The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Five years later

On Emperor Chengde's sixtieth birthday, he received congratulations from civil and military officials and royal family members in the main hall of Chen'an Palace.

The old emperor searched for a long time, his eyes moistened, he sighed, and cursed, "He didn't come again, he has no conscience."

This year, Concubine Shu passed away and Emperor Chengde fell seriously ill. He aged a lot all of a sudden. Although sixty years old was not considered old, his hair had already turned completely white.

"Father, the palace banquet in Huanchun Garden is ready, and we are just waiting for you. May I help you over there?" The prince and Yuwen Ji reached out their hands to help.

Emperor Chengde waved his hand, not seeing the Prince of Qi, "Is the second son still in his mother's palace?"

The prince looked towards the direction of Chunxi Palace and said, "That's probably the case. This second child is too ignorant. On our father's birthday, why..."

Emperor Chengde waved his hands, not wanting to listen to his gossip. "As a crown prince, you should be friendly and respectful to your brothers. You can't be like this..." He started coughing again before he finished his words.

After a while, he stopped coughing and glanced at Eunuch Chen beside him, "Let's send the sedan chair."

"Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a young eunuch rushed in, fell to the ground and cried, reporting, “Your Majesty, the King of Qi and the army of Chen have broken through Huachun Gate.

The inner court guards are no match for them, and the King of Qi is now heading towards Chen'an Palace. Your Majesty, please evacuate first."

After finishing the report, the young eunuch fainted.

Bai Yinan, Bai Yiyang, and Bai Yisong came out and said, "We are willing to go and fight."

"Thank you, three generals."

"Father, don't worry. I am willing to be the last line of defense for Chen'an Palace." After saying this, Yuwen Ji drew his sword and walked out.

Emperor Chengde glanced at Eunuch Chen and said, "Go and close the palace gate and find Long Yi."

"Yes!" Just as Eunuch Chen walked to the door, a deafening explosion sounded. Someone outside the door reported, "Your Majesty, the Locust Gate has been blown open. Please move to the tunnel."

Immediately afterwards, deafening roars and sounds of fighting were heard outside the door.

Several clan members in Chen'an Palace knelt together and asked the old emperor to temporarily retreat to the secret passage.

The prince knelt down and kowtowed, "Father, for the sake of the country, please temporarily retreat to the secret passage."

Emperor Chengde closed his eyes and looked at the courtiers for a long time, "I am the ruler of a country. If I retire, how can I face the people of the world?

I will not retreat! I want to see how Yuwen Xi kills his king and father, and how he plots to usurp the throne."

Emperor Mingde drew out the sword beside the dragon throne, and something fell out from the sword tassel. It was the thing Bai Yimeng had given him to Xiao Ruyi before.

He touched it and felt a pain in his heart. He put the things away and whispered, "If I win, I will go to see you. You have no conscience."

Not long after, Eunuch Chen came back, knelt down and kowtowed without saying a word.

"Speak up, where's Long Yi? He didn't come? Or did he rebel too?"

"No, Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Eunuch Chen's mouth seemed to have just grown, and he mumbled a series of words that no one could understand.

"Old thing, the older you get, the worse you are at doing your job. You can't even speak clearly. Well, just step aside." Emperor Chengde thought he was just scared and didn't think much about it.

In a moment, there was a loud bang, and Yuwen Ji was kicked into the hall. He rolled over, turned over and stood up on one knee.

Blood flowed from his wrist to the hilt of the sword. A dark and strong figure blocked the door. "Prince Yi, you have some skills. I underestimated you before. It was my mistake."

After saying that, he drew a sword energy in the air and lifted up a layer of gold bricks. The clan members on both sides quickly dodged.

"Third brother!" Emperor Chengde felt a sharp pain in his chest. His eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

Suddenly, a green afterimage flashed by, blocking the sword energy, "How dare you!"

Bai Yimeng was seen wearing an egg-blue gauze robe, with her hair casually tied up with a ribbon and a folding fan open. Her graceful figure could not be concealed by the gauze.

He smiled and said, "Big Black Bull, I spared your life last time, but you are still asking for more."

After saying that, he closed the folding fan and suddenly opened it towards the black man. Just as the black man was about to spit out a mouthful of blood, Bai Yimeng kicked him out and said, "Go out and spit it out. If you make the hall dirty, who will be responsible for cleaning it?"

He then wiped his boots in disgust.

"Bai Yimeng, Xishuiwu will not let you go." The black guy shouted with all his might.

Bai Yimeng sneered, looking at the other party with gloomy eyes, "You can try. It's ridiculous that a mere creek like Xishuiwu dares to make a fuss." Turning his head to look at the treetops, "Jinying, I want to talk about business. You guys should be quiet and make a quick decision."

"it is good."

Bai Yimeng wanted to close the palace door, but found it was broken, so he just left it alone. He dusted off his hands and walked towards Emperor Chengde.

She knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I am late in protecting you. Please forgive me."

"Get up." The old emperor lowered his head as if thinking about something. "Wan'an Valley is not very close to the capital. How did you get the news?"

Wan'an Valley is two days away from the capital by horseback. Bai Yimeng couldn't have just received the news.

Emperor Chengde wanted to say that you didn't come to Beijing to see me, but he was the emperor and couldn't say that.

"Your Majesty asked me to come here. Five years ago, you told me that you would be turning 60 soon and asked me to remember it and not miss it." Bai Yimeng played with a folding fan, opening and closing it, looking absent-minded.

"Humph, I won't let you go, how can you not leave? You are full of lies, aren't you afraid of my punishment?" Emperor Chengde felt sour in the tip of his nose, and took a deep breath, "The Queen Mother is old and misses you very much, don't you know?"

"Your Majesty, let's talk later. I see that Jin Ying and the others are a bit overwhelmed. I will go and help them." Faced with a question that he didn't know how to answer, Bai Yimeng chose to avoid it.

Yuwen Ji watched Bai Yimeng walk past him without even looking at him, as if he didn't exist.

"Child……"

Bai Yimeng stopped and said calmly without turning around, "Prince Yi has recognized the wrong person. I am twenty-three years old this year and not a child anymore." Her voice was ice-cold and without any warmth.

"Turn around and see if this king is okay."

"The war is imminent, Your Majesty, please be careful with your words." After saying this, he flew out.

After five years, Bai Yimeng's transformation shocked everyone. Her face was still the same, but she had lost her childishness and had grown taller, becoming a graceful young lady.

She was wearing a light gauze dress, as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water.

In fact, everyone has forgotten that if it weren’t for the Soul-Breaking Pill, Bai Yimeng would have been like this five years ago.

"Don't be discouraged, third brother. Girl, just coax her and she will be fine." There was a little more impurity in the prince's eyes when he looked at Bai Yimeng, not as pure as before.

In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Bai Yinan captured the King of Qi and brought him to the main hall. "Your Majesty, the King of Qi has been captured."

"Take him away and lock him up. I don't want to see him today." Emperor Chengde looked around. "Where's your sister?"

Bai Yinan was stunned, "My little sister should be in Wan'an Valley right now."

Emperor Chengde knew Bai Yinan well, and he was not a liar. He knew that Bai Yimeng had run away, so he sighed and muttered in a low voice, "What a heartless person! You promised to celebrate my birthday, why did you run away?"

Yuwen Ji looked around and lowered his head in disappointment.

"Your Majesty, I wish you a long life." Bai Yimeng said, and walked up with a big box in her hand. "I went to get the gift. You didn't think I ran away, did you?"

"What else?" Emperor Chengde seemed to be amused by his own words, "What are you holding? Let me see." Emperor Chengde winked at his stupid son and motioned Yuwen Ji to come forward to help. In his heart, he cursed his stupid son for being so tactless.

You don't even lend a hand to the girl when she's carrying such a big box, and you still blame her for looking down on you?

Seeing that Yuwen Ji wanted to help, Bai Yimeng seemed to suddenly gain strength. He quickly stepped forward, put the things down, knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, you will know if you open it."

Seeing how hard Bai Yimeng was moving, Emperor Chengde was very curious. He walked down and opened it. It turned out to be a large scroll. "Is it a painting?"

Bai Yimeng hesitated for a moment and said, "I guess so."

"Old Third, Xiao Chenzi, please unfold it for me to see."

When the scroll was unfolded, it turned out to be a map, the territory of Daxing.

"You drew it." Emperor Chengde was extremely shocked.

Bai Yimeng smiled and nodded slightly, "For five years, I have traveled to every inch of your Majesty's territory, thinking of giving it to you as a gift on your sixtieth birthday."

"Good! I like it very much. Little Chenzi, frame it and hang it in the imperial study."

"Yes! I will tell someone to do it right away." It had been a long time since the old emperor was so happy, and Eunuch Chen was also grinning from ear to ear.

The royal relatives present knelt down together to congratulate and wish Emperor Chengde a long life.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go to Huanchun Garden. The palace banquet has been prepared for a long time." Eunuch Chen reminded in a low voice.