Master Huizhi stood outside the door and watched the eunuchs mount their horses. To show solemnity, Dingyun Temple prepared a car, and a monk personally held the box and sent it to the palace.
The car was open, and people on the street could see what was inside. They commented curiously and clearly, "It's a monk from Dingyun Temple." "It should be a gift to the princes." "I wonder what it is?"
The carriage sped away surrounded by the eunuch guards. Master Huizhi lowered his eyes, clasped his hands in front of him, and whispered the Buddha's name.
Master Huizhi's gift has not yet arrived at the palace, but the palace is already more lively than before. The front hall and the imperial garden are full of laughter and laughter. In comparison, the emperor's palace is extremely quiet.
Two eunuchs came from the front hall carrying food boxes, and the eunuchs guarding the door of the palace hurriedly greeted them.
"His Majesty has given something to His Highness the Sixth Prince again." They said with a smile.
The two eunuchs also smiled: "Yes, even though His Highness the Sixth Prince is not with His Majesty, His Majesty still wants His Highness to enjoy the banquet in the front hall."
They were talking and looked inside. The door of the palace was closed tightly. No sound could be heard inside, and it seemed as if there was no one there.
"Your Highness?" the two eunuchs asked in low voices.
The eunuchs guarding the door also whispered: "After His Majesty brought the food and wine for the banquet, His Highness drank some and then said he wanted to sleep. He should be asleep now."
After sleeping, the two eunuchs gave up the idea of going in to see him. His Highness the Sixth Prince was not in good health. If he disturbed him, he would get into trouble.
"His Highness is not in good spirits. The banquet was so noisy. Your Majesty should let His Highness rest in the mansion." They whispered.
The fifth prince did not attend this banquet because of his guilt. Logically speaking, the sixth prince did not have to come because he was not in good health. This was the case in Xijing at that time. The sixth prince almost never attended royal banquets. However, this time the emperor asked the sixth prince to use his car.
He was brought in, but he was left in the palace and did not go to the banquet.
The eunuch guarding the gate said: "Although His Highness the Sixth Prince did not show up at the banquet, he is much closer in the palace than in the palace. This is because Your Majesty wants him to celebrate together."
This is not very different. There is celebration outside and sleeping here, the two eunuchs thought to themselves, but this is the emperor's love for the sixth prince, and they cannot criticize it. Perhaps, the sixth prince's time is short, and his majesty will try his best.
Let him spend more time with his family.
They looked into the palace with sympathetic and sad eyes, and handed the food boxes to the eunuch guarding the door.
"Let's go back and report to His Majesty that His Majesty is very happy." they whispered.
This can also appease His Majesty, a father's heart.
The eunuch guarding the door nodded: "Your Highness, the Sixth Highness, is very happy. He has eaten a lot of the banquet that was just delivered to him."
After the two eunuchs left, the dormitory became quiet again. After some humility, the eunuchs guarding the door pushed out a eunuch and walked in carrying a food box.
The eunuch looked directly towards the side room. A bed was covered with a curtain, and a child was kneeling and dozing next to it. A figure could be seen lying on his side behind the curtain.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the child wiped his saliva and opened his eyes.
The eunuch pointed at the food box, and the child nodded, motioning for him to put it down, and pointed at the tent, making a gesture not to alarm him.
Of course, the eunuch didn't want to cause trouble, so he quickly put down the food box and left, closing the door thoughtfully. The child brought the food box over. As soon as he opened the box, a hand stretched out from the bed tent to grab the snacks——
"This is mine." Aniu hit him, muttering dissatisfaction.
The hand dodged nimbly and grabbed a piece of snack.
A Niu pouted angrily: "I pretended to be His Highness earlier, and Doctor Wang ate a lot while you were guarding outside."
The curtain was opened, and Wang Xian was lying on the bed with his legs crossed. He bit into the snack and hummed: "It's so much, so it's just a few things. It's far worse than what we had at the banquet." At this point, he complained, "We are too.
It's unlucky that the people who are popular in the mansion drink spicy food, but His Highness the Sixth Prince insisted on annoying His Majesty, so he was pulled out of the mansion and imprisoned here to suffer."
A Niu corrected: "How can this be called suffering? How can His Highness play with Miss Danzhu in the mansion? Miss Danzhu is playing here and His Highness is alone in the mansion. That is pitiful."
Wang Xian snorted and glanced at the window on the side. The emperor felt the same way. He thought that this way the sixth prince could only hear Chen Danzhu's presence, but could not see anyone. He was trapped and scratching his head and had no choice but to do anything? He had no memory after so many years.
, is His Highness the Sixth Prince someone who can be imprisoned?
This kid escaped through the window as soon as the banquet started. The only one who was trapped and scratching his head was him, the poor and unlucky doctor.
But can the boy play with Miss Danzhu when he goes out? He just hides in a place and watches, watching Miss Danzhu and Prince Qi flirting with each other, and watching Miss Danzhu enjoy the scenery and have fun, just like he did back then.
Still the iron-faced general, Zhou Xuan invited the young people to a banquet to celebrate the title of marquis - to put it bluntly, it was to entertain Chen Danzhu. Who can understand the young people's thoughts?
The young people were flirting and having fun at the banquet, but the old man, General Iron Mask, could only hide in the house and carve wood, imagining Miss Danzhu having fun with others.
Now he is no longer an old man, but a young prince. He is still locked up and can only watch Miss Danzhu having fun——
Tsk tsk tsk, poor young man.
But young people are not necessarily having fun. Chen Danzhu was sitting alone on a stone in the Imperial Garden.
Little Tailed Aji was called away by Eunuch Jinzhong when the banquet was over and did not follow. She followed Princess Xian and other female guests into the imperial garden with Princess Jinyao.
"What did you say before?" Princess Jin Yao pulled her behind the crowd, "How did you get rich?"
Chen Danzhu smiled and said: "Because I am loved by everyone, and everyone wants to give me money."
Princess Jinyao took off a jade pendant and gave it to her: "Yes, yes, I will give you money too."
Chen Danzhu hurriedly put it back on her: "Princess, there is no need. Princess is also loved by everyone, and our beauty is quite equal." No longer mentioning the topic, he asked Princess Jin Yao, "You just said you heard
I came out looking for you, why didn’t I see you?”
Princess Jin Yao sighed: "As soon as I came out, I saw Concubine Xu's maid bumping into my second sister. The second sister lost her temper. My second sister loses her temper when she drinks. Forget about making trouble at home, in the palace
If a quarrel breaks out, my father will be angry again, so I will take her away and give her to my second brother-in-law, and I will come to you after a delay."
Chen Danzhu nodded and understood. Of course she didn't ask anyone to invite Princess Jin Yao to come out. This was Concubine Xu's arrangement, so that no one would notice Concubine Xu coming to see her. After all, everyone knew that she and Princess Jin Yao were on good terms.
Chen Danzhu did not mention Concubine Xu's matter to Princess Jin Yao. She accepted the money and acted in good faith.
Princess Jin Yao didn't pay attention to Chen Danzhu's question. She thought that her second sister and her second brother-in-law had met and quarreled. The couple behaved like enemies. They didn't want to look at each other. She felt sad and dejected at the same time. Her father
The emperor is also looking for a consort for her this time, but she must find someone who is happy with her, but it will be difficult to find him.
The young girl was also troubled, and became even more impatient when she saw the excitement in front of her. She dragged Chen Danzhu to find a remote and quiet place to play. Chen Danzhu was naturally happy, but before she had gone far, she was approached by several eunuchs.
coming.
"Princess, Your Majesty is looking for you." The leading eunuch said with a smile.
Princess Jin Yao recognized that this was the eunuch beside the emperor, and asked what was going on, but the eunuch said he didn't know: "Let the princess go there now."
Chen Danzhu asked from the side: "Didn't His Majesty look for me? I'll go there too."
The eunuch is angry and funny, Miss Danzhu is really - this is not just looking for scolding.
Princess Jin Yao also knew that Chen Danzhu would definitely be scolded if she followed her. She also guessed that her father wanted her to meet some young talent. It was really troublesome. She wanted to tell her father not to make his own decisions and told Chen Danzhu to find him.
He found a place to wait for her and followed the eunuch.
Watching Princess Jin Yao leave, Chen Danzhu did not go back to the crowded place. He just found a rockery and stone to sit down and look at the flowers, ant holes and so on.
Just as she picked up a stone and sat down, a palace maid came from a distance with a smile and waved to her: "Princess Danzhu, Princess, come here, this servant is -"
Before she finished speaking, the girl sitting on the stone stood up, picked up her skirt, and ran away.
The palace maid stood there speechless.
The girl was wearing a deep dress with a three-winding train and a gold ring and jade pendant. She walked slowly and swaying, but she didn't expect to run so fast!
The palace maid came to her senses and shouted "Miss Danzhu" and chased her, but the girl had already jumped into a rockery like a rabbit. The palace maid came around and half of her figure was gone.
This was the first time that the palace maid had seen such an operation in the palace for so long. She called out to Miss Danzhu several times, but no one responded, so she could only leave in frustration.
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Chen Danzhu emerged from under a dense flower tree, patting her skirt to avoid being stained with leaves and dirt. She couldn't hear the palace maid's voice behind her——
Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing!
She is not stupid. As soon as Princess Jin Yao left, someone came looking for her. It was obvious that the person who came was not good.
Concubine Xu has already played this trick once!
In this court, except for the emperor and Princess Jin Yao who were really looking for her - the princess was looking for her to play with, and the emperor was looking for her to scold her in an upright manner and would not make secret plans, everyone else either kept a distance from her or had hidden intentions.
She was on guard. If she couldn't find her, there would be no way to frame her, right?
Chen Danzhu raised his head to see where to hide, and suddenly saw a rockery with jagged rocks in front of him. There was a small pavilion with flying corners on the rockery, and there was a person standing——
The person is wrapped in black and gray clothes, with a hat covering his head. At first glance, he looks like a rockery pavilion.
Chen Danzhu immediately turned around and left, not wanting to see whether it was a human or a ghost.
"Miss Danzhu."
The people in the pavilion shouted.
His voice was deliberately lowered, as if he was afraid of being heard, but just enough for her to hear clearly.
This voice?
Chen Danzhu turned his head and looked at the man in the pavilion who had opened his hood. His hair was as black as ink and his skin was like gelatin.
"Chen Danzhu." He raised his hand and shook it gently, then put his hand to his mouth, "It's me."
Chen Danzhu came back to his senses and looked surprised.
"Six——." She shouted, and immediately put her hand to her mouth and lowered her voice, "Your Highness, why are you here?"
Chu Yurong raised his hand to hiss at her, and then put his hood over his head. Chen Danzhu watched him turn away from the small pavilion and walk down the rockery——
The sixth prince was in poor health, so Chen Danzhu walked over quickly, stepped through the narrow gap, and stretched out his hand to Chu Yurong who was walking down.
Chu Yurong looked down at the girl who was greeting him, smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to put on her arm, and walked down slowly.
"Are you here too?" Chen Danzhu asked, "I didn't see you just now, so I thought you didn't come."
I didn't see the Sixth Prince at the banquet in the front hall, and I thought he hadn't come. The banquet was not interesting, and it was to celebrate the three princes. It would be okay if the Sixth Prince was not in good health and didn't show up.
Chu Yurong smiled slightly and whispered: "Father asked me to rest in the palace, so you can't see me."
That's it. Chen Danzhu nodded. That's not bad. The whole family can celebrate together.
"Then why did you come out?" Chen Danzhu asked again.
Chu Yurong approached her and whispered: "I ran out secretly."
Chen Danzhu was stunned, thinking of what Princess Jin Yao told her about her childhood. Although the sixth prince was in poor health, he was very naughty. He couldn't sit still even if he was locked up in a room during such a lively time.
"Your Highness has come to the capital and hasn't visited the palace yet, right?" she asked with a smile.
Chu Yurong looked at the dense bushes in front of him: "I went out to live in the house after I came here." He smiled apologetically, "I was just walking around casually. I saw that there were few people here, and I didn't expect to disturb Miss Danzhu's peace.
"
Chen Danzhu smiled: "This shows that our heroes have the same idea and have chosen this good place." After saying that, he looked around and motioned to Chu Yurong, "Follow me."
Chu Yurong followed her around the rockery and came to a dense flower stand. The vines and leaves were spread all over and the sunlight seemed impenetrable.
"You can see the outside from here -" Chen Danzhu said, pointing to the side.
Chu Yurong looked as she pointed and saw that the other side of the flower stand was adjacent to a road. Not far from the road was a lake with weeping willows all over it, which was very beautiful.
"But people outside can't see this place." Chen Danzhu continued, saying that this flower stand has been covered with vines. At first glance, it looks like a dense bush, and it is impossible to tell that it is empty inside. "It is quiet and lively here.
"
Chu Yurong understood what Chen Danzhu meant. He had to stay in a quiet place due to physical reasons, but how could he not be curious about the bustle of the world? Sitting under this flower stand, he could see the beautiful scenery outside and the people walking around.
The beautiful scenery and the people coming and going cannot see him and will not disturb him.
Chu Yurong looked at the girl in front of her. The sunlight was dappled on her body. Although there were traps everywhere around her and everyone had bad intentions. She had just experienced Concubine Xu's forced transaction. She was wary and nervous, so much so that even a palace maid could shout.
Let her escape, but when she heard that he sneaked out to visit the Imperial Garden, she didn't panic and call for someone to take him back. She also accompanied him to find a more secluded place to hide and play, without fear of any trouble if he was discovered.
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She is such a kind girl. She knows that the world is dangerous, but she does not close her eyes because of this. She will still consider others without hesitation. Chu Yurong reached out and put his hand on her head to avoid the palace maid.
Dig into the bush and pull out a dead leaf.
"Miss Danzhu also wants a place like this," he said. "I saw you hiding from a palace maid just now. Is there something wrong?"
He saw that the rockery pavilion was a bit high. Chen Danzhu smiled and said, "Maybe it's okay. This is my instinct as a villain."
The instinct of an evil person? Chu Yurong took off his cloak and spread it on the messy leaves. He sat down first and then called Chen Danzhu: "Miss Danzhu, sit down and talk."
Chen Danzhu did not refuse, and sat down as he was told, looking at the road outside through the flowers and vines, and whispered: "We evil people are always harmful to others, so we see other people as wanting to harm us."
Chu Yurong nodded: "That's it. Miss Danzhu is really decisive and very wise."
Can you boast about this? Chen Danzhu laughed, her laughter was so loud that she covered her mouth, and the smile overflowed from her eyes.
