Drunk Bamboo

After returning home, Hua Qinfeng reluctantly changed into his bright red wedding gown. He had just combed his hair and had not yet put on his crown when someone came to report that Nanny Bai wanted to see him.

He pushed away the hair crown in the palace maid's hand, and without even changing his clothes, he strode towards Bai Lianxuan.

"Mammy, you're looking for me." As Hua Qinfeng entered the room, he called out "Mammy" affectionately.

Nanny Bai had a wrinkled face and was kind and gentle. Seeing him in red, she smiled happily and said, "Your Highness, please sit down and talk to me."

Hua Qinfeng looked suspiciously at Chaoyang standing in front of the nanny, then looked at the pastries on the table. He thought Chaoyang would not dare to say anything in front of the nanny, so he sat down with peace of mind.

Aunt Bai: "Bai Guo, make some brown sugar ginger tea. It will go perfectly with the shortbread that the prince bought."

Bai Guo, who was waiting behind the nanny, smiled and replied, "Okay."

Nanny Bai said earnestly, "The prince is getting married tomorrow. I still have some words to say on behalf of the Concubine Shu and the prince. Please don't think it's too long-winded."

"Mammy, you are my mother's wet nurse, and you followed my mother from Bai Country to Rao Country as a dowry. You have always been my mother's closest person. I have always regarded you as a relative and my elder."

"The prince is kind-hearted and filial. I have been looking forward to and worried about watching him get married and start a family for a long time. Marriages of the royal family are rarely decided by themselves, and the prince has been in the western border for many years, so he has no chance to meet the famous ladies in Zhongdu. If the prince can find his beloved one, whose family background and status can match those of the royal family, it will naturally be a match made in heaven, and the emperor will agree. If he has not met her yet, when he reaches the age, the emperor will personally grant the marriage. I am looking forward to the prince getting married, but I am also afraid that he will not marry the person he likes, and I am even more afraid that he will be dragged into the vortex of the court."

His vicissitudes of life eyes were instantly filled with worry again.

Hua Qinfeng comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. Marriage is destined by heaven. Since my father has promised Miss Xie to me, I will naturally treat her well."

He doesn't force love, nor does he expect it, he's only interested in martial arts and swords. It doesn't matter who he marries, as long as she doesn't disturb him from practicing martial arts and doesn't object to him returning to the west.

"The Xie family is not only one of the four famous families in Rao Country, but also has the merit of cultivating people, and has great merits. The Xie family is different from other families. They have no party or faction. In terms of stance, they are as impartial as the prince. It is most appropriate for the third daughter of the Xie family to marry into the prince's mansion. I just hope that you can get along well in the future."

Hua Qinfeng understood a little: his father's original intention was to grant the marriage between Xie and his fifth brother, but some people in the court disagreed. It was said that they argued and discussed for a long time, and finally it fell to him. Everyone felt that this huge benefit was a bargain for him.

Nanny Bai continued, "Although the Xie family does not compete for fame or wealth, they value reputation and rules the most. I hope that the prince will be more cautious in his actions in the future and not act on impulse..."

Before he finished speaking, Hua Qinfeng hurriedly explained: "I did go to Xingyun Villa, but I was wearing a mask, so no one knew who I was, and I didn't see Miss Xie! I didn't tarnish anyone's reputation, and it wasn't against the rules!"

As he said this, he glared at Chaoyang beside him.

Chaoyang shook his head innocently: "I didn't say anything. Your Majesty, you said it yourself."

Nanny Bai asked, "The prince went to Xingyun Villa?"

Hua Qinfeng regretted it too late, this was an admission of guilt.

Nanny Bai stared at Chaoyang: "Chaoyang, go ahead."

"The prince took me to buy pastries for Madam, and we had a meal at the restaurant. When I went downstairs, the prince disappeared."

Hua Qinfeng confessed everything: "Someone in the restaurant talked about the palace. It's okay if they say something bad about me, I don't care anyway, but how can I tolerate them saying that my princess is ugly and talentless? It's okay if they say that she is talentless and a sickly woman, I don't care, but she has not even entered the palace, and she is cursed to die in a few days. Naturally, I have to find the culprit and shut her up!"

Nanny Bai listened carefully, paused, and asked, "How did the prince know that the gossip was spread by people from Xingyun Villa?"

Hua Qinfeng said angrily: "Those people who were drinking said that the news came from outside the city!"

Nanny Bai nodded, with a sharp light in her eyes: "The only place outside the city that I can think of is Xingyun Villa, where the princess will live when she is married."

Chaoyang suddenly felt something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "What did the prince do in the villa?"

"I just punched that old woman who was too talkative. She was so weak that she fainted after one punch."

Hit someone? !

"Who else did you meet?"

Hua Qinfeng slammed the table in anger, "I get angry just talking about it. I met a little girl in the garden. When she saw me beating someone, she didn't scream at first. I thought she was a coward, so I tried to comfort her. But then she took off the old woman's gold hairpin and threw it into the pond, yelling "Catch the thief!" She falsely accused me of stealing, forcing me to jump over the wall and leave! I was so angry!"

The more Chaoyang listened, the paler his face became. "Your Highness, that's not what you said in the restaurant just now! Why did you beat someone up again? And there was a little girl who not only saw you but also talked to you? With your physique and height, even if you were masked, how many people like you can be found in Zhongdu? Those who can serve in the other gardens are all people in the palace, and maybe someone has seen you."

If the people in the palace or the Xie family knew about it, not only would she lose her reputation, but she might even lose her marriage.

Nanny Bai asked calmly, "Your Highness, are you saying that the little girl didn't shout at first, but only later did she shout 'Catch the thief?'"

Hua Qinfeng was still struggling: "This is the first time in my life that I have been framed. I will definitely teach that girl a lesson when I see her next time."

Nanny Bai said, "If the prince sees that girl, he must thank her very much."

"Why?!"

Chaoyang's eyes flickered, as if he understood something, and he suddenly realized: "When she shouted like that, it would be just a thief who entered the villa, and people would focus on the lost property. The guards would also investigate the thief. A scandal of revenge for beating a palace maid would instantly become a theft case. No one would link the thief to the prince."

"Chaoyang is right. Your Majesty, the people in the restaurant may have deliberately said those words to lure you to Xingyun Villa. The Central Capital is not like the Western Frontier. Here, your every word and action represents the royal family and involves the court."

Hua Qinfeng's face turned cold: "I am not as virtuous as the crown prince, nor as literary as my fifth brother. My father is not close to me. I just want to be a soldier guarding the city in the west. If you think I am annoying, just go to the court and find a reason to report me, and let my father punish me and send me back! It's better not to return to Zhongdu forever! Why bother with all these roundabout things!"

After saying that, he rushed out of the door.

"Your Majesty!"

Nanny Bai called him and said, "Chaoyang, the prince is straightforward, honest and kind. This is his strength, but also his weakness. You stay by his side, you are his eyes and ears, you need to be more careful and considerate of him."

"I understand." Chaoyang bit his lip and replied. This time he didn't take good care of the prince, and let the prince get into trouble in the restaurant.

After regretting it, he immediately chased after him.

After a while, Bai Guo came with a cup of brown sugar ginger tea, laughing as if watching a show: "Mammy, what did the prince do to deserve your scolding? He was so angry that he ignored me when I called him?"

"Bai Guo, ask Lao Liu to come over here."

I’m afraid it’s a big deal.

"Yes." Bai Guo immediately stopped smiling, put down the teapot, turned around and walked out.