The Dumb Prince of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 110 Zhu Yuanzhang: He cursed us, the traitor Cao!

The next day, at the city gate.

A small squad of Imperial Guards escorted a carriage out of the city.

Inside the car, Hai Li was wearing a long, turquoise dress that accentuated her alluring figure.

She sat upright, her hands clasped gracefully in front of her lower abdomen, a half-smile playing on her lips.

Li Jinglong sat opposite her, feeling uneasy under her gaze.

This woman is acting strange today. Ever since she got on the bus, she's been staring straight at me with a faint smile on her lips.

"Pah, you have the desire but not the courage." Hai Li glared at him.

Li Jinglong curled his lip: "I'm a man with principles."

Hai Li suddenly stood up.

The carriage was already cramped, and when she stood up, the distance between them instantly shrank to within inches.

She leaned forward slightly, her long black hair cascading down her back and onto his chest, her exquisite and alluring face facing him.

"I'm leaving soon, don't you have anything to say to me?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Take care." Li Jinglong looked up.

Hai Li reached out and cupped his face, turning it to face him and forcing him to look into her eyes. Her breath was sweet as orchids as she said, "When I returned to the Northern Desert this time and became the Queen of the Northern Desert, I led my army south to the Central Plains and took you as my queen's consort."

Li Jinglong sighed, "That's a female-oriented novel; it's impossible in reality."

Hai Li didn't quite understand what "female-oriented" meant. Her red lips fell and covered his lips.

This kiss carried the wildness of the grasslands.

Li Jinglong unconsciously wrapped his arms around her waist.

The two began to sink into depravity.

Suddenly, the carriage came to a screeching halt.

"Princess, the imperial grandson has come to see you off." Hai Li's maid's voice came from outside the carriage.

Hai Li then released Li Jinglong. She straightened up, smoothed her disheveled black hair with her fingers, the neckline of her turquoise dress was slightly ruffled, and her cheeks were flushed.

She glanced at him, her eyes revealing a complex and unreadable emotion.

Li Jinglong wiped his mouth, lifted the carriage curtain, and jumped out.

He looked up.

Zhu Yun stood at the city gate, with two rows of Eastern Palace guards behind him.

To Li Jinglong's surprise, Zhu Bai was standing next to Zhu Yunwen.

"Zhu Twelve, Yunwen, what brings you here?" Li Jinglong asked.

Zhu Bai and Zhu Yunwen stared wide-eyed as Li Jinglong stepped down from the Haili carriage.

"Why did you get out of the princess's carriage?" Zhu Bai asked.

Li Jinglong shrugged: "I'm here to see the princess off."

"You're so familiar with the princess?" Zhu Yunwen was also surprised.

Li Jinglong shook his head: "So-so. We were handling the princess's case before, so we're only half-baked."

Hai Li also emerged and stood on the front shaft of the carriage.

She glanced down at the three men present, her gaze settling on Li Jinglong, and snorted.

"We weren't very familiar with each other, it was just a matter of getting to know each other a little bit."

Zhu Yunwen was too young to understand, so he cupped his hands and said, "Princess, I've come to see you off. You used to teach me to read and write, so you were like a second teacher to me."

Hai Li waved her hand: "It's the duty of a female official, Your Highness need not worry about it."

"May the princess have a safe journey," Zhu Yun said.

"Take care of yourself too." Hai Li smiled, then looked at Li Jinglong, her gaze suddenly sharp. "Li Jiujiang, remember this: when I become the Queen of the Northern Desert, I will come to marry you."

Zhu Bai: "!!!"

Zhu Yunwen: "!!!"

Li Jinglong was speechless.

Hai Li was very satisfied with their reaction. She raised the corners of her mouth, waved her hand, and the whip cracked crisply in the air.

The Imperial Guard squad immediately set off, raising a light dust along the way.

She walked away swiftly and decisively, her long turquoise dress flashing in the wind before disappearing behind the carriage curtain.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage had disappeared at the end of the official road.

Li Jinglong stood there, gazing in the direction the carriage had disappeared, lost in thought.

A paw landed on his shoulder.

"You've gone far, why are you still looking?" Zhu Bai said with a slight smile.

Li Jinglong glared: "Yunwen came to see the master off, what are you doing here?"

"I came with Yunwen. If I hadn't come, how would I have seen this great show?" Zhu Bai said.

Li Jinglong rolled his eyes.

"Uncle Twelfth, I have to go back to my studies. Will you come back with me?" Zhu Yunwen asked.

Zhu Bai waved his hand: "You go back. I'll accompany Li Jiujiang to the palace to comfort him."

Li Jinglong turned his head: "What do I need to be comforted about?"

"If you're sad and reluctant to part, just show it. It's exhausting to force yourself to stay in the relationship." Zhu Bai laughed heartily.

An hour later, at the Qianqing Palace.

When Zhu Yuanzhang returned from the Wenhua Hall, he stopped in his tracks before even reaching the entrance.

The air was filled with the aroma of roasted meat.

The eunuch at the door saw him and rushed forward, kneeling down with a thud: "Your Majesty, the Prince of Xiang and the Duke of Shao are roasting inside."

Meat. "

"Running into our palace for a barbecue?" Zhu Yuanzhang began to roll up his sleeves.

The old eunuch saw this and thought to himself, "It's over. The twelfth prince is probably going to be bedridden again."

"How did you know that His Majesty's palace has barbecue?" That was Li Jinglong's voice.

"When Mother was alive, she was very strict," Zhu Bai's voice followed. "Father and Uncle Tang secretly roasted here a few times, and I saw them."

"Haha, your father is afraid of his wife."

"Hey, there's nothing shameful about it. My fourth brother is the same, isn't he? He took after our father."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened.

This 12th boy has no sense of propriety; he spills all sorts of family scandals.

Fear of one's wife? Were we afraid of our wives? We were respecting them.

"Wine? Without wine, meat is soulless."

"I know where the wine is stored. It's my father's treasure. I'll go get it."

Zhu Yuanzhang, standing outside the door, felt a pang of heartache.

Soon, the two inside started eating meat and drinking alcohol.

"Excellent wine!" Li Jinglong exclaimed.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was bleeding.

After a few drinks, the two started talking non-stop.

Alcohol is a dangerous thing; too little makes you bold, too much makes you a nuisance.

"Alas, your father is not only afraid of his wife, but he is also a traitor like Cao Cao."

"What does Cao Cao mean? My father didn't use the emperor to command the feudal lords."

Do you know what Cao Cao's hobbies were?

"Fighting a war? Writing poetry?"

"Pah, he's a womanizer. The kind of married woman."

Outside the door, the old eunuch felt he was about to die on the spot.

"You're talking nonsense," Zhu Bai retorted, unconvinced.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly from outside the door.

The twelfth son still has a conscience; a biological son is a biological son.

"Aren't Zhang Xiu's aunt and He Jin's daughter-in-law both married women?" Li Jinglong asked.

"My father doesn't have that preference," Zhu Bai said.

Zhu Yuanzhang made a mental note of his twelfth son, intending to reward him later.

Although this kid was grilling meat, stealing wine, and making up stories about his father being afraid of his wife in the Qianqing Palace today, he still knew how to protect his father when it mattered.

They are, after all, his biological children.

"What do you mean, no? Didn't he take Chen Youliang's concubine?" Li Jinglong shouted.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood outside the door, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

"Hmm, if you put it that way, then my father is indeed the traitor Cao Cao," Zhu Bai said.

Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fist.

Fine, this son has no conscience either, so let's beat him.

Clang!

He kicked the door open.