Drunk Bamboo

After coming out of Changle Palace, Xie Yuzhu's nervous heart finally eased, but her mind was still spinning.

It was just a simple greeting, but I felt like I had survived a disaster.

The Queen was gentle and helped them several times, but the Emperor was fickle. Today, the Xie family showed their loyalty to the Emperor, and they should be able to have some peace for a while. The Emperor was not at ease with the Xie family. She could understand that no matter how innocent the Xie family was, if they could not be controlled by the Emperor, they would be a threat to the Emperor. That was why she let the daughter of the Xie family marry her son, which made the Xie family members feel a little apprehensive. With this relationship, the descendants of the Xie family would always be in constant contact with the royal family.

But why did he target Hua Qinfeng? Was it just because he was straightforward and offended the court officials? In the end, the emperor looked at Hua Qinfeng with a fierce look in his eyes. It was not the expression of a father looking at his son.

Could it be that she saw it wrong?

Xie Yuzhu wanted to remind Hua Qinfeng, but saw that he was frowning and in pain, so she asked, "My Lord, what's wrong with you?"

"Xie Yuzhu, how did you do it? How did you make father and mother laugh at the same time? Father was obviously very angry at first, and later he was also unhappy when he talked about your father not coming to Zhongdu. Although Chaoyang always says that I can't read people's faces, I saw it clearly this time. Why didn't father get angry after you said a few words, and he even laughed?"

Xie Yuzhu thought he was thinking about something important, but it turned out that he was struggling with this.

"Your Highness has been thinking about this since you came out of Changle Palace?"

"No, I was thinking about it when I was in Changle Palace." Hua Qinfeng said excitedly, "Tell me now!"

Being curious is also progress. At least I am thinking. Xie Yuzhu patiently explained, "Before entering the palace, I asked Yunling about the preferences of my father and mother. Just say what they like, and say flattering words elegantly and tactfully so that they can understand. It is easier to please my mother, but it is more difficult for my father. I was also nervous after saying those words, not knowing whether it would work."

Hua Qinfeng asked in confusion: "You praised the Queen Mother for her good pastry making, so what did you mean by what you said to the King Father?"

"To put it simply..." Xie Yuzhu said in disbelief, "After listening for so long, Your Majesty didn't understand what I said? Your Majesty, you are a prince. Even if you don't like to read, you should have the basic ability to understand, right?"

Hua Qinfeng rubbed his head, with an eager-to-learn expression on his face: "Of course I understand, but I don't understand why you said that? Even if your father is sick, there are always other elders in the Xie family. No one came. Are you dissatisfied with the marriage? This is what father wants to ask."

After two days of contact, Xie Yuzhu discovered that Hua Qinfeng was a hypocrite. He looked like a living devil on the outside and was feared by everyone, but he was actually a simple-minded person and his thoughts were all written on his face, making him easily deceived.

No wonder Chaoyang, who follows him, has white hair on his temples at such a young age. He is worried.

Xie Yuzhu could only continue to explain: "The prince is not like Chaoyang said, he can't read people's faces. The emperor's mind is hard to understand, and suspicion is a common problem of every ruler. Father doesn't care whether anyone attends the wedding banquet, he just wants to know what the Xie family thinks. I said that my father led the whole family to fast and pray for the emperor, and they couldn't come to Zhongdu because they wanted the emperor to live a long life. Father was naturally happy to hear that."

Hua Qinfeng praised generously: "Xie Yuzhu, you are so smart!"

Xie Yuzhu laughed dryly: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

Xie Yuzhu: How else can I teach this innocent child?

"But mother said that being with smart people will put you at a disadvantage."

"It seems that the prince has suffered a lot?" She raised her eyes and looked at him.

"No, I don't usually let myself suffer any loss. If anyone bullies me, I will beat them. No one can beat me, so I don't suffer any loss." He looked up at the sky, smiling wantonly, with a proud look on his face. Even in the strict rules of the palace, he couldn't be restrained in the slightest.

"Your Highness, do you want to marry a stupid princess?" Xie Yuzhu retracted her gaze and asked in a low voice.

Hua Qinfeng said without hesitation: "There is nothing wrong with being a little stupid, as long as you have a good heart. The key is that others are smart and I can win by force. You are my princess, and I can't beat you. I can only suffer the loss."

She chuckled and said, "How do you know, Your Majesty, that I am not a kind-hearted person?"

"Most of the people I've met who flatter and curry favor with others have no intention of doing good."

Xie Yuzhu asked back: "The Chaoyang next to the prince doesn't look stupid, and his words are also nice."

“He never fawns over anyone.”

Xie Yuzhu concluded: "The prince doesn't hate smart people, but he hates smart people who curry favor with the powerful and flatter others."

"You look weak and fragile, but you fooled me twice without a word, and now you can even make my father and mother happy. You just came to Zhongdu and entered the palace for the first time. With just a few words, you made the most powerful and noble people in Rao Kingdom like you. As for the others, you can just deal with them casually."

When Hua Qinfeng said these words, he still stood up straight, looked up and looked forward, without jealousy, envy, or ridicule.

"You are someone who is versatile and seemingly weak and innocent. This is what Nanny and Chaoyang want me to be the most."

Xie Yuzhu waited for his next words: But I am not such a person, and I can never become such a person.

But there is no follow-up.

She said: "Many things in the world are not black and white, let alone people. People's hearts are so complicated. Most of the time, people are in a gray area. Why should Your Majesty dwell on it too much?"

After he finished speaking, Xie Yuzhu realized that the content was too profound and Hua Qinfeng probably couldn't understand it.

As expected, he skipped the topic and grinned at her: "However, you are so smart, you will definitely have no problem protecting yourself. I will have no worries when I return to the West."

Xie Yuzhu smiled faintly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, without you, I will take good care of myself and will never give you a chance to come back."

Hua Qinfeng laughed loudly twice: "Xie Yuzhu, you really know how to speak. Just a few words can touch people's hearts."

Xie Yuzhu: Silly bear, you can’t understand the implicit meaning.

Hua Qinfeng muttered, "Fortunately, you married me and not my fifth brother, otherwise the prince might really be in trouble."

Xie Yuzhu asked curiously, "What does it have to do with the prince who I marry?"

"Because you are smart, and so is my fifth brother. If you two are together, more people in the court will support my fifth brother, and the crown prince will be in trouble. Although I don't care who will be the emperor in the future, the crown prince is the eldest son, and his mother is the queen, so it is only natural that he should be the emperor. Besides, my fifth brother is in poor health, and being an emperor is too tiring, and his body can't handle it."

Xie Yuzhu was dumbfounded. Hua Qinfeng really dared to say anything. He was not afraid of death!

I looked around and found that the eunuch and palace maid who were leading the way were far away and probably didn't hear it.

Lowering her voice, she said, "Your Highness, you are really a man who never stops talking until you are shocked! Don't say these disrespectful words to me again. I still want to live a few more years."

Hua Qinfeng didn't take it seriously, instead he lectured Xie Yuzhu: "You are my princess, I treat you as my own. You don't have to be restrained when you are with me. When there are no outsiders around, don't call me your concubine left and right. I'm not used to hearing it, and it's tiring for you to call me that."

Xie Yuzhu gritted her teeth and said, "The Xie family has plenty of rules. I'm used to it."

Hua Qinfeng said directly: "If you were a well-behaved person, you would not have thrown away the most valuable gold hairpin from the old lady in the villa, nor would you have deliberately let me sleep in the side room."

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Hua Qinfeng, but there was no trace of gloom on his face.

He lowered his head again and changed his words: "Whatever the prince said is what it is. These are all facts, I have nothing to say."

Hua Qinfeng said cheerfully: "Xie Yuzhu, seeing that you are so frank, I won't take today's incident to heart."

Xie Yuzhu felt unfair: "The prince looked down on my flattery, but it saved him from being scolded a few times. I helped the prince again, but he didn't acknowledge it. Do you want to let it go?"

He said shamelessly: "Women just like to care about things."