Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

Yun Xiangrong told Yue'er to go down and do something, and Chu Shitong took the opportunity to get up and go out to sober up.

Chu Shifeng grabbed her. He drank a lot today and seemed to be a little drunk.

"Xiao Qi, where are you going?"

Chu Shitong said, "I'll go out and sober up."

"I am coming too!"

As he spoke, Chu Shifeng pulled Chu Shitong over, put his arm around her shoulders, and tried to stand up staggeringly. The concubine wanted to support him, but was pushed away by Chu Shifeng.

Chu Shitong quickly glanced at the concubine who was pushed to the ground and said softly, "Brother Emperor, you are drunk."

Chu Shifeng laughed when he heard this, and hugged Chu Shitong tightly with his arms, saying, "You have to go out to sober up just because you are drunk!"

Chu Shitong said disdainfully, "You're so drunk that you can't even walk steadily. Do you want me to carry you on your back to sober you up?"

"Haha, then Xiao Qi, carry me on your back."

After Chu Shifeng finished speaking, he leaned on Chu Shitong's shoulder, looking as if he really wanted Chu Shitong to carry him out.

Chu Shitong was extremely helpless and could only persuade him in a gentle voice: "Brother, please stop making a fuss. If the emperor sees this, he will tell on you."

Chu Shifeng put his face on the back of Chu Shitong's shoulder and rubbed it comfortably.

"Xiao Qi's shoulders are so small."

He stretched out his arms forward, locked Chu Shitong's shoulders instantly, and spoke incoherently with a smell of alcohol.

"I hugged her completely like this. If you don't know, you might think Xiao Qi is a girl. She is so small and soft. I wonder what kind of princess you will marry in the future to have such a good fortune."

Chu Shitong's old face turned red, and he hurriedly tried to free his hands.

"Brother, let go, I'm going out."

Chu Shifeng was like a mischievous child. The more Chu Shitong tried to break free from him, the more he deliberately hugged her tighter. It was not until Chu Shitong felt that she was going to be hugged to death by him that she could not help but speak to the concubine.

"Sister-in-law, my brother is drunk. Please help him down quickly. What if he falls?"

Since the concubine married Chu Shifeng, her whole personality seemed to have changed drastically. She became silent and timid. After hearing what Chu Shifeng said, she stood up and wanted to help, but she didn't know where to start.

Chu Shihan and Princess Linglan watched the whole process from the side.

Princess Linglan said, "Your Highness Prince Han, why don't you go and help His Highness Prince Qi."

Chu Shihan originally wanted to come up to help, and Princess Linglan's words gave him a reason to go forward. He stood up and walked over, and in just a few steps he pulled Chu Shifeng away.

It wasn't that Chu Shihan used too much force, but Chu Shifeng realized that too many people were paying attention to him, so he let go.

Chu Shihan said expressionlessly: "Sixth Brother, if you are drunk, go back first and don't bully Seventh Brother."

"What are you talking about, Third Brother?" Chu Shifeng smiled, a strand of black hair falling on his handsome face, but his smile was filled with malice, "How could I bully Xiaoqi? I'm afraid I don't love her enough."

Chu Shihan's brows furrowed more and more tightly, "Then you should sit back down first and don't cause any more trouble."

Chu Shihan helped Chu Shifeng to the concubine's hand, and said to Chu Shitong: "Xiaoqi, you go and do your own thing. The concubine will take care of the Sixth Prince here."

"Thank you, Third Brother."

After expressing his gratitude, Chu Shitong hurried out of the hall. It seemed that their actions just now were seen by many people. Fortunately, Chu Shiyu did not notice it, or he noticed it but did not say anything.

......

Chu Shitong was very familiar with the structure of Luhua Palace. After all, it was where she grew up. Although she only lived there for five years, the painful memories of those five years of childhood were too deep in her mind.

Chu Shitong walked all the way to the back hall and guessed that Yue'er should have gone to the kitchen to cook sobering soup, so he went to the back garden, which was the only way from the kitchen to the main hall.

The moon is clear, the wind is strong, and the dusk is vast.

The end of May is the season when flowers bloom. At this time, there are only a few cicadas chirping, which makes the silent night more peaceful.

Chu Shitong walked in the garden, looking at the soft and tender flowers like clouds, and couldn't help but recall the vague memories of his childhood.

When she was five years old, she was punished by Yun Xiangrong to stand in the back garden for three hours.

Chu Shitong only remembered the specific reason, which seemed to be because Yun Xiangrong had a crazy idea and made a very unpalatable dish for Chu Shitong to eat. The dish was really hard to swallow. Chu Shitong barely stuffed a large bowl of it into her mouth, but Yun Xiangrong asked her to eat it all.

Five-year-old Chu Shitong numbly stuffed the food into his mouth, but the result was that not only did he not eat it, but he also vomited out everything he had eaten before.

Yun Xiangrong was very angry and punished her by making her stand in the garden for three hours before she could go to bed.

Chu Shitong didn't dare not to stand, but after standing for a long time, his legs felt tired and painful.

In order to prevent himself from falling asleep, Chu Shitong could only count the flowers while wiping away tears in pain.

What's in this garden?

Chu Shitong can't remember clearly now. She only remembers that she counted a lot, until she began to feel dizzy, until the sky gradually brightened, and until Yun Xiangrong woke up and had breakfast. Only then did her punishment end.

However, this incident was just one of the thousands of trivial things that were not worth mentioning.

Chu Shitong walked in the moonlight, just like when he was five years old, counting the words in the garden.

"Rose, osmanthus, spring and summer azalea, viburnum, hydrangea, broom, peony, lily of the valley, wax red, crabapple, iris..."

When Chu Shitong was five years old, he did this to stay awake, complete the punishment given by Yun Xiangrong, and let her calm down.

But in this new life, Chu Shitong did this to kill time, waiting for an encounter with Yue'er to attack her beloved mother.

"It's late at night, and His Royal Highness Prince Qi is in the mood to count the flowers here."

A melodious male voice broke the silence of the garden.

Chu Shitong looked back and saw a handsome and heroic young man standing behind him.

"Master Feng came to the garden in the middle of the night, isn't it because he is interested?"

This young man was none other than the mighty general’s legitimate son, Feng Yang.

He was also the one who ranked fourth on that list of handsome young men when Chu Shitong was fourteen years old.

"I just came out to sober up."

Feng Yang folded his arms and walked around Chu Shitong with great interest, looking him up and down.

"His Royal Highness Prince Qi seems to have a very good relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Yu."

His tone was smiling, as if he had something else to say.

Chu Shitong was too lazy to pay attention to him, "What's my relationship with my Sixth Brother got to do with you?"

Feng Yang was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"Do you know that your Sixth Brother and I are good brothers who stick to our principles?"

"so what?"

"Your Sixth Brother and I are brothers, and I am older than you. Shouldn't you also call me brother?"

After hearing his asking for a beating, Chu Shitong wanted to order people to drag him out and beat him to death.

"You are so well-educated that you call me your brother. I don't mind asking the mighty general about this in court tomorrow. This is what the general taught me."

When the mighty general was mentioned, Feng Yang's expression changed instantly. "No, no, no, don't tell my dad. We are all good brothers. There is no need to complain."

Chu Shitong estimated that the time was almost up, so he began to drive people away with a cold face.

"Why don't you leave quickly? You just want to delay my flower viewing."

"Okay!" Feng Yang said, "I'm leaving now, okay? Ask His Royal Highness Prince Yu to invite you out to play some other day when he has time."

Chu Shitong was too lazy to pay attention to him.

The real power that the mighty general currently holds is limited to some guards in the capital, who patrol the capital every day to ensure public security. There are no more than 5,000 of them, but this number is not small in the capital.

Chu Shitong was too lazy to pretend with Feng Yang simply because within two years, the mighty general would die of a sudden illness, and the entire general's mansion would be desolate. Feng Yang had no military achievements to speak of, and after inheriting the position of general in his previous life, he experienced all kinds of difficulties. When he was about to make it, Chu Shitong took advantage of him and transferred him to a border area with a harsh environment.

Not long after Feng Yang left, Chu Shitong saw a figure in the distance slowly walking towards him.

The figure slowly approached.

Yue'er was slightly surprised to see Chu Shitong while holding the sobering soup.

"Your Highness."

Chu Shitong asked, "But it was the hangover soup that your mother asked you to make?"

Yue Er lowered her head and said, "Yes."

"Ah."

Chu Shitong pretended to ask casually, then stood up and walked towards the main hall, just walking in front of Yue'er.

The two of them walked back and forth a few steps.

With a clang, something fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

At this time, the lights in the back hall could light up the ground. Chu Shitong said, "Put your things down first and help me find the half jade pendant."

"Yes."

Yue'er put the sobering soup aside for the time being, squatted on the ground and started to help Chu Shitong find something.

Chu Shitong was not in a hurry to look for it. He found a place to sit down and watched Yue'er search carefully.

When Yue'er finally found the jade pendant, she was stunned for a moment, thinking that the jade pendant she was wearing had fallen off. But when she touched her chest, her jade pendant was clearly still there.

She picked up the jade pendant and compared it carefully with the half on her body. The two halves of the jade pendant fit together perfectly as a whole. In an instant, her mind went blank, as if she had fallen into an icy cave.

Yue'er turned around trembling all over and looked at Chu Shitong in disbelief.

Chu Shitong looked at her quietly and said, "So you have the same thing."

Yue Er subconsciously wanted to stand up, but before she could stop, she knelt down again, moving all the way to Chu Shitong on her knees, and asked in an unstable voice: "I want to ask, where did your highness get this jade pendant from?"

Chu Shitong raised his eyes to look at the sky full of stars and said nonchalantly, "Why should I tell you about my affairs?"

Yue Er said, "This is something that belonged to my younger brother. Before I entered the palace, my parents divided the jade pendant into two pieces and said that if my younger brother ever came to look for me with the jade pendant, it would mean that something had happened at home. If Your Highness knows about the jade pendant, please tell me. I am willing to work like a cow or a horse to repay Your Highness!"

Yue'er kowtowed to Chu Shitong several times, until finally, she couldn't stand up anymore.

Chu Shitong pretended to say, "What are you doing? Hurry up and make it seem like I am threatening you with the jade pendant on purpose."

She chuckled and said, but the cruelty flashing in her eyes was more than just her words.

Yue'er knew very well that Chu Shitong's words were already a threat, but now that the jade pendant was in Chu Shitong's hands, she had no choice but to accept Chu Shitong's threat.

"Your Highness naturally didn't mean that! It was I who wanted to know about the jade pendant! Your Highness is usually very busy, and he was willing to tell me about the jade pendant. Of course, I have to be grateful and repay you!"

Chu Shitong just smiled and said nothing.

Yue'er, Han Xinyue, is Yun Xiangrong's trusted maid.

Although she was often bullied by Yun Xiangrong, Yue'er was like a sandbag. She had no complaints even when being scolded or beaten. She just worked diligently to get her monthly salary and bonus money.

Chu Shitong had asked Wang Zexu some things about Yue'er before. Wang Zexu seemed to be acquainted with Yue'er and told her directly.

It is said that Yue'er did this only to earn money to send back home, so that she could wait until her day in the palace to succeed and return home alive.

But Chu Shitong asked this question a few months ago, and Han Zijun was picked up by Chu Shitong two years ago.

This proves that Yue'er has no contact with her parents in the outside world, and can only transfer the money to her parents through someone or some other means.

Her parents had died two or nearly three years ago, but she had no idea about it and was still working hard to earn money.

After all, he is a poor man.

"You are also a miserable person."

Chu Shitong was kind enough to help her up. When Yue'er thought that Chu Shitong was finally ready to tell her with tears in her eyes, Chu Shitong continued.

"But there are some things you can't know just because you want to know."

Yue Er immediately said, "If the prince tells me, I am willing to go through fire and water for him and serve him as a slave!"

"To go through fire and water is easier said than done."

Chu Shitong said: "I will give you a chance. If you can do it well, I will tell you where the jade pendant came from. If you can't do it well, I will naturally not take it back. After all, it has come to this point, and it is not bad to keep it as a thought."

Chu Shitong's words were ambiguous, as if she was hinting that something happened in Yue'er's family, but also as if she was threatening Yue'er to do things for her honestly.

Yue Er asked apprehensively, "What does Your Highness want me to do?"

Chu Shitong said in a relaxed tone: "Don't be nervous. I'm not asking you to do anything bad, nor is it against palace rules."

She took out a small paper bag from her sleeve and said, "Look what's inside?"

Yue'er took it with trembling hands, opened it and saw some tobacco inside.

"This is......?"

"Mother has been too busy lately. I think she is very tired both physically and mentally. This is something you found for her that can relax her nerves. Just put it in the incense burner and burn some every day. Mother will feel much more relaxed."

Yue Er's eyes showed some fear, "Your Highness, this thing..."

Chu Shitong knew what she was afraid of, so he said it straightforwardly.

"This thing is non-toxic, don't worry. Once you've done this, I'll have something else for you."

Seeing Yue Er was a little hesitant, Chu Shitong said, "I won't force you. If you don't want to, forget it. By the way, your brother's name is Han Zijun, right?"

Yue Er's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and she immediately lowered her head and said, "I am willing! Your Highness, please show some mercy!"

Chu Shitong looked at Yue'er helplessly and said softly, "What are you doing? I'm just asking."