575 Goodbye, Grandson

Ping'an looked around and realized that the guests would arrive in half an hour at most. Once there were too many people and the banquet started, it would be inconvenient to find the chef.

"What are you looking at here?" a young boy's voice rang out.

Ping An turned around and was overjoyed. He knew he could finally find his master.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince? Ping'an pays his respects to His Highness the Crown Prince." Ping'an bowed.

"No need to bow, Wan Ping An, I'm asking you, what are you looking at?" The prince looked around, "I know you have never been to a palace banquet, but you don't have to come so early, right? No one has come yet. Let me tell you, the food at the palace banquet is actually the worst."

Ping An smiled and said, "Your Highness, although I have never attended a palace banquet, I am eager to attend it. But I came early today because I wanted to find my master. He was brought to the palace by Eunuch Xiao Zhuo to see a doctor yesterday afternoon, and he has not returned home yet. I don't know who he is seeing, and I am worried because I can't find him."

The prince is thirteen this year. He is much taller than he was at this time last year. He is a typical handsome boy. His voice is still clear like a child's and he has not yet reached the stage of hoarseness.

"Eunuch Xiao Zhuo? He is the apprentice of General Manager Hu. We just found out that our royal grandfather was ill this morning. My royal grandmother had a cough for the past two days, so my father went to see her. He sent someone back to say that she had an upset stomach, nothing serious, but he stayed to accompany our royal grandfather and will go over after the banquet starts. Your master must be with my royal grandfather."

Ping'an felt even more uneasy.

If the emperor just had a stomachache, there was no need to call for a master. An ordinary doctor would be enough. The prince went to visit the patient. If it was just a minor illness, today's palace banquet would be attended by many dignitaries and high-ranking officials, who are also very important to the prince and can win more people's hearts. Why would he stay to serve the sick at this time?

His heart began to pound.

"Your Highness, could you send a young eunuch to take me there so I can help my master?"

"Okay." The prince suddenly laughed. Sending a young eunuch? Fun and interesting. "Wan Ping'an, I'll take you there."

"No, Your Highness the Crown Prince, go ahead and do your thing. Just send someone to deliver me." If it was really what he thought, how could he send the Crown Prince into the tiger's mouth?

The more Ping'an refused to give in, the more the Prince wanted to accompany him. This Wan Ping'an was really interesting.

"Wan Ping'an, you are trying to stop me? Can't I go see my royal grandfather? My grandfather is sick, and I can't go to visit him? You are a top scholar."

"Your Highness, how dare Ping An stop you? I just thought you would be attending a banquet soon. It would be bad if the Crown Princess couldn't find someone."

The eunuch at the side said, "Your Highness, how about I go and see Lord Bo off? Didn't the Queen ask you to attend the banquet later?"

The crown prince rolled his eyes and said, "Can't I go with my father later? Wan Ping'an is going too, you are really meddling in other people's business." He suddenly rolled his eyes and said, "Wan Ping'an, you just asked me to send a eunuch to take you there, what do you think of him?"

He pointed at a young eunuch who was about the same height as him and grinned, "Wan Ping'an, at this time last year you told me a story and mentioned that you guys would occasionally wear makeup when you were out and about. How about you make me look like him?"

Wan Ping'an shook his head: "Your Highness, it's okay. Look, if the Queen can't find you later, she might blame me. If the Emperor and the Crown Prince see you like this, and I did the makeup, they might punish me. I won't do it."

The Crown Prince chuckled. This Wan Ping'an was really interesting. He would ask his grandfather to order him to be his teacher. A top scholar, and a sixth-place winner at that, was just the right person to be his teacher. The boy could tell all kinds of stories, and most importantly, he was bolder than anyone else and was not nervous at all when talking to him, as if they were friends.

He has grown up without any friends. Even his cousins ​​from his maternal grandfather's side are timid and submissive when they see him, and are not interesting at all.

"Wan Ping'an, I order you to immediately make this grandson look like Xiao Dengzi. Hurry up. In another quarter of an hour, the guests will surely arrive."

"Your Highness, I have nothing on me, how can I put on your makeup? Also, your clothes are different, aren't they?"

The grandson turned around and told a eunuch, "Hurry up and get your clothes and makeup. Go straight to the small side hall. Wan Ping'an, follow me."

At this point, Ping An had no choice but to follow the Crown Prince. But then he thought, there was nothing wrong with the Crown Prince disguising himself as a eunuch, maybe he could avoid something?

If I was over-suspicious, the Crown Prince was discovered like this by the Prince, and he was just trying to make the Prince laugh, and then he would put his makeup back on. A young man of his age would just act on impulse.

Thinking of this, Ping An felt relieved. If the enemy comes, we will fight him; if the water comes, we will block it with earth.

The small side hall was not next to the men's banquet hall, but was a little further away. The prince was very familiar with this place, and he quickly found a room and walked in: "Come in, this is also where we occasionally come to play, I mean with my study partner."

Ping An looked around and asked, "Are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and your uncles attending the banquet today?"

"Of course I participate, but not every year. My cousins ​​rarely come, so it's not that interesting."

Not long after, the eunuch came back with a package in his hand.

Ping An took it and found a set of eunuch's clothes, a small box of various cosmetics, and a small round mirror.

"Your Highness, since you insist, come and sit down. I will help you put on makeup."

The Crown Prince came over and sat down happily. Ping An discovered that the Crown Prince actually had a very good personality and was easy to get along with. He did not look condescending at all.

Because of this grandson, nothing must happen today.

Having made his decision, Ping'an stopped hesitating and quickly started fiddling with the prince's face. It only took a short while.

"Your Highness, please look in the mirror. If there is nothing to change, please change your clothes."

The grandson opened his eyes, picked up the small round mirror and was stunned for a moment. He looked at Ping An and smiled, "Wan Ping An, you really didn't lie to me. Your makeup is very good. Xiao Dengzi, help me change my clothes quickly."

The young eunuch next to him was dumbfounded. The prince really became like him. Although the difference could be seen if the two stood together and looked carefully, if no one spoke and just watched from a distance, it was impossible to tell at all.

This top scholar is so capable that he can even do this.

The Crown Prince quickly changed into the eunuch's uniform and stood next to several eunuchs, really looking like one of them.

He looked left and right, feeling extremely happy. "You guys just hide here. I'll close the door. Xiao Dengzi, take my clothes. I'll come back and change them later."

Little Dengzi cried, "Your Highness, what if the Queen can't find us?"

"That's why I told you to hide here. If I can't find you, I won't punish you. When I come back, change your clothes and remove your makeup, everything will be fine. You're safe, let's go out."