After lunch, Ah Xiang changed Yun Duoduo into comfortable pajamas.
"Aunt Xiang, you've been busy all morning, you should go and rest. Duoduo is taking a nap now."
"good."
Ah Xiang covered Yun Duoduo with a blanket, closed the bedroom door, and went out.
Seeing that Ah Xiang had gone out, Yun Duoduo got out of bed, put on her outer robe, and climbed out the window.
Because her legs were too short, she kept getting stuck in the window frame and had to try several times before she could climb out.
Ugh, I'm so tired.
"Zhuangzhuang..."
"Second fire..."
Besides being a well-behaved child, Sun Huohuo and Jin Zhuangzhuang don't take afternoon naps.
"Huh? Sister Duo?"
"Keep your voice down!" Yun Duoduo quickly covered Jin Zhuangzhuang's mouth.
"Duo'er, what are you doing here?"
Sun Huohuo was sitting on a tree trunk, drinking fruit juice and basking in the sun, when he saw Yun Duoduo suddenly appear in the yard and shouted.
He leaped down from a tree branch, asking, "Weren't you taking a nap?"
"Don't say anything, just come with me."
Yun Duoduo tugged at Sun Huohuo's hand and made a "shh" gesture to her lips.
Sun Huohuo knew that Yun Duoduo had another fun idea in mind, and he became excited. He threw the wine bottle into the bushes and ran out with Yun Duoduo.
The fat cat, who was sleeping on its back in the grass with its snow-white belly exposed, was suddenly awakened by pain.
As it moved, its fat jiggled.
It looked down and saw that a white wine bottle had been thrown at it.
Who wants to harm me?
Disturbing my sleep? Is this something a human being would do?
This is incredibly rude and immoral.
The fat cat raised its paw and kicked the bottle away, then impatiently smacked its lips, shifted its fluffy, chubby body, turned over, and went back to sleep.
"Who is speaking?"
Yun Duoduo felt as if she heard some unfamiliar and strange sound.
She looked back and saw only Jin Zhuangzhuang and Sun Huohuo, who were running and sweating profusely; there was no one else nearby.
[Never mind, I must have misheard. Let's run out first.]
Yun Duoduo didn't think too much about it. She led Jin Zhuangzhuang and Sun Huohuo towards the south courtyard of the palace, intending to crawl out through the dog hole.
The last time I left the palace, I ran out through this dog hole.
Yun Duoduo pushed aside the weeds and dead branches on the ground, but the expected cave entrance did not appear before her eyes.
The wall around the hole had been rebuilt.
Oh no, the dog hole is blocked!
What should we do?
"Sister Duo, the entrance to the cave is blocked."
Jin Zhuangzhuang said, hands on his hips, cheeks puffed out, looking sullen.
"Zhuangzhuang, are there any other dog holes in the palace?"
Sun Huohuo stomped his foot and started rummaging through the grass at the base of the wall.
"Are you a fool? Now that Father has discovered it, he must have ordered a thorough investigation of the palace. Even if there were other dog holes, they must have been plugged up."
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
Sun Huohuo spread his hands, looking helpless.
Yun Duoduo looked around and saw that wherever there was a door, there were guards standing watch.
Only...
"Climb over the wall!"
"Huh? Duo'er, this wall is much higher than you, how are you going to climb over it?"
"Besides, there are archers everywhere in the palace, how are you going to cross it?"
"Of course I'll step on you to flip over!"
"As for the archers, we can only use a feint attack."
"Erhuo, squat down, I'll step on you to get up, and then I'll come back and pull you up."
Sun Huohuo hesitated, looking somewhat unwilling.
"Erhu, hurry up, don't let the guards find us."
Yun Duoduo said anxiously. Sun Huohuo had no choice but to kneel down on one knee, bend down, and let Yun Duoduo climb onto her back to reach the top of the wall.
Yun Duoduo perched on the wall and forcefully threw the small stones in her hand toward the doorway.
Upon hearing the noise, the guards at the door immediately became alert, looking around anxiously. "Who is it?! Quickly report to Lord Xiao!"
Seeing that everyone had been distracted, Yun Duoduo waved to Sun Huohuo, "Quick, lift Zhuangzhuang up!"
Sun Huohuo picked up Jin Zhuangzhuang and lifted her above his head. Yun Duoduo took Jin Zhuangzhuang and let her sit on the wall as well.
"Zhuangzhuang, lie down and sit still, don't move."
"If you two go up, what am I supposed to do?"
Sun Huohuo raised his head and roared in a low voice.
"Isn't there a tree next to you?"
Yun Duoduo pointed to the poplar tree that was taller than the palace wall.
“I’ll climb the tree, and then I’ll pull you over.”
Without saying a word, Sun Huohuo climbed up the tree and jumped over the wall. Once Sun Huohuo landed steadily, the two stepped on his back and slid down the wall.
"Oh dear, it's really not easy to leave the palace."
Sun Huohuo brushed the dust off his hands.
"Run! We'll be discovered soon!"
Yun Duoduo wore a red robe that blended into the palace wall, but coincidentally, Sun Huohuo wore a bright green dress and a bright green hat.
Is this some kind of desperate attempt to avoid being discovered?!
The group bent down, lowered their bodies, and ran quickly outside.
...
"Xiaoying?!"
After the three ran out, they saw a person dressed as a palace maid walking ahead with a bundle on her back.
Xiaoying had been humiliated by Tan Biao, and her period was delayed. So she went to see Yun Duoduo for a pulse diagnosis. Fortunately, after taking the medicine prescribed by Yun Duoduo, her period returned in less than a month.
"Princess?!"
Xiaoying stopped when she heard someone calling her name from behind.
She turned her head and saw that it was the little dumpling Yun Duoduo.
She looked at Yun Duoduo in surprise. She had only heard that the princess had gone to the northern frontier, but she hadn't expected her to have returned.
"Are you out of the palace on official business?"
“I have reached the age to leave the palace and have been permitted to do so. I am preparing to return to my hometown.”
Xiaoying bowed and said respectfully.
"Xiaoying, we're out now, there's no need to be as formal as we were in the palace."
Yun Duoduo glanced at the passersby around her, thankfully no one was looking at them.
"Thank you, Princess. What brings you here?"
Xiaoying glanced behind Yun Duoduo and saw that the three children had no guards around them, which made her a little uneasy.
There have been quite a few cases of human traffickers in Beijing recently. If we leave a few children here, they might be in danger.
"Xiaoying, I've opened a clinic in the capital. Would you be willing to stay and help out?"
"To help more people."
"Medical clinic?"
"However, Xiaoying doesn't know anything about medicine. Won't the princess look down on me?"
A fleeting look of surprise crossed Xiaoying's face. She had no relatives in her hometown, and besides, she didn't want to leave this bustling and vibrant capital city.
"Now that you're out here, stop calling me a servant. From now on, I'll call you Sister Xiaoying."
"The clinic was only recently opened, and it is short-staffed, so it is not fully equipped yet."
"If you're willing to stay and help me, you'll be doing me a huge favor!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
