Drunk Bamboo

Lord Gu smiled awkwardly: "Haha...haha, my son is very filial, very filial."

After a while, Gu Suiyi, who had not washed his face or combed his hair, was brought to the hall without even being able to open his eyes.

"Dad, I've already knelt in the ancestral hall. I just closed my eyes for a moment, and you..."

Seeing Xie Yuzhu sitting in the hall, his half-asleep eyes widened immediately: "Why are you here!"

He turned around in horror so as not to let Xie Yuzhu see his sloppy appearance.

His clothes are full of wrinkles, his hair is messy, and there's probably saliva at the corners of his mouth!

Gu Suiyi really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

But he heard Xie Yuzhu's soft voice: "Morning, Master Gu."

Gu Suiyi was about to escape when he was grabbed by his father: "You have no manners. Who are you talking to?"

He dragged her in front of Xie Yuzhu and apologized on his behalf: "He hasn't woken up yet. He hasn't woken up yet. Don't be offended, Princess."

Lord Gu saw that Gu Suiyi had been facing away and didn't say anything, so he thought that he was angry about being punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, so he softened his words: "Why didn't you tell me about saving the prince and the princess? Quick, take out the crown prince's things, the princess wants to enter the palace."

Gu Suiyi looked like he was about to die: "All the things were taken away by Butler Gu. As soon as I came back, I was..."

Before he finished speaking, Lord Gu shouted to the butler, "Butler Gu, Butler Gu! Bring all the young master's luggage here!"

The butler came out with a wooden box. Lord Gu saw that the two men seemed to have something to say, so he found an excuse to leave.

Before leaving, he winked at Gu Suiyi, asking him to entertain Xie Yuzhu well.

"I have spoken well of you to the prince, and he will not punish you again."

Gu Suiyi felt wronged and ashamed. He could not hold back his emotions and cried to Xie Yuzhu without caring about his face.

"Princess, why did you come to save me just now? I have been kneeling for a whole day and night without even a hot shower or a decent meal."

"I, I've been seen in this state by you, I've lost all my face!"

Xie Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, raised her hand and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "Master Gu has a stunning appearance, even a mess is beautiful."

“Is messiness beautiful…” There were still traces of saliva at the corners of Gu Suiyi’s mouth.

Xie Yuzhu nodded reluctantly.

Gu Suiyi instantly became full of confidence. He pulled out a folding fan from his sleeve and waved it gracefully.

It seems that he is naturally handsome, and no external interference can diminish his charm.

When he came to his senses, Xie Yuzhu had already left with the wooden box.

Only then did I realize that Xie Yuzhu seemed to have said something before leaving.

"I'll leave Ginkgo's matter to you. See you at Anhe Restaurant tomorrow..."

Gu Suiyi waved his folding fan, full of confidence: Leave the Ginkgo matter to me!

Xie Yuzhu entered the palace at an inopportune time, as the Crown Prince was attending morning classes.

She originally wanted to leave her things and go, but she ran into the Crown Princess returning after paying her respects to the Queen.

"Meet the Crown Princess."

When the Crown Princess saw Xie Yuzhu, a look of joy suddenly appeared on her pale face: "I heard that you went to Loushan for King Feng. I was really worried about you. Now that I see that you are fine, I am relieved."

Xie Yuzhu was a little flattered. When did her relationship with the Crown Princess become so close?

"Thank you for your concern, Princess. I hope you will have a safe journey with the escort of the Gu family's young master."

The Crown Princess held her hand, looking haggard: "The Crown Prince hasn't been back for a long time. I am also very worried about his health, but I don't have the courage to go out of the city to find him like you did. I can't help him at all here."

It seems that she is worried about the prince. Xie Yuzhu can understand the helplessness that the Crown Princess talked about.

It is the most exhausting thing to just wait for news while being unable to do anything.

That's why Xie Yuzhu went to Loushan in person to find Hua Qinfeng.

"The Crown Princess is in the palace and has no choice. Besides, she has to take care of the Crown Prince and the entire Eastern Palace, which is a heavy burden. Without the Crown Princess to look after the house, the Crown Prince can't work outside with peace of mind."

"The Crown Prince in Jiangbei County was also very concerned about the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince, and he specifically asked me to bring something. He also asked me to tell the Crown Princess that he is doing well, and that the Crown Princess should rest assured."

Xie Yuzhu said tactfully, hoping to alleviate the Crown Princess's helplessness a little.

After listening to her advice, the Crown Princess felt better.

"It's all thanks to Prince Feng, and also to you. Although I'm in the palace, I know the danger of this Loushan robbery. When my mother heard about Prince Feng's accident, she became sick with anxiety. She only felt better after hearing the news yesterday."

Xie Yuzhu was stunned again. She really didn't expect that the queen would be so worried about Hua Qinfeng.

Then he said ashamedly: "I should go visit my mother first."

"My mother took some medicine and is resting. I also greeted her and came back."

"Then I will come to visit my mother again tomorrow."

The Crown Princess said, "Mother knows how filial you and Prince Feng are. Let's not say these empty words."

As they were chatting, Hua Jinlin's crisp voice came:

"Aunt Sanhuang, Aunt Sanhuang, what good things did Daddy ask you to bring me?"

"Lin'er, has the morning class ended?" The Crown Princess asked, stroking his rosy face.

"Tutor Zhang said that I did a good job in my studies, so today he let me leave school a quarter of an hour earlier as a reward." Hua Jinlin said obediently.

"The Crown Prince is truly amazing. Come, take a look at the gift your father prepared for you." Xie Yuzhu praised and handed him the wooden box.

"Wow, they are all ingenious toys. I like them, I like them!"

Hua Jinlin exclaimed, staring at the ingenious toy in the box with sparkling eyes. Soon, he closed the wooden box and raised his sad face:

"Aunt San Huang, I miss my father. I haven't seen him for a long time. When will he come back? Uncle San Huang asked me to practice bow drawing every day. I have done it. When will he come to teach me archery again?"

Xie Yuzhu squatted down and comforted him, "They will be back soon. Crown Prince, study hard, and when they come back, let them open their eyes."

“Well, I study hard every day.”

Hua Jinlin nodded.

The Crown Princess asked Zhang Hansu, who was taking care of Hua Jinlin, to take him downstairs to change clothes first.

"Lin'er and you really get along well."

Xie Yuzhu suddenly asked, "Why does the Crown Prince smell like perfumed powder?"

When I just squatted down and approached Hua Jinlin, I smelled the floral scent on him, which seemed to be something I had smelled somewhere before, and I became suspicious.

"It's not scented powder, it should be the flower god incense burning in the study. What's wrong with that?" The Crown Princess looked nervous.

"I heard that the Crown Prince suffers from asthma. People with asthma usually don't use scented powder to prevent it from causing breathing discomfort," Xie Yuzhu explained.

"You are so careful. This is the Flower God Incense specially made for Lin'er by Gao Fengyu of the Shang Pharmacy. It is beneficial to Lin'er's asthma and has been used for many years. Doctor Qi has also checked it and said it is harmless." The Crown Princess then breathed a sigh of relief and slowly told Xie Yuzhu the origin of the Flower God Incense.

Since Qi Zhen has checked it, it should be fine.

Xie Yuzhu apologized: "Maybe I am overthinking it, Crown Princess, please don't blame me for being too talkative."

"I'm happy that you care so much about Lin'er."

Not only was the Crown Princess not surprised, she became even more friendly to Xie Yuzhu.

"How many people in this palace truly care about my son?"

"Even several of my father's princes didn't survive..."