Daily life of captives

There is a secret passage in the palace, a secret passage that only the emperor and Liu An knew, a secret passage that Li Shao has walked back and forth countless times.

This secret road leads to a man-made cave outside the palace. Li Shao has never been outside, so he doesn't know which mountain in the suburbs of Chang'an this cave is. But Li Shao doesn't want to know, he would rather I have never been here before, and I don't need the emperor's love and attention.

Tremblingly following the emperor out of the exit on the other side of the secret passage, Li Shao saw the rocky four walls of the cave and more than twenty small holes on the four walls.

A middle-aged man in blue armor walked up to the emperor and Li Shao, and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, Qing Lang, pay homage to Your Majesty, and have seen Your Majesty the Third Highness."

"En," the emperor nodded, and handed the Mo Yang Sword that he had been holding in his hand to Li Shao, "Go with Qing Lang."

"Father Emperor..." Li Shao's voice trembled a little, and there was even a hint of pleading in his eyes, which made Qing Lang, who was facing Li Shao, sigh in his heart.

The emperor turned his head to look at Li Shao, then raised his hand, and lovingly patted Li Shao's head: "Go, let Qinglang teach you what it means to be kind to the enemy on the battlefield."

"But father..." Just now his opponent was his brother.

Knowing what Li Shao would say, the emperor raised his hand to interrupt Li Shao's words: "Go. Qinglang, let him have a long memory. The third child is very much like my noble concubine, with a kind heart."

"……Yes."

Qinglang actually thinks that there is nothing wrong with being kind. After all, Li Shao is Li Shao, he is the prince, if the emperor dotes on him, then let him come to them to learn some powerful skills to defend himself and save his life. It is better to be kind and lenient. There seemed to be nothing wrong, but Qing Lang felt more and more that the emperor wanted to train Li Shao to be a hidden guard like them, which made Qing Lang feel a little pity for Li Shao.

"Third Highness... please."

Mercy belongs to mercy, Qing Lang never dared to disobey the emperor's will.

Li Shao knew that as long as the emperor brought him here, he would never let him go back easily, so he gritted his teeth and followed Qing Lang into a small hole.

Going straight along the damp corridor, Li Shao and Qing Lang came to another cave, which was smaller than the previous cave, and at the bottom of the cave were the most ferocious beasts in the forest and some youngsters the same size as Li Shao.

Li Shao stood at the entrance of the corridor, looking down quietly.

Seeing Li Shaolu was timid, Qing Lang said softly: "Your Highness, why don't you sit here and watch for a while?"

"See what's the use?" Li Shao clenched the Mo Yang sword in his hand, "Can I just sit here and go out?"

Qinglang was dumbfounded.

Those who can't get out, according to the rules here, train for three hours a day, and you can't come out early if you are not seriously injured and unconscious. Whether it is the third highness or the young people at the bottom of the cave, you must abide by this rule. This is His Majesty's own order of.They dare not lie, otherwise, if His Majesty finds out, there will only be a dead end. Your Majesty never needs disloyal people...

As soon as his eyes were closed, Li Shao jumped into the herd of beasts and mixed with a group of teenagers, unable to tell who was who.

It was late at night when Li Shao's consciousness regained consciousness, and the emperor was sitting beside Li Shao's bed.

"Are you awake?" Seeing Li Shao opened his eyes, the emperor put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Li Shao worriedly.

Facing the emperor, Li Shao habitually broke into a smile: "Royal father."

"Well," the emperor lovingly straightened the broken hair on Li Shao's forehead, "I have already sent someone to tell your mother and concubine that you will stay with me in Zichen Palace until you recover from your injury."

"...Thank you, Father."

It was like this every time, and he had expected it.

The emperor tucked the quilt up for Li Shao, and said with a gratified smile: "Qing Lang said that you have persisted longer than before. Is the Mo Yang Sword easy to use?"

Li Shao nodded and responded lightly.

"Go to sleep." After patting Li Shao twice through the quilt, the emperor got up and left the dormitory, and moved to the study of Zichen Palace to review the unfinished memorials.

Touching the smooth mattress on his body, Li Shao knew that he was lying on the dragon bed in Zichen Hall, what a privilege it was for others, but for him it was just a proof that he was still alive.

It's like this every time. His father always regards his connivance and preferential treatment as compensation for him, but he often can't figure out whether his father treats him well or not.

"Third Highness." A court lady cautiously moved to the side of the bed suddenly, and called out to Li Shao softly.

Li Shao turned his head and looked at the palace maid with a strange face: "Who are you?"

After cautiously looking left and right for a while, the maid handed a small note to Li Shao: "This is what the Second Highness asked the slaves to give to the Third Highness."

Li Shao frowned, and raised his hand to take the note with great effort. He glanced around first, and then unfolded the note to read it. Li Shao was startled when he saw it.

"Bo Yi is still with the second emperor brother?"

The maid shook her head and said in a low voice: "The Second Highness couldn't restrain him, so he was sent to Zilan Palace."

Li Shao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You step back, don't let anyone find out."

His second brother is also bold, how dare someone send a letter to his father's bedroom, if he is caught by his father, the consequences will be disastrous.

The maid originally wanted to get a reply from Li Shao, so she was stunned for a moment when Li Shao told her to leave, but she didn't dare to stay here for a long time, so she had to leave in a hurry.

Waiting for the maid to leave, Li Shao endured the pain and sat up: "Come in."

As soon as Li Shao finished speaking, a young eunuch ran in from the door immediately, looking at Li Shao nervously, as if he was not sure why Li Shao let him in at this moment, if he was to be held accountable for being bribed He would be out of luck if he let other court ladies in casually.

Seeing the nervous look of the little eunuch, Li Shao chuckled: "Go get me a pen and paper."

"Yes." The little eunuch was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately went to get it.

Picking up the pen and dipping the ink, Li Shao, who has always been able to write beautifully, could only write a few crooked characters. At first glance, he thought it was written by Zhang Sun Boyi.

Li Shao folded the note and handed it to the little eunuch: "Send this to Zilan Palace and give it to my concubine mother, so she doesn't have to worry."

Upon hearing that the note was to be given to Concubine Ji, the little eunuch felt relieved: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the servants will definitely deliver it."

After finishing speaking, the little eunuch put away the note, and returned the pen and ink to the original place. The little eunuch ran out of Zichen Hall, went to Zilan Hall as fast as he could, and handed the note to Concubine Ji.

Because she was worried about Li Shao and her eldest grandson Boyi was making trouble, Concubine Ji did not sleep for half the night. When someone informed that Li Shao was staying in Zichen Palace tonight, Concubine Ji was even more worried.

Even if you don't know the details, as a mother, you can tell whether your son's smile is sincere or not. The noble concubine Ji can tell that every time Li Shao comes back from Zichen Palace, he seems to be a different person. Returning to her usual appearance, this is why Concubine Ji regards her eldest grandson Boyi as her half son.

She wants her son to be favored. After all, every woman hopes that her child can be close to his father, but what did His Majesty ask Saburo to do to make him show a calmness that is not commensurate with his age every time? expression?She was afraid, she was afraid that Sanlang would never come back after staying at the back of Zichen Palace that time.

"Imperial concubine," Qingyue, the eldest maid of the Purple Orchid Palace, suddenly came in with a young eunuch, "The Third Highness has sent a letter."

"Where is it? Show me quickly!" Concubine Ji stood up abruptly, and the commotion woke up the eldest grandson Boyi who had finally fallen asleep.

"Concubine, is Your Highness back?" Changsun Boyi sat on the bed, rubbing his eyes in a daze.

Concubine Ji didn't have time to pay attention to the chairman, Sun Boyi, looking at the trembling words on the note, Concubine Ji's eyes immediately turned red.

"I'm going to see Your Majesty... Qingyue, change clothes, I'm going to see Your Majesty!"

"Imperial Concubine!" Qingyue hurriedly pulled Concubine Ji back, "Concubine, please calm down, but what's the use of your majesty's decision if you go?"

"But Sanlang...my Saburo..." Concubine Ji cried out with a sore nose, "I must know what Sanlang is doing."

"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Eldest Sun Boyi sat on the bed, staring at Concubine Ji Gui and Qingyue when he heard the affectionate title of "Sanlang", "Where is Your Highness? I'm going to find His Highness."

Thinking that Changsun Boyi would really add to the chaos, Qingyue still smiled to comfort Changsun Boyi and said: "His Highness has already rested elsewhere, and the young general will sleep in Zilan Palace today, okay?"

The eldest grandson Boyi bulged his cheeks, jumped out of bed suddenly and ran outside.

"I'm going to find His Highness!"

"Eh? Come on, come and stop him!" Qingyue wanted to stop Concubine Ji, so she was terrified when she saw her elder Sun Boyi disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Their Highness is now in the Zichen Palace, and the Major General will surely anger His Majesty by breaking in like this!

But Changsun Boyi ran so fast that none of the eunuchs and maids who chased him could catch up. In the end, Changsun Boyi broke into Zichen Palace directly.

"Your Highness!"

The eldest grandson Boyi rushed into the Zichen Hall, which frightened the eunuchs and maids who were on duty at night in the Zichen Hall.

The emperor in the study heard the commotion and walked out of the door with a displeased face.

"what happened?"

As soon as they heard the emperor's deep voice, the eunuchs and court ladies immediately knelt down in fright, only the elder Sun Boyi stood in the courtyard of Zichen Palace with a dissatisfied face, staring at the emperor with round eyes.

"This kid!" The emperor scolded with a smile, "Do you know that trespassing on Zichen Palace is a capital offense?"

Elder Sun Boyi looked at his cheeks and said, "I know."

"Knowing that you are still intruding?" The emperor deliberately put on a straight face, "Come here..."

"Father," Li Shao walked out of the dormitory, his clothes untied, "Father, forgive me, it was my minister who sent a message to ask Boyi to accompany my son. I will accompany Boyi back now."

The emperor's expression eased, and he said in a warm voice: "I just want to scare him, let him go in to accompany you."

"Thank you, father." Li Shao nodded, and then extended his hand to his grandson Boyi, "You are so reckless wherever you go, come here quickly."

The eldest grandson Boyi hurriedly ran to Li Shao, held Li Shao's hand and couldn't help but be taken aback.