Drunk Bamboo

Chaoyang tried his best to persuade Hua Qinfeng but failed to stop him from entering the palace again.

Hua Qinfeng brought out the peony jade pendant given by the Queen, and said that everything was done on the grounds of taking care of Xie Yuzhu's health, so Chaoyang stopped talking.

Chaoyang waited at the gate of the palace with a nervous heart. Soon, Hua Qinfeng brought Yunling back, unharmed and in high spirits.

On the way to Changfeng Courtyard, Hua Qinfeng's steps were floating. Seeing Yunling, Xie Yuzhu must be happy, and her illness will get better faster. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but speed up his pace.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Xie Yuzhu sitting alone in the yard, looking at the flowers and plants and basking in the sun.

"Xie Yuzhu, why don't you lie down on the bed and rest, but sit alone in the yard to enjoy the cool breeze? Why isn't Baiguo around to take care of you?"

Xie Yuzhu's gaze shifted from the flowers and plants in the garden to the gate of the courtyard.

She smiled faintly: "I wanted her to leave. I have been lying there for a whole day and night. I want to get some fresh air and some sunshine. I don't need Bai Guo to be there."

"You're wearing quite thick clothes today." Hua Qinfeng pinched her clothes and felt relieved. He called out behind him, "Yunling, from now on you will be the princess's personal attendant. You will only follow the princess' orders and take care of her food, clothing, shelter and transportation."

"Yes. I greet the princess." Yun Ling slowly walked out from behind Hua Qinfeng's tall body and bowed to Xie Yuzhu.

"Yun Ling? The prince came to the palace to ask for it?"

"Yeah." Hua Qinfeng grinned.

"Get up." Xie Yuzhu was happy in her heart, but still asked worriedly, "Are you willing to stay with me?" After all, Hua Qinfeng brought her out of the palace, and Xie Yuzhu didn't want to force her without her consent.

Yun Ling stood up, her eyes sparkling, and she smiled gently, "I am willing." Seeing Xie Yuzhu's bad face, she asked worriedly, "Is the princess sick?"

Xie Yuzhu shook her head happily: "It's okay, I just caught a cold, I'm much better now."

"I'll make some ginger tea."

"Go."

Hua Qinfeng reminded: "If you don't understand something, ask Bai Guo."

Yun Ling said respectfully, "Yes."

After Yun Ling left, Hua Qinfeng said, "You have a good eye for selecting people. Yun Ling looks steady and appropriate."

Xie Yuzhu nodded and said nothing more.

Hua Qinfeng went into the house and brought out the tables and chairs. He was very strong, and he carried the wooden chair in one hand and the round table in the other hand with ease. After he had arranged the tables and chairs, he went back into the house and brought out some tea.

Then he sat down, looked in the direction where Xie Yuzhu had just been, and took in the scenery in the courtyard.

"Looking at the courtyard like this, it does have a nice view. Otherwise, we could build a pavilion so we can still enjoy the view even on rainy days."

Xie Yuzhu thought he was joking and asked, "Did the prince go to the palace early in the morning to ask the stepmother for Yunling?"

"You are my princess, you can't be without someone to serve you. Since you like Yunling, I won't bother to pick someone for you from outside, so that you won't get used to it. She's just a maid in the palace anyway, one more or one less won't make any difference to my mother." Hua Qinfeng drank two glasses of water in a row, and the water dripped onto his beard. He wiped it off and said to Xie Yuzhu, "Lao Liu has checked Yunling's background, and it's clean. Her parents died ten years ago, and she has no relatives, so you can use her without worry."

Xie Yuzhu calmly withdrew her hand from her sleeve that was about to take out the handkerchief, and said with a smile, "The person the prince brought back must have a clean background. But the prince just asked my mother to dismiss the palace maids yesterday, and today he went back on his word and asked for someone else. My mother might not be happy. If I really want Yunling back, there is no rush to wait until one day to go to the palace and find a good opportunity to ask my mother for her."

"Xie Yuzhu, every time you say something to me it makes sense, why doesn't it make sense when it comes back to you?"

"What does the prince mean by this?" Xie Yuzhu asked puzzledly.

"Since Queen Mother wants to win me over, naturally the more and more bizarre my requests are, and the easier it is for Queen Mother to solve them, the more she likes them. How could she not like it?" Hua Qinfeng said in a serious tone, looking confident.

Xie Yuzhu smiled and said, "Your Majesty has listened to everything I said."

She found that Hua Qinfeng seemed not very smart, and was very ignorant and slow, but he did not seem to completely fail to understand what she said. Perhaps he also listened to the so-called nagging of Nanny and Chaoyang. However, he only absorbed the words that he thought made sense.

"Of course I will listen to your sensible words. You speak more clearly and are less verbose than Nanny Chaoyang, so I regard you as my confidant. You are sick because there are not enough staff in the mansion and we cannot take good care of you. I am wrong, and I must correct my mistake. I didn't notice that you didn't even bring a personal maid with you when you married from Nanmi. You should have someone close to you to take care of you." As he spoke, Hua Qinfeng placed the poured water cup in front of her.

Xie Yuzhu reached out and picked up the teacup: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is really rough on the outside but kind on the inside. He is very caring."

Hua Qinfeng is a rough but meticulous man who corrects his mistakes as soon as he realizes them. He is an open and honest, steely and straight-forward man. Xie Yuzhu can't dislike him for that.

Hua Qinfeng smiled and said, "There is no benefit in marrying me, but I can't let you suffer any injustice."

"I don't feel wronged. I don't feel wronged marrying you." Instead, she got more important freedom, respect, equality, and family-like care. These were more precious to Xie Yuzhu than money and power.

Hearing Xie Yuzhu say that she was not wronged, Hua Qinfeng was very happy in his heart, but he said: "Don't talk nonsense. You are very powerful in words, but your body is very weak. When you recover from your illness, follow me to the martial arts training ground to exercise every day. It is said that the third daughter of the Xie family is ill, so don't let those who spread rumors be satisfied."

"Okay, listen to the prince."

"When you are better, you will be in charge of the household affairs. Mammy said that everything is fine in the mansion, and the main thing is that the accounts and expenditures will be in your hands."

Shaking her head hurriedly, Xie Yuzhu politely refused: "Your Highness, I don't like to manage the accounts. You can talk to Nanny and let her manage it. Just let me take a look at the account book every month. I have to take care of the flowers and plants and organize the books on weekdays. Please let me be lazy and let Nanny worry more."

Xie Yuzhu: After taking over the palace, how can I find time to travel around the world? I have nothing to do, so I must not take on the job of a housekeeper.

"Don't you like jewelry? All the money and property in the mansion are under your control, so why don't you want them?"

"The palace is too big, and I am weak and frail. I don't have that much energy, so I can only take care of the things in Changfeng Courtyard. Besides, the things in the palace belong to the prince, so even if I take care of them, they are not mine."

With a strange expression, he said, "You are my princess, so what's mine is yours. Besides, Changfeng Courtyard also belongs to the palace. If you can manage things in Changfeng Courtyard, why can't you manage things in the palace? What you said is really strange."

Xie Yuzhu's eyes lit up: "What belongs to the prince is mine?"

His voice was bright and clear, "Of course. Mother said that a husband should give his wife the best, respect her, and make her feel at ease."

Xie Yuzhu: "Then if I want silver, can I get it from the mansion?"

Hua Qinfeng: "Of course."

"You can take as much as you want?"

"Okay." Hua Qinfeng added, "Now except for me, everyone in the palace should listen to you."

Xie Yuzhu: Hua Qinfeng, mother taught you very well. If mother were still alive, you would have become a better person. At least you wouldn't be so easily deceived. Mother didn't have time to teach you about the dangers of the world and the fickleness of human nature.