Drunk Bamboo

"Let go of me!" Hua Qinfeng warned again.

"No! I won't let go. If I let go of my sister-in-law, you will send me back to Xilin. I won't let go! I absolutely won't let go!" Xiao Bingxin was determined to hold on to Xie Yuzhu.

"Chaoyang, take action." Hua Qinfeng ordered.

Chaoyang waved his hands, shook his head, and took a step back.

"Your Majesty, she is the Fourth Miss Xiao, so Your Majesty should take action."

Seeing that the grown men didn't dare to take action, Bai Guo volunteered.

"I come!"

He rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his slender arms towards Xiao Bingxin.

"Who are you? If you dare to touch me, just try it!" Xiao Bingxin raised her head and said vigilantly.

"Remember, my name is Bai Guo, Bai Guo from Feng Palace." Bai Guo had long disliked her, and she was wearing the same red clothes as him. "You hugged our prince's body, and now you are pestering my princess. You are looking for trouble. Those men don't dare to touch you, but I do."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Baiguo's hand got close, it was bitten hard.

"Ah——" Bai Guo screamed, "You bit me! You, a lady from a general's mansion, actually bit me! Are you born in the year of the dog?!"

Xie Yuzhu finally couldn't stand this excitement anymore.

"Loose your mouth."

There was a hint of cold warning in the calm voice.

There was no roar or irritability, but it was very penetrating.

Every word clearly hit Xiao Bingxin's mind.

He actually let go.

Yun Ling went forward to check on Bai Guo's injuries: "Sister Bai Guo, I'll take you to apply medicine."

Take Baiguo away from this chaotic scene immediately.

Xiao Bingxin continued to hold Xie Yuzhu's arm, not relaxing for a moment.

Xie Yuzhu sighed: "Your Majesty, probably no one can go out for shopping today."

"I, I...I will definitely go outing with you on the Shangsi Festival." He wanted to take her out for the first time, but broke his promise, feeling uneasy.

"Let's not talk about the outing for now. Let her let go first." Xie Yuzhu looked at the long-haired beauty.

"Xiao Bingxin!" Hua Qinfeng could only yell at her.

Xiao Bingxin no longer pretended to be pitiful and her eyes were determined.

"I will never let go unless you promise not to send me back to Xilin!"

There's no point in staying in this stalemate.

Xie Yuzhu stroked her long hair and spoke in a negotiating tone.

"Bingxin, you haven't eaten for two days. Let's sit down and eat something first, and then talk slowly, okay?"

Xiao Bingxin didn't respond, just stared at Hua Qinfeng.

Xie Yuzhu: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"It's all up to you."

Xie Yuzhu stared at Xiao Bingxin, who was eating voraciously with her mouth and hands covered in oil. She didn't look like a beauty at all, but rather like a starving ghost reincarnated.

"Delicious... Really delicious..." Xiao Bingxin said as she ate, smiling at her with her eyes curved.

"It seems that he really hasn't eaten for two days." Xie Yuzhu felt pity in his heart at this time.

Yunling saw that she was eating so fast and was afraid that she would choke.

"Please go slowly, Miss Fourth. I'll serve you a bowl of soup. Eat slowly."

Xiao Bingxin took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

"Good... Zhongdu's food is delicious... and beautiful..."

Yunling served another bowl and put it aside.

Xie Yuzhu said: "These are all made of ginkgo."

Xiao Bingxin was surprised for a moment, but soon she didn't care and continued eating.

"…Then I won't bite her anymore. As long as she makes delicious food for me every day, I won't bother with her for talking back to me."

Xie Yuzhu: She is also a lovely girl. When she is not crying, she is not that annoying.

"Ha--I'm full--I feel so comfortable--"

I drank the soup, burped, and felt very satisfied.

Yun Ling handed her a towel, she wiped her mouth, wiped her hands, rinsed her mouth, and finished the meal.

Hua Qinfeng, who had been gloomy all the time, said coldly: "You have eaten, tell me the truth about why you ran away from marriage."

"Sister-in-law..."

Xiao Bingxin leaned closer to Xie Yuzhu with a frightened expression.

She is a smart and emotionally intelligent girl. She knows who is the most powerful in the mansion, who can be provoked, and who has the backing.

Now in her eyes, the biggest supporter is Xie Yuzhu, because the God of War Wind King listens to her.

Xie Yuzhu comforted him, "It's okay. The prince just wants to know the whole story so that he can reply to the general. Tell us why you want to escape the marriage, and we will discuss it with you. There must be a reason for keeping you in the palace against the general's wishes, what do you think?"

Hua Qinfeng did not object.

Xiao Bingxin understood that she needed someone's help with this matter.

So I tell you:

"Before I was born, I had a verbal marriage contract with the Zheng family in Wushan County, a neighboring county. The Zheng family is a merchant family. Daddy had received favors from Mr. Zheng, and Daddy was grateful to the Zheng family, so he arranged this marriage with the Zheng family. But I don't like the eldest son of the Zheng family, and I have never interacted with him. Over the years, Daddy has also taken good care of the Zheng family, which is why the Zheng family has its current status in the western frontier. Daddy's kindness has long been repaid, so why did he marry me to the Zheng family?"

"Mr. Zheng has told Dad many times that the marriage was just a verbal agreement between the two adults. Whether the marriage will take place now depends on whether the two children are willing."

"Even though Master Zheng said so, Dad didn't say anything. Last year, the eldest son of the Zheng family broke his leg because of a horse riding accident. Now he walks with a limp. Master Zheng came to our house again and said he wanted to cancel the marriage. Dad didn't agree again."

Xiao Bingxin held her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, tell me, which father would marry his daughter to a cripple? Does father not love me anymore?"

This story doesn't sound like anything special. Because it's so ordinary, there's nothing much to think about.

Xie Yuzhu thought about it and decided to be conservative and not express too open-minded ideas.

"General Xiao may have his own considerations. He is a man who keeps his promises."

"But I am her biological daughter. I have seen Mr. Zheng. He is dark and ugly. I don't like him."

"Perhaps Master Zheng is kindhearted and considerate? Your father must know his character, so he insisted on you getting married. Which father would push his daughter into a fire pit?"

While Xie Yuzhu was speaking, she glanced at Hua Qinfeng's expression out of the corner of her eye.

There didn't seem to be any intention to stop her from continuing.

After all, Hua Qinfeng had always wanted to return to the West, and the most powerful general in the West was General Xiao of Xilin. If even Hua Qinfeng was willing to go back, there must be someone he admired there. Someone he admired would not ignore his daughter's marriage.

"Sister-in-law, the first time I saw you, I knew you were a kind-hearted person, otherwise Brother Feng wouldn't listen to you so much. Please help me talk to Brother Feng and ask him to let me stay. Let me stay in the palace. I don't want to go back to Xilin, and I don't want to marry that cripple."

Xiao Bingxin begged.

If I don't keep her now, will she really end up living on the streets?

Xie Yuzhu: "You can rest assured to stay here and relax in Zhongdu first, but we will also write to General Xiao to inform you of your current situation."

Xiao Bingxin discussed, "Can you help me beg my father?"

Xie Yuzhu hasn't figured out what to say yet.

"I already have someone I like, in Zhongdu."

He looked at Hua Qinfeng with watery eyes.

"What are you looking at me for?!"