Drunk Bamboo

"Princess, it's time to get up."

"Let me sleep a little longer..."

Yun Ling opened the bed curtain, and a ray of light came in. Xie Yuzhu squinted her eyes, turned over, and was unwilling to get up.

Hua Qinfeng doted on her, the nanny indulged her, and no one in the mansion would restrain her, so she always slept until she woke up naturally.

After a while, no one got up. Yun Ling prepared the toiletries and clothes, then walked to the bed and rocked the sleeping person with her hand.

He called softly, "Princess, you can't delay entering the palace. You have to dress up. You can't dress casually like usual when you see the Queen."

"The Queen..."

Xie Yuzhu was in a daze, but suddenly she remembered something, her eyes opened instantly, and she sat up quickly.

"Yun Ling, what time is it?!"

The Queen Mother specially sent someone to the palace yesterday afternoon to invite her to the palace for breakfast to thank her for saving the prince.

She was the only one invited.

After the Crown Prince was impeached, there was chaos inside and outside the palace. The Queen actually invited her into the palace at this time. Was it really just for breakfast?

Xie Yuzhu wanted to use her illness as an excuse to avoid the matter the next day, but she was so busy arranging the flowers and plants that she forgot about it.

It's too late to refuse now.

Besides, Hua Qinfeng has already gone to court, and he is still unaware of this matter. If someone really asks about it, and his words are inconsistent, it will cause trouble for no reason, which will not be worth the loss.

After a few days of free time, it would be a good idea to go to the palace and take a look at the situation.

"Don't worry, Princess. There's still time. I've prepared all the clothes and jewelry."

"Yunling, how can you be so nice!" Xie Yuzhu reached out and gave Yunling an intimate hug, "I won't be able to take care of myself without you in the future!"

Yun Ling blushed slightly: "Princess... please don't do this in front of the prince, the prince will be unhappy."

"He knows that you and I have a good relationship, so he won't do that." Xie Yuzhu quickly got out of bed.

Yun Ling whispered, "Yes."

Will be jealous.

……

Changle Palace

Xie Yuzhu was amazed by the table full of dishes in front of her.

She had attended family banquets in the palace and the prince's wedding banquet.

It is only natural for the royal family and the prince to be more gorgeous and noble.

After all, it’s not just family dinners that happen every day, and marriage is a major event in life.

But this is the first time I have breakfast in the palace.

It’s too much and too luxurious.

How could she and the queen finish it all?

This is the real luxury for people in the palace, their daily meals.

Seeing that she looked a little dazed, the Queen spoke:

"My original intention was to thank you for saving the prince. I asked you to come to the palace so early to have dinner with me, but am I making things difficult for you? When I was a girl at home, I also liked to sleep in at home."

Xie Yuzhu came back to her senses, shook her head, and said with a pair of sparkling eyes: "It's because the breakfast in my mother's palace is so diverse and beautiful that it's dazzling. Yuzhu is very satisfied just by looking at it, but she doesn't know which one to eat for a while."

“No matter how good-looking the food is, you have to eat it after all. How can you be full just by looking at it?” The Queen saw her innocent and cute look, and remembered the scene when the Prince was a child and couldn’t bear to eat the cakes because they looked so good. The corners of her mouth couldn’t help but rise.

He gave Qiao'er a look, and Qiao'er immediately understood. She walked to Xie Yuzhu and served her the food.

When Qiao'er saw that the Queen finally smiled, she felt grateful and fond of Xie Yuzhu, and she served the dishes more attentively.

She knew that Princess Feng's arrival would definitely make the Queen happy.

Sure enough, this opening of his mouth made the Queen laugh.

"These are all prepared specially for the princess by the Queen's order from the kitchen. The bamboo leaf cake was made by the Queen herself."

"My mother has to take care of many affairs in the harem, and she also cooks cakes herself. She is truly a role model for women in the world." Xie Yuzhu looked at the exquisite cakes and praised them before she even started eating.

I wondered in my heart, is the Queen really inviting me to dinner?

The queen drank a mouthful of porridge dignifiedly, frowning slightly: "Your Majesty has not been to Changle Palace for a long time, and I have fewer and fewer opportunities to cook. Recently, some things have happened, and I am a little discouraged. If it weren't for Yuzhu, I wouldn't have the energy to make cakes. I should have asked Feng'er to come with us, but he is in the court, so it must be inconvenient for him."

Xie Yuzhu could see that the haggardness in the queen's beautiful eyes could not be concealed by makeup, but she mentioned it without explicitly saying it was the prince's business, and she also brought up Hua Qin's style.

Knowing that the emperor was angry, bumping into him at this moment would only cause trouble. What's more, Hua Qinfeng has a straightforward temper and is not liked by the emperor. Wouldn't he be asking for a beating and scolding?

If the Queen really sympathized with the Feng Palace and was worried that Hua Qinfeng would be implicated, she shouldn't have summoned her to the palace for breakfast at this time, and even used the excuse of saving her life.

"My father is a wise ruler and will not be deceived by slander. My mother should not worry too much and hurt her health. My father summoned Your Highness back to Zhongdu. Maybe he wanted to see Your Highness and make the person who framed him speechless."

She had a smile on her face and looked calm and natural, but her tone was not as soft as before, but gentle but firm.

The queen's eyes moved slightly, and the corners of her mouth quickly pulled into a smile that showed she was the mother of the country.

"It would be great if the Crown Princess could be as open-minded as you. She is worried all day long, and even Lin'er is unhappy. Lin'er admires his father and King Feng the most, and he looks forward to his father's return every day. But now he comes back like this, how can he bear it at such a young age?"

When she talked about the Crown Prince, her smile disappeared. No matter how dignified she was, she couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.

"The Crown Prince also knows about this?" Xie Yuzhu looked surprised.

"There are many people in the palace who gossip a lot. I can't keep it secret just because I want to." The Queen smiled bitterly and said, "The adults' affairs have nothing to do with the children. Lin'er has practiced riding very well and often thinks of Feng'er, the Third Emperor's uncle, to teach him archery."

It turned out that all this trouble was caused by the Crown Prince.

The mother of a country, the future crown prince, the prime minister, all the officials in the court and the country, the century-old family, and the noble families who are intricately related to them...

Having power and influence, having connections, having ability and reputation, having talent and prestige.

Why go to all the trouble to pull a helpless Huaqinfeng?

Xie Yuzhu lowered her eyebrows: "My mother is in charge of the harem, the prime minister is in charge of the government, and she is second only to the whole country and above everyone else. Who else has such power and status except that one person? For the sake of the crown prince, my mother and the crown princess must also cheer up. You are the crown prince's closest people and his most powerful backers."

The queen saw that when she raised her eyes, her eyebrows and eyes were smiling, but there was no warmth in them.

"Yuzhu is right. It was Prince Xiefeng's Mansion that rescued the Crown Prince in Loushan today. I shouldn't have said these things. The food is getting cold, so start eating." The Queen said soothingly.

Xie Yuzhu was right, Lin'er's biggest supporter was her.

Since the Feng Palace doesn't want to get involved, there is nothing we can do.

"Yes." Xie Yuzhu picked up the chopsticks. "Since returning from Loushan, the prince has been very busy, leaving early and returning late every day. When I see the prince in the evening, I will ask him to come to the palace when he is free to watch the crown prince's riding skills."

The queen looked surprised, then smiled and nodded.

Xie Yuzhu accompanied the Queen for breakfast and then left Changle Palace.

When she left, the queen also gave her some cloth and supplements, not gold, silver or jewelry, so Xie Yuzhu accepted them.

Yun Ling saw that she didn't say anything all the way and seemed to be thinking about something, so she didn't ask more questions for fear of disturbing her.