Drunk Bamboo

“No…no need…” Yun Ling looked embarrassed.

Hua Qinfeng stared at Chaoyang coldly. Why didn’t he think of bringing a fan?

Ask Xie Yuzhu patiently:

"Are you hot? Can I fan you?"

Xie Yuzhu stared at Hua Qinfeng in confusion: "My Lord, you are acting very abnormal today? You are so attentive, offering fruits and dried meat?"

Hua Qinfeng grinned: "I have always been like this. I have always taken good care of you. It's just that I am more considerate now. Haven't you noticed?"

Xie Yuzhu looked panicked: "Did you cause any trouble?"

His smile froze: "Xie Yuzhu, I'm nice to you, but you say I'm attentive and even suspect me of causing trouble! Where's Chaoyang? He brought fruits and snacks, and even a fan, so why don't you say he's plotting something bad against Yunling?"

Xie Yuzhu was stunned.

At the same time, Chaoyang and Yunling seemed to have been acupunctured and could not move.

"Your Highness is right." Xie Yuzhu grasped the key point, and her eyes fell on Yunling and Chaoyang, questioning Chaoyang, "What do you mean by Yunling?"

"I...I..." Chaoyang retracted the fan, his face nervous.

Yun Ling blushed and lowered her head even more.

Xie Yuzhu suddenly realized and asked in surprise: "When did you two..."

Why did she not notice anything when even Hua Qinfeng knew about it? !

At this time, a familiar voice came.

"Third brother, third sister-in-law."

King Wen Hua Qinming came down from the mountain in a green robe.

"Fifth brother?" Hua Qinfeng was a little surprised.

Hua Qinming had already seen the few people sitting aside to rest, and also saw their intimate and harmonious scene.

With a warm smile, he said, "The relationship between the Third Brother and the Third Sister-in-law is so good. It's really enviable to see it."

Xie Yuzhu smiled politely: "Your Majesty, you are here with me to climb the mountain and stretch your muscles. Fifth brother, are you here to pray at Lingshan Temple?"

Hua Qinming raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Pray for my mother. I am preparing to go down the mountain."

Xie Yuzhu said: "Fifth brother is so filial, the Buddha will surely hear your wish and let the Imperial Concubine get better soon."

Seeing that he was pale and thin, Hua Qinfeng reminded him, "Yes, Fifth Brother, you should also pay more attention to your health."

Those who are about to get married should take good care of their health.

Xie Yuzhu also noticed that he was thinner than before: "I think my fifth brother seems to have lost a lot of weight recently. While worrying about the Imperial Concubine, he should also remember to eat well."

Eat well.

It was such a simple sentence, but a hint of warmth flashed across Hua Qinming's indifferent eyes.

"Thank you for your concern, brother and sister-in-law. I will go down the mountain first."

After saying goodbye, he slowly went down the mountain.

Looking at his slender back, Xie Yuzhu could not imagine for a moment that he was the fifth prince who could compete with the crown prince in the court.

Both he and the Imperial Concubine are so delicate, what are they fighting about?

What's the point of dying before you get what you want? You might as well enjoy the present moment, recuperate, and live a few more years.

Retracting her gaze, Xie Yuzhu sighed, "Prince Wen is truly filial to the Imperial Concubine. He has already burned incense and come down the mountain, and now he comes to the temple to pray before daybreak."

Hua Qinfeng actually couldn't understand why Hua Qinming came to climb the mountain and worship Buddha so early in the morning.

"Isn't it the same to worship Buddha? There is also a Daci Temple in the city."

Xie Yuzhu made a gesture to keep quiet: "This is a sacred place in Buddhism, don't talk nonsense."

Hua Qinfeng said nonchalantly, "I don't believe in these things. If praying to gods and Buddhas was useful, the threshold of the temple would have been trampled down long ago."

Recalling something, he said seriously, "Don't change the subject. We haven't finished talking about what happened just now. Can you tell me where I was too attentive?"

Xie Yuzhu turned her head and shifted her gaze: "Your Majesty reminded me that the topic just now is not over. Chaoyang, are you... "

Hua Qinfeng was right. The monks of Lingshan Temple were indeed very familiar with the plants on the mountain.

He told Xie Yuzhu where the herbs that could cure diseases could be found and where the deadly poisons could be found.

He even took them there personally.

When Xie Yuzhu returned to the city in the afternoon, he came back with a full load.

As soon as he entered the door, Lao Liu came to report that General Xiao had been waiting in the mansion for half an hour.

Hua Qinfeng and Xie Yuzhu didn't have time to change their clothes and went straight to the living room.

"Greetings, Your Majesty and Princess."

Xiao Zhong, General Xiao, is one of the four famous clans in Rao State. He is adjacent to Xiao clan in the west and is known as the pillar of the country. He commands 100,000 Xiao clan troops and guards the western border.

He is tall and strong, with a dark complexion and a square face, giving people a feeling of majesty and integrity.

Hua Qinfeng was extremely happy and hurriedly helped him up: "Hurry up and sit down. There are not so many rules in the palace. It's the same as when we were in the west."

Xie Yuzhu said politely: "General, I am sorry for keeping you waiting. We, the younger generation, should be the ones to see you. I am sorry for making you wait for us."

Xiao Zhong's eyes sparkled: "Princess, you are so polite. I have to thank you for taking care of Bingxin these days. She is naughty and willful, and has caused a lot of trouble to the palace."

Several people sat down.

Xie Yuzhu apologized: "Bingxin has been in Zhongdu for a while, and I didn't take her to visit Zhongdu properly. I feel that I didn't treat her well enough."

Speaking of Xiao Bingxin, his eyebrows and eyes were gentle: "Not at all, Princess, you are too polite."

Hua Qinfeng said naturally: "Don't be so polite. Lao Xiao, if you continue like this, I won't entertain you."

Lao Xiao?

Xie Yuzhu laughed dryly twice.

This name is too casual.

Xiao Zhong glanced at Xie Yuzhu and said very seriously: "This is in Zhongdu, there is a difference between the monarch and his subjects..."

Hua Qinfeng didn't wait for him to finish and took over the conversation: "When my fifth brother gets married, I will ask my father to transfer me back to the western frontier."

Xiao Zhong looked like a worried old father: "The prince has already started a family, and the princess is still young. The prince should stay with her and not fight and kill all day long."

"You are all in the West, why can't I go back? Xie Yuzhu is willing to go back to the West with me."

"The prince has told me that I am willing to accompany him to guard the western frontier." Xie Yuzhu nodded with a smile.

Xiao Zhong was obviously surprised.

Seeing that Xie Yuzhu didn't seem to be joking, his expression slowly relaxed.

"Okay, okay." He smiled with wrinkles on the corners of his eyes, and reminded Hua Qinfeng, "If His Majesty does not allow the prince to return to the West, the prince must not contradict His Majesty, and do not be impulsive and return to the West without permission."

"Don't worry, I'll thank Yuzhu for her help this time. She's very smart, and both my father and mother like her and like to listen to her talk. She said she would help me and then go back to the West Frontier together. You just wait in the West Frontier, I'll be back in a while."

Hua Qinfeng looked at Xie Yuzhu with a proud and relieved look on his face.

She nodded again, and spoke softly with a firm look in her eyes: "Please rest assured, General, I am with the prince."

"Okay, that's great. I heard someone tell me about you and was a little worried, but when I saw that the princess was so young and so steady, I felt relieved. In addition to taking Bingxin back this time, I also wanted to see the prince. I hope he is well."

Hearing Xiao Zhong's sincere words, Hua Qinfeng was very touched: "Chaoyang Laoliu is here, don't worry about it."

Xiao Zhong said, "I will leave early the day after tomorrow. I don't think I will be able to talk to the prince at the palace dinner tomorrow, so I must come to see the prince before I leave."

"I'll take you out of town the day after tomorrow."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "I appreciate your kindness, Your Majesty. But in Zhongdu, Your Majesty should not act too close to me. Don't come to see me off the next day."