Liu Zhenlian and Zhao Minghui's hearts suddenly lifted.
Liu Zhenlian glanced at Zhao Minghui worriedly and told him to stop Zhao Gong.
Zhao Minghui gave her a calm look.
Zhao Xing walked to the window, raised his hand to open the half-closed wooden window, and said in a clear voice, "Are you going to come out by yourself, or should I go down to pick you up?"
Li Can hid under the window sill, pulled the hem of her skirt under her body, curled up into a ball, and said nothing.
She was very sure that she was hiding here, and Zhao Zhi would not be able to see her unless he climbed up the window sill and looked down.
The reason why Zhao Zong said this must be to deceive her.
Therefore, as long as she doesn't make a sound, she just needs to be still.
Zhao Xie put one hand on the window sill and wanted to jump up.
"Your Highness, there is really no one else here except us." Liu Zhenlian couldn't help but speak.
Zhao Ye wanted to stop her from speaking, but he never had time.
If Zhao Zong didn't speak, he might just look at Li Can casually.
As soon as Liu Zhenlian spoke like this, Zhao Ji was sure that Li Can was definitely below.
He sighed inwardly.
Sure enough, Zhao Ji ignored Liu Zhenlian at all and jumped up to the window sill. From a high position, he could see Li Can's feet wearing a pair of exquisite embroidered shoes, and the pearls on them were shining dazzlingly in the sun.
"Stand up." Zhao Zhi ordered quietly.
Li Can closed his eyes, sighed, got out from under the window sill, turned to face him, his eyebrows furrowed, very dissatisfied: "What on earth do you want?"
The swelling in her palms had just subsided, and she had just tasted a small sip of the fruit wine. She didn't want to see Zhao Zong at all.
Who gave the news to Zhao Zhen? You must take care of those people under your control when you go back.
"Come here." Zhao Zhen leaned over and stretched out his hand towards her.
Not only did Li Can not step forward, but he took a step back.
Zhao Zhen saw this and jumped off the window sill without saying a word.
Li Can looked around and saw that there was no way to avoid it. He had no choice but to surrender. He couldn't jump from such a high place, could he?
She thought about it and really poked her head to take a look.
"Li Can, how dare you!" Zhao Zong said in a sharp tone and pulled her over.
Li Can didn't have time to explain that she was just looking at it, so she asked Zhao Zong to pick her up and stuff her into the window.
Zhao Minghui and Zhao Minghui stepped forward to catch her.
Zhao Minghui was always frowning, and his peach blossom eyes lost their usual smile and were filled with heartache and worry.
Liu Zhenlian dusted off Li Can's body and quickly glanced at Zhao Hao who jumped in from the window.
Without saying a word, Zhao Hao took Li Can and left.
Li Can turned back three times with each step and looked at Zhao Minghui and Zhao Minghui pitifully.
Zhao Minghui clenched his fist tightly.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Liu Zhenlian suddenly spoke: "I have something to say!"
Zhao Ye stopped and looked back.
"Your Highness, as a prince, you should not resort to lynching indiscriminately." Liu Zhenlian said: "Although Li Can has been taught by you, she is so old, you can't slap her palms."
"Exactly." Zhao Minghui took over the conversation and said, "Even the masters of the Imperial College will not beat the students."
Zhao Ye ignored them and continued walking out with Li Can in hand.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Liu Zhenlian called again.
This time, Zhao Ye ignored her.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, really disappoints me. Yesterday, I saw His Highness the Crown Prince and he was full of aura. I was still thinking about marrying His Highness the Crown Prince." Liu Zhenlian chased after him and said, "When I saw him today, he turned out to be someone who only knows how to bully the weak.
I take back what I said yesterday!"
Zhao Ge seemed not to have heard anything, and without stopping at all, he took Li Can and left like this.
Liu Zhenlian lay on the window and looked down. After a while, she saw Zhao Gao carrying Li Can into the carriage, then getting on the horse and wrapping Li Can in his cloak, and the two rode off together.
"I'm really gone." Liu Zhenlian was a little disappointed: "I originally thought that with my father's military power, he would hesitate."
His Royal Highness is completely different from what she thought.
"You are really simple-minded." Zhao Minghui glanced at her: "What is he thinking that you can tell?"
"Say it as if you can tell." Liu Zhenlian immediately raised her eyes and glared at him: "It's all your fault. If you don't let me run away with Li Can, otherwise I will run out and hide in another wing. Li Can won't be caught."
Gone?
If she gets slapped on the palm today, it will be remembered on your head."
"Do you blame me?" Zhao Minghui was furious. This woman was clearly the villain who complained first: "I haven't blamed you yet! When the prince approached the window sill, if you didn't speak, he wouldn't climb up to the window sill to take a look."
"You blame me now?" Liu Zhenlian was very angry: "Don't forget that I was the one who carried Li Can over."
"I can do without you." Zhao Minghui said bluntly.
"What kind of business are you doing? Haven't people been taken away?" Liu Zhenlian crossed her arms: "You have the ability, why didn't you keep Li Can?"
"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you." Zhao Minghui picked up the fruit wine, drank it all in one gulp, dropped the cup and left.
"You say it as if no one wants to care about you." Liu Zhenlian snorted lightly and drank a glass of wine.
She took a few bites and found that the taste was pretty good, so she simply pulled out the chair and sat down again.
"It's quite delicious. If you don't want to eat it, I'll eat it." She drank another glass of fruit wine, tasted a few bites of the food, and said to herself: "This table of good food can't be wasted."
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Li Can asked Zhao Ye to wrap himself in the big cloak and nestle in his arms. It felt like a long time had passed, but Zhao Ye was still riding his horse.
If he was going back to the East Palace, he should have arrived long ago. The horse has been running for so long, where is Zhao Zong going to take her?
She lifted up her cloak and stuck her head out to take a look.
"It's windy, take shelter." Zhao Zhen raised his hand and wrapped it around her again.
But the glance that he just poked his head out was enough to shock Li Can.
She saw it, it seemed like a suburb, with woods, farmland, and mountains in the distance.
Where is Zhao Zong taking her?
Isn't it because he thinks she is disobedient and wants to throw her away?
She remembered that her grandmother used to joke with her, saying that if she didn't obey, she would be thrown into a village in the suburbs to fend for herself.
She always thought it was a joke to scare children. Did Zhao Zong really want to do this to her?
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she cried in Zhao Zong's arms.
Zhao Ye hugged her, holding the reins with one hand, and noticed that the body in his arms was twitching.
We are almost there.
He loosened the reins, allowed the horse's pace to slow down, and opened the cloak covering Li Can with one hand.
Li Can's white and tender hands held the hem of his clothes, and she leaned on his chest with her eyes closed, sobbing. His chest was wet with tears.
"Why are you crying?" He frowned slightly.
"Brother Zeyu..." Li Can raised her little face full of tears, unable to open her eyes in the light, and could see her thick long eyelashes washed with tears.
She stretched out her left hand towards him and burst into tears: "I let you... let you hit the palm of my hand... wuwu... don't throw me away, okay...
I don't know how to farm, and I will starve to death on Zhuangzi..."
She saw it, she and Zhao Zhi were the only two people here.
Zhao Xie did not bring any followers with him.
Not to mention her maids, there was not a single figure in sight.
Zhao Xie must have wanted to leave her behind and run away.
"I promise... promise to be obedient in the future... don't abandon me..."
The more she thought about it, the more scared she became and the harder she cried.
"Who said I'm going to abandon you?" Zhao Ye raised his hand to wipe away her tears and frowned slightly: "What are you thinking about all day long?"
"Didn't you throw me away?" Li Can stopped crying, sat up straight and looked around: "Then why did you bring me here?"
It is indeed a suburb.
There were farmhouses very far away, and they were walking along a small river. On the other side of the river was farmland, and there was a mountain in front of them.
They were almost at the bottom of the mountain. There was a forest beside the mountain. In February, the trees were already green.
"You'll know later." Zhao Zong replied calmly.
"It's so beautiful here." Li Can looked around, his eyes still red, and he became interested: "Brother Zeyu, I want to turn around and sit down and take a look at the scenery."
It can be said that she often goes out on weekdays, but except for when she goes out with her grandmother and aunt to burn incense in the temple on the mountain, she is not allowed to leave the imperial city at other times.
Not only Zhao Ji did not allow it, but also his grandmother and eldest aunt did not allow it, saying that the suburbs were not as safe as the city.
She is also obedient, so she rarely sees the scenery outside the Imperial City. When she finally goes out, everything she sees feels strange.
Zhao Ye said nothing, picked her up and turned her around so that she sat facing forward.
Li Can hugged his big cloak, only half of his face was exposed, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, he felt relaxed and happy. He forgot about getting angry with Zhao Zong for a while. When he saw something new, he would ask questions from time to time.
Zhao Gong was always good-tempered towards her, telling her everything he knew. The two of them rode horses slowly and talked in a harmonious manner.
When they arrived at the edge of the forest, Zhao Ge got off his horse and took Li Can down.
"Stand here and don't move." Zhao Hao warned, tying the horse to a place with rich grass to graze.
Li Can stood there, looking at the sky, then the ground, and then the distance. It was really nice here. There was a small river right next to the forest. There were birds flying out of the reeds, and there must be many small fish in the water.
"Today I'll teach you how to find food outside." Zhao Zhen took out a few hair ties and carefully rolled up Li Can's sleeves.
"Isn't this my hairband? Brother Zeyu, why are you wearing this?" Li Can was puzzled.
"I went out in a hurry today. I thought you wouldn't have time to go back and change into the sleeveless clothes, so I brought it to use." The tips of Zhao Zhi's ears turned slightly red and his tone was light.
Then he tucked the hem of her skirt into her belt and arranged it carefully.
"Oh." Li Can believed it and looked around: "Can you really find food outside?"
"Of course." Zhao Zhen led her and walked to the river: "There are many birds in this reed swamp, and you can find a lot of bird eggs."
"Really? I'm going to find it." Li Can found it interesting and was about to take action.
"You can't go into the water with your shoes. Wait for me here." Zhao Zong let go of her little hand.
Li Can lowered his head and looked at his embroidered shoes, and said angrily: "Brother Zeyu, next time you come out, tell me in advance that I will change my clothes and shoes."
Zhao Ye got into the reed swamp and soon brought back two eggs of different sizes under Li Can's expectant eyes.
Li Can took it carefully and looked at it curiously: "Brother Zeyu, what kind of egg is this?"
The large ones are slightly larger than chicken eggs and are light blue in color, while the small ones are about the same size as pigeon eggs and are grayish brown in color.
"The big ones are wild duck eggs, and the small ones are waterfowl eggs." Zhao Zong replied to her.
Li Can looked at the two eggs curiously: "Do they only lay one egg at a time?"
"No." Zhao Ye explained: "There are nine eggs in the wild duck's nest and five in the waterfowl's nest.
Just for you to see, just take one of each.
If you really don’t have enough to eat, you don’t have to think so much.”
"I remember." Li Can nodded obediently.
"Come here." Zhao Ye drew out his sword and led her around the tree to find suitable branches: "I will teach you how to fish. From today on, you will start practicing these."
"Okay." Li Can responded readily, his phoenix eyes instantly turned into small crescents, obviously very happy, and curiously asked: "Brother Zeyu, how come you have so many? Did the Taifu teach you this?"