All the dried fish in the empire belong to Princess Elvis

Chapter 36

Xia Mu sat alone in an inconspicuous small coffee shop on the side of the road, sitting close to the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The night turned from dark blue to thick black, and the street lamps came on, casting an orange-yellow luster on the hurried crowd.

After a while, there were fewer pedestrians. She turned on her mobile phone and checked the time—49:[-].

Maybe it's time to go back, and Lai's presence near the palace can't change the result.

She can go and explain to His Highness the reason for breaking the appointment tomorrow, after all, it was the chubby boy who didn't give her an invitation card.

However, there was a vague uneasiness in my heart, as if something terrible would happen if I didn't see His Highness tonight.

My heart hangs in my throat, I can't let it go, I can't leave it.

Xia Mu stood up, opened the glass door and walked out. She decided to do something stupid.

Go south along the park road, cross two roads, turn east, and walk for 1.7 kilometers. On the back of Qiyang Road, there is a towering wall.

She had seen the overall layout of the palace on the map. As long as she climbed over the wall, she could see a circular artificially dug river. If she continued to the east for a short distance, she could bypass the river and reach the south of the royal garden.

If the brief introduction on the map is correct, there should be only the last barrier of the palace - a wrought iron fence more than two meters high, with no guards around it.

With her skills, these are not obstacles.

Xia Mu didn't think about the consequences of breaking into the palace, but just wanted to go all out and let His Highness know that she was here.

When I got to the wall on the east side of Qiyang Road, my legs were numb.

Xia Mu took off the pumps with small wedge heels, and the light green cotton socks were soaked with sweat, turning grass green.

She grinned and took off her socks, the edges of her heels and toes were red from the wear of the leather shoes.

Knowing that she has been exercising so much, she went to the appointment wearing sneakers.

She stuffed the socks into the shoes, held the heel with her right hand, stepped on the concrete floor with her bare feet, and could still feel the warmth of the sun.

Looking up, there is a "Danger" warning sign posted on the wall every few meters.

Xia Mu ignored it, concentrated on visually measuring the height of the wall, found three stepping points, and prepared to climb over the wall.

Take a deep breath, bend your knees, take off suddenly, step on the spot, use your strength to jump up, roll forward in the air, and land.

She knelt on one knee on a stone wall more than three meters high.

Successful.

Just after he breathed a sigh of relief, there was a strange sound of "sizzling" in his ears.

She followed the reputation vigilantly—five meters away, a black and shiny smart camera slowly turned her head and "looked" at her...

Xia Mu tensed up all over, and was about to jump in to get rid of the monitoring. Suddenly, a light flashed in front of her eyes, and dozens of red dots shone directly on her forehead!

Xia Mu gasped, instinctively leaned back, and fell back to the ground outside the wall.

There was no gunshot, and fear still swept through his body.

She leaned against the wall, slowly slid to sit on the ground, and curled up into a ball. After a long time, she gradually calmed down.

No guards came to investigate, and the light just now was probably just a warning.

She didn't dare to take any chances anymore, put on her shoes and socks in silence, walked on the road exhausted, took a taxi, and went home.

As soon as I entered the door, my parents and sister were sitting in the living room.

"Sister! Is the banquet fun?" Xia Duoduo rushed to the door eagerly, and found Xia Mu's slippers affectionately.

Xia Mu kicked off the small leather shoes that had tortured her for several hours, pulled up the slippers, and walked towards the sofa.

"Hey, where did this little princess come from?" Dad looked at Xia Mu in amazement, and gave her the highest evaluation of her dress and hairstyle: "It's so beautiful, is it because I can't cope with the invitations at the banquet, and I'm so tired ?”

Xia Mu fell into the sofa with a plop, her voice was tired like a mosquito humming: "I didn't attend the banquet."

"What?" Su Yumo, who was putting on a facial mask, turned her head, "Didn't you say that the prince personally invited you? Why didn't you attend? Why did you come back so late? You went out after two o'clock in the afternoon? It's ten o'clock at night!"

Xia Mu didn't even have the energy to explain, so he only replied vaguely: "Your Majesty forbids me to enter the arena..."

Hearing this, parents frowned at the same time.

The king has no reason to be dissatisfied with a child.

This kind of targeting must be because of the couple.

After a long silence, Su Yumo looked guilty, looked at Xia Mu, and hesitated to speak.

"It's too much." Xia Rui'an rarely looked gloomy, and looked at his wife with a frown: "This is too much, how can he feel at ease? Can you wish to deport our family?"

Su Yumo was silent for a while, then lowered her head, "Blame me."

"Mom." Xia Mu turned her head, coquettishly: "What are you talking about? If you don't participate, you don't participate. What's the big deal, whoever misses that meal. I'm just afraid that His Highness will be disappointed. Tomorrow, I'll go to school and explain clearly. It's okay."

nothing.

Your Highness Eggroll is a bad cub, how can he endure being missed an appointment?I will definitely come to her tomorrow to question the reason.

Xia Mu relaxed, went upstairs and walked into the bathroom to take a comfortable bath.

When going to school the next day, after every class, she would immediately run downstairs to the teaching building, but she didn't wait for the bun-faced cub to land in front of her.

I didn't listen to the class all morning.

As soon as school was over at noon, she ran to the gate of the kindergarten class and waited on the railing, but she couldn't see the familiar bun face.

The drama tour ended perfectly last month, and she didn't have the chance to meet Baozilian at a fixed time.

Xia Mu was a little flustered.

After the second class in the afternoon, she said she was sick and asked for leave, and went to the kindergarten gate early to wait.

The team after school came out one after another.

Still can't find the chubby bun face, nor the group of arrogant bodyguards.

The fear in my heart has no place to rest.

Xia Mu passed through a group of lively cubs, walked up to a preschool teacher, and forced a calm smile: "Hello, teacher, I would like to ask, did your Highness ask for leave today?"

The preschool teacher turned her head, suddenly laughed, and pointed at Xia Mu: "Huh? Aren't you the kid who played Gu Sheng? Xia Mu, right? I watched the performance at the National Theater, and you played really well! You cried so much My eyes are swollen, I like you so much! Can you take a photo with me?"

Xia Mu was about to go crazy, and she didn't dare to urge her, so she could only obediently take a photo with her, and then she dragged her to the office, found a pen, and signed on the drama ticket stub.

The preschool teacher wanted to talk about his impressions of the drama, but Xia Mu hurriedly stopped him, "Teacher, can you tell me first, why Your Highness didn't come to school today?"

"Oh!" The kindergarten teacher replied immediately: "I almost forgot to tell you that His Highness is seven years old, and has already completed the formalities and left school."

Xia Mu frowned: "What leave school? Are you promoted to the elementary school in advance? Then the school will not start until after the summer vacation. Why do you want to advance?"

The preschool teacher laughed: "You don't need to go to school, Your Highness has reached the age, and you are going to Balan Island to start special training."

Xia Mu was taken aback, and asked anxiously, "What special training?"

"That's it..." The kindergarten teacher frowned and thought for a while, and somehow explained to the little girl, "Do you know our Twelve Confederate States?"

"I know." Xia Mu asked anxiously, "What does it have to do with them?"

The kindergarten teacher patiently explained: "We have signed an agreement. Every year, countries will allocate funds from the national treasury to the special training camp on Balan Island. In the alliance, all double-S-level orcs can be sent to Balan Island when they reach the age. Enjoy the world's top all-round training for free."

A moment of silence.

In fact, Xia Mu remembered when the kindergarten teacher said halfway.

She has heard about the "Alliance Special Training Island" in the world, but she felt that it was too far away from her before, so she never paid attention to it seriously.

"What's the matter with you?" Seeing that she didn't speak, the preschool teacher was a little puzzled, and then reminded: "Do you have any important business with His Highness? Your Highness will board the plane tomorrow morning. The Royal Aircraft is hosted at Nanyi Airport. You Want to see us off together?

Several children in our class are going to drop off at the airport. If you want to go, I can help you report and gather at the airport at 06:30 tomorrow. "

Xia Mu suddenly raised her head: "Your Highness hasn't left yet?"

"I'm leaving tomorrow."

"Thank you! Thank you teacher!" Xia Mu almost cried with joy: "Then I will trouble you, I will definitely be there early tomorrow!"

The teacher was all smiles, and after bidding farewell to Xia Mu, he immediately called enthusiastically to report to the palace about the new see-off personnel.

In the evening, Xia Mu asked the teacher for half a day off tomorrow morning, and set five alarm clocks on her mobile phone, and also set an alarm clock on Xia Duoduo's mobile phone, just in case.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Su Yumo's cell phone rang. She looked down and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

She answered the phone suspiciously: "Hello?"

A man's cold voice came from the receiver: "How are you doing recently?"

Su Yumo's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes suddenly widened.

With this voice, she would never admit it wrong.

After a while, she replied tremblingly, "Good evening, Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

-

Early the next morning, the alarm clock didn't ring, and Xia Mu woke up by himself.

After washing up and returning to the room, I found my favorite red suspender dress from the cupboard, and picked up the little birthday gift I prepared for the bun-faced cub the day before yesterday.

Looking at the time, it was only a quarter past five.

No matter, go early and feel at ease.

He went to the freezer to take out the cheesecake he bought in the back street of the school last night, and walked downstairs briskly.

The sunlight outside the window was not dazzling. In the dim living room, a lonely figure sat on the sofa.

"Mom?" Xia Mu was surprised: "Why did you get up so early?"

Su Yumo trembled slightly, didn't look back, and said wearily: "Go upstairs and continue to sleep, good boy, mom asked you to take leave from school, let's go to the amusement park for a day in the afternoon."

"Really? That's great!" Xia Mu was very excited, but didn't turn around and go upstairs to sleep.

Carrying her lunch bag, she walked quickly to the door: "I'm going to send His Highness off to the plane today, and I'll probably be back in the morning."

Mom didn't respond.

Xia Mu changed her shoes and turned the doorknob.

Can't turn the handle.

She was taken aback for a moment, then turned twice vigorously, and then took out the door key, but the key could not be turned.

"Mom! The door lock seems to be broken!" She turned around in panic.

"Go upstairs and sleep."

Xia Mu finally heard that something was wrong with her mother's voice, she said urgently: "Don't sleep! I want to go out! What's wrong with breaking the door! I'm in a hurry to go to the airport, I can't delay!"

"Don't go." Su Yumo turned to look at her.

Even though his face was hidden in the dark light, he looked haggard, "Mom knows that you have a good relationship with the young prince, but Your Majesty has prejudices against Mom and dislikes our family's entanglement. Mom is sorry for you, so I don't want to see you off today."

"What!" Xia Mu's hands began to tremble, and she explained eagerly: "I'm not bothering you! I'm just going to see you off, and by the way, tell Your Highness why I didn't show up for the appointment the day before yesterday!"

Su Yumo pursed her lips, and after a long time, she replied in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, mom can't let you go."

Xia Mu's head buzzed.

After a long time, she slowly let go of the doorknob.

Forget it, it's not a big deal, I can't make it difficult for my mother because of this kind of thing.

She returned to the bedroom, lay down on the bed, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Duan Zitong has just turned seven years old, he will be sent abroad, at least it will take seven or eight years to come back, what memories can he leave behind?

Why care so much about those past promises?

Maybe even the word "bad cat" will be thrown into the ruins of memory by that cub.

Xia Mu suddenly felt that it was ridiculous to be wishful thinking.

What is she to that cub?Maybe His Highness didn't realize that she didn't show up at the banquet.

Forget it.

In despair, fell asleep.

When I woke up again, it was almost nine o'clock, and it was past the boarding time.

Getting up and going downstairs, my mother didn't continue to stay in the living room.

Xia Mu walked to the door, turned the door handle, and opened it.

Dazed for a long time, Xia Mu put on his shoes, picked up the lunch bag and birthday present on the shoe cabinet, and walked out the door quietly.

Holding a bento bag and getting into a taxi: "Nanyi Airport."

I don't know why I did this, I just... really want to finish this thing.

After getting out of the car, I came to the assembly point aimlessly, and stood numbly among the passing crowd.

After an unknown amount of time, a childish voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"Bad cat?"

Xia Mu shivered violently, turned around, lowered his head——

A strange little boy stood behind him, his brown hair was meticulously brushed back with pomade, and he held a pink paper bag in his little hand.

Xia Mu pointed to himself, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you calling me?"

"What's your name."

"Xia Mu."

After confirming the identity of the bad cat, the boy immediately stepped forward with his short legs, raised his hand, and brought the paper bag to Xia Mu, saying, "Hey, Your Highness asked me to give it to you."

-

two hours ago.

The queen is counting and saluting.

Duan Zitong slipped into the send-off team, pulled his most trusted friend "Bumper Car Boy" aside, handed him a small paper bag furtively, and said solemnly: "Do you still remember? The catwoman Zhou pointed out to you?"

The bumper car boy replied honestly, "I don't remember."

"..." Duan Zitong lifted his foot and was about to kick his ass.

The boy hurriedly changed his words: "Oh, I remember."

Only then did His Highness calm down, put the small paper bag into the boy's hand, and said: "That stupid cat may be late, you wait there later, if you see her coming, give this to her for me."

The boy tilted his head: "You want to give her a gift? What's her name?"

His Highness looked away in disdain: "Who remembers her name? This is not a gift."

"What is that?"

"Don't ask so much."

The boy nodded: "Is it for a catwoman?"

His Highness raised his eyes immediately, and solemnly emphasized: "It must be given to a bad cat named Xia Mu."

The boy looked blank: "Didn't you forget her name just now?"

His Highness blushed and raised his foot to kick his ass.

"I know! I know!" The boy took the bag with his mouth curled up.

-

At this moment.

Xia Mu took the paper bag from the boy, opened it, and couldn't laugh or cry.

Inside the bag lay a bag of small dried fish.

It was the same brand of dried fish that the fat cub snatched when they met for the second time.

Xia Mu took out the dried fish and found a small box at the bottom of the bag.

Golden yellow, like a gift box for high-end jewelry.

She curiously took out the gift box, tapped the lock lightly, and the lid popped up——

On the base of the golden cushion, there is a young lavender scale lying quietly.

Under the young scales, there is a piece of paper folded in half.

Xia Mu blinked, took out a piece of paper, unfolded it, and saw a line of crooked words written on the paper——

"A reason to take off."

Because of commitment, because of responsibility, because of you.

Xia Mu's nose was sour, and the words were instantly blurred by tears, and she hurriedly covered her mouth.

She shook her hands, closed the lid of the box, put the things back into the paper bag, turned around, and ran into the airport like crazy.

Blindly rampaging, she hissed through the crowd, grinning and wrinkling her face like a newborn baby.

"I'm here, Your Highness, I promised you."

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