Chapter 422 Hu Shanxiang 13
Hearing Sun Ruowei say this, he just smiled and picked up a chicken claw and started to chew it. Seeing Hu Shanxiang beside him eating happily, he couldn't help but scold her with a smile: "You are useless! Her mediocre cooking skills are not even as good as the vegetarian food at the old monk's place. Is it worth it for you to do this?"
"Your Highness is right. Am I not just an ignorant and uncouth person? No matter how delicious the old monk's vegetarian meal is, I still crave that greasy food." Hu Shanxiang finished her last mouthful of rice and casually slapped away his hand that was reaching for the plate again. "Your Highness is always eating the best food, and he doesn't look down on the young lady's cooking skills. You better not eat it."
"You don't know this, don't you? A real man can bend and stretch. I'm a living person, I can't starve myself to death."
Zhu Zhanji finished speaking with a smile, and quickly picked up the remaining half bowl of chicken soup and drank it all: "The chicken feet were salty just now, so I just want to drink the soup."
“…That’s all the leftovers from my drink.”
"It's okay, I don't mind you."
It is said that no matter where this person is, he has to be shameless to get by.
Shanxiang was too lazy to say anything more to him, but Sun Ruowei refused to let him go easily: "I told you, this is specially made for Miss Hu. If you try to steal it again, I will tie you up and take you back."
"Oh, your food is just unpalatable. When she has had good food in the future, she will find your food tasteless."
"Ahem."
"But in consideration of this meal, I'll treat you well." Zhu Zhanji, in a good mood, spoke in a much better tone after receiving Hu Shanxiang's attention. "If the Jinyiwei tells you that he has lost you, don't believe it."
Sun Ruowei paused, realizing the implication of his words, and stood up with a jerk: "You, you let us catch you on purpose?!"
"I heard that the Emperor is always mysterious, and that he went to great lengths to gather you, the orphans of the Jingnan Rebellion, and that he knows everything about the imperial family. When... do you plan to let me meet him?"
The last glimmer of hope was completely extinguished by his words, and Sun Ruowei rushed out like the wind.
After Hu Shanxiang and the others had left, he said to Zhu Zhanji with a half-smile, "Are you finally done pretending?"
"The big fish are already in the net. If I keep pretending, I'm afraid someone will get hurt. It makes me sad."
"No, I haven't even eaten the fish yet. If you say you're doing it for me now, then if anything goes wrong, you're putting the blame on me." Hu Shanxiang waved her hands repeatedly, "I can't afford that."
"Is this the image I have in your mind?"
"Not originally, but now, huh."
Elsewhere, Sun Ruowei discovered a swarm of Jinyiwei outside her home. They had circled their compound and were about to reach them. Knowing she'd fallen for another trick, Sun Ruowei was momentarily distraught. After telling her adoptive father about it, she thought better of it and decided to run back.
At this time, the two men finished their meal and were tied up again. As soon as Sun Ruowei came in, she lowered her head and silently untied the ropes for them.
Hearing that Sun Ruowei was untying the two men, Xu Bin hurried over. Unfortunately, Sun Ruowei had made up her mind, so he had no choice but to let her release the two men.
Zhu Zhanji stood up, twisted his wrist, and pulled out a whistle from his sleeve: "So, she is smarter than you, at least she knows the current situation better than you."
"No one can leave today without my order."
The sharp whistle instantly resounded throughout the courtyard. The Jinyiwei, who were hiding somewhere in all directions, rushed forward and completely surrounded the entire courtyard.
On a road that no one can see
Zhu Zhanji opened the door, tilted his head and extended his hand: "Brother Hu, please go first?"
Hu Shanxiang didn't bother to be polite with him and followed his movements and walked out first.
The Jinyiwei leader who arrived was about to step forward to pay his respects when he saw Shanxiang in casual clothes. He was stunned at first, but when he saw Zhu Zhanji coming out from behind, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over: "Greetings, Your Excellency."
"Where is the emperor?"
"Your Excellency, we have just passed the bell tower."
"Tell the brothers on the road that they are not allowed to leave but can enter. I am waiting here for their good news."
"yes!"
Unfortunately, after waiting for half an hour, all he got was news that the Emperor had escaped. Although he had anticipated that his second and third uncles would not be so easy to capture, the Crown Prince, who had been planning for a long time and personally taking part in the operation, was still inevitably frustrated and had no more patience for these rebels.
"The Emperor has run away, so I have no choice but to put the blame on you. I will take Miss Sun away with me, and as for you, you will go wherever you want."
Zhu Zhanji didn't give anyone else a chance to retort. At his command, the Jinyiwei raised their gleaming blades. Sun Ruowei obediently boarded the carriage for the sake of her companions and her adoptive father, but she couldn't help but feel a bit complicated when she saw Hu Shanxiang, who was riding with her.
"Don't worry, I will protect you. But if you really enter the palace, other things will be fine, but I'm afraid you will suffer some losses in terms of words."
Facing Hu Shanxiang's comfort, she only managed a forced smile: "I'm not afraid of these, I'm just worried about my father and the others."
The two chatted about their past along the way, and when the carriage stopped, their relationship had obviously become much closer.
Hu Shanxiang stepped onto a footstool and dismounted from the carriage first, then turned around and helped Ruo Wei down. The two of them paused for a moment as they stared at the towering, majestic city wall before them.
Zhu Zhanji dismounted and walked over, raised his hand and gently patted Hu Shanxiang on the shoulder: "Hey, what are you looking at?"
"I didn't see anything. I just suddenly thought, if I turn around and leave now, what can you do to me?"
"That won't do. Since you're here, you should at least go in and take a look. My grandfather will definitely be happy to see you." Zhu Zhanji quickly stretched out his arm to block her way, fearing that this person would turn around and run away in front of everyone.
"Okay, I'm scared of you. Come in, come in."
Seeing that he couldn't get rid of her, Hu Shanxiang turned around and took Sun Ruowei's arm, leaving only a graceful back view to someone.
Zhu Zhanji followed behind and shouted unwillingly: "You two rooms are not in the same room!"
………
Soon, the news that the Crown Prince had brought the two girls back to the palace reached the ears of the Crown Prince and his wife. Even the Crown Prince, who was always kind-hearted and fat, was no longer calm.
"This kid, isn't he being ridiculous? Can he really decide his marriage on his own? And he brought two back at once. That's really outrageous!"
Fatty Zhu raised two carrot-like fingers and waved them in front of the Crown Princess, who was already annoyed and slapped them away. "Hey, didn't we just bring our son back for us to meet? What's so wrong about that? My son is a legitimate royal child after all. What's wrong with having two more children in the backyard? Why are you so anxious?"
"Look at you, you're saying those angry words again. Okay, now's not the time to be afraid of your daughter-in-law kicking you."
The prince didn't hesitate to add more rice while he was talking. He swallowed the third bowl of rice and silently accepted the fourth bowl handed to him by the palace servant. Then he smiled and said, "I don't know which one it was just now. I looked at the beauties from all over the country and felt that they were not good enough. I was also afraid that the old man would choose a strong one in the future, and it would make you feel bad every day. I haven't even seen the two my son brought back yet, and you think they are good enough?"
"You two are just making me angry, so just eat your meal."
The Crown Princess had nothing to say and could only glare at him.
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