Hongli stood on horseback at the foot of the artificial hill, looking up at the rocky mountain that was even higher than the courtyard wall. It was steep and rugged, with no place to put his feet.
Let alone climbing over it, even crawling over it is difficult.
The servant came panting as he caught up, nearly bumping into Hongli's horse's rump. He looked at the artificial hill in front of him, widened his eyes, and pointed at it: "Fourth Prince, is this the place you're talking about? It's so high!"
The servant touched the stone with his hand, rubbing his fingers together, and said, "Fourth Prince, look, it rained last night, and there's still moss on this side. If you go there, you'll really fall..." Hongli, unwilling to give up, jumped off his horse, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to try it...
Just as he was clinging to the artificial rockery horse with both hands, he shouted with difficulty, "Quick, give me a push..."
The servant squatted down and tried to lift Hongli away, but when he stood up, Hongli slipped.
The two fell to the ground.
"Ouch……"
Hongli groaned, and the servant quickly helped him up, checking if he was injured: "Fourth Prince, let it go. Let's go back first and tell the Consort what happened here. She's always clever and resourceful! Maybe she'll have a solution..."
Hongli, annoyed and remorseful, shook off his hand and said, "If Mother had a way, she wouldn't have sent me here to investigate. Besides, if something really happened to Grandfather, how could I wait here? I must go in and see Grandfather immediately, or it will be too late..."
Hongli was extremely worried and searched everywhere for a way to get into the garden.
There is a large tree not far ahead, its branches and leaves so thick they almost reach into the courtyard wall.
Hongli was overjoyed and ran to the tree, only to find that it was just a few feet away from the wall of Changchun Garden. He wondered if he could climb up and see what was inside.
So he called his servant over.
The servant circled the tree twice, then shook his head to stop Hongli: "Fourth Prince, do you want to climb up there? And then flip over?"
Hongli nodded and stretched his body to prepare. Although he had never climbed a tree before, he had no other choice at the moment.
“No, no… Fourth Prince, it’s too dangerous. Look, this tree is quite a distance from the courtyard wall. If you climb it, you’ll have to jump over it from here. If you’re not careful, you’ll fall…” The servant shook his head repeatedly, worried about Hongli’s safety.
Hongli impatiently stepped on the tree, hugged it, and turned around to scold, "What are you babbling about? Hurry up and help! What time is it? Still worrying about this? This is the only way..."
The servant was caught in a dilemma: "Fourth Prince, if anything happens to you, the Consort and the Prince will definitely not let me off the hook..."
"If you don't help me now, I won't let you off the hook... Hurry up, Grandfather is definitely waiting for me, I must go in and see." Hongli said firmly, while reaching out with his hand.
The servant stamped his foot and had no choice but to step forward and use his shoulder as a stepping stone for Hongli to climb the tree.
Fortunately, Hongli was usually quite skilled in martial arts, so climbing trees wasn't particularly difficult for him. He quickly stood on a branch among the trees and carefully stood up while holding onto the trunk.
The servant looked up from below, his face filled with panic, and urged, "Fourth Prince, you must be careful... This servant will go right away..." After saying that, he clumsily jumped up into the tree.
Hongli ignored the servant under the tree and leaned over to check the situation inside the courtyard wall. Sure enough, there was no one inside. This was not the entrance or exit, and there was a rockery and pond, so the guards on duty should not have noticed this place. This was exactly what Hongli wanted.
Hongli estimated the distance from the tree branch to the courtyard wall, and figured out how likely he was to jump over it successfully...
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