143. Dragon Seed
In the dim iron smelting workshop, the residual temperature of the blast furnace is slowly decreasing.
In the darkness, the prince and Zhang Xia sat facing each other in silence, neither of them knowing whether they would live to see tomorrow.
Zhang Xia found a clean cloth and washed it, then looked at the prince and said, "Please step aside for a moment, I will wipe the princess's body."
"Okay," the prince who was sitting cross-legged on the ground stood up and went to the dark place, with his back to Bai Li and Zhang Xia.
Zhang Xia knelt on the ground and wiped Bai Li's body while asking, "When did the prince and the princess know that Chen Ji was an official?"
The prince replied casually, "Once, Baili and I were in danger. If he hadn't rescued us, we would have lost our lives."
Zhang Xia lowered his head and said, "I once asked my uncle if he could teach me the ways of becoming an official, but he said I didn't have the talent for it. Officials are rare in this world. How enviable!"
The prince was stunned for a moment: "Uncle?"
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He quickly realized that the cousin Zhang Xia was talking about was the deputy director of the Imperial Observatory, Xu Shu!
The prince smiled and said, "I once had the same idea, but my father said that the status of a prince and the path of an official are naturally incompatible, and it is impossible to practice it."
Zhang Xia was a little puzzled. "Naturally repelled? What does that mean?"
The prince replied, "My father simply said that officials above the third rank could never cultivate a career path. You can't have your cake and eat it too. A person should only master one path in their lifetime. One should not be greedy. Therefore, the position of the Director of the Imperial Observatory in our dynasty is only the fourth rank."
"How did Your Highness know this? My cousin never mentioned this."
"My father said that when he was young, he also wanted to practice cultivation, so he found a way to practice cultivation in the palace, practiced secretly, and did make progress. But after he was crowned king, all his cultivation disappeared in an instant."
Zhang Xia sighed, "What a pity."
The prince laughed heartily: "My father said the same thing, what a pity. But I plan to go back this time and urge my father to have another son. Then I can stop being the prince and follow Chen Ji to be an official."
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Zhang Xia thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Actually, I met Chen Ji when I was little, at the old Patriarch Chen's sixtieth birthday party. He was sitting in a corner with his mother, and it was hard not to look at him. Back then, he looked dull and inactive. He's completely different now. Time flies. I didn't expect him to change so much."
"oh?"
The prince was puzzled: "I was there that time too. Why don't I have any impression of you and Chen Ji?"
Zhang Xia closed his eyes and thought for a moment: "The prince was sitting at the main table before the banquet. When the old master Chen stood up to give a toast, you secretly took a sip of Prince Jing's wine. The wine was so spicy that you couldn't open your eyes."
The prince was startled. He wanted to turn around to look at Zhang Xia, but he remembered that he couldn't look back. He quickly turned his head back and said, "Wait. Why do you remember it so clearly? Could it be that you have a photographic memory like Master Zhang?"
Zhang Xia nodded.
The prince was surprised and doubtful: "Do all members of the Zhang family have this ability?"
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"No, it's just me and my father."
At this time, Zhang Xia tidied Bai Li's clothes and stood up to wipe himself.
She continued, "My father married my mother as if he were a son-in-law. The Xu family had agreed not to take concubines, not to divorce, and so on. There were so many rules. But after I was born, when I was a year and a half old, I could recite the sutras by heart. So, my mother suddenly allowed my father to take concubines. Not only that, but the Xu family also tried every possible way to send him women."
The prince suddenly realized: "In order to let Master Zhang have another boy like you..."
Zhang Xia smiled and said, "Yes. My mother and father have an agreement. If they have another gifted child, he must be adopted by my uncle as his grandson. His surname is Xu."
The prince knew that the uncle Zhang Xia was referring to was Xu Gong, the current chief minister of the cabinet.
Xu Shu, the only son of Xu Ge Lao, was resurrected from the dead at a ceremony at Yuanjue Temple. Now, he is devoted to Taoism and has never married, sitting alone in the Imperial Observatory.
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Lord Xu's move was probably to find another person for the Xu family to continue its prosperity for a hundred years.
The prince sighed, "The aristocratic family really spared no effort in order to pass on their legacy."
"It's done, come back, Prince."
Zhang Xia tied her hair up again and picked up an iron bar from the ground as a hairpin.
The prince returned to sit cross-legged beside Bai Li, worried: "Why hasn't Chen Ji come back yet? Maybe something happened."
However, at this moment, Bai Li slowly opened his eyes and said in a weak voice, "Brother, what did you say about Chen Ji just now?"
The prince was surprised and said, "You are finally awake. Let me touch your forehead. It is still so hot. We need to diagnose and prescribe medicine as soon as possible."
When he was about to withdraw his hand from Baili's forehead, Baili suddenly grabbed his wrist and said, "Brother, where's Chen Ji? Don't change the subject."
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The prince laughed cheerfully and said, "Chen Ji has gone out to find medicine for you and will be back soon."
Bai Li lay on the ground, staring at the prince: "Brother, you are lying."
The prince was anxious. Bai Li had not woken up earlier or later, but woke up at this moment.
Before he could think of how to respond, he heard someone on horseback rushing past the ironworks and shouting, "The lieutenant commander has ordered the second battalion to assemble immediately and search every house and every corner. Don't let any outsiders go. Those outsiders are in the military town."
The Crown Prince and Zhang Xia looked at each other, both with horror in their eyes: "How did they know we were in the military town?"
The prince was puzzled: "Did Chen Ji betray us? No, Chen Ji is not that kind of person."
Bai Li said firmly: "Chen Ji will never betray us."
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Zhang Xia glanced at Bai Li and calmly analyzed, "If Chen Ji betrayed us, he could have simply told those soldiers where we were. There's no need for them to go through so much trouble."
The prince said, "That's right, I knew Chen Ji was reliable."
Bai Li stared at the prince without saying a word.
The prince smiled awkwardly: "I'm not as smart as Zhang Xia. I just followed her words."
He stood up and took a few quick steps, pressing his cheek against the wooden door of the workshop to eavesdrop on the noise outside.
At this moment, another cavalryman galloped past the gate, shouting, "Mr. Feng has ordered the entire camp to assemble. Ride into the mountains immediately and intercept that outsider before he crosses Dragon King Valley."
Bai Li struggled to stand up: "It's Chen Ji."
Zhang Xia nodded. "It must be Chen Ji, without a doubt. Dragon King Valley is in the northeast, and we are in the southwest. Chen Ji must have chosen this direction deliberately to help us lure them away."
The prince scratched his head and said, "Your mind works so quickly. Just like Chen Ji."
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Zhang Xia glanced at him and said calmly, "Chen Ji told us before he left that if there's any trouble in the town, we must take the princess away immediately. If we're going to leave, we have to leave now."
The prince said firmly, "Let's go."
He bent down, picked up the white carp, put it on his back and walked away.
Under the cover of night, Zhang Xia walked ahead, opened the door and looked outside.
After making sure that the soldiers had not searched this area yet, he immediately led the way and sneaked towards the wooden fence.
"Who is it? Stop."
The sound sounded like thunder from behind the three of them.
The prince turned around suddenly and saw two soldiers with knives rushing towards him from dozens of steps away: "We found the stranger. Here."
The prince's heart sank to the bottom.
The cavalrymen just now deliberately shouted loudly in order to scare away the snakes. In fact, the soldiers had already set up secret sentries on the street and were waiting for them to fall into the trap.
He suddenly felt a little desperate. Even if Chen Ji risked his life to help them lead the people away, they couldn't escape.
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As the prince, he couldn't even protect two people.
"Run."
The prince carried the white carp on his back and ran to the wooden fence with Zhang Xia.
He stood in front of the fence, glanced back at the soldier who was about to catch up, and said to Zhang Xia, "First, step on me to get over, and then catch Baili.
Bai Li said weakly: "Brother, leave me here."
This chapter is not finished, typing...
PS: Elbow is in the hospital. I might not update anymore...
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