Drunk Bamboo

Everyone at the table stopped laughing immediately and looked at Hua Qinfeng in unison. The next second they turned back in tacit understanding and continued to eat quietly.

Hua Qinfeng stood there awkwardly for a few seconds.

Bai Guo said, "Your Highness, can you get out of bed and walk? Now that you can walk, come to Bai Lian Xuan to eat by yourself in the future, so that I don't have to deliver three meals a day."

Nanny smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please sit down and eat with us."

Hua Qinfeng glanced at Xie Yuzhu and said, "I'm here to see Madam."

No one moved out, so Hua Qinfeng stood next to the nanny. The nanny said, "Thanks to the princess for accompanying me in Bailianxuan these days, I feel much better now."

Yun Ling was the first to lose patience. Just as she was about to get up and move the stool, Xie Yuzhu held her back and said calmly, "Your Highness is injured in the hip and has not fully recovered. He probably can't sit down and eat with us. Your Highness should go back to Changfeng Courtyard first. I'll have Yun Ling bring you food later."

Hua Qinfeng knew that Xie Yuzhu was still angry, and the nanny had just recovered from her illness, so he didn't dare to lose his temper. He coughed lightly and said, "Well, then I'll stand for a while, and I'll eat while standing."

The prince is an extremely noble person, the princess can sit down, Yun Ling can't sit down anymore, and hurriedly put away the bowl and chopsticks: "I'm done eating. Yesterday I promised Uncle Lao Liu to help him tidy up the main hall, so I'll go over first."

Chaoyang followed closely: "I'll help you."

Mammy put down her chopsticks and said to Bai Guo, who was eating by himself, "I feel energetic today and want to move my body. Bai Guo, accompany me to the kitchen to make some snacks so that the princess can taste the flavor of Bai Country."

Bai Guo raised his head, glanced at the prince and princess, and immediately responded with understanding, "Okay."

In a blink of an eye, only Hua Qinfeng and Xie Yuzhu were left in the hall, while Lao Liu disappeared without a trace.

"Xie Yuzhu, why haven't you come to Changfengyuan these days?" Hua Qinfeng asked.

"I have to accompany the nanny every day, and take time to go to Changfeng Courtyard to tend to the flowers and plants, and go to the study to read. The prince is recuperating from his injuries, so he didn't see it." Xie Yuzhu ate the rice in the bowl without looking at him.

"Since you've come to Changfeng Courtyard, why don't you come in to see me and talk to me? I've been so bored these past few days. I don't know what's wrong with Chaoyang. Apart from coming to change the medicine regularly in the morning and evening, he's nowhere to be seen all day."

"The prince doesn't like me preaching, and the doctor also said that the prince needs to rest, so I won't bother the prince."

Xie Yuzhu's voice was gentle and soft, but there was always a hint of gunpowder in her words. Hua Qinfeng approached her, scratched her hair, and said:

"Xie Yuzhu, I've been thinking about this alone these past few days, and I think you were frightened by my injury. You must have never seen a bloody scene in the Xie family in Nanmi, so it's normal for you to be scared and angry. Nanny also fell ill because she was worried about me, and this time it's my fault."

Xie Yuzhu looked up at him, then lowered her head again: "Your Highness doesn't know how to take care of his body, and it's useless for others to worry about it. Why should I bother to worry about it? Your Highness is not wrong, we are worrying about nothing."

Hua Qinfeng raised his voice: "Xie Yuzhu, I've admitted my mistake, why are you still angry? Nanny's illness has recovered, when will you return to Changfeng Courtyard? The bed has been replaced with a bigger one, there will be no problem for two people to sleep in it!"

Xie Yuzhu paused with her chopsticks as she picked up the food: "Your Highness, you are so injured, it is not appropriate for you to be restless. It is better for you to sleep alone and calm down."

Hua Qinfeng complained: "I'm bored alone at night! It's fun to talk to you."

Xie Yuzhu: I’m overthinking it again.

Xie Yuzhu still didn't want to go back to Changfeng Courtyard. Hua Qinfeng apologized, but he really didn't know what to do.

Two days later, he was able to walk smoothly again, so he decided to go out and buy a gift to make Xie Yuzhu happy, and perhaps that would help him calm down.

"Your Highness appears to be in good spirits. Are you going out?" He met Lao Liu at the door.

"Ah, yes. Lao Liu, do you need to buy anything? I'll bring it back on the way." Hua Qinfeng said with a refreshed look.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have everything I need."

"I haven't been out for a few days. I felt that the mansion had changed? But when I looked again, nothing had changed. What did you do, Lao Liu?" Hua Qinfeng looked around and asked Lao Liu.

"It's Yunling. She is hardworking and capable. She cleaned the house from top to bottom and even wiped the door bolts clean. This is the first time I've seen such a capable and sensible girl who is also pretty. The princess is kind, and everyone around her is particularly well-behaved and likable." Lao Liu smiled with wrinkles all over his face.

Hua Qinfeng was very proud: "I brought Yunling back from the palace. I have good taste."

Lao Liu smiled and said, "Your Highness has a good eye, and it's mainly because the princess has trained you well."

Chaoyang asked, "Lao Liu, I helped too, why are you only praising Yunling?"

Lao Liu looked at Chaoyang and asked, "I've never seen you help before. Are you helping me? Or are you helping Yunling?"

Chaoyang defended himself: "The door is so high, how can a little girl clean such a high place, how dangerous is it?"

Lao Liu smiled and looked at Chaoyang again without saying anything. Hua Qinfeng didn't understand what he meant, and he was thinking about Xie Yuzhu and walked out.

Chaoyang was puzzled by Lao Liu's gaze. He was stunned for a while, but had no time to think about it and just caught up with him.

No one was riding a horse, just walking slowly, the streets were crowded with people. Hua Qinfeng breathed in the air, his long arms spread out, and he felt relaxed.

"Walking around makes my muscles and bones feel lazy. The ministers in the court are either in the palace or in the study all day long. If they can't enjoy the good days, what's the point of being a high-ranking official? Can you make the world peaceful and the people happy by not going out? It's better to be like me and go out to have fun with the people to live a good life!"

Chaoyang said: "It is great to hear the prince express his feelings. This time, recuperation must have really made the prince very depressed."

She asked with a puzzled look on her face, "That's right. Xie Yuzhu is angry and ignores me, but the strange thing is that no one in the palace comes to see me. I feel that you have all changed since Xie Yuzhu entered the palace. Let me ask you, what did Xie Yuzhu do or say to make you all become like her?"

Chaoyang frowned. He couldn't tell the prince that this was the princess's plan, so he quickly changed the subject: "Have you forgotten that you went out this time to buy a gift for the princess to calm her down? You've never bought a gift for anyone to calm them down before."

"That's right. Xie Yuzhu can even make my father and mother happy. How capable do you think she is? I have to come out in person to buy her a gift. Is there anything she can't do?" Hua Qinfeng raised his head, patted his chest, and said righteously, "After all, she is my princess and my confidant friend. She is young, and I am a few years older than her. It is only right for me to give in to her."

"What does your Highness mean by this?" Chaoyang felt it was strange as it didn't sound like they were talking about husband and wife.

"Nothing, let's go buy gifts." Hua Qinfeng took a big step and went ahead.

"Your Highness, what are you going to buy for the princess? I heard from Baiguo that they didn't get to visit the Jadeite Pavilion last time because of your matter. Why don't we go to the Jadeite Pavilion to pick out some jewelry for the princess?" Chaoyang caught up and made a suggestion.

"The jewelry nanny will take her to buy it, so I don't need to do it myself."

"Where is the prince going?"

"You'll know when you get there." Hua Qinfeng kept the secret with a smile.

Chaoyang had a bad feeling.

When they arrived at their destination, Chaoyang looked up and saw the words on the doorplate. Even their eyes began to hurt.

"Taohualou?! Lord, why are you here in a brothel?"