Chapter 3416 Princess Xinping is going on a hunger strike?
Yongping blinked, still a little confused. But the monk Mingxin behind her said in surprise, "Princess Xinping is going on a hunger strike?"
At this time, Xinping's voice came from the building -
"Yongping!"
Upon hearing this voice, Princess Yongping's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly ran towards Yanchun Pavilion. Donghai was startled and hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Your Highness, please don't embarrass me. The Emperor has said that no one is allowed to visit the eldest princess."
Yongping pouted and blinked at him.
At this time, the window next to the door was pushed open a little.
If someone else was imprisoned, the doors and windows would have to be sealed, but this time the person being imprisoned was Princess Xinping, and the people below didn't dare to treat her like that. She was imprisoned, but only the main door was locked. The windows were left open, allowing the draft to blow in, so the attic was not stuffy at all.
At this moment, she stuck her head out from inside, saw her sister, and immediately said happily: "You are here."
Yongping immediately stood on tiptoe: "Sister!"
Xinping leaned against the window frame and said to Donghai, "Donghai, we won't make things difficult for you. Just let Yongping come over and talk to me."
Dong Hai had watched them grow up, so he felt sorry for them. He said, "It'll only be a moment. If anyone comes, we must leave immediately. If the emperor sees us, we will be dead."
"I know!"
Dong Hai then shook his head, turned around and walked aside.
Yongping immediately ran to the window with Mingxin happily. She was too short to climb up, so Mingxin found a stone from the flower bed nearby to use as a foothold. She immediately stood on it and looked inside through the window: "Sister, are you hungry?"
Xinping coughed lightly and immediately said, "I'm not hungry!"
This morning, she herself threw away the food that Dong Hai and the others had sent her - she was locked up here, and apart from not being able to run around, her food, clothing, and other expenses were not restricted. On the contrary, she was very "stubborn" and refused to eat or drink. Dong Hai and the others begged her for a long time outside, but she ignored them.
But, after a while, she suffered the consequences.
Strength can only be used to fight, not to fill the stomach. After being hungry for a whole night and a whole morning, she is now a little dizzy.
At this time, Yongping saw that one side of her face was red and swollen, so he reached out and touched it: "Sister, what's wrong with your face?"
When this was mentioned, Xinping's expression became even uglier.
Compared to being imprisoned and hungry, this was the most sad thing for her. It was the first time since she was a child that she was beaten by her father. However, she did not do anything wrong. Instead, it was her father who did something wrong but refused to admit it. This was completely different from what he had taught her in the past.
She just felt that everything she had relied on and affirmed in the past seemed to collapse in an instant.
This feeling is the saddest.
So, with red eyes, he said, "I'm fine. I just got beaten. Humph!"
"Being beaten? It must have hurt a lot, right?"
"Hmph, it doesn't hurt!"
Seeing her stubbornness, Yongping, though not quite understanding, felt very sorry for her sister. She thought for a moment, lowered her head, took out a piece of candy from her purse, and put it to Xinping's mouth, saying, "Sister, eat some candy, and the pain will go away."
Xinping was already hungry, and since she also liked sweets, she hesitated for a moment before saying angrily, "I only ate it because you gave it to me."
After saying that, he opened his mouth and took a bite of the candy.
Yongping smiled and reached out to touch her face gently: "Sister, don't be sad."
After eating the candy, Xinping felt much better and no longer felt dizzy. He happily pinched his sister's chubby face, then waved to Mingxin who was standing beside him: "Come here."
Mingxin stepped forward cautiously and asked, "What instructions does the eldest princess have?"
Xin Ping lowered his voice and said, "I heard you say before that there are not only hungry people in the city, but also outside the city. They were driven out of the city by those officials, right?"
Mingxin lowered his head: "Amitabha."
Xinping continued, "I'm telling you, the people outside the city have stolen the imperial court's grain. Go and find out for me. They're so pitiful. Make sure they don't get captured by my father's men."
Mingxin was shocked: "Really?"
Xin Ping said, "I heard it with my own ears, how could it be false?"
Mingxin frowned, not expecting the starving people outside the city to do such a thing. He said, "Well, if I can find out any news, I will tell Your Highness immediately. But why does Your Highness care about these people?"
She said calmly and confidently, "I am a princess. The people of the world support me, so of course I have to care about them. This is what my father taught me."
When she mentioned this, her eyes turned red.
"Father doesn't keep his word, but I won't!"
Mingxin was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this seemingly spoiled and willful princess would have such thoughts. He said softly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will find a way to help you find out about this matter. However, those hungry people robbed the court's food, which-"
He felt a little uneasy in his heart.
How is this different from rebellion? Even if they are starving people, even if the food is mobilized to relieve the hungry, if they start to rob, then the meaning is completely changed, and the court will probably not let them go easily.
Mingxin was worried, Duke Xinping was filled with indignation, and little Yongping was only concerned about his imprisoned sister, constantly touching her face and being close to her. No one noticed that Nanyan stopped outside the small door not far from Yanchun Pavilion.
She originally wanted to come and see her daughter, but when she got there, she saw how lively it was here.
This girl is really lovable.
Ruoshui, who was standing behind her, also stretched her neck to take a look and said with a smile, "Our eldest princess will never be wronged wherever she goes."
Nan Yan said: "You insist on bringing disaster upon yourself!"
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Ruoshui was a little surprised. Nanyan had come all the way to see Princess Xinping, so why was she leaving without even seeing her? So she whispered, "Your Majesty, aren't you coming over?"
Nan Yan said as she walked, "Forget it. Let's not make things too difficult for Dong Hai and the others. Besides, even though she's imprisoned, there are still so many people visiting her. The more complacent that girl is, the more she won't admit her mistakes."
“…”
Ruoshui didn't say a word.
Nan Yan took two more steps forward, and sensing something strange, she turned around and glanced at her: "Why aren't you talking?"
“…”
Ruoshui hesitated for a long time before she said cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you really think that the princess is wrong?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her face darkened.
"Why, do you still think the emperor is wrong?"
Ruoshui was so frightened that she immediately shrank her neck and waved her hands, saying, "I dare not."
Nan Yan glanced at her, turned around, and continued walking forward. Ruo Shui followed her. After a long moment, she said softly, "The Emperor is certainly not wrong. But I think the Princess is also right."
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