The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Inside the Imperial Study Room

"Father, we have already collected all the evidence of King Mu's crimes, and we have also found a large amount of gold and silver as well as correspondence with various countries in his mansion.

Collaboration with the enemy, treason, false accusations against loyal officials, assassination of princes, recruitment of soldiers, plotting to usurp the throne, oppression of the people, hiring assassins to kill, multiple crimes, I think they should be punished by slow slicing, the men in the palace should be sent to the army, and the women should be enslaved. "

Yuwen Ji presented King Mu's confession and his evidence.

Emperor Chengde frowned slightly, "Why is it so smelly? Take it away, take it away, you can do whatever you want."

The old emperor had already guessed the evidence, and the confession was completely unnecessary. He was just curious. No matter how smelly the prison was, it wouldn't be so smelly.

Yuwen Ji and the Bai brothers lowered their heads and tried to hold back their laughter. Emperor Chengde noticed something was wrong and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"It was my little sister's fault..." Bai Yisong told Emperor Chengde about the arrest.

"I seem to remember the little monkey saying that she was bored, so she and Su Beichen changed the secret passage of Prince Mu's Mansion. Who would have thought that she would be so... naughty, not like a girl at all.

By the way, the little monkey has been gone for such a long time, have you received her letter? Oral messages count too."

The four of them looked at each other and shook their heads. Bai Yinan bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I am here to recuperate. I am afraid I don't have the energy to write a letter. Don't worry, Master and other brothers are here and will not let her suffer any grievances."

"Prince Mu's case is over, and the Ministry of War has dealt with the State of Chen. There is nothing else to do right now. As for the Ministry of Justice, the new assistant minister is quite useful. Take some time to go see the little monkey. I have something to bring her."

After leaving the palace, the four wanted to meet up with Su Beichen for a small gathering. After all, he also played an indispensable role in the capture of King Mu.

When he went to Jingzhao Prefecture, the prefect said he had asked for leave.

"Let's call him next time." Bai Yisong subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I heard that the Grand Tutor's temper has become more and more violent in recent years. I dare not go to the Grand Tutor's Mansion to look for him. The old man beat me a lot when I was a child, but my father never beat me."

"You talk as if you're the only one getting beaten. I don't dare go either." Bai Yiyang shook his head like a rattle.

"Well, actually, it's okay not to bring Su Beichen. If you think about it carefully, he doesn't seem to be of much help."

Bai Yinan rarely showed any difficulty. Yes, he was also afraid of Master Su. The old man was ruthless. Even he couldn't stand it.

Yuwen Ji sighed a few times, "If only the child was here, she would dare to go. She is the only one among us who is not afraid of Master Su."

Bai Yisong suddenly remembered something and came over, "I heard that some time ago, my younger sister was sent to study by His Majesty, but she was not beaten. Is that true?"

Yuwen Ji nodded, and Bai Yinan was also curious and deliberately slowed down his pace, wanting to listen. He knew about this, but he didn't know the reason.

Given how naughty his sister was, it was hard to imagine that Master Su didn't beat her.

"The child is popular. Every time the master wanted to beat her, she would cry. When she cried, Xiaojiu and Hui'er would cry too. After all, Master Su was old, so he couldn't bear it.

Besides, the child wrote well, and Master Su loved talent, so he let her do whatever she wanted.

I saw it with my own eyes. The child even drew a picture on the Taifu’s clothes. To be honest, the picture was pretty good.”

"She is worthy of being my sister, so talented." Bai Yisong clapped his hands.

"She's so naughty. If I knew about this, I would never let her off." Bai Yinan said this and turned away.

"Just keep bragging, big brother. You talk as if you are not afraid of your little sister crying." Bai Yi Yang curled his lips.

The four people came to Zhuangyuanlou. The waiter recognized them and enthusiastically led them to the private room.

The four of them discussed and decided that this time Yuwen Ji and Bai Yinan would go to Wan'an Valley to see Bai Yimeng. Bai Yiyang and Bai Yisong also wanted to go, but they didn't dare to resist. This was not a big deal, so the four of them happily ate.

Just when the four were enjoying their meal, the door of the private room was pushed open, and Su Beichen appeared in front of them with dishevelled hair and a dirty face.

"In the morning... you were still such a handsome man, why are you like this now? Old Su, are you okay?"

"help me!"

"You are being hunted? Who is so bold as to kill an official appointed by the emperor..."

"It's my elder brother! Don't ask first. When you see my elder brother later, don't say you have seen me. Please!" Su Beichen interrupted Bai Yiyang and went straight into the cabinet.

Not long after, Su Beiqing knocked on the door and came in. He greeted the four people one by one. Although Su Beiqing and Su Beichen are twins, their temperaments are very different.

Su Beiqing doesn't know martial arts, but he is proficient in poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He gives people the feeling that he is a peerless young man.

"Beiqing, sit down and eat something?" Facing Su Beiqing, Yuwen Ji seemed very unnatural, even a little restrained.

"Thank you, Prince Yi, for your kindness. I am here to look for my younger brother. If you see him, please tell him that it is useless to hide. Father will not let him go."

Su Beichen in the closet felt his scalp tingle. After the people left, he hurried out and gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine. "The old man was too much. He beat me to death." Su Beichen looked like a young wife who had been bullied and met her family. He rolled up his sleeves to show everyone. "I explained to him that there was something wrong with the government, but he didn't believe it and just picked up a weapon and beat me."

Bai Yisong put his sleeves down and said, "Let's eat first. We can discuss countermeasures after dinner."

"What is there to discuss? He just looks down on me." Su Beichen felt very aggrieved.

The four of them looked at each other, secretly agreeing that this made sense. Yuwen Ji pulled his sleeve and said, "Eat first. No matter what, you can't starve yourself."

Su Beichen grabbed the elbow and started chewing it without saying anything. "It's delicious. Who should I go with tonight? Anyway, I'm not going home. I'll live with you from now on."

"How old are you? You are still acting like a child. Why are you running away from home? Master Su is just angry for a moment. It will be fine once he calms down."

When Bai Yinan saw Su Beichen, he thought of Bai Yimeng. They were the same age and equally troublesome.

"You guys don't have to worry about your back when you're standing and talking. Do you know how the old man beats people?

He tied me up and forced me to recite on a bench. If I made a mistake in a word, I would be beaten. Could I bear it? I had a feeling that I would not live to see the next year's exam.

I don't care, I will follow you guys, wherever you go, I will go, no matter what you say, I will not turn back." Then he continued to chew his pork elbow.

"The king and Yinan will go to Wan'an Valley tomorrow and will not be in the capital. How can Yiyang and Yisong protect you?

Otherwise, you can go with us, since there is nothing going on in Jingzhao Prefecture recently." Yuwen Ji looked at Bai Yinan, as if asking for his opinion.

"I have no objection, but I feel that if my little sister can't memorize the article, I'm afraid I won't be willing to beat her like this." Bai Yinan gave him a sympathetic look.

"That's right. If we're close, who would be willing to hit each other like this?" Su Beichen seemed to have found a soulmate.

"Listen, big brother is fooling you." Bai Yisong smiled and shook his head, "I don't know who it was, but when I was just learning to recite poems, I beat someone up. It was so tragic that my mother was so distressed that she cried."

"That's right. My little sister was not even as tall as the table at that time, and she cried like a pig being slaughtered." Bai Yiyang stood up, picked up a piece of bamboo shoots with chopsticks and handed it to Bai Yinan.

Bai Yinan picked up two chicken bones and threw one on Bai Yisong's head and the other on Bai Yiyang's face.

"It happened so long ago. Do you blame me? Why didn't you tell me that she couldn't carry it and she bit me. How could I not beat her?"