The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Prince Qi's Mansion

Two days after taking the antidote, the King of Qi was in much better condition. He could walk on his own without any help.

Yueshan brought a woman in white into the study, "Master, little Su Yun is here."

"Okay, you can leave first." Seeing Yueshan leave the study, the King of Qi stood up and closed the door. "Prince, have you made any moves recently?"

"In reply to your Highness, I have not had any contact with the Crown Prince. The Eastern Palace has been very strict with women recently. Whether it is a palace maid or a singing girl, they must be searched when they enter or leave.

I have been interrogated almost every day since I sneaked into the East Palace. Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. The East Palace is heavily guarded at the moment, so it is difficult to take action. Once the Crown Prince lets down his guard, I am confident that I can win his favor."

"Okay, as long as you know what you should do." King Qi looked into little Su Yun's eyes, "Don't lie to me. Sisi is dead, and I'm counting on you now."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. When I was in trouble, Your Majesty did not abandon me and took me in. Now I have the honor of working for Your Majesty, how dare I let Your Majesty's important affairs go wrong?"

"Yes, I like sensible girls. If you help me get the position of East Palace, you will have a place beside me." King Qi hooked little Su Yun's chin and pressed his lips down.

Little Su Yun smiled and bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Well, you've been out for too long, go back. I'll ask someone to pick you up when I have time." The King of Qi's eyes were full of tenderness, but as the person walked away, the tenderness cooled.

"Master, the young master of Qianjimen is here."

King Qi raised his eyes and noticed that there was a young man in green following Yueshan.

"Mr. Song..."

"Hey, my name is Song Yuanyu, not Mr. Song. You are the King of Qi, right? I wonder what business you want to discuss with our Qianji Sect?"

"Young Master Song, sit down and talk." The King of Qi led the other party to sit down.

Song Yuanyu seemed reckless, but he was actually cautious. After entering the study for a while, he revealed several mechanisms in the study of the King of Qi one by one, "My wits are just trifles, please forgive me, Your Majesty. This is the business that Qianjimen does, and it is a habit. Please forgive me if I have offended you."

……

Yuwen Ji went to the Ministry of Justice, the three brothers of the Bai family went to the Ministry of War, and Lu Yikuan ran away to somewhere unknown to avoid being urged to get married by his family.

Su Xiaobei followed Luo Jingran to collect rent and had not returned yet. The master followed his uncle and became addicted to seeing patients, spending the whole day in the clinic.

Only Bai Yimeng was bored, so she changed into men's clothes and wandered around the streets.

"Hey, Xiaoqi, you are Long Xiaoqi, right? Do you remember me?" A young man came towards them and waved his hand in front of Bai Yimeng.

Bai Yimeng's eyes lit up. He had just mentioned the young master of Qianji Sect yesterday, and today he saw him alive. "Song Yuanyu, why are you here?"

"I should be the one asking you this. After not seeing you for several years, you haven't grown any taller. You're still a little runt."

"Shut up and stop calling me short."

Song Yuanyu laughed, "You are still so funny. By the way, why did you come to Beijing?"

"It was my eldest brother who forced me to come to the capital to find a job." Bai Yimeng pursed his lips and looked reluctant.

"It seems like there is a story behind this. Let's go find a place to drink and talk. I'll treat you."

Bai Yimeng smiled when he heard that. "Okay. Let's go to Zhuangyuanlou. I've eaten here a few times and the food there is pretty good."

"Okay, I just arrived in Beijing too, so I'll listen to you." Song Yuanyu agreed readily.

Arriving at Zhuangyuanlou, the two found a quiet private room. The waiter enthusiastically handed over the menu, "Young masters, what would you like to eat?"

"What young master? We are not children anymore. We are adults." Song Yuanyu yelled with his eyes wide open.

"Well, I am not good at seeing things, but you two are not young."

Bai Yimeng felt that Song Yuanyu was still so serious, so she pushed him and said, "Forget it, we are here to eat, not to cause trouble."

Song Yuanyu rolled his eyes at the waiter and started ordering dishes. "Squirrel fish, osmanthus duck, spicy rabbit head, and... Wanbao Shenma. What kind of dish is this? Xiaoqi, have you tried it before?"

"I've never eaten it. The name is quite strange." Bai Yimeng shook his head in pretended shock.

I know in my heart that this is just a cold dish and regular customers will not order it.

Song Yuanyu handed the menu to Bai Yimeng, "Look and see if there's anything else you want to eat. I see you don't look well, so you need to eat some more."

"That's all. I can't eat anything."

Song Yuanyu was worried, so he ordered some braised pig's trotters, an amber pork elbow, and two pots of liquor.

After the waiter left, Song Yuanyu tugged at Bai Yimeng's sleeve and said, "We are so familiar with each other, why are you being so polite? Sit down!"

Bai Yimeng blushed, hung her head and hummed softly, "I can't sit down."

"Why?" Song Yuanyu was a careless man and didn't notice anything wrong with Bai Yimeng.

"I was beaten by my eldest brother and I can't sit down." Bai Yimeng's face turned red with shame.

"Why do you look so bad?" Song Yuanyu looked around and didn't find anything suitable. He took off his cloak, folded it, and put it on the chair. "Slow down, it's okay. We men are not afraid of this. I am often beaten by my father. It's normal."

"My elder brother just loves to do things with his hands." Bai Yimeng frowned slightly and sat down slowly.

Song Yuanyu poured a cup of tea and handed it to Bai Yimeng, "Didn't you say you were an orphan before?"

My eldest brother always beats me, and I don’t want to be an orphan.” Bai Yimeng almost didn’t catch it. It was a lie told many years ago, and it was a bit hard to pick up when it was mentioned now.

Song Yuanyu laughed, "That's right. I'm curious, why did your brother beat you up?"

"He thought I was too nosy and interfered with the master's decision. The master wasn't angry at all, but he beat me up."

Bai Yimeng's words were not false. Song Yuanyu did not suspect anything and laughed out loud, "Interesting, your elder brother must be a conservative person..."

"Please, can we not talk about this? Is it glorious to get beaten?" Bai Yimeng rolled his eyes.

"Okay, let's not talk about it." Song Yuanyu looked gloating, "Later, don't eat fish or drink wine. Eat more pork elbows, it will heal you faster."

"You are such a disgusting person." Bai Yimeng kicked Song Yuanyu's stool hard. Song Ziyuan was not hurt, but he himself grimaced in pain as the kick hurt him.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Sit down quickly." Song Yuanyu poured a cup of tea and handed it to Bai Yimeng, "Don't be angry. Drink some tea to calm down."

"You haven't told me yet, what are you doing in the capital? Isn't your family in the carpentry business?" Bai Yimeng looked at Song Yuanyu's racing mind, trying to guess the Qianji Sect's plan.

"My father discussed with several uncles and decided to carry forward the family craft. So he sent me to the capital to see if there is a market for it."

Song Yuanyu had been lying that his family was in the carpentry business. Bai Yimeng knew the truth and was unwilling to expose him.

"It's good to have a skill. Unlike me, I was brought to Beijing by my brother to work. If I don't do it well, I will be beaten. I have been here for only a few months and I have been beaten five, six, seven or eight times.

Sometimes, after the master beats me, my eldest brother beats me again when I go back. Do you think I am unlucky? "Bai Yimeng was right. During the time he came to the capital, he was beaten every few days. Sometimes, after Emperor Chengde beat him, Bai Yinan would beat him again.

"It's pretty miserable. Which family are you working for now? Why are they so mean?"

"Before, I was in Prince Yi's Mansion. The owner there was stingy, so I went to the General's Mansion. I didn't expect that his family had such strict rules. You can tell by looking at my expression." Bai Yimeng said it seriously, and she almost believed it herself.

"I've also heard that being a servant in Prince Yi's Mansion is not easy, but I didn't expect that it's also so difficult in the General's Mansion." Song Yuanyu deliberately pressed down on Bai Yimeng's shoulders, "You deserve it. You can't live a carefree life, but you run to the capital."

"Get up, it hurts so much. If it wasn't for marrying a wife, do you think you would be willing to come?" Bai Yimeng heard that the other party was testing him, and overturned the table. "It's been a long time since we last met. I wanted to catch up with you, but you said something I didn't like. You can't afford it, so I'm leaving."

"I'm sorry, Xiaoqi, I was just joking, don't be angry. I was wrong, brother. Wait, I'll take you to a good place later." Song Yuanyu smiled evilly and patted Bai Yimeng's shoulder.

After the food and wine were served, Song Yuanyu poured Bai Yimeng a glass of water and said, "You are injured, so don't drink. I said something I shouldn't have said just now, and I apologize to you, brother.

"Xiao Qi, I feel sorry for you. You are so skilled, it would be a waste of your talent to be a bodyguard or a secret guard."

Bai Yimeng pushed the man away with a look of disdain, "You've drunk too much. I'm just an ordinary chivalrous man. It's a blessing for me to be a guard for the general's mansion. If you ask for more, it's wishful thinking.

In my life, I will be content if I can marry a wife and give birth to a fat boy. I don’t want to think about anything else.” Bai Yimeng took a bite of vegetables.

"So you also want your son to be a loser like you in the future? To be a hapless guard who always gets beaten? You're happy with that, but your son isn't."

Seeing Bai Yimeng's stubborn look, Song Yuanyu stuffed a silver ingot into her hand and said, "I don't have any other gift for you, so spend this. Maybe now that you have money in your pocket, your elder brother won't beat you up so often. When you figure it out, come to Miyunzhai to find me anytime. I live in the ground floor room."

After saying this, Song Yuanyu called the waiter, left a silver ingot and left.

After the person left, the waiter asked, "Xiao Qi, this silver..."

"It's yours. Go get a lunch box and pack these up for my eldest brother to eat in the evening."

Ever since the incident of a stomach upset at Xilexuan a few days ago, all the shops have been staffed by Wan'angu people. The control of ingredients is also extremely strict. They even offer food tasting and drug testing services.

These services are not mandatory, but most people will choose them, which will provide them with an additional benefit.

When they were almost at the General's Mansion, Jin Ying suddenly appeared and stopped her, "Xiao Qi, that guy just now looked a little evil, be careful when playing with him.

The old master can tolerate you in other aspects, but not in deviant ways. Think about the time you sneaked into the forbidden book building, the old master almost beat you to death. "

"Okay, I know. You keep it a secret for me. When things are over, I will confess to Master." Bai Yimeng pushed Jin Ying away with indifference.