Chapter 228 Indulgence, Drunk
"The reason why I called Miss Gu here today is not for any other reason but to celebrate Miss He's engagement." Chi Hongyuan took out a brocade box from behind him.
Seeing him pushing the brocade box in front of her, Gu Siqing was stunned. He sent a flare to call her over just to give her a gift.
"Your Highness, I..." Gu Siqing felt that it was unreasonable to accept Chi Hongyuan's gift, and was interrupted before she could think of the words to refuse.
"I will send you a gift on your wedding day, but you are the prime minister's granddaughter, so I am afraid it will be inconvenient for me to attend your wedding. This gift is an advance congratulations to you on your wedding. Please accept it."
Chi Hongyuan sincerely congratulated the two of them. His sincerity surprised Bai Ziyu. He actually called Siqing over for this purpose.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness." Gu Siqing and Bai Ziyu accepted the gifts and thanked Gu Siqing together.
"Go back, Zui Xiang Lou, this is not the place you should come to. From now on, you don't have to come again."
Chi Hongyuan waved his hand and told them not to be polite. He sincerely congratulated the two on their engagement, but he couldn't bear to see them being so affectionate.
"What does your highness mean?" Gu Siqing understood what Chi Hongyuan meant, looked at the brocade box in surprise and then looked at him.
"I rose rapidly in the previous dynasty, and now I am the crown prince. Once my father dies, I will be able to ascend the throne legitimately. None of the princes in the court can rival me. Naturally, Miss Gu does not need to take risks to help me. From now on, we will go our separate ways."
The last sentence was equivalent to the promise Chi Hongyuan made to Gu Siqing that he would no longer interfere with or affect her life.
Gu Siqing was a little surprised. In her impression, an emperor must have a strong desire for control and a tyranny to get whoever he wants. Chi Hongyuan didn't know Bai Ziyu's identity as the King of Freedom. With his current power in the court, it doesn't mean he can't take things by force.
Gu Siqing had never expected Chi Hongyuan to let go so decisively. She was even prepared to be entangled by this man for a while.
Unexpectedly, he sent a gift, and his sincere attitude made Gu Siqing feel a little ashamed. She thought too badly of Chi Hongyuan.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Gu Siqing stood up and bowed solemnly to Chi Hongyuan. This time Gu Siqing did not stop her and accepted her bow calmly.
From now on, there will be no more grudges between the two of them. It will be really you go your way and I go mine.
Gu Siqing and Bai Ziyu accepted Chi Hongyuan's gift and said everything they wanted to say. Then they left Zui Xiang Lou hand in hand.
From the window of the room where Chi Hongyuan was, he could see the entire long street of the capital. The man sat on a low couch by the window, watching the backs of Gu Siqing and Bai Ziyu leaving, feeling inexplicably sad.
The man touched his chest in some confusion. He didn't know when his feelings for Gu Siqing took root in his heart.
Until Gu Siqing got married, Chi Hongyuan felt that his feelings for Gu Siqing would not go to such an extent.
"Your Highness, the carriage is ready at the back door. Are you going back home?" Miss Hong came into the house and asked after a long while.
Gu Siqing glanced at the three teacups on the table and said calmly, "Send a few pots of the best wine in the building. I haven't drunk wine happily for a long time. Today, I will indulge myself for once."
Miss Hong's face changed slightly. She glanced at Gu Siqing's personal guard standing by the door. The guard nodded helplessly. His master was very sad at the moment and he wanted to stop him, but he couldn't. Seeing this, Miss Hong had to go get some wine.
Chi Hongyuan did not ask anyone to play the piano or sing music to accompany him, but just drank alone in the room. Hong Girl had no choice but to ask the dancers and actors on the stage to perform harder. Whoever could make the master happy would be rewarded with a hundred gold coins.
At the command, the people on the flower stand in the lobby performed hard. The singer was even more passionate, holding a pipa in her arms, and the music she played was gentle and graceful. However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not make Chi Hongyuan happy.
Inside the side room, the man drank one cup after another. Soon, all five jugs of wine were empty. He asked Miss Hong to bring more wine.
"Although tomorrow is a day off and there is no need to attend the morning court, Your Highness has been drinking all night in Zui Xiang Lou. If people find out, it will be bad."
Miss Hong looked towards the lobby of Zui Xiang Lou with concern. Zui Xiang Lou was built by Chi Hongyuan for the purpose of gathering intelligence. The gathering of intelligence was real, and these visitors were also real. No matter how careful they were, they were still worried that they would not be able to conceal everything.
"We have to find someone to persuade His Highness to go back." The personal bodyguard said seriously, stroking his chin.
Miss Hong rolled her eyes at him speechlessly: "Everyone knows that we need to persuade His Highness to go back, but the question is, who should we find to do it?"
The two of them fell silent. The only person who could persuade His Highness was Concubine Rong. But Concubine Rong was in the deep palace, how could she leave the palace in the middle of the night?
"There are others, the Eighth Prince and the First Prince." Miss Hong immediately thought of the candidates. Now that the princes have set up residences outside the palace, it is much more convenient than living in the palace.
"Eighth Prince? Forget it. If the Eighth Prince comes here, he can get drunk with our master. Let's call him the First Prince. However, the First Prince's leg injury has only been healed for a short time, and he is not in a good mood..."
The two looked at each other and became a little hesitant.
"No matter what, you stay here to guard His Highness. I will go to the Grand Prince's Mansion to see if I can invite His Highness here."
The personal bodyguard acted promptly and immediately went to the eldest prince's mansion to ask for help.
It was getting late and most people would have gone to bed long ago, but Chi Hongrui had injured his leg and was deposed as crown prince by the emperor that day. He had been depressed for many days and often did not sleep until late at night.
"Your Highness, Ying Zhao, the personal guard of His Highness the Ninth Prince, is here to ask for a meeting." The servant's voice came through the door. Chi Hongrui, who had a gloomy face, changed drastically when he heard it.
"What happened?" He limped quickly to the door, pushed it open, and asked in a deep voice.
"Ying Zhao did not say it explicitly, he just said that he wanted to meet you, Your Highness, and talk to you in person." The servant who delivered the message was not a fool. It was the dead of night and the Ninth Prince's men came to look for someone, so he was afraid that something had happened.
"Please come in." Chi Hongrui waved his hand to let the servant bring someone in, and he went back to the house to take down the clothes hanging on the rafters and put them on quickly.
Ying Zhao was led by the servant to see the eldest prince. After the servant left, Ying Zhao told Chi Hongrui that Chi Hongyuan had been drinking in Zui Xiang Lou.
Chi Hongrui knew the name Zui Xiang Lou, but when he heard that Chi Hongyuan was there, he paused while adjusting his clothes and asked in disbelief, "Who did you say was there?"
"Um, Your Highness, please forgive me. I guess Your Highness doesn't know that the master is interested in Miss Gu from the Xiangfu, but Miss Gu got engaged to someone not long ago. Your Highness is just sad for a while..."
Ying Zhao felt a little embarrassed when he spoke about it. Although there were some discrepancies, it was basically the same.
"It turned out to be her..." Chi Hongrui straightened his clothes and sighed, "Don't let the news leak out. I will go and take him back to the palace."
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