Chapter 164 - Hero Saves the Damsel
In the end, Zhang Chun was still unable to sit together with Tang Yue. Crown Prince Zhao ordered someone to pack a portion for him and asked him to bring it back to eat.
After lunch, Crown Prince Zhao accompanied Tang Yue for an hour before going to work. After the New Year, King of South Jin arranged for him to be an inspector. It was unknown whether it was to test him or to train him.
However, he found out about two cases of corruption as soon as he took office. Last winter, heavy snow fell all over South Jin, and large and small snow disasters occurred continuously. There were countless amounts of money and food allocated by the Imperial Court, and there were many corrupt officials among them.
The carriage drove on the official road. Crown Prince Zhao sat in the carriage and read the latest information that the secret guards had found. The job of a hundred inspectors did not mean that everything had to be reported. He was trying to figure out what was going on.
“Quick… catch him. Don't let him run away…” A hurried roar was heard. The carriage suddenly shook and stopped.
“Help… save me…”
“Quick, stop him…”
Wang Dingjun knocked on the window and reported, “Your Highness, someone is kneeling in front of the carriage and asking for help. Can you help?”
Crown Prince Zhao kept the information in his hands. Ever since the paper was published, the intelligence system in his residence had used light paper. They listened to Tang Yue's suggestion and hid in wax or bamboo tube.
“Let's ask about the situation first.”
Wang Dingjun answered. He rode a few steps forward and asked someone to stop the guards who were chasing him. He looked down and asked, “Who are you and why are you asking for help?”
The man was in rags. His hair was scattered behind his head. When he lowered his head, people thought he was an insignificant slave. However, when he raised his head and revealed half of his face, even Wang Dingjun was stunned for a moment.
The other party bit his lips and lowered his head again. He said, “Sir, please save this lowly one's life. They… they want to capture this lowly one and bring him back…”
“Why did they capture you?” Wang Dingjun asked. He could not help but think of something bad.
Even if he could not see his face clearly, With just a glimpse, Wang Dingjun was certain that this man was not ordinary. In addition to his voice, it made people feel pity for him.
The man seemed to have found it hard to speak, and his face was full of shame and shame, “This lowly one is just a cloth robe, and lives by teaching the zither. I never thought that a few days ago, a young master had taken a fancy to this lowly one, and wanted to keep him in the backyard. This lowly one refused to obey even if he died, and took advantage of the night to escape. Only then did this group of wealthy wolves chase after him.”
This kind of thing was nothing at all. It was too common for aristocratic families to rob people's women, but if it was a man, it would be more rare.
Wang Dingjun saw the group of people chasing them clearly. He rode his horse and reported to Crown Prince Zhao, “Your Highness, this subordinate recognized one of the people chasing them. He seems to be a guard of First Prince Prefecture.”
Crown Prince Zhao heard this and opened the door. He saw the man kneeling in front of the car. Coincidentally, the man also raised his head and looked over. His eyes immediately met.
Wang Dingjun glanced at the man again. His heart was stirred. He thought to himself, Could it be that someone is deliberately using a honey trap? Poor Crown Princess. Her face was plain and ordinary. He did not know if she could defeat the handsome men who came one after another.
When the man saw the person in charge appear, he looked at him nervously and hopefully, and revealed a pleading gaze. Under that beautiful face, she appeared pitiful and pitiful.
Crown Prince Zhao's gaze did not linger on him for long. He ordered, “Go and bring the person you know here.”
“Yes.”
A moment later, two guards carried a young man and walked over. They threw him under the carriage.
“Tai… Crown Prince?” The man fell to the ground in shock when he saw Crown Prince Zhao's face. He was trembling all over.
“Are you from First Prince Prefecture?” Crown Prince Zhao asked.
“I am… I am…” The man's eyes were rolling around. He was considering whether it was better to admit it or not, but before he could think of an answer, a heavy sword was placed beside his neck. The weight bent him by three inches.
“Yes, yes. This lowly one is a guard of First Prince Prefecture. I offended Crown Prince. Please forgive me!” The young guard kowtowed three times, and his face was full of regret and panic.
“Oh, is that person a servant of First Prince Prefecture?” Crown Prince Zhao pointed at the man and asked.
“No… Yes, he is.” The young guard hesitated.
“Yes or no? Think carefully before answering, do you know the consequences of deceiving me?”
The guard shook his head with a bitter expression, “No.”
“Good. Since you are not a servant of First Prince Prefecture, I will take you away.”
“No…”
“Huh?” Crown Prince Zhao looked at him with a cold smile.
“Your Highness, he… To be honest, he is someone First Prince likes. I hope Your Highness will be merciful.”
Wang Dingjun came over and reported in a low voice. The matter of First Prince being a good man was not a secret. It was just that he was not a man and could not marry and have children as usual. Therefore, there were not many outsiders who paid attention to him.
Crown Prince Zhao naturally knew that First Prince had been grounded for a few years because of this hobby. He did not expect that First Prince would still be so stubborn after he came out.
It was nothing if he liked men, but if he insisted on snatching them, he would not look so good.
At this point, according to the normal plot, Crown Prince Zhao should have let them take the man away. After all, he was the man his brother wanted. He would just turn a blind eye to it.
However, Crown Prince Zhao still remembered what happened on New Year's Eve. He naturally would not show mercy. Instead, he asked Wang Dingjun to save him.
“Go back and tell Big Brother Wang that you shouldn't act like this when you rob a man on the street. Otherwise, if Royal Father heard about it, it would be bad if he remembered something unpleasant.”
The young guard's face tightened. He lowered his head and replied, not daring to argue anymore.
When they left, Wang Dingjun asked, “Your Highness, what should we do with this person?” He pointed at the man who was still kneeling in the middle of the road, slightly nervous.
If His Highness Crown Prince Zhao wanted to bring him back to the manor, how should he explain to Crown Princess?
Although this was not his business, after spending some time with Crown Princess, they had established a friendship of trust.
In his eyes, no matter how good-looking a man was, he could not compare to Crown Princess's talent.
Only such a person was worthy of Crown Prince and had the right to be a mother to the world.
Crown Prince Zhao glanced at his guard and teased, “I remember that you can also accept men, why don't you bring them back?” Wang Dingjun was not married anyway, so it did not matter if there were more people in the house.
Wang Dingjun opened his mouth in surprise. This isn't right, is it? He looked at the man on the ground again. There was neither excitement nor rejection. It was just an emotion that was not important.
“I was just saying it casually. Since he doesn't want to follow First Prince, he might not be interested in you. Just send someone to send him back.”
Hearing this, the man finally had a reaction. However, he wasn't happy. Instead, he became even more flustered, “Young master, please don't send this lowly one back. They will definitely catch this lowly one.”
Wang Dingjun snorted, “Then where do you want to go?”
“This…” The man's gaze swayed on Crown Prince Zhao and Wang Dingjun's faces. Regardless of appearance and temperament, Crown Prince Zhao was naturally better than them. Moreover, he must have an extremely noble status. He looked like a great backer.
“This lowly one is good at playing the zither. I wonder if the residence lacks a zither master?” This could be considered as a form of request for shelter.
His request was not too sudden. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that he had this backing. That group of people just now did not dare to do anything to him.
Such a thick thigh, not knowing how to hug is a fool!
With Crown Prince Zhao's identity, he had to learn how to play the zither, play the chess, and painting since he was young. It was just that he had not learned much and had no interest in it. He had only taken it as a project to improve his emotions.
However, he didn't know whether Tang Yue liked it or not. Therefore, he asked someone to bring him back first. If Tang Yue was interested, why not let him teach him the zither for a few days?
If he wasn't interested, he could just find a place for him to stay for two days and drive him away. Of course, before that, he had to find out the identity of this man.
When the man heard that he was willing to take him in, he was overjoyed. He quickly kowtowed and thanked him for his kindness. That overly exquisite face was dyed red with excitement and looked even more charming.
Wang Dingjun frowned. In the end, he did not say anything to refute.
The small interlude on the road did not bring much trouble to Crown Prince Zhao. He went about his work step by step, investigating what should be investigated, capturing what should be arrested, and interrogating those who should be interrogated. Within a short period of time, he established his prestige in the Imperial Court.
“Did the Crown Prince bring them back to the residence?”
“Yes. According to our spies in the Crown Prince's Palace, the Crown Prince arranged for them to be in the front yard.”
“Did Crown Princess not see them?”
“Not yet.”
“Then think of a way to let them see each other. Crown Princess will probably be interested.”
“Your Royal Highness, do you want Crown Princess to misunderstand Your Royal Highness?”
Old Prince turned around and glanced at him. The corner of his mouth curled into a cruel smile, “Do you think I want to use this person to seduce the Crown Prince?”
Wasn't it?
“Haha… You underestimate the Crown Prince too much. What kind of beauty has he not seen before? How can he be so easily seduced? However, Crown Princess is different. A country bumpkin. No matter how capable she was, she was not that determined.
Your Highness is really brilliant!”
“Go and do it, This King is already impatient to see the result.”
“Yes.”
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