Chapter 80: Strategies for the Tyrant
Tian Bao nodded helplessly, twisting his two little hands nervously together: "Uncle Fatty, please don't scratch me, okay?"
The tyrant was stunned: "Huh?"
Tian Bao pouted and lowered her head as if she had done something wrong. "My third brother and I were so hungry, so I... crawled out from a hole over there. There were so many sweet potatoes planted in the big palace next door! Then I... I stole a few of them back. It has nothing to do with my third brother. I stole them because I was greedy. Fatty uncle, if the emperor blames you, you should just arrest me instead of my third brother. He got injured protecting me."
She and Xu Laiqing moved most of the gold, silver and jewelry to another room yesterday, and none of them were burned.
Today, when Xu Laiqing was checking his suitcase, he accidentally got hit on the leg by a piece of wood. Although it was not serious, the bruise was terrible and blood was seeping from the scratched ground.
Tianbao blamed the injury on the three palace maids and the eunuch without hesitation.
The tyrant's heart ached, his breathing quickening. "How can this be! You are guests of Daqi, how dare you treat you so harshly?"
After he said that, he turned his eyes away guiltily, not daring to look into those pure eyes.
Who else could it be? It was him who neglected this little cutie.
Tian Bao licked the corner of his mouth and pushed up Tyrant's hand holding the roasted sweet potato: "Fat Uncle, try it quickly. It's delicious when it's hot. It won't be so delicious when it's cold!"
The soft, tender and smooth touch softened the tyrant's eyes instantly: "Okay, okay, Fatty Uncle, eat it. Tell your third brother to stop roasting sweet potatoes. Fatty Uncle has accepted your gift and will ask someone to give you chicken legs and pig's trotters later..."
"Slurp~" Tianbao cooperated by slurping several times. Although she was very greedy, she still bowed to him politely: "Fat Uncle, you are so nice! You are the first kind person I met since I came to Daqi! Fat Uncle, don't you know how to peel it? Let me help you peel it?"
As she raised her little face, a faint blush spread across her cheeks, sparkling in the sunlight, so dazzling that she looked like a star falling from the sky.
Her soft little hands took the roasted sweet potato again. When peeling it, it was so hot that she puffed up her cheeks and blew on her hands. From time to time, she pinched her earlobes with her little hands to relieve the heat.
A rich, warm aroma filled the air, instantly whetting the tyrant's appetite. He took the roasted sweet potato, broke off half, and handed it to Tianbao: "Let's eat together."
So, a fat, round Tyrant and a cute, red-lipped, white-toothed Sweet Baby sat on the steps together and ate roasted sweet potatoes. Sweet Baby took a bite and then glanced at Tyrant shyly. Then she took another bite and looked at him again, her eyes clearly filled with anticipation.
The tyrant finished eating half of the baked sweet potato before noticing her expectant look. He patted her head and said, "This sweet potato you baked is quite delicious!"
"I told you it was delicious, right?" Tianbao raised his chin proudly, feeling extremely pleased, as if he had received the highest honor in the world.
"Tianbao, you can't run around..." Xu Laiqing baked two more sweet potatoes, and when he came out, he saw Tianbao with a chubby fat man.
He walked over very cautiously, calmly pulled Tianbao up, and bowed to him: "Excuse me, who is this..."
The tyrant clapped his hands and said nothing: "Let's go. Don't eat the roasted sweet potatoes. Meals will be delivered later."
Tianbao waved to the tyrant: "Fat Uncle, goodbye."
The red headband on her head swayed gently in the breeze, and her smile was warmer than the sunshine.
The tyrant imitated her and waved his hand, leaving Lingxiu Palace contentedly. Seeing the chief eunuch Liu Gao waiting outside, he said, "Send someone to deliver the imperial meal, and ask the imperial chef to prepare his best dish."
Liu Gao's eyes widened slightly: "I will send someone to do it right away."
"We must be quick! This is outrageous. Starving two children is really damaging to my prestige!" The tyrant walked towards Qingfeng Palace unhappily. Qingfeng Palace was his bedroom.
Liu Gao followed carefully, hesitating for a moment before saying, "I heard that Princess Yongle is so pleasing that even the eagles in the sky protect her. It's truly miraculous."
"She is indeed lovely. Alas, I have so many children, but none of them is not afraid of me like her." The tyrant sighed. Most of his children were like Xu Laiqing just now. They were always nervous and cautious in front of him, and the younger ones did not dare to get close to him.
It's embarrassing to say that he has so many children, but even after they grew up, they refused to let him hold them.
The youngest son, who was two years old, started crying as soon as he saw him, as if he had seen a man-eating tiger.
The tyrant touched his round face and suddenly asked, "Liu Gao, am I cute?"
"..." Liu Gao was startled and nearly bit his tongue. His eyes trembled as he carefully observed the tyrant's fat face, choosing his words carefully, "The emperor was born with the appearance of wealth and nobility, with a full forehead and a square chin..."
The tyrant waved his hand impatiently, frowned, and a flash of bloodthirsty ferocity flashed in his eyes.
Only that little cutie just now dared to praise him for being cute. She was also cute, so cute that I wanted to keep her here forever and pamper her with delicious food and fun things every day...
In Lingxiu Palace, Xu Laiqing sighed helplessly: "Tianbao, didn't Third Brother teach you not to talk to strangers?"
Tianbao blinked his eyes, and the round thing was not a stranger, but the Tyrant Daqi.
She had once heard Qin Huo mention that his father was fat. A fat man walking freely in the palace was definitely a tyrant. Even if he wasn't, it didn't matter. If he could capture any, he would.
But she didn't say anything, just pouted and nodded: "Yeah."
Xu Laiqing couldn't bear to scold her any more. He touched her head, which happened to be the place that the tyrant had touched just now. He felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to wipe away the smell of the fat man. "What did you talk about? Tell the third brother."
Tianbao repeated everything in detail, of course omitting the little thoughts in her mind.
As soon as the two finished chatting, Liu Gao personally brought people to deliver meals.
He looked Tianbao over carefully and said with a smile, "Princess Yongle, please enjoy your meal. The Emperor... Fatty Uncle said he has consulted with the Emperor and will arrange a new palace for the two young princesses to stay in. We still need to take care of that place for the time being, so please stay here for a while."
"Fat uncle really keeps his word!" Tianbao jumped three feet high.
Xu Laiqing walked over to Liu Gao and calmly handed him a silver ingot: "Thank you, eunuch."
Liu Gao did not refuse. He had never seen a tyrant so attentive to a child. If he accepted the silver ingots, the hostage couple would trust him with their tasks, and he would also be able to take the initiative to please the little princess.
But what Liu Gao never expected was that the tyrant actually let the hostages move into the Ziwei Palace.
Next to the Ziwei Palace is the Imperial Garden, which means that Tianbao and Xu Laiqing can move freely in the Imperial Garden from now on!
Tianbao was not idle either. The day after moving into Ziwei Palace, he sneaked into the Imperial Garden and started a new journey of conquest.
"Zi Yan, who is that beautiful young lady?" Tian Bao soon met his target.
Ziyan was the maid assigned by the tyrant to Tianbao. She glanced at her with sympathy and tried to take a detour by dragging Tianbao along: "That's the Fourth Princess, she has a bad temper. Princess Yongle, please leave."
"Who's there? Come over and pay your respects to the Fourth Princess!" The Fourth Princess's maid shouted.
Zi Yan's pupils dilated with fear, and she had no choice but to bite the bullet and take Tian Bao over.
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