Early in the morning on the second day of September, a carriage was prepared outside the west gate of the palace.
The guards hadn't arrived yet, only a few horse-harnessing drivers were busy. Zhu Hao and Jinghong came out and stood there waiting for the rightful owner of the trip to come out. Then Lu Song appeared with a few followers.
"Lu Dianzhan, are you responsible for security when leaving the city today?" Zhu Hao asked with a smile.
Lu Song didn't give Zhu Hao a good look and looked around as if he hadn't heard any questions.
Jinghong reminded in a low voice: "Zhu Hao, you talk too much, and you even offended Lu Dianzhan... He is Lu Bing's father, shouldn't we respect him more?"
Zhu Hao looked him over.
When did your kid learn how to be human and worldly?
This is the father of a classmate, so he can be called "Uncle Shi", but the problem is that he is also my colleague who works as an undercover agent in the palace, so we have a equal relationship.
Besides, I just said a few words to him, is this disrespectful?
Not long after, more guards arrived, and then Zhu San appeared in full attire, with a yellow python robe added to her body, full of majesty. Behind her was Zhu Si, who was wearing a coiled-collared narrow-sleeved robe, and another one in a smaller version.
Lu Bing of Armor.
Zhu Si was wearing the regular clothes of the royal family, low-key and restrained, while Lu Bing's outfit was completely...
Zhu Hao really wanted to ask, is this going to be a role play?
"Zhu Hao, you don't know. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep last night. I was just looking forward to having fun today. Do you know where to catch rabbits? Let's go catch rabbits first..."
Zhu San is the protagonist of today's autumn outing, and she specially ran to Zhu Hao to express her joy.
At this time, Lu Song came over and reminded: "Your Highness, please get on the carriage."
Zhu San waved his hand impatiently: "I know, Abing, come with me!"
The palace has a plan to let Zhu San sit in the tallest carriage, accompanied by Lu Bing, while Zhu Hao, Zhu Si and Jinghong squeeze into the second carriage. There are two carriages behind, one carrying cargo. This involves
They carried necessary utensils, such as picnic cookers, firewood, etc., but the purpose of the last one was unknown.
When the palace guards went out of the city, they all rode horses, and a carriage carrying people was specially prepared, which seemed very strange. Just when Zhu Hao was wondering what the fourth carriage was for, he saw Gongsun Yi arriving late.
What surprised Zhu Hao was that Gongsun Yi did not come alone. He was accompanied by a young woman. Judging from the intimacy with Gongsun Yi, they were obviously husband and wife.
"Mr. Gongsun, Mrs. Gongsun, everything is ready. Please get in the car quickly."
the driver of the last carriage urged.
Gongsun Yi loved his wife very much when he saw her. He personally brought the horse stool over and asked his wife to step on the carriage. Zhu Hao kept looking at her, completely ignoring that Jinghong and Zhu Si had already boarded the carriage.
Seeing this, Lu Song rode over, raised the whip in his hand, frowned and asked, "What are you looking at? Why don't you get in the car quickly?"
Only then did Zhu Hao look away and get on the carriage.
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The Imperial Guards Department sent fifty guards to escort the crown prince out of the city. It was hard to say whether Zhu Hao was guarding the prince secretly without seeing it.
"Hey, have you seen? The master has brought his wife here."
Zhu Hao looked out the window. Although he couldn't see the carriage that crashed at the end, he could still notice that although his carriage was not very luxurious, it was the most heavily guarded.
The guards would ride by on horseback intentionally or unintentionally, so Lu Song simply rode in front of the carriage, seemingly guarding the rear wing of the first carriage, but actually preventing anyone from approaching the second carriage.
As a group of people marched out of the city, they did not need to dismount and lead the horses slowly, but they also could not gallop freely in the city. The carriages traveled at a constant speed and were very stable.
Zhu Si had a look on his face that said, "What a fuss are you making?" He said: "You don't know this? My father originally wanted to find someone who knew calligraphy and painting to accompany me out of the city and teach me...to learn calligraphy and painting with my third brother. Mr. Gongsun
So he recommended himself to his wife..."
Hearing what Zhu Si said, Zhu Hao and Jinghong instantly understood that Gongsun Yi was pretending to be a public servant for personal gain.
Zhu Hao said: "I didn't expect that the master's wife is still a talented woman."
"Master's wife?"
Zhu Si and Jinghong looked at Zhu Hao with puzzled eyes at the same time.
Zhu Hao pouted: "Mr. Gongsun is our teacher, so why is his wife not our master's wife? After we get off the bus out of the city, we all have to go over and say hello to maintain Mr. Gongsun's dignity. The more respect we show, the more accommodating we will be.
Mr. Gongsun has a good face."
Jinghong frowned, and Zhu Si looked a little confused, half understanding.
While the carriage was moving, Zhu Hao thought carefully about it. When he first saw Gongsun Yi, his clothes had some patches on them.
But when I saw that Mrs. Gongsun just now, she was well-dressed. Either Mrs. Gongsun's natal family background was strong, or Gongsun Yi loved his wife very much and gave her all the good things he had. Of course, it is also possible that Mrs. Gongsun could be seen in such a beautiful outfit.
clothes that I usually don’t want to wear.
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The carriage leaves the city.
Arriving at the outskirts, the view suddenly opened up. Before we reached the place where we could play, we heard Zhu San yelling in the carriage in front of us.
Zhu Si leaned against the back wall of the carriage, drowsy, and muttered: "Like a madman."
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Who are you talking about?"
"Who else?"
Zhu Si was unhappy and raised his chin forward, seeming to blame his sister for disturbing his rest by shouting.
Zhu San said that he was too excited to sleep last night. It is estimated that Zhu Si's situation is similar, but the two siblings have very different personalities. Zhu San is extroverted while Zhu Si is introverted. Zhu San is lively and vents his emotions to the outside world all the time.
Zhu Si is the kind of sullen type who keeps his emotions and anger hidden, and likes to keep his worries in his heart.
Jinghong said: "Isn't it inappropriate to evaluate the prince like this?"
This time it was Zhu Hao and Zhu Si's turn to look at Jinghong together.
"We are brothers, why can't we say no? We just don't say it casually." Zhu Hao said with a smile.
Jinghong also realized that he had made a mistake and lowered his head and stopped talking.
Not long after the silence, a shout of "I'm out!" came from the front. Zhu San shouted towards the car window, as if he was expressing the sullenness that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time, and also as if he was telling someone who secretly had evil intentions towards Prince Xing's Mansion.
, my prince has left the city, you can attack me now.
Zhu Si closed his eyes and asked: "Zhu Hao, can we catch rabbits today?"
"It's hard."
Zhu Hao shook his head and answered neatly, "I have been studying in the palace recently, so how can I have time to go out of the city to study rabbit trails? Besides, late autumn is not the peak season for rabbits to give birth to cubs. Winter is coming soon. Rabbits know that winter is cold and they will give birth to cubs.
It’s hard to raise little rabbits. If you want to find a nest of little rabbits at this time...it’s so difficult! I guess you’ll have to wait until next spring.”
When Zhu Hao said what he said, Zhu Si's face was full of disappointment, while Jinghong was dumbfounded.
what are you saying?
Catching rabbits?
What kind of big rabbit or small rabbit, you Zhu Hao can even hunt?
Are you kidding me?
"But, I recently found new materials and can make ice cream again. I'll treat you to some when the time comes." Zhu Hao immediately diverted Zhu Si's attention with another thing.
Zhu Si couldn't help but swallowed: "Zhu Hao, I'm sorry, if I hadn't fallen asleep while watching the revolving lantern last time, all your materials wouldn't have been burned. The things you need...are expensive?
I'll make it up to you later."
Jinghong was wondering again, what kind of ice cream could make the little prince salivate?
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "It's nothing, we are friends... Wasn't it because someone set the fire that time? How could it have anything to do with you?"
"Did someone set the fire? Why didn't I know?" Zhu Si looked puzzled.
After the previous fire, the palace avoided mentioning the fire in front of Zhu Hao, saying that the sharp-haired man had been sent to the government. He didn't know how he was sentenced in the end, but he had indeed not seen that person again recently.
For Zhu Si, the prince, the palace also chose to conceal the truth, and constantly reminded not to eat food of unknown origin in strange places.
So Zhu Si always thought that he accidentally started the fire.
Zhu Hao thought to himself that the palace has a good way of educating children to prevent children from being exposed to too dark things too early, which may lead to psychological problems.
"Let's not mention that incident. It has already passed. In fact, I don't know how the fire started. Anyway, next time I go home, I can get the ingredients and continue making ice cream. I just don't know if the palace will let you eat it."
Zhu Hao wanted to test it out.
Zhu Si thought for a moment and licked his lips: "Yuan Changshi won't let me eat what you gave me, but...the ice cream is so delicious, why don't I eat it?"
Jinghong finally couldn't help but asked: "What is ice cream?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "It's okay. Just let Jinghong test the poison for you. As long as it's sure it's not poisonous, you can eat it, right?"
"Test the poison?"
Jinghong was even more puzzled. He wanted to test the poison when eating something? He immediately asked, "Is it as fresh as puffer fish meat?"
Zhu Hao and Zhu Si laughed at the same time.
After laughing, Zhu Si had a look of trust on his face: "I know Yuan Changshi is worried that I will harm my body by eating unclean things, but I know you won't harm me... Huh, I haven't even eaten enough ice cream yet.
, I don’t need Jinghong to try it for me.”
The implication is that not only does he have great trust in Zhu Hao, but he is also very stingy. If he has good things, he won't give them to others and wants to enjoy them by himself.
It can be said that Zhu Si was educated and educated since he was a child, but he also had a selfish side, but he rarely showed it in front of others. The reason he said this now was because he did not regard Zhu Hao and Jinghong as outsiders.
"Fourth Prince! We're here, pack up and prepare to get off the carriage."
Lu Song's voice came from the car window.
There were only three children on the carriage, and there was nothing to take care of. Jinghong asked in confusion: "Aren't you out for fun? Where else do you want to book a place?"
Zhu Hao said: "One of you is a prince and rarely goes out of the city. The other is a young master from the county magistrate's family. He doesn't know much about the local situation in Changshou... This place is adjacent to the Han River. You can see the ferry a few miles further.
, there are many pedestrians passing by, and there is a large piece of flat grass nearby. Standing in the wilderness and looking out, you can have an unobstructed view of the river and mountains in the distance. It would be nice to stop and have a picnic or something."
Zhu Si asked: "If there are many people here, does it mean that there are few wild animals?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "That's true. If you want to find wild animals, it's best to go to the east and south. But this time there are Lu Dianzhan and others outside. Many of them brought bows and arrows and asked them to help.
Wouldn’t it be better if we hunted?”
"Others are hunting? That's so boring..." Zhu Si obviously wanted to catch the beast with his own hands.
But the problem is...
Zhu Haoxin said, aren't you overestimating your capabilities?