Drunk Bamboo

The one who led Hua Qinfeng was a young eunuch beside Eunuch Dong. He was small, thin, and inconspicuous, but his eyes were bright and clear, which was rare in the palace.

"I haven't seen you in front of the temple before. What's your name?"

"My name is He Qing. I have been transferred to the palace for just over a month. I am now studying with Eunuch Dong. Eunuch always calls me Xiao Qingzi."

"The sea is peaceful and the river is clear. Heqing is a good name."

Haiyanheqing.

The words "He Qing" seemed different when they came out of the prince's mouth.

He felt happy in his heart, but he didn't dare show it on his face. He just raised his head slightly.

To go to Baoping Palace, you must pass through the Jinjie Gate. After passing the Jinjie Gate, you can see the Jinjie Palace.

Naturally, one could see high officials such as Prime Minister Wang kneeling outside the hall, as well as three adults standing under the eaves of the corridor on one side.

"Isn't this the Wind King? Why did Your Majesty summon him?"

Wu Guanzhong was the first one to see Hua Qinfeng. He was surprised and puzzled to find that the eunuch leading the way looked very familiar.

"I didn't expect that at this time, only King Feng can see His Majesty."

Xun Bai looked at Hua Qinfeng walking towards him, stroking his beard with an unfathomable look on his face.

When Hua Qinfeng approached, the three of them saluted in unison.

"Meet the Wind King."

"Greetings, three adults." He returned the greeting in a proper manner.

Seeing that the three people were looking at him with their own thoughts, Hua Qinfeng asked directly without beating around the bush:

"My father has summoned me. We cannot delay. If you have any urgent matters, please speak up as soon as possible. If they are not urgent matters, please let me see my father before discussing it."

"I ask Your Majesty to give this to His Majesty." Luo Yuan took out a memorial from his arms.

Hua Qinfeng took it without thinking, and looked at Xun Bai and Wu Guanzhong:

"Do you have any? I'll just take them along."

"Then I'll trouble you, Your Majesty."

The two men looked at each other and handed over their papers one by one.

Hua Qinfeng left with the memorial in his pocket, looking calm.

"Is it appropriate to hand it over to King Feng?" Wu Guanzhong looked at the disappearing tall figure with doubt in his eyes.

"He is the only one who can see His Majesty at this moment, who else can he be entrusted to?" Xun Bai sighed lightly.

"Will it harm him?" Wu Guanzhong looked guilty.

He is a prince and the son-in-law of his best friend, so he feels a little guilty.

"For the stability of the court and the country, there will always be sacrifices." Xun Bai sighed again, "But I didn't expect that King Feng would agree without hesitation."

"Many people have criticized him for his outspokenness in the past, but now he is the only one who dares to respond."

Wu Guanzhong also sighed.

Luo Yuan, who was not talkative, frightened the two experienced old ministers with his words:

"Being courageous and upright, taking the overall situation into consideration and not competing for power, this is the character and awareness that a prince should have."

Hua Qinming, who was watching silently in the corner, moved his mouth:

"Xia'er, is that Third Brother?"

"My Lord, it's the Wind King."

"Did he enter the palace too?"

"Prince Feng is holding a peony jade token and asking for an audience with Your Majesty. Your Majesty has no choice but to see him." Xia'er reported truthfully.

"After going through so much, Third Brother hasn't changed at all. Just like when he was a kid, he can't stand seeing anyone being wronged." His indifferent eyes revealed a chill in the dark rain.

"Prince Feng is not always impulsive and reckless. Your Majesty will only get angrier when you see him." He did not take Hua Qinfeng seriously at all.

"Will father be angry when he sees him?" Hua Qinming's voice was dark and cold.

"Of course." Xia'er affirmed.

Hua Qinming sat on a high sedan chair, looking down at everything.

He wanted to see how far these people in the rain could go for the prince.

He wanted to see what Hua Qinfeng would do next.

The cool, thin lips curled up.

Hua Qinfeng took off his outer raincoat and gave it to He Qing, then walked into Baoping Palace alone.

"The rain outside has lessened a bit, right? Wind King is not wet at all."

The emperor saw that Hua Qinfeng's shoes and trouser legs were only wet, but his body felt fresh.

"My father, the rain is still coming down, but the wind is a little weaker. I didn't get wet because I was wearing a raincoat. An umbrella is not as practical as a raincoat in heavy rain."

Hua Qinfeng's voice is as refreshing as he is, with a relaxed tone that makes people feel comfortable and their mood seems to be brightened.

"Hearing what you said, I will also ask someone to make a raincoat for emergency use." The emperor couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.

"Father, you are the son of destiny, you don't need raincoats. If you go out, it must be after the rain."

Hua Qin's words were shocking.

Eunuch Dong was stunned.

The emperor laughed even more heartily after hearing this.

"Hahaha, what a sunny day after the rain!"

Hua Qinfeng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but did not look surprised.

He was imitating the way Xie Yuzhu had done in the past by saying nice things, but he didn't expect that this trick would actually work on his father.

After sorting out his thoughts, he naturally took out three folding books from his pocket:

"Just now when we passed by the Golden Stairs Palace, Lord Xun, Lord Wu, and Lord Luo asked me to hand it over to my father."

Eunuch Dong took the letter and placed it on the table.

The emperor glanced at it and flipped through it casually, the anger in his eyes obvious.

He closed the letter tightly and looked at Hua Qinfeng:

"You came to the palace on a rainy night just to deliver this for these three old guys?"

"No, I came here specially to see you, father." Hua Qinfeng raised his head and looked at the emperor with clear eyes.

"You have the peony jade token and can enter the palace at any time. Why do you need to report it?" The emperor glanced at him.

"I have always acted recklessly and recklessly, which has brought shame to the royal family. There are already too many people acting recklessly in the palace tonight, so I want to be a steady and polite person and regain some of the face I lost before."

As soon as the words fell, the hall suddenly became quiet.

The father and son looked at each other.

The emperor looked at Hua Qinfeng with deep eyes, as if he wanted to find out some distracting thoughts from his eyes.

But Hua Qinfeng had a clear and open look and was fearless.

The emperor raised his lips slightly and asked patiently:

"You think those people kneeling in the rain are just being reckless?"

"It's not only reckless, it's also rude." Hua Qinfeng said angrily.

The emperor's brows relaxed, waiting for him to continue.

"Even if we are worried that the Crown Prince will be wronged in the Ministry of Justice, we cannot kneel outside the Golden Steps Palace just because they are loyal subjects of our father. We know that our father is a wise ruler who cannot bear to see his old subjects suffer. We know that our father just wants to temper the Crown Prince like a son. We know that our father is very observant and will definitely give the Crown Prince justice."

"They still rushed into the palace recklessly and did things that were against etiquette without considering the consequences. They simply disgraced the reputation of Confucianism. So I am here to see their jokes and to speak up for my father."

The emperor was very happy after hearing the impassioned speech and the attitude of standing up for his father.

What he was worried about was nothing more than rudeness and disrespect in Hua Qinfeng's words.

You are absolutely right.

"They are indeed bold and indeed rude." The emperor glanced at the chair, and Eunuch Dong immediately moved out a chair and asked Hua Qinfeng to sit down.

"At that time, you broke into the palace to save the Grand Tutor, but I punished you by putting you in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. Do you think it is unfair?" he asked tentatively.

After Hua Qinfeng sat down, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Only now did I realize how tiring what Xie Yuzhu had deliberately said and done in front of my father and mother was.

He learned to do all these, so she wouldn't have to work so hard in the future.

"Your Majesty, your son was reckless and disrespectful. It is right for your Majesty to punish you. Your Majesty, your son was framed, and your Majesty has cleared my name. However, a trip to the Ministry of Justice's prison will not cost you anything."

Hua Qinfeng spoke casually and sincerely, without any ulterior motives.

"Feng'er has really grown up and knows how to be considerate of his father." The emperor nodded, his face full of satisfaction. The next moment, his eyes revealed a calculation, "Then what do you think should be done with these people, Feng'er?"

He stood up, frowned, thought for a moment, then smiled with an epiphanic look on his face:

"I think that the king should not punish them, but ask people to hold umbrellas for them, send them warm clothes, and prepare delicious food and drinks. The better the king treats them, the more ashamed they feel. Wouldn't this make them feel more guilty than punishing them? In the future, they will definitely work harder for the king."

The emperor's eyes twinkled.

"Feng'er's actions are very righteous. But what if they don't understand my good intentions?"

"Then let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lead by example."

"What do you mean?" He raised his eyebrows.

"I will go to the Ministry of Justice and tell the Crown Prince about my father's good intentions in torturing me. Although I am stupid, I can still understand it. The Crown Prince is smart and will surely understand my father's far-sightedness."

Hua Qinfeng looked frank.

The emperor smiled from ear to ear:

"My Feng'er is the most filial, but no matter how smart he is, it is not as important as filial piety."