Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Yes, my lord, but what does a young man go to see in the Royal Street?"

"Take Xiaopeng to have a look together, buy whatever you need, look at anything, Xiaopeng hasn't been out much yet."

"My lord, who is following you?"

"The lonely king will always be in the Ministry of War after the next court tomorrow, as long as Jiajun is there, by the way, you can go to Changqinglou to buy some mutton buns, the empress likes to eat, and let Xiaopeng recognize the place."

Baili walked out of the palace gate with Defang on his back. Jiajun was taken aback when he saw it, and ran over quickly, "My lord! What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Defang stood up straight and smiled, "When my legs are tired, Baili will carry me for a walk."

"My lord, get on the sedan chair and sit down."

"Okay" Defang nodded, and gave Baili a handkerchief, "The lonely king is heavier than when he was a child, hehehe"

After retiring from the imperial court the next day, Defang asked Baili to send a letter to the Ministry of Industry to Chao Cheng, while he went to the Ministry of War. After leaving for a while, a man came running to the palace gate, and the guard hurriedly stopped him. Wanting the emperor to avenge his grievances, the guards immediately took him away and notified the little official.

Just after lunch, Baili took Xiaopeng to the Ministry of War. Defang looked at the two of them, "Baili, why are you back now? Didn't you walk around Yujie?"

"Let's go, I have taken a look, the mutton from Changqing Building has been sent back to the house."

"Nonsense, can you come back so early after seeing it? Xiaopeng finally came out for a walk, so you can't take him to play. Now the lonely king has other things to deal with. Don't go back to Nanqing Palace before you two."

Baili patted his head, "Yes, my lord, by the way, Mr. Chao also has a letter for you."

Defang took a look at the thick letter and said with a smile, "Okay, very good, it's safe this time."

"My lord, what's the matter?"

"Talk a lot, the two of you go straight back to the mansion after turning around Yujie, the lonely king will go to Chongzheng Hall later." Defang patted Baili, "Remember, don't go back until Youshi."

"Yes, my lord, should I just turn to the imperial street in the inner city?"

"Yes, it's the inner city, hehehe"

Baili led Xiaopeng walking south along Yujie Street, raising his head to think about things from time to time, Xiaopeng asked, "Father, what's wrong with you?"

"Today, Mr. Chao kept smiling at me and said something I didn't understand."

"What?"

"They said they didn't understand, how could I know what to say, and they were more polite than usual."

"Father, all the officials are polite to you, you are really amazing."

"What do you know? It's all because of the lord. They are polite to me. The lord is kind and always defends my father. If someone bullies my father, the lord will reprimand them. So, Xiaopeng, you have to take good care of me." My lord, my lord will not treat you badly."

"Yes, father, Xiaopeng remembered, father, is the prince giving us a rest today?"

"I don't know, the prince just asked me to take you out for a walk."

"Father, where is the fun in the capital?"

"Look at you. You have been in the capital for more than ten or twenty years, and you seem to have never seen the world."

"Father... I've never been out of the palace... I don't even know Dao."

Baili patted Xiaopeng's head, "Xiaopeng, from now on, dad will take you out for a walk."

"Thank you dad!"

"Stupid boy, let's go, Dad will take you to Daxiangguo Temple."

In the evening, Defang took Chao Cheng's letter and showed it to Concubine Di, "Ma'am, read this."

Concubine Di looked at her, "My lord, did you really do this?"

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