Drunk Bamboo

Zhang Mansion

After listening to Tutor Zhang's lesson, Hua Qinfeng and Gu Suiyi packed up their books and prepared to leave the house.

"Your Majesty, you know to send special products to the Grand Tutor, but you didn't bring me one." Gu Suiyi kept muttering while packing, "If you don't bring me one, don't let me see you sending special products to the Grand Tutor."

The more he talked, the more angry he became. "You really don't trust me at all."

For more than a month, Hua Qinfeng was not in Zhongdu, saying that he had returned to the south to visit a patient.

But when I saw that the prince had a ruddy complexion and looked refreshed, I knew that he was not visiting a sick patient, but was clearly going to enjoy the scenery with Xie Yuzhu.

The key is that when I brought back things from traveling, I remembered to give them to the tutor, but forgot to give them to myself.

He has worked so hard for Changfeng Tower for over a month that he hasn't even had time to go home for meals. How come he doesn't even get a share of the local specialties?

It really hurt his heart.

"What nonsense are you talking about." Hua Qinfeng glanced at him mercilessly.

"If you want to eat, ask someone to buy it for you. Everyone knows that the Marquis' Mansion is very particular about food. They always buy from wherever there is delicious food."

Gu Suiyi insisted, "How can what I bought be the same as what the prince specially gave me?"

Hua Qinfeng snorted coldly, "Can you turn food into gold?"

Gu Suiyi was speechless.

It seems like I will have to go find the princess to complain to someday.

The prince is so ruthless.

At this time, Zhang Xinghe returned to the mansion and met them. He had a blank expression on his face and acted in a businesslike manner, "Greetings, Your Majesty, Prince Gu."

Hua Qinfeng spoke naturally, "I'm here to give Nanmi some preserved fruit to you, Master. I remember you love sweets."

Zhang Xinghe still had no expression. "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I have something else to do. I will go back to the mansion to get some things and then rush to the Ministry of Justice. Your Highness, please do as you please."

Hua Qinfeng waved his hand, "Just do your thing."

Zhang Xinghe did not stay long. He entered the mansion quickly and left quickly.

After Hua Qinfeng and Gu Suiyi packed up, they also walked towards the gate of Zhang's mansion.

Gu Suiyi waved his folding fan, glanced at Hua Qinfeng, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Master Zhang has been very busy recently."

It seems like there is something else behind the words.

Hua Qinfeng didn't care, "Isn't he busy every day?"

"Now, everyone knows that the two most trusted people in the court are Luo Yuan, the left prime minister, and Zhang Xinghe, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice."

Hua Qinfeng said calmly, "Father has always trusted him."

Gu Suiyi felt that he should be more straightforward and took a step closer.

"Your Highness, don't you think that Lord Zhang is a little different? He is different from when we were together before."

"Really?" Hua Qinfeng tilted his head, his face full of confusion, "He has never been polite to me."

Gu Suiyi shook his head and sighed, "My Lord, you don't care about your friends at all."

Finally, he added, "Master Zhang must be in trouble."

Hua Qinfeng was confused and felt unhappy when he heard it.

"You are the one who has problems. I want to talk to you about how you manage Changfeng Tower and how you collect information."

Gu Suiyi immediately wilted and frowned slightly, "That happened more than a month ago. I have been training them and they have made great progress. Your Highness, don't you think that the news nowadays is fast and accurate?"

Hua Qinfeng didn't feel that.

He has been in Nanmi and has not received any news.

When he came back, he didn't see Gu Suiyi report to him about the Changfeng Tower matter immediately. If it wasn't for the usual study at Zhang's house today, he didn't know when Gu Suiyi would come to see him.

"When did you know that I returned to Zhongdu?" Hua Qinfeng thought about it and felt something was wrong.

"Of course it was from the moment the prince stepped off the passenger ship..." Gu Suiyi blurted out.

Halfway through his words, he realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, and glanced at Hua Qinfeng carefully.

As expected, his face darkened. "Why didn't you report the situation of Changfeng Tower to me immediately?"

At this moment, he felt that the three people from the Imperial Guard were very well-behaved and obedient.

What two extremes.

Can't we combine and complement each other?

"I understand that the prince has been traveling a long way, and he must go back to the palace to have a meal and rest before discussing work. Besides, the prince has a guard department, and I am too late. I dare not compete with the three people in the guard department for the prince."

Hua Qinfeng's eyes widened, "You even know this. Changfeng Tower spreads news very quickly."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have always been serious about my work and I value my promises. I promised Your Majesty that I would do a good job in Changfeng Tower, and I will definitely do it well." Gu Suiyi said seriously, "There is something I want to tell Your Majesty."

Hua Qinfeng: "You left the important matter to last, Gu Suiyi, you are really looking for death."

He raised his fist and was about to hit Gu Suiyi.

He dodged quickly and begged for mercy, "No, no, no, I won't dare to do it again next time. The Master is beside me, I am just being considerate of his age."

Whatever Gu Suiyi said had its own reasons.

Hua Qinfeng told himself not to be angry, not to be angry.

"Don't talk about the important things yet!"

"This news came from the north. They didn't contact Changfeng Tower directly, but secretly leaked the news to Anhe Restaurant in the north. At first, our people didn't confirm the accuracy of the news. We sent people to Zhongdu to make sure the news was correct, and then delivered it to Anhe Restaurant in Zhongdu."

Hua Qinfeng frowned slightly, "What was transported from the north to Zhongdu?"

Gu Suiyi put away his folding fan, his pupils shrank slightly, "A large number of Lin Hai Xue Lian were sent to Zhongdu and finally transported to the harem."

Puzzled, he asked, "What is Lin Hai Xue Lian?"

"I heard that it grows on extremely cold snowy mountains. The flowers that bloom in the snow are extremely poisonous. I know that the princess is good at medicine. Your Majesty, go back and ask the princess. Maybe you will know more."

After hearing this, Hua Qinfeng's face darkened and he pondered for a moment.

"Sending a large number of poisonous flowers into the harem is a big deal."

Gu Suiyi was also confused and asked directly: "Does the prince know anyone in the north? He sent us the message but didn't let us know who it was, and reminded us but was unwilling to get involved..."

"Changfeng Tower didn't find out who it was?"

Shaking his head, "No. But I know about Changfeng Tower. I know there is a Beili Villa in the north that also belongs to Changfeng Tower, but it has never been used. Is it them?"

Once Gu Suiyi starts doing something, he is very serious.

He knew exactly the origin of Changfeng Tower, how it developed, and how many people were there.

Including the mysterious Beili Beiyuan in the north.

There is not much record of Beili Villa. We only know that he was a wealthy businessman from the north, and nothing else is known.

Gu Suiyi mentioned this on purpose because he wanted to get some information about Beili Villa from Hua Qinfeng.

But Hua Qinfeng didn't say much about Beili Villa.

He was silent for a while, then said, "Continue investigating. If they find out it's Beili Villa, then let them do as they please. They don't want to get involved, and don't want to be involved. Unless it's absolutely necessary, then don't let them get involved."

“Is it a pity?”

"If they can be ordinary people, let them be ordinary people. If they can avoid being involved in the disturbances in Zhongdu, then don't get involved."

Gu Suiyi was stunned for a moment, then replied solemnly, "Yes."