Chapter 1576: 762 Siblings Join Forces (First Update)
The monarch had been waiting outside for quite a while, growing concerned about what had happened to the Little Princess.
“Xiaoxue.”
He called out.
Perched on the windowsill, the Little Princess looked anxiously at Xiaojiu holding the small bamboo tube: “I-I-I… I’m still pooping! Don’t co in!”
The monarch sighed helplessly and continued waiting in the hallway.
After hesitating for a mont, he still wasn’t quite reassured, so he approached the door and said, “Don’t fall in.”
The Little Princess replied, “I won’t!”
She wasn’t really going to poop, so how could she possibly fall into the toilet?
The monarch paced outside for a while longer: “Aren’t you coming out yet?”
“Almost done!”
Finally, the monarch’s patience wore thin, feeling certain that the little fellow was up to sothing inside.
“I’m coming in,” the monarch said.
The monarch pushed on the door.
The little rascal had even locked the door!
There must be a ghost, definitely a ghost!
“Zhang Dequan,” the monarch called out gravely.
Understanding the situation, Zhang Dequan pulled a hairpin from his head and pried the door bolt open with just a few tries.
He pushed open the door, and the monarch entered with a stern face.
“I knew you were up to mischief!”
He looked seriously at the little bean sprout lying on the windowsill, who was clutching a large bird. Perhaps startled by the monarch’s movents, her little body trembled.
When she turned her head back, she couldn’t hide the guilty look of being caught red-handed.
Upon seeing that the large bird in her hand was actually an eagle, the monarch was completely flustered!
“Guards!”
At his command, Zhang Dequan led the guards rushing in, and the guards made haste toward the eagle that had attacked the Little Princess.
The Little Princess, scared, let go.
Xiaojiu fluttered its wings and flew away.
The Little Princess pouted and burst into tears: “Wah—It took so long to catch Xiaojiu—and you scared it away—I want Xiaojiu—I want Xiaojiu—”
She could even call out its na.
The monarch walked over, picked the little one up into his arms, and after thoroughly checking to make sure she wasn’t hurt, he asked, “What’s Xiaojiu?”
“It’s the bird that was just here; its na is Xiaojiu.”
“So you weren’t here to poop, you just wanted to catch a bird?”
The Little Princess wailed a couple of tis and guiltily fiddled with her fingers.
Seeing her like this, the monarch knew he had guessed correctly; the little one had co to catch a bird!
The monarch was livid with frustration: “That’s an eagle, it can hurt people. Aren’t you afraid of being bitten?”
The Little Princess mumbled defensively, “Xiaojiu doesn’t bite people.”
Look at that mouth, ever since she started school, she’s beco more and more articulate by the day.
“Whose bird?” the monarch asked.
The Little Princess pursed her lips and said, “It’s Jingkong’s. Uncle, why does he have a bird, and I don’t? I’m so sad.”
You’d be sad if you had a bird; you’re a little girl!
The monarch massaged his forehead.
What is all this nonsense?
The Little Princess’s antics had completely baffled the monarch. He took a deep breath, feeling like he was on the brink of losing his temper.
“Back to the palace!”
If they didn’t return to the palace soon, he feared he might have to spank her little bottom!
The Little Princess drooped her tiny head: “Okay.”
The Little Princess was led away by the monarch.
When they reached the carriage, she suddenly said, “Uncle, I want to hide inside. You look for !”
Kids sure co up with ideas one after another.
“Not looking!” the monarch rejected coldly.
The Little Princess clung to the monarch’s leg, cooing charmingly: “Please, please, please, Uncle, look for Xiaoxue. Look~ Please~”
Begging won’t help!
“I’ll only count to ten,” the monarch grumbled.
“You’re the best, Uncle; Xiaoxue loves you!” The Little Princess scampered onto the carriage, drew the curtains close, and stuffed the small bamboo tubes back into the secret compartnt of her book bag.
…
Qilin Palace.
Xiao Hen and Gu Jiao had gone to the Purple Bamboo Grove to cut bamboo, so when Xiaojiu brought the bamboo tube over, only Shangguan Yun and Little Jingkong were in the room.
Seeing those imperial-use bamboo tubes, Shangguan Yun knew they belonged to the monarch.
Unable to move herself, she had Little Jingkong go and find out what was happening.
“It’s the teacher’s examination questions,” the Little Princess said. “Is the teacher here? Show it to the teacher quickly; we can’t let my uncle find out.”
Gu Jiao wasn’t there, and though she couldn’t review it right then, Little Jingkong, with his exceptional mory, quickly morized the contents of the examination questions.
Little Jingkong is a ticulous child; he not only transcribed each note exactly but also asked Ya He for six bamboo tubes to place the notes in, realistically restoring the details.
— The difference was that the monarch’s bamboo tubes were the smallest size, while Ya He supplied him with the largest ones available.
So, when Gu Jiao and Xiao Hen returned from cutting bamboo, they saw six extra-large bamboo tubes on the table.
It was, quite frankly, extravagant.
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