This news spread throughout the entire camp in the shortest possible time, and all previous conjectures that a new crown prince might be appointed if something unexpected happened to the prince were shattered.
The prince is still the prince and no one can replace him.
Those who are secretly preparing to make a move have to hold back their inner thoughts and continue to wait and see what happens.
When Xiao Lezi woke up, she was already on the way back to the palace. As soon as she opened her eyes, she felt extremely sore all over her body, especially her right calf, which was particularly painful.
Seeing her waking up, the prince sitting next to him put down his book and reached out to touch her forehead to make sure it wasn't hot. Then he slowly said, "We are safe."
Xiao Lezi struggled to get up, looked around, and found that he was in a very luxuriously decorated carriage. He knew without even thinking that the owner of these two carriages was the prince.
It seems that they have all been rescued.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lezi finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and his eyes fell on his right leg. The originally thin calf was wrapped in layers of gauze, like a big mallet.
Only then did she remember that when she was going down the mountain, her right leg was cut open by a branch. At that time, she was only focused on walking and did not notice the wound on her leg. Now that the danger was over, she only felt the wound belatedly.
The pain that came.
My leg hurts so much. Is it really useless?
Xiao Lezi looked at the prince eagerly: "Slave's legs..."
Unexpectedly, the prince just said calmly: "Don't worry, the imperial doctor has already examined you. It's just a flesh injury. You can go to bed after a few days of rest."
"My slave is not asking about this. What I want to ask is, does this count as a work-related injury? Can my slave apply for paid leave and medical reimbursement?"
Prince: "..."
Seeing that he didn't speak, Xiao Lezi immediately became anxious: "Even if I can't reimburse you, I'll give you a few days off at least. Your servant is so injured that I really can't serve His Highness. Your Highness sees that this servant sacrificed his life to save you."
For my sake, please be merciful and let me rest for a few days. The most important thing is that you must not deduct your monthly salary!"
The prince stretched out his hand to hold the back of her neck: "If you keep talking too much, I'll cut off your tongue."
Xiao Lezi immediately covered his mouth knowingly, not daring to make any more noise.
Tyrant, I despise you in my heart!
Due to her role in rescuing the prince, Xiao Lezi was specially allowed to ride in the same carriage as the prince. After returning to the palace, the carriage was not allowed to enter according to the rules. After she got off, she was specially allowed to ride in a soft sedan.
Xiao Lezi rarely enjoyed the treatment of the privileged class. He was carried back to the East Palace and was praised by the emperor and received many rewards.
The emperor rewarded all good things, but they were all frivolous things, such as Ruyi jade, colored glass cups, silk and satin, etc. If these things could be sold, they would definitely be expensive, but the problem is, these
They are all gifts given by the emperor. Who dares to sell the things given by the emperor because of his ambition? He doesn’t want to live anymore!
Compared with money, life is more important.
Xiao Lezi could only accept his fate, silently put away all the gifts given by the emperor, and locked them in the box, planning not to take them out again in this life, so as not to get more and more sad.
Unexpectedly, her actions were all reported to the emperor's ears. The emperor felt that this little eunuch had been rewarded, but was not ostentatious, and was not surprised by favors or humiliations. It is rare to be so generous, and he was even more satisfied with her. So, in the little eunuch,
Unbeknownst to Lezi, he received a different look from the ultimate boss.
Xiaolezi lay in bed for four days. His leg injury has not fully healed, but he can already walk.
The position of the prince's book boy has not been taken over by other chambermaids yet. The prince has said that when she recovers from her injury, she will be the book boy again.
In response to this, everyone expressed envy, jealousy and hatred. Xiao Lezi could only greet his ancestors in his heart.
Whoever likes to do this thankless job as a book boy can do it. If I find an opportunity later, I will definitely change jobs!
Taking advantage of the holiday and having a lot of free time, Xiaolezi picked up his paintbrush and continued to draw pictures of beautiful men. This month's business volume has not yet reached the target.
She was leaning on the desk and drawing seriously when the door of the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Xiao Yingzi ran in hurriedly and said breathlessly: "Something bad has happened, something happened to His Royal Highness!"
Mom, this prince has so many things going on, just one thing, Mom!
Xiao Lezi put down the paintbrush and listened patiently to Xiao Yingzi's explanation of the ins and outs of the matter.
In fact, it was not a big deal. It turned out that the prince and the eldest prince made a bet, who could hunt more prey during the hunt. As a result, the prince and the eldest prince disappeared at the same time. When the eldest prince came back, he brought two
A deer and a wild goose, but the prince's hands were empty and he lost naturally. According to the original bet, the losing party had to run thirty laps around the racecourse.
The racecourse is big or small. If he ran thirty laps in one go, half of the little prince's life would probably be lost.
However, the prince was stubborn. No matter how others tried to find a way out for him, he just refused to default on his debt and was determined to finish the ten laps.
Look, what is all this fuss about?!
Now Xiao Yingzi is temporarily taking over the position of book boy. He is very scared. If the prince does something wrong, he will definitely be buried with him! He can't persuade the prince, so he can only run to find foreign help.
Xiao Lezi was helpless: "It's useless for you to tell me this kind of thing. I'm just a slave. How can I influence His Highness the Crown Prince's decision?!"
"You are just like others. In His Highness's eyes, you are not an ordinary slave! If you go and persuade His Highness, maybe he will listen to you."
Xiao Lezi hummed and said, "Don't come here. We are all slaves, and no one is more valuable than anyone else. You asked me to persuade His Highness. When I turn around, His Highness becomes angry and offends me. What should I do? I don't want to be taken advantage of."
!”
Seeing that the truth didn't make sense, Xiao Yingzi simply acted like a rogue and grabbed her sleeves and refused to let go: "Xiao Lezi, even if I beg you, just help me make this trip. I will bring it to you from outside the palace later."
delicious!"
Xiao Lezi glanced at him sideways: "I want to eat Baiweizhai's plum blossom cake and almond cake, three big boxes."
Xiao Yingzi gritted his teeth: "Sure, I promise you!"
"The deal is done, but the ugly words are ahead. I am only responsible for persuading people, and I do not guarantee the results of the persuasion. If His Highness insists on not listening to the persuasion, you will not be able to default on the debt."
"Okay, okay, my little ancestor, I will do anything for you. Come with me quickly!"
Xiao Lezi changed his clothes, limped behind Xiao Yingzi with a cane, and walked out of the East Palace to the racecourse.
When they arrived, there were already a lot of people gathered here, mostly students from the Imperial College, a few teachers, and some eunuchs and maids who heard the news and came to watch the excitement.
Xiao Lezi squeezed through the crowd and found the prince standing at the beginning of the horse trail. He limped over and saluted him: "I pay my respects to your highness."
When the prince saw her, he frowned slightly: "Why are you here?"
"I heard that His Highness was going to run thirty laps around the racecourse. I thought it was strange, so I couldn't help but come over to watch the fun." She raised her face and showed a particularly bright smile to the prince.
There were many people coming to watch the show, but she was the only one who saw it so blatantly.
The prince did not show any weakness and raised his eyebrows: "Since you are so interested, then run with me. It will not be in vain for us, master and servant."
Eh? When did sister say she wanted to run away with you? Talking nonsense is not a good habit!
Seeing her retreating, the prince's eyes slowly narrowed: "Why, you don't want to?"
"No, no, it's not that I don't want to, it's that I still have injuries on my legs, so I'm really powerless!"
So, if you want to run away, run away quickly and don’t drag me into the water!
"It doesn't matter, I'll carry you on my back, just like you carried me down the mountain." As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand, pulled Xiaolezi onto his back and carried her on his back in front of everyone's surprised eyes.
.
Xiao Lezi was frightened by this sudden turn of events and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible!"
"I say yes, so stop talking nonsense."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the prince was so amused by this little trick that he began to run at a steady speed on the horse track.
Even though Xiao Lezi's skin was as thick as a city wall, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed at this moment. He hugged the prince's shoulders and said maliciously: "I remember, the injury on His Highness's shoulder is not completely healed yet."
"So you can't move around. If you touch the wound, you will be scolded by your father again. Of course, you are an accomplice and you will definitely be punished."
Xiao Lezi gritted his teeth: "So, we have all become grasshoppers on a rope."
"That's right."
"Your Highness is really good at planning."
"hehe."
The prince was fined to run because he lost a bet. This news soon spread throughout the palace, and even the emperor heard about it. After approving the official document, the emperor quietly came to the outskirts of the racecourse with his father-in-law, who had been serving him for many years.
They saw that the prince was not only running, but also running with a young eunuch on his back. This seemed really strange.
The emperor looked at it carefully for a long time, and then he recognized that the little eunuch was the little Lezi who rescued the prince from the forest last time, and his original surprise was slowly explained away.
After watching for a while, the emperor left. After returning, he asked Eunuch Hua to say hello to the manager of the East Palace and carefully check the life experience of this little Lezi. If there were no problems, this little eunuch might become his son in the future.
A right and left arm.
All the princes were watching from the outside of the racecourse. The eldest prince Xiao Yun, the leader, looked at the figure of the prince quietly with a sneer on his lips.
There were many people nearby who were whispering about this matter. Most of their eyes were focused on the little eunuch on the prince's back. They couldn't understand why the prince had to carry it when running thirty laps was already hard enough.
The last burden is, is this self-abuse?!
Circle after circle, time passed quickly, and half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
With five laps to go, the prince was already sweating profusely and panting.
Xiao Lezi also felt uncomfortable. She tried her best not to lean on him and try to reduce the burden on him. From time to time, she would use her sleeves to wipe his sweat.
Seeing his flushed face, Xiao Lezi felt helpless. He was so brave that he could no longer hold on, but he still gritted his teeth and held on.
By the time he ran the last lap, the prince was exhausted and on the verge of collapse.
All the people watching were silent at this moment, and they all looked at him in unison, watching the distance between him and the finish line shrinking little by little.
Every step was as heavy as a thousand pounds, making walking extremely difficult.
However, he never backed down.
At this moment, in this immature young man, the aura of a king was vaguely revealed.
When he reached the finish line, someone took the lead in applauding.
In a blink of an eye, there was thunderous applause.
The prince let go of his arm, put down Xiao Lezi, then held on to the stable and gasped for air. He raised his head and smiled at Xiao Lezi: "Thank you." (To be continued)