The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1207 Ask the Princess

"Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo~~" The palace road is long, the afterglow shines obliquely on the red walls, and a small figure shadow staggers by hurriedly, looking as if a little panicked.

"Quick, quick look, is anyone chasing us?!" Pingwa's chubby little legs moved very quickly, and he trotted out of the Yongxiang Palace. At a speed that almost made his shoes fly off, he ran to the inner garden about a hundred meters away.

The little guy was very clever. Even though he stopped for a while, he was not idle. He looked around and took the palace maid to hide behind the rockery near the wall. He did not forget to stabilize the dangling pigtail on his head.

"Princess, are you tired?" The palace maid Cai Ning checked the bear baby nervously, fearing that the princess would run too fast and something might happen to her.

Cai Ning was actually only two or three years older than Pingwa. She was a playmate arranged by the queen, and the most common instruction she received was to take good care of the princess.

But who would have thought that the princess would just pull her away without saying a word, not giving her any time to react!

Thinking of her responsibilities, Cai Ning felt nervous and anxious, fearing that something might happen to the princess.

The bear boy took a deep breath and thought about his own abilities. He immediately forgot about his tiredness and patted his chest proudly, showing off: "Tired? How can that be possible! I'm fine!"

Cai Ning knew that she was very proud and was afraid that she was not telling the truth. She was so worried that her hair was about to grow thin.

"Princess, let's go back! The guards are not following us! The Queen has repeatedly warned you not to go in and out alone! If we run like this, the nanny will nag us for a long time when we get back! She might even gossip with Aunt Zhiyu!"

“…Not really!” Thinking of her mother’s severity, Xiongwa’s eyes became a little weak. She tried to encourage herself by waving her hands vigorously, trying to show that this was not considered as going in and out alone. “You are accompanying me! Besides, this place is only a few dozen feet away from the gate of Yongxiang Palace. How can it be considered as going in and out rashly? I am just strolling! Strolling!”

"Mammy said that I am also a child, and if I follow alone, it can be considered as traveling alone!" Cai Ning made a bitter face and begged her princess to go back.

"Aunt Zhiyu also told me that even in Yongxiang Palace, you must have someone to follow you everywhere, let alone outside of Yongxiang Palace! Dear Princess, let's go back quickly! If people see me, I will be beaten with a stick, but you will probably be put in solitary confinement again!"

"I, I, I..." The little boy hesitated. After struggling with himself for a long time, he finally shook his head vigorously. "No, my aunt must be waiting for me there! If I get caught, she will take me to the Queen Mother to complain!"

Thinking of his mother's severity, Pingwa's hesitation immediately disappeared.

She tried to comfort herself: "It doesn't matter. The palace gate will be locked in half an hour! We can go back then!"

"But, but..." Cai Ning couldn't stay still for even a moment.

"Oh, Cai Ning! Don't be nervous. If something really happens, I will handle it myself! I will definitely not let you suffer the consequences!"

"But, but..." Cai Ning couldn't convince her and was worried why the guards hadn't come yet.

"Caining! Good Caining! Don't be so cavalier! I have this princess to make the decision for you, what are you afraid of?!"

Xiongwa stood on tiptoe and patted Caining on the shoulder, wanting to say a few words of encouragement, but before he could say half of the words, he heard applause from above the rockery.

"Clap clap clap!"

Cai Ning and Ping Wa were frightened almost at the same time. The master and servant hugged each other suddenly and looked up, only to see that the master they were hiding from was sitting leisurely on the top of the rockery and waving at them!
When did this person appear?
Why didn’t they notice it just now!
The furious Xiongwa was about to run away, but before she could grab Caining's hand, she felt a flash before her eyes... It turned out that she was picked up by her aunt.

"I, I, I... I thought you were going to grab me by the collar and lift me up!" Pingwa hung her head and sighed listlessly. "That's so rude!" Sheng Yuan casually flicked the equally listless braid on her head.

"Hmph!" Xiongwa turned his head away, closed his mouth with great determination, and prepared to remain silent.

Cai Ning, who was standing by, bowed to Sheng Yuan and followed her in a brisk voice, saying as she walked: "I was wondering why the maid and the guards didn't follow us. It turns out that the Minister has been accompanying us the whole time!"

"Caining!" Realizing that he had not run out of his aunt's sight at all, the little face of the bear turned red, and he threatened Caining in a low voice in anger.

Upon seeing this, Cai Ning stopped talking immediately, lowered her head honestly, and followed with relaxed steps.

"Our Princess Zhaode is so majestic! I am so scared that I dare not ask you any questions! Forget it, I will take you to the Queen to talk!"

Sheng Yuan sighed and changed direction, as if he was really planning to go to Qingyuan Palace.

The little girl, who originally wanted to resist by non-violent means, was suddenly startled. She hurriedly patted her aunt on the shoulder and said nice things: "Aunt! Aunt! We haven't seen each other for a long time. Don't you miss me? Let's find a place to have a good kiss and don't disturb the mother!"

This girl was quite flexible. Afraid that Sheng Yuan would remain unmoved after hearing this, she hugged his neck tightly and rubbed her little face against his.

"Can you please speak properly and not fool people?" Sheng Yuan held back his laughter and looked over.

Seeing that there was hope, Xiongwa nodded his head and said, "I am an honest child. How could I possibly fool others?"

Then, he did not forget to mention: "My grandparents all said that I was the best!"

Seeing that this guy was small in stature but knew how to use his seniority to pressure her, Sheng Yuan weighed her with both anger and amusement, and kept her word and took her back to the yard where she lived.

……

"Why did the princess speak nonsense in front of those great scholars, saying that the teacher only wanted me?" In the hall of Fengming Pavilion, Sheng Yuan looked at the sitting Xiongwa and asked in confusion.

Pingwa really kept his word. Although he had dodged the question before, since he had agreed to speak frankly, he gave the answer very readily: "Some time ago, I heard my father and mother discussing finding me a teacher. Not only do they want to find a lot of teachers, but they also want to find many teachers who dare to be strict with me."

Sheng Yuan understood what the kid said before he finished speaking.

After silently lamenting the emperor and empress's unreliability in educating their children, Sheng Yuan looked at the pouting bear in silence and asked her, "Princess, do you think you can change the emperor and empress's minds by talking to the great scholars?"

Hearing this, Pingwa looked up at Sheng Yuan, pulled her braids sheepishly, and whispered to her, "I've heard people say that great scholars are always arrogant and proud. If I clearly look down on them, given their pride, they will definitely not agree to be my teacher."

"If that's the case, then at that time, it won't be you who are unwilling to accept the teacher's teachings, but the teacher who is unwilling to teach you!" Sheng Yuan didn't expect that this child, who is not even six years old, actually thinks so much.

For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

As expected, there are many smart people in the palace!
When she was this age, she didn't have so many thoughts!