The Adventures of the Crying Princess

"Your Majesty, I do not wish to bring shame to my family. I do not know why I came here, and why people are questioning my health.

But my Bai family has been clean for generations and cannot be criticized without reason. If necessary, please ask your majesty to invite the imperial physician to diagnose my pulse." Bai Yimeng knelt down and kowtowed.

The King of Qi's eyes were full of disdain. Bai Yimeng had repeatedly troubled him and had ruined his good deeds yesterday. Now, he wanted to pounce on her and bite her to death.

The prince has been dissatisfied with the Bai family for a long time, and even his younger brother, who is born of the same mother, can't stand it.

Now that the King of Qi has stepped forward, why not reap the benefits for him?

Soon, two doctors, Dr. Sun and Dr. Zhao, from the Imperial Medical Bureau, came up to the main hall, carrying medicine boxes.

In an instant, the Golden Palace became a consultation room for famous doctors. The two doctors took turns to feel the patient's pulse, but they didn't dare to give an answer after a long time.

The King of Qi could no longer sit still. "My lords, please speak freely. You don't have to be afraid of anyone." The King of Qi seemed to be reminding the two doctors to abide by the rules.

The two of them responded in unison. Doctor Zhao stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Jing'an has been exhausted. She is already... already at the end of her strength. If it weren't for the good medicine, I'm afraid she would have died long ago."

"Impossible, she is standing right in front of me. You told me she was going to die, but I didn't believe it." Emperor Chengde's mind went blank for a moment. He paused and asked carefully, "Is it because of injury? She was seriously injured before."

Imperial Doctor Zhao knelt down and kowtowed, "Princess Jing'an, your illness has not occurred in a day. I'm afraid you were poisoned by some kind of poison before, and your body is in bad shape. Although there are good medicines to remedy it now, it's difficult to..." Imperial Doctor Zhao didn't say anything else, but just shook his head repeatedly.

Yuwen Ji knew that Bai Yimeng was weak, so he squeezed her hand and whispered, "Xiaobai, I'm sorry."

"Silly boy, I told you it has nothing to do with you." Bai Yimeng smiled and shook his head.

"Father, son and minister..."

"That's enough, what else do you want, second brother? This matter ends here, let's leave the court, the little girl from the Bai family stay."

After everyone left, Emperor Chengde walked up to Bai Yimeng and asked, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"There's nothing to say. I'm not afraid as long as my master is here. My master would not let me die even if he emptied our family's wealth. Your Majesty, don't be afraid. I still plan to talk to you."

Emperor Chengde knew that the chat Bai Yimeng was talking about was climbing over the wall in the middle of the night, entering his bedroom and pretending to be a ghost to scare him. He smiled bitterly and patted her head, "Naughty, take good care of yourself. When you feel better, go see the queen. She misses you very much."

"Your servant obeys your command!"

"Okay, stop kneeling. You didn't kneel when things were going well, but now you are kneeling. Are you causing trouble for me?" Emperor Chengde turned back to the dragon throne and waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

"Your servant has something to say." Bai Yimeng looked at the steps leading to the Golden Throne Hall. She wanted to go up, but she didn't dare to. She stared at Emperor Chengde pitifully.

Who could bear this look? Emperor Chengde smiled and shook his head, "Come up, I forgive you for being innocent."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" With the help of Yuwen Ji, Bai Yimeng came to the side of Emperor Chengde and took out a pair of jade bowls from his arms. Like a magician, he took out a stack of letters from his clothes behind him.

"what?"

"Please read the letter first. After you finish reading it, I will explain the matter of the bowl to you."

After reading the letter, Emperor Chengde said, "You naughty boy, tell me the truth. I forgive you for your innocence. Did you escape from prison?"

"Your Majesty, you think too highly of me. I want to go, but my body won't allow it. Prince Yi is right. I have hardly left my bed these past few days.

However, I was in good health yesterday, so I went out for a walk. I went to the Prince of Qi's mansion, and I got this bowl at that time.

I got the letter from him when I came back from a walk at night and bravely saved an old man who was being chased."

Emperor Chengde looked at him and asked, "Tell me the truth, there really was no prison break?"

"How dare I lie now? Last time I talked back to you, my eldest brother beat me up when I got home. It hurt so much."

"I know that. I asked him to beat her. Let's see if you dare to be disrespectful again." For some reason, seeing this girl being humiliated, Emperor Chengde felt very comfortable. "Well, didn't I give you the shop you like as a reward?"

"Father, the child has been out for a long time. She needs more rest recently. Please forgive me, father. I have to take everyone away."

Emperor Chengde glared at his son, always feeling that this boy was still as annoying as before, "Wait a minute, I haven't told you how this pair of jade bowls came from."

Bai Yimeng lied that he had disguised himself as a guard and went to the Qi Wang Mansion to investigate the matter of Manjiang. "It was the Qi Wang who ordered this to be sent to the Crown Prince of Chen."

"Well, I understand. Go back and rest." Emperor Chengde thought of something. "Come back. I got two night-shining pearls. I gave one to the Ninth Princess and the remaining one to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Last time I issued an order, I regretted it. Did it hurt?"

"Of course, my brother was so fierce that I slept on my stomach for several days..." Bai Yimeng said pitifully.

"My original intention was not to let you get beaten, but to let General Bai teach you some rules. Forget it. I just got a few pieces of calligraphy from Master Su, so I'll give you two. You don't need to thank me this time."

"Tutor Su's calligraphy is a treasure of my father. It is difficult for others to even take a look at it. I gave you two pieces at once. You should express your gratitude, kid." Yuwen Ji was worried that Bai Yimeng had misunderstood his father's meaning, so he hurried to explain.

Bai Yimeng put on a smile mechanically, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

But what I said in my heart was: Thank you. You know I don't like to write, but you still gave me a copybook.

Bai Yimeng held the treasure bestowed by the emperor in her hands, and she always felt that Emperor Chengde would not be so kind as to give her such a precious night pearl and a copy of calligraphy.

After leaving the palace, he sat in the carriage and opened the box containing the night pearls.

"Child, you cannot touch the things bestowed by the Emperor without permission..."

When Bai Yimeng turned the box containing the big stone to Yuwen Ji, Yuwen Ji was dumbfounded, "What do you mean? You doubt..."

"I have repeatedly attacked the King of Qi, even though it was for the sake of the government and to investigate the affairs of the barbarians.

In the final analysis, it also touched upon the dignity of the royal family. His Majesty was warning me not to act recklessly, otherwise, if I damaged the things bestowed by the emperor without authorization, I would be guilty.

This calligraphy tells me to take good care of my injuries, do more things that are beneficial to my body and mind, and stop playing around with swords and guns all day long."

Yuwen Ji agreed with Bai Yimeng's opinion in his heart, but he still tried to persuade her, "Maybe the people below made a mistake? Besides, father really likes Su Taifu's calligraphy, you are just overthinking it."

"Maybe!" She snuggled in Yuwen Ji's arms, "If one day, Your Majesty really wants to use me for surgery, don't save me. I'm lucky enough to be reborn as a human being, I don't dare to ask for more."

"Don't think too much. I say the same thing again. No matter where you go, I will accompany you. Child, take a nap. You have been thinking too much lately."

Bai Yimeng nodded slightly, buried her head in Yuwen Ji's arms and fell asleep.

When the carriage reached Broken Moon Bridge, a dozen assassins suddenly appeared and hacked at anyone they saw. The people were terrified and scattered. The palace's secret guards appeared and fought hard with them. The battle lasted for more than an hour.

"My lord, there are too many people on the other side. Please take the princess away first." Yi Tong's voice came from outside the carriage.

Bai Yimeng was awakened, and looking at the gift from the emperor in front of him, he came up with a plan. He took out a hemostatic pill from his bosom and swallowed it.

"What are you eating?"

"Have you ever heard of the "Trick of Self-Inflicted Injury"?"

Bai Yimeng lifted the car curtain and pointed at several men in black. "They are all old acquaintances. That one is Little Li, the gatekeeper. That one is..."

Yuwen Ji shook his head, knowing what the little girl was going to do, "Yi Tong, evacuate the people!"