Chapter 1882 Leaving Beijing
Mingda sighed, "I heard there's a war going on in the Western Regions, and many Persian merchants can't return home. They're in such a state, so why are you, an outsider, taking such a risk now?"
Manbao glared, "How do you know I want to go to Gaochang?"
Mingda pointed at the dark stone on his wrist and said with a wry smile, "I can't think of any other place besides the Western Regions where you can find crystals and exotic stones like these."
Manbao had boasted to them more than once that Zhou Silang's business had expanded to the grassland.
Mingda reached out and touched the crystal, then looked up at Manbao and asked quietly, "Do they just want money, or do they have other requests?"
Manbao didn't expect Mingda to think of going to the Western Regions. He murmured for a moment and was speechless.
Mingda looked at her for a moment, but didn't press her for an explanation. He simply asked quietly, "Is this the reason you went to Gaochang?"
Manbao immediately shook her head. After thinking for a moment, she whispered, "It's because of the poisonous stone. I want to go to Gaochang to take a look. There should be many flowers, plants, insects and animals there that are not found in the Central Plains."
Mingda knew that she liked to collect flowers and plants, just like Shennong who tasted hundreds of herbs. Whenever she came across something she had never seen before, she would like to take it back and study it herself, whether it was edible or not.
She also said that she wanted to go to Lingnan to see peacocks in the future.
So Mingda didn't doubt it, nodded and said enviously: "I'm a princess, I'm afraid I won't have this chance in my lifetime."
Manbao said, "Life is long. Who can predict what will happen in the future? When I was little, I thought it would be amazing if I could carefully scour every mountain around our village. Who knew I could even walk all the way to the capital?"
So Manbao never limits himself now. Whatever he wants to do, he just keeps it in his mind. When he has the opportunity in the future, he will do it naturally.
What she will say basically means that she has already determined that she can do it.
Mingda looked at Manbao, who was full of confidence, and was filled with admiration. So, he nodded and said, "I will go with you to visit your farm on Duanwu Day."
This matter was settled for the time being. As for how Mingda would get the emperor and empress to agree, Manbao did not ask.
Mingda went to see her father in the evening. She directly told him that she was bored and wanted to go to Yongzhou to relax during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Mingda lowered her head and said pitifully, "I haven't left the palace since the twelfth lunar month."
The emperor felt sorry for Mingda when he heard him speak so pitifully. "Are you going to Yongzhou? That's fine. There's a temporary palace there. I'll have someone pack it up right away."
The emperor thought of his third son who had been imprisoned in the harem, and said casually: "Let the three of you escort you there so that we can protect you."
Upon hearing this, the queen looked up at the emperor.
The emperor smiled ingratiatingly at the queen and whispered, "The third brother has already realized his mistake. We can't keep him locked up in the palace forever, right?"
The Queen thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let the Crown Prince go as well."
"The Queen Mother is seriously ill. The Baiyun Temple in Yongzhou is quite good. Why not let the Crown Prince take his brothers and sisters to pray for the Queen Mother?"
Mingda took the opportunity to whisper, "How about letting the Crown Prince and Third Brother be alone for a while, and Sister Changyu and I go to Zhou Man's farm to rest?"
When the emperor heard this, he glanced over and asked, "Did Zhou Man instigate you to leave?"
Mingda said, "That's not the case. I'm just really bored. And my father only took the Crown Prince out of the palace during the Qingming Festival, not us."
The emperor explained, "You were not in good health at the time, so how could I take you with me? Come on, come on if you want to go. Zhou Man's manor is also in Yongzhou. Is it far from Baiyun Temple?"
How does she know whether it is far or not?
But now she just shook her head to indicate that it was not far, and the emperor did not pursue the matter any further, but decided to assign more guards to follow them.
If only the two princesses Mingda and Changyu were traveling, then two teams of guards would be enough, but if the crown prince was also traveling, then more than one or two teams would be enough.
Yin Li arranged it personally. Fortunately, Yongzhou was the secondary capital, and the royal family would go to Yongzhou to play from time to time. Even the emperor would occasionally sneak out of the palace to go shopping in Yongzhou, so there was no need to worry too much about safety.
The Imperial Hospital did not have Zhou Man on duty this time, so she and Xiao Yuanzheng could leave the capital after reporting.
Old Zhou's family, Old Lady Liu and others had gone to the farm a few days earlier. Only Bai Shan and his companions left the palace and rode there with their guards.
They even waited at the city gate, and followed the prince and his entourage after they left the city.
When the prince saw them while riding on his horse, he didn't need them to report it. He just waved his hand and the guards came forward to take them into the team.
He looked the three of them up and down, then set his sights on Zhou Man and said, "You guys are really going to cause me trouble."
Man Bao blinked, looking at the rosy-faced and high-spirited prince, she said: "I don't believe that His Highness is unhappy."
It was a rare opportunity to go out of the palace and the capital to have fun, so the prince was naturally happy. He hummed and said, "Okay, Mingda and Changyu are in the car, you can go find them and play."
After saying that, he glanced at Bai Shan and Bai Erlang again, pointed at them and said, "You are not allowed to get on the bus."
Three people: ...
When Bai Shan and Bai Erlang heard this, they thought, if they weren't going to get on the bus, then why should they follow?
It would be better to stay by the prince's side, so they did not leave and simply rode their horses behind the prince.
The prince's guards silently made room for them.
The prince didn't mind them following him. Zhou Man was right, he was indeed in a good mood.
From the beginning of the year until now, he has not rested for a moment, let alone going to the capital, he rarely leaves the imperial city. Every day when he opens his eyes, he has to deal with various government affairs, and he also has to go to Chongwenguan to study.
The only time he left the capital was because he had to go with his father to worship his ancestors during the Qingming Festival. But when he was with his father, and it was the Qingming Festival, he had to avoid people even if he wanted to ride a horse and have fun, otherwise he would be impeached again.
It was a rare opportunity to go out of the capital for fun in broad daylight, and the prince had already made plans. When he arrived at the Yongzhou Palace, he would go horse racing and hunting first, have a meal and drink in the evening, go to Baiyun Temple to pray the next day, have a vegetarian meal, and then go horse racing and hunting again; on the third day, he would stroll around Yongzhou City, buy some things, and then return to the palace in the afternoon.
The prince glanced to the other side and found nothing to be unhappy about except that there was one more annoying person in the entourage.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang followed the prince's gaze and looked at Prince Gong beside them. After his eyes slid back and forth between the two brothers, he silently slowed down the horse, making it walk more slowly.
Prince Gong was only excited for a moment while sitting on the horse, and his excitement disappeared after he left the capital.
He didn't like riding horses, he wanted to take a carriage, but the prince was very hateful. He didn't take his carriage and only gave him a horse. He had to ride to Yongzhou by himself. At this speed, it would take at least two hours to reach the Yongzhou Palace. He felt that the inside of his thighs would be rubbed.
Prince Gong was unhappy and his face became stern. He looked very cold towards the Crown Prince and had no intention of easing the relationship.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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