Chapter 602: Be prepared for danger in times of peace (6)
The secret guards have already prepared the items. Although the courtyard is not as good as the one in the provincial capital, it is quite comfortable to live in.
It was still hot in late summer. In the afternoon, Sui Zhao wore a soft inner garment with a coarse linen shirt on the outside, rolled up his sleeves, and took Shuang Xu out.
"Let's go climb a tree and catch some fish!"
When Zhu Fuli came to look for them, he felt a gust of wind blowing past and he could only see their backs.
After a while, the wind blew back, and Sui Zhao hugged her and shook her, "Mother, mother, are you here to look for me?"
"Yeah." Zhu Fuli smiled, "Your father suddenly felt like cooking some soup. Would you like to try it?"
"Come back and try it. I want to go catch some fish first."
"Then go ahead." She kissed Sui Zhao's cheek, "The soup is simmering in the pot for you."
"Okay! I'm leaving!" Sui Zhao let her go and ran out the door again.
Yan Tinglan looked at her with a smile in the corridor. Zhu Fuli walked over, hugged his waist, snuggled in his arms, and said with a smile: "I can't leave you for even a moment."
Yan Tinglan picked her up and kissed her face, "Well, I can't leave my wife, I'm going to take a nap with my wife."
Sui Zhao and Shuang Xu ran to the stream, rolled up their trouser legs and went into the water. "Shuang Xu, let's see who catches the bigger fish."
"it is good."
The two played in the water for a while, dried their feet, put on their shoes, and climbed up the tree to pick some fruit to eat.
While sitting on a tree trunk and eating, the branch suddenly sank. Sui Zhao looked up and saw a familiar face.
She was amused and teased, "Sir, are you following me? How come we meet again?"
Huai Xu followed Shen Siwei here and stopped. Shuang Xu silently handed him a fruit. He wiped it casually, lifted the black towel and ate it.
Shen Siwei glanced at her, then looked in the direction of Huai Xu, and finally fixed his gaze on her, "Coincidence, scouting the area, there are bandits."
Sui Zhao swung his feet leisurely and asked, "In this mountain?"
Huai Xu and his team have checked and it's safe.
"Next door." Her movement caused the branches to shake. Shen Siwei could hardly stand and jumped onto another tree trunk.
She stopped and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."
"No problem." Shen Siwei uttered these two words expressionlessly.
Sui Zhao glanced at him, and seeing that he was silent and acting like a stake, he just ate his own food. Then, seeing that he was really cold, he asked again, "Did you come here by yourself, sir?"
"Ah."
"Oh." Talking to him is tiring.
No one spoke for a while. After she finished eating the fruit, Shen Siwei took the initiative to speak: "In addition to investigating corruption, I accidentally learned that there were stubborn bandits in the mountains of the neighboring county, so I came to this mountain to scout the area and find a place to station troops, cross the mountain to hold them hostage, and suppress the bandits."
"I'm sorry to disturb you, young lady."
She raised her eyes and said, "You just told me such an important thing casually?"
“Not casual.”
Sui Zhao picked another fruit, wiped it with his hand, and wanted to put it in his mouth.
Shen Siwei handed over a water bottle, "New one."
She stared at him for a while, then took it unceremoniously, opened it, and washed the fruit with water. "Are you bribing me?"
He said nothing.
Sui Zhao plugged the water bottle and threw it back to him, "Thanks."
They are delicious. I’ll pick some and bring them back to my parents later.
"Ah."
"Do you always speak one word at a time?"
"Ah."
After eating the fruits, Sui Zhao stood up, grabbed the basket beside him, and picked the good-looking fruits.
Shen Siwei silently picked out the best quality ones and put them in her basket.
She didn't refuse. Someone was willing to help her pick them, so she had no reason to refuse.
Seeing this, Shuang Xu stopped moving forward.
After picking all the fruits, Sui Zhao jumped off the tree, and Shen Siwei also jumped down with a basket.
She held out her hand to him, "Give it to me."
He obediently handed her the basket.
Sui Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you, this helpful gentleman whose name I don't know. See you later."
Shen Siwei bowed in front of her, performing the etiquette of a monarch and a subject, and said, "Commander-in-Chief Shen Siwei of the Ministry of Investigation greets Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Sui Zhao still smiled and asked, "What do you want to do?"
A smart person is a smart person.
"I have something I want to discuss with the princess."
Sui Zhao pointed to the small bucket next to him, and Shen Siwei went to pick it up.
Shuang Xu went to pick up the third one and followed Sui Zhao back.
"What to discuss?"
"I hope that the Mingchasi can stay in this mountain temporarily." Shen Siwei kept a distance of three steps from her and looked at the back of her head.
Sui Zhao turned around and said, "Walk beside me. I don't want to turn my head to talk to you. It will hurt my throat if I speak loudly."
"Yes." He took big steps and walked up to her side.
"You can stay temporarily, but I have conditions."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"I want to go and fight the bandits, too."
Shen Siwei received her interested look and murmured for a while, "If the Grand Emperor and the Grand Empress agree, I have no objection."
"Of course my father and mother will agree."
Shen Siwei said nothing, "Yeah."
"Hmm, that's weird." Sui Zhao snorted, and seeing the mountain flowers in full bloom, he took Shuang Xu to pick them.
Shen Siwei stood there waiting.
Sui Zhao finished picking the flowers and looked at him. "I've already promised you. Just give the bucket to the tall guy next to you and you can go. When you're ready, just let me know."
The tall Huai Xu reached out his hand to him.
Shen Siwei did not hand him the bucket, "Since I know the emperor is here, I should greet him."
"It's up to you." Sui Zhao said no more after hearing that and took them back.
When he pushed open the gate, he saw Yan Tinglan looking at Zhu Fuli's painting.
Sui Zhao ran over happily, "Mom, Dad, I'm back!"
Zhu Fuli saw that her hair was slightly messy and her face was full of smiles, so he raised his hand to tidy it up for her.
She bent down and put her head in front of her mother.
Yan Tinglan looked at Shen Siwei.
Shen Siwei said respectfully: "Commander of the Ministry of Investigation Shen Siwei greets the Supreme Emperor and the Supreme Empress. Long live His Majesty, and a thousand years of life to Her Majesty."
"Get up." Yan Tinglan had the illusion that his daughter was bringing her son-in-law to see him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Why did you come?"
Shen Siwei explained the reason again, "The princess and her ministers said that we should fight the bandits together."
"Let her do it, Huai Xu."
Huai Xu responded: "I am here."
"You will stay in the mountains with the Mingcha Si and protect the princess."
"Yes!"
Shen Siwei bowed again and said, "I will not bother you any more. I will take my leave."
"Ah."
Sui Zhao looked at his back as he left. Zhu Fuli tapped her forehead and asked, "What are you thinking when you look at me?"
"Mother, he speaks in a very interesting way, one word at a time, and he can stand there for a long time without saying anything."
Zhu Fuli handed her the warm tea and said, "Aren't Huai Xu and the others like this?"
"It feels different. Huaixu and the others don't talk as interestingly as he does."
Zhu Fuli smiled but said nothing. Yan Tinglan took a sip of tea and just listened to her and his wife chattering.
Two days later, Shen Siwei stepped into the courtyard again. Sui Zhao saw him and ran to him, "Shen Siwei, are you ready?"
Seeing her bright and cheerful smile, as if her eyes only held him, Shen Siwei was slightly startled, lowered his eyes and replied: "Yes, Your Highness, I will follow you."
It was the first time I heard his name being called so nicely.
"Okay~" She followed him, a little too happy that the tail end of her voice was rising.
Shen Siwei couldn't help but turn his head to look at her, but his gaze met hers again. He pursed his lips.
"What's the matter?" She was a little confused.