Drunk Bamboo

"Miss Xiao, I can only say that we are not destined to be together."

After Hua Qinming finished speaking, he turned aside and left.

Xiao Bingxin was about to chase after him, but the servant quickly stopped her.

Is this the only way?

God let her meet King Wen, but made her get nothing.

Should she go back and accept her unwilling fate?

"Your Highness, you said that we are not destined to be together, but you like me too, right?" She sat on the ground, tears streaming from her eyes.

It was obvious that King Wen liked her, and it was obvious that the Imperial Concubine also liked her.

Why did Your Majesty give another woman to the prince?

Why did Daddy want her to go back and marry someone he didn't like?

"Miss, the ground is cold, get up quickly!" the servant said anxiously.

"Let me go!" She pushed him away harshly.

Do not!

She will not bow her head.

From childhood to adulthood, there is nothing she cannot get as long as she wants it.

This time, it’s the same!

He wiped away his tears and stood up slowly.

Beautiful eyes are as cold as ice:

"You are all the same, in league with Dad, forcing me to go back to Xilin. Is Xilin as prosperous as Zhongdu? Is there anyone in Xilin who is more handsome than King Wen? But you insist on forcing me to go back and marry that ugly and lame man... I will not compromise..."

Until the red figure disappeared in the crowd.

Xie Yuzhu then withdrew his gaze.

"The fourth lady is deeply in love with King Wen, and she is also infatuated with him."

"She is just willful." Hua Qinfeng looked serious.

"But from what happened just now, it seems that my father and General Xiao forcibly separated a pair of mandarin ducks."

From her perspective as an outsider, Xiao Bingxin undoubtedly liked Hua Qinming, and she expressed it openly. It was not surprising that she liked him because of his life-saving grace and Hua Qinming's beauty.

But why does she feel that Hua Qinming is also interested in her?

Although he pushed her away and rejected her, there were always some misleading words between the lines.

How many beauties has Hua Qinming seen in China? What kind of beauties has he not seen?

Why did you fall in love with Xiao Bingxin?

Could it be that he has taken a fancy to the Xilin Xiao family?

"They have only met a few times, what's the relationship?"

Even Hua Qinfeng, a straightforward and naive guy, could see it.

"Yes, they fell in love after just a few meetings. King Wen doesn't seem to be such a sentimental person." Xie Yuzhu asked him, "By the way, which girl did father choose for King Wen?"

She was even more curious about this.

"The daughter of Lord Luo Yuan, a scholar from the Hanlin Academy." Hua Qinfeng took a sip of tea and said lightly.

"I remember Miss Luo, a beautiful girl from a small family, with delicate looks and quiet manners. She is quite suitable for King Wen."

Many young ladies came to the Liushang Qushui Banquet. Apart from the limelight-loving Gu Ziyi and Liu Cheng, the one who left a deep impression was Luo Qi.

Luo Qi is not a show-off and doesn't talk much, but she is very talented.

The emperor was quite fair in choosing wives for his sons, and they were all daughters of upright families.

"I don't know if it's suitable or not. No one can change the decree issued by my father." Hua Qinfeng sighed lightly, "I hope my fifth brother will be like me..."

He glanced at Xie Yuzhu, thinking, she was just as lucky.

Xie Yuzhu looked out the window and saw people coming and going, a bustling and prosperous scene.

Being open-minded, one's thoughts are naturally bright: "Father did not arrange a noble family or a military general for Prince Wen, but instead assigned Miss Luo, who is from a humble family, to Prince Wen. This shows that Father does not want Prince Wen to become too powerful and fight with the Crown Prince."

Hua Qinfeng said something surprising: "Lord Luo is now a scholar of the Imperial Academy. What he will be in the future depends on what my father says."

Xie Yuzhu's eyes fell on Hua Qinfeng's serious face: "Your Majesty, what you said seems to be a veiled conspiracy?"

"The Xiao family is famous in the west, and the 100,000 Xiao family soldiers are loyal. Father is far away in Zhongdu, and he can't see the soldiers' loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but he can hear a lot of rumors."

Xie Yuzhu lost her smile: "Your Majesty's heart is hard to predict, your achievements are greater than yours."

"I joined the Xiao Family Army when I was thirteen years old. Every time I returned to Zhongdu, the first thing my father would ask me about was the situation of the Xiao Family Army. He would also ask about my connections and relationships in the army intentionally or unintentionally. I didn't find it strange at first, but these days, I've been thinking more about it. Thinking back to the past, I suddenly realized that something was wrong. Perhaps my father had other intentions when he easily allowed me to join the army?"

Hua Qinfeng chuckled:

"I just didn't expect that my personality has not changed since I was a child. I made him angry and acted rashly, and I was not up to the task."

Xie Yuzhu was slightly startled.

When did Hua Qinfeng finally come to his senses?

"Your Highness, do you mean that my father intends for you to take over the Xiao family army?" Hua Qinfeng's words immediately gave her a new idea. "Perhaps my father did have this intention back then. Maybe now, we can take advantage of this opportunity to return to the western frontier?"

"The Xiao family army can only be taken over by the Xiao family members! I will never get involved!" He immediately denied this idea.

Xie Yuzhu thought for a moment and explained:

"Of course I am not asking you to take General Xiao's position. I am just saying that maybe I can take advantage of your majesty's distrust of the Xiao family army and send you back to the Western Frontier to oversee the Xiao family army. In this way, you can truthfully report General Xiao's loyalty and slowly dispel your father's suspicion, and you can stay in the Western Frontier as you wish."

Chaoyang's face was shocked.

Hua Qinfeng was stunned for a while, then he understood and asked with his eyes wide open:

"You want me to be a spy for my father?"

Careful work?

Xie Yuzhu shook her head: "It is a bridge for peaceful communication between General Xiao and my father."

Hua Qinfeng seemed unable to understand.

Chaoyang agreed immediately: "The princess's idea is very good."

Hua Qinfeng lowered his eyelids, looking conflicted.

Xie Yuzhu asked softly, "Your Highness cares about General Xiao, right? You don't want to lie to him?"

"I saw him more often than my father. He taught me martial arts and took me to the battlefield. Deep down, I considered him my master. Even though he would never admit it, he did more for his apprentice than a master would do for his apprentice."

The boy was only thirteen years old, had just lost his beloved mother, and came to the unfamiliar western frontier. At this time, General Xiao appeared in front of him like an old father, teaching him and taking care of him.

Perhaps in his heart, General Xiao's status is higher than that of his biological father, the emperor.

Xie Yuzhu smiled gently:

"Your Highness has really grown up. He has learned to be sad and to worry."

Muttered: "Xie Yuzhu, have you always treated me like a three-year-old child?!"

She said: "Sadness is not suitable for the prince. The prince should be the same as before."

"I can't always let you worry. Now I have you to protect me. I will study hard and learn more, so that you can be as happy as eating candied haws today, without worries." His eyes were firm, and then they became innocent again. "Can't we just tell our father honestly and simply go back to the west?"

Xie Yuzhu didn't know how to answer.

At this time, the waiter called out, "The food is here - enjoy your meal, sir!"

Picking up the chopsticks, Xie Yuzhu smiled and said, "Eat the food. We won't do anything that the prince doesn't want to do."

He called Yunling and Chaoyang: "You two should sit down too, let's have a big meal together!"

Seeing that Xie Yuzhu was enjoying her meal, Hua Qinfeng stopped thinking about it.