【The Fifteenth Prince】

I actually escaped, tired of seeing the palace people's low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, respectful, tired of seeing the harem ladies and sisters, fighting for me, tired of seeing my father's obedience, doting on me. I was like a goldfinch in a cage, waiting for different eyes to linger on me.

What a majesty it is to be pampered and pampered, even if others are unwilling, they dare not say a word in front of me. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the people, he almost became a beggar on the street, and even the rough workmanship of the bowl and the disdain of the previous side would stop him.

When I stepped into the small shop with broken walls, I felt a trace of regret in my heart, regretting my recklessness and carelessness, and regretting my negative spirit and running away. When the heat was not over, he should have stayed in the palace with his father and the emperor, eating lychees sent from Jinzhou Kuaima. Now, not only will he be ridiculed by Xiao Er, but he will also be beaten for no reason. At that moment, I suddenly didn't want to go any further, even though I was only half away from home.

Just as I was struggling, a pink figure stood in front of me, and the slightly shabby clothes were embroidered with delicate and gentle lotus lotus, and the flowers were about to bloom, and the patterns were complicated. There was no fear on her slightly childish face, but I knew that she was afraid. Because, when she pulled me up, the palms of her hands were wet with sweat.

I heard her excuse herself with a suppressed and nervous voice, and heard her pale face to the rough men and say, "Don't beat him anymore, he is my friend." ”

There are countless people who are devoted to the royal power, but there are very few who are willing to share the weal and woe with others. When I was in trouble, a friend from a girl I didn't know reminded me of the warmth in this world that I didn't know. After running a long way, I realized that my hand was tightly held by a small hand that was as soft as a boneless.

It wasn't until she ran far away that she let out an "ah", shook off my hand, ran away with a red face, and didn't even give me a chance to say thank you.

Although it was just a chance encounter in fate, it seemed to be destined in the dark, and a few unintentional disputes in the forest made me see her again. Knowing that her name is Qing'er, knowing that she has a younger brother who is much younger than her at home, knowing that the person just now is her father, knowing that she is actually very timid, afraid of those ghosts and gods and the like. I wondered in my heart, since I was so scared, why did I have to walk such a dark path alone, I don't understand, maybe, this is also something that I will never understand when I was a child without my mother.

Probably because I was by her side, she was obviously a lot more relaxed when she was a little scared just now, like a little finch that had never been out of the nest chattering non-stop, from time to time telling me some legends in the sky, the words are infinite yearning for fairies, I laughed secretly, there is nothing in the sky, this was told to me by my grandmother when I was young, I couldn't help but tease her, "I heard that there is a palace floating in the clouds in the sky, that is where the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother live, I don't know how many times more prosperous than the small city just now"

It can be seen that she is very interested in those beautiful legends, and one day she can fly to the sky to see the palace floating in the sky with her own eyes, which is probably the biggest wish of this girl now. Looking at the bright eyes of the girl in front of me, I couldn't bear to tease her anymore for a while, I was going to say the cruel words when her heart was full of fantasies, but I couldn't say it anymore, she was full of interest and always asked me about the appearance of the heavenly palace over and over again, and I also perfected the lies of the heavenly palace over and over again.

When the last touch of sunset in the sky finally disappeared, she jumped up with an "ah", folded her hands, and prayed silently to the dark western sky.

I wondered, "What are you doing?" ”

She gave me a strange look: "Of course I made a wish." The sky is so beautiful, if you have a chance in the future, you must take a look," and then made an unusually firm expression, and shouted loudly to the empty field very childishly: "I will definitely go when I grow up, wait for me!" ”

Looking at her serious appearance, I laughed, "Actually, you don't have to go to the sky to see it, if you want to go, I will take you to see bigger and better palaces." ”

Her face was full of excitement, and she grabbed my arm with pain, "Really? Don't go back! As he spoke, he stretched out the little finger of his right hand and shook it in front of me.

I was stunned for a moment, then understood what she meant, smiled and hooked my little thumb, and read seriously like her: "Pull the hook and pull the hook, it will not change for a hundred years!" ”

Since I was a child, I was proud of my surname and pulled the hook like an innocent child, perhaps even I didn't expect it. It was then that I realized that the smile that had been on my face was just a decoration, and it wasn't until I met her that I found that smile of my own.

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I can still remember our first acquaintance with her on the scorching afternoon, I can still remember the seriousness and concentration on her face when she stared at the sheep that were ruminating slowly, and I can still remember her smile and busyness at that time.

I had never done farm work, I had never fiddled with farm tools, and even the sickle that had been shoehorned into my hand was extremely heavy, and I could only obediently hold the slightly rough handle of the sickle in my hand when I saw her expression as if she was about to get angry.

Looking at the neat haystack on her side that was almost up to her calves, and then looking at the harvest that I only had a thin layer, I could only smile bitterly and gasp for breath, the time had just passed half an hour.

His lips were cracked, his arms hung down as if they couldn't support him, and the only thing he wanted to do was gasp for air at the relentless chirping of the cicadas that were still clamoring in the trees.

I was a little embarrassed, but I could only look at the sweaty face that was still swinging the sickle from a distance, and the dry tongue licked her lips again and again, until I saw that she really didn't mean to stop and rest, and then I cried out pitifully: "Qing'er"

As if I already knew what I was about to say, a leather bag for water flew towards me, and I caught it with a hard time, pulled off the lid, put my mouth in it, and gulped it up.

"Is this person really the boy in silk clothes that he rescued at that time?" Qing'er looked at me in confusion and couldn't see my true face at all, trying her best to hide the surprised expression on her face, seeing that her eyes were staring at me without blinking, I was afraid that she was suspicious that I was more like a beggar with little food and clothing than like a rich boy, right?

After a long time, I put down the water bladder with satisfaction, and had a long full burp, I don't know who mixed some sugar so carefully, and when the refreshing water flowed into my throat, there was always a sweet fragrance. I stretched lazily and lay on the ground, covering my face with my wide sleeves. After a while, he let out a long yawn sleepily.

There's no way around it, no, at home, when I'm in the palace, I always take a nap after lunch. Although it is impossible to sleep even if you lie down and fall asleep on this grass with tiny gravel everywhere, it is at least much better than working under the hot sun.

I could hear her whispering something not far away, and as if she was going to complain about something, she walked over quickly, picked up the water bladder that I was going to pilllow under my head, and her face changed suddenly.

I could even see an unfortunate bird looking for a nicely hidden little bug in the field, and when it was delighted to find the less obvious green spot on the leaf, a furious cry suddenly came from the silent ridges: "Look at what you have done!" ”

The angry Qing'er didn't have time to pay attention to the disgruntled eyes of the bird in the air, and all she saw in her eyes now was my sleepy face. Not only that, but when I saw that there was no trace of guilt on my slightly smiling face, staring at her pitifully like a pitiful person who had suffered some unknown grievance, she was probably about to explode, right?

Even though I knew she would have such an angry expression, I couldn't help but want to tease her, to see the soft anger on her face, to see her angry glare at me.

But this time her reaction was much more than I expected, and when I didn't even change the expression on my face to a more normal smile, my eyes suddenly darkened, and I was hit by something in the face. Soft, shriveled. It didn't hurt, but it was enough to make me aware of her anger.

"Stop!" Before I finished speaking, I was hit several times on my body, and I didn't know what was flying one after another, and I didn't allow me to react at all.

"Stop, stop!" I quickly put on a pitiful look and looked at the girl who seemed to be two years younger than me standing in front of me angrily, although I didn't understand what I had done wrong to make her so angry, but every time she was upset, I would always use this method to escape.

"How dare you say it!" She pointed to the deflated water bladder in his hand and raged, "Do you know that that's all my dinner!" ”

"But mung bean soup is really" After staring at the slightly raised hand of the person not far away for a long time, I put my heart back into my stomach: "It's delicious." ”

"What for?" A white hand with a huge jugbag that was so disproportionate to her hand stretched out that only then would she behave like a little girl, and the rest of the time she would always be like a proper housewife toiling with many things that should not have been done to her.

"Give it back, eat!" The last two deliberately accentuated words made people feel that if she didn't do what she wanted, she would be in trouble, although she was really angry like a child, of course, after I thought about it and thought about it, I couldn't help but provoke her at such a time, although I still wanted her to keep it like this for a little longer.

Who let her bully me on the road! I didn't expect to smile again, but I stared at her angry face like a child and smiled for a long time.

As if sensing my intentions, a blush suddenly appeared on the girl's face, but more of a shame that could not be concealed.

"Let me think about what I should give you at noon," I quickly pretended to be pensive, and after a long time I tilted my head with a wicked smile: "Why don't you divide the green onion roll omelet in half?" ”

Everyone knows that the girl whose surname is as simple as her appearance is impossible to eat the egg cake under the pressure of her own evil smile, but the girl shook her white fingers as if she had changed people today: "It's not enough." ”

"What?" Now it was my turn to lose my breath, and I seemed to be trying my best to bring myself back from the memories of those rough nests, and my face suddenly turned iron-blue: "Then I'll give you all the egg cakes." ”

The girl shook her head uncharacteristically, and her white fingers pointed in the direction of the bustling market across the mountain, "A manly man stands up to the sky, and only relies on women and children to support him, what kind of hero is it, won't you go out and find something to do?" Judging from the way my mother praises your words, you shouldn't be an ordinary down-and-out kid, right? ”

"Am I not like an ordinary person?" I was ready to pretend to be stupid to the end, and I smiled sincerely, although I didn't plan to tease her again: "Alas, I won't tell you, I think my family was also the richest man in the first place, and I didn't have to deal with 120,000 acres of fertile land in silver, and even the tea trading in Yuzhou was handled by me, who knows"

"Liar!" The girl had long seen that I was pretending, and she had always been able to distinguish this little trick from me: "You don't even know how many copper coins you can exchange for one or two pieces of silver, how can you be a runaway young master, I think you are a complete liar!" ”

"It turned out that you saw through it, in fact, at that time I was a liar who lived by eating and drinking, and I wanted to come here to see if I could make some sweetness, but "I looked so awkward with my repentant appearance, and before I could finish speaking, she had already seen that something was wrong."

"You!" After a low angry shout, the girl couldn't help laughing again, anyway, I still learned the first few words very vividly, that I learned from the old master who came here at some point and only ate and drank, although I can't do anything else, but it seems that I can still imitate people's demeanor.

"Sure enough, you'd better be a master," the simple-hearted girl sat down after laughing for a while, and suddenly thought of something, as if she was talking to herself, and as if asking me, "But is there such a young master?" What if someone else doesn't believe me? ”

I looked at the girl beside me who was distressed for me with great interest, and I really couldn't understand why in her eyes I would get together with those old pedants, was I more like a teacher and a teacher than a prince who didn't know the world?

But can I really be a master? It seemed to be fun, and I shook my head with a wry smile in anticipation, if I really became a private school teacher in that town, would she let herself stay with her?

I don't know, but I'm looking forward to that answer. For this girl who suddenly rushed over to stand between me and the people who were going to scold me, I had the idea of wanting to stay for the first time, and I guess, I just liked it. Thinking about what Brother Qi said when he looked at me in the past, I suddenly felt like I was in a dream.

"Hey!" The girl's face next to her was obviously a little unkind, probably for me, a guy who would wander around every time she talked to herself, she really had an urge to vent, but, the fist that was expected to be smashed on her body never fell, I subconsciously opened my eyes, and what I saw was her face of great regret.

What is she regretting? Even if she doesn't have to think about it, she can guess that now in her heart, she must be annoyed why she would save such a guy, right?

"Sure enough, I can't escape your eyes, I'm actually an emperor" Seeing that the face of the girl with a bad face was full of angry clouds, and I was determined to tell myself and the plate, but I was simply interrupted by a commanding gesture: "Okay, okay, those stories in your stomach should be kept for my brother to sleep at night, master--you can always make up one casually anyway"

It's really a person who makes me cry and laugh, I didn't expect that I, who is conceited and smart, would have such a nerve-wracking day.

I just remember the look of bitterness on my face, following her closely behind me and not knowing how to explain it. I still remember her expression was so angry, like the anger of a child who couldn't get the promised candy, very childish, but very much in line with her straightforwardness and simplicity.

I can still remember that day she was so nervous and hurriedly ran to ask me what temperament was, and when she stared at my face pitifully with expectant eyes, trying to get from me such a melancholy expression about the most accurate definition of temperament and beauty, I actually found that I stopped thinking, even if I could speak well in the palace, even though I had seen countless beauties in the palace, in the face of her delicate face without powder, even if I had a thousand words in my heart, I couldn't say a word.

I couldn't tell her that she already had what she was looking forward to, I didn't have time to tell her that she was impeccable in her beauty, and I couldn't think of a single line of poetry to praise her beauty. But I only said to her: "You look like an eighty-year-old grandmother now." ”

In fact, what I really want to say to her is that if I can, I am willing to be an eighty-year-old grandfather who holds your hand every day, even if he may not be able to see your figure or hear your words, he will accompany you day and night like every minute and every second in the past.

Maybe one day when she is no longer so beautiful, I will find her from thousands of people and continue my vow.

Even after many years, when Seventh Brother ascended the throne one step ahead of me, I never regretted it. I've been thanking her for giving me a chance to find her, and I've been glad that I've finally found the traces she left behind, not because of that angelic face, not because of her unique beauty, not even because of the familiar warmth and crying that embraced her in my arms again. Just because she gently held out her hand to me again, that was enough. That's enough. (To be continued.) )