Chapter 204 Gift
Cheng Shu returned to the general's mansion with great excitement as he recounted what had happened on the dragon boat trip.
"Grandmother, aunt, you didn't see it. The Crown Prince and Princess Yuliu were talking when they suddenly started taking off their clothes—"
Lin exclaimed, "Really?"
"Can I say this casually?"
Lin nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you can't talk nonsense, Shu'er, please continue."
"Just a tug, a pull—" Cheng Shu gestured, "Before anyone could react, the prince was already naked!"
Lin gasped: "Not even any small clothes left?"
Cheng Shu nodded: "Yes, there is not even a piece of cloth left."
"What kind of situation is this—" Lin's tone was filled with regret.
The old lady looked at her granddaughter who was listening with a smile, then looked at her daughter whose eyes were shining, and twitched her lips silently.
"The prince stripped naked and ran away—"
Lin was shocked and interrupted Cheng Shu: "He jumped on the Peacock Princess?"
Lin Hao finally couldn't help but interrupt: "Mom, my name is Lingque."
"Oh." Lin didn't care that she had called Princess Yu Liu's name wrong, "Shu'er, please continue."
Cheng Shu's face looked a little strange: "To everyone's surprise, the prince took off his clothes, ran to the boat, and then jumped into the lake."
Even the old lady was shocked: "You can't be so drunk, right?"
I only heard that he would make a lot of noise, cry, throw things and hit people when he was drunk, but he never really let himself suffer any harm. It is very rare to see a prince like this.
"Who knows?" Cheng Shu felt his eyes burning when he recalled the scene and had washed his hands seven or eight times.
"And then?" Lin asked impatiently.
"Then I jumped into the lake and rescued the prince. Luckily he didn't drown."
Lin patted Cheng Shu's arm and said, "Shu'er, you've been through a lot. The royal family is really ridiculous. Stay away from them from now on."
Cheng Shu felt sympathetic: "That's right."
The old lady coughed and said, "Don't generalize. Shu'er, go back and take a hot bath to cool off. Don't take it lightly just because it's hot."
Cheng Shu agreed and turned to walk out.
Lin Hao stood up: "Grandma, Mom, I'm going back too."
When only the mother and daughter were left in the room, the old lady sighed, "The imperial family is truly unpredictable, and good and bad fortune are hard to predict."
If the prince ran naked and jumped into the lake in front of hundreds of officials, nobles and foreign royal families, his position as crown prince would be in jeopardy. The King of Wei was left with only one choice.
The old lady could already foresee that soon some people would laugh at the general's mansion for being unlucky.
Lin didn't think too much about it and nodded in agreement.
Lin Hao caught up with Cheng Shu and asked, "Brother, what happened to the prince?"
Cheng Shu was a little uncertain: "He's awake now. The prince was still on the dragon boat when everyone left."
"Then the prince has returned home too?"
Cheng Shu smiled: "So you are thinking about Prince Jing. He has also gone back. Don't worry, he is just watching like everyone else and doing nothing."
Lin Hao was silent.
Big brother, what you mean is that Ah Shuo deserves praise for not running naked like the prince?
"Brother, go back and take a shower and change your clothes."
After separating from Cheng Shu, Lin Hao went straight to the garden.
Since Ah Shuo has returned, he is most likely waiting for her in the garden.
Lin Hao's guess was correct. When she peeked out from over the wall, she saw Qi Shuo holding a scroll in one hand and looking at her with a clear gaze.
Without waiting for Qi Shuo to reach out, she jumped down nimbly.
"I guess you are here." Lin Hao raised her head slightly and smiled at the young man who was half a head taller than her.
The two went to the flower stand and sat down.
"What's the Emperor's reaction?" Unlike his quiet demeanor in front of his grandmother and the others, Lin Hao was most concerned about Emperor Tai'an's plans.
If Emperor Tai'an deposed the crown prince, the mountain that had been weighing on his heart since his rebirth would be completely removed.
It is a sword hanging over your head, an lingering haze.
"Among the two imperial physicians on the dragon boat today, one, Ma, served in the Imperial Hospital during the reign of Emperor Taizu and is quite experienced in diagnosing symptoms of an overdose of Five-Colored Powder. The Emperor's face showed no emotion as he left, but he should have known that the Crown Prince had taken Five-Colored Powder. The Crown Prince had embarrassed himself in public and violated the Emperor's taboos. He wanted to maintain his position as Crown Prince only if something happened to the King of Wei."
Lin Hao clasped his hands together and said, "May God bless King Wei with peace and prosperity."
Qi Shuo curled up the corners of his lips at her reaction.
"Ah Shuo, the prince's outburst today...isn't it a coincidence?"
Qi Shuo's tone was very calm: "It's just a matter of reciprocity."
As the Five-Colored Powder accumulates in the body over time, it causes more and more damage to the body, and the dosage must be gradually increased. If an overdose is taken suddenly at one time, it will disrupt the barely maintained balance and make people lose control of their words and actions.
But no one expected that the prince's words and actions would be so out of control and shocking.
"Would you like to try it?" After saying this to the unlucky prince, Qi Shuo brought a string of small rice dumplings in front of Lin Hao.
According to the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor would reward all officials and nobles with rice dumplings, cattail wine, feather fans, pearls and jade, etc.
"There are some in the General's Mansion as well." Although Lin Hao said this, he still reached out and took a rice dumpling wrapped with crimson silk thread, peeled it open, and ate it with relish.
Then Qi Shuo knew that Ah Hao liked to eat sweet bean and red date rice dumplings.
After eating the rice dumplings, Lin Hao took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands: "I'll go back first. I'll contact you when I have news."
"Um..." Qi Shuo gently reminded, "Should we wear the Five Poisons Pouch during the Dragon Boat Festival?"
Lin Hao looked at him in surprise: "Of course, you're not wearing it anymore?"
Qi Shuo lowered his head to glance at the pouch on his waist and fell silent.
Every day, the servants would prepare a set of clothes and accessories from head to toe, and he was only responsible for dressing them. Naturally, he changed into the Five Poisons Purse for the Dragon Boat Festival.
Lin Hao pulled out a centipede made of pearls and jade from her purse and said with a boastful smile, "It's exquisite, isn't it? My eldest sister made it herself."
Qi Shuo: If it were my second brother, he would have hit me.
"It's exquisite. No one in the palace makes it." It was impossible to hit him, and he really wanted the gift.
Lin Hao took out a small scorpion from his purse and said, "I made this for you."
Qi Shuo took it and couldn't let go of the little scorpion made of pearls and jade: "This one is more exquisite."
"Let's go." Lin Hao carried the small rice dumpling given by Qi Shuo and climbed over the wall nimbly.
Not long after, Changning came over and said, "Prince, do you think we should put a ladder at the foot of the wall to prevent the princess from spraining her ankle?"
Qi Shuo glanced at him and said, "You're nosy."
Changning flattered the horse's legs, his eyes drifting as he praised: "Wow, this little scorpion is so cute."
Qi Shuo put the little scorpion into his pocket and walked away.
Changning: “…” The engaged prince is no longer the same prince as before. It’s too difficult to please him!
At this time, the palace was filled with a dead atmosphere.
Emperor Tai'an refused to let Concubine Zhuang in when she came to comfort him, and summoned Cheng Maoming, the commander of the Jinlin Guard, into the palace.
"Liu Chuan, Cheng Maoming, I order you two to work together to investigate this case. Find out how the Crown Prince came into possession of the Five Color Powder. Remember, do not publicize this matter for now."
He issued an edict banning the Five-Color Powder, but the prince secretly took it, which was really embarrassing for him.
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