Chapter 50
Early in the morning, the cub got up from the bed full of energy. Seeing that his father was still sleeping, he kissed his father on the face and called out, "Daddy! Daddy!"
Gu Yanling hadn't slept well last night because of all the thoughts she was thinking about. She closed her eyes and mumbled, "My dear, let Zhaocai wash you first, then play by yourself for a while. Daddy will sleep for a while, sleep for a while..."
Seeing that his father fell asleep again, the cub wanted to roll over his father and get outside, but his short legs couldn't take such a big step, so he sat down on his father. Gu Yanling was hit and cried twice. She closed her eyes and looked painful as she carried him outside.
Seeing that his father was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes, the boy didn't make a fuss about him and climbed out of bed obediently.
The servants were sweeping the yard early in the morning, and in the small kitchen, they were boiling water and busy preparing breakfast.
When Zhaocai saw the young master coming out of the room wearing only a bellyband and without even shoes, he quickly hugged him, took him to pee first, washed his hands, and helped him change into clean socks, put on his clothes, and wash up.
"Master is still sleeping?"
The cub nodded.
Zhaocai is now an expert in taking care of children. She fed the little master breakfast, played with him for a while after he finished eating, and found that the little master had not woken up yet.
The cub lost his toy and sighed with his chubby face: "Daddy, why can't you pay it back? Didn't you say you would take me out to buy candy figures?"
Zhaocai: "When the young master wakes up, I will take you to buy it."
The cub didn't say anything. He ran into the inner room with his short legs, opened the bed curtain, and patted Gu Yanling's face. "Daddy, don't sleep anymore? An An wants to go out and play!"
Gu Yanling was sleeping soundly when she was disturbed, so she turned over and faced away from him.
The cub raged, "Daddy is a lazy bastard!"
No one paid any attention to him.
When Zhaocai saw the young master come out alone, he knew that he was still asleep. Just as he was about to coax him, he heard the young master say, "Let's go out and buy some candy! Buy one for Daddy too! That way, Daddy can eat it when he wakes up!"
Zhaocai had just come with them yesterday and was not familiar with the capital. If this were in Yangzhou, he would definitely take the young master out for a stroll without saying a word. After hearing this, he was quite cautious: "Young master, why don't you wait until the young master wakes up before going out."
The cub was very distressed: "But Daddy can't wake me up even if I call him. I want to go out and play now."
Zhaocai saw this and went into the inner room, calling out softly, "Master, the young master wants to go out and buy some candy."
No response.
The cub had an expression that said, "Look, I told you that daddy can't be woken up." Zhaocai also wanted to go out and play, but the young master was still young after all, and he was afraid that he couldn't take care of him alone, so he carried An An to the master and his mistress's yard.
Hehua went in and told Su Lixiao about this. Su Lixiao heard that An An wanted to go out and play and his son was still sleeping, so he sent a few servants to protect him. He also asked Hehua to tell Zhaocai to keep an eye on the young master at all times.
After Zhaocai reported to his wife, he happily carried An An out.
The cub went out happily, and didn't let Zhaocai hold him. He walked on his own with his short legs, and Zhaocai didn't dare to relax his eyes for a moment.
After arriving at the downtown area, An An was too small, so Zhaocai picked him up and let him look around. They came out early, and it was the busiest time of the morning market, with all kinds of aromas lingering in the air and the vendors shouting one after another -
"Big meat-filled buns! One penny each!"
“Selling wontons, steaming hot wontons!”
"Hu Bing, selling Hu Bing, crispy Hu Bing!"
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Although the boy had eaten breakfast, he swallowed his saliva when he heard people calling him and smelled the fragrance of the buns.
Zhaocai: "Which one would you like to eat, young master?"
The boy pointed at the buns, his eyes fixed on the big, greasy buns. There was a purse hanging on his waist, which was full of silver. The little guy often saw his father rewarding the servants, and he learned from him that he knew how to reward at a young age.
Let Zhaocai use his money to buy a few more so that the young master can have some meat buns to eat.
The kid had a bun in his hand, Zhaocai and the four servants each had two, and the five adults and one kid ate all the way.
The little guy's belly was so round that he couldn't eat any more. He took the candied candies and candied haws he bought, walked away from the morning market, and walked towards Chunjing Street with his short legs.
Zhaocai didn't know where this place was, but seeing that there were few people, it was quiet and the scenery was beautiful, he let the young master run ahead to help him digest his food.
"oops."
The cub ran too fast and bumped into someone. He lost his balance and fell to the ground, and the sugar figurine and candied haws also fell to the ground.
"Woo woo woo, this is the candy man I bought for Daddy!"
Li Youfu was about to say, "How dare you! You actually bumped into His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" But when he looked closely, he saw that he was a chubby little kid with a delicate, fair, and tender complexion. His eyes were particularly large. It was rare to see such a cute child. For a moment, he was speechless, and his throat was stuck. He didn't know whether to say anything or not.
Zhaocai hurried over. He knew that there were many high-ranking officials in the capital, not to mention that the man the young master had bumped into looked very noble and intimidating. He didn't dare to cause trouble. He picked up An An and examined him. Fortunately, he didn't have to support himself on the ground with his hands. He coaxed him, "Buy a few more candy figures later."
The kid looked at the expressionless and somewhat ferocious man with his little eyes.
After finishing his court session, Xiao Xinghan suddenly wanted to leave the palace for some reason. There had been no news in the past three years. Xiao Xinghan could only hope that the other party would come to find him. As long as he still cared about him, even just a little, he would come to the capital to find him.
Facts have proved that the other party is completely heartless. He must have lived too happily these years and has forgotten about me completely.
He has been getting more and more angry recently and can't control himself at all. Every day he thinks about how to punish and deal with the person if he catches him, venting the anger and...longing of the past three years.
Xiao Xinghan glanced at An An coldly, raised his hand to signal Li Youfu, and left without saying a word.
Li Youfu took out a silver ingot from his purse and handed it to An An: "Use it to buy a candy figurine."
The cub snorted: "No, I have money!"
Li Youfu smiled and thought that this kid was really cute. He stuffed the silver into Zhaocai's hand without saying anything, and caught up with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He sighed in his heart. The steward in the mansion just said that no one had come to look for him, and no suspicious people were seen. His Royal Highness was in a very bad mood.
In recent years, His Highness's temperament has become increasingly cold. He used to show no emotion, but now he is as cold as ice. The reason is that there is no news about that person at all.
Li Youfu was puzzled. How on earth could this person disappear without a trace? It was as if he had vanished into thin air!
Zhaocai looked around the nearby mansions and saw those imposing plaques: "Young Master, how about we go back? I think this is where the official lives."
The kid was still thinking about the cold man just now. He had already sat on the ground and didn’t even know to pick himself up. He was really annoying!
"What is a lord official?"
Zhaocai: "They are officials, we can't afford to offend them."
The boy understood the meaning of "can't afford to offend" and snorted angrily, "What's so great about it! I want to be an official in the future!"
Zhaocai flattered him, saying, "Young Master is extraordinary at first glance! He will definitely become a high-ranking official in the future!"
The boy scratched his face, not very interested in being an official or not, and went back to buy some candy figures.
After waking up and washing up, Gu Yanling heard that An An was taken out to play by Zhaocai. She was about to go out to look for them when she saw the baby running back.
"Daddy, you're awake!"
The cub hugged Gu Yanling's legs and said, "An An bought a candy man for Daddy."
Gu Yanling bent down and held him in her arms: "Daddy was planning to go look for you, why didn't he wait for me to go out together?"
Cub: “You can’t even wake me up.”
Gu Yanling also felt a little guilty and changed the subject, "Did you have fun?"
The cub leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I met an annoying guy, so fierce!"
Gu Yanling looked at Zhaocai: "What's going on?"
Zhaocai told Gu Yanling about how he knocked An An to the ground, "I saw that the man was dressed in luxurious clothes and had an imposing manner, so I didn't dare to cause trouble. He asked his servant to give the young master a silver ingot to buy a candy man."
When Gu Yanling heard that her son had been knocked down, she hurried to check and found that he was fine. However, she was still a little unhappy, "How many people were there on the other side?"
Lucky: "Three people."
When Gu Yanling heard the name of three people, she was startled. "Isn't one of them a middle-aged man with a pale face and no beard?"
Zhaocai asked curiously, "Master, how do you know? He was the one who gave the young master a silver ingot."
Gu Yanling: “…”
"Did you go to Chunjing Street?"
Zhaocai: "I didn't notice it. There are fewer people in that area, and the mansions built there are very grand."
Gu Yanling didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that An An met Sheng Yao on the second day after arriving in Beijing.
Fortunately, I fell asleep and didn't get up. I knew in my heart that the other party would not recognize me even if we met, and I still felt guilty.
"You are not allowed to go to Chunjing Street again, which is where you went today."
After listening to Gu Yanling's explanation, Zhaocai asked doubtfully, "Master, do you know those three people?"
Gu Yanling: "Your young master is my enemy, stay away from me when we meet next time."
Cub: "What is an enemy?"
Zhaocai also wanted to ask how the young master had made an enemy, but Gu Yanling didn't give him a chance: "I'm hungry, hurry up and prepare breakfast for me."
It was already noon, but breakfast was still prepared in the small kitchen.
The boy didn't get an answer from his father, so he sat on Gu Yanling's lap and ate the candy man. Then he put the candy man to his mouth and said, "Daddy, eat it."
Gu Yanling took a bite and said, "If you meet the person you bumped into today again, remember to run away from him."
The cub nodded and complained, "He's so fierce! An An doesn't like him!"
Gu Yanling wanted to agree with her son, but she thought that although Xiao Xinghan was a little cold, he had been quite nice to her in the past, so she said for him, "He's not that fierce either."
Seeing his father speaking for the other party, the cub emphasized, "Vicious! He is vicious to An An!!"
Gu Yanling: "...Okay, he's really fierce!"
The cub was satisfied.
Gu Yanling pinched his little face, thinking that she would never go to Chunjing Street again.
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