Drunk Bamboo

Xie Yuzhu quickly supported the nanny and pressed the Hegu point on the nanny's hand with her thumb imperceptibly to calm her down and prevent her from fainting from excessive tension.

"Bai Guo, come here and gently stroke Madam's back up and down to relieve the qi!"

"Yunling, water!"

Xie Yuzhu was calm and made arrangements decisively.

Upon hearing the order, Bai Guo immediately came back to his senses from his panic and did as Xie Yuzhu said. Yun Ling took out the kettle she had brought with her, and the nanny drank a sip of water and slowly calmed down.

"How is the prince's injury?" the nanny asked anxiously.

The man looked embarrassed and could not answer.

Xie Yuzhu comforted the nanny and said, "He just came to deliver a message and doesn't know much. Nanny, let's hurry back home."

"Yes, go back home!" The nanny's voice was trembling: "Go back home, go back home immediately."

"I'll go find a carriage, you guys go first." After Bai Guo said that, he disappeared.

Xie Yuzhu was stunned.

Mammy explained: "Bai Guo knows Qing Gong."

Xie Yuzhu understood, and seeing that the nanny's face was pale, she asked softly, "Mammy, can you still go? Or wait until Bai Guo's carriage arrives before leaving?"

Mammy took a step forward and said, "I'm fine, let's go back home."

Xie Yuzhu and Yunling supported the nanny on the left and right and walked towards the palace.

The man who had delivered the message had blended into the crowd and disappeared without a trace.

Xie Yuzhu said softly, "Mammy, the prince has been through many battles and is strong and healthy. He will be fine."

The nanny sighed, "That's thirty strokes of the cane. Ordinary people can't even bear ten strokes. No matter how much the prince has done wrong, the emperor can't punish him with the cane! Ahem..."

"Mammy, please take care of yourself." Xie Yuzhu patted her back gently.

“Don’t worry, Princess. I know my own body. I won’t fall down until I see that the prince is living a safe and sound life.” After the nanny recovered, she walked forward with a firm look in her eyes.

Soon, Bai Guo came galloping in a carriage and several people got on quickly.

Baiguo drove into an empty street and whipped his horse.

After a while, with the sound of a horse neighing, the car stopped quickly.

As soon as I got off the carriage, Chaoyang came towards me.

Nanny asked worriedly, "Chaoyang, how is the prince injured?"

"Chaoyang is waiting for us outside the door. The prince's injuries must be no longer serious." Bai Guo supported the nanny and winked at Chaoyang.

Chaoyang hesitated to speak, the nanny looked unhappy, and Baiguo gave him another hint. He originally wanted to explain the prince's affairs to the nanny, but now he could only tell part of it.

"Prince Wen pleaded for the prince, and the prince received fewer strokes of the board. Today, His Majesty has issued an imperial decree that the fifth prince is Prince Wen. Prince Wen is now accompanying the prince in the house."

After hearing this, the nanny breathed a sigh of relief and staggered.

"The prince is fine. Wouldn't it be sad to see that Madam is sick because of him? Let Baiguo help you go back and rest." Xie Yuzhu said, "I will let Yunling inform Madam about the prince's matter later."

The nanny thought for a moment and said to Xie Yuzhu, "Since Prince Wen is here, my status is not suitable for him to be here. After all, I am just a wet nurse. Everything on the prince's side will be left to the princess."

Xie Yuzhu nodded and told Bai Guo: "Ask a doctor to see Madam."

"Yes."

After settling the nanny, Xie Yuzhu headed straight towards Changfeng Courtyard.

After walking a few steps, Chaoyang didn't say anything.

"Tell me, what happened in the court today? Why did King Wen come to the palace?" Xie Yuzhu asked Chaoyang.

Chaoyang hesitated for a moment. He didn't know whether he should tell the princess about the prince's affairs. He was afraid that the princess would be angry and scared after knowing it.

Ever since the strange man came to deliver the message, Xie Yuzhu knew that Hua Qinfeng's subordinates were not just these few people in the mansion, and there must be many people hiding in secret who work for the palace.

Xie Yuzhu glanced at Chaoyang and said seriously, "You were waiting for Nanny at the door, weren't you going to tell her what happened to the prince? You heard what Nanny said just now, she said that everything about the prince would be left to me. If you don't tell me, how can I deal with Prince Wen when I go in later?"

Chaoyang suddenly realized and replied, "The prince openly accused the prime minister of disobeying the emperor's orders and being unworthy of being a minister. The prime minister was furious and asked the emperor for an explanation, accusing the prince of slandering the minister. The prime minister is the head of all officials, and after he said this, many court officials seconded his opinion, and the prince was beaten with a stick by the emperor."

"What did the Prime Minister say that made the Prince object on the spot?"

"Today, the prince has nothing to do. The emperor wants to arrange a marriage for the fifth prince, and there has been much discussion in the court, but it has not been decided. The fifth prince's marriage has been discussed for a long time, and the emperor must be unhappy, so he proposed to confer a title on the fifth prince first. The prime minister objected on the spot that the fifth prince had not yet celebrated his birthday and it was inappropriate. The prince was also crowned before his birthday that year, and seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, he directly retorted to the prime minister..."

Xie Yuzhu understood, "I know even if you don't say it. I think it was because the prince spoke too bluntly, leaving the prime minister speechless. The prime minister led the court officials to ask for an explanation. Although the prince spoke for the emperor this time, the prince had good intentions but did bad things. His words were not nice and tactful enough, which made the emperor in a dilemma. He could only accept the court officials' punishment of the prince. Since the prince was punished, the emperor also conferred the title of the fifth prince, and the court officials had nothing to say. When Prince Wen heard the news, he naturally came to plead for the prince, and the prince was beaten less. Is that right?"

Chaoyang replied, "What the princess said is correct, that's probably the case. The guards and attendants are not allowed to enter the Golden Steps Palace. When the prince was caned, I didn't know about it. It was a palace maid I knew who reported it."

"Is he a familiar palace maid or a spy from the palace?" Xie Yuzhu looked at Chaoyang again. "The person who came to report the news today may seem like an ordinary citizen. His clothes and behavior can be disguised, but his eyes cannot. His eyes are shrewd, and he is not an ordinary person."

Chaoyang was shocked, but then he showed admiration and no longer concealed it, admitting, "The princess is wise. She is someone planted in the palace by the palace. The information is absolutely reliable."

Planting? Sure enough, there is a secret organization.

His eyes were filled with surprise, and he asked curiously, "What kind of organization are you?"

Chaoyang thought she would be scared, but unexpectedly, he saw joy and surprise in her eyes. He was stunned for a moment: "This..."

"Forget it, we're almost at Changfeng Courtyard. Let's talk about this later. First, what kind of person is King Wen? What do you need me to pay attention to?" The secret organization's affairs must be complicated and there is no rush. Xie Yuzhu is now facing the fifth prince, the biological son of the imperial concubine, the current King Wen, who once sent people to secretly monitor Hua Qinfeng and knocked Hua Qinfeng down from the top of the ten thousand people. He should not be taken lightly.

"King Wen..." After thinking for a while, he said, "King Wen has brilliant literary talent, outstanding appearance, gentle manners, elegant conversation, and is not worldly."

"Are you talking about a human? Could it be an immortal?" Xie Yuzhu looked back at Yun Ling with suspicion.

"He's right. King Wen looks like that kind of person." Yun Ling said truthfully.

Xie Yuzhu's face looked even more confused.

Chaoyang: "Princess, you will know when you see it."

Xie Yuzhu was puzzled: "Isn't he the prince's enemy? Why does your description sound like you are praising him?"

Chaoyang said helplessly: "Princess, you asked about the character of King Wen, and this is the kind of person he is. He is born weak like the princess, and he looks like the imperial concubine."

Xie Yuzhu: Looks like an imperial concubine? What does that mean? Is she a sick beauty?

"Well, I can only wing it and act according to circumstances." I didn't have time to think about it. Since I couldn't ask anything useful, I could only rely on myself.

"Princess..." Chaoyang had no time to stop her. The person had already pushed the door and entered Changfeng Courtyard. He could only mutter, "Prince Wen is sending the prince back to the palace this time. It shouldn't be bad for the prince."

Outside the main house, there were two maids standing, dressed in pink and with pretty faces. They immediately bowed when they saw Xie Yuzhu.

"The servants pay their respects to the princess."

Then, the door opened and a man in brocade clothes walked out. He had long eyebrows like willows, skin as white as snow, and pursed his red lips and smiled slightly: "Qin Ming greets the Third Emperor's wife."

King Wen, Hua Qinming.

"It's really like an immortal descending to earth..." Xie Yuzhu exclaimed.

This is what Chaoyang meant when he said she looked like an imperial concubine. After changing her clothes, she turned out to be a real beauty!