again, I will peel off your skin."

Bai Yimeng didn't say anything, but cried with her mouth pursed, "I didn't do it. Your Majesty is wrongly accusing me. I will ignore you."

Emperor Chengde was so angry that he was shaking all over. He wanted to say something, but when he turned around, Bai Yimeng took Yuwen Ji and ran away.

What could he do? He owed the Bai family money, so how could he let a monkey do whatever it wanted?

"Child, does it still hurt?" Yuwen Ji kissed her cheek with concern.

"It doesn't hurt, Your Majesty didn't use too much force, I just pretended to cry." Bai Yimeng sighed, "I'm leaving tomorrow, I'm afraid that it will be like my last life, my marriage to you will be endless, I won't be able to die in your arms, and I will be left with a lot of regrets. Thinking of his previous life, Bai Yimeng felt sad.

"I am afraid that you will suddenly regret it and not want me to come. You like freedom so much, you might go wandering around the world.

In the last life, we had too many misunderstandings and almost missed each other in this life. I dare not separate from you. "Thinking of this, Yuwen Ji hugged him extra tightly.

Bai Yimeng felt like she was about to be strangled to death. Her eyes rolled up and she murmured with difficulty, "Your Majesty, I think I saw my father and mother."

Only then did Yuwen Ji realize that he had almost strangled the little girl in his excitement.

Bai Yimeng rubbed his neck and coughed, "Murder, this is murder, you have to compensate me, take me to fly a kite."

"it is good."

As the sun set in the west, Yuwen Ji carried Bai Yimeng down the mountain. Long Yi and others were waiting at the foot of the mountain. When he saw the two of them, he immediately saluted and said, "I greet the King Yi and the leader."

"Actually, you can call me Little Seven, or Little Princess. The title of Chief is too ugly."

"My little princess, His Majesty said you were beaten and asked me to bring you some medicine."

Bai Yimeng wanted to kill herself by banging her head against the wall. This was definitely revenge. Emperor Chengde just wanted to embarrass her.

Yuwen Ji held back his laughter and didn't dare to laugh out loud. After Long Yi left, "Father is taking revenge on you. You spread the news that Prince Mu was colluding with Xiling, which made father lose face. Father also deliberately made you lose face.

This is the first time I have seen my father punish someone like this."

"Don't laugh! I've embarrassed myself, and you're still laughing." Bai Yimeng was curious about what was in the medicine jar. Emperor Chengde should have known that medicine was not necessary after a dozen slaps.

When I opened it, there was indeed a note inside with a line of words written on it: You are not allowed to die outside, come back safely.

Yuwen Ji took the note and read it, then put it back into the medicine jar and stuffed it into Bai Yimeng's pocket. "This is an imperial decree. Father really loves and hates you. He feels bad when he hits you, but he can't bring himself to comfort you. Hey, I'm jealous just looking at this."

"Then next time, Your Majesty hits me again, I will recommend this job to you." Bai Yimeng angrily lay on Yuwen Ji's back and pretended to sleep.

……

The moonlight was very bright. The masters and servants of Prince Yi's Mansion and the General's Mansion gathered together and started to barbecue.

Bai Yimeng held a grilled skewer of meat and sat next to Bai Yinan. "Thank you, brother. I heard that you went to ask His Majesty for help and His Majesty was willing to let me leave the capital."

Bai Yinan didn't answer this question, but hugged his sister, "Go back to the valley and take good care of your injuries. Listen to Master, and I'll come to see you when I'm free."

"Second brother and third brother will visit you often. It's your brothers' fault for not taking good care of you in the past. You must recover from your injuries and come back healthy." Bai Yiyang handed his sister a string of roasted chicken legs.

"Second brother, have you seen Prince Yi? I remember he was here just now." Bai Yisong looked up and noticed that the position originally occupied by Yuwen Ji was suddenly empty.

As he spoke, Yuwen Ji flew down, came to Bai Yimeng with his left hand behind his back, and handed her a small box. "Last time we went to make mud, I forgot to take it. Here it is."

I was so busy that I forgot about it. When I opened the small box, I found a pair of small porcelain figurines.

Anyone with a discerning eye could recognize that it was the Zhenbei Marquis and his wife, and the Bai siblings' eyes instantly turned red.

"Little sister, you are very thoughtful. Why didn't I think of that? I will make a pair for you later."

"And my brother and I." Bai Yisong lowered his head and wiped his eyes. He noticed that there seemed to be something under the box. "What does this seem to be?"

Bai Yimeng also noticed something was wrong at this moment, so he gently lifted the lid and took a look. It turned out to be a porcelain figure that looked like a young man, who looked... very much like Yuwen Ji.

"I am afraid that you will forget me once you get to the valley. After all, you are a heartless little scoundrel. Put it by your bed and look at it every day. Don't forget it."

"Why are you the only one here? Where's our Xiaoqi?" Lu Yikuan knew the tricks. "What's behind the prince? Take it out and let us see. Don't be stingy."