Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 440 No choice

"Ming'er, can you swim?" Ji Anni was so frightened that she gradually calmed down.

"Woo, woo..." Prince Ming was completely unable to speak. He struggled in the water with an even uglier posture than Ji Anni. It was obvious at first glance that he was a landlubber.

Seeing that Prince Ming was in danger, Ji Anni was so anxious that she forgot her own situation. She took a breath and swam towards Prince Ming. After gradually getting familiar with the fox's body, her swimming skills also returned. But even if Ji Anni could float in the water without sinking, it would be impossible for her to save Prince Ming to shore in the form of a fox.

Wenhuayuan is a vast area with few people. He has been in the water for such a long time but no guards have come to rescue him. If he doesn't save himself, he will die.

"Help, gugu... help...!" Prince Ming shouted while struggling.

Hearing the shout, Zhuang Xiaomeng and Zhang Sun Mingri broke into the room and saw that no one was inside. They ran straight to the window where Prince Ming's shout came from. Seeing Prince Ming floating up and down in the water, with his head about to be submerged, Zhang Sun Mingri was so frightened that his face turned pale. He grabbed Zhuang Xiaomeng's sleeve tightly and trembled as he said, "Prince...Prince..."

Zhuang Xiaomeng pulled his hand away and jumped off the windowsill.

There was another "thump" sound, and Ji Anni's eyes went dark. She thought: It's over, there's another one!

But soon her worry turned into joy, because Zhuang Xiaomeng not only knew how to swim, but also how to save people. In less than a blink of an eye, he had swam to the side of Prince Ming, pulled Prince Ming, who was about to drown, out of the water, and swam towards the window.

The windowsill was quite high, and Zhuang Xiaomeng couldn't climb up without any support under her feet.

He wiped the water off his face, looked up at his eldest grandson Mingri who was standing on the windowsill like a fool, and shouted, "Rope! Rope!"

The eldest grandson Mingri finally reacted and hurriedly searched the room for a rope. Fortunately, there was some long, thin silk wrapped around the edge of the bed for decoration. After tightening it, it was long and strong, just right to be used as a rope.

He threw the silk rope into the water, and Zhuang Xiaomeng let Prince Ming climb up by pulling the rope first.

Prince Ming swallowed a few sips of water and choked to the point of being somewhat unconscious. He held Ji Anni tightly with one hand and refused to let go no matter what.

Zhuang Xiaomeng had no choice but to let him climb onto the windowsill holding the fox.

Prince Ming held the fox in one hand and the silk rope in the other, and could not climb up. He had to lift the fox above his head and let his eldest grandson Mingri carry the fox back to the room, so that he could free up both hands to climb the windowsill.

When Chang Sun Mingri saw Prince Ming holding up the fox, he was so frightened that he started yelling, "Prince, why are you holding that monster? It was the monster that caused you to fall into the water!"

Although he didn't know the real reason why Prince Ming fell into the water, his disgust and rejection of monsters made him subconsciously blame all the mistakes on the fox monster.

Prince Ming did not want to see others despise Zhao Ji. After listening to Zhang Sun Mingri's complaints, he argued very unhappily: "It was not her fault. It was me... I wanted to save her myself..."

"Why did you save the monster? Don't you think she's causing enough chaos in the palace?" Chang Sun Mingri's eyes widened.

"Stop talking so much nonsense, let's go up first." Zhuang Xiaomeng yelled from underwater. He was already impatient waiting. Although it was summer, the water was still very cold. After soaking for such a long time, he was shivering with cold.

Hearing this, Changsun Mingri reluctantly took Ji Anni from Prince Ming and put her on the floor.

After a while, the wet Prince Ming and Zhuang Xiaomeng also climbed up.

"Oh... I was so scared..." Zhuang Xiaomeng lay on the bed with her arms and legs spread.

"Don't lie on the bed when your whole body is wet!" Chang Sun Mingri, who had received a good etiquette education, would never allow Zhuang Xiaomeng to do that.

Zhuang Xiaomeng ignored him and not only lay on the bed, but also rolled around on it. As he rolled around, the entire bed sheet was tightly wrapped around him. After wrapping himself up, he sat up and used the bed sheet to wipe the water off his body and face.

"Don't use the bed sheet to wipe the dirty water off your body!" Chang Sun Mingri was almost irritated by this undisciplined roommate.

But Zhuang Xiaomeng still treated him as a transparent person. Not only did she continue to wipe the water with the bed sheet, she also walked to the other bed opposite, lifted up the bed sheet, handed it to Prince Ming and said, "Prince, use this to wipe it."

The eldest grandson Mingri could no longer bear it and grabbed the bed sheet and shouted, "This is my bed sheet!"

"Hmm..." Zhuang Xiaomeng realized that his behavior was very rude. He tilted his head and thought for a while, then shrugged helplessly at Prince Ming and said, "Since he is unwilling to lend it to you, then Prince, just use one with me."

As he spoke, he lifted the sheet wrapped around himself and wrapped Prince Ming in it.

Seeing Zhuang Xiaomeng and Prince Ming affectionately using the same bed sheet to wipe their bodies, Chang Sun Mingri felt a little jealous. After much consideration, he finally decided to be generous and reluctantly gave his bed sheet to Prince Ming, saying, "If the prince needs it, use it as a towel..." He paused and added, "...it's all wet from his dirty hands anyway."

After saying that, he glared at Zhuang Xiaomeng fiercely.

Zhuang Xiaomeng had a wicked smile on her face, her eyes drifting towards the ceiling. The look of triumph on her face made Chang Sun Mingri suspect that what he had done just now was intentional - intentionally making him hand over the bed sheet himself.

"Thank you." Prince Ming smiled sweetly and cast a grateful look at his eldest grandson Mingri.

Zhang Sun Mingri stiffened as if struck by lightning. He was full of resentment just now, but now after seeing Prince Ming's smile, he forgot all his resentment and anger.

Oh, forget it... As long as Prince Ming is happy, I don’t want to bother with that little scoundrel Zhuang Xiaomeng.

At this time, Ji Anni suddenly stood up and shook off the water on her body.

When Prince Ming saw this, he kindly draped the bed sheet over her, held Ji Anni in his arms, and wiped the water off her.

At this moment, Chang Sun Mingri's expression suddenly became a little unnatural, and he let out an "ah..." as he was hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?" Prince Ming raised his head and stared at his eldest grandson Mingri in confusion. The man seemed to want to speak but was biting his lips tightly.

Zhuang Xiaomeng glanced at Zhangsun Mingri, then leaned close to Prince Ming's ear and said with a smile, "His expression says, don't use his bed sheet to wipe the monster."

Having lived with Chang Sun Mingri for such a long time, I know his character very well and can tell what he wants to say just by looking at him.

"Hmph... You don't need to meddle in my business." After being exposed, Chang Sun Mingri curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "That's why I hate pretentious and ignorant children the most..."

Seeing his appearance of a little adult, Ji Anni found it very interesting and thought: Aren’t you a pretentious and ignorant child yourself?

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly felt an itch in my nose.

The next second, there was a "A-choo!" and Ji Anni sneezed loudly.

Zhuang Xiaomeng stared at Ji Anni curiously and asked Prince Ming, "Can foxes catch colds?"

Prince Ming shook his head and refused to say that Ji Anni was not a fox but his mother.

Perhaps she had seen through Prince Ming's thoughts, Zhuang Xiaomeng asked again, "Prince, I just heard you call 'mother' outside the door... Have you seen Consort Zhao?"

Prince Ming lowered his head and said nothing. He didn't have the heart to deceive Zhuang Xiaomeng, but he also didn't want to reveal Ji Anni's identity. This noncommittal attitude made Zhuang Xiaomeng, who hadn't taken it too seriously, more alert. He and Changsun Mingri exchanged glances, and both felt that Prince Ming must be hiding something.

"Prince." Zhangsun Mingri squatted beside Prince Ming and said earnestly, "Concubine Zhao Cong is now a wanted criminal. If you see her..."

"I'm not a wanted criminal!" Prince Ming argued loudly.

Chang Sun Mingri hastily changed his words and said, "Prince, calm down. What I meant is that everyone is searching for her now..." He couldn't continue. If he asked Prince Ming to beware of Concubine Zhao, he would definitely be angry. If he asked Prince Ming to tell the guards about Concubine Zhao after seeing her, it would be impossible. After thinking about it, he felt that no matter what he said, it would only make Prince Ming angry, so he simply kept silent.

Prince Ming subconsciously held Ji Anni in his arms, as if he was afraid that his eldest grandson Mingri would suddenly snatch her away.

The atmosphere suddenly became very awkward. Changsun Mingri and Zhuang Xiaomeng didn't know what to say. Prince Ming held the fox and lowered his head in silence, as if he was thinking about some serious problem.

After a while, Prince Ming muttered quietly: "I... I didn't see my mother at all..."

This was not a lie. He did not see Soji in the first place. He only saw a fox that might be Soji.

Knowing that Prince Ming was trying hard to protect herself, Ji Anni licked the back of his hand with both heartache and emotion, hoping that this would comfort him.

When Prince Ming denied having seen Zhao Ji, Chang Sun Ming Ri asked casually, "Then why did you suddenly call her mother just now?"

In a hurry, Prince Ming could not make up any lies, so he simply lowered his head and kept silent.

Seeing this, Zhuang Xiaomeng changed the question: "Prince, what if you suddenly meet Concubine Zhao Cong and she says she wants to take you out of the palace?"

Prince Ming was stunned, and his surprised and confused expression proved that he had never thought about this issue before.

Zhuang Xiaomeng added, "Although I don't know where Concubine Zhao and the Imperial Master are, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to stay in the palace. Today's earthquake must be related to them. I don't know what they want to do... If Concubine Zhao wants to take you out of the palace, what will you do?"

"I... I don't know..." When Prince Ming thought about this question seriously for the first time, he couldn't find the answer.

If he leaves the palace, he will have to leave Long Mohan; if he does not leave the palace, he will lose Zhao Ji. And Zhao Ji may not be his mother at all... It is better to stay with his father in the palace than to leave the palace with a stranger. For a short moment, this thought flashed through Prince Ming's mind. But as long as he thought about parting with Zhao Ji, he would feel very reluctant.

He subconsciously hugged Ji Anni in his arms tighter and tighter, as if asking: Are you really going to leave me?

"Prince?" Seeing that Prince Ming didn't speak, Zhuang Xiaomeng pushed his shoulder.

At this time, Prince Ming suddenly lowered his head, buried his face in Ji Anni's fox fur, and sobbed, "No, no... She said she would not leave me... She said she would be with me, forever... She would not go back on her word..."