Chapter 1219: Angry

Chapter 1219: Angry

Eunuch Wan looked around. As there were many flowers, plants, and trees in the imperial garden, he really couldn’t tell where the two young masters had run off to.

Qi Xiuyuan looked up and asked Little Lion and Tiger Head, who were still standing on the tree, “Where’s Little An and Wensu? Since you guys are standing on the tree, do look for them.”

Tiger Head and Little Lion stood on a branch and looked around. Though they could see faraway due to standing at a high spot, they really didn’t see Little An and Wensu at a glance.

Just as Tiger Head was about to say that he didn’t see them, he saw a person emerge from the bushes not far away…

Qi Xiuyuan and the others had also seen it. Mainly because, Qi Wensu had really caused too much of a commotion. As soon as he came out, he jumped on the spot. Then, he pulled out an insect from his collar and tossed it aside. After patting the leaves off his body, he looked up to see everyone looking at him. Delighted, he ran over to everyone to claim credit. “I’ve trimmed the Chinese roses over there…”

Qi Xiuyuan’s body swayed as he asked, “Are you talking about the Chinese roses that were transplanted from your Fourth Uncle’s garden two years ago?”

Qi Wensu nodded, clearly in high spirits. “I trimmed it very well.”

Qi Xiuyuan pushed his son aside and quickly strode over to look at the Chinese roses. It was a precious species that had only survived after many years of careful transplantation by Haoran’s gardeners and the imperial gardeners. Not only were they gorgeous, but the flowers were also large. Last year, only two-thirds of them bloomed. When they bloomed, he loved to bring the Empress and the children here to admire the flowers and play.

Mingzhu also ran over to take a look. Seeing that the originally neat and tidy Chinese rose garden was in a mess, she immediately snapped, “How is it trimmed well? It’s not up to standard. You’ve got to trim it again.”

Qi Xiuyuan looked at the Chinese rose garden that looked like it had been gnawed by a dog, then at his second son, who had always been obedient and sensible. In the end, he decided to swallow his anger.

Wasn’t it just a Chinese rose garden? At most, he wouldn’t come here this year. His imperial garden was vast and filled with many species of flowers and plants. The Camellia garden next door was also stunning.

After Qi Xiuyuan comforted himself in his heart, he took a deep breath and pointed at the children. “You’re not allowed to touch the flowers and trees in the imperial garden again!”

“That won’t do,” Mingzhu said anxiously. “They have to fulfill their promise since they lost the bet.”

Qi Xiuyuan thought for a moment and said, “Your Fourth Uncle’s garden is not small and the garden in Prince An’s residence has also been built. You can go there instead.”

“That won’t do. That’s outside the palace and I won’t be able to supervise them. How would I know if they’re really pruning the garden or lying to me?” Mingzhu pouted.

“Then I’ll give you a token allowing you to leave the palace once every other day for two hours. However, you can only go to your Fourth Uncle and Uncle Fan’s house.” Qi Xiuyuan felt that he couldn’t keep an eye on these children forever, and no one in the palace could control them, so he decided to lure them out. Anyway, as long as they didn’t wreak havoc in his imperial garden, it was fine.

When Mingzhu heard that she could leave the palace, she immediately cheered up and formed a united front with her father. Qi Wensu, on the other hand, unhappily asked his four younger brothers, “Do you also think that I didn’t do a good job of trimming those plants?”

The Third Prince and Fourth Prince were in a dilemma for a long time before they finally decided to tell the truth. “Second Brother, it’s really, really ugly.”

“You can’t just look at one tree. You have to view the garden as a whole!” Qi Wensu pointed out. “For example, you can unravel the mystery by looking at these few trees collectively.”

The children observed seriously and still felt that it was so ugly that it hurt their eyes. They looked at Qi Wensu innocently.

Qi Xiuyuan also stared for a long time. He couldn’t help but sigh that his son didn’t have the talent to be a gardener. But, that was fine.

Tiger Head and Little Lion stood on the tree and stared for a long time before shouting, “We know, it’s supposed to be a word!”

Little Lion leaped from one tree to another, looking down from above as he pointed. “These trees together form the words ‘at the birth of man.'”

Tiger Head leaned in and asked, “Shouldn’t there also be ‘they are inherently good?'”

Qi Wensi nodded excitedly. “You figured it out? I was planning to trim all the flowers and trees in the Imperial Garden into words—wouldn’t that be meaningful?”

Qi Xiuyuan looked at his Chinese rose garden in a daze. So his son had ruined so many Chinese roses just to form these words?

At the thought that his imperial garden would look like it had been gnawed by a dog in the hands of the children, he instantly flew into a rage. “Qi Wensu, don’t you dare touch my imperial garden!”

Qi Xiuyuan reached out to smack him, but Tiger Head immediately shouted from the tree, “Wensu, run!”

Qi Wensu subconsciously used his qinggong to jump far away. Only when he jumped out did he remember that this was not his Fourth Uncle’s house, and the person opposite him was not his Fourth Uncle, but his Royal Father. He could not help but freeze as he looked at the other party in a daze.

Also surprised that the kid dared to escape, Qi Xiuyuan didn’t know whether to chase after him or not.

Tiger Head and Little Lion, who were on the tree, didn’t see their Royal Uncle in a daze. They only saw Qi Wensu suddenly stop, so they immediately shouted anxiously, “Wensu, run! Why are you still standing there? Run to a place with many trees!”

Qi Xiuyuan was annoyed. It was obvious that these two brats wanted the world to be in chaos. At this moment, not only did they not persuade Wensu to admit his mistake, they even urged him to escape. Wasn’t this intensifying the conflict and asking for a beating?

Ignoring his son, he turned around and placed his hands on his waist, ordering the two people on the tree, “The two of you, come down!”

Tiger Head and Little Lion hugged the tree tightly and added fuel to the fire. “Royal Uncle, we’re not stupid. Why would we come down when it’s obvious that you’re going to beat us up!”

“Your parents are too indulgent. When an elder wants to beat you up, not only did you not kneel and admit your mistake, but you even dared to flee. Who taught you this?”

“My father and mother taught us.” Little Lion climbed up the tree to avoid being caught. After sensing that he was safe, he squatted on the tree and said, “My mother said that it pains the parents’ heart to see their kids get beaten up. In order not to let our parents feel heartache, we can’t allow ourselves to get beaten up!”

Tiger Head nodded fiercely. “If we don’t hide and get beaten up by my father, he’ll blame us subsequently. He’ll say that we’re idiots for not escaping even though we know that he’s mad and wants to beat us up. Wouldn’t we be causing him to be unbenevolent if he accidentally hits us too hard? Royal Uncle, Wensu ran out for your own good.”

This was the first time Qi Xiuyuan had heard such a fallacy. He was so angry that he glared at them. “So I have to thank him instead?”

“Well, there’s no need to thank him. You can just reduce the severity of the punishment later.” Little Lion shouted from the tree, “In order not to make Royal Uncle unbenevolent, let’s not go down for the time being.”

This was the first time Qi Xiuyuan knew that Little Lion and Tiger Head were still so eloquent. The two kids refused to come down, but he couldn’t order the guards to catch them either, lest the two children suffer a fright and accidentally fall from the tree. He could only turn around and look for Little An.

These two brats listened to Little An!

When he turned around, he realized that Qi Wensu had already run far away and was watching from afar. He couldn’t help but be speechless. The gall of this kid!

Qi Xiuyuan felt that it wasn’t good for him, the Emperor, to capture the children personally. After all, there were eunuchs and guards around. However, he couldn’t order the guards to capture them either, because he wasn’t that mad. If he really ordered the guards to capture the children, the children would be guilty of a great crime if word got out.

Qi Xiuyuan could only take a deep breath and take a step back to wave at Qi Wensu. “Come here. Royal Father has something to ask you.”

Qi Wensu took two steps forward and asked loudly, “Royal Father, are you not going to hit me anymore?”

“I won’t hit you.” Qi Xiuyuan said angrily, “You’ve already run so far. If I can’t even reach you, how can I hit you?”

Qi Wensu immediately took two steps back. “Royal Father, if you have something to say, just say it there!” If he didn’t hit him because he was too far away, wouldn’t he be within reach if he went forward?

He wasn’t stupid. Why would he go near to get beaten up?

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