There is a dragon in the backyard of the palace

There is a reason why the little prince decided to meet Qinglong.

There are many aides in the palace, some of them are very smart and loyal, and they can discuss things.But among them, Mr. Gu and Qinglong are the only ones who really know the old prince's secret.This matter is too important, out of caution, the little prince doesn't want more people to know about it.

As for who to talk to, the little prince has also considered Mr. Gu.But he is not familiar with Mr. Gu, nor does he particularly trust him.Not to mention anything else, Mr. Gu has been in the palace for more than ten years, and he has been here alone, and no one knows where his hometown is.Such a person who is as rootless as duckweed may disappear without a trace at any time.The old prince was familiar with him and might dare to trust him, but the young prince didn't dare to take the risk.In any case, the lesson from the past is right in front of us: the old prince is dead.

But Qinglong is different, no matter what he thinks in his heart, after all he is locked up here and cannot escape, unable to reveal any secrets.Besides, the little prince feels that even if he can leave smoothly, he won't reveal the secret: he probably won't take these human trivial matters seriously at all, and even if he wants to take revenge, he won't choose this human way .

From this point of view, there is no doubt that Qinglong is the best candidate for chatting.

Besides, the little prince didn't really want to admit it. Another reason why he wanted to chat with Qinglong was that Qinglong was so beautiful.

It is well known in Beijing that the little prince is so beautiful.There are more than a dozen brothels in Beijing, and every time there is a young lady who wants to groom, they must send someone to invite the young prince first.If that woman can be praised by the little prince, her worth will increase tenfold.The little prince has seen oiran ladies all over the capital, but he has never seen anyone whose appearance can match one-tenth of Qinglong's.

The little prince has always been unmasculine, and because of the old prince, he has always hated those men who are too beautiful.However, Qinglong...is different from others.

His beauty has already surpassed gender, regardless of gender.No, that doesn't seem to be very accurate. After all, he is not even a human being at all. His slightly strange and beautiful face can be deeply attracted just by looking at it once.The little prince who loves beauties can't resist this kind of charm at all.

What should I do if I can't resist?Some people may be angry at their own weakness, and then vent their anger on others, and never see Qinglong again.But the little prince is different, the little prince never embarrasses himself.

He tidied up, went to the dining room to get some ready-made snacks and packed them into a box, made a pot of incense slices, carried them to Qinglong's residence himself, took out the key and opened the door.

There was no one in the room, the little prince only saw a lush green dragon coiled on the straw mat.As soon as the door was pushed open, the sun shone on the green lin on the dragon's body, reflecting a very dazzling light, which hurt the little prince's eyes.

The little prince hurriedly raised his sleeves to cover the light, and hastily turned around and closed the door to block the sunlight from entering the room.Without the direct sunlight, the golden green lin has a more low-key and deep color, with only some dim light flowing.The little prince's eyes were sharp, and he saw a long chain tightly fastening the dragon's body. The scales were broken and cracked at the place where the chain was tied, revealing the white flesh inside, which seemed to be faintly tinged with blood.

The little prince has seen the prototype of Qinglong before, so he is not afraid of seeing him again this time.Seeing that Qinglong's body was worn out by chains, he felt a little guilty again.

He took two steps forward, and before he touched Qinglong's body, he saw Qinglong shrank back and opened his bowl-sized eyes.

The little prince was startled, so he didn't drop the food box in his hand.

Qinglong seemed a little impatient when he was woken up. He stared at him and said:

"Didn't you just come here yesterday? Why are you here again today?"

The little prince held up the food box to show him:

"Bring you some snacks."

Qinglong's eyes became gentle all of a sudden, his aura quickly faded, and in a blink of an eye he turned into a man in a green shirt with a smile on his face:

"You kid is quite sensible."

The little prince moved a small table next to him, and put down some snacks, teapots and cups.Qinglong didn't need to be moved, sat opposite him, picked up a twist and threw it into his mouth:

"It tastes good. You are quite careful, kid. Your father never thinks of bringing me snacks."

Seeing that he liked it, the little prince felt relieved, knowing that Qinglong would be satisfied as long as he did so.He hadn't eaten yet when he came back from the palace, seeing that Qinglong was eating deliciously, he also felt hungry, so he stretched out his hand to pick up a piece of Xianglu cake and ate it.

The fragrant dew cake is mixed with walnut kernels and pine nut kernels, and molasses and sesame oil are added to it, which is quite sweet and delicious.This dim sum was newly learned by the cook in the house, the little prince had never tasted it before, and this time he only gave him three yuan.The little prince felt that the fragrant dew cake was delicious, so he ate two pieces without knowing it, and just took the third piece, but Qinglong blocked his hand:

"What is this? I haven't eaten it yet."

The little prince smiled and said:

"The cook just learned this dessert. They said it was called Xianglu Cake. I was afraid it wouldn't taste good, so I asked them to cut a few small pieces. I didn't expect it to taste really good. You should try it too."

As he said this, he stretched out his hand and handed the piece of snack to Qinglong.Qinglong didn't reach out to pick it up, but just lowered his head and took the fragrant dew cake in his mouth.Intentionally or not, the tip of Qinglong's tongue hooked lightly on the little prince's fingertips.

The little prince was taken aback, his body trembled, and he quickly withdrew his hands, as if he had been burned.Qinglong seemed completely unconscious, just swallowed the snack, licked the corner of his lips, and said with a smile:

"It's really delicious."

This trick of feeding each other snacks and licking people's fingertips was originally used by the little ladies in the courtyard.The little prince is often flattered by the oiran ladies, and he is well-informed, so he generally doesn't take it seriously.However, being licked by Qinglong this time, he felt his face suddenly burn, and there was an indescribable force running from the fingertips to the spine, and he couldn't tell whether it was soft or frightened, which made him almost limp go down.

The little prince firmly supported the table, and managed to support his body.In order to cover up, he picked up the teapot, poured a cup for each of them, and said:

"Although the fragrant dew cake is delicious, it is a bit too greasy after all. This fragrant piece is scented by someone I found good tea. I don't know if you like it or not."

Qinglong raised his glass and took a sip, tilted his head to ponder for a while, then laughed again:

"It's very fragrant, and I can't drink anything else. I don't understand these things, and nothing will spoil your good tea."

The little prince laughed dryly twice:

"It's good if you think it smells good. I didn't really understand what it means to talk about whether it's bad or not. It's just the flattery of the people below."

After saying this, the scene became cold, Qinglong didn't make a sound, and the little prince didn't know what to say.Fortunately, there was tea and snacks in front of them, so the two of them sat drinking tea and eating snacks, it was not deserted.After a while, the snacks on the table were eaten up, and the teapot was empty.Qinglong narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, leaned back against the pillar, and said with a smile:

"Eat and drink, and drink. What did you come to say? You can speak now."

The little prince wanted to eat some snacks while telling Qinglong about his visit to the palace.I didn't want Qinglong to make such an ambiguous gesture suddenly, but blocked his words.At this moment, Qinglong took the initiative to ask him, so he opened his mouth and said what he wanted to say:

"Today I went to the palace to face the saint."

Qinglong nodded, as if he had expected this a long time ago, and asked:

"The current emperor is your cousin, right? What title did he give you?"

Since the old prince is dead, it is naturally the young prince's turn to be crowned king.It is not difficult for Qinglong to think of these.The little prince nodded and said:

"That's why it's so strange. Generally speaking, I should be degraded to be the king of the county. However, the Holy Majesty promised me not to degrade my throne, and he still called me the king of Jin."

Qinglong lazily leaned against the pillar, casually playing with the teacup in front of him, and said with a smile:

"It's not surprising. He tried to kill your father, probably because he was a little guilty. It seems that he intends to make up for you. If you want me to say, your emperor is still young and soft-hearted, otherwise he wouldn't give you this Good."

What Qinglong said was exactly in line with the thoughts in the little prince's heart.He hesitated, and asked again:

"The Holy Majesty looked amiable when he saw me today, and he even said that he wanted the Queen to be my matchmaker... Do you think he is going to do something to me?"

Qinglong shook his head:

"I have never met your emperor, so how can I know his thoughts. But in my opinion, you should really try to please him. Now your life is really in his hands."

Qinglong's words were light and light, but the little prince's heart was very heavy.Now that his life is hanging by a thread, he should really try to please the Holy Majesty. No matter which daughter the Holy Majesty and the Empress decide to let him marry, he should gladly obey; In this year, as long as there are no accidents, the Holy Majesty will forget his father's betrayal back then, and will not trouble him again because of it.

But what kind of 30 or [-] years will it be? The little prince's life has just begun, and he has already planned to eat, drink and be merry and be an idle prince who doesn't care about everything.

Of course, he can also be an idle prince, which is also a way to reassure the Holy One.But bearing such a heavy pressure, how could he live as carefree as before?

He lowered his head sadly, knowing that the carefree life he once had was gone forever, he was so angry that he shed tears.

The little prince is also 19 years old. If he were in other places, he would never cry like this. However, in front of this green dragon, the little prince felt that he didn't need to hide anything, so he cried easily.

Suddenly a hand touched his head, and a gentle voice came from his ear:

"Don't worry too much, you'll be fine."