Chapter 100: Drinking to Drown Sorrow
The Jinyue Palace in the capital was filled with gloom and despair.
After the prince had been searching for Miss Song for ten sleepless days, he finally collapsed from exhaustion.
The prince personally visited all the large and small ferry crossings and all the city gates in the capital, and also went along the river to inquire with the portrait.
Even Tayun couldn't bear it, let alone the prince.
The old princess has been ill these days. She didn't take her medicine on time, and her symptoms of premature ejaculation have worsened. She hasn't gotten out of bed for several days.
After Song Zijin left for a few days, the mother and son were in a stalemate for a few days.
The two masters were so stubborn that the servants of Ruifeng Courtyard and Tingtao Courtyard dared not interact with each other openly, for fear that they would accidentally light a firecracker and get into trouble.
But the prince's health was a serious matter. After much hesitation, Nanny Jiang still dared not hide it and quickly told the old princess.
After hearing this, the old princess sat up.
This is truly a stubborn little kid born from two stubborn old guys.
She drank a large bowl of medicine, regained some strength, and then got up and went to Ruifengyuan.
As soon as she entered the yard, she was shocked by the wine jars on the stone table under the sycamore tree.
"How dare you! Ling Zhi doesn't drink well. Who took the liberty to get him all this wine?"
Wang Ge and Chunsheng were both in the room serving the drunk Xiao Linyuan, and no one answered the old princess's questions.
She stormed into the main house, and when she saw her much thinner son lying on the couch in the outer room, her heart ached.
It's only been ten days, how come you're thinner than when you were bedridden for three months?
The old princess staggered to sit in front of the small couch, and Chunsheng Wang Ge tactfully made way for her.
"Wang Ge, you have followed Ling Zhi for so many years, don't you know that he can't drink?" the old princess asked sternly.
Wang Ge stopped Chunsheng from explaining and knelt on one knee, "My dear Princess, the prince is just too sad and wants to find an outlet to vent."
In fact, the prince can drink a little, he just doesn't like it, so he tells others that he is not good at drinking.
But the old princess loved her son dearly at the moment, and if he said this to atone for himself, he would probably be beaten with twenty sticks by the enraged old princess herself.
The beating he received for Wang Ling hasn’t healed yet, so he needs to take good care of his butt.
Chunsheng, the clumsy talker, was beaten with a stick for not taking good care of Miss Song. His butt was hurting, and he couldn't take any more beatings.
The old princess sighed. "It's all right to drink to drown your sorrows, but why let him drink in the yard? It rained this morning, and autumn is coming soon. What if he catches a cold outside?"
"Replying to the old princess, the prince doesn't want to drink in the room. He said that the room is stained with the smell of Miss Song. He can no longer smell it..."
The old princess was stunned and didn't know what to say.
So this silly son slept on the small couch in the outer room, probably because he was afraid that the wine would stain the bed.
He was able to squeeze onto the small couch which was not even as long as him.
For a woman, he made himself look so miserable!
"Madam..." The person on the couch suddenly called out vaguely.
"Zijin, Zijin..."
The old princess closed her eyes tightly and told herself not to be soft-hearted.
All kinds of rumors are flying around outside. The more the court tries to refute them, the more the people discuss them, and they will not calm down in a short time.
If she sent a message to Changfeng and Changshun to bring the person back, the palace would be surrounded by people watching the fun every day.
However, she was afraid that Changfeng and the others had already left Anzhou and were out of reach, so she was unable to contact them.
Wang Ge knelt on both knees, took two steps forward, and begged, "Old Princess, the prince really loves Miss Song. Look, it's only been a few days, and the prince has become so thin. Miss Song is the other half of the prince's heart, and she is indispensable.
In the past, the prince was the leader of all. After the old prince passed away, he led the Xiao family army to continue to grow at a young age, becoming a hero in the eyes of the people of Dali. But now the prince can't even find his own direction. His eyes, once like an eagle, are now filled with confusion and helplessness. Don't you feel sad? "
He had already checked and found that the two most capable people around the old princess were not there. It was very likely that they had gone to escort Miss Song out of Beijing.
As long as the old princess is willing to contact them, Miss Song will have a chance to be brought back.
He really couldn't bear to see the prince continue to be depressed.
Even if the old princess only provides a clue, it would be better if she doesn't let the prince continue to be helpless like a headless fly!
The old princess stood up. "Don't resort to these self-torture tactics. She's already been sent away, and I will never let her come back. As his personal attendants, you two should try your best to persuade him not to abuse his body for a woman and make others laugh at him for nothing."
When he gets over this relationship, there will be countless noble ladies lining up to marry into the palace, so why would he choose a woman who is just a concubine's sister-in-law?
After saying this, the old princess left like a gust of wind.
She was afraid that she would regret it if she walked slower.
Wang Ge and Chunsheng looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
"I want to find Xiao Jin and stab him myself!" Chunsheng said viciously.
Wang Ge patted his shoulder and said, "Let's find Xu first. Xiao Jin is useful, and the prince won't allow you to kill him for the time being."
"Are we just going to sit there and wait? Your Highness eats so little every day, even a strong body can't stand it!"
He couldn't even eat half of Snowball, and Snowball was so heartless that he kept getting fatter and fatter.
Wang Ge smiled bitterly, "At least he ate every meal, right? It's good that he didn't go on a hunger strike."
"What you said is true. Miss Song is gone, not gone. Of course the prince needs to eat. He can't collapse before finding Miss Song."
If this hadn't happened, they wouldn't have believed that a man who was always cold and hard as iron could love a woman to such an extent.
"What if the prince can't find Miss Song in his lifetime?" Chunsheng said sadly.
"Don't be such a pessimist! Bah! Good things take time. Don't talk nonsense in front of the prince, you hear me!"
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