The waterway was clear, and they headed east.
Su Yu leaned against the railing and enjoyed the scenery. He had been in this world for almost a year, but he had never left the capital. It was the beginning of spring. The weeping willows were sprouting, and the wildflowers were blooming. There were all kinds of houses along the coast. There were thatched cottages and tile-roofed houses. There were horned children herding goats, old men smoking cigarettes, and fishermen sailing out early in the morning and returning late at night.
His Majesty the Emperor was sitting next to him, holding a fishing rod and pretending to fish.
"Take it out and play with it for a while!" Prince Ling and Prince Jing pushed and shoved their way over. Before they left, the Flying Stone Department lived up to their expectations and made a wheeled cloth mouse. The Empress Dowager secretly gave it to Prince Jing.
Prince Jing looked at the iron net around the railing. The net was a bit big, so a cat definitely wouldn't fall through, but a cloth mouse was hard to say. He pushed away Uncle Seventeen, who was trying to take the mouse out of his lapel. "There are so many people outside. How can we play with it?"
Prince Ling looked around and only then did he notice the imperial bodyguards around him. He coughed lightly and immediately straightened his body. "You have a point."
The two saw that the Emperor was fishing elegantly, so they took their fishing rods and went over to join in the fun.
"Your Majesty, there are too many imperial bodyguards on this ship. It's inconvenient on a normal day." Prince Ling swung his fishing rod and spoke righteously.
The Emperor looked covetously at the front of Su Yu's clothes. He wanted to curl up and take a nap, but there were too many guards around him. He nodded his head in agreement. "Since he's going to the sea, I'll send him away."
The bay was narrow, so it would be easy for someone to assassinate them. In order to prevent someone from sneaking onto the ship, it was necessary to have imperial bodyguards around. Once they entered the boundless sea, it would be difficult for small boats to get close to large ships. At that time, the imperial bodyguards would be able to move to the other two ships.
"Splash!" As the two were talking, Prince Jing had already caught a fish.
"This yellow croaker is quite big!" Su Yu leaned over to take a look. "It can be used to make a grilled yellow croaker."
"Just you wait. Watch me catch an even bigger one." Prince Jing, who usually jumped up and down, was surprisingly patient when it came to fishing. He sat there motionless, and not long after, he caught another fish.
His Majesty couldn't take it anymore. After posing for a while, he threw the fishing rod impatiently. "I'm not fishing anymore."
Knowing that Uncle Cat did not have the patience, Su Yu smiled and pulled him to sit beside Prince Jing. She scooped up the fish in the bucket and cleaned it up on the spot.
His Majesty the Emperor did not have the patience to fish, nor did he like to look at the scenery. However, he never got tired of watching Su Yu cook and slaughter fish. He squeezed himself onto the same chair with Su Yu and leaned against his back as if he had no bones.
Prince Ling tossed the fishing rod aside and ordered someone to bring over a charcoal fire. "Let's roast it like this." Although the grilled yellow croaker was also delicious, in this situation, it was more interesting to just skewer it and grill it.
Su Yu turned around to ask His Majesty the Emperor for his opinion. His Majesty the Emperor yawned indifferently.
The group of people grilled fish on the deck with nothing to do. The National Tutor, who had studied the stars, pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window and walked to the observatory to look down at them from above.
"Imperial Uncle, come down and eat the fish!" Prince Jing put away the fishing rod and leaned over to wait for the grilled fish. He raised his head and saw the National Tutor, so he waved at him.
The National Tutor closed his cold eyes slightly and ignored Prince Jing. He slowly raised his head and looked at the horizon in the distance. "Where's the mermaid?"
His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly. The mermaid was the key to finding His Majesty the Emperor. Nothing must go wrong, so he looked at Prince Ling.
Prince Ling, who was staring at the grilled fish, felt His Majesty the Emperor's gaze. He raised his head in confusion. What's wrong? He raised his hand and wanted to poke his thirteenth brother, but he realized that his thirteenth brother was not beside him. So he poked Prince Jing instead.
Prince Jing blinked his beautiful peach blossom eyes. Ever since he left the palace, he had been thinking about the clockwork mouse. As for the mermaid …
"In the big water tank in the kitchen." Wang Gonggong, who had just gone to get the seasoning, said helplessly.
They arrived at the coast of the East Sea without any problems. Prince Jing's mansion was not far from the coast.
Usually, a prince's mansion was built in the most prosperous area of the city. When Prince Jing's father was still alive, Prince Hao's mansion was in the city. This mansion by the sea was just a side courtyard. But when Prince Jing returned, in order to make it easier for him to go out to sea every day to fish, ah, no, to defend the territory, he turned this side courtyard into a mansion.
The barracks of the East Sea were built around the mansion to protect the safety of the prince's mansion.
Going out to sea was not something that could be done with just three luxurious royal ships. The real main force was the soldiers and generals of the East Sea who were good at naval battles. Prince Jing called out the soldiers, and everyone rested in Prince Jing's mansion for a while.
The East Sea had always been rich in natural resources, and Prince Jing was also famous for his wealth. This could be seen just by looking at the huge coral screen in front of his mansion.
Su Yu looked left and right along the way, and was very curious. This mansion was similar to the hot spring villa in the suburbs of the capital, but it was also very different. The sea-blue crystals were carved into exquisite lampshades in the hot spring villa, but here, they were crudely laid on the ground.
The sparkling stone road was paved from the garden to the main courtyard. The arch bridge that crossed the brook was also carved out of crystals. The bridge was hollow, and candles were placed in the middle of the hollow bridge. When they entered the mansion, the sky was already dark. From afar, the sparkling arch bridge looked as if it was built in the air.
The housekeeper of Prince Jing's mansion led the National Tutor to a small three-story building. The small building was very elegant. The roof tiles were also made of sea-blue crystals, and the inside of the building was hung with blue gauze curtains. The National Tutor nodded with satisfaction and walked up the small building.
Prince Jing gave his main courtyard to His Majesty the Emperor, and took Prince Ling to sleep in the side courtyard.
No matter how luxurious the mansion was, it couldn't be compared to the Imperial Palace. The space was limited. In the front courtyard, other than the main courtyard and the small building, there was only a side courtyard for guests.
"Quick, take out the mouse." Prince Ling didn't care about where he slept at all. As soon as he entered the small courtyard, he couldn't wait to ask Prince Jing to hand over the clockwork mouse. He couldn't play with it in front of so many guards on the way here, so he was very bored.
Prince Jing raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when the loyal housekeeper came over and said, "Your Highness, the nurse said that Princess Liu is going to give birth in a few days."
"Oh?" Prince Jing paused.
"Huh?" Prince Ling's ears perked up. He suddenly remembered that when they were in Anguo Tower, this guy said that he was going to have a crown prince.
"Seventeenth Uncle, you should rest first. I'll go take a look." Prince Jing thought for a moment, then turned and left the courtyard.
Madam Liu didn't have a high birth. She was the daughter of a merchant. After marrying Prince Jing, she couldn't even be a concubine. She could only reluctantly be a concubine and live in a small courtyard.
On the way to the small courtyard, Prince Jing ran into more than one woman in the rear courtyard. All of them were dressed to the nines. Prince Jing didn't get angry. He just smiled and advised them to go back and rest since the weather was cooler. The women looked at Prince Jing with infatuation, then obediently nodded and went back to their rooms.
Madam Liu's small courtyard was now heavily guarded. The nurse and the midwife had moved in two months ago.
"Greetings to Your Highness Prince Jing." The servants came out to greet him. Prince Jing waved his hand and walked into the room.
"Your Highness!" Madam Liu was sitting in front of the window sill and fiddling with a net. Her father sold fishing gear, so she also knew how to make some small toys. She thought that since her child was about to be born, she could make a small hammock with the net and hang it in the courtyard when the weather was hot.
Prince Jing looked at Madam Liu. Her face was rosy and her figure was slim. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to see her slightly bulging belly.
Madam Liu was a little embarrassed by his gaze. She stood there helplessly. "The nurse said that I'm already full term, but my pregnancy still doesn't show." As she spoke, she frowned with worry. After five months, she didn't dare to leave the courtyard. Even if she hadn't given birth to a child, she knew that it was abnormal for her pregnancy to not show. She was afraid that there was something wrong with the child.
"It doesn't matter. This is your good fortune." Prince Jing smiled slightly. His peach blossom eyes, which were already smiling, became even more blurred with this smile.
Madam Liu looked at her handsome husband in a daze and nodded blankly.
"This brat, he's only so pretentious in front of women." The big black and yellow cat was squatting on the roof with its butt sticking out and curling its lips as it watched the scene.
"Humph!" The golden cat kicked its ears and yawned in boredom.
Su Yu was brought to the roof by the old cat. He said that he wanted to see the crown prince, but he didn't see anything. He reached out and hugged the sleepy old cat into his arms.
"You called me here just to see this?" The snow-white cat was squatting on the highest point of the roof and elegantly wagging its tail.
Su Yu hugged His Majesty the Emperor and moved closer to the National Tutor. His eyes shone as he looked at the incomparably beautiful white cat. This was the first time he had seen the original form of the National Tutor. That flawless fur, cold and clear eyes, soft and tender paws, long and fluffy tail, and that perfect and impeccable figure … It really made people unable to look away.
The National Tutor glanced at the silly Su Yu, raised his hand, and slapped him. "Take good care of His Majesty. I'm going to watch the stars." After he finished speaking, he stood up and lightly jumped between the rooms. Not long after, he disappeared without a trace.
Su Yu watched his imperial uncle leave. He didn't understand a single word that the National Tutor said just now. The only thing that reached his ears was the melodious meowing of a cat.
"Stupid slave!" The voice in his sea of consciousness brought him back to his senses. Su Yu lowered his head and looked at the golden cat that was kissing him. He smiled and kissed it back.
His Majesty the Emperor saw him come back to his senses and immediately slapped him. "What are you in a daze for!"
Su Yu lightly coughed and kissed the warm meat pad. "Looking at the situation, this princess is pregnant with a furball, right?"
His Highness the Prince Jing, who was sweet-talking to his concubine, heard the meowing of a cat on the roof. His charming smile couldn't help but stiffen. "Rest for now. I'll come see you tomorrow."
"Your Highness," Madam Liu anxiously called out. When she saw him turn around, she hesitantly said, "This concubine heard that Your Highness is going to go to war …"
Prince Jing curved his peach blossom eyes. "Don't be afraid. I'll accompany you. It won't be too late to go to war after you give birth to Lin 'er."
"Your Highness!" Madam Liu's eyes immediately reddened when she heard this. She was so moved that she couldn't speak.
"Tch, when a noble son is born, he naturally has to accompany him." His Royal Highness King Ling flicked his tail and looked at the Emperor, who was in Su Yu's arms. He said resentfully, "His Majesty should learn from him. Look at how he coaxes his wife."
The Emperor disdainfully glanced at his seventeenth uncle and raised his neck to let Su Yu tickle him. “
I'm so tired. " The big black cat suddenly leaped onto the roof and spread out its paws between the tiles. It faced a flock of orioles and swallows in the rear courtyard. Looking at the swaying tassels on their bodies, it had to restrain itself from making a move and maintain a charming smile. It was simply torture!
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