When Chuanzhu said, "I want to go with you," Zhang Shixun and the other two were stunned.
Li Shishi asked, "Where are you going with Mr. Zhang?"
Chuanzhu said: "I will go out of the city with you."
"How did you know we were leaving town?"
Chuanzhu curled her lips and said, "You guys have been buying things recklessly these past few days, and you've been taking them out of the city time and time again, even taking away tables, chairs and benches. Even a fool can tell that you're leaving."
Zhang Shixun asked with a smile, "How do you know all this when you are in the palace?"
"I heard it from the eunuchs and palace maids in private."
"Do the Emperor and the Retired Emperor know?"
"Of course they know. I even heard that some bad guys wrote a memorial to the Emperor, suggesting that you be arrested."
Zhang Shixun was delighted when he heard this. "It seems your brother, the emperor, didn't listen to their advice, because no one came to arrest me."
"Brother Emperor is afraid. I heard him say to the retired emperor...say..."
Having said this, she stopped and did not continue.
Ding Dusai urged, "Princess Yufu, please continue your story. Don't just tell me half and leave the other half."
Chuizhu tightly closed her lips and just shook her head.
Ding Dusai was about to ask more, but Li Shishi winked at her, "Saisai, don't ask anymore. The Emperor and the Retired Emperor are certainly kindhearted and don't want to hurt Mr. Zhang."
Ding Du track: "Has Mr. Zhang committed any crime? Why do you want to hurt him?"
Chuanzhu finally couldn't help herself and said, "The emperor is afraid of Zhang Tianshi. He said that as long as Zhang Shixun doesn't rebel, it's best not to provoke the big beast. If you provoke him, he will summon thunder to strike the palace, and no one can stop him."
"Your brother the emperor is wise." Zhang Shixun couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Li Shishi and Ding Dusai looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Seeing that Zhang Shixun was not angry but rather looked very happy, Chuanzhu gently tugged at his sleeve, raised her little face and begged, "Brother, please take me away. I beg you."
Zhang Shixun shook his head and said, "You are a princess. If I take you away without permission, I will be in big trouble. The spit of those people in the court alone can drown me."
Li Shishi also echoed: "Kidnapped the princess privately, this is a serious crime."
Chuanzhu said anxiously, "Isn't it okay if I don't become this useless imperial princess?"
Li Shishi sighed, "The problem is, whether or not you become the imperial concubine is not up to you."
Chuanzhu's tears immediately fell and she stood there sobbing.
Zhang Shixun felt soft-hearted when he saw her pitiful appearance.
He looked at Li Shishi and Ding Dusai, and they both shook their heads at him.
Zhang Shixun had no choice but to harden his heart and persuade the little girl, "It would be so nice to stay in the palace, with fine clothes and delicious food, and protection from the wind and rain. Even if you get married, you will marry into a wealthy family..."
"Brother, please stop talking."
Before Chuanzhu could finish his words, she wiped away her tears, reached into her sleeve, took out a pair of scissors, and stabbed herself in the neck.
Zhang Shixun was quick to grab her wrist.
Even so, it was a little too late. The skin on the neck was pierced by the scissors and blood immediately oozed out.
Li Shishi and Ding Dusai were also frightened and hurried over to take a look. Seeing that the wound was not deep, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Zhang Shixun reacted quickly enough, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
Zhang Shixun snatched the scissors from her hand and threw them to the ground. He then took out a clean handkerchief and covered the wound on her neck. He said angrily, "You little girl, you're too reckless. Wasn't this what I was discussing with you? Why did you commit suicide just because we didn't agree?"
Chuanzhu's face was tense as she said calmly, "Brother Zhang, I made up my mind on the way here. If you don't take me with you, I won't live anymore."
"this……"
"You can stop it for a while, but you can't stop it forever."
The little Lolita threatened to commit suicide.
Zhang Shixun was at a loss. He looked at Li Shishi and Ding Dusai and said, "Ladies, give me some advice. What should we do?"
Li Shishi smiled bitterly: "What else can I do? I have to take her away."
Seeing Ding Dusai remained silent, Zhang Shixun asked, "What did Saisai say?"
Ding Dusai looked at the beads, then at Zhang Shixun. "You can take her away, but she must promise not to commit suicide again if something happens to her in the future. Otherwise, if she keeps trying to commit suicide, who can stand it?"
"Hmm! That makes sense."
Zhang Shixun patted Chuanzhu's head gently and asked, "Did you hear clearly what Madam Li and Madam Ding said?"
"I heard it clearly." Seeing that they agreed, Chuanzhu immediately became very well-behaved. "I promise Sister Ding that I will never commit suicide again."
The next day, at daybreak, the group set off.
Zhang Shixun rode a horse, Hei Wuchang and San Gou each drove a sedan chair.
Li Shishi and Chuanzhu rode in one car, while Ding Dusai rode alone in another.
As soon as they walked out of the Suanzao Gate, several guards came up on horseback from behind.
An officer shouted, "Is that Zhang Tianshi up ahead?"
Zhang Shixun reined in his horse and said, "Exactly. What do you want to talk to me about?"
"I heard that Mrs. Li Shishi is with you. I want to ask her about something. Is that okay?"
Zhang Shixun remained calm and asked, "What do you want to know? Just ask me."
The officer said, "It's like this. Last night, Princess Yu Fu mysteriously disappeared. We couldn't find her anywhere. We later discovered she left the palace on a mule cart carrying vegetables. She got off at Xiangguo Temple and walked east. When she reached Zhou Bridge, her footprints became tangled, and we couldn't follow her any further."
"So, what do you mean by calling me? Do you suspect that I turned right to Princess Fudi?"
"Master Zhang, please don't misunderstand me." The officer clasped his fists on his horse. "A eunuch said that Princess Yufu once learned the qin from Master Li and might have gone to her place. So, we went to Master Li's house to look for her and learned that she had left the city with you, so we caught up with her...Master Zhang, please don't misunderstand me. We just wanted to ask Madam Li if she knew the whereabouts of Princess Yufu."
Li Shishi lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and said to the officer, "I was at Mr. Zhang's house all night and didn't see Princess Yu Fu."
The officer stopped talking and clasped his fist towards Zhang Shixun. "Excuse me for disturbing you. I'll take my leave now."
After the group of guards had gone away, Zhang Shixun made a face at Li Shishi, "This is going to be a lively event. This is probably the first time since the founding of the Song Dynasty that a princess has gone missing for no apparent reason."
Li Shishi smiled and said, "I believe that in the near future, storytellers will have a story similar to Hong Fu's Night Escape."
As soon as she said it, she felt that she had spoken out of turn.
Hongfu ran away at night, and she was running towards her lover Li Jing.
Unless Princess Yufu also considers Zhang Shixun as her ideal partner.
Thinking of this, Li Shishi looked at Chuanzhu who was sitting next to her, but saw that she was sitting cross-legged on the seat obediently, looking at her with a pair of big watery eyes.
"Sister, what's the story behind Hongfu's night escape?"
Li Shishi lowered the curtain of the sedan chair and looked around, saying, "Chuanzhu, you just heard that the royal family is looking for you all over the city. Do you know how much trouble this will bring to Mr. Zhang?"
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