Chapter 102 Why did you hit me?
Emperor Zhaoning also thought of what the prince thought of. In fact, Emperor Zhaoning thought of more than the prince.
No wonder Jiujiu said before that the Western Chu Kingdom would be destroyed ten years later.
In recent years, the Western Chu State has been faced with the Southern Kingdom eyeing it covetously, spies hidden among the concubines, loyal ministers who were nearly killed, fake princes walking around freely in the inner court of the imperial palace, outdated weapons, plagues, sudden snowstorms... natural disasters and man-made disasters, all kinds of troubles continue.
Now, even the drinking water is about to be poisoned.
The people of Western Chu were being oppressed and harmed in all aspects.
When the moment comes when the enemy army approaches, the people of Western Chu are weak and their lifespan is not long, so how can they have the ability to fight against them?
It would be strange if the country didn’t perish.
Fortunately, there is Jiujiu.
It was the appearance of Jiujiu that reminded him of many things, thus changing all the bad things and saving Xichu.
Now, of course, we have to listen to Jiujiu's prediction and catch the person who poisoned the river.
"Father, Jiujiu dreamed that all the fish in Songyu River died." Jiujiu thought for a while and came up with this hint.
Emperor Zhaoning and the Crown Prince pretended not to understand why Jiujiu said that and guessed, "Why did he die?"
The Thirteenth Prince, who had been silent the whole time, said, "At least he won't freeze to death!"
The prince waved his hand: "Of course it's impossible, fish are not afraid of freezing."
Emperor Zhaoning: "Could he have been poisoned?"
Jiujiu was a little excited.
[Cheap dad is really smart, he actually guessed it. ]
【Great. 】
The prince nodded: "It is possible."
[The prince is also very smart. 】
Emperor Zhaoning and the Crown Prince were very happy to hear Jiujiu's praise for them, and there was a faint smile on the corners of their lips.
The tenth prince, the eleventh prince and the thirteenth prince were very envious of their father and the crown prince being praised by Jiujiu.
Emperor Zhaoning continued, "Generally, dreams predict certain things. Prince, when you catch fish, pay attention and see if anyone has poisoned the river?"
"We also need to send someone to check for suspicious people."
"Yes, Father."
The prince secretly made up his mind that this time, he must catch the person who poisoned the river to prevent the water of Songyu River from being polluted by poison.
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Songyu River.
In the coldest days of winter, there is still a thick layer of ice on the Songyu River, which will not melt until the spring breeze comes. People from all over the country walk on the ice, and some sell candied haws and sugar figurines, catch fish, and skate...
The ice surface was very lively, just like a small market.
Jiujiu and his group wore ordinary people's clothes, came to the ice and blended in with the common people.
Jiujiu carried a shovel and rushed onto the ice.
The prince then sent people to secretly investigate the suspected person who poisoned the baby.
The tenth prince and the eleventh prince chased Jiujiu, worried that Jiujiu would fall.
The Thirteenth Prince felt the weather was a little cold and was worried that Jiujiu would catch a cold, so he got off the carriage, but then returned to get a tiger-head hat and cloak for Jiujiu.
When he went to the ice to look for Jiujiu again, the Thirteenth Prince fell because he walked too hastily and too fast. His body was covered with a lot of dirt from the ice, and his face was also dirty. He looked a little embarrassed.
He got up, patted himself briefly, and headed to the center of the lake to look for Jiujiu.
The north wind howled on the ice, and the wind was biting, stinging his face and making him shiver.
It's so cold.
"A-choo..."
The Thirteenth Prince sneezed and his nose started to run.
"Ninety-nine?"
The Thirteenth Prince wiped his nose and called for help.
The man selling candied haws nearby saw the Thirteenth Prince holding a child's tiger-head hat and said, "Sir, buy a candied haws for your daughter?"
"I don't have a daughter." The Thirteenth Prince was speechless.
Although most people in Western Chu marry and have children early, girls at the age of 14 and boys at the age of 16 can get married and have children, but he is not even 16 yet, so how can he have children?
He is just taller, so he looks older.
But we haven’t gotten married or had children!
"Don't talk nonsense and ruin my reputation." The Thirteenth Prince said seriously.
"Sir, why is it so hard to admit it?" The boss said with a smile, "If you dare to admit it, I will give you a string of candied haws, no, two strings."
Send two strings of candied haws?
This is good!
The Thirteenth Prince smiled and said, "Then I admit it. I have a daughter."
“That’s not bad.”
The boss smiled and gave the Thirteenth Prince two strings of candied haws.
The Thirteenth Prince took the candied haws and walked towards Jiujiu, but suddenly, he was stopped by a girl who was about his age.
The girl has willow-shaped eyebrows, big eyes, and fair skin with a rosy glow. She is very beautiful.
The key point is that she is not someone else, but Fu Xinyao, the elderly daughter of the late Grand Tutor. She had been in her hometown before and just returned to Beijing recently.
Moreover, Fu Xinyao had liked the Thirteenth Prince since she was a child, and the Thirteenth Prince also liked Fu Xinyao. Before he was imprisoned, the Thirteenth Prince was only seven or eight years old, and he dared to say anything. He kept shouting that he wanted to marry Fu Xinyao home.
Fu Xinyao always remembers it.
Now she is back in Beijing, saying that she is back to study and learn the ways of a noble lady, so that she can discuss marriage in the future. In fact, Fu Xinyao came back for the Thirteenth Prince.
But unexpectedly, when she met the Thirteenth Prince for the first time after returning, she heard that the Thirteenth Prince had a daughter.
Given the Thirteenth Prince’s age, he would not marry his own daughter.
Then his daughter must have had a messy life.
Fu Xinyao was a little angry.
"Feng Tianci, you are such a heartless bastard."
Fu Xinyao had a hot temper. She raised her hand and slapped the Thirteenth Prince on the left cheek.
The Thirteenth Prince was somewhat confused: "..."
"Xinyao? Why did you hit me?"
"It's fine."
The Thirteenth Prince was confused.
Fu Xinyao did not answer and left crying.
Jiujiu just came over with a string of candied haws, which was bought for her by the Tenth Prince. While eating, she asked, "Thirteenth Brother, who was that sister just now?"
"No one." The Thirteenth Prince said sadly, "Nine Nine, don't ask anymore. Eat more candied haws. Brother has more!"
"good."
A few people ate candied haws, and after eating, they went to break ice and catch fish.
The prince's men had already patrolled the area and found no suspect who had poisoned the place, so he came back to listen to Jiujiu's thoughts.
I hope Jiujiu can roughly describe what the suspicious person looks like.
However, Jiujiu only remembered to chisel the ice to catch fish. She and the Thirteenth Prince caught fish one after another, and the person who poisoned them seemed to have been forgotten by her.
The prince looked at the people who were sticking their butts out and chiseling ice, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Sister, can we catch the suspicious person first?
I’ll catch the fish later!
Jiujiu: No.
The suspicious person won’t show up yet, so let’s catch the fish first.
After catching for a while, Jiujiu asked about the time and began to mutter to himself.
【The person who poisoned you will soon appear. 】
[It is written in the book that he is dressed like a beggar and seems to be going around asking for money, looking pitiful, but in fact, he is looking for the big fish eyes that fishermen catch.]
[Put poison in the eyes of big fish, the poison can kill all the fish in the river in the shortest time. ]
【He appeared, right there.】
Jiujiu looked in the direction of a ragged beggar.