Drunk Bamboo

When the Crown Princess hesitated, Hua Qinfeng said:

"Yuzhu was weak, but now she has learned to ride a horse. Look how healthy she looks now. People who are weak need to move around. It will stimulate their appetite, and if they eat well, their health will naturally improve."

Xie Yuzhu agreed, "Your Highness is right. Why don't you let Your Highness give it a try? Perhaps the Crown Prince's health has really improved. If he is not feeling well, we will stop practicing immediately. If the Crown Princess is still worried, she can arrange for an imperial physician to follow him and keep an eye on him at all times."

The husband and wife each said a sentence, completing their conversation.

Hua Jinlin already admired Hua Qinfeng very much, and now he also admires Xie Yuzhu very much.

"Mother... I want to learn horse riding from my Third Uncle. I promise that I will stop learning immediately if I feel unwell."

The Crown Princess looked at Hua Jinlin's eager eyes and finally softened her heart.

He nodded and said gently, "Okay. Mother agreed."

"Great! Great! Hansu, did you hear that? I want to learn how to ride a horse! I want to learn how to ride a horse!"

Hua Jinlin excitedly pulled the female official who was taking care of him and started jogging happily.

Zhang Hansu was being held by a small hand, and she couldn't try to stop it too hard, nor could she just leave it alone.

Bending over, he followed behind him: "I heard you, Crown Prince, please slow down."

Only then did Xie Yuzhu notice that Zhang Hansu was still wearing his official uniform, with a handsome and cold face, and she couldn't help but look at him twice.

"I haven't seen Lin'er so happy for a long time." The Crown Princess' eyes were full of smiles. With Zhang Hansu accompanying Lin'er, she withdrew her gaze with relief.

Politely, he said to Hua Qinfeng, "Thank you, Your Highness, for coming to teach Lin'er. Because of Lin'er's health, no one wants to take risks, for fear of hurting him. If the prince was with us, he might also try to let Lin'er learn horse riding and archery."

Hua Qinfeng said seriously: "Don't worry, Crown Princess, I will take good care of the Crown Prince."

He said gratefully, "I'll be in trouble with you two in the future."

Hua Qinfeng bowed respectfully.

Xie Yuzhu felt embarrassed by the politeness.

Pulling down Hua Qinfeng's hand, he smiled naturally and said, "Crown Princess, you are too polite. The Crown Prince is our nephew, how can we not love him?"

The Crown Princess' eyes trembled slightly, then her eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, and she said meaningfully: "Yuzhu is right."

Everyone's eyes turned to the happy Hua Jinlin.

Hua Jinlin accidentally bumped into the person in front of him.

"What makes the Crown Prince so happy?" Imperial Tutor Zhang held the Crown Prince who was running towards him with both hands.

Hua Jinlin straightened his clothes and bowed respectfully to Master Zhang and Zhang Xinghe:

"Greetings to Grand Tutor Zhang, Junior Master Zhang. I have my mother's permission, and my Third Imperial Uncle wants to teach me how to ride a horse, so I got carried away for a moment."

Zhang Taifu said kindly: "Today is a happy day, the Crown Prince can go and have fun if he is happy."

"Thank you, Master Zhang."

Hua Jinlin said this and bowed again before walking back to the Crown Princess.

Zhang Hansu lowered his eyes, bowed together with Hua Jinlin, and followed behind.

"Although Xinghe and I often go to the East Palace, it is really difficult to see you." Master Zhang suddenly spoke.

His lowered eyes trembled, and he turned back and bowed solemnly: "Greetings to Master Zhang."

The air seemed to freeze.

I only heard Master Zhang sigh softly: "I haven't seen you for three years. Are you not willing to even call me grandpa?"

"Han Su dare not." He still lowered his brows, his voice cold.

"Xinghe and you grew up together, and you have a deep brother-sister relationship. Even if you blame your grandfather for hiding it from you, you cannot deny him as your brother." He looked at her lovingly.

Zhang Xinghe's eyes have never left her since the moment she appeared.

"Han Su is unlucky." She said in a low voice with trembling eyelashes.

Master Zhang seemed to want to say something, but Hua Jinlin came to hold Zhang Hansu's hand again and said excitedly:

"Hansu, Hansu, come with me to the front to see what's going on. It's so lively!"

Zhang Hansu responded to Hua Jinlin and said before leaving, "Hansu is leaving. I hope Master Zhang is in good health and that Master Zhang gets what he wants."

From beginning to end, he never looked up at them.

Zhang Xinghe sneered: "Getting what you want? Isn't that what you want too? Why, isn't it anymore?"

He paused, turned his back and asked, "Do I still have the qualifications now?"

Looking at her leaving back, he said with hatred: "Am I not qualified to be your brother?"

Master Zhang sighed, "Xinghe, give Hansu some more time, she will figure it out."

On the other side, Xie Yuzhu watched this scene from afar.

She asked Hua Qinfeng curiously: "The three of them seem to know each other, but they also seem to be strangers. What's going on?"

"Zhang Hansu, you should have met her when you first entered the palace. She is a lady-in-waiting of the Eastern Palace and the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Zhang."

"Granddaughter of Master Zhang? Zhang Xinghe's sister!" He was surprised, but then he felt it made sense. "They both have cold and aloof personalities. They are really similar as brother and sister. But, they seem to be having a quarrel?"

Hua Qinfeng said casually, "It's probably just that Zhang Xinghe wanted to go to the western border to serve as a soldier, and Zhang Hansu didn't want to. Four years later, their feelings faded. Zhang Hansu has been like this since he was a child, and later he lived in the East Palace to take care of the Crown Prince's daily life. They didn't see each other often, so they became estranged."

Xie Yuzhu murmured, "Brothers and sisters shouldn't be quarreling over this for so many years, right?"

Hua Qinfeng lowered his head and asked, "Why are you so concerned about Zhang Xinghe's affairs?"

She raised her eyes and smiled faintly: "Don't I care about everyone related to the prince? I just find it strange and a bit regrettable. My relatives are right next to me, why do we feel like strangers when we meet? I don't know how envious I am. My relatives can't even see me when I want to."

How can we meet if we are not in the same world?

Hua Qinfeng showed a trace of distress in his eyes: "Do you miss Nanmi, your father, and your sisters?"

Xie Yuzhu nodded: "I miss my family."

But they are not in this world and can never be seen.

"After King Wen's wedding banquet is over, I will find a time to ask my father to allow us to return to Nanmi. I should also pay my respects to your family."

Although she didn't miss Nan Mi that much, nor did she miss the old and young in the Xie family that much, she was still very touched that Hua Qinfeng considered her feelings so much.

Xie Yuzhu sighed, "We have so many requests for our father. Why are Xichu and Nanmi so far away from Zhongdu?"

At this time, Xie Yuzhu saw Zhang Xinghe looking at them.

Xie Yuzhu nodded slightly, Zhang Xinghe also nodded, and then followed Master Zhang to the table.

Hua Qinfeng lowered his head and blamed himself: "It's because I didn't please my father in the past few years, so you are in a dilemma now. If King Wen wants to go somewhere, my father will definitely agree."

"Your Majesty is being overly suspicious again."

Xie Yuzhu held his hand tightly and said patiently:

"I just feel that the families related to the palace are all very strange. Brothers don't look like brothers, and brothers and sisters don't look like brothers and sisters. People say that you are lucky to be born into a rich and powerful family, but I think it's better to be born into an ordinary family. Although there is no fine clothes and delicious food, it's simple, noisy, and happy. At least it looks like a family."

A burst of laughter suddenly interrupted.

Looking for the source of the voice, I saw a handsome young man holding a folding fan and with a cheerful voice.

"I thought that Prince Feng was the most outspoken person in Zhongdu City, but I didn't expect that Princess Feng had unique insights and was even more outspoken. You are all really interesting people!"

With a charming smile, he said, "I am Gu Suiyi, and I am considered the prince's drinking buddy."