Chapter 7: Turning Point of Volume 1 No.42 Don’t Leave
When the news of the Sixth Prince's death came, I was in the yard learning how to harness a horse-drawn carriage with Guo'er.
He was stunned unconsciously and the reins in his hand loosened. The horse ran away happily, scaring several little girls who were helping in the clinic. Fortunately, Guo'er was quick to catch the horse.
"died……?"
I looked up at Guo'er blankly, unable to believe it.
Why do good people always die young?
When I learned of his death, the first scene that flashed through my mind was the Sixth Prince saying in a shabby shed with a detached look on his face, "The royal family has committed too many sins, and the people of the world have suffered too much. Perhaps I am God's retribution... If I can wash away the bloody sins of the royal family by just being ill for more than 30 years, it would be too good a bargain for me..."
I still remember when we first met, he looked like a scholar in fancy clothes, clasped his fists and said to me sourly, "I heard that you are the chivalrous man who robs the rich and helps the poor as people say. I admire you!" I even ridiculed him angrily...
I still remember the way he looked at the disaster victims outside Xitai City and said with heartache: "The mountains and rivers are in trouble, natural disasters and man-made disasters, why are the people always the ones who suffer?"
I still remember his red face from coughing, the way he rolled up his sleeves to help me with the work, his gentle voice, his slender eyes, and beads of sweat on his forehead. There was always a burly man following him, who seemed to be called Wen Biao, making him look even more frail and weak...
I still remember the last time I saw him, he told me about her life story, his cool fingers gently touched my face, his eyes looked through me and I don’t know who he saw, he said sadly: "No, you are not like her, if she was half as lively and willful as you, the result would not be like this..."
His eyes are always full of sorrow. Is it for the country, for the people, for himself, or for her?
People say that all sorrow comes from pain, and all pain comes from the world.
Now, he doesn't have to suffer anymore.
Seeing me staring at him blankly with my eyes wandering around, Guoer tied up the horse, put his arm around me, and sat under the shade of the tree in the yard. I snuggled in his arms and watched the black bugs crawling in and out busily under the wet bluestone. Suddenly, my vision became blurry...
I turned my face away and buried my head on his shoulder. Guoer sighed softly, drowning out my slight sobs. He reached out and ruffled my hair, patting my back. The sound of the funeral suona began to sound from far away...
I was thinking about the Sixth Prince the whole day yesterday, and I tossed and turned until the sky was slightly bright before I fell asleep. Just after closing my eyes for a while, I was woken up by the panicked little girls in the clinic! They were shouting something terrible, saying that a prince had come to the clinic and specifically wanted to see me. Seeing them in a panic, I really wanted to tell them that no matter whether he is a prince or an emperor, doctors are the most important in the world. Why can't you show the calm and stern demeanor of the veterinarians in our contemporary state-owned large hospitals? This is the difference...
It wasn't until I was tremblingly dragged to the lobby by these little girls that I understood why they were so panicked. The big fox was putting on such a grand show!
Not to mention the regular army outside the clinic, there were two rows of fully armed imperial guards neatly arranged in the hall. The big fox was dressed in plain white, sitting in the upper seat with a blank expression, sipping tea. He sat on an ordinary rattan chair as majestically as the throne! If he was given a dragon robe and a crown on his head, everyone would be so scared that they would kneel down and shout "Long live the emperor"...
In fact, it is understandable. If you just woke up in the morning and found Hu Jintao sitting on your sofa, and a company of armed police carrying AK-47s filled your kitchen and toilet, normal people would be at a loss.
I was just thinking about what to say as an opening remark, when I was pushed out by this group of rich and powerful little girls...
The big fox looked unhappy.
Well, he is not the kind of person who shows his emotions on his face, but now anyone can see that he is in a bad mood and his face is as black as the bottom of a pot... It is better not to provoke him now.
I bowed obediently, found an empty seat and climbed up to sit down.
"I heard from the owner that you are planning to go to Changle?"
"Hmm? Hmm..." The old fox is quite well-informed!
Prince Luo said that the Hun Tianzhu is in the Prince Luo's Mansion in Changle, the capital. Now that Guo'er's poison has been cured, we can set out to find the Hun Tianzhu. The whereabouts of Luo Cheng and Qing Qing are unknown. If everything is fine, we should go to Changle as planned. Maybe we can meet them in Changle.
"What are you going to do in Changle?"
The big fox shot two fierce deadly rays at me, and I fell instantly!
Suddenly I thought, isn't Changle the lair of the emperor, the mortal enemy of the big fox? No wonder he was so alert when we were going to Changle! Should I tell him that we were going to find the Hun Tian Pearl? The big fox didn't seem to know about the Hun Tian Pearl. If he knew, with his despicable character and his extraordinary skills, it's hard to guarantee that he wouldn't take the Hun Tian Pearl before me and then have another bargaining chip to threaten me!
"I...I went to Changle...to go sightseeing!"
I risked my life... "I heard that Changle is a famous historical city. As the political and economic center of the post-Ming Dynasty, it is a transportation hub, a tourist attraction, and a..."
"That's enough." The big fox waved his hand, "If it's nothing serious, don't go."
An envelope was thrown in front of me. "Mo Han left it for you."
"Mo Han?"
"Sixth brother."
Eh?! This is... the suicide note of the Sixth Prince?! Why did he leave it to me? I opened it with trepidation and doubt. I skipped a few words I didn't recognize, and the whole letter was long and rambling for four pages. In fact, it was just saying two sentences:
First, I think you are a great person, so stay with my fourth brother and help him become the emperor.
Second, my fourth brother is definitely a top bachelor, a good man, just marry him.
Although the Sixth Prince appealed to my emotions and reasoned with me, unfortunately I have neither the courage to embrace the world nor the ambition to pursue fame and fortune. I don’t have any deep hatred with the current emperor, and I don’t think that the throne must be occupied by a big fox. The most important thing is, I…how can you tell that I like your big fox? ? ? ? ? ? ?
I really wanted to just say I wouldn't do it, but the fox even brought the army with him, clearly not wanting me to leave! His brother had just died, and he was in a bad mood, so he was just waiting to catch a poor guy to vent his frustration, and I didn't want to run into his gun!
I stole a glance at the fox sitting in the upper seat, who was sipping tea leisurely with an expression of knowing everything. Suddenly I realized that tea sipping is really a versatile trick. Whether you want to play deep, play tricks, compete with wits and courage, or simply have nothing to say and wander in the sky, you can use the elegant tea sipping trick to perfectly cover it up. No matter how shabby your brain is now, as long as you calmly hold the lid of the cup and sip the tea, you will look absolutely unfathomable!
Are you trying to be sophisticated? Okay, let's see who can beat who! Anyway, I don't know how to answer you, so I'll just fight with you, and I'll also drink a cup of tea with you!
After scanning around, he found that only the big fox's case had tea on it. He walked over, picked up the teapot and poured himself a large cup!
The people around me looked at me in shock! The big fox, on the other hand, looked used to it. He raised his head slightly and watched me drink without making any comment.
Facts have proved that the concentration of the big fox and me is not at the same level, and there is no comparison. In a blink of an eye, I had already drunk a pot of tea, and the big fox clapped his hands very considerately and asked someone to add another pot... Holding the teacup, I burped in grievance, and a smile quickly flashed across the big fox's eyes, and finally showed mercy and broke the awkward situation.
"Do you understand the contents of the letter?"
"Um……"
"Mo Han's intentions are good, what do you think?"
"Ah...I, um..." His eyes wandered around .
"What do you think?"
OK! Let’s get to the core issue!
What do you think? I want to disappear from your sight immediately, take Guoer and Xiaotao to find Qingqing, the Hun Tianzhu, Master Mingjing, fly away, and return to my modern times!
He glanced at the shining steel swords of the surrounding Royal Guards in golden armor and heavy helmets...
"I...I want to think about it again..." Let's just put it off for a while...
"Minmin," the big fox suddenly put down his teacup and stood up. He took a step forward and enclosed me in the rattan chair. He stared into my eyes almost pleadingly and said word by word in a very serious manner:
"Promise me you'll stay with me, okay?"
"I... " I had never seen a big fox so affectionate. I was so scared that I shrank back involuntarily and whispered, "I...if I say something bad, will you hit me?"
The big fox's eyes quickly turned cold, and I screamed in my heart! I was so stupid, really, I only knew how to show off my power for a while, but I didn't know that angering the big fox would only lead to him putting me under house arrest, not to mention embarrassing him in front of so many people, and maybe he would secretly beat me up a few times to vent his anger during the house arrest...
Seeing that the big fox was about to stand up and give orders, I quickly grabbed his claws and said sincerely, "Well... don't worry, I will stay by your side until we reach Changle!"
Minmin’s understanding: After arriving in Changle, I will go find the Hun Tian Pearl and then leave.
The Fourth Prince’s understanding: Arriving in Changle is a hint at seizing the throne, and Minmin has agreed to stay by my side and assist me.
So the big fox smiled with satisfaction, a smile that could almost be described as relaxed and straightforward! It seemed to overlap with the smile he had when he helped me get out of the car in the courtyard of the Tianzu Temple, which made me dizzy...
They claimed that the clinic was the cleanest and quietest place in the current epidemic, so the shameless big fox just moved in and lived with us! The little girls in the clinic were so happy that they couldn't help but quack... Lines of imperial guards were crisscrossing outside the clinic... It was so annoying!
In such a chaotic environment, just when I was lying on a big tree in the backyard of the clinic with a sullen face in pursuit of inner peace, Chaochao, who didn't know how to live or die, climbed up the tree like a big monkey, picked me up and ran to the west wing!
"Minmin, let me tell you! I met a super beautiful girl today! She's so hot! Smart, pretty and has great temperament! You must go meet her!" Chaochao ran towards me with his eyes shining!
