Drunk Bamboo

Hua Qinfeng was called out to ride horses again early in the morning. Yun Ling felt a little worried when she saw this.

The prince and princess haven't spoken much in the past two days. After returning from Daci Temple yesterday, the princess took out many bottles and jars from the suitcase and placed them on an iron rack and burned them. Yun Ling was very puzzled.

"Princess, what are you doing? These porcelain jars are white and shiny, and they look really pretty. Isn't it a waste to burn them on the fire?"

After spending a long time with Xie Yuzhu, Yun Ling's personality became cheerful and easy-going, and she was no longer as restrained as before.

"To extract toxic components from plants, these jars are specially made transparent so that you can see what's inside. Although the jars are not valuable, most people can't really produce the effect I want. Only that person can do it."

Xie Yuzhu explained the homemade distillation device in a reasonable and simple way while concentrating on making the drug. She had used up most of it on Hua Qinfeng on the wedding night, so she had to make some more when she had time to keep it for later use.

Ever since Yun Ling knew that Xie Yuzhu had saved the Grand Tutor with her medical skills, she was no longer surprised that she was developing poison or antidote, nor was she curious about the person she was talking about.

Instead, she was very worried that she only cared about poisonous herbs and poisons, but didn't care about the prince's coldness towards her.

"Princess, the prince had breakfast and then went to the horse farm in the suburbs with his friends. He didn't return home until late at night yesterday. In the past, the prince would chat with you for a few minutes before going to bed, but now he just lies down on the bed and falls asleep. Did you have an argument?" Yun Ling looked anxious and worried about Xie Yuzhu.

"You follow me every day. When have you ever seen us quarreling?" Xie Yuzhu asked calmly without even raising her head.

After thinking about it, it seems that we didn’t have a quarrel, but the feeling is different from before.

Yun Ling answered seriously, "That's not the case. The prince doesn't really care about the people in the palace. He doesn't even let Brother Chaoyang follow him when he goes out. Princess, you know the prince's mind best. Do you know why he is unhappy?"

"I don't know what happened, but after meeting Zhang Xinghe, he has this expression of ignoring people all day long. Yunling, have you heard of Zhang Xinghe in the palace before? The prince said that he is the grandson of Master Zhang."

After hearing Zhang Xinghe's name, Yun Ling suddenly panicked and spoke incoherently.

"Yes, I have, but Master Zhang doesn't come to the harem often. I'm just a lowly maid, so I don't dare to ask around."

"Why are you so nervous? I'm just asking casually." Xie Yuzhu raised her eyes slightly and saw Yun Ling's nervous expression. She guessed with a playful look, "You don't like Mr. Zhang, do you?"

"No, no, I, I didn't!" Yun Ling hurriedly shook her head to deny it, her face turning pale.

Xie Yuzhu stopped teasing her and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I'm just kidding. It's normal that you don't know in the harem. I'll ask the nanny when I have time."

Yun Ling looked at Xie Yuzhu fiddling with the strange device with a puzzled look on her face.

"Princess, a married woman should obey her husband and regard him as her God. The princess seems to be different from other women."

As soon as these words came out, Yun Ling immediately covered her mouth.

Xie Yuzhu smiled faintly: "It's okay, I'm glad you asked this question. Because I'm not an ordinary woman, I'm from the Xie family, one of the 'Four Famous Clans' of Rao Country, I have an open mind."

Standing up straight, she smiled and said to Yunling, "Yunling, you may not understand it now, but women can live in this world without relying on anyone. Women can be independent and think independently. Women can also work and earn money and develop careers. Women are no worse than men and do not need to obey their husbands in everything. The relationship between wife and husband is equal."

"The prince has something on his mind and doesn't want to tell anyone. It's useless for me to follow him and ask him. I can't give up on myself and blame others just because the prince has ignored me. I have my own things to do and I don't live for the prince."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty will say it when he wants to."

After Xie Yuzhu said these words, he went back to the work of making the drugs.

She knew that for Yun Ling, these words would be difficult to understand and would take a long time to digest and absorb. She might even never be able to accept them in her entire life.

But she wanted to say it out loud, wanted Yunling to hear it, and hoped that Yunling could understand that even if there was a possibility of failure, she had to give it a try.

Yun Ling was stunned for a long while and didn't fully understand, but there seemed to be a force stirring and surging in her heart.

She stared at Xie Yuzhu with shining eyes, almost in worship.

At nightfall, the lights in the Anhe Restaurant were bright, and a group of young men walked out of the building drunkenly.

One of them suggested: "We are tired of the food at Anhe Restaurant. Next time, please invite Your Majesty to a more interesting place for dinner and drinks!"

Another person tilted his shoulder and said, "It's better to do it now than to wait for a day. Let's go drink tonight!"

Then someone chimed in: "I heard that Taohualou not only has fine wine but also beautiful women!"

"Taohua Tower?" Hua Qinfeng frowned.

The manager of Taohua Tower had a colorful face and that unpleasant smell, which made people feel sick just thinking about it.

The people traveling with him did not notice the displeasure on Hua Qinfeng's face.

He even explained it and continued to seduce her, "Your Highness is not in Zhongdu, so you may not have heard of it. The Jade Liquor from Taohua Tower is the best in Zhongdu."

"No, the smell is too bad. I want to go back home." Hua Qinfeng refused directly.

"It's still early. If Your Highness doesn't like the Jade Liquor, we can go listen to some music." One person did not give up. Thinking that he was making an excuse, he stepped in front of him and found a new excuse for him.

Hua Qinfeng was already in a bad mood, and now he was completely annoyed.

He glared at her angrily: "What song beauty? I said I won't go to Taohua Tower!"

With a wave of his long arm, a strong strange wind was raised, and the young man standing in front of him took several steps back and fell to the ground.

The others were horrified upon seeing this and no one dared to come forward.

After Hua Qinfeng left, Han Xin slowly walked out from the corner of the street and stood in the dark for an unknown amount of time.

Han Xin looked disdainful and said, "You can't even bring a person into a brothel. You must have been drunk drinking with him these days, right?"

"The Wind King was only interested in riding horses and practicing martial arts. We took turns drinking and barely managed to get him to drink several jars of wine. But he sobered up as soon as he left the building."

He cursed: "You can't just add something to the wine and carry it in directly!"

Several people looked at each other in bewilderment: "If we are discovered, with the Wind King's skills, we may not see the sun the next day."

"You guys..."

Before Han Xin could utter a single curse word, a servant from the Han residence came running over in a hurry.

"Master, the master has sent an urgent message, please return home immediately, saying that there is news from the palace."

A sinister smile immediately appeared on Han Xin's face. He was so anxious, it must be good news from the palace.

He glanced at the timid young men in front of him and warned them, "Don't let me see you recently. Stay at home obediently."

"Yes Yes……"

"Go home."