The Good Grandson of the Red Chamber

Chapter 62: Lin Daiyu peed all over me

Xia Chengzhi added sourly, "Why call me 'Third Brother' the first thing? Hurry up and call me 'Eighth Brother'!"

Xia Caiwei snorted, "Just because you're ugly! Myna, myna? The one that sits on the shelf and talks is the real myna."

Xia Chengzhi glared at Xia Caiwei and said, "Who are you calling ugly? If you don't explain yourself, I'm not letting this go!"

Xia Caiwei snorted coldly and said, "I'm talking about you, you ugly freak! You compare yourself to Third Brother and see if you're ugly or not!"

Xia Chengzhi glanced at Xia Chengzong, and his face immediately darkened.

How come Third Brother has become so handsome again? How are the others supposed to live?

At this moment, Lin Daiyu called out "Third Brother" again, looked at him, stretched out her arms, and made a "ya ya" sound.

Xia Chengzong reached out and picked her up, and she immediately burst into laughter.

Jia Min's negative emotions +1 +1 +1

Princess's negative emotions +1 +1 +1

Xia Chengqian's negative emotions +1 +1 +1

Xia Chengkun's negative emotions +1 +1 +1

Xia Caiwei's negative emotions +1 +1 +1

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Xia Chengzong hadn't expected that even the Princess and Aunt Jia would become jealous.

The eldest brother also got jealous, which was quite interesting.

Lin Daiyu, nestled in his arms, stared straight at him with her dark, inky eyes, and suddenly burst into laughter.

Unconsciously, Xia Chengzong was infected by his laughter and started laughing too.

After hugging for a while, he suddenly felt a warm sensation spreading from his body downwards.

He immediately realized something was wrong, and quickly looked down, only to find that his clothes were soaked.

It turned out that Lin Daiyu had peed all over him.

She burst into tears.

The wet nurse hurried over, took Lin Daiyu from his arms, and went out to the side room to change her clothes.

The princess smiled and said, "Daiyu has always been so attached to Zong-ge'er since she was little. How about we make her your wife when she grows up?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Chengzong's face immediately showed a look of disgust.

He said, "Mother, Aunt Jia, I'm going to change my clothes."

The princess nodded and said, "Alright, go ahead."

As soon as he turned and left, everyone in the room burst into laughter, and the room was instantly filled with a joyful atmosphere.

……

From that day on, Lin Daiyu seemed to have set her sights on him.

Every time I see him, I call him Third Brother and stretch out my arms for him to hug me.

She also recognizes people and won't let anyone else hold her except Xia Chengzong.

This made the princess laugh and say that this little girl was Zong Ge'er's little wife.

Spring comes and summer goes, autumn harvests and winter stores.

Time flies like an arrow.

Before we knew it, the end of the year had arrived.

As usual, people set off firecrackers and stayed up all night to celebrate the New Year, and then went to the palace to pay New Year's visits the next day.

There's no need to elaborate on hosting a dinner party during the Lunar New Year.

Before we knew it, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth of the lunar calendar had already passed.

After the New Year, Xia Chengzong will be nine years old.

That year, he grew more than a head taller, surpassing his elder brother Xia Chengqian in height.

He is gradually shedding his childish immaturity and transforming into a handsome young man.

Even the Emperor and Empress felt that he had grown a lot in the past year.

Lin Daiyu was already able to stand up by holding onto the table, but because she was wearing thick cotton clothes, she couldn't walk yet.

The princess said that she would be able to walk again once the weather warmed up and she could take off her cotton-padded clothes.

Soon, it was February.

A few days before her birthday, Lin Daiyu suddenly learned to walk after falling down.

Before she learned to walk, whenever they met, she would stretch out her arms for Xia Chengzong to carry her.

Now that she has learned to walk, she refuses to be carried by him anymore.

What she liked most was holding Xia Chengzong's little finger tightly with her little hand, and then she would stumble around and look at everything.

They are very curious about everything they see, and can stare at the artificial hill corridor for a long time.

Gradually, March arrived.

The imperial court began preparations for the hunting expedition at Tiewang Mountain on March 28th.

Tiewang Mountain is located in Huanghai and was a royal hunting ground.

Royal hunting has a history of over two thousand years, serving two purposes: firstly, to prevent the army from becoming corrupt and decadent, and secondly, to motivate the army and conduct military exercises.

This also ensured that the royal family and military descendants maintained strong bodies and prevented them from falling into depravity.

At the same time, the royal hunting expedition was also a military operation to flex the muscles of foreign tribes.

Hunting was not held every year, and the location of the hunt was not always the same.

To prevent overfishing, hunting locations are rotated.

This year, they happened to choose Tiewangshan.

Once the location was determined, the imperial court would send troops to the hunting grounds in advance to clear the area.

The army set up camp at Tiewang Mountain to take charge of security at the hunting grounds.

Before the main force arrives, they will conduct several on-site checks to prevent anyone from sneaking into the hunting grounds and causing trouble.

Xia Chengxu and the other children were very excited after learning about the hunt.

They begged Emperor Yonglong to take them along on the hunt.

Emperor Yonglong could not resist their pleas and finally agreed.

After returning to his room, Xia Chengzong's expression turned serious.

The coffin of Prince Yizhong was made of timber from Tiewang Mountain, which was said to last for ten thousand years.

In other words, Tiewang Mountain is probably the burial place of Prince Yizhong!

Based on the timeline, it's likely that Prince Yizhong's misdeeds occurred during this period.

In other words, there is a high possibility that something unexpected might happen during this hunting expedition at Tiewang Mountain.

I wonder if Grandfather had any prior warning?

After some deliberation, Xia Chengzong decided not to issue any warnings or give any hints, but simply to remain a spectator.

Because the final result was that the Emperor was safe and sound, and the traitors were executed.

Even the slightest involvement in rebellion could trigger suspicion.

Therefore, it's better to avoid trouble and just remain a spectator.

However, there is still danger.

Xia Chengzong still made preparations in advance.

First, he needs to prepare an inner armor to wear inside.

Their royal residence certainly doesn't have it, and they can't ask their imperial grandfather for it.

However, you can ask your fifth uncle for it.

This time, he will ride his Jinghong horse again—the silver-white Akhal-Teke horse that Emperor Yonglong gave him.

He named him Jinghong.

Now that he's a year older, although he's still a minor, his frame and strength have increased considerably.

Furthermore, he was still a minor, and the swift horse carrying him ran faster than an ordinary horse.

Riding the Jinghong horse makes both escaping and fighting enemies much more convenient.

We should prepare extra arrows beforehand, just in case.

Over the past six months, he has accumulated another 100,000 emotional points.

He directly added it to his archery skill, upgrading it to a third-tier blue skill.

In the remaining time, he diligently practiced archery and light-body skills, two skills that could save his life.

When Xia Chengxu and the others saw this, they assumed that he was trying to show off his skills at the hunting grounds and looked down on him.

Of course, they weren't idle either; they joined Xia Chengzong in rolling it up.

That way, it doesn't seem out of place.

During his day off, Xia Chengzong went to the residence of Prince Zhongshun.

He directly asked Prince Chungshun for an inner armor, and Prince Chungshun readily gave him a pair of inner armor, as well as a precious bow.

With these two pieces of equipment, his ability to protect himself was greatly enhanced.