Drunk Bamboo

Qingning Palace

"It was all thanks to Qi Fengyu that the plague inside and outside the palace was quelled so quickly."

The emperor summoned Qi Zhen and was very satisfied with what he had done.

"It's all my duty. Although the young prince has been wearing the Flower God Incense for many years, it is fortunate that the Flower God Incense alone cannot produce harmful substances. It will only work when mixed with another kind of incense in the study. They are really powerful. If it weren't for Tan Xiang's confession and a thorough investigation of everything in the East Palace, they wouldn't have discovered that the books in the study were smeared with spices."

"Vicious, really vicious." The emperor's face darkened and his tone was gloomy.

I didn't expect Gao Yin to be so insidious. I trusted him wrongly for so many years.

He actually left a scourge by his side.

The emperor got a splitting headache when he thought about it.

"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell again?" Eunuch Dong saw that his face was not right and immediately suggested, "How about letting Qi Fengyu take a look at you?"

"Okay." The emperor agreed.

Qi Zhen is one of the people who can be trusted nowadays.

He is a low-key person, but has superb medical skills.

Qi Zhen immediately stepped forward to take his pulse.

"Your Majesty, are you suffering from a headache?"

The emperor praised, "You are a good doctor. You can tell the diagnosis just by checking the pulse. Do you have any way to treat it?"

"There is no cure for headaches, but acupuncture and massage can relieve the pain. Your Majesty, you should think less and rest more."

Qi Zhen spoke truthfully and did not give the emperor too much hope.

The emperor was not angry, and looked at Qi Zhen with even more appreciation.

"I know that."

Eunuch Dong: "In the past, Your Majesty could use incense to ease the pain, but now, you dare not use incense anymore."

Qi Zhen continued, "Can I take a look at the incense?"

Eunuch Dong glanced at the emperor and said carefully, "I was going to throw it away, but now it's a good opportunity to let Qi Fengyu take a look and see if it is really good for your Majesty's headache. If it is good..."

A cold light swept across.

Eunuch Dong immediately shut up, "It was I who was talking too much."

Qi Zhen did not shy away from saying, "Your Majesty, there is no good or bad medicine. As long as it can cure diseases and save lives, no matter who developed it, it should not be taboo."

After hearing this, the emperor looked at Qi Zhen and actually laughed, "Qi Fengyu is right."

This is the true style of a doctor.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will go back and find some prescriptions to treat your headache." Qi Zhen stood up and saluted. "I will also carefully check this incense."

The emperor closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair to rest. "I am waiting for good news from Qi Fengyu."

After leaving Qingning Palace, Qi Zhen stared at the porcelain bottle in his hand for a long time.

The princess is really amazing.

The princess had noticed something about the Crown Prince's flower incense, His Majesty's headache, and the incense His Majesty used early on.

Let him check them one by one later.

Unexpectedly, all of this has come true now.

He cannot let the princess down and must get to the bottom of the matter.

……

On the way to the imperial mausoleum, Hua Qinfeng arranged a route with beautiful scenery and mountains and rivers, hoping to accompany Mammy to see the beautiful scenery and send her off for the last time.

At night, they did not stay in an inn, but set up tents in a place close to the mountains and water.

Hua Qinfeng once thought about taking his family out one day, roasting a fire outdoors, eating homemade food, and then lying down together at night to watch the stars, with the clear sound of the stream, the leisurely breeze, and the chirping of various insects in their ears.

He has been thinking about it these past few days, but the more he thought about it, the more painful he felt.

Because it will never be possible.

Inside the tent, Xie Yuzhu lay beside Hua Qinfeng, staring at his back for a long time. She knew that he was not asleep, but she didn't know how to start the conversation.

During the seven days of vigil, the whole house was filled with grief, and the two of them never had a good conversation.

Everyone is blaming themselves and immersed in their own sad world.

"Hua Qinfeng, are you thinking about Madam?" Her voice was very soft.

"I'm thinking about the things I should have done earlier, but now I can't do them." Hua Qinfeng still had his back to her, "Yuzhu, where do you think people go after they die? Will they reincarnate and come back to us?"

"I don't know. Maybe everything is gone. Even if there is reincarnation, we have no shared memories and are strangers. It's better to let her start a new life."

Hua Qinfeng said, "If I knew where my mother and nanny were born, I would definitely bring them to my side and take good care of them."

Xie Yuzhu knew that this was impossible.

I didn't say anything, thinking about how to answer him.

"Xie Yuzhu, what would you do if I left first?"

"I won't think about things that far in the future."

He then asked, “What if?”

He said calmly: "I will live well."

Hua Qinfeng turned around and asked, "Will you come find me?"

"What if we find him? We can't continue our past relationship." There was silence all around, and Xie Yuzhu's voice reached his ears clearly.

"Why not?" His tone was a little excited.

"One life, one pair. Having someone to accompany you from the beginning to the end of your life is enough." Xie Yuzhu doesn't want to go too far, nor does she want to be too greedy. "Maybe if it goes on for too long, you will get bored."

Hearing the word "disgusted", Hua Qinfeng's heart suddenly trembled.

He reached out and hugged Xie Yuzhu, "I won't. I want to be with you forever and ever, even in the next life."

Xie Yuzhu comforted her, "I'm right beside you. I won't leave. I'll stay with you."

"Xie Yuzhu, you don't know how much I care about you." His voice was filled with grievance.

"Mammy left suddenly, and I know you are sad. Don't think too much, you need to rest." She patted his back gently and said softly.

But those arms were holding me tighter and tighter, making me feel suffocated.

“Too tight…”

"pain……"

Xie Yuzhu tried to remind him, but Hua Qinfeng seemed possessed and held her tightly.

"Hua Qinfeng, you're hugging me too tightly. I... can't breathe..."

Their bodies pressed tightly against each other, as if he wanted to merge her into his body and make her a part of him.

Crazy said: "It doesn't hurt, you won't remember it."

Xie Yuzhu had no choice but to bite his shoulder.

"you……"

The pain in his shoulder woke Hua Qinfeng up and he let go of the person in his arms.

Xie Yuzhu said coldly: "If it doesn't hurt, you won't remember it!"

"Hua Qinfeng, we are attending the funeral of Madam. What are you thinking about? What are you doing?"

Hua Qinfeng suddenly realized that he was out of control.

The grief, self-blame and sadness that had been pent up in my heart for many days poured out like a flood that broke through a dam.

"I... I'm afraid... I'm afraid you'll leave too..."

"My mother is gone, and so is Nanny. They left without a word, without even saying a word..."

"Without any warning..."

"Xie Yuzhu, don't be like this..."

He curled up and cried.

I was so sad that I couldn't even cry.

Xie Yuzhu hugged him gently, tears in her eyes.

"Cry, just cry."

Hua Qinfeng held her in his arms, and his tears flowed down her neck and into her body.

"Xie Yuzhu... After meeting you, I feel so weak... Why is it always you who comforts me..."

He felt so ashamed that he actually hugged her and cried, but the tears kept flowing uncontrollably.

I couldn't help but laugh, "Next time I'll cry a little and let you comfort me."

Tears and snot rubbed against her collar.

"I really want to see you cry."

"I'll find a chance to cry for you."

"I don't want you to cry..."

"I know……"

"I won't cry anymore..."

"it is good……"