Chapter 10 Leaving the Palace
"You are young, so it is normal for you to be a snoozer. Are you hungry? Come over and eat quickly." Empress Cao waved her hand.
"Hehe." Zhao Xing smiled and said: "Mother, the child is indeed hungry."
"Why don't you come here quickly? Aren't you going to leave the palace today? Your uncle is here I've been waiting for you in the middle palace for a long time."
Queen Cao personally filled a bowl of porridge and handed it over.
"My father actually arranged for my uncle to accompany his son out of the palace?" Zhao Xing said in surprise.
This uncle is not the natal brother of Zhao Xing’s biological mother, Concubine Zhu, but the biological brother of Empress Cao.
Empress Cao was born in the Duke of Wei State. Her parents have passed away and she has one brother and one brother.
His elder brother died young and left no heirs. The title was inherited by his younger brother Cao An.
The official family had a deep relationship with Empress Cao. Even though Empress Cao had no heirs, she respected and trusted her so much that she appointed her younger brother to serve as the commander of the imperial palace and in charge of the imperial army.
"Can your father feel at ease when sending others?"
Empress Cao warned: "When you go out to play in the palace, don't eat randomly outside, and don't go to crowded places."
< br>"Mother, my son will definitely not be back at noon. You can't be hungry, right?" Zhao Xing said.
"I didn't tell you not to eat, I told you not to eat randomly. Have someone try it before you eat it. If there is no problem, eat it again." Queen Cao said.
"My son knows." Zhao Xing nodded.
After breakfast, Zhao Xing went back to the side hall where he lived to change clothes.
The accompanying eunuchs and maids also went back to their rooms to change clothes.
After a while, Zhao Xing changed into a purple sweatshirt, with a jade pendant carved from suet white jade hanging around his waist, and holding a folding fan in his hand.
If he weren't so young, he would be a handsome young man.
When the eunuch and the maid came back after changing their clothes, Zhao Xing took the chariot to the middle palace.
At the entrance of the middle palace leading to the harem, Wei Guogong Cao An and two young men had been waiting here for a long time.
Seeing Zhao Xing coming on the chariot, he quickly stepped forward and saluted: "I pay homage to Your Highness!"
Zhao Xing waited for the chariot to be put down, got off the steps, helped Cao An up, and said with a smile : "Uncle, two cousins, we have said it many times, no need to be polite. It's getting late, let's leave the palace first."
The two young men are both sons of Cao An, the eldest son is called Cao Qin and his second son were named Cao Mian. Both of them worked as servants in front of the palace.
"Yes, your highness, please get on the chariot!" Cao An said.
"Yeah." Zhao Xing nodded and got on the chariot.
On the way out of the palace, Cao An kept talking to his two sons about how to protect His Highness.
Why don’t you go to crowded places? Always pay attention to your surroundings and don’t let others collide with you, Your Highness.
Zhao Xing knew as soon as he heard this that Cao An was telling his son. If he wanted to warn his son, he would have done so long ago. There was no need to say this in front of him.
But Zhao Xing is not angry either. Cao An has no choice but to do this. He can't directly tell Zhao Xing. He can only let Zhao Xing hear it in this way.
After leaving the palace, there was a carriage waiting at the entrance of the palace.
There are also a dozen strong men wearing regular clothes and holding weapons.
These are just the ones following Zhao Xing, and I don’t know how many other guards there are secretly.
Zhao Xing got on the carriage, and Cao An came to the lathe and asked, "Your Highness, is there anywhere you want to go?"
Zhao Xing opened the curtain and said, "Uncle, this You’ve already left the palace, so don’t call me Your Highness, otherwise I might as well leave the palace openly, why bother? Just call me Brother Fu.”
"There is a difference between the king and his ministers. How dare I overstep my bounds!" Cao An said in a deep voice.
"Then uncle, just call me Young Master." Zhao Xing said.
"Yes!" Cao An hesitated for a while and then agreed.
"This is also my first time out of the palace. I don't know where to find fun. Let's go to the Gu family first and call my companion Gu Erlang!" Zhao Xing said.
“Yes!”
Cao An responded and retreated. He mounted his horse and led a few guards to clear the way in front. His two sons guarded the carriage on both sides, followed by several palace maids and eunuchs who came out to serve. Except for Sanshui and Hu Hue, the rest Everyone followed the carriage on foot, and finally there were seven or eight guards at the rear.
The pomp and circumstance of going out like this is equivalent to the pomp and circumstance of the princes and nobles’ daily outings.
Ningyuan Hou Mansion was not very far from the palace, and after a while he came to the door of Gu's house and stopped.
Zhao Xing asked Sanshui to call the door and Gu Tingye.
Although Sanshui did not identify himself, the concierge of the Gu family naturally did not dare to take it lightly when he saw the arrival of such a grand party, and hurriedly went in to pass the news.
Gu Tingye came after hearing the news and was surprised when he saw Sanshui: "Mr. Sanshui..."
"Mr. Gu, my son is waiting for you in the carriage." Sanshui quickly interrupted Gu Tingye.
As soon as Gu Tingye heard this, he knew that Zhao Xing had left the palace hiding his identity, and followed Sanshui to come forward to see him.
"Meet your Highness, I have met Duke Wei." Gu Tingye saluted.
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "Don't reveal my identity, just call me Young Master Zhao. Zhong Huai, do you know where there is fun in Bianjing?" "Dian... Young Master, there are many fun places in Bianjing. I don’t know which aspect you are referring to?" Gu Tingye asked.
"It's more lively, a place where people like to go." Zhao Xing said.
"According to what the young master said, Daxiangguo Temple is a good place to go. Today happens to be the day when Daxiangguo Temple opens its market." Gu Tingye said.
Cao An turned green when he heard that Gu Tingye recommended the Daxiangguo Temple, and shouted: "Asshole, this is what your father taught you? Your Highness has a rich body, and the Daxiangguo Temple is a mixed bag. How can you let your Highness go to that kind of thing? Where? If something happens, can you bear it?”
“I’m so confused, please forgive me!”
Gu Tingye heard Cao An's reprimand and realized the seriousness of the problem.
Just now Zhao Xing said he wanted to go to a lively place where ordinary people like to go. His first thought was the Daxiangguo Temple, and he didn’t think too much about it.
"Uncle, don't be angry. The market opening at Daxiangguo Temple is very lively. I heard about it in the palace, so naturally I won't take risks." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
In fact, after Gu Tingye finished speaking, he wanted to go to the Daxiangguo Temple.
However, Cao An's words made him give up this idea.
If he insists, there is nothing Cao An can do.
But he will definitely report it afterwards, and it will be difficult for him to want to leave the palace in the future.
In order to be able to leave the palace more often in the future, Zhao Xing has made up his mind to be more honest this time.
Cao An was really afraid that Zhao Xing had to go to Daxiangguo Temple, so he was relieved when Zhao Xing said this.
“Apart from Daxiangguo Temple, Nanmen Street is the busiest.”
Gu Tingye also knew that Zhao Xing's safety was the most important and did not dare to recommend places randomly.
Nanmen Street is also known as Royal Street and Zhuque Street.
However, this Imperial Street is not the road used by the emperor, but is modeled after the Suzaku Avenue in Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, Suzaku Avenue in Chang'an led directly to Zhuque Gate, which was the royal road.
Zhuque Street, a replica of the Song Dynasty, is the most high-end shopping street in Bianjing.
It was lively, but the people who went there were either rich or noble.
Zhao Xing’s safety is also guaranteed.
"Master...Master, Nanmen Street is indeed good." Cao An glanced at Gu Tingye appreciatively and agreed.
"Okay, let's go and have a look."
Although Zhao Xing is in the palace, he still knows where Nanmen Street is.
Both of them recommended that you go and have a look, and buy some gifts for your mother-in-law and Empress Cao.
Gu Tingye wanted to go home and pick up the horse, so Zhao Xing simply asked him to ride with him.
After the carriage started moving, Zhao Xing said angrily: "Okay, Zhonghuai, you have learned to play tricks with me!"
Gu Tingye said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, minister There's nothing you can do about it. If Duke Wei wants to go to your father, how dare you recommend a place to His Highness? "What? You're afraid that your father will beat you, so you won't consider my wishes?" Zhao Xing said with a straight face.
"I don't dare, but I also feel that His Highness's safety is the most important thing." Gu Tingye said seriously.
"Okay, forget it this time. If something like this happens again in the future, remember to put my thoughts first." Zhao Xing said.
"Yes, I have remembered it." Gu Tingye said.
After Zhao Xing beat Gu Tingye, he opened the car curtain and admired the scenery along the road.
It must be said that Bianjing was indeed prosperous during the Northern Song Dynasty.
The people I saw along the way had rosy complexions and no patches on their clothes. It was obvious at a glance that they were living a wealthy life.
But Bianjing is the capital of the country, and this is still an inner city, which is normal.
"Where is that place? Why are so many people gathered around?"
Suddenly, Zhao Xing saw many people gathered in front of a very impressive building.
Because the distance was too far, he couldn't see clearly what was written on the plaque hanging above the door.
Gu Tingye took a look and said: "Your Highness, that is the Kaifeng government office."
"With so many people gathered in front of the Kaifeng government office, there must be some big case. Let's take a look." Zhao Xing said .
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