Drunk Bamboo

"Princess, are you really okay?" Chaoyang seemed a little anxious.

"I know what you are worried about. You must be wondering why those ministers would speak for the prince, so you are afraid that they have some plans." Xie Yuzhu comforted him.

"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Chaoyang nodded.

Xie Yuzhu glanced at Hua Qinfeng, then explained:

"Lord Liu from the Ministry of Revenue and Lord Chen from the Ministry of War both owe the palace a favor, and they are repaying it."

"Favor?" Bai Guo was curious.

Xie Yuzhu recounted what he had done recently in Zhongdu.

She had mentioned some of these things before in the letter she sent to Loushan, but she had only mentioned them briefly. Today she talked about them in detail, and except for Yunling, everyone else couldn't help but show surprised expressions.

Soon, he felt that these things were done by Xie Yuzhu, and only she had the ability to do them, so it was natural.

Hua Qinfeng knew most of the story, but he was still excited and thrilled after hearing it, just as thrilling as he had been in Mount Lou. In addition to doting on Wen Ou, his eyes when he looked at Xie Yuzhu also had a bit of appreciation.

This is the woman who will hold up the sky for him.

A woman who allows him to live without any worries and follow his heart.

She didn’t make these promises out of thin air, nor did she say them casually.

She was already doing that.

Hua Qinfeng secretly felt an increased urge and belief to work hard to become stronger.

She should have done what she liked, planted flowers and plants, read medical books, traveled around, developed poisons, and wrote books...

She can be a lady from a noble family, dignified and noble.

She can also stroll in the garden leisurely and be extraordinary.

But she chose to stay with him and weather the storm with him.

This would require doing a lot of things that she didn't have to do.

Before entering the palace, she had no reputation and was even labeled as talentless and incompetent.

It's not that she can't, but she doesn't care at all. When she was in Nanmi, she only focused on doing her own thing, not caring about the eyes and comments of outsiders, just being herself.

Hua Qinfeng was thankful.

He should be grateful to those old ministers who were full of etiquette and rules. No matter what their purpose was at the time, Xie Yuzhu was not eventually assigned to Hua Qinming, but married into the Feng Palace and became his princess consort.

Bai Guo gave a thumbs up: "The princess is amazing! From now on, the palace will be protected by the prince and princess. We don't have to worry about anyone harming the palace anymore!"

Chaoyang admired: "Yes, I believe in the prince and princess."

Yun Ling firmly believed: "I believe it too."

Hua Qinfeng held Xie Yuzhu's hand tightly, full of expectations and hope for the future.

"Where do you want to go shopping later?"

Xie Yuzhu smiled and said, "The prince really keeps his word."

I remember everything we said last night.

Hua Qinfeng said lovingly: "Today I don't want to think about anything, I don't want to do anything, I just go shopping with you and spend a lot of money on you!"

Baiguo looked at Chaoyang and Yunling. The whole table was filled with couples, and it was rare for them to get together. It might not be appropriate for him to go with them.

She turned her head away and said righteously, "You all go out and have fun. I'll stay with Mammy. Bring me some delicious food when you come back."

At this time, Lao Liu knocked on the door and walked in.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang is here. He said he has something important to tell you. The palace just sent a message that His Majesty is not feeling well, so tomorrow's celebration banquet is cancelled."

Hua Qinfeng was puzzled: "I just saw my father, he looked healthy, why did he suddenly feel unwell?"

"I'll send someone to check it out." Lao Liu understood.

"Lord Zhang's sudden visit may be related to my father. Let's go meet Lord Zhang first." Xie Yuzhu said calmly.

"I'll go see him now." Hua Qinfeng stood up immediately.

"I'll go with you." Xie Yuzhu stood up immediately.

"it is good."

Hua Qinfeng and Xie Yuzhu came to the front hall together. Zhang Xinghe was standing in the hall with a serious expression.

When I saw the couple, I did not forget the etiquette and bowed.

"I've met the prince and princess."

"There's no outsider here, so don't be pretentious. Now that we've resolved the misunderstanding, we don't need to follow the rules in private anymore. Just speak directly."

Hua Qinfeng waved his hand and sat down casually, and Xie Yuzhu sat down next to him.

Zhang Xinghe paused slightly.

The morning conversation seemed to last a long time, and he was not able to react for a moment.

Hua Qinfeng adapted quickly and no longer looked at him with resentment in his eyes.

"Yes." Zhang Xinghe returned to normal, sat down slowly, and said coldly, "I just came out of the prison of the Ministry of Justice. Zhang Tian and the others are dead."

"Dead? Didn't we tie their hands and feet and cover their mouths to prevent them from committing suicide? How did they die?" Hua Qinfeng was furious. He slapped the table with his big hand. The teacup shattered instantly, but the table remained intact.

Xie Yuzhu was shocked.

I knew he was good at Kung Fu, but I didn't expect it to be that good.

This is probably the inner strength.

Despite such a tense scene, Xie Yuzhu was filled with surprise.

"He should have been poisoned to death." Zhang Xinghe was not scared, but his expression was as cold as an iceberg.

"What do you mean by should? A person went to the Ministry of Justice's prison and died in one night. How did the Ministry of Justice guard its prisoners?" Hua Qinfeng questioned Zhang Xinghe.

Zhang Xinghe remained silent.

It looked like the two had just reconciled, but now it seemed like things were going to get tense again.

Xie Yuzhu tried to mediate: "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. Listen to what Master Zhang has to say first."

Hua Qinfeng's anger finally subsided a little.

How can I not be angry?

The prisoner who was brought back from Loushan with great effort died without even a formal interrogation. Xie Yuzhu was also angry, let alone Hua Qinfeng.

"When I saw them, there were only three skeletons and a pool of blood. The jailer who first discovered them was so frightened that he almost lost his soul. The coroner had never seen such corpses before, and his legs went weak on the spot. After the examination, he could only guess that the three people had used some highly corrosive potion or taken some poison."

"When the jailer brought them food in the morning, the three men were safe and sound. But within half an hour, they were reduced to three piles of skeletons."

Thinking of the pile of blood and three skeletons, Zhang Xinghe's stomach churned and he was burning with anger.

Hua Qinfeng frowned: "We have checked them all. There is nothing abnormal on them from Loushan all the way back. Where did they hide the poison?"

Xie Yuzhu thought about it and gave his opinion: "If they had poison on them, they would have committed suicide long ago. Why would they be taken to Zhongdu by you to take poison? Wouldn't it be safer for them to bite to death the master behind the scenes who refused to reveal himself?"

"If it's not poison, then someone has poisoned it." Hua Qinfeng suddenly realized and turned his gaze to the other side, "Zhang Xinghe, they have someone in the Ministry of Justice!"

Zhang Xinghe had to admit that the princess was very smart and that the prince saw through the problem after just a few words from her.

Is the princess deliberately trying to make the prince learn analysis without realizing it?

Zhang Xinghe retracted his gaze: "The people guarding Zhang Tian and the other two are all my men. I asked the jailer, from the time they were locked up in that cell until their bodies were found, apart from my men, only Minister Feng had seen them before he got off duty last night."

"Feng Xiu? The Minister of Justice!"

Not only Hua Qinfeng was surprised, even Zhang Xinghe was surprised.

"Lord Feng rarely interacts with ministers in the court unless it is for official business. In all the years I have served in the Ministry of Justice, I have never doubted him."

When did Feng Xiu become associated with King Wen?

How much power did King Wen hold?

What did the Imperial Concubine do?

How much does Your Majesty know?

Do they really need to be powerful enough to replace the Crown Prince?

Zhang Xinghe frowned.

"Something strange! Something strange has happened!"

"Princess, something strange has happened! Minister of Works Han Jian has impeached the Crown Prince for embezzling the money for dike repairs!"

Gu Suiyi rushed into the hall like the wind and shouted loudly.