Chapter 120 Ten Years Later
Ten years later.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Censor said that if you don't take care of the little princess, they will file a petition."
"Your Highness, something has happened! The little princess has lifted off Lord Ming's official hat and thrown it into the stinking ditch!"
"Oh no, Your Highness! The little princess is instigating the wife of Marquis Jingyuan to divorce her husband! Marquis Jingyuan is so angry he wants to bang his head against the wall!"
"Your Highness! Something happened!"
"Your Highness..."
Snap!
Zhao Chengning broke the third pen he had used this month. He took several deep breaths, and finally, unable to bear it any longer, he roared, "Zhao Xihe, get in here!"
The servant beside him couldn't help but tremble. There was only one person in the world who could force Zhao Chengning to swear.
A little head popped out from the study, "Big brother, I didn't do it on purpose."
Ten years passed, and Xihe grew into a graceful young lady. When she was silent, she was very dignified, but when she spoke, she would most likely make people angry to death.
"Tell me yourself! How many times has this month been this? Look at all these memorials accusing you. There's almost no room left!"
Six years ago, when Zhao Chengning came of age, Emperor Jingyuan issued an imperial decree, appointing him Crown Prince and placing him in the Eastern Palace. Emperor Jingyuan frequently clashed with the Censorate in court, and later, he became so lazy that he refused to see anyone. With the exception of Zhou Bing's memorials, all other memorials from the Censorate were sent to the Eastern Palace, and more than half of them were about Xihe.
"You can't blame me for this. I have my reasons. Big brother, you can't wrongly accuse me like this." After Xihe grew up, she became more beautiful and charming. Her every frown and smile was charming and lovely.
"You've made Marquis Jingyuan bang his head against the wall. How can that be a good thing?" Zhao Chengning didn't know why his sister was getting more and more arrogant as she grew older. She was almost invincible in the imperial city.
"He was the one who wanted to bang his head against the wall. I didn't touch him." Xihe casually took a copy of the memorial from the pile of memorials that criticized her, and laughed as she read it.
This censor has a really vicious tongue. No wonder he was thrown to the Eastern Palace by Emperor Jingyuan.
"Then why did he bang his head against the wall?"
"Because I asked his wife to divorce him."
“…”
Zhao Chengning pinched his brows with a headache, "Grandfather, why did you ask Madam to divorce her husband for no reason?"
"Because Marquis Jingyuan was planning to take a concubine without telling my wife, she was very angry, so I asked her to divorce him." As she spoke, Xihe also took a small snack in front of Zhao Chengning. "Then he said something about a weak husband and wanted to bang his head against the wall. I thought he was right, so I didn't stop him. It seems that there was quite a lot of bleeding."
“…”
Zhao Chengning almost laughed out of anger, and asked through gritted teeth, "Then why did you lift Lord Ming's official hat again? I don't think you've even met him, let alone have any grudge against him."
"There is indeed no grudge." Xihe took a bite of the new snack and it was so unpalatable that she almost vomited it out. She took another bite and put it back in front of Zhao Chengning.
"so?"
"I'm just helping him fulfill his promise." Xihe sat down to the side as if she were at home. "Three days ago, Lord Ming said in the gambling house that if he lost, he would quit his job as an official."
"He lost?"
Lord Ming was the newly crowned top scholar a few years ago. He is talented, but he loves to gamble, and he always likes to gamble big.
"Yes, but this man doesn't keep his word, so this princess will act in the name of justice and take off his official hat!" Xihe's energy came up, and she had a bit of the flavor of a female hero in the martial arts world.
Zhao Chengning held his forehead helplessly, "You have such a big mouth that you can even bring the dead back to life."
Xihe secretly stuck out her tongue, looking fearless.
Zhao Chengning took a memorial book and read it, letting Xihe tinker with this and that.
"Xihe, you will move back to Fuhua Palace after a while."
Although Xihe was already sixteen years old, she did not set up a residence and was unwilling to move to other palaces. Concubine Chen was reluctant to leave her precious daughter, so she continued to live in the Fuhua Palace.
Last month, Xihe committed a terrible act and fled to the East Palace in disgrace to seek refuge.
"Do you dislike me?" Xihe immediately protested with her hands on her hips, as if she would rush up and beat you up if you dared to say "yes".
"Not really." Zhao Chengning glanced at the memorial beside him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's just that Jin Yuan and I will be heading to the border in a few days."
"Border?" Xihe said seriously, "Isn't there an aunt at the border?"
Zhao Chengning glanced at it, a hint of worry on his face. "News has come from the border: Beili and Beimo are disrupting the border. During a small-scale war, my aunt... disappeared. And the leader is... the Ninth Prince Xiao Mingxuan."
Hearing that name again after many years, Xihe thought she would be calm, but at that moment it seemed as if the whole world was quiet, with only the sound of the wind remaining in her ears, which lasted for a long time.
A year ago, nineteen-year-old Xiao Mingxuan was pardoned by Emperor Jingyuan and returned to Beili. Xihe rushed to see him off, but found that the house was already empty.
Now if you calculate it, they haven't seen each other for ten years.
"Oh." After the initial beating, there was a calmness without any ripples. Xihe said slowly: "Didn't they find my aunt?"
Xihe never mentioned Xiao Mingxuan, as if this person didn't exist. Zhao Chengning also didn't mention it again. "No, it's just that someone nearby said they saw my aunt in a small border town, but they haven't found her yet. My father asked me to go there just to find my aunt."
Xihe was silent for a long time, then suddenly said, "Big brother, take me with you. I think I can find my aunt."
After ten years of nurturing, he has made some small achievements in both space and medical skills. Although they are not the pinnacle, they are also unique.
"No." Zhao Chengning refused without even looking up. "Don't even think about it. Why would a girl like you go to the border? The emperor will be the first one to disapprove. Be careful, he'll break your legs."
Xihe knew that Zhao Chengning's approach was not feasible, so he shut up.
Zhao Chengning breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chengning's breath of relief did not last long before it was raised again. After marching ten kilometers, he dug out a Xihe with dust on its face from the kitchen.
"Big brother~"
Zhao Chengning: “…”
He just knew it!
Xihe stood in the center, glanced up quietly, and when he saw Zhao Chengning's gloomy face, he lowered his head again.
"Big brother, just let me follow you."
"No!" Zhao Chengning always felt that one day he would be pissed off to death by this little girl. "When did you catch up? Do father and mother know? This barracks is full of men. Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? How dare you hang around here? Where's your brain?"
Xihe didn't dare to breathe, and whispered, "I followed from the beginning, and my father and mother didn't know."
Hearing this, Zhao Chengning almost fainted from anger. He wondered if Emperor Jingyuan would kill him when he returned. "Go change your clothes right now! I'll send someone to take you back to the Imperial City!"
"Brother! Please."
"No room for negotiation!"
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