Drunk Bamboo

It was only when Xie Yuzhu arrived in the kitchen that she realized she was not good at cooking. She first lit the firewood under the stove, put water in it, and cooked the noodles.

It took a while to finally make a bowl of hot noodles.

When I arrived at the room, Hua Qinfeng had already washed, changed his clothes and was sitting down.

Seeing her come in, he immediately stood up with a smile on his face and took the bowl from her hand.

"I, I'm not good at cooking, so I just cooked some noodles with eggs and vegetables. Do you want to try it and see if it tastes good?" Xie Yuzhu was a little worried about her poor cooking skills. "It's not good to eat too much at night, so I didn't cook much."

Hua Qinfeng picked up the noodles and stuffed them into his mouth. Before he swallowed them, he said cheerfully:

"Delicious! The noodles made by Yuzhu are really delicious!"

Everything she makes is delicious!

Clear soup is also delicious!

"Eat slowly. Don't eat too fast if you're too hungry, and don't eat too much if you're too full. It will hurt your spleen and stomach."

Seeing how voraciously he was eating, Xie Yuzhu was convinced that the noodles were cooked well.

"I'll be content if I can eat the noodles you make for the rest of my life!" Hua Qinfeng obediently drank the soup slowly and said with a satisfied look on his face.

For some reason, Xie Yuzhu was stunned by such a simple sentence.

Hua Qinfeng, you don't have the prince's pampering, nor do you have the prince's ambition.

A bowl of ordinary people's egg and vegetable noodles is so satisfying. If you were not a prince, you should live a more carefree life.

Xie Yuzhu wiped the noodle soup from the corner of his mouth with a towel and called out softly, "Hua Qinfeng."

"Hmm..." His dark eyes looked at her.

His eyes are clear and bright, his face is handsome and bright, he is brave and has a silly stubbornness.

It’s that familiar Huaqin style.

Her eyes sparkled, and she smiled and shook her head: "Nothing, eat slowly, I'll go make the bed first."

"Yuzu." Holding her hand.

"What's wrong?" he turned around and asked patiently.

"Don't go, sit with me for a while. I, I miss you." Hua Qinfeng stared at her blankly, a little nervous, but unwilling to look away.

Xie Yuzhu turned around and sat down again, saying softly, "I miss you, too."

Hua Qinfeng's eyes trembled with obvious joy.

"Eat slowly, I'll sit with you."

Hearing her response, Hua Qinfeng was finally satisfied.

This was the best noodles he had ever eaten.

"Okay, I'll eat slowly."

Xie Yuzhu did nothing but sat quietly beside him, watching him finish his noodles with gentle eyes.

Hua Qinfeng looked up from time to time while eating noodles, and when he looked at her, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Finished?"

"Ah."

He put down his bowl and chopsticks, and seeing Xie Yuzhu was about to make the bed, he quickly asked her to sit down and got up to do it himself.

"You sit down, I'll make the bed. Zhang Xinghe said you came here without stopping, it must be hard. I've been in the cave these days, I'm not tired at all..."

The hand that was spreading the quilt paused, realizing that he had said the wrong thing.

Hua Qinfeng really hated himself for being so quick-tongued at this moment. In such a good atmosphere, why did he have to bring up the matter that he had hidden from Xie Yuzhu?

Realizing his mistake, he tactfully admitted it: "Yuzhu, I..."

Just as he was about to explain, Xie Yuzhu walked to the bedside, his face as usual, staring at the bed that was half the size of the palace, and said:

"Although this is your room, the bed is still a little small for the two of us to sleep in. Your Highness, please make do with it tonight. I will return to Zhongdu tomorrow, and Your Highness will feel more comfortable sleeping alone."

"Are you leaving tomorrow? Leave us here and go back with you." Hua Qinfeng panicked when he heard that she was leaving.

Xie Yuzhu took off her shoes, crawled to the inside of the bed, patted the outside, and motioned for him to come up.

Hua Qinfeng lay beside her obediently. Without hearing her speak, he spoke carefully: "This bed is not small, it's very good to sleep like this. If you feel crowded, I will move out."

As he spoke, he moved his body outward.

Not getting a response from Xie Yuzhu, he moved again.

He moved all the way to the bed, stopping only when one arm was hanging outside the bed.

Who made him say the wrong thing? Hua Qinfeng felt a little aggrieved, but he didn't want to squeeze Xie Yuzhu. He hoped that she would not go back to Zhongdu because the bed was too small.

Just as he was thinking about it, a pair of soft arms wrapped around his waist.

The fresh and pleasant aroma entered my nose, and my chest began to pound.

"Are you planning to sleep underground if you move again, Your Majesty?"

He took her in his arms, their bodies tightly hugged each other.

He rested his chin on her hair and whispered, "...I want to sleep with you."

The fragrant body in his arms, and the woman he likes, Hua Qinfeng is a normal man, of course he can't resist the urge to do so.

I swallowed, knowing that this was not the best environment or the best time.

He didn't give her a perfect wedding night, so the bridal chamber must be well prepared.

Hua Qinfeng silently recited the Heart Cleansing Mantra in his mind before he suppressed the heat in his heart.

Xie Yuzhu lay comfortably beside him, not noticing anything unusual.

She felt extremely at ease at this moment.

"The matter of Loushan has come to an end. I can't help if I stay. It's inconvenient for a woman like me to stay out. I'll go back to Zhongdu as soon as possible. I have some things to arrange. You stay here to deal with the rest, and I'll take care of Zhongdu for you."

Hua Qinfeng calmed down for a while before he realized that Xie Yuzhu was explaining what he had just said.

But he still asked: "I didn't mean to hide it from you. Are you angry?"

"You're okay, I'm not mad."

Xie Yuzhu raised her head and said, "I know that Lord Chen disguised the real silver as cargo and sent it as an escort. I know that you have antidote pills and will not be poisoned by the smoke. I understand that you and Zhang Xinghe kept it a secret from everyone just to let Wang Qingming show up and do it himself."

"When I stood on the top of Mount Lou and looked at the bottomless cliff, I told myself that you would be fine, but I was still afraid because the cliff was too high. I was really afraid that you would disappear. Now that you have returned unharmed, why should I be angry?"

Xie Yuzhu said it lightly, but Hua Qinfeng could still hear her nervousness and fear.

If it were him, he would definitely go crazy if he found out that she was injured.

Hua Qinfeng told the truth: "Earlier, Zhang Xinghe and I discovered a cave hidden in the cliff of Loushan Mountain, and 100,000 taels of official silver were placed inside. In order to lure out Wang Qingming, An Nai has been trying until now. I didn't expect that Wang Qingming's people had a trick up their sleeves. The five assassins were very skilled, and one of the female assassins even died with me at the last moment. I knew in advance that there were vines under the cliff of Loushan Mountain. When I fell, I grabbed the vines and climbed into the cave."

"Zhang Xinghe and I had originally planned to fake an accident during the fight to lower Wang Qingming's guard. So I pretended to fall off a cliff and disappear."

"When Zhang Xinghe came to see me, he was going to send you a message telling you not to worry, but I didn't expect you to be here. Wang Qingming is cunning and suspicious, so I didn't let you know because I was afraid you would get involved and for the sake of the overall situation."

Xie Yuzhu shook her head: "No need to explain, I understand."

Hugging her tightly: "As long as you are not angry."

"I heard that the body of the female killer who fell off the cliff with you was never found. Maybe she has escaped. Changfeng Tower secretly opened the letters Han Jian sent to Jiangbei County. They often contained two copies, one for official business and one for private letters. Every official letter would first go to the Jiangbei County Yamen and then be sent to Yuzhen. Magistrate Hu of Jiangbei County does not take care of the affairs. All the affairs of the Yamen are in the hands of the county magistrate Wang Qingming. When the letters pass through his hands, the private letters are delivered openly in this way."

Hua Qinfeng said in disbelief: "Han Jian is the Minister of Works, but he actually conspired with outsiders to hijack the money for building the dam. He is stealing from the public!"

"The letter mentioned that this time the nobleman in Zhongdu would arrange people to help Wang Qingming. I think the assassin who robbed the silver in Loushan should be sent by the nobleman mentioned in their letter. Four of the five top assassins died, and the missing female assassin, if still alive, would definitely return to Zhongdu to find that nobleman."

"Don't worry, I'll arrange someone to investigate. I don't want you to work so hard." Looking at the dark circles under her eyes, I knew how worried she had been these days.