Crown Jewels

Chapter 70 Gu Baozhu's Provocation

Hearing Prince Gong's long and short sighs, Little Baozhu glared at him angrily, and finally compromised after a long while.

"Father, don't lie to me—"

"The hairy monkey has finished watching. Baozhu wants to go home, and Baozhu wants to be his mother and concubine."

Seeing the girl pouted and ready to cry, Prince Gong glanced at the sky, and finally felt a bit of self-blame in his heart.

I took this girl out to play today, and I have been shopping for most of the day.

It's normal for a child to be tired. He looked down at the girl, and Prince Gong coaxed her repeatedly:
"Girl, don't cry—"

"After our Baozhu has finished watching the hairy monkey, my father will buy you the jujube cake from Mrs. Li Ji's house."

"How about going back to eat with your mother and concubine?"

As he spoke, Prince Gong simply picked up the female doll, put her on his neck, and held her small hand tightly with his two big hands.

With the sudden change, Little Baozhu was a little caught off guard at first, her eyes were still clouded with mist, and she seemed a little scared.

However, when Prince Gong walked through the main street, the girl on the neck had completely adapted to it.

May day, the sun is beautiful.

Prince Gong's ruddy face was covered with golden light, making his expression extraordinarily bright.

The surrounding vendors shouted and shouted constantly, and the market was extremely lively.

Little Baozhu was condescending, and under the protection of Prince Gong, she also had some fun, her eyes glowed with excitement.

On the long street, the monkey show started, and the monkey players beat drums and gongs.

The hairy monkey walked around in circles in costumes, and when he came near them, Prince Gong raised his eyes to observe Xiao Baozhu's reaction carefully.

I saw the little girl leaning back slightly, seeming a little nervous.

But that gaze was fixed on the hairy monkey for a moment, and the pink lips were slightly parted, revealing awe.

Prince Gong felt it was funny, and was afraid that she would fall, so he tightened his hand holding the little treasure.

Then, the monkey player gave instructions, and the hairy monkey turned several somersaults in succession; then he hung on a rope, climbed a high pole, and jumped through a fire hoop.

Seeing Xiao Baozhu amazed again and again, her pink lips parted and she spit out a bubble, her eyes were full of amazement.

It took about half an hour for the show to end, and the monkey-players placed wooden boxes in the open space.

There is a black gauze feather hat hidden in the wooden box. The monkey opens the box by itself, wears it and sits on it, just like an official's row of yamen.

Xiao Baozhu who watched this scene was extremely excited, imitating the cheers and applause of the people around her in amazement.

Prince Gong didn't dare to neglect her, and carefully supported her body.

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Baozhu saw the excitement, the applause directly slammed down on the handsome face of Prince Gong Gu Ye.

Caught off guard, Gu Ye couldn't handle it. He looked rather embarrassed, but there was a helpless and doting smile on the corner of his mouth.

……

The golden light outside the window shone on the woman's face, making the corners of her upturned lips even more red.

Gu Baozhu stared blankly at the jade pendant next to the pillow, his eyes gradually focused.

She felt that she had a beautiful dream last night, dreaming of the father and prince who was still cheerful and healthy before the mother and concubine passed away...

The sky is bright and the air is clear, and the wind is smooth.

Gu Baozhu has tidied up, the carriage outside the residence has been prepared, and today is the day to return to Huangu Academy.

Prince Gong stood with his hands behind his back, with a gentle smile in his eyes, Gu Baozhu stepped forward and whispered a few words to her.

"Father, remember to take your medicine on time."

After walking a few steps, Gu Baozhu suddenly turned around and trotted back in front of Prince Gong, her red lips were slightly raised, very bright under the sun.

"Father, when you get better—"

"How about taking Baozhu to West Street?"

"I heard from my classmates in the academy that the monkey show with monkey people is very good there?"

Gu Baozhu's gesture seemed to be coquettish, her tone seemed to be asking casually, and her hands hidden in her cuffs were clenched subconsciously.

Prince Gong's eyes fell on Gu Baozhu's face, he lowered his eyes to look at her for a while, and finally raised his right hand slightly to help her put the side hair behind her ears, his eyes were slightly sad.

"Father's body has wronged our precious pearl."

They didn't say good or bad, and they didn't mention the noon in their memory.

But...it can't go wrong.

"What did the father say?"

"Baozhu has never felt wronged. For such a good father, it is Baozhu's blessing to be your daughter."

The girl had serious eyebrows and eyes, and her attitude was not perfunctory. Prince Gong's eyes showed a look of emotion.

Seeing Gu Baozhu's figure disappear completely, Prince Gong stood there quietly for a long while, beckoning to the servant beside him, his eyes darkened a bit.

"Ask the people in Orange Garden to watch over the princesses and report anything immediately."

The tense strings were not completely relieved until Gu Baozhu leaned against the inner wall of the carriage.

Recalling what his father said just now in his mind, Gu Baozhu closed his eyes.

He didn't talk about the past, but he couldn't conclude anything because of it.

After all, even if the corridor was really built by the king's father, it really doesn't matter if you really care about it.

After all, I heard that many palaces of princes and ministers in the previous dynasty built such secret passages.

The emperor of the previous dynasty was benevolent, and he did this to avoid the disaster of life and death in the future when disasters happen to his family or when troubled times are approaching the city.

Thinking about it this way, all doubts seem reasonable.

Slowly loosening the corner of her skirt that was wrinkled by herself, Gu Baozhu felt that the heavy things that had weighed on her heart for the past two days were finally relieved, and Gu Baozhu regained some strength.

Her mind gradually cleared up, what she should do now was to muster her strength and do what she could do well.

Although she doesn't know everything in the dream, what is real and what is false.

But those fragmented pictures at least gave her a warning, telling her that she should take good care of her dear ones.

The Zangshu Pavilion of Huangu Academy is hidden in the shadow of the Jiaozhai, and the eyes are male and female scholars in blue Confucian robes and indigo Confucian groups.

Walking in the academy, Gu Baozhu felt that she hadn't seen her for a few days, but she was extremely kind.

After entering Zangshu Pavilion, when I came to the bookshelf of frontier history, I was full of joy when I fixed my eyes on the word Turkic carved on the wooden board.

But when she actually came to the bookshelf, the booklets about Turkic history books were empty.

Gu Baozhu pursed her lips, feeling a little unbelievable.

You must know that Turkic books are not very attractive for imperial examinations to become officials.

After all, in the general category of frontier history, except for the Turks, the books in other places have basically remained unchanged.

The light outside the window fell on the brown coffin, and it was still warm to the touch.

After asking the waiter in Zangshu Pavilion why, Gu Baozhu hesitated for a while, and went directly to the second floor of Zangshu Pavilion.

She remembered Song Yan back then, and seemed to often sit in that position.

At this time, when it was lunch time, the people in Cangshu Pavilion basically dispersed, and Gu Baozhu was not sure where Song Yan was.

Around the corner of the bookshelf, the sunlight casts a bright halo on the tabletop.

The crown on the young man's head was placed beside him, and the fine spots of light happened to hit the beautiful tip of his forehead.

The young man was sitting in a loose posture, and his fingers flipping through the book were very loose.

As if aware of someone, the drooping eyelids were raised, as if he had just woken up not long ago, and there was some displeasure in his tone.

"Hey bro—"

"Stand by the side, you block my light!"

That sloppy look, I'm afraid he didn't even show his eyes to the person in front of him.

"Why are you still sticking..."

The word "do not move" has not yet been uttered, Song Yan seemed to have just seen the person coming, and his impatient eyes slowly focused.

"It's the Princess—"

The impatience on Song Yan's face reluctantly subsided, but there was still a sense of indifference on his body.

Inexplicably, his expression merged with the mocking expression of Song Yan in Gu Baozhu's dream.

Looking at this appearance, Gu Baozhu felt very angry, and it was particularly unpleasant.

Subconsciously raised the end of her eyes, Gu Baozhu's red lips were slightly drawn, with a somewhat domineering posture, she directly spread the registration booklet on Song Yan's desk, covering most of the words in Song Yan's booklet.

(End of this chapter)