Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 50 Late Night Lake Cruise 1
At the same time, in front of the Chaotian Palace, a young man in eunuch's clothes was standing, carrying a large candied haws and staggering towards the Chaotian Palace.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" The gatekeeper today was still the little Taoist boy Jindou. He saw a person walking towards him from a distance, but the key point was that the person in front of him was actually carrying a large stick of candied haws, with at least dozens of candied haws densely packed on it!
"This must be the young Taoist priest Jindou, right? He is our Xiao Xizi, a little servant serving the Prince of Han. Today he has been ordered to come and ask to see the abbot of our Chaotian Palace." The person who spoke was Xiao Xizi.

Xiao Xizi was also a man with good eyesight. He noticed early on that the little baby in front of him had his eyes on the candied haws, so he took a string from it and handed it to him.

"Oh, you are the little Xizi that Master Yanhe mentioned. I know you. You are indeed a good person. Come on, I will take you in to see the master." The little Taoist boy Jindou was directly bribed by a string of candied haws.

After taking a big bite, he jumped in front to lead the way.

Xiao Xizi also hurried to catch up, and while walking, he gave candied haws to the children passing by, which caused cheers.

Near the door, Xiao Xizi gave all the remaining candied haws to the little Taoist boy Jindou. Seeing him struggling to carry a whole candied haws away, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

However, he quickly composed himself, reaching out and stroking his clothes to ensure they were neat and tidy. This was the prince's teacher, so he had to be respectful!

"I am Xiao Xizi, a disciple of Prince Han, and I am here to pay my respects to the abbot!" Xiao Xizi did not enter the door, but bowed and waited outside the door.

After a moment, a strong yet old voice came from inside.

"Come in." The old Taoist priest heard the sound outside and let Xiao Xizi in.

"Xiao Xizi greets the abbot!" As soon as he entered, Xiao Xizi dropped to his knees and saluted the old Taoist priest before him. He looked truly terrifying. He was clearly an old man, but with a childlike face, dark hair, a rosy complexion, and a Taoist robe, he looked like an immortal! Could he be a true immortal descended to earth?!
"Yanhe sent you here, what's the matter?" The old Taoist frowned and looked at the young eunuch in front of him, his face full of reluctance, shock and confusion.

"Master, the prince invited you to go boating on the lake ten months ago, and the time is set for tonight. Please let me tell you, and I will come to greet you then." Xiao Xizi's address was changed directly from his original title to Master, and he was very respectful.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you, young friend." The old Taoist Zhang Zhengheng stared at the young eunuch in front of him with a confused look on his face.

"Since I have reported to the Immortal, I will withdraw now," Xiao Xizi said and was about to run away.

"Thank you for your hard work," Taoist Zhang Zhengheng thanked him repeatedly and sent Xiao Xizi to the door. Looking at Xiao Xizi's back as he walked away, he was filled with disbelief.

What's going on? You're just a little eunuch, a rootless fellow! Where does such a strong dragon energy come from? How can a eunuch have dragon energy?
Moreover, this dragon energy looked incredibly pure! It was just a little superficial, not like it was his own, but rather like it had been contaminated by being around dragons for a long time!
Have you really come into contact with a dragon recently? Stop it, okay? I'm almost eighty years old and I've never even seen a dragon, okay? How could a little eunuch like you have seen one?! The old Taoist frowned, his face hesitant.

Unless...! The old Taoist priest suddenly had an idea and thought of another possibility.

Unless it is the dragon energy from his cheap apprentice!
The dragon energy in his cheap apprentice's body is extremely condensed. This little eunuch serves Yan He every day, so he is contaminated with dragon energy!

However, this dragon energy is too scary! The old Taoist priest came up with a reasonable explanation!

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I should think about what surprise Yanhe will give me tonight. The old Taoist priest flicked his whisk and walked into the house leisurely.

In the Prince of Han's mansion, Zhu Zhanhe was waiting for his mother, Wei, who was asking someone to prepare a change of clothes for the Prince of Han to take for his night trip on the lake.

Zhu Zhanhe keenly noticed that his mother looked unhappy because she didn't bring the jade ruyi that she often played with!
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry? Dad and I have something to do tonight, so we can't take you boating on the lake." Zhu Zhanhe thought that she was upset because she and Prince Han went boating on the lake without her.

"He'er, it's not like that..." Princess Wei seemed to want to say something but hesitated, but finally couldn't help but say it.

"We are going to be enfeoffed, but we can't let anyone chase us away! Today, just now, the girl from Hu Shangyi's family, the girl named Shanxiang, actually came to ask me when I would be enfeoffed? And it was the Crown Princess who asked! Isn't this obviously chasing people away?!" Mother Wei said with an indignant look on her face. She believed that we could leave, but we couldn't be chased away!
"Mom, it's not that serious, it's not that serious. Don't be angry." Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly comforted his mother who looked indignant.

"What do you mean by 'not so'? You don't know, He'er, and your father is also an unreliable guy." Princess Wei suddenly changed the subject and started talking about the Prince of Han, which made Zhu Zhanhe look confused. They were just talking about the vassal state? Why did they switch to the Prince of Han again?

"Mom, is there something about my dad here?" Zhu Zhanhe asked hesitantly with a careful smile.

"How can it have nothing to do with him! The girl from Hu Shangyi's family is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and your father is so shameless. He stares at her so hard and speaks so gently, as if he is almost hugging her in his arms!" Princess Wei became more and more angry as she spoke. She frowned and almost crushed the handkerchief in her hand.

"Ah, there is such a thing?" Zhu Zhanhe asked carefully, rolling his eyes in his heart at his father's unreliability. He just brought back a woman who gave birth to a girl some time ago, and now he actually fell in love with someone else?
"He'er, you don't know, that girl is the same age as you, and she can already call him dad!" The princess still looked indignant, staring with her beautiful big eyes, revealing her dissatisfaction.

In contrast, Zhu Zhanhe could only smile helplessly, not knowing what to say.

"He'er, you don't know, that girl looks like a..." Princess Wei originally wanted to say that the girl looked like a vixen, but looking at her son in front of her, she suddenly had another idea, and then changed the subject with a smile on her face.

"He'er, that girl is pretty, and she's from Hu Shangyi's family. She has a clean background too. She'd be a good match for my son..." Princess Wei looked at her son and recalled the scene when she met Hu Shanxiang just now. The more she thought about it, the more satisfied she became, and she was filled with joy.

"Mom, Dad and I have something to do. Please take care of it yourself." Zhu Zhanhe looked at it and thought, why is this related to me again? Did I steal the girl that Dad liked? Forget it, I might as well run away.

Then, Zhu Zhanhe ran away with the spare clothes his mother had prepared for his father.

"Mom, I have things to do. Dad and I might be back a little late at night. You should go to bed early."

(End of this chapter)