Zhu Bai secretly sighed: Sure enough, these two people know each other too well after more than ten years of friendship.
As soon as the two tigers left, someone came hurriedly to report that the guards were inspecting and discovered that the water in the east lake had disappeared overnight.
Zhu Bai said: "Father, I will go take a look first." Then he jumped on the bicycle placed in the yard and rode away.
The fruits in the lake flowed cleanly.
The ice that originally covered the lake now sank to the bottom of the lake, glowing dazzlingly in the sun.
The fish were frozen into lumps of ice, and large tracts of aquatic plants were spread under the ice, like a thick carpet.
Before the Minister of Industry had time to run to the East Palace, he was asked to go back and look at the lake, and he died of running away in the morning.
Zhu Bai squatted by the lake and scratched his head: It's really weird. This lake is not stagnant water. It goes in and out. How could it suddenly dry up like this?
Zhu Biao came very quickly and ran faster than usual.
Zhu Bai was still thinking about why he was so powerful and strong today, but before Zhu Biao could stand still, he panted and whispered: "Gold... gold hairpin."
Zhu Bai shuddered: Yes, I pretended to throw the gold hairpin into the lake that day.
If Lao Zhu reacts and asks people to search for the water plants at the bottom of the lake but cannot find it, then the secret will be exposed.
Zhu Bai immediately said: "There must be holes at the bottom of the lake, and the water will flow away. This lake is living water. As long as the holes are blocked, it will slowly fill up again."
Zhu Biao nodded: "Yes, that's right. But have you ever thought about where the water went?"
"I'll lead them away, and my brother will find the entrance to the cave here." Zhu Bo took the bicycle and jumped on the car, and went straight to the Xuanwu Gate.
The guards guarding the palace gate over there were all grinning and watching the fun. Suddenly a shadow flashed across their eyes and disappeared in the shadow of the camphor tree outside the palace gate.
The smiles of the two guards condensed on their faces.
One of them whispered: "Did I read it correctly? Did something flash by just now?"
Another one stammered: "Okay... It looks like His Highness King Xiang."
"Damn it, we're dead!!"
Only then did Zhu Biao react and covered his eyes: "I discussed with you and didn't let you go see it now."
Breaking into the palace gate privately is a capital crime!!
From the inside out and from the outside in, it’s the same!!
Fugui and the others ran out of breath and saw Zhu Bai running out of the palace gate alone from a distance, and then became a mess.
"Why don't you go after it?"
"We're not going out either."
"Hurry and report to the emperor."
"Where are the guards? Where are the guards? Go find King Xiang quickly."
"Don't make it public. Don't let people outside know about it."
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Zhu Bai didn't realize that he had committed another capital crime. He rode his bicycle and stopped and walked around the palace, looking around.
I saw a large house with mud piled up at the back door, so I put my bicycle aside and went to knock on the door.
The owner of the house was greeting guests in the flower hall.
Hearing someone knocking on the door outside, the concierge thought that another New Year visitor had arrived. When he opened the door, he saw a fair-skinned child.
The concierge looked outside: "Ah, which family are you from? Where are your adults?"
"There are no adults, it's just me." Zhu Bai smiled and bowed his hands, "Congratulations on getting rich. I have the "Peace Sutra" written by Zen Master Zongli here. It is most suitable to recite it during this festival. It is during the New Year and visiting relatives and friends.
, a must-have product for home leisure.”
During the Chinese New Year, beggars will come to ask for money under the guise of giving gifts to the God of Wealth.
Most hosts will not refuse.
However, this child looked clean and neatly dressed, but he didn't expect that he turned out to be a little beggar.
The concierge was a little surprised and asked: "How much is it?"
Zhu Bai: "One tael of silver."
The concierge screamed: "So expensive? What kind of book?"
Beggars also need to have some professionalism. They ask for a tael of silver when they open their mouths. This is not begging, but robbing.
Zhu Bai grinned: "The scriptures sold at the gate of the City God's Temple are all from me. Mine is the latest edition and is not available anywhere else. One tael of silver is considered cheap."
The concierge said: "Wait a minute."
Then went in.
After a while, the porter came out with a couple of silver coins and said, "My master asked you to take the silver and leave the scriptures and leave quickly."
Haha, so generous, indeed a wealthy family.
Zhu Bai sneered secretly and did not reach out, but said: "This thing is too important, I want to hand it to the master myself."
The concierge narrowed his eyes at Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai held his head high and bared his teeth in a smile: "On the first day of the new year, you don't want to make yourself unhappy, right?"
The concierge could only say: "Okay, I'll take you in."
Anyway, the owner is willing to pay, and maybe he will be even happier when he sees this beautiful child.
Zhu Bai followed the concierge in and saw a large pond, not much smaller than the lake in the palace.
Think about the terrain, it's much lower here.
It turns out that all the water in the lake comes here...
Zhu Bai pursed his lips.
I saw two old men sitting in the lobby from a distance.
Zhu Bai took a closer look: Haha, the sesame fell into the eye of the needle, what a coincidence.
Isn’t this owner Li Shanchang’s younger brother Li Cunyi?
Li Cunyi naturally knew Zhu Bai.
It's just that he didn't expect that Zhu Bai would suddenly leave the palace, show up at his home, and sell scriptures to him?!
He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Oh, Your Highness, King Xiang, is coming. Why didn't you tell someone in advance?"
Zhu Bai pointed to the lake over there: "Mr. Li, your lake is very impressive. Is it just dug?"
Li Cunyi didn't know why the little overlord in the palace suddenly had a fit and came to his house to ask this. Just when he was about to answer, he saw Li Shanchang's housekeeper coming in from the front and waving to him desperately.
Li Cunyi was stunned for a moment and immediately raised his hand to Zhu Bai: "Ah, Your Highness. You left the palace alone. Let me escort you back."
He couldn't help but pull up Zhu Bai and walk out.
Over there, when Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Bai had run out of the palace alone on a chariot, he was furious and called the guards to bring his horses over.
Zhu Biao hurriedly comforted him and said: "Father, don't panic, the twelfth brother can't run far. Now is the time of peace and prosperity, and besides, the people living around the palace are all high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and they all know the twelfth brother."
That being said, it's hard to keep one or two desperadoes.
Especially because of the famine last year, many things cannot be inferred using common sense.
Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing and just mounted his horse.
Zhu Biao and Er Hu also followed quickly on horseback.
Finally, he saw Zhu Bai's car at the back door of Li Cunyi's house. Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief, jumped off his horse and walked in in three steps and two steps.
Li Cunyi was dragging Zhu Bai out when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang in ordinary clothes rushing in angrily. He was so frightened that his legs weakened and he knelt down.
Zhu Bai knew who was coming without turning around. He lay down on the ground and rolled on the ground: "Give me my lake back. You old man stole my water and you still don't admit it."
Li Cunyi was stunned: Wait, what's going on? Let me figure it out...
Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to take off his shoes and slap Zhu Bai on the butt, but he realized it now and turned to look at the newly built lake and the huge mansion, and then looked at Li Cunyi sinisterly: "Master Li's mansion is so grand...
