Chapter 1881 Out of Beijing
Mingda already sighed and said: "I heard that there is a war in the Western Regions, and many Persian businessmen cannot return to their homeland. They are still like this. You are outsiders, why are you taking risks at this time?"
Man Bao stared, "How do you know I want to go to Gaochang?"
Mingda clicked on the dark stone on his wrist and said with a wry smile: "Except for the Western Regions, I really can't think of any other place where such crystals and strange stones can be found."
And Man Bao showed off to them more than once that Zhou Lang's business had spread to the grasslands.
Mingda reached out and touched the crystal, looked up at Manbao, and asked in a low voice: "Do they only want money, or do they have other demands?"
Man Bao didn't expect Ming Da to want to go to the Western Regions, so he murmured and was speechless.
Mingda looked at her for a while and didn't force her to explain. He just asked in a low voice, "Is this why you went to Gaochang?"
Man Bao immediately shook her head. After thinking for a while, she whispered: "It's because of the poisonous stone. I want to go to Gaochang to have a look, and there should be many flowers, plants, insects and beasts there that are not found in the Central Plains."
Mingda knew that she liked to collect flowers and plants, just like Shennong tasted herbs. When she encountered something she had never seen before, whether it was edible or inedible, she liked to take it back and study it for herself.
She also said that she would go to Lingnan to see peacocks in the future.
So Mingda had no doubts, nodded and said enviously: "I am a princess, I am afraid I will never have a chance in this life."
Man Bao said: "It lasts a lifetime, who can say what will happen in the future? When I was a child, I thought it would be great if I could carefully climb all the mountains around our village. Who knows I can go all the way to the capital?
Where is Lai?"
Therefore, Manbao never says anything to limit himself now. Whatever he wants to do, he puts it in his heart first, and when he has the opportunity in the future, he will do it naturally.
What she will say is basically what she has determined can be done.
Ming Da looked at the confident Man Bao and was filled with admiration. Then he nodded and said, "Duanwu, I will go to your village with you to have a look."
The matter was settled for the time being. As for how Mingda could get the emperor and empress to agree, Manbao did not ask.
Mingda went to see her father in the evening. She directly stated that she was bored and wanted to go to Yongzhou to relax during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Mingda lowered his head and said pitifully: "My daughter has not left the palace since the twelfth lunar month."
When the emperor saw Mingda speaking so pitifully, he immediately felt distressed and said, "Are you going to Yongzhou? That's fine, there is a palace there, I'll have someone take care of it right now."
The emperor thought of his third son, who had been locked up in the harem, and said smoothly: "Let the three of you escort you there, so that I can protect you."
After hearing this, the queen raised her head and glanced at the emperor.
The emperor smiled flatteringly at the queen and whispered: "The third child already knows his mistake. We can't keep him locked up in the palace for the rest of his life, right?"
The queen thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let the prince go too."
"The Queen Mother is seriously ill, and the Baiyun Temple in Yongzhou is nice. Why not let the Prince take his younger brothers and sisters to pray for the Queen Mother."
Mingda took the opportunity and whispered: "When the time comes, let the prince and third brother be alone for a while. How about Sister Changyu and I going to Zhuangzi in Zhouman to have a rest?"
When the emperor heard this, he glanced over and asked, "Did Zhou Man persuade you to go out?"
Mingda said: "That's not true. It's because my daughter is really bored. During the Qingming Festival, my father only took the prince's brother out of the palace, not us."
The emperor explained: "You were not in good health at that time, how could I take you? Okay, okay, you can go if you want. Zhou Man's Zhuangzi is also over there in Yongzhou, far away from Baiyun Temple?"
How does she know if it's far away?
But at this moment, she shook her head and said it was not far away, and the emperor did not pursue it further, but decided to send more guards to follow them.
If only the two princesses Mingda and Changyu were traveling, then two teams of imperial guards would be enough. But if the prince also traveled together, then one or two teams would not be enough.
Yin Li made the arrangements himself. Fortunately, Yongzhou is the deputy capital. People from the royal family often go to Yongzhou to play. Even the emperor occasionally sneaks out of the palace to go shopping in Yongzhou, so safety is not a big concern.
Tai Hospital did not have full-week duty arrangements this time, so she and Xiao Yuan were ready to leave the capital after just reporting.
Lao Zhou's family, Mrs. Liu and others had gone to Zhuangzi a few days ago. Only Bai Shan and others left the palace and rode there with their guards.
They also deliberately waited at the city gate, waiting for the prince and his ceremonial guard to leave the city before following them.
When the prince saw them on horseback, he didn't need them to notify him. He just waved and the guards came forward to take them into the team.
He looked the three of them up and down, then turned his attention to Zhou Man and said, "You will cause trouble for me."
Man Bao blinked, looked at the rosy-faced and high-spirited prince, and said, "I don't believe that your highness is unhappy."
It was rare to be able to go out of the palace and the capital to play, so the prince was naturally happy. He snorted and said, "Okay, Mingda and Changyu are both in the car. You can go and play with them."
After that, he glanced at Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, pointed at them and said, "You are not allowed to get in the car."
Three people:……
When Bai Shan and Bai Erlang heard this, if they didn't get in the car, why would they follow them?
They might as well follow the prince, so they didn't leave and simply rode behind the prince.
The prince's guards silently gave way to their positions.
The prince didn't mind them following him either. Zhou Man was right, he was indeed in a good mood.
From years ago to now, he has never stopped for a moment. He rarely leaves the imperial city, let alone Beijing. Every day when he opens his eyes, he is involved in various government affairs and has to go to Chongwen Hall to study.
The only time he went out of the capital was because he and his father were going to worship ancestors during the Qingming Festival. But with his father, it was also the Qingming Festival to worship ancestors. He wanted to race and be happy, but he had to avoid people, otherwise there would be another round of impeachment.
It is a rare opportunity to go out to Beijing to have fun openly. The prince has already made plans. When he arrives at Yongzhou Palace, he can go horse racing and hunting first, have a drink in the evening, and the next day go to Baiyun Temple to pray and eat vegetarian food before going horse racing and hunting; thirdly
I will take a walk around Yongzhou City on the first day, buy some things, and then return to the palace in the afternoon.
The prince glanced to the other side, and there was nothing unhappy about him except that there was an annoying person in the accompanying team.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang followed the prince's gaze and looked at Prince Gong on the side. Their eyes slid back and forth on the two brothers and then silently slowed down the horse to make it go slower.
Prince Gong was only excited for a moment while sitting on the horse. The excitement passed after leaving the capital.
He didn't like riding horses. He wanted to ride in a carriage, but the prince was so disgusting that he didn't take his carriage and only gave him horses. He had to ride to Yongzhou by himself. At this speed, it would take at least more than two hours to get to Yongzhou Palace.
He felt that his inner thighs would be scratched.
Chapter completed!