Drunk Bamboo

Prince Feng’s Mansion, Changfeng Courtyard Study.

Xie Yuzhu was drawing poisonous weeds at his desk when suddenly a gust of wind blew up and messed up the drawing paper on the table.

"Why is the wind blowing?"

Xie Yuzhu stood up, walked to the window and closed it.

There was a slight uneasiness in my heart:

"I don't know if everything is going well over there at Hua Qinfeng."

The next day, before dawn, a man hurried in outside the Wind Prince's Mansion.

Lao Liu opened the door, and the person who came was the Minister of Revenue Liu Shancai.

His face was covered in sweat and his eyes were filled with fear.

"Please tell the princess the latest news from Loushan: the bandits have robbed silver again, and the prince fell off a cliff and his whereabouts are unknown!"

"I have to go to court right now, otherwise I will be late. This is about the prince, I am in a hurry to inform the princess first."

After saying that, Liu Shancai got on the carriage and rushed towards the palace.

Lao Liu was stunned: "The prince fell off the cliff..."

His squinting eyes suddenly widened, and he raised his head and whistled into the air.

"Uu——"

After a while, a figure landed silently in the palace.

"Send someone to Loushan immediately and find the prince!"

"Yes."

Lao Liu hurried towards Changfeng Courtyard, but stopped after taking a few steps.

There was no news from Changfeng Tower, and no one knew the truth about whether the prince had fallen off the cliff. It was better to wait for the exact news from our own people before informing the princess to avoid her worrying.

Xie Yuzhu got up and practiced the Eight-Section Exercises in the yard for a while as usual. Suddenly, she wanted to eat Wang Po's tofu pudding, so she called Yunling to go out.

Before leaving, she looked at Lao Liu out of habit: "Lao Liu, do you have anything to say?"

It's a habit I've developed these days. I look forward to hearing news about Hua Qinfeng from Loushan every day.

Lao Liu paused for a moment, then quickly showed his usual smile: "Nothing."

Xie Yuzhu didn't notice anything and said with a smile, "Okay, save some food for yourself and I'll bring you some tofu pudding later."

Xie Yuzhu was not as happy as she had imagined after eating Wang Po's tofu pudding.

Walking in the bustling streets, she recalled the time when Hua Qinfeng took her shopping.

"Hua Qinfeng has been gone for about twenty days, right?"

Yun Ling thought about it and said, "It's been twenty-three days. Princess, are you missing your master?"

He sighed softly, "I'm busy studying medicine and looking for poisonous herbs every day. I also have to go to the palace to visit my father, the king, and my mother when I have time. I really don't have any free time. Why doesn't it work?"

I clearly warned myself not to care too much about Hua Qinfeng, nor to rely too much on Hua Qinfeng's kindness to me.

But no matter how busy I am, I still can't help but think of him.

"What's not working?"

"Nothing. Time flies by so fast when I'm busy." Xie Yuzhu shook her head. She would continue to write the Poisonous Grass Sutra when she returned home, and review the acupuncture taught by Grandpa Zhao in the afternoon.

"The princess is afraid of missing the prince, so she keeps herself busy." Yun Ling pursed her lips and smiled.

"You little girl, you understand all this. When Chaoyang comes back, I will marry you to him."

Yun Ling blushed immediately:

"Princess, it's broad daylight, and you're talking about getting married..."

Xie Yuzhu smiled and said, "What's wrong with getting married? You're embarrassed. It's a blessing and a happy thing to marry someone you love. I will prepare a thick dowry for you in the future. And Bai Guo, she's older than you, and the nanny is very worried about her marriage. When the prince comes back, I'll find a suitable person for her."

As he spoke, he bumped into Gu Suiyi who was in a panic.

"Princess, something bad has happened! Something has happened to the prince!"

Something happened to Hua Qinfeng!

Fall off the cliff and disappear!

With his skills, how could he fall off a cliff?

Xie Yuzhu's mind went blank, and it felt like a piece of his heart was suddenly missing. He covered his chest in pain.

The next second, he looked up in disbelief and rushed back to the palace.

"Lao Liu, prepare the best horse for me immediately. I want to leave the city and go to Loushan!"

“Princess, you know that the prince…” Lao Liu’s face darkened.

"You knew about the prince falling off a cliff at Loushan Mountain a long time ago? Why didn't you tell me?" Xie Yuzhu looked at Lao Liu angrily.

Lao Liu was stunned.

The princess never gets angry, but at this moment her eyes are cold, just like the prince on the battlefield, which makes people shudder.

Lao Liu came back to his senses and replied, "Before dawn, Minister Liu of the Ministry of Revenue came to tell me the news. After he finished speaking, he rushed to the palace to attend court and had no time to see the princess. It was me who did not tell her."

Xie Yuzhu retracted her gaze: "Lao Liu, I will know it sooner or later, why are you hiding it?"

"The prince said that if there is bad news, the princess must not know it. There is no news from Changfeng Tower, and I have sent people to investigate the situation. If the prince is really in trouble, there will be news. Princess, wait a little longer."

Xie Yuzhu raised her eyes and raised her voice: "I can't wait! These 23 days of waiting here for news are too torturous!"

Lao Liu looked at the princess in front of him, his face anxious and heartbroken, none of his usual calmness and composure.

At this moment, Xie Yuzhu understood his own feelings.

Hua Qinfeng is the best person to her in this world. He is her husband and her support.

Missing you cannot be hidden, and missing you cannot be stopped, so then don’t hide it, and don’t stop it.

If Hua Qinfeng betrayed her in the end, she could just leave. Why bother about the present?

"If Hua Qinfeng really fell off the cliff and disappeared, I will definitely find him and bring him back."

"Princess, the prince has instructed that you must not be put in danger. The palace needs you!"

Xie Yuzhu recognized his own heart.

"The palace is fine, and everyone in the palace is fine. It's Hua Qinfeng who got into trouble! Are we going to sit here and do nothing, hoping that God will bless him?"

"I don't believe in God, I believe in myself."

Xie Yuzhu's eyes were firm: "Lao Liu, don't say anything more. You stay at the palace and don't let the maid know. Just say that I went to the palace to accompany the queen."

Yun Ling stepped forward: "Princess, I will go with you."

"You stay and help Bai Guo. I'm afraid Bai Guo will find out and can't hide it from Nanny. You can keep an eye on the palace for her."

Yun Ling nodded: "Well, then I will help the princess pack her luggage."

“Keep everything simple.”

"Yes."

Lao Liu stood there for a long time.

He sighed softly and smiled faintly.

My Lord, the princess really cares about you.

Xie Yuzhu took off her head ornament, tied her hair into a ponytail with a hairband, and inserted the Yuzhu hairpin given by Hua Qinfeng.

He quickly changed into riding clothes, took some self-defense poison from the study, took Yunling's packed luggage and went out.

Lao Liu was waiting at the door leading a white horse.

"Princess, as long as you show this white lotus jade token, all the personnel in the bases under Changfeng Tower can be deployed by your princess."

"Thank you." Xie Yuzhu put away the White Lotus Jade Plate, took the reins, jumped up, and galloped away.

At the south gate of Zhongdu, there stood a dashing man holding a folding fan and leading a horse, seemingly waiting for someone.

"Gu Suiyi?" Xie Yuzhu saw him as soon as she walked out of the city gate.

Hearing the voice, the dashing man put away his folding fan, jumped onto the horse, and showed his handsome smile.

Gu Suiyi laughed heartily: "I knew you would go to Loushan to find the prince in person. I will go with you."

Xie Yuzhu said gratefully: "Okay, I'll remember this favor."

The horses were spurred and the dust rose up.