Having secretly beaten up two people in succession, Gu Yuzhi seemed to have digested everything he ate for dinner. He patted his stomach and took Qi's hand, saying, "Qi, Qi, shall we eat something?"

On his way here, he saw several food stalls, and the food smelled delicious.

Although Granny Xu always felt that food made outside wasn't as clean as what she cooked, she still needed to change things up occasionally.

Gu Yuzhi licked his teeth, then suddenly remembered that he was missing a tooth, and that Xie Changshi and Teacher Shu wouldn't let him lick it.

He stared wide-eyed, looking completely innocent.

He only licked it a little bit, it should be fine, right?

He had originally planned to go back and have some delicious food, but after his excitement subsided, a deep-seated drowsiness slowly crept in. Holding Qi's hand, he nodded his head little by little, and his pace slowed down as well.

Seeing this, the guard Qi simply carried him on his back.

Gu Yuzhi leaned against the broad shoulders, feeling completely safe.

The little girl gently rubbed her face against the guard's back, calling out sleepily, "Mother."

He seemed to be dreaming about his childhood.

After the New Year's banquet at the palace, he would feel unwell because he had secretly eaten two extra pieces of meat. He would groan and groan and couldn't sleep. His mother would carry him around the shop until late at night, when he was no longer uncomfortable, and then his mother would put him on the bed.

Even in his sleep, Gu Yuzhi knew that he and his mother were separated, and that he would probably be able to bring his mother back when he came of age...

He really misses his mother!

Gu Yuzhi drifted off to sleep, feeling as if someone had covered him with a blanket and gently stroked his head, causing a smile to appear on his lips.

Perhaps because he slept too late, or perhaps because he had beaten someone up the day before, Gu Yuzhi felt tired and slept straight until the end of the next day's morning.

He slowly got up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and before he was fully awake, he heard Xie Changshi's angry roar coming from next door.

Gu Yuzhi was instantly startled awake.

Oh no! Xie Changshi found out about their sack-covering incident so quickly?

Gu Yuzhi hurriedly put on his boots, feeling that the two people who had been beaten were sore losers.

Not only did he think so, but Shu Xiaohan also felt the same way. She coaxed, "They are people from the prestigious Mobei Army, yet they were attacked and beaten to the ground. For the sake of their reputation, they should swallow their anger and keep quiet about it."

"Even if you're angry, you should investigate secretly. Why make a scene? Aren't you afraid of losing face?"

Gu Yuzhi had no idea about these things. He puffed out his cheeks and thought, "It's rare for Chief Secretary Xie to lose his temper like this. Am I going to be in trouble today?"

He opened the door and walked out, his little hands behind his back, looking very self-righteous.

As soon as he entered, he saw the guards standing in a row in front of Chief Secretary Xie, each with their heads bowed, except for Guard Qi.

Xie Changshi's reprimand lasted a little too long, and his eyes started to glaze over. Give him a bed, and he could put on a show and fall asleep on the spot.

It wasn't until he saw Gu Yuzhi appear that Qi, the guard, suddenly woke up from his drowsiness. Taking advantage of Xie Changshi's inattention, he kept gesturing to Gu Yuzhi, urging him to hurry up and leave.

Such matters as being reprimanded by Chief Secretary Xie can be handled by the guards; Your Highness need not get involved.

Gu Yuzhi sauntered into the room, grabbed Xie Changshi's hand, and looked up at him coquettishly, saying, "Xie Changshi, Xie Changshi, I'm so hungry, is there anything to eat?"

He blinked his eyes, a big smile spreading across his face, his chubby cheeks bulging, and his deliberately coquettish voice, so sweet and childlike, made Xie Changshi's anger subside by more than half.

But he felt he couldn't continue like this, otherwise the young prince would do it again next time!

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and was about to start lecturing when he saw Gu Yuzhi blinking his big, bright eyes and asking in confusion, "Chief Secretary Xie, is there anything to eat? I'm really hungry."

As he spoke, he patted his stomach: "Listen, my stomach is saying, hurry up and give me some food, or my front and back will stick together."

It's no use. No matter how strong you are, getting angry won't help!

Chief Secretary Xie squatted down and even smiled as he spoke to Gu Yuzhi: "What would Your Highness like to eat? I will instruct the inn's kitchen to prepare it right away."

Gu Yuzhi tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Anything is fine. Chief Secretary Xie, you can arrange it as you see fit."

He said with a smile, "I always really enjoy the meals that Chief Secretary Xie arranges for me!"

Chief Secretary Xie's eyes welled up slightly. He thought the young prince wouldn't notice these details, but who knew that the young prince not only noticed them, but also remembered them.

What could be more joyful than someone knowing your feelings?

Xie Changshi didn't know what others thought, but he himself felt very moved.

Moved by this, Chief Secretary Xie no longer wanted to reason with the young prince.

Compared to His Highness the Prince of Chu when he was six or seven years old, the little prince is simply too well-behaved!

So what if he likes putting sacks on people? Let the young prince do it!

Perhaps if we use it too many times, the young prince will lose interest.

As Xie Changshi walked down, he convinced himself that it was better to guide than to block, and that it would be better to let the young prince have his fill of fun!

After Xie Changshi's footsteps completely disappeared, Qi Shiwei and the others breathed a long sigh of relief.

Gu Yuzhi leaned forward and whispered, "Guard Qi, Guard Qi, how did Chief Secretary Xie find out?"

Speaking of this, Guard Qi couldn't help but sigh: "This is also my fault."

He lowered his voice and said, "Last night, we thought it was late and no one would go to that alley, so we left the person at the gate of the house."

Gu Yuzhi nodded: "Yes, yes! Didn't Prefect Ke say that he and the people in the prefectural government have agreed that they won't come to patrol here?"

That's why Guard Qi and his men decided to leave the two men at the doorway to freeze overnight. The next day, when the surrounding houses opened, they would be met by soldiers from the Northern Desert Army. The two men would then be too embarrassed to make a scene...

Qi, the guard, became angry just thinking about it, and slammed his right hand into his left palm: "But I never expected that a stray dog ​​would cause trouble!"

Stray dogs?

Gu Yuzhi blinked: "What does this have to do with stray dogs?"

Guard Qi's tone became even more aggrieved: "How can it be nothing? A pack of stray dogs came and took over their territory. They spotted the two of them and dragged them to the alley entrance!"

"At the crack of dawn, the person who was emptying the chamber pot discovered them, let out a howl that not only woke up everyone around them, but also poured the chamber pot on the two men."

"The two of them woke up immediately, grabbed the person emptying the chamber pot and started hitting him, saying that this person had ambushed them."

"The man who empties the chamber pot was already frightened early in the morning, but he was also beaten up. He was indignant and complained to Prefect Ke!"