Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 186 Even a young man knows what it’s like to be sad

"Drink! Keep drinking! Don't let anyone run away! We won't stop until we get drunk tonight!"

On the deserted street, with the cold wind howling, a child of sixteen or seventeen was waving his hands randomly, as if he were making fists with others.

Brother Diao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Master, our boss has a bad drinking ability."

Zhao Kang rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, after all, he is still a child. This unlucky kid drank a lot. I'm afraid he will go crazy with alcohol later, so hurry up and leave."

"okay!"

Brother Diao nodded quickly. Just as he was about to pick up Xiao Xuance, Zhao Kang had already carried him on his back.

Brother Diao was anxious: "Master, how could you do such a thing!"

Nonsense, this is my brother-in-law!If I don’t take care of you, who will?

Zhao Kang chuckled: "I'll just come. I have to see him back to the palace. You go back and get the carriage first."

"This! Isn't it not good? It's all nonsense."

Brother Diao looked at the deserted street and felt worried. He knew about Zhao Kang's assassination last time.

If the master dies, it would be strange if the people in Yuanjiang County don't tear him apart.

However, Zhao Kang knew that Mr. Lin, a powerful insider, must be secretly protecting him, so he said, "It's okay, just go get the carriage, I'll walk first."

"Okay, please wait a moment, sir!" Brother Diao left in a hurry.

Xiao Xuance on his back had calmed down a bit and was no longer clamoring for a drink. Zhao Kang was walking when he suddenly heard him calling out.

"Old Zhao! Old Zhao!"

"I'm here, don't talk and go to sleep."

Xiao Xuance, whose consciousness had fallen into chaos, giggled: "It's good that you are here. Old Zhao, I am the boss now. I have many brothers. I will protect you from now on. If anyone wants to mess with you, we will kill him!"

"Let's see what you can get. You can't say we are brothers just because we drank and ate together. You have to be careful." Zhao Kang felt happy in his heart and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.

With his arms hanging down, His Highness the Prince lay on Zhao Kang's back and kept mumbling to himself.

"I know, but are you my brother?"

Zhao Kang smiled and said: "That's for sure. Aren't we always good brothers?"

"Thank you, Lao Zhao. I'm such a loser and you still treat me as your brother."

Zhao Kang paused for a moment and then said: "It's nothing but waste. Don't think nonsense."

"I know, and have always known, that those ministers think I am useless, and even the palace maids and eunuchs secretly look down on me."

"I know it all."

Xiao Xuance smiled: "The eldest sister has always thought that I would grow up quickly and inherit that position. But I don't want to at all. I hate my fate being arranged."

"I just want to do what I like and don't want to face the subjects of Qian Kingdom. I also know that the eldest sister is very tired. She has to stay in the imperial study room until midnight every night to read the memorials reported by officials from various places."

"I can only watch. I can't help her. As the crown prince, he is incompetent in both civil and military affairs. This is not a waste."

Zhao Kang was silent. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Xiao Xuance was drunk or not.

Although this unlucky child was a prince, he lost his father when he was only in elementary school, and Qianguo almost fell into a state of annihilation.

It seems that Xiao Xuance, who grew up under such circumstances, should not be as nervous as he is now, laughing and joking all the time.

Xiao Xuance was still talking to himself: "Fortunately, this good-for-nothing like me... uh... is somewhat self-aware."

"If you really sit on that chair, Qianguo will only die in my hands. I know this in my heart." "Old Zhao! Promise me that you will help eldest sister protect Qianguo, okay!"

Who said teenagers don't know how to feel sad?
Zhao Kang didn't hesitate at all and agreed: "Don't worry, I will guard your eldest sister, you and Qian Guo in one day. No one can harm you!"

"Thank you, Lao Zhao! If only your surname was Xiao, that chair would be for you."

Zhao Kang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Fortunately, there were no outsiders here. You dare to say such treacherous and unethical words. You are worthy of Xiao Xuance.

Brother Diao quickly arrived in a carriage, and together with Zhao Kang, he carried Xiao Xuance into the carriage, and then went straight to the palace.

With the national master's token, the Imperial City Imperial Army would naturally not stop him.

After receiving the news, Xiao Linglong hurried to the East Palace and looked at Xiao Xuance, who smelled of alcohol and was already snoring loudly.

The pretty face suddenly darkened: "Did you let him drink?"

"Cough cough."

Zhao Kang was a little guilty at first, but when he thought of Xiao Xuance's words before, he immediately became brave.

"What's wrong with drinking some wine when your child is older!"

"you!"

The Empress was stunned for a moment, and then she immediately responded: "Lu Yuan, take the palace maid down, there is no need to wait for you."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Yuan glanced curiously at Zhao Kang and His Majesty the Empress, who looked unkind.

This is weird, why do you always feel like something is wrong?
"You are very capable, right?"

As soon as Lu Yuan and others left, Her Majesty the Empress couldn't bear it and grabbed Zhao Kang's ears, regardless of Zhao Kang's continuous complaints.

"Who gave you the right to let him drink? Did you know he was still young?"

"Okay, okay, okay!, there are many children at his age who are fathers."

Zhao Kang finally broke free, rubbed his ears, and looked at Her Majesty the Empress, whose eyes were full of sullenness.

"Besides, you want him to grow up, but you also think he is still a child. How will he grow up like that? Do you know what he said when he was drunk just now?"

After briefly repeating Xiao Xuance's previous words, Her Majesty the Empress was stunned on the spot and spoke after a long while.

"Did he really say that?"

Zhao Kang sighed and stepped forward: "Why don't you force him? Children are living a very tiring life."

Xiao Linglong turned around fiercely and clenched her right fist: "Tired? How can he still be tired of the common people in this country who have no enough food to eat and no warmth, and it is extremely difficult to even live? Since he was born in the royal family and his surname is Xiao, he is even less qualified. Say the word tired!"

Looking at the uncontrollable crystal in his hazy eyes, Zhao Kang felt heartbroken. He stretched out his hand but was opened by Her Majesty the Empress.

"He just got drunk and talked a few nonsense, and you're going to let him live under the protection of others forever?"

Zhao Kang smiled and shook his head, and glanced at the prince who was sleeping soundly on the bed: "He has his own talents and does not need the protection of others. Besides, I am still here!"

"As long as I still have breath, no one can touch you siblings!"

The firm resolve in his eyes was as indestructible as a ten thousand-foot high mountain, and the killing intent hidden in Zhao Kang's words made even Her Majesty the Empress, who had fought on the battlefield, feel shocked.

Zhao Kang's heart suddenly trembled, as if his whole heart was about to jump out of his chest, looking at Xiao Linglong who fell into his arms for the first time.

At this moment, the other party seemed to be no longer the aloof Empress Daqian, but an ordinary little girl.

She has always been protecting others, but no one knows that she is also the one who needs to be protected!
(End of this chapter)