Drunk Bamboo

After Hua Qinfeng explained some things to Lao Liu, he took Xie Yuzhu out for shopping.

After they left, Lao Liu came to Bailianxuan with his hands behind his back and his back hunched.

Baiguo was serving breakfast to the nanny.

"I have a good appetite today. I want to eat lotus cake for lunch."

When the nanny saw Lao Liu coming in, she found an excuse to let Bai Guo leave.

"Okay, I'll make lotus cakes at noon!" Bai Guo was delighted. "That's great! Since Doctor Qi came to see Madam, Madam's complexion has improved a lot, she sleeps well at night, and her appetite has improved now. The princess is really thoughtful and specially invited the palace doctor to take a look."

"Hibiscus pastry is complicated to make. I have to knead the dough and make butter first!"

"Well, let's go."

Baiguo trotted out happily.

The nanny sat on the armchair, looking at Baiguo's disappearing figure with a loving face.

Lao Liu stopped laughing and said seriously:

"Two pieces of news. Lord Zhang came from the Ministry of Justice and informed the prince that the three people who were escorted back from Loushan died in the prison of the Ministry of Justice this morning. There was only a pool of blood and bones left. Prince Gu learned from the Marquis that Han Jian had evidence to impeach the prince for embezzling public funds for the dam construction."

The nanny's loving eyes suddenly narrowed, and she asked seriously, "Did they come to the palace as soon as they heard the news?"

"The knot between the prince and Lord Zhang seems to have been untied because of the princess. Prince Gu is also very concerned about the palace because of his relationship with the princess. He will inform us of any movement in the court."

Nodding, the nanny looked relieved: "The princess is already paving the way for the prince's future."

Lao Liu added, "There is one more thing. Tomorrow, Prince Gu will come to the palace to learn martial arts from the prince. The princess wants him to enter Changfeng Tower."

After thinking for a while, the nanny said, "The princess asked you to check the details of the Marquis' Mansion a long time ago. The person she chose will not be wrong."

Lao Liu also thought so, so he replied, "Yes."

The nanny raised her head, her old face full of wrinkles.

"After all these years, the one in the palace finally couldn't hold back anymore. What about the prince? Did he lose his temper?"

Lao Liu shook his head: "No, he took the princess out shopping."

unexpected.

But it is delightful.

The nanny excitedly shouted "good", followed by a violent coughing fit.

"Okay! Ahem!"

Lao Liu hurriedly brought over the tea.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Aunt, your body..." His eyes were full of nervousness and worry.

I couldn't help but call out the name I hadn't called for a long time.

When Shufei was still alive, she was called aunt, so he followed suit and called her aunt.

He was originally a beggar. Before Concubine Shu married into Zhongdu, he traveled to Rao State and saved him from starvation.

Gave him a name and gave him a new life.

Ever since Concubine Shu left, he dared not call her again, even in private.

Afraid of thinking of old friends.

Same thing with Mammy.

"Ahem, A'liu, it's okay. I know the condition of my body. I have never felt better." The nanny took a sip of water and her breathing became calmer.

This sound of "A Liu" involves the past.

Lao Liu was blind in one eye, wearing a black hood, with gray hair, and the hair on both sides of his temples was completely white. He was only in his early fifties, but he looked like he was in his seventies or eighties.

He opened one eye, his eyes flickering: "If the prince and princess knew about this later..."

"Then don't let them know. The prince is determined to return to the west. In a year or two at most, he will definitely leave Zhongdu with the princess. By then, you can delay it a little longer and inform the prince of my death two years later. They won't be so sad."

The nanny's warm, old hands gently held Lao Liu's hands, which were covered with calluses from holding a sword and practicing archery.

Guiltily, he said, "A Liu, I am just making things difficult for you."

Lao Liu shook his head: "Aunt, don't worry, I understand."

Mammy nodded and smiled kindly.

He raised his head, his cloudy eyes were filled with hope: "You are calm and composed in the face of chaos. Your Highness has grown up. Ah Liu, the Concubine Shu will be happy in heaven too."

"Yeah, I'll be happy."

Hua Qinfeng and Xie Yuzhu were tired from shopping, so they had lunch at Anhe Restaurant.

After dinner, Xie Yuzhu showed no intention of leaving, so Hua Qinfeng asked Chaoyang to get her a pot of good tea.

Hua Qinfeng saw that she was staring out the window and asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

"Anhe Restaurant is a must-go place in and out of the palace. When Lord Zhang comes out of the palace, he will definitely pass by here. Your Majesty, don't you want to hear what Lord Zhang has found out in the palace?"

Although Hua Qinfeng accompanied her shopping for the whole morning, she knew that he was still thinking about something in his heart.

She is the same.

Hua Qinfeng did not deny it, but said:

"I also have people in the palace. If I want to know something, Changfeng Tower will investigate. If Zhang Xinghe intends to hide something, it will be useless to ask him in person."

Zhang Xinghe entered the palace when the emperor was most angry, and was either turned away or summoned and entrusted with an important task.

There is no news of Zhang Xinghe leaving the palace yet, so he must have been kept behind to discuss important matters.

Although he was helping the palace, he had his own principles. There were some things that he might not tell even if he knew them.

Hua Qinfeng didn't think of asking Zhang Xinghe to tell everything, as long as it didn't involve the palace.

If something happened to the prince, most people in the court would step forward to help him, so there would be no need for him to step forward.

Xie Yuzhu turned around and said, "How do you know that Master Zhang didn't say anything if the prince didn't ask?"

Changing the subject: "I'll go shopping with you today, and we'll talk about other things tomorrow. We spent half a day browsing in Feicui Xuan this morning, but you didn't buy anything. Let's find a few clothing stores this afternoon. The weather is getting hot, so we can make some summer clothes."

"Okay. Make a few for everyone in the mansion." He responded and continued to look out the window.

Hua Qinfeng drank the tea handed to him by Chaoyang, and unconsciously followed her gaze to look out the window.

It was past noon when Zhang Xinghe came out of the palace.

The sun was high in the sky, and the girl, dressed in crimson, was coming towards the bright sun, and could be seen from afar.

"I saw Lord Zhang." Xie Yuzhu smiled.

"Chaoyang, call him up." Hua Qinfeng glanced at the person in the distance and said to Chaoyang lightly.

The tone was extremely casual, without even a word of "please".

"The people around Lord Zhang look familiar?"

Next to Zhang Xinghe, there was a middle-aged man who looked very familiar.

Hua Qinfeng glanced at him and said, "It's Luo Yuan. Why are they together?"

No wonder he looked familiar. Luo Yuan had seen him before. She had seen him at the Qu Shang Liu Shui Banquet, the family banquet in the palace, and King Wen’s wedding banquet.

Luo Qi's father was a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. He was honest and conscientious, an honest official, and a good official. He was considered a clean official in the court.

He is wearing official uniform today, and from a distance, I really can't recognize him.

This reminded her of Luo Qi, a gentle girl with talent and good personality, but she could not choose her own life and was married to Hua Qinming by the emperor.

With a concubine like Xiao Bingxin, I wonder if Luo Qi, the principal wife, is being bullied in Prince Wen's mansion.

Strangely enough, since marrying Hua Qinming as she wished and meeting him once in the palace, Xiao Bingxin has become quiet. No news has come out, and it seems that there is no such person as her in Zhongdu.

"Why are there those two old men?"

Hua Qinfeng's unexpected voice brought Xie Yuzhu back to her senses.

Following his gaze, Xie Yuzhu saw Zhongshu Ling Xun Bai and Shizhong Wu Guanzhong not far from Zhang Xinghe.

His eyebrows slightly raised: "It's not in vain to wait for Lord Zhang here. I can tell at a glance who His Majesty has consulted with."