6.
Lord Yan, who was standing guard in front of the East Palace gate, looked up and saw the little prince running towards him.
In the past few years, the little prince has grown a lot, and his appearance has also grown. At first glance, he is quite similar to the little emperor, especially his eyes are clear and warm.
Lord Yan bowed respectfully, his face still stern: "Is the ninth prince here to find His Royal Highness? His Highness is resting, I'm afraid..."
"...No." The little prince put his hands behind his back and said in a low voice, "Come... come and see Brother Yan."
Mr. Yan really didn't know what he had to look at, but seeing that the little prince was looking forward to it, he didn't say much, and let him look at it.
The little prince sent someone to bring a small bench over, sat next to Lord Yan, and chatted about daily trivial matters one after another.
"I saw the jujube tree in the back garden bear fruit today. Would you like brother Yan to pick some with me and try it?"
"Xiaguan is the guard of the East Palace, it is inconvenient to leave, you should find someone else."
The little prince pouted, a little unhappy, thinking that there are too many rules in the East Palace, and it must be very hard to work here all day.
He raised his face and glanced at Lord Yan, thinking to himself, why not let brother Yan come to him. Although my monthly salary is not much, it is always enough to keep one bodyguard. In the future, I will not make two new clothes every month...
So when the little emperor woke up from a nap, what he saw was the scene of his ninth brother digging walls in his palace.
The little emperor drove the little prince out without saying a word.
7.
The little prince was not discouraged by the defeat, and two days later he came to the East Palace to look for Lord Yan, and this time he brought a basket of freshly picked dates.
The little prince washed and picked out the biggest one for Lord Yan to taste, proudly saying that he climbed the tree and picked it himself.
Lord Yan refused, and the little prince took one and stuffed it into his mouth, biting it loudly, trying to tempt Lord Yan with this.
As a result, Lord Yan was unmoved, and instead led the little emperor who was studying, and ate half of the little prince's jujube in one go.
The little prince couldn't stop it, he was so angry that he was about to cry.
The little emperor smiled, stuffed one for Lord Yan, and said, "Ninth brother's heart, you can eat it."
Lord Yan obediently took it, took a bite, nodded and said, "It's very sweet."
The little prince was so happy that he took back the tears.
8.
A few days later, the old emperor held a dinner outside the palace and invited all the famous ladies in the capital.
Everyone knows that this is to choose a concubine for the prince.
The little emperor was surrounded by the pavilion, reciting poems and playing against the daughters of ministers and playing the qin.
The little prince thought it was boring, so he secretly ran to the lake, found a tree and climbed up.
He is good at climbing trees, and the entire palace may not be able to find a second one, and I don't know where this talent comes from.
As soon as the little prince sat down on the tree, a man came not far away. He was dressed in a crimson guard uniform and held a saber on his chest. His facial features were sharp and angular, and his face was handsome.
The little prince's eyes lit up, he spread his hands and waved down hard, shouting, "Brother Yan."
Lord Yan followed the sound and looked up at the tree, a trace of panic suddenly appeared on his usually calm face, and shouted: "Ninth Prince, beware!"
The little prince was originally sitting firmly, but when Lord Yan shouted this, he suddenly panicked.
The little prince was so frightened that he closed his eyes, but he didn't fall to the ground as expected, but he was greeted by a warm and powerful embrace.
The little prince opened his eyes and found himself being held firmly by Lord Yan's chest.
Lord Yan has been practicing martial arts all the year round, and the muscles in his chest are firm, and the little prince is a little breathless when he is wrapped in his arms.
Lord Yan put the man down and stood firm, and said respectfully, "It's offended."
The little prince blushed, embarrassed and a little unfulfilled at the same time.
9.
After the dinner, the old emperor and the princes drove back to the palace. Lord Yan was not on duty at night and went back to the palace alone.
There were few people on the way back, so Mr. Yan moved his ears and clearly heard someone quietly following him behind him.
The person following him probably didn't understand martial arts, so he didn't suppress the sound of his footsteps. Master Yan didn't take it seriously, and he was followed all the way to the door of the mansion.
Lord Yan turned around and faced the deserted street. He drew his sword for half a minute and asked in a cold voice, "Aren't you coming out yet?"
After waiting for a while, the head of a little prince appeared in the corner of the tailor shop opposite.
Lord Yan frowned: "Why is the ninth prince here?"
The little prince straightened up and approached, lacking confidence and pretending to be righteous: "I, I'm going back to the palace."
"That's the other direction." Lord Yan revealed it on the spot, showing no mercy.
"Oh yes, that was my mistake."
Lord Yan glanced around and asked, "You came alone?"
The little prince nodded.
Lord Yan resignedly sighed and said, "Let's go, I will escort the ninth prince back to the palace."
The little prince didn't move, he cleared his throat with his hands behind his back, and hinted reservedly, "It's getting late, in fact, it's okay to stay here for one night."