Not wanting to make enemies with Gao, Jin said, "Sister is different. We owe a lot to you in managing the affairs of this household. The Fujin (principal wife) has entrusted you with all the affairs of the household, which shows how much the Fujin and the Prince value you."
Seeing that Jin was behaving humbly towards her, Gao felt a little better and stopped making things difficult for her, so she let Jin leave.
At this time, unlike the Hongli who they said was busy with political affairs, Hongzhou was unusually absent from the Ministry of Revenue today. He should have been in the palace, but instead, he came to a brothel.
No matter when or where, the things mentioned in those two letters always lingered in his mind. He had tried to numb himself with busy political affairs, but instead found himself feeling powerless.
Whether it was because Hongzhou wanted to drown his sorrows in a brothel or because he wanted to see Qingluo, whom he hadn't seen for two years, he was filled with pent-up emotions and probably hoped to find some comfort in Qingluo, since she had always been his confidante.
As soon as Hongzhou entered the brothel, he was surrounded by girls who smelled of rouge and powder. After all, Hongzhou was dignified and exuded an air of wealth. He pushed these women aside and continued to walk into the inner room.
The madam, who had been observing Hongzhou, quickly stepped forward and asked obsequiously, "Sir, which young lady would you like?"
Hongzhou hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is Qingluo here? Tell her to come and have a drink with me."
"Qingluo is not here."
Upon hearing the madam's words, Hongzhou's expression froze for a moment, and he immediately asked, "Where did she go?"
The madam said, "Qingluo was redeemed two years ago and is no longer here."
Hongzhou was momentarily lost in thought, muttering to himself, "She's been redeemed..." Hearing the madam's words, Hongzhou couldn't help but feel a little dejected. He hadn't accepted Qingluo back then, and now she was married to someone else.
"Sir, although Qingluo is not here, we have other girls. Recently, a group of new girls have arrived, and they are all very beautiful. I'm sure you will like them." Seeing Hongzhou's wealthy appearance, the madam was certain that she could make a lot of money off him and would not let him leave easily. So she hurriedly tried to persuade Hongzhou to stay.
"Never mind." Hongzhou shook his head and turned to leave the brothel.
"Master, please don't go!" the madam cried, waving her handkerchief.
However, Hongzhou ignored him and went straight out of the brothel. He then found a restaurant, bought some wine, and started drinking. Before he knew it, he had drunk several jugs of wine.
Seeing that Hongzhou was so drunk, the servant standing nearby said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. Let's go back to the manor."
"Sleep... I want to sleep," Hongzhou said, shaking his head.
Upon hearing Hongzhou's words, the servant quickly said, "Your Highness, let me take you back to your residence to rest."
Wu Kuzha, who had been waiting in the manor for a long time, rushed over when she heard that Hongzhou had returned drunk. Seeing Hongzhou in a drunken stupor, she looked at Hongzhou's personal attendant and asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Weren't you handling state affairs in the palace? Why did you drink so much?"
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Seeing that the servant could not answer, she gave up and helped Hongzhou up, asking, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Why did you drink so much? You're drunk."
"Not drunk..."
"I want to sleep."
Upon hearing Hongzhou's words, Wukuza quickly replied, "Alright, Your Highness, please wash up first and then rest." Then she turned to the servant beside her and said, "Go and fetch some water for Your Highness to wash up and then let him rest."
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