Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 865: Li Xing’an Side Story (01): A Young Man Falls from the Tree
At the wedding banquet of Li Xingsheng and Ling Yuezi, everyone else was happy, except for Li Xing’an, who was depressed and bored.
His father, Li Boxuan, wanted to kick him to death, scaring him into hiding in the corner to eat at the banquet.
Waiting until the fireworks show after the banquet, he took advantage of the chaos to sneak out of the Imperial Palace.
At the palace gates, there were many carriages and horses from the officials who had come to the banquet.
Li Xing’an stood among the crowd of carriages and horses, sighing, looking for his carriage.
By this time, the sky was darkening, making it impossible to see clearly which carriage belonged to whom.
"Third Prince? Over here!" A young servant, standing on the driving seat of a carriage, waved at him with a smile.
Li Xing’an shook his head and walked over, "Why did you park the carriage in the middle? How do you plan to get out?"
The young servant was Li Xing’an’s carriage driver.
He grimaced, "I just went to the restroom, and when I came back, I found other carriages blocking me."
Li Xing’an was in a hurry to go home, so he waved his hand to urge him, "Alright, alright, just drive the carriage."
He climbed into the carriage.
The weather was cold, and the carriage was filled with blankets, soft and warm.
Li Xing’an used his hands as a pillow, leaning against the piled-up blankets.
Feeling unhappy, once inside the carriage, he slumped to the side and closed his eyes for a nap.
Then, he suddenly heard strange noises inside the carriage, sounding like a cat meowing.
"Where’s a cat coming from?" Li Xing’an looked around.
Outside, the young servant driving said, "No, there isn’t? Third Prince, did you mishear?"
Li Xingsheng listened again, but the meowing was gone.
"Maybe, let’s go back to the mansion," Li Xing’an urged the young servant.
The young servant drove the carriage, weaving through the crowd of carriages for a long time before squeezing out.
Once on the main road, the young servant heaved a sigh of relief and drove quickly.
Li Xing’an, as an adult prince, had already moved out of the palace to live in a separate residence.
Li Xingmao went to Zhen An Prefecture, Li Xingsheng, as the Crown Prince, moved into the Eastern Palace.
Only he inherited the old mansion of the Lu Ling Royal Mansion.
The carriage entered the gate and drove into the Prince Mansion, stopping at the second inner gate.
Because there were steps before the second gate, inside was either a covered promenade or winding paths, unsuitable for carriages.
Li Xing’an got off the carriage, wrapped his sleeves around himself, and listlessly walked inside.
As an unmarried bachelor, there weren’t many servants in the mansion, making it seem quite deserted.
Though it was deserted, it was better than being hit and scolded by his own father in the palace.
Li Xing’an wandered aimlessly around the mansion to clear his mind.
A young servant followed with a lantern, "Third Prince, it’s dark, watch your step."
"I’ve grown up in this mansion, I won’t stumble even with my eyes closed." Li Xing’an dismissed, waving the young servant away.
He just wanted some peace.
The young servant, afraid of being scolded, handed him the lantern and left.
Li Xing’an didn’t take the lantern, casually hanging it on a plum tree, and continued to stroll in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
The moon was out, why would he need a lantern?
As he walked, Li Xing’an heard some strange noises.
He looked up.
A nearby tree, as tall as a two-story pavilion, was shaking violently.
Li Xing’an looked around, there was no wind, so why was the tree shaking?
While he was puzzled, something from the tree fell.
He reflexively reached out to catch it.
A soft person fell into his arms.
"You rascal, let go of me!"
Li Xing’an quickly let go, and the person fell to the ground with a thud.
"Ouch—" The person rubbed their butt and got up from the ground, "Why did you let go so suddenly? I... I almost got killed by the fall!"
The noise alarmed a young servant patrolling nearby.
The young servant came over with a lantern, "Third Prince, what’s going on?"
The lantern light illuminated the surroundings.
Li Xing’an could now see clearly the person who had fallen from above.
A sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth, with a round face, eyes darting around, red lips, white teeth, very delicate features.
Wearing a fur hat, dressed like a servant in dark clothes, but their features were somewhat feminine.
"Hey, who are you? How did you get in here?" Li Xing’an’s servant asked sternly.
"I... I... I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to."
"So you did it on purpose? You brat, do you know where this is? Trespassers here are beaten to death!" Li Xing’an’s servant sneered at him.
The youth in dark clothes turned pale with fear, "I may have been wrong, but your mistake was greater!"
Li Xing’an’s servant was furious, "How are we wrong? You unreasonable idiot, breaking into our mansion, and it’s our fault?"
"Why are you so agitated? Hear me out first." The youth in dark clothes glared at the servant, saying, "I was originally sleeping in a carriage, not knowing you drove it to this mansion. It was pitch black everywhere, I wanted to find my way out but couldn’t see the path, so I climbed the tree to see the route. Who knew, I accidentally fell, so isn’t it your fault? If you didn’t bring me here, would I have climbed the tree to see the route? I almost got killed from the fall," he said, rubbing his waist.
