Xiao Jiu

6.

Lord Yan, who was standing guard in front of the East Palace gate, raised his eyes and saw the little prince running towards him.

In the past few years, the little prince has grown a lot in stature, and his appearance has also grown. At first glance, he looks quite similar to the little emperor, especially his eyes, which are clear and warm.

Lord Yan saluted respectfully, with a still serious expression on his face: "Is the Ninth Prince looking for His Highness the Crown Prince? His Highness is resting, I'm afraid..."

"...No." The little prince clasped his hands behind his back and said softly, "Come...to see Brother Yan."

Lord Yan really didn't know what was interesting about him, but seeing the little prince looking forward to it, he couldn't say much, and let him watch.

The little prince sent someone to move a small bench over, sat next to Lord Yan, and chatted about daily trivial matters without saying a word.

"I saw that the jujube tree in the back garden bear fruit today, brother Yan, would you like to pick some with me to taste?"

"The next official is the guard of the Eastern Palace, it is inconvenient to leave, you should find someone else."

The little prince pursed his lips, a little unhappy, thinking that there are too many rules in the East Palace, it must be very hard to work here all day.

He looked up at Mr. Yan with his small face, and thought to himself, why not let Brother Yan come by his side.Although my monthly salary is not much, it is always enough to raise a bodyguard. At worst, I will not make two new clothes every month...

So when the little emperor woke up from his afternoon nap, what he saw was the scene of his ninth younger brother digging the walls of his palace.

The little emperor kicked the little prince out without saying a word.

7.

Undeterred by defeat, the young prince came to the East Palace to look for Lord Yan again two days later, and this time he brought a basket of freshly picked dates.

The little prince washed it clean and picked out the biggest one for Mr. Yan to taste. He proudly said that he climbed a tree to pick it himself.

Lord Yan refused, and the little prince took one and stuffed it into his mouth, biting it hard, trying to seduce Lord Yan.

In the end, Master Yan was not moved, but instead attracted the little emperor who was studying, and ate half of the little prince's basket of dates in one go.

The little prince couldn't stop him, he was so angry that he was about to cry.

The little emperor smiled, stuffed one into Master Yan, and said, "You can eat the kindness of the ninth brother."

Lord Yan took it obediently, took a bite, nodded and said, "It's very sweet."

The little prince was so happy that he took back the tears.

8.

A few days later, the old emperor held a dinner party outside the palace and invited ladies from all the famous families in the capital.

Everyone knew well that this was about to choose a concubine for the crown prince.

The little emperor was surrounded in the pavilion, singing poems against the daughters of ministers from all walks of life, and playing the piano.

The little prince felt bored, so he sneaked to the lake by himself, found a tree and climbed up.

He is good at climbing trees, there may not be another one in the entire palace, and it is unknown where this talent comes from.

As soon as the little prince sat down on the tree, a man came not far away, dressed in a crimson guard uniform, holding a saber on his chest, with sharp features and a handsome face, it was Lord Yan from the East Palace.

The little prince's eyes lit up, he spread his hands and waved downward vigorously, calling: "Brother Yan."

Master Yan followed the sound and looked up the tree, a trace of panic suddenly appeared on his usually calm face, and he shouted: "Ninth Prince, be careful!"

The little prince was sitting firmly, but he suddenly panicked when Lord Yan called him out, his small body swayed back and forth twice, and fell straight to the tree.

The little prince was so frightened that he closed his eyes, but he didn't fall to the ground as expected, and his butt blossomed. What greeted him was a warm and strong embrace.

The little prince opened his eyes and found that he was being hugged tightly to his chest by Master Yan.

Mr. Yan practiced martial arts all the year round, his chest muscles were tight, and the little prince was a little out of breath being held in his arms.

Lord Yan put him down and stood firm, and said respectfully, "I offended you."

The little prince blushed, embarrassed and at the same time a little unsatisfied.

9.

After the dinner, the old emperor drove back to the palace with all the princes. Lord Yan was not on duty at night, so he went back home alone.

On the way back there were few people, Master Yan moved his ears, and clearly heard someone quietly following him behind him.

The person following him probably didn't understand martial arts, so he didn't stop the sound of his footsteps. Master Yan didn't take it seriously, but he was followed all the way to the gate of the mansion.

Master Yan turned around, facing the empty street, with his knife half out of its sheath, he asked coldly, "Aren't you coming out yet?"

After waiting for a while, the head of a little prince popped out from the corner of the tailor's shop opposite.

Lord Yan frowned: "Why is the Ninth Prince here?"

The little prince straightened up and approached, lacking confidence and pretending to be righteous: "I, I'm going back to the palace."

"That's another direction." Lord Yan exposed it on the spot, very mercilessly.

"Oh yeah, that's my mistake."

Lord Yan glanced around and asked, "You came alone?"

The little prince nodded.

Lord Yan sighed resignedly and said, "Let's go, I will escort the Ninth Prince back to the palace."

The little prince didn't move, he cleared his throat with his hands behind his back, and hinted reservedly: "It's getting late, actually it's okay to stay here for one night."