The Adventures of the Crying Princess

imperial study room

The Minister of Rites Su Beiqing and the Junior Magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture Su Beichen knelt in the middle.

Emperor Chengde read the report and said, "The Ministry of Rites was stolen? This is under the jurisdiction of your brother. Go and find out and retrieve it. What do you want to tell me?"

"Not only that, the carriages needed to welcome the delegation were destroyed and it was too late to make them. The animals needed for the day were also gone.

Right now, it is too late to find a new one. I have failed in my duty, please forgive me, Your Majesty." Su Beiqing bowed.

Emperor Chengde said nothing and looked at Su Beichen. Su Beichen shook his head, "I didn't find anything. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"The day after tomorrow, Prince Su will come to the capital. One of you two brothers will tell me that there is a thief in the Ministry of Rites, and the other will tell me that Jingzhao Prefecture is incapable of maintaining public order.

How dare you! Emperor Chengde was furious and slammed the table.

Bai Yimeng knelt down upon seeing this, "Your Majesty, calm down. Do you still remember what I told you a few days ago?"

"How dare you! Bai Yimeng, are you interfering in government affairs? I am discussing matters with the court officials, how can you have a say? Take little Chenzi, get the ruler."

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Princess Sui'an was just injured in the morning court session. She cannot be beaten now." Eunuch Chen immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Let's put it this way." Emperor Chengde closed his eyes for a long time to calm down his anger, and glared at Bai Yimeng, "Well, remember this beating. When you are healed, come and accept the punishment yourself. Do you hear me?"

"Yes."

Emperor Chengde looked at the Su brothers and said, "Minister of Rites, Su Shaoyin, Princess Sui'an has pleaded for you this time, so let's put this matter aside for now. Please pay more attention to the situation in the future."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, and thank you, Princess Sui'an, for your plea."

Seeing that the three people were chatting happily, Bai Yimeng prepared to stand up.

The old emperor glanced at her and said, "Kneel down. You are a talkative person, aren't you? Just kneel down. Kneeling down is just right. It can cure your talkativeness. You are not allowed to stand up without my order."

"Yes, thank you for the punishment, Your Majesty." Bai Yimeng hung his head and knelt aside.

"Your Majesty, the little princess has done a great job in protecting you this morning. Would you please forgive her this time?" Su Beiqing bowed.

"It's not that I don't give Minister Su this face, it's just that this girl is very naughty and she won't learn her lesson unless she is punished.

If she hadn't been injured today, I would have dragged her down and given her a good beating. She's the winner. My Lord, please don't beg for mercy on her, or you'll spoil her."

Su Beichen saw clearly that the emperor had no intention of beating Bai Yimeng, and the punishment of kneeling was just a pretense. Everyone in the world knew how much the old emperor loved Bai Yimeng.

After finishing the business, Emperor Chengde kicked Bai Yimeng and said, "The two Lords Su are not outsiders. Tell them what you said that day."

"I dare not. I am afraid of being beaten." Seeing that Emperor Chengde was no longer angry, Bai Yimeng dared to laugh.

"That's enough. It was wrong for you to interrupt me when I was talking about something important.

I am asking you this question now. If you don't answer, it's called disobedience. Can you tell me now?"

"Your Majesty obeys your order." Bai Yimeng repeated what she had said that day, "The situation in the capital has been turbulent recently, and problems have continued to arise in the six ministries. Your Majesty should pay attention to rectifying the situation in the court."

"That's it? That's it?" Su Beichen curled his lips, "You're talking so much nonsense. No wonder His Majesty interrupted you."

Bai Yimeng has always been eccentric. Su Beiqing didn't expect anything from her words at all. Upon hearing her words, he remained calm and just smiled politely.

After the two of them left, Emperor Chengde nodded with a smile, "You know your limits and what not to say. This way, I am relieved. Get up, next time I talk nonsense, I won't be trying to scare you."

"Yes!"

Emperor Chengde was very satisfied with Bai Yimeng's performance.

He did not reveal the secrets of the court without authorization just because he was on good terms with Su Beichen. This was much better than many other court officials.

"Get up and put your hands out."

Bai Yimeng immediately turned his back and said, "Your Majesty said there will be no punishment."

Emperor Chengde smiled and shook his head, picked up a piece of dessert and shook it, "Little monkey, forget it if you don't want to eat it."

Seeing that Bai Yimeng looked unhappy, Emperor Mingde beckoned her over. Touching her head, fortunately she didn't have a fever, "Look at your little face, I feel sorry for your father.

If he knew how I treated his precious child, he would definitely curse me in his dreams."

Bai Yimeng lowered her head and shook it, "Dad is a loyal minister, and the Bai family has been loyal ministers for more than ten generations. If I die for Your Majesty, they will not be angry."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chengde pulled the man over and slapped him twice on the back. "You are so old, but you still have no taboos when talking. If you dare to say it again, I will beat you regardless of whether you are injured or not.

After saying that, he took out a small box from the side, opened it and took out the amulet and the longevity lock, "Take them with you. I will never take back the things I give out. No matter what happens between you and the third brother, in my heart you are my tenth princess. Do you hear me?

Although I have not given you the title of princess, my love for you is no less than that for Xiaojiu and the others.

You know this. If you dare to hurt my heart again, I will beat you to pieces."

After saying this, perhaps because he felt that his words were too harsh, he rubbed Bai Yimeng's head and said, "There is no outsider here, please sit down. Tell me where you have been in the past five years. Have you been to all these places? Tell me what strange people and things there are in my territory."

"Your servant obeys your command." Bai Yimeng pointed to a place and told a story, talking about how she went to that place, how she did things, how she handled the incident, the people she met, and the things that happened.

"Your Majesty, I will be out of the palace tonight to arrange some matters with the servants. I will be back in half an hour at most.

You and the queen should go to bed later, and let Long Yi and the others take care of you."

Emperor Chengde knocked on Bai Yimeng's head and said, "You are a rebellious person. Now you dare to assign me tasks. You are really itching for trouble.

You have no right to control when the Queen and I sleep, Bai Yimeng, you are going too far."

After a pause, he said, "Is there any danger? I can activate the Golden Armor Guards. If you are in danger, take them away.

Just one thing, you are not allowed to come back covered in blood, it makes me uncomfortable." After saying this, the old emperor turned his head away and did not look at Bai Yimeng.

Bai Yimeng smiled and tilted her head to look over, seeing the worry in the emperor's eyes, she held his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are overthinking. I am just going to meet with the brothers in Wan'an Valley.

The day after tomorrow, Prince Su will come to the capital, and we can’t let the scoundrels take advantage of it.

Besides, I think the person you don't want to touch is holding back a big move, and he might release it the day after tomorrow. I have made the arrangements, so you don't have to worry."

Emperor Chengde's throat tightened, and he coughed and thought, "Okay, I'll listen to you and go to bed later.

But you also have to listen to me and come back safely."

For some reason, even though Bai Yimeng explained it very clearly, the old emperor still felt uneasy.

After dinner, Chengde brought Bai Yimeng closer and put the cloak on her. He straightened his hair and said, "The Queen and I will wait for you in Fengming Palace.

If you don't come back, the Queen and I will not go to bed, so you are allowed to enter and leave the palace as you please tonight."

He swallowed most of his worried words, brushed off her clothes, and said, "Go."