Drunk Bamboo

Xie Yuzhu was woken up, half squinting her eyes, and sat up wrapped in a quilt: "Your Highness held my hand all the way and married me yesterday. Your Highness won't forget it, right?"

Her long hair was loose, her skin was white, and she was curled up in the quilt with only her head showing, making her look even more petite.

Hua Qinfeng was dumbfounded and said, "You are Xie Yuzhu! My princess?!"

His princess was actually the little girl who had deceived him!

"Yes, I am Xie Yuzhu, the prince's princess. I am not some woman of unknown origin. It is only natural for me to sleep in your bed. Your Majesty, there is no need to make a fuss. Now, can your Majesty go out? I want to continue sleeping." Xie Yuzhu fell down and turned her back to him.

"Why am I sleeping in the ear room? What did you do to me?" His mind was confused now, and he would go crazy if he didn't figure it out.

Xie Yuzhu didn't react at all, and seemed to have really fallen asleep.

Hua Qinfeng lifted the quilt and pulled her up without any mercy.

Xie Yuzhu had to open her eyes, looked him in the eye, and said innocently: "I am a weak concubine, I can't lift anything, what can I do to the tall and mighty prince?"

"You falsely accused me of stealing in the Villa. You are the most deceitful little girl. You are not allowed to sleep until you explain clearly!"

She shuddered and said pitifully, "I know I was wrong. Your Majesty, please forgive me and let me go."

If you go head-on with someone like Hua Qinfeng who has strong limbs but a simple mind, you will suffer a loss. You can only use softness to overcome hardness.

Hua Qinfeng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Xie Yuzhu to admit her mistake so quickly and sincerely. Seeing her shivering from the cold in only her underwear, he felt very sorry for her and his anger subsided. He also remembered what Nanny and Chaoyang had said. She had helped with the matter of the Villa.

He let her go, covered her with the quilt, raised his head, and pretended to be serious: "A good man does not fight with a woman. Just behave yourself in the palace from now on. I won't embarrass you again."

Xie Yuzhu crawled into bed and fell asleep quickly.

It was clearly his room, but he felt like he had no idea where to put his hands and feet.

He slapped his face to sober up, his eyes glanced at the overturned wine jug and the half-torn red silk on the wedding table, and suddenly memories came to him.

"No, why do I remember that you also lied to me last night? Is that right?"

He turned around and took a step forward, then pulled Xie Yuzhu out of the bed.

She frowned, suppressed her anger, and met Hua Qinfeng's eyes as dark as the night.

Xie Yuzhu sat up straight and said seriously:

"Yes, last night I asked Chaoyang to trick the prince into the house to prevent him from causing a scene at the wedding banquet after getting drunk, so as not to embarrass the palace. Yes, the day before yesterday, it was also I who framed the prince for stealing the golden hairpin, making the guards think that a thief had entered the villa, not the dignified Third Prince Feng. On the surface, I was slandering the prince and deceiving him, but in fact, I was helping him, resolving his difficulties, and maintaining his reputation. I did nothing wrong, and I have made contributions. I have no intention of asking for credit or reward from the prince, but the prince misunderstood me so deeply that I can only defend myself."

"You, you..." After her reminder, Hua Qinfeng remembered that he was drunk last night and was suddenly speechless.

"I have explained everything. If Your Majesty is still angry, then just spank my butt a few more times like you did last night to calm him down." She wrote "The Poisonous Grass Sutra" until very late last night and had only gone to bed a few hours ago. She was very sleepy and had no energy to argue with him.

"I, when did I hit you..." He was about to refute, but paused, his face embarrassed, because he remembered.

"Does the prince have selective amnesia?" Xie Yuzhu asked calmly.

"I never hit women. This time I did something wrong because I was drunk. Let's write it off and never mention this matter again." Hua Qinfeng was not a shy person. After he understood everything, he generously admitted his mistake.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generosity."

Finally I can sleep.

But Hua Qinfeng always felt that he had forgotten something important.

Not long after Xie Yuzhu lay down, Yun Ling came to wake her up, saying that she had to go to the palace to pay her respects and couldn't be late.

After Yunling changed clothes, put on shoes, washed and dressed herself, it was already dawn.

A maid named Baiguo brought breakfast and specifically explained that Hua Qinfeng was practicing martial arts and asked her to eat first.

It was not until I went out that I saw Hua Qinfeng. It was just after the Waking of Insects, and the weather was cold. He was riding on a horse in a thin coat, looking thinner than yesterday, with bright eyes and a righteous spirit.

She bowed, and Hua Qinfeng was stunned at first. It was obvious that he was not used to someone bowing to him so early in the morning, or he was not used to having another princess.

She waved her hand and asked Chaoyang to help her into the carriage at the back.

Hua Qinfeng rode in front, and Chaoyang followed behind in the car. Not to mention being surrounded by people, they didn't even bring any guards or maids with them. They just headed towards the palace in a simple manner.

After a while, the curtain was lifted and Hua Qinfeng bent down and entered the carriage.

"Your Majesty?"

Hua Qinfeng sat next to Xie Yuzhu and coughed lightly to hide his awkwardness: "I came to the palace today to see my father and mother and to recognize each other. My father has always respected the Xie family, and my mother is from the Hedong Wang family, one of the four famous clans. I'm sure they won't make things difficult for you. Just think of it as going home to see your parents, don't be nervous."

Xie Yuzhu smiled slightly: "I am not nervous. The palace rules have been taught to me by Madam Nanny, and I remember them."

"Forget that you were born into the Nanmi Xie clan, and you know the rules best."

"Your Majesty seems a little uneasy."

"Since you've married me, I won't hide some things from you. My mother is from the Bai country, and I have half Bai blood. I've loved martial arts since I was a child, but I hate reading and writing, and I'm not interested in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Among the princes, the crown prince is kind and virtuous, and the fifth brother is elegant and polite. Both the court officials and my father like them more. This dynasty values ​​civil officials over military officials, and many loyal officials will pay special attention to a prince like me who has a casual personality, fearing that I will do something to embarrass the royal family."

After a pause, Hua Qinfeng said apprehensively, "You may hear some unpleasant words in the future, don't worry about it. As a prince, many things are complicated and can't be explained at once. Anyway, I will return to the western border soon, and there won't be those messy things. You are from the Nanmi Xie family, and many ministers in the court are from Baiyun Academy. No one dares to speak rudely to you, nor will they do anything to hurt you, so you don't have to worry."

Some things should be told to Xie Yuzhu as early as possible, and he would not hide them. In the future, he did not plan to bring her with him, but only wished her good health. He had not said these words to Nanny Bai, nor to Chaoyang. The person who married him was Xie Yuzhu, and she had the right to know.

Xie Yuzhu listened carefully to Hua Qinfeng's words and smiled even more: "Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty."

Hua Qinfeng asked in surprise: "You don't object to me returning to the West?"

"Your Highness cares about the people and guards the borders. He is doing good things to protect the country and the people. Why should I oppose it?"

Xie Yuzhu: If you didn’t like staying in the western frontier, I wouldn’t have insisted on marrying you.

"Very good, very good! The princess has a sense of justice in her heart!" Hua Qinfeng was overjoyed and looked at Xie Yuzhu with a much better eye.

"However, if the prince returns to the western frontier, and I get bored in the mansion, can I go out for a walk?" she asked tentatively.

"Of course. There are not so many rules in my house. If you want to go out shopping, you can go shopping. If you want to play wherever you want, you can go wherever you want." He agreed readily.

Xie Yuzhu's eyes were bright: "Anywhere is fine?"

Hua Qinfeng said sympathetically: "After I return to the West, if you miss your family, you can return to Nanmi and live there for a while."

"Thank you, Your Highness." If even Nanmi can go, what other places in Rao Kingdom can't go? Hua Qinfeng looks silly, but his thoughts are open-minded. Xie Yuzhu is full of hope for the future, "It's good to marry the prince."

Hua Qinfeng was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and smiled: "You are quite easy to satisfy."

Xie Yuzhu just smiled and said nothing.