Drunk Bamboo

"Prince, we are here to pick you up, why are you still in a daze?" The lively Bai Guo was the first to rush forward. Seeing the prince, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, standing there motionless, he hurriedly pulled his sleeve.

"Why are you all here?" Hua Qinfeng moved his raised lips, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, and stared at Xie Yuzhu with burning eyes.

In the past, Lao Liu and Chaoyang had waited for him outside the palace. When he returned to Zhongdu from the western frontier, the government would also send people to wait for him at the city gate, but it had never been as joyful as today.

The resentment and unhappiness in my heart suddenly disappeared when I saw Xie Yuzhu, just like a ray of warm sunshine shining into the dark cloudy sky.

"I came out to buy some wine. I thought the prince should be leaving the palace soon, so I came to pick him up." Xie Yuzhu smiled slightly.

Xie Yuzhu clearly felt his surprise in the pair of shining eyes in front of him, but she pretended to be calm. After experiencing the Loushan incident, she must have been deeply touched. Outside the palace, she really restrained her emotions, or maybe it was because of Zhang Xinghe beside her.

"It's not that she's on her way. The princess went out to buy wine and hasn't returned for a long time. The nanny was worried, so she asked Lao Liu and I to go out and look for her. Now we're standing outside the palace gate together. Our princess wants to see the prince as soon as possible, so she came here to wait for him." Bai Guo blinked at Hua Qinfeng with her big, confused eyes.

"I will go to the palace to report to my father. I don't know when I will leave the palace. You can just wait for me in the mansion."

Hua Qinfeng spoke frankly.

Bai Guo was speechless, his eyes suddenly widened, he raised his fist, then lowered his head the next second, sighed lightly, and finally rolled his eyes at Hua Qinfeng before standing behind Xie Yuzhu.

The series of actions happened in the blink of an eye, which was truly magical. Zhang Xinghe couldn't help but take a closer look.

Baiguo was extremely sensitive and noticed the sudden gaze. He looked around but found nothing.

"I wanted to see the prince earlier, and unknowingly I walked to the vicinity of the palace with Yunling. Prince, are you unhappy?" Xie Yuzhu asked deliberately.

"Happy, I'm very happy. I'm just worried that you would be tired. I'm extremely happy that you can come to pick me up." Hua Qinfeng became nervous.

"As long as the prince is happy, I am happy too." Xie Yuzhu said with a smile.

Xie Yuzhu: Let’s see how long you can keep pretending.

Yun Ling said gently, "Prince and Princess, let's go back to the palace."

Bai Guo turned around and was about to leave: "Yes, let's hurry back to the mansion, the nanny is still waiting for us in the mansion! I cooked a lot of dishes, and paired them with the wine bought by the princess. With all the delicious food and wine, I'm so hungry!"

Everyone present laughed.

Hua Qinfeng said with disgust: "Girl, you are talking about missing out on food on weekdays."

Baiguo turned his head and stuck out his tongue.

Xie Yuzhu pursed her lips and smiled.

It’s great that there is no respect for seniority, this is what makes us feel like a family.

Xie Yuzhu looked at Zhang Xinghe who was standing aside and said, "It's getting late. Sir Zhang, let's go to the palace to have a simple meal. I also want to thank Sir Zhang for taking care of the prince these days."

Before Zhang Xinghe could speak, Hua Qinfeng interrupted coldly:

"It was Chaoyang who took care of me, there was no such thing as Mr. Zhang."

Xie Yuzhu smiled at Zhang Xinghe to ease the embarrassment.

But Zhang Xinghe didn't care, and said very respectfully: "I have been away from Zhongdu for a long time, and my grandfather is alone at home. I will go back to the mansion tonight to accompany him. Thank you for your kindness, Princess."

Xie Yuzhu nodded: "Master Zhang is right. Let's have him come to our house for dinner some other day when he is free."

"Yes, I will definitely keep the appointment."

Zhang Xinghe said goodbye to Xie Yuzhu and left alone.

Hua Qinfeng and his family were still outside the palace gate.

After helping Xie Yuzhu onto the carriage, he walked to the front of the horse.

Bai Guo got off the carriage and snatched the reins from his hand: "I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, so please don't fight with me, Your Majesty."

"You ride a horse, what should I ride?" Hua Qinfeng said helplessly.

"The carriage is empty. Your Majesty, please go in and accompany the princess." Bai Guo nodded towards the carriage.

Hua Qinfeng was stunned for a moment and then understood her good intentions.

Before getting into the carriage, Hua Qinfeng saw Chaoyang standing beside him, secretly glancing at Yunling. He shook his head and reminded her:

"Chaoyang, you need to learn more from Baiguo in this regard."

Chaoyang blushed immediately.

Yunling raised her eyes, then lowered her head shyly.

"What is needed and not needed..." Baiguo asked casually while riding on horseback.

Seeing Chaoyang and Yunling’s blushing faces and ambiguous expressions, she immediately opened her mouth and eyes wide.

"You...when did you two..." Bai Guo spoke in astonishment.

Yunling's head dropped even lower, and her ears turned red.

Lao Liu smiled kindly beside him.

Bai Guo's hands were shaking: "You knew that too?!"

Only she doesn't know!

"Okay, Yunling, I've been so good to you, but you didn't tell me!"

Chaoyang immediately spoke up to protect her: "Don't bully Yunling."

"You are the one who bullied Yunling. If I knew that you bullied her, I would never let you go!"

Baiguo turned around and rode ahead on his horse.

Although she was angry that she was the last to know, she was also happy for the two of them from the bottom of her heart.

Baiguo thought: What’s the use of being a man? I have a nanny who loves me.

Hua Qinfeng lifted the curtain, got into the carriage, and sat quietly without saying a word.

"Why isn't the prince riding a horse?" Xie Yuzhu asked, looking up. She always felt that it was a little strange that Hua Qinfeng came back this time.

"I've been riding a horse for several days and now I want to take a ride in a carriage." Hua Qinfeng answered politely.

It was this well-behaved appearance that made Xie Yuzhu feel strange.

"My Lord, why are you becoming less and less willing to tell the truth in front of me?"

It's totally unlike the usual Huaqin style.

Hua Qinfeng immediately said nervously: "I, I haven't hidden anything from you, I've told you everything! If you want to know anything, you can ask me, I'll tell you everything I know!"

Xie Yuzhu looked at him quietly, waiting for him to continue.

Hua Qinfeng was stared at and felt even more panicked: "Yuzhu, why are you looking at me like this? Did I do something wrong?"

"Is that what your Majesty thinks?"

"You don't speak, and I can't guess what you are thinking. I get anxious." Hua Qinfeng leaned towards her and said carefully.

"I just want to tell you, Your Majesty, that you can say whatever you want to say in front of me. You don't need to hide anything, and you don't need to deliberately conceal your emotions."

Xie Yuzhu said this, opened her arms and hugged him gently.

Hua Qinfeng's body trembled, and the next second, his strong arms tightly wrapped around her: "Yuzhu..."

"If Your Majesty is happy that I am here to pick you up, you can laugh and say you like me when you see me. If you are so happy that you don't know what to say, you can also give me a warm hug. If you want to ride in the carriage with me, you can also say it directly, without finding any excuses."

"I'm in your arms now, Your Majesty, are you at ease?" She stroked his stiff back and spoke softly.

"Yuzhu, I don't want to be separated from you anymore. From now on, I will take you with me wherever I go, okay? Are you willing to follow me?"

"Does the prince keep his word?" Xie Yuzhu raised her eyes.

"Of course!" Hua Qinfeng let go of the person in his arms and said solemnly.

"Okay. Your Majesty, you must not break your promise." Xie Yuzhu said with a smile, "In the future, you must not use excuses like danger, unsafe, or for my own good to stop me from following you."

"..."

Hua Qinfeng frowned.

"Your Highness, are you going to go back on your words right now? I will never believe anything you say again." Xie Yuzhu pretended to be angry.

"Yuzhu, if I knew there was danger, how could I let you take it?" Hua Qinfeng explained.

His nervous look made Xie Yuzhu unable to bear to pretend any longer.

Xie Yuzhu: Hua Qinfeng, you can easily be kidnapped if you do this.

She snuggled in his arms: "Then Your Majesty, please don't go to dangerous places in the future. Only when Your Majesty is safe can I be safe."

Hua Qinfeng responded: "Okay."