Chapter 2001 [Shang Xie] Three years apart, unparalleled elegance
Cuinong's face showed a look of longing and nostalgia.
"At that time, the Crown Prince was the dream lover of practically every young lady in the capital. He always loved to drink, often wearing a wine flask on his waist and the cloak of the commander of the imperial guards. Wherever he rode, even the prime minister had to retreat three feet away. He was also very handsome. When he had some free time, he would go boating and drinking on the Jindai River with his friends, and go to the painted boats to find the girls to recite poems and write couplets. The young ladies who didn't have the chance to meet the Crown Prince were so jealous that they wished they could become the prostitutes in the painted boats and see His Highness more often."
"He had many friends, from all walks of life. There were imperial guards who worked with him on cases, scholars who had taken the imperial examinations with him, dandy sons of the royal family, and even strangers like drinkers and boatmen. He could drink, chat, and laugh with them like brothers."
He is a true child of destiny.
He is romantic and bright, the sun that no one can reach, but he can get drunk in a place of fireworks at any time, not asking people where they come from, laughing and drinking with boatmen, and writing poems and painting for prostitutes.
With him around, the people of Chiwei felt reassured.
Everyone firmly believes that he will eventually become an emperor that everyone respects and loves, and Chiwei's future will surely become even stronger under his leadership.
"But why is it that in the three years since I came here, the Emperor has been like a nobody in the palace?"
Fu Yan asked with a frown.
Cuinong glanced at her and sighed slowly.
"This story begins when the Crown Prince left the palace."
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When he was fifteen years old, His Highness was probably tired of the scenery in the imperial city, so he left a letter, left the capital at night with his martial arts master, and began to venture into the martial arts world.
At that time, the late emperor was still in his prime. After being angry for two days, he calmed down with the comfort of the queen. He still had a lot of time, and it was okay for his only son to go out and see the world. After all, when the burden of the family and the country fell on the prince's shoulders in the future, he would rarely have the opportunity to see the vast country as he pleased.
But no one expected that His Highness would be away for three years.
During these three years, there was no longer any sight of the dashing young man with his cloak fluttering through the streets of the imperial city, and everyone's memory of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gradually faded.
It was not until the year when Your Highness was eighteen years old that Gumo gathered a group of nomadic peoples to invade our border. At that time, the Queen had just been pregnant with her second child. The Emperor could not bear to lead the army in person, so he asked General Mo to lead the troops to the border. He thought there would not be too big a problem, but the battle was extremely difficult and lasted for half a year.
The emperor was busy with the war while also taking care of the pregnant queen who was in poor health at the time. Not long after, he fell ill and... never recovered.
It was at this time that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was recalled to the palace.
"I happened to be shopping outside the palace that day, and I saw it..."
Cuinong recalled the scene of that day, her eyes a little dazed.
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After three years of not seeing each other, when the familiar, arrogant and ostentatious sound of horse hooves rang out, many people quickly dug out the brilliant Crown Prince from their dusty memories.
He had grown a lot taller, and even on horseback one could see his tall and straight figure. He was wearing a simple blue shirt, with a wine jug still hanging on his waist. His long black hair was waving in the wind. His innate elegance was added with a bit of cool and unrestrained air, making it hard to think of any other word to describe him except the word "elegant".
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