After Zhu Xun left Wei's mansion, he ordered his servants to go to Cui's house.
The gatekeeper of Cui's family opened the door and saw that it was Zhu Yu. He knelt down and saluted. A servant greeted Zhu Yu and entered the house. Another servant hurried to report to the master of Cui's family, but was stopped by Zhu Yu: "I heard that Mu Bai was not feeling well, so I came to see Mu Bai. It's late and the dew is heavy, so Master Cui should have gone to bed. There is no need to make a fuss."
Upon hearing this, the servant stopped and led Zhu Yu to Cui Mubai's yard.
Cui Mubai, who was awakened by a maid, frowned slightly when he heard that Zhu Yu had come. There was a flash of disgust in his cold eyes. He asked someone to take out clothes from the closet. Cui Mubai dressed hurriedly, walked out of the room, and bumped into Zhu Yu who was walking under the eaves.
Cui Mubai saluted calmly.
The lanterns hanging in the corridor had long been extinguished. With the weak light coming through the lamp beads in the house, Zhu Yu stepped forward to help him up, held Cui Mubai's hand, looked at his face, and said with concern: "I heard from the Ministry of Works that you were unwell and asked for leave. Are you feeling unwell somewhere? I will ask the imperial physician to come tomorrow."
Cui Mubai pulled his hand back and shook his head: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. It's just an old illness that has come back. It's nothing serious."
Zhu Yu saw that his face was pale, even his lips were pale, and he didn't quite believe Cui Mubai's words. Thinking of the rumors outside in the past few days, Zhu Yu suddenly smiled and looked towards the wing room: "Would you like me to come in and have a seat?"
Cui Mubai raised his hand and said, "Your Highness, please come this way." Then he led Zhu Yu to the main hall.
Zhu Yu put his hands behind his back and glanced at the side room with deep eyes. He could vaguely see the smoky green curtains on the bed and the painting screen outlined with pink and purple silk threads, all of which were arranged by the hostess.
There was a hint of coldness in the curve of his lips, and he turned around and followed Cui Mubai to the main hall.
After the maid brought in some hot tea, Zhu Yu waved his hand and sent her away.
"Are you angry with me?" Zhu Yu didn't drink his tea, but looked straight at Cui Mubai, "Why don't you ask me for the antidote if you feel unwell?"
Cui Mubai said nothing.
Zhu Yu took out a medicine bottle from his sleeve and placed it on the table. His tone softened a bit: "Even if you are angry with me, you shouldn't ruin your own body."
Cui Mubai's eyes fell on the medicine bottle, and there was a coldness in the depths of his pupils: "Your Highness forced me to take poison that day, why did you do this?"
Zhu Yu's expression was awkward for a moment, and after a while, he gently explained, "It's been so long, and I've been sending people to Lingnan to find an antidote all these years. Please don't blame me, okay?"
Seeing Cui Mubai was indifferent and his expression was still indifferent, Zhu Yu grabbed his hand and said, "Mubai, I only have you. You know how my father treats me. My mother only eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures and never cares about me. You have been by my side all these years. In my heart, you are more important than my father and mother. You know that."
Cui Mubai pulled his hand back with all his strength and smiled coldly: "Your Highness, please be careful with your words."
Zhu Yu thought he was just mad at him, so he continued in a gentle voice, "When I take over the throne, I will give you whatever you want in this world. What's going on between you and Yue Lian from the Red Mansion? Are you trying to make me feel uncomfortable?"
Cui Mubai said coldly: "Your Highness should return to the palace as soon as possible, so as not to be discovered."
Zhu Yu smiled when he heard this: "You really care about me in your heart. I left the palace this time to send you medicine, and secondly, because of Zhai Huaiying, Yu Qizhe, that audacious guy, actually accepted the petition from the Qu family and wanted to put Zhai Huaiying on trial!" At this point, Zhu Yu had a murderous look on his face, and said hatefully: "In order to please my father, he is so fearless that he wants to go against me!"
Cui Mubai had been at home for the past two days and had not heard about this matter. When he heard this, his eyes lit up, but it was gone in a flash. He said in a calm voice: "He may not know that Zhai Huaiying is His Highness's man."
Zhu Yu snorted coldly, "Everyone knows that Wei Minzhong is my man? Wei Minzhong hinted to Yu Qizhe that Zhai Huaiying's case should not be tried, but Yu Qizhe insisted on trying it and even went to the palace to ask for my father's will. Isn't this deliberately going against me? In my opinion, this man cannot be kept!"
Zhu Yu had obviously already had the intention to kill. Thinking back to the day when Dong Gong was beaten by Yu Qizhe, the combination of old and new hatreds made Zhu Yu's face twisted. He sneered, "I also heard that Xue Rong wanted him to marry Xue Qingshang. This bastard from a poor family who flatters others is a perfect match for the Xue family!"
Cui Mubai rubbed the warm wall of the teacup with his fingertips, lowered his eyes in thought, and ignored Zhu Yu's venting.
After a long while, he said, "If what Zhai Huaiying did is discovered, it will probably implicate Your Highness. What does Your Highness want to do?"
Zhu Yu came back to his senses and put away the ferocious look on his face: "Don't worry, I have asked Wei Minzhong to send people to Huai'an to deal with Zhai Huaiying. If Zhai Huaiying committed suicide out of fear of punishment, Yu Qizhe will naturally not be able to find out about me."
Cui Mubai's eyes flashed with a dark light, and he glanced at the dark night and reminded: "Your Highness should return to the palace."
Zhu Yu calculated the time and realized that it was time to return to the palace, so he stood up and said in a bossy tone, "You are not allowed to marry that brothel girl. If you really want to take a concubine, I will pick a family for you."
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