Drunk Bamboo

Back in the hall, everyone's eyes lit up.

Xiao Bingxin always appears in everyone's sight in a red dress. The dazzling red color matched with her exotic facial features gives people a dazzling feeling at first sight.

At this moment, she is wearing an elegant blue-white long dress and her black hair cascading down like a waterfall, which is really eye-catching.

More exciting than the eye-catching red.

This was also the first time Xie Yuzhu saw Hua Qinfeng dressed so simply.

In the past, such light clothing was only seen as underwear at night.

Xiao Bingxin smiled, while Hua Qinfeng remained expressionless.

He didn't like sword dancing for entertainment, and he was forced to go on stage and cooperate with Xiao Bingxin, so he was naturally unhappy.

It's good enough just to have an ugly face.

Not getting angry or going on strike was already giving enough face to those present.

After all, it was a family dinner, and the people present were all relatives, so he couldn't keep a cold face.

Xie Yuzhu had been keeping her eyes on him since he entered the hall, hoping to see anything unusual in his expression.

Apparently, there was nothing particularly strange about him.

However, since entering the hall, he never looked at her again.

As if he was deliberately avoiding her sight.

Or maybe Xie Yuzhu was overthinking it, he was just unhappy.

It also involved her.

This time, Hua Qinfeng didn't have any branches that he could easily break off, but Eunuch Dong already had experience and had prepared a wooden sword early on.

Hua Qinfeng didn't think much about it. He held the wooden sword in his hand and waved it in the hall with Xiao Bingxin.

Both of them were very agile, and the wooden swords seemed to move in their hands, being both agile and deft.

Xie Yuzhu thought: If Hua Qinfeng hadn't had a cold face all the time, and she knew he was unhappy, she would have felt uncomfortable for a moment when she saw him and Xiao Bingxin, a handsome couple, dancing with swords together.

A talented man and a beautiful woman?!

When this idiom popped up in her mind, Xie Yuzhu was startled at first, then she looked closely at Hua Qinfeng, whose face was as grim as a stone, and suspected that she had made a mistake due to panic just now, resulting in the inappropriate use of words.

Soon, the sword dance ended, and the emperor of course gave a lot of praise.

Hua Qinfeng remained silent, performed the greetings in a proper manner, and then returned to his seat.

And Xiao Bingxin didn't flatter him at all, nor did she put forward any strange conditions. It seemed that she just wanted to perform sword dance for the people present.

Is it really that simple?

Xie Yuzhu was suspicious.

As soon as Hua Qinfeng sat down, she immediately asked with concern:

"Did Miss Xiao Si say anything to the prince just now? Or did she do anything strange?"

"No." Hua Qinfeng shook his head quickly.

Xie Yuzhu looked at him and said:

"Before the sword dance, the prince was always worried. After the sword dance, I was overthinking. It's good that everything is fine. It's good that everything is fine."

"It's okay, you don't have to worry." Hua Qinfeng hesitated for a moment and still had no intention of telling her about Xiao Bingxin.

Seeing that the dishes in front of her were still the same as when he left, he asked with some concern: "I didn't see you eat anything all night, don't you like the dishes in the palace?"

Xie Yuzhu glanced around, moved closer to Hua Qinfeng, and whispered in his ear, "To be honest, it's not as delicious as the one made with ginkgo."

The imperial chefs in the palace are carefully selected, so naturally they cook the most delicious food.

Because the most distinguished person of Rao Kingdom lived in the palace, and the emperor didn't say it was not delicious, how could Xie Yuzhu express her opinion?

If the emperor knew that Baiguo was a good cook, he wouldn't necessarily snatch her away.

Hua Qinfeng also whispered in her ear:

"Let Baiguo make you a midnight snack when we get home."

Xie Yuzhu raised her eyes and smiled, "Is it the prince who wants to have a midnight snack? I took a few chopsticks, but the prince only drank the wine and didn't eat a single bite."

As she was speaking, she saw Hua Qinfeng about to take the wine from the glass to his mouth.

He raised his hand to stop the wine glass: "You've had a few drinks already. Eat something first to fill your stomach. Otherwise, you'll get drunk easily and it will hurt your stomach."

Hua Qinfeng said nothing, just stared at Xie Yuzhu as he moved the wine glass in his hand aside, then picked up a few dishes and put them into the empty bowl in front of him.

She raised her eyes and motioned for him to eat quickly.

Hua Qinfeng hesitated to speak:

"Thank you Yuzhu..."

Xie Yuzhu was so good to him, how could she collude with the fourth girl to deceive her?

But he also wanted to help the fourth girl fulfill her last wish, and then he would return to Xilin and probably would not come to Zhongdu again.

It doesn't hurt anyone, it's just to let my fifth brother meet her secretly.

it should be no problem?

"What's wrong?" Xie Yuzhu saw that he was in a daze, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and handed them to him personally, "Prince, eat something first."

"I..." He took the dishes and chopsticks in a daze, and when he saw Xie Yuzhu's concerned eyes, he felt guilty and uneasy.

I really can't fool Xie Yuzhu.

At this moment, Xiao Bingxin looked straight at him.

That look was cold, pleading, and threatening. Hua Qinfeng suddenly remembered what Xiao Bingxin said before entering the hall.

"Don't let the princess sister-in-law know. She will definitely think a lot and won't let Brother Feng help me."

"I'm not saying that Princess Sister-in-law is bad. She is the best. It's just that she treats Brother Feng better. But Princess Sister-in-law has never been to the Western Frontier. No matter how much Brother Feng says, she can't really understand the relationship between Brother Feng and Daddy, and the comradeship with Third Brother. Brother Feng only risked his life to help me for Daddy and Third Brother."

"I am selfish, Brother Feng. But I have no choice. Brother Feng has watched me grow up. Brother Feng can't bear to see me suffer like this, right?"

……

Xiao Bingxin's words kept echoing in his ears.

Seeing his strange expression, Xie Yuzhu asked:

"Does your Majesty want to say something to me?"

"It's okay." Hua Qinfeng came back to his senses and forced a smile. "I just want to tell you that you should eat a little more. The banquet will be over in a while. Don't starve yourself."

Xie Yuzhu caught that forced smile, and replied with a smile without any ripples on her face:

"I'm not hungry."

Xiao Bingxin suddenly stood up and said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, I will be returning to Xilin tomorrow. I don't know when I will be able to come to Zhongdu again. There is one thing I have been hiding in my heart. I must say it today so that everyone can know."

Xiao Zhong was stunned.

Was she going to tell the emperor in front of him that she loved King Wen?

Isn't this nonsense? !

At the same time, Hua Qinfeng and Xie Yuzhu felt a shudder in their hearts at the same time.

What was even more unexpected was that the imperial concubine, who had been keeping her brows down and silent, also raised her eyes slightly and looked at Xiao Bingxin, as if she wanted to hear what she said.

Hua Qinming's expression remained unchanged.

Xiao Zhong hurriedly tried to make amends: "Your Majesty, I am too outspoken and don't know the seriousness of the matter. I hope Your Majesty will not take it personally."

The emperor said, "General Xiao, it's rare for Bingxin to come to Zhongdu, how can we let her suffer injustice in the palace?"