Chapter 83: Going Blind

“Giggling…” Ah Bao couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

[After all that talk, it was all for nothing.]

[Did the mysterious little eunuch hurt brother?]

“Sister, I have to thank you. If I hadn’t gone to steal a big chicken drumstick for you tonight, I wouldn’t have had the chance to meet that little eunuch.

Even though he beat me up, I’m happy.

You don’t know, that person’s skills are remarkable, obviously someone very capable.”

Ah Bao continued to suck on her fingers, her big eyes darting around.

[Brother seems to like him, let’s chase after him!]

[The entire palace is this big. Brother, find him!]

Di Zian chuckled, “Starting tomorrow, I’ll look for him. No matter what, I’ll bring him to my side. From now on, I’ll have a little eunuch as capable as you.”

Hahaha.

He and his sister now had another common topic.

That beating was worth it!

Stealing the chicken drumstick was brilliant!

For several days in a row, Di Zian searched the palace but couldn’t find any trace of the mysterious little eunuch.

Di Zian was frustrated.

It was as if the little eunuch he had seen that night was just a dream.

But the bruises on his face still had some marks that hadn’t faded yet.

It couldn’t have been a dream.

Di Zian was troubled.

In the morning, Di Zian was about to leave the palace.

Ah Bao grabbed Di Zian’s big leg and looked up at him with her little head.

“Brother… hug…”

[Brother is leaving the palace! Take me, take me! Ah Bao wants to go out too.]

[I’ve been so bored, I want to go outside.]

[If you don’t take me out, I’ll throw a tantrum and cry!]

Di Zian couldn’t help but twitch his mouth and picked up Ah Bao.

“Be good, sister. I’m going to the Imperial Academy. I’ll be back soon, and then I’ll take you out to play, okay?”

[No, no, I want to go with brother.]

[To the school.]

Ah Bao shook her little head, clinging tightly to Di Zian’s neck.

Di Zian glanced at Concubine De, who was busy outside…

He hesitated, but couldn’t bear to refuse Ah Bao’s wish. “How about I sneak you out of the palace?”

Ah Bao’s eyes lit up, and she nodded her little head eagerly, “Brother… sneak… sneak…”

[Brother, sneak me out!]

[Let’s go!]

Di Zian wrote another note, and with Ah Bao on his back, he jumped out of the window.

Feng Zhuo, watching from the side: “…”

Seventh Prince, could you be a little more obvious about your escape in broad daylight?

He sighed inwardly.

As usual, he followed quietly.

……

Di Zian took Ah Bao to the Imperial Academy.

Today was a day for the old master to lecture.

Since he was seventeen, he didn’t need to go to the academy every day; once a week was sufficient.

As soon as Di Zian stepped into the academy, he encountered two young boys walking towards him.

The older one was seventeen, named Luo Zifeng.

The younger one was eight, named Luo Qiuyu.

They were brothers, the sons of the Minister of Justice, studying at the academy.

“Ah, what’s this? The Seventh Prince, who usually doesn’t like to attend lectures, is here at the academy today?” Luo Zifeng said.

Di Zian was known for skipping classes, causing the old master no small amount of frustration.

“Oh, Di Zian, what’s that on your back?” Luo Zifeng noticed two little black things swaying on Di Zian’s back.

A little head peeked out from Di Zian’s shoulder, along with those two little black things.

Luo Zifeng was stunned. “Wait! Is that… the Tenth Princess?”

Di Zian smiled and said, “Yes, she’s my sister.”

Sister…

Upon hearing these words, Luo Zifeng’s eight-year-old brother, who had been happily holding his hand, suddenly lost his interest.

Luo Zifeng let go of Luo Qiuyu’s hand and stepped forward, unable to resist asking, “It really is your sister. What a pity she doesn’t look like you.”

Di Zian raised an eyebrow. “If she looked like me, she’d be ugly. She looks like our mother, who is beautiful.”

Luo Zifeng grinned. “Can I hold your sister?”

This little girl is really cute.

Why does he have a brother?

Di Zian has a sister.

“Brother, brother, I also want to hold the princess,” Luo Qiuyu said, looking up eagerly.

Luo Zifeng coughed. “You go over there for now. I’ll hold her first. You’re too young to hold a child.”

After all, she is the Tenth Princess.

Di Zian twitched his mouth. “You two are negotiating quite well, but this is my sister. I need to ask her if she wants you to hold her.”

Luo Zifeng: “……Little Princess, let your brother hold you. I’ll give you candy, okay?”

Ah Bao’s eyes brightened at the mention of candy.

Her little head nodded. “Hug… hug…”

Di Zian: “…”

Sister!

[A piece of candy was enough to win you over?]

“Hahaha.” Luo Zifeng laughed happily, carefully holding Ah Bao and pulling out a candy from the bag at his waist.

The candy was on a small wooden stick, with a hawthorn on one end coated in a thick layer of syrup.

“Lollipop… lollipop…”

[Lollipop! Candy!]

Ah Bao, holding the lollipop, gave Luo Zifeng a thumbs up, “Good… sweet.”

[So sweet, so delicious, sob]

Di Zian watched in astonishment, surprised that Luo Zifeng and his sister were getting along so well.

Luo Qiuyu, looking pitiful, tugged at Luo Zifeng’s sleeve and couldn’t help but ask, “Brother, brother, let’s go back and tell mother to give us a cute little sister like the Tenth Princess too, okay?”

He wanted a sister too, sobbing.

Ah Bao, still licking the lollipop, looked at Luo Zifeng with a cheerful smile.

[This big brother is so nice, what a pity, he’s going blind today]

Di Zian froze at the mention of Luo Zifeng going blind.

Please, not that!

Luo Zifeng was a good student at the academy, upright and honest. Although they often bickered, it didn’t affect their deep friendship.

Ah Bao, while eating her candy, fished around in her little pocket. After a while, she pulled out a small shiny golden piece.

Di Zian was surprised. “Isn’t that a word from the big golden basin?”

The golden basin contained many small words, old and complex, not ordinary writing. His father said that these were symbols that Taoist Master Baiyun had specially added to the basin when he gave it to his sister, and were written in Sanskrit that they couldn’t understand.

Ah Bao had only a small piece with a three-dimensional ‘卍’ word.

[Hmm, it’s the word I took from the basin last time. It’s blessed with Buddha’s light to ward off evil and ensure safety.]

[As long as good brother accepts it, he won’t go blind!]

[But how to give it to good brother?]

Ah Bao was reluctant to part with it.

The symbols inside the golden basin were all engraved with gold.

It was pure gold!

Ah Bao loved gold the most.

But thinking about the lollipop good brother gave her, Ah Bao decided to make the sacrifice.