Chapter 134 Mini Game

Chapter 134 Mini Games
And from memory, it seems that Mao Xiang had a good ending in the end.

Since it won't implicate Ye Xuan, Ye Xuan is still happy to make friends with such a high-ranking official.

When Ye Xuan accepted the jade pendant, Mao Xiang was even happier. He patted Ye Xuan on the shoulder and said, "Your sister-in-law has prepared a table of delicious dishes tonight. Come to my house for a drink."

Since they had just formed an alliance, Ye Xuan naturally agreed.

And it’s crystal clear what it means when your boss invites you home to eat a meal cooked by his wife.

He returned to his office and changed into a new official uniform, and a freshly minted Jinyiwei captain was born.

Ignoring the congratulations from Wang Feihu and his subordinates, Ye Xuan simply told them that he would be on duty in the imperial city for the next month. He instructed everyone to be diligent and law-abiding during this period, and then left the Zhenfusi Yamen.

When they arrived at the Meridian Gate and showed their badge and imperial edict, the Jinwu Guard soldiers guarding the gate seemed to have received instructions in advance and immediately and respectfully asked Ye Xuan to wait for a moment.

He hurried into the imperial city, and soon a captain of the Jinwu Guard wearing exquisite armor appeared in front of Ye Xuan.

"I am Li Kedi, a captain of the Jinwu Guards. I am honored to meet Master Ye, a captain!" Li Kedi bowed respectfully to Ye Xuan, then raised his hand and said, "I will take you around the Imperial City to get familiar with it."

Although Ye Xuan had a token that allowed him to enter and exit the imperial city freely, he had not used it many times.

Apart from a few palaces such as Kunning Palace and the Eastern Palace, he was not familiar with the imperial city, so he did not refuse.

Along the way, Li Kedi not only constantly introduced Ye Xuan to various places in the palace, but also kept explaining the various rules and taboos.

The imperial city is different from the outside world. There are many rules and they are all fatal rules. Ye Xuan did not dare to be careless and wrote them down one by one.

After Ye Xuan was almost familiar with the situation, Li Kedi began to inquire about Ye Xuan's identity.

However, Ye Xuan did not find out the details of the man, but he did get to know the details of the young Jinwu Guard in front of him.

Li Kedi's father was an old soldier who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang in conquering the world and was promoted to the rank of centurion.

Unfortunately, just when the world was finally settled, Li Kedi's father passed away.

Fortunately, because he was a hereditary centurion, his son also worked hard and was selected into the Jinwu Guard, so he could be considered a promising young man.

The two chatted along the way and unknowingly walked outside the Kunning Palace.

An Qing, who was clamoring to leave the palace at the gate, immediately saw Ye Xuan and waved his hands happily: "Brother Ye Xuan, I'm here!"

Ye Xuan wanted to turn a blind eye but he was worried that the little girl would come looking for him next time and cause trouble for him.

He had no choice but to walk over and said to the palace servants who were trying to dissuade him: "Please go and do your own things, eunuchs. I'm here and everything will be fine."

Fortunately, those palace servants also knew Ye Xuan and knew that he was a very popular figure in front of the emperor's family. They just hesitated for a moment and then left as they were told.

An Qing, who regained his freedom, excitedly threw himself into Ye Xuan's arms, hugging Ye Xuan's waist tightly like an octopus.

Ye Xuan just felt helpless, but it was nothing.

However, this scene shocked Li Kedi!

Zhu Yuanzhang actually called a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard "brother" for his beloved Princess Anqing, and hugged Ye Xuan like an octopus without any scruples. If this were to be told to others, no one would believe it.

However, the reality is so magical, it is really and unbelievably happening before my eyes. "Who on earth is this guy?" Li Kedi lowered his head in shock, not daring to look at him again.

Ye Xuan raised An Qing on his body and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, there is a difference between men and women. How can you be so disrespectful!"

"I don't care, Ye Xuan, I want you to carry me on your back and play!" An Qing kicked her little feet and said coquettishly.

Ye Xuan's face immediately darkened, and he scolded: "Your Highness, have you forgotten what I told you before?"

"If you say so, I will report you to the Queen." Ye Xuan threatened unscrupulously.

This trick really worked. When An Qing heard that Ye Xuan wanted to complain, his face turned bitter and he said unhappily, "Well, you don't have to recite it, but I'm so bored!"

Ye Xuan rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "If Your Highness promises that I will behave well in the future, how about I play a fun little game for Your Highness?"

When Anqing heard there were fun games, his eyes lit up immediately and he clapped his hands happily, "Great, great, Anqing is the best!"

Ye Xuan smiled slightly, turned his head and said to Li Kedi: "Captain Li, I'm sorry to ask you to wait for me."

Li Kedi was numb at this moment. He looked at Ye Xuan and An Qing who were having a great time like siblings, and nodded woodenly.

After Ye Xuan led An Qing into Kunning Palace, he slowly said, "Captain Ye, please do as you please..."

Halfway through the conversation, he realized that Ye Xuan had already left, leaving only his back. He hurriedly called out from behind, "Captain Ye, you are busy, don't worry. I will be waiting for you at the door."

Ye Xuan, who had already walked a long way away, naturally did not hear what Li Kedi said. He was now being pulled into the garden by An Qing.

Finding a piece of vacant space at random, Ye Xuan ordered the palace maids to find a pile of pebbles and arrange them on the ground to form a house pattern made up of small squares with numbers on them.

That’s right, it’s the famous “hopscotch” game, also known as hopscotch.

Draw squares with numbers on the ground. Players can only jump on one foot in odd-numbered squares and can land on both feet in even-numbered squares. A small house usually has ten squares.

In the game, you need to jump over other people's houses. If you cross the line, step on the line, or jump continuously, you will be considered a foul and will be eliminated.

Whoever wins more houses wins.

Although in the eyes of later generations of children who are tired of playing video games, this is already an outdated game, and it can even be said to be noisy and boring.

But in the agricultural civilization of the Ming Dynasty, it is still a very interesting puzzle game.

Not only can it exercise children's physical coordination ability, but because it is a multiplayer game, it also has a good promoting effect on exercising social skills and teamwork skills.

With Ye Xuan's personal demonstration and explanation, Anqing soon became addicted.

As expected, active children need some games that can exercise their hands and feet.

Afterwards, Ye Xuan also taught the eunuchs and palace maids who were responsible for taking care of Anqing some small games such as "Eagle Catches Chicken", "Tumbling Rope", and "Throwing Sandbags", so that they could be used to comfort Anqing when she was bored and wanted to leave the palace.

After all this trouble, it was already the hour of You, which is 6:00 p.m. in later times.

Ye Xuan, who never worked overtime, believed that working overtime was a waste of life. Despite An Qing's reluctance to leave, he said goodbye without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)