"Even if they were dead, they wouldn't be put in such a small box." The Emperor imitated Huarong and rolled his eyes at her. "Stop fooling around."
Huarong pouted and said pitifully, "But Your Majesty, are you going to look at the King General?"
"Of course, of course. Won't you cry if you don't look?" The Emperor said helplessly, "Give it to me."
When Hua Rong heard this, he immediately beamed with joy and placed the box on the dragon table as if he was presenting a treasure. He opened the lid and took out the cricket grass to guide it into the box, "Your Majesty, look, it's fighting."
The old Emperor was already so old, so how could he still be interested in fighting crickets? However, Hua Rong's cheerful appearance affected him a little. He felt that he was also young, so he went over to take a look. Sure enough, he saw two crickets fighting fiercely.
"Which one is the King General?" The Emperor asked.
"Both of them." She didn't even raise her head and focused.
Wu Chenglu couldn't help but laugh. "County princess, two tigers cannot live on one mountain. How can there be two King General? One is the King General, the other should be called something else. "
Huarong still didn't raise her head and seemed to be concentrating. However, she still replied, "I'm their master. If I say they're both King General, then they are."
She continued to discuss with the Emperor. "Your Majesty, look. They're evenly matched. Hehe."
The Emperor seemed to be thinking about something. He carefully looked at Huarong's expression and saw a young girl's jade-like face. There was a hint of childishness between her brows and her eyes were clear and bright. The Emperor had seen it before and he seemed to see it again in this little girl in front of him.
Evenly matched? Two King General? Interesting. Wasn't this the art of balance? Balance?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Huarong called out twice before the Emperor regained his senses. "What's wrong?"
"It seems that Your Majesty doesn't like cricket fighting." Huarong said.
The Emperor hesitated. "I've seen people fight before."
Huarong understood. The Emperor's talent was average. If he continued to fight with other rich playboys, he wouldn't be able to become the Crown Prince. He must have been very restrained his whole life.
He was quite pitiful.
"Your Majesty, do you want to try? Just for a moment, it won't affect our business. " Huarong passed the Cricket Grass over and stuffed it into the old Emperor's hand. "And Wu Gong-gong won't spread this."
"This old servant does not dare to gossip about Your Majesty." Wu Chenglu hurriedly bowed and promised.
The Emperor was still hesitant. He had never indulged himself in his entire life. He couldn't even protect the woman he loved the most. How could it be so easy for him to let go of the restraint he had held back for so many years?
"Your Majesty, try it. Even the Generalissimo can't wait." Huarong pushed the old emperor closer to Cricket.
"Just once. Don't mess around next time. Do you understand?" It wasn't clear whether the old emperor was talking about Huarong or himself. However, Huarong nodded vigorously.
People who didn't like cricket fighting would find it boring. But in this day and age, there was too little entertainment, and cricket fighting was not bloody and cruel. Crickets were arthropods, and they didn't have a nervous system. Even if their arms or legs were broken, there wouldn't be a bloody scene.
Secondly, there was no falsehood in going all out. There were also tricks.
"Your Majesty, shoulder throw! Isn't it awesome? "Huarong excitedly explained.
Wu Chenglu stood to the side and silently changed three batches of new tea. He changed the tea when it was cold, and changed it again when it was cold.
The old Emperor, who had restrained himself for a lifetime, finally relaxed. He fought with Huarong for an entire day until he was tired and fell asleep peacefully.
But it was already dark. Wu Chenglu said, "County Princess, the palace gates have been locked. It will be troublesome to open them again. This old servant will take you to see Her Highness the Princess."
Wu Chenglu was talking about Princess Higashito, who lived in the Phoenix Pavilion.
On the way, Huarong wanted to know more about Princess Higashito so that he wouldn't say the wrong thing. He put on a sneaky expression and asked, "Wu Gong-gong, does Her Highness the Princess have any taboos?"
"Princess Higashito is the legitimate daughter of the former Empress. She is kind and has a good temper. She doesn't have any taboos. Don't worry, County Princess. Otherwise, this old servant wouldn't dare to take you to see her."
"But why is her title Higashito? It doesn't feel official enough. "Huarong wanted to ask this question for a long time.
"Higashito is a small vassal state. The Emperor bestowed the state of Higashito to the Princess. Now, the Princess is the Queen of Higashito, so she is called Princess Higashito."
Huarong was speechless. So it was the Emperor! That was amazing.
Before long, they arrived at the Phoenix Pavilion. Higashito had already received the news and came out to welcome them. "Minhui, are you hungry? I want to eat supper. I've already ordered the Imperial Kitchen to prepare it. Let's eat together and then sleep. "
Sleeping after eating sounded like a pig, but Huarong felt warm inside. She had accompanied the Emperor for most of the day and was so hungry that she felt dizzy.
"Princess, the palace gate has been locked. We need you to decide where the county princess will stay tonight." Wu Chenglu had a bitter expression.
"Okay, I'll tell Consort Xian about this. Just say that I like Minhui and want her to stay for the night." Higashito waved her hand and asked Wu Chenglu to hurry back to serve her.
Wu Chenglu only dared to leave after the Princess promised. After he left, Princess Higashito looked at Huarong from head to toe. "You don't look like her, but my Imperial Father likes you. What are you capable of?"
"Look like her? Look like what? "Huarong felt that there was a hidden meaning in her words.
"Nothing. You can stay in the side hall tonight. My Phoenix Pavilion was remodeled from Imperial Mother's palace. It's very big and has many places. If you don't like to stay in the side hall, you can choose one." She refused to answer Huarong's question.
Since she refused to answer, Huarong naturally wouldn't force her. He couldn't force her to stay. "I'll listen to Princess's arrangements."
"Ever since Brother Crown Prince died, my Imperial Father has been working even harder than before. He likes to chat with you, so you should think of ways to make him happy. Don't worry, I'll tell the public that I brought you here to accompany me."
She was very attentive and considerate. She was a good princess, Huarong thought to himself.
That night, the snow didn't stop, as if it would continue to fall until the end of time. There was a deathly silence in the darkness. Only the rustling of snow could be heard. Huarong curled up in the quilt and couldn't fall asleep.
Suddenly, around one in the morning, she heard a soft sound slowly approaching her side hall. Although the sound was soft, she could still tell that it was the sound of feet stepping on the snow.
Following the principle of caution, she stuffed the pillow under the quilt and pretended that someone was sleeping on top of it. Then she tiptoed out of bed and hid under the bed.
Not long after, the door creaked slightly. A bone-chilling wind blew, chilling her to the bone. Her hands couldn't help but tremble violently.
Within two breaths, before Huarong could recover from the cold, she heard two muffled sounds. It was the sound of a dagger stabbing into the quilt.
She was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat. Someone wanted to kill her!
"Where is he? Not good, we've fallen into a trap. Retreat! "Someone whispered.
Soon, the person ran away, not even closing the door.
Huarong lay under the bed, shivering from the cold. She didn't dare to get up, nor did she dare to Shuxiu. Shuxiu didn't know martial arts. She was a little afraid of dying, afraid that she would die without knowing why!
The next day, when Princess Higashito found her, she was in a daze from the fever. Her nose was running, and she looked battered and exhausted.
When the old emperor heard the news, he personally came to visit her. Princess Higashito presented a pillow with two holes in it to him. "I'm guilty. I didn't come to the Phoenix Pavilion often, but dirty things sneaked in. If it wasn't for the Minhui, I …" She choked with sobs.
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