Drunk Bamboo

Liu Shancai served in the court for half his life and met countless people.

I have seen people who are incorruptible and honest, people who are upright and pure, and people who are loyal and generous and willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of justice...

There are those who are flattering and double-faced, those who are treacherous, narrow-minded and ungrateful, and those who are greedy and thieves who are afraid to use their weapons against rats...

But this was the first time I saw Xie Yuzhu, a person who was impartial, kind and treated everyone equally, regardless of their status.

And she had just come of age.

Those who have lived half their lives are not as good as her.

Liu Shancai bowed deeply and said solemnly: "Princess, you are thoughtful and righteous. I admire you."

Xie Yuzhu asked him to stand up and smiled faintly: "Your Excellency is working for the country and the people. Only you can come up with such a good plan. I was just sending Young Master Liu back home and had the honor to hear it. How you should tell my father and how to make those people's names appear on the Golden Steps Palace depends on you."

Liu Shancai's shrewd eyes turned and he immediately understood what Xie Yuzhu meant: "I understand. Thank you, Princess, for your advice."

Looking up at the rising sun, Xie Yuzhu said slowly, "It's getting late, and I should go back home. My Lord will be very busy with fundraising in the future, so I won't bother you any more."

Seeing that she was going to walk back, he suggested, "The Liu residence is quite far from the Wang residence. It will take the princess half an hour to walk. I will send a carriage from the palace to take the princess back to the residence."

Xie Yuzhu glanced at Yunling. Is it so far?

Yun Ling blinked and indicated that it was so.

Xie Yuzhu turned around and said to Liu Shancai with a smile, "I have walked for a long time this morning and I am indeed a little tired. Well, thank you for your help, sir."

"Where is it."

Liu Shancai immediately winked at the servants around him, and soon a carriage was pulled out from the side door.

Before getting on the car, Xie Yuzhu remembered something and said to Liu Shancai, "The prince is not good at socializing on weekdays, and he is not close to the ministers in the court. Now he is not in Zhongdu, and I am alone in the prince's mansion, so I don't know many things. You are the Minister of Revenue, and you are trusted by my father. You must be the fastest to get news. If there is any news about the prince in Loushan, please send someone to inform me."

Liu Shancai immediately responded: "Don't worry, Princess. If there is any news about the prince, I will inform you."

Xie Yuzhu nodded and then walked into the carriage.

Liu Shancai withdrew his gaze after watching the carriage disappear around the corner.

The princess has helped him so much, and he would feel uneasy if he didn't ask for anything in return. Now that he can help the palace to find out the news about the prince, it can be considered as repaying the favor.

The Fengwang Mansion, which is so dedicated to the country and the people, is more qualified than King Wen to compete with the Crown Prince.

When this thought came to his mind, Liu Shancai was suddenly startled and even scared himself.

He quickly shook his head to get rid of this reckless thought.

"Master, you have been standing at the door and talking to the princess for a long time. Why don't you invite her to sit in the house and have a cup of tea?"

A pair of soft, slender hands held his arms.

Liu Shancai looked at his beautiful wife tenderly: "The princess is in a hurry to return home and said she will come for tea next time."

Madam Liu's beautiful eyes were slightly angry: "Son, you can tell me that this time you met a bad guy, and it was the princess who drove him away."

Liu Shancai rushed into the mansion to see his son: "Zi Wang was bullied! Is he hurt?"

Madam Liu consoled him, "There is no external injury, but there is a red spot on the chest, as if someone kicked it. The doctor in the palace checked it and said it was nothing, and there was no internal injury. But we can't get anything out of him. Can the princess tell me who it is?"

He frowned slightly and thought: "The princess didn't mention that someone bullied her son. She just said that she met him by chance on the road and she accompanied him back."

Madam Liu guessed: "I'm afraid the person who bullied our son is not an ordinary person. Even the princess is afraid of him."

No matter how cautious and good at getting along with everyone, Liu Shancai would not sit idly by while his son was bullied.

"No matter who it is, no one can bully Zi Wang!"

"What the master said is true. Now the prince is far away in Loushan to catch bandits, and the princess has no one to take care of her in Zhongdu, so she must be cautious. The princess has helped our son many times and saved the master's life. The master must keep an eye on the princess in the court and make sure she is not bullied."

"Of course. The princess's kindness to our Liu family goes far beyond this." A shrewd gleam of light flashed across Liu Shancai's eyes.

Xie Yuzhu's remarks today made Liu Shancai feel that she was not a simple person. Past rumors were all false and she had hidden them very well.

Madam Liu was puzzled: "What does the master mean?"

"The princess has her own abilities." Liu Shancai hid his thoughts in his heart, then smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry. I am here for you and will not let you and Ziwang get hurt."

Wind Palace

"Princess, you're back..." Lao Liu waited at the door for a long time, and finally saw Xie Yuzhu and Yunling coming back, and they got off an unfamiliar carriage.

Taking a closer look, I saw the Liu family sign hanging on the front of the car.

"Is this the carriage from Minister Liu's residence?"

Xie Yuzhu replied softly: "Let's talk slowly after we get into the mansion. I still have something to ask you."

"Yes."

As soon as she entered Bailian Pavilion, Xie Yuzhu smiled and said, "Madam Baiguo, Yunling and I brought some tofu pudding and meat buns from Wang Po's house. Baiguo, you don't have to prepare breakfast!"

Bai Guo burped: "Princess, we just ate."

Xie Yuzhu smiled politely: "Then, let's take it as lunch. How about eating steamed buns for lunch?"

I was delayed in sending Liu Ziwang off, and now it is indeed past the usual breakfast time.

Bai Guo took the tofu pudding and meat buns from Yun Ling's hand and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll make some fish soup and stir-fry some vegetables for lunch. Meat buns with fish soup will also be delicious."

At this time, the nanny sitting quietly in the hall sighed softly: "I wonder if the prince can have a hot meal outside at this moment."

Bai Guo: "With Chaoyang here, don't worry, Madam, I won't let the prince go hungry."

Xie Yuzhu sat down on the chair next to the nanny and looked at Lao Liu: "Lao Liu, I was just about to ask if Changfeng Tower has any news about the prince?"

"The prince and Mr. Zhang have been gone for three days. Except for the one and a half days they were on the road, they arrived at the Jiangbei County government office on the afternoon of the second day to meet with the local Magistrate Hu to discuss important matters. News just came this morning that the prince and his men are heading in the direction of Loushan."

Xie Yuzhu replied, "They just started investigating today and have seen it on the spot. Lord Zhang and the prince should be able to see something. There may be news tomorrow."

Lao Liu: "The princess is analyzing this. If there is any news tomorrow morning, I will send it to the princess immediately."

Xie Yuzhu continued, "Okay. Also, I've told the Minister of Revenue, Lord Liu, that he will send someone to deliver any information from the court. I know that there are people from Changfeng Tower in the court and the palace, but Minister Liu is involved in this case just like the prince. And Lord Liu has a solid foundation in the court and has many connections, so there may be different news, so you should pay attention."

Lao Liu's eyes were slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the princess would have such a relationship with Minister Liu of the Ministry of Revenue, and that she was so thoughtful.

His expression quickly returned to normal and he replied, "Yes."

"Cough cough, cough cough..."

The nanny covered her mouth and coughed violently.

Baiguo put down what he was holding, ran to the nanny and handed her tea.

Xie Yuzhu asked with concern: "Madam, are you feeling unwell?"