kvmb Chapter 460 Tang Travel (2)
Chapter 460 Tang Travel (2)
One time it might be a coincidence, but two or three times is definitely not. She's five years old now, and we don't know if she'll be in any danger in the future.
Wangyou thought about it a lot, and after much deliberation, she decided that improving her martial arts skills and learning medicine would be the best course of action.
After that, Wangyou practiced martial arts even more diligently, as did Qingman. Although her physical constitution was average, she was still able to protect herself after practicing for several years, especially in lightness skills, which she practiced the most diligently.
It's okay if you can't beat them, but it's not okay if you can't outrun them.
Fortunately, Wangyou has a full talent for martial arts and medicine, and her daily progress through self-study is quite rapid.
Every time Qingman watched Wangyou's retreating figure as she studied, she couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.
The world only knows that the Empress is very kind to people, but who knows what happens in the harem? Moreover, her princess has no relatives or background, and Consort Li has had many disagreements with the Empress. She only hopes that the princess can be safe and sound.
"Qingman, let's have hot pot today!"
"Alright, the bok choy in the backyard has just sprouted a new crop, and the tomatoes are ready too. Does the princess still want tomato soup?"
"Hmm, let's go with tomatoes. I wonder when we'll be able to find bell pepper seeds. I read in that book that bell pepper hot pot tastes even better."
"Then let's try looking with the Western Region merchants another day."
"Okay!" Wangyou nodded and helped Qingman pick vegetables.
“Princess, I can do it by myself. Your hands are not suitable for this.”
"Once I leave, I won't be a princess anymore. I'll have to do everything myself. I'm just getting familiar with things beforehand." Aside from her terrible cooking skills, Wangyou is fine as an assistant.
Before long, the aroma of hot pot filled the entire Cold Palace, and Wangyou picked up her chopsticks early on.
"It smells so good!" A child's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Princess, someone has come to the Cold Palace."
"Don't worry about her, let's just eat."
But footsteps could still be heard outside the door, and a small head peeked out. It looked like a girl, and judging from her clothes, she was definitely a princess, the pampered kind.
Wangyou glanced at it and then looked away, continuing to struggle with the food in her bowl.
"This servant greets Princess Chang Le."
"Get up!"
Chang Le walked over. "What are you eating? Are you my sister?"
“Princess Chang Le, first of all, what we eat is none of your business; secondly, I can’t be your sister; and thirdly, I don’t welcome you.” Wang You felt this person was really noisy; couldn’t she see that others didn’t welcome her?
"Yes, I'm sorry." Princess Chang Le had never been disliked like this since birth. Her eyes reddened, and she ran out, lifting her skirt.
"Qingman, let's eat quickly and leave after we finish. We really can't stay in this dilapidated palace any longer."
"Then I'll go pack my things."
"Take your time. They probably won't be here anytime soon. We have plenty of time." Wangyou wasn't in a hurry at all.
Li Changle, a pampered girl born with a silver spoon in her mouth, would definitely be embarrassed if someone said that to her. She would probably cry. It's just that she's still young. In another two years, she probably won't be able to handle it. By the time she's finished crying and goes to complain, the people who came will have already left.
Qingman was still a little worried after hearing this, but at Wangyou's request, she sat down to eat, but she ate much faster.
After having hotpot, the two of them took stock of all the things they had arranged in the Cold Palace over the years. Wangyou put them all into the Peach Blossom Spring Space. Then, the two of them used a ladder to climb over the wall and went directly to the black market to get their household registration.
That night, Wangyou and Qingman left the city.
During dinner, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun, seeing their eldest daughter's red and swollen eyes from crying, repeatedly inquired about her condition. Only then did Li Changle recount, with sobs, what had happened in the Cold Palace.
Empress Zhangsun clenched her fists immediately, surprised that she was still alive. Li Shimin, on the other hand, was wondering when he had a daughter in the cold palace.
They immediately sent a eunuch to look for them, only to find the Cold Palace empty and desolate. Indeed, the two had dug up all the vegetables they had planted and taken them with them before they left.
When Li Changle heard the eunuch say that no one was there, she didn't quite believe it and immediately wanted to take another look. Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun let her go and followed her to the Cold Palace.
The area around the Cold Palace was overgrown with weeds and full of potholes.
"It wasn't like this when I came during the day. There are so many things planted here!" Li Changle couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, a letter has been found."
Li Shimin took the letter. The handwriting on it was slightly immature, but it already had its own style. Li Shimin couldn't help but praise it, thinking that it was even better than the handwriting of Crown Prince Li Chengqian.
But when Li Shimin opened the letter and saw its contents, his face darkened.
The letter read: "Li Shimin, you are the most, most, most, most hated person in the world. I will never acknowledge you as my father. In your heart, only the children born to Empress Zhangsun are your children. The children born to others are just weeds. If you don't like them, then don't have them. You give birth but don't raise them, letting your good empress mistreat me."
What, you want to get revenge for your precious daughter? I won't tolerate that! I'll make you furious, you old bastard!
After reading the letter, Li Shimin nearly fainted from anger. The entire letter was full of insults and showed no respect whatsoever. As for anything else, Li Shimin simply ignored it.
Empress Zhangsun took the letter and read it. Her face turned pale and then red. Perhaps it was because the letter contained the truth, or perhaps it was because she felt guilty. In any case, she did not say a word after reading the letter.
After Li Shimin returned, he immediately sent people out to search for her, but the problem was that he didn't even know what his daughter's name was or what she looked like, so finding her was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Wangyou and Qingman arrived at Qingtian Village. They had registered their household registration there before, and then stayed overnight at the house where the family that helped them raise poultry.
The next day, the two went to the village chief and bought a piece of land to build a house, where they stayed temporarily.
As for why they chose Qingtian Village, it was because the villagers were very protective of their own and kept their mouths shut. Wangyou and Qingman came frequently and taught the villagers their skills, so the villagers naturally considered them as one of their own.
These days, a skill is often passed down through generations.
In addition, the two fabricated their backstories well, saying that their biological father married a stepmother who often abused them and that they dared not bring anything back with them. This time, the villagers assumed they had escaped.
Therefore, when the government officials came to inquire, they were simply dismissed by the old village chief.
Wangyou and Qingman also settled down in Qingtian Village.
Winter came exceptionally early this year; it snowed several times in November.
Some elderly people in the village couldn't bear it any longer and passed away.
Wangyou worked hard and read books until she finally found the earthen kang (a heated brick bed), a wonderful heating device. Qingman immediately went to the village chief to discuss it.
After seeing it, the village chief exclaimed that it was great and immediately gathered the able-bodied young men in the village to learn how to do it.