Huang Qubing put down his bowl and chopsticks when he was 70% full.
The servants took away the food and brought hot water.
Princess Pingyang Liu Huan personally wiped Huang Qubing's hands.
She should be happy because Huang Qubing woke up.
However, she was full of worries and looked worried.
She hesitated to speak several times, and even Huang Qubing, who had just eaten and was a little slow to react, could see that something was wrong with her.
He asked her, "What happened? Tell me what you want to say. We are husband and wife."
Princess Pingyang Liu Huan twitched the corners of her mouth and forced a smile, "It's okay."
Huang Qubing retorted, "How can it be okay? You've almost written the words 'something' on your forehead."
Princess Pingyang Liu Huan gave an awkward smile, "Do you really like the job at Wenqing Bookstore?"
Huang Qubing nodded, "I like it!"
"But you often complain about being too tired, about readers not understanding your ideas, about the people below you being too stupid, about the printing house always being behind your schedule, and so on. How can you like it?"
Princess Pingyang Liu Huan couldn't understand why someone would complain and then say they liked someone. It was a contradiction!
Huang Qubing laughed and said, "It's precisely because I like something that I complain. I'm just like that. If I don't like someone or something, I won't spend time or energy complaining about it, because I simply don't pay attention to people or things I hate."
Princess Pingyang Liu Huan was speechless.
She was stunned for a while, then asked, "How much do you like Wenqing Bookstore?"
Huang Qubing's eyes sparkled with stars. "I like it very much. It can be said to be the most favorite thing in my life. I will take you to Wenqing Bookstore someday. I'm sure you will like that place too."
Princess Pingyang Liu Huan lowered her head and whispered, "They're all men. It's not appropriate for me to go."
"Who said it's not suitable? Didn't I tell you last year that the 'Da Zhou Life Show' hired a few former palace maids to help write the scripts?"
Princess Pingyang asked quietly, "Does my sister-in-law often go to Wenqing Bookstore?"
"You mean Madam Zhao?"
Princess Pingyang nodded.
Huang Qubing shook his head. "She rarely went to Wenqing Bookstore. In the first year after Wenqing Bookstore was established, she went more often, about once or twice a month. In the following years, she was lucky to go once or twice a year. In the last two or three years, she hasn't been there at all."
Princess Pingyang asked curiously, "What do you do when you encounter something you can't decide?"
"Go to Xiaozhu to talk to her." Huang went to the pathology department and said as a matter of course.
Princess Pingyang's heart sank. "Do you often go to Xiaozhu? I've never heard you mention it."
Huang Qubing casually said, "I went there more often when 'Da Zhou Life Show' was first established. After that, I rarely went there. You're curious about Wenqing Bookstore, why don't you come with me to check it out? It's a very interesting place. You should go out more often and don't stay in the mansion all day. For years and decades, the mansion has been filled with these people and these things. It's boring."
Princess Pingyang smiled shyly, "I'm used to it. I feel uncomfortable when I go out to crowded places. I don't know how to pass the time."
Huang Qubing held Princess Pingyang's hand and said, "There are so many new things happening outside, it's very easy to kill time. When I get better, I'll take a day off to go out with you and see where I'm usually busy."
Princess Pingyang asked him, "Didn't you say you would quit your job at Wenqing Bookstore when you joined the Ministry of Personnel? Why did you bring me to Wenqing Bookstore? Aren't you going to the Ministry of Personnel anymore?"
She was a little nervous.
In her heart, she hoped that Huang Qubing would go to work for the Shaofu and completely abandon Wenqing Bookstore.
Huang Qubing said, "I am going to work for the Ministry of Finance, but I built Wenqing Bookstore myself, and I can't just leave it alone."
"Can you handle running between the two places?" Princess Pingyang asked worriedly.
Huang Qubing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will find someone to replace me as soon as possible."
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Princess Pingyang sighed softly, "You suddenly fainted yesterday, and I was terribly worried. Your Highness and the Prince Consort were arguing, and I didn't understand a word they said. Your Highness also said that you have a heart disease, and heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine, so he sent for my sister-in-law to come over."
Having said this, Princess Pingyang stopped talking.
She carefully observed Huang Qubing's reaction, hoping to find something strange.
Huang Qubing's reaction surprised and puzzled Princess Pingyang.
He just laughed heartily. "Mother really does understand my feelings. She's just a little too cruel, actually wanting to change my setting. A thousand-year-old snake demon, and white at that! How can such an ugly monster be compared to my vixen? I've even decided on a name for the heroine: Red Lady. I'm just waiting for the outline to be finalized before I start writing."
Princess Pingyang's mood continued to sink.
She couldn't help but ask, "Qubing, what do you think of my sister-in-law?"
"You mean Madam Zhao? She's an extremely powerful woman, worthy of admiration."
Huang Qubing made no secret of his admiration for Gu Jiu.
Princess Pingyang felt a surge of bitterness in her heart, and said, "So Madam Zhao is your heart medicine."
Huang Qubing nodded, not noticing anything wrong.
Princess Pingyang suddenly rebuked, "What you are doing is wrong. If my brother knew, he would definitely kill you."
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Huang Qubing realized it belatedly, but finally reacted.
He jumped out of bed and walked around the room barefoot.
He pointed at Princess Pingyang with an expression of shock and disbelief, but he didn't show any anger or rage after being discovered.
Instead, Princess Pingyang was filled with anger and condemned him with her eyes.
He panted rapidly. "You're ridiculous! I was wondering why you were so curious about my affairs today. I thought you had changed your ways, so I calculated this date specifically, intending to take you out in a few days. But you, you actually made such filthy speculations about my relationship with Madam Zhao. You're really... so disappointing, so ridiculous."
"I am even more disappointed in you. You called me dirty, but why don't you think about what you have done." Princess Pingyang scolded angrily.
Huang Qubing was furious. "I don't know what went wrong that led you to misunderstand the relationship between Madam Zhao and me. I'm telling you solemnly now, put away your dirty thoughts. Madam Zhao and I are just partners, not lovers. If I have any improper thoughts about Madam Zhao, I'll be struck by lightning the moment I leave the house!"
Princess Pingyang burst into tears.
She cried and complained, "His Highness said you have a heart disease, and a heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine, and then he invited Gu Jiu here. I asked you before if Madam Zhao was your heart medicine, and you nodded in agreement. You did something ridiculous yourself, and you even accused me of having dirty thoughts. Huang Qubing, you've gone too far."
Bang!
Huang Qubing kicked over the basin stand, and the stand fell to the ground, taking the basin with it.
The water spilled all over the ground, and neither of them was spared, their bodies were wet.
But no one cares.
Princess Pingyang burst into tears, "Keep kicking! Keep kicking! Do you want to hit me too?"
Huang Qubing pointed at his head and said, "Can you please use your brain to think about things? Can you stop listening to only half of what I say? Mother said I have a heart disease and need to be treated with medicine for it, and then she invited Madam Zhao to come. Do you think I am suffering from lovesickness and want to make Madam Zhao sick? You are ridiculous and have no brains.
I was unconscious at the time, but I heard most of what Madam Zhao said. Madam Zhao isn't the medicine for my heart; she's just the trigger. Don't you see what the real medicine is? It's Wenqing Bookstore and "Da Zhou Life Show," my new project, the culmination of all my hard work over the years. These are my medicine for my heart."
Huang Qubing was very irritable and paced around the room.
He wanted to vent, but he couldn't find a way to do so.
Princess Pingyang cried and said aggrievedly, "My servant Sanshun knows more about what you said than Madam Zhao. If we're talking about an introduction, Sanshun can also be the one."
"You fart!"
Huang Qubing shouted angrily, and Princess Pingyang trembled with fear.
He said irritably, "Samsoon does understand my job, but does he dare to use something to provoke me? Does he dare to change my settings? Even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to change my fox spirit into a thousand-year-old snake demon, or a white one.
Madam Zhao not only understands my daily work, but more importantly, she knows how to stimulate me, which is why my mother invited her here. It was originally a normal matter, but you thought it was so dirty. You, you really are..."
Huang Qubing did not say the rest of the words, but they were enough to make Princess Pingyang collapse.
She cried very sadly, wiping her tears while asking, "Yesterday you were unconscious, and the imperial physician said you were traumatized. I asked His Highness what exactly had happened to you, but His Highness and the Prince Consort refused to say anything and told me not to ask.
You invited Madam Zhao here again today, saying she's your secret lover. It just so happens that Madam Zhao came to the mansion yesterday. You told me not to think too much, but you didn't tell me anything. I've seen this whole series of things, how can I not think too much? If it were you, wouldn't you be able to not think too much?
Princess Pingyang felt extremely aggrieved.
She demanded, "You told me not to think too much, so tell me, what on earth caused you to faint yesterday? Tell me!"
Huang Qubing's face was gloomy. "Even if mother didn't tell you anything, can't you use your brain to think of something else? Why do you have to think that Madam Zhao and I have some shameful relationship?"
"Men and women, isn't that the same thing? What do you want me to think about it?"
"Shallow!" Huang Qubing scolded.
Princess Pingyang broke down and burst into tears. "You still refuse to tell me what triggered you. What are you hiding? You said nothing and just let me guess. I guessed the answer, and you called me shallow. Huang Qubing, are you a human being?"
Huang Qubing was overwhelmed. "You just want to know what's wrong with me, right? Well, I'll tell you. Mother forbade me to have any contact with Madam Zhao. Madam Zhao wanted to liquidate my shares in Sihai, kick me out of Wenqing Bookstore, and sever all ties between Wenqing Bookstore and me. I couldn't accept it, so I became ill. I've told you everything. Are you satisfied now?"
After saying this, Huang Qubing ran out without even putting on his shoes.
At this moment, he couldn't stay in the same room with Princess Pingyang.
His embarrassment, his fragility, his weaknesses were all exposed in front of Princess Pingyang, and he could not accept himself like this.
So he ran away!
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