Chapter 187 Even a young man knows what it feels like to be sad
"Drink! Keep drinking! Don't let anyone run away! We won't stop until we get drunk tonight!"
On the deserted street, with the cold wind howling, a child of sixteen or seventeen was waving his hands randomly, as if he were making fists with others.
Brother Diao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Master, our boss has a bad drinking ability."
Zhao Kang rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, after all, he is still a child. This unlucky kid drank a lot. I'm afraid he will go crazy with alcohol later, so hurry up and leave."
"okay!"
Brother Diao nodded quickly, and just as he was about to pick up Xiao Xuance, Zhao Kang had already carried him on his back.
Brother Diao was anxious: "Master, how could you do such a thing!"
Nonsense, this is my brother-in-law! If I don’t take care of him, who will?
Zhao Kang chuckled: "I'll just come. I have to see him back to the palace. You go back and get the carriage first."
"This! Isn't it not good? It's just a waste of time."
Brother Diao looked at the deserted street and felt worried. He knew about Zhao Kang's assassination last time.
If the master dies, it would be strange if the people in Yuanjiang County don't tear him apart.
However, Zhao Kang knew that Mr. Lin, a powerful insider, must be secretly protecting him, so he said: "It's okay, just go get the carriage, I'll walk first."
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir!" Brother Diao left in a hurry.
Xiao Xuance, who was on his back, had calmed down a bit and was no longer clamoring for a drink. Zhao Kang was walking when he suddenly heard him calling out.
"Old Zhao! Old Zhao!"
"I'm here, don't talk and go to sleep."
Xiao Xuance, whose consciousness had fallen into chaos, giggled: "It's good that you are here. Old Zhao, I am the boss now. I have many brothers. I will protect you from now on. If anyone wants to mess with you, we will kill him!"
"Let's see what you can get. You can't say we are brothers just by drinking and eating together. You have to be careful." Zhao Kang felt happy in his heart and the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously.
With his arms hanging down, His Highness the Prince lay on Zhao Kang's back and kept mumbling to himself.
"I know, but are you my brother?"
Zhao Kang smiled and said: "That's for sure, haven't we always been good brothers?"
"Thank you, Lao Zhao. I'm such a loser and you still treat me as your brother."
Zhao Kang paused for a moment and then said: "It's nothing but waste. Don't think blindly."
"I know, and have always known, that those ministers think I am useless, and even the maids and eunuchs secretly look down on me."
"I know everything."
Xiao Xuance smiled: "The eldest sister has always thought about me growing up quickly and inheriting that position. But I don't want to at all. I hate my fate being arranged."
"I just want to do what I like and don't want to face the subjects of Qian Kingdom. I also know that the eldest sister is very tired. She has to stay in the imperial study room until midnight every night to read the memorials reported by officials from various places."
"I can only watch and cannot help her. As the crown prince, he is incompetent in both civil and military affairs. This is not a waste."
Zhao Kang was silent. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Xiao Xuance was drunk or not.
Although this unlucky child was a prince, he lost his father when he was only in elementary school, and the Qian Kingdom almost fell into a state of annihilation.
It seems that Xiao Xuance, who grew up under such circumstances, should not be as nervous as he is now, laughing and joking all the time.
Xiao Xuance was still talking to himself: "Fortunately, I'm a good-for-nothing... uh... somewhat self-aware."
"If you really sit on that chair, Qianguo will only die in my hands. I know this in my heart."
"Old Zhao! Promise me that you will help my eldest sister defend the country of Qian, okay?"
Who says young people don’t know what it’s like to be sad?
Zhao Kang didn't hesitate at all and agreed: "Don't worry, I will guard your eldest sister, you and Qian Guo in one day. No one can harm you!"
"Thank you, Lao Zhao! If only your surname was Xiao, that chair would be for you."
Zhao Kang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Fortunately, there were no outsiders here. You dare to say such treacherous and unethical words. You are worthy of being Xiao Xuance.
Brother Diao quickly arrived in a carriage, and together with Zhao Kang, he carried Xiao Xuance into the carriage, and then went straight to the palace.
With the National Preceptor's token, the Imperial City's imperial army will naturally not stop him.
After receiving the news, Xiao Linglong hurried to the East Palace and looked at Xiao Xuance, who smelled of alcohol and was snoring loudly.
The pretty face suddenly darkened: "Did you let him drink?"
"Ahem."
Zhao Kang was a little guilty at first, but when he thought of Xiao Xuance's previous words, he immediately became bolder.
"What's wrong with drinking some wine when your child is older?"
"you!"
The Empress was stunned for a moment, and then she immediately reacted: "Lu Yuan, please go down with the palace maid, you don't need to wait on me anymore."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Yuan glanced curiously at Zhao Kang and His Majesty the Empress, who looked unkind.
This is weird, why do you always feel like something is wrong?
"You are very capable, right?"
As soon as Lu Yuan and others left, Her Majesty the Empress couldn't bear it and grabbed Zhao Kang's ears, regardless of Zhao Kang's continuous complaints.
"Who gave you the right to let him drink? Did you know he is still young?"
"Okay, okay, okay!, there are many children at his age who are fathers."
Zhao Kang finally broke free, rubbed his ears, and looked at Her Majesty the Empress, whose eyes were full of sullenness.
"Besides, you want him to grow up, but you also think he is still a child. How will he grow up like that? Do you know what he said when he was drunk just now?"
After briefly repeating Xiao Xuance's previous words, Her Majesty the Empress was stunned on the spot and spoke after a long while.
"He really said that?"
Zhao Kang sighed and stepped forward: "Why don't you force him? Children are living a very tiring life."
Xiao Linglong turned around fiercely and clenched her right fist: "Tired? How can he still be tired of the common people in this country who have no food, no clothing, no warmth, and even life is extremely difficult? Since he was born in the royal family and his surname is Xiao, he is even less qualified. Say the word tired!"
Looking at the uncontrollable crystal in his hazy eyes, Zhao Kang felt heartbroken. He stretched out his hand but was opened by Her Majesty the Empress.
"He just got drunk and talked a few nonsense, and you're going to let him live under the protection of others forever?"
Zhao Kang smiled and shook his head, and glanced at the prince who was sleeping soundly on the bed: "He has his own talents and does not need the protection of others. Besides, I am still here!"
"As long as I still have breath, no one can touch you siblings!"
The firm resolve in his eyes was like the indestructible peak of a ten thousand-foot high mountain, and the killing intent hidden in Zhao Kang's words made even Her Majesty the Empress, who had fought on the battlefield, feel shocked.
Zhao Kang's heart suddenly trembled, as if his whole heart was about to jump out of his chest, as he looked at Xiao Linglong who fell into his arms for the first time.
At this moment, the other party seemed to be no longer the aloof Empress Daqian, but an ordinary little girl.
She has always been protecting others, but no one knows that she is also the one who needs to be protected!
