Chapter 188 Something is wrong
The old prince was still cunning, and Li Runrun felt even more relieved.
A few days later, Li Runrun heard the news that they had set off.
Hu Feng Huaren did not come to say goodbye, but sent someone to deliver a letter, asking her to wait for his return.
Li Runrun understood that his family did not agree, otherwise they would not watch him so closely and force him to leave.
She was just afraid that he would come to see her.
Li Runrun breathed a sigh of relief again, but she still had no intention of getting married again.
In the capital, it was the end of the year and the Prince of Zhenbei came to the capital.
Ye Yunchu, an idle official who edited books in the Hanlin Academy, was dragged to a banquet by the prince.
Hu Fenghua was the guest of honor at this banquet for the younger generation in Beijing, and this banquet was held for him.
Hu Fenghua held up the wine and said, "I'm new here, so I'll have to bother you for a while. Let me offer a toast to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and everyone else."
He drank it all up, then turned the wine cup upside down. "I speak my mind, and if I have offended you, please don't hold it against me, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Ye Yunchu picked up the wine cup without much concern and drank a glass with everyone.
I'm not interested at all.
Hu Fenghua drank a few glasses of wine and said, "I brought some good wine from the border. Let me give it to you all."
A large jar of wine was brought up, and Hu Fenghua walked over and lifted the red cloth. He pointed at the jar and proudly told everyone, "This wine is called Bianguan Niang. From the name, you can tell that this wine is only available at the border. Everyone, please try it."
The dancers poured wine for everyone.
Hu Fenghua said generously: "This wine is too strong. If you are not used to it, don't force yourself."
Ye Yunchu also got a glass, but he was not interested at all. After Li Runrun left, he often drank alone, but the wine in his mouth was always tasteless.
It seemed like everything had lost its flavor since she left.
Xiao Jing picked up the wine in front of him and could tell from just one sip that the recipe came from Li Ruanruan.
He actually ran so far.
Xiao Jing put down the wine cup, glanced at Ye Yunchu, and then looked at Hu Fenghua: "This wine is good."
Hu Fenghua straightened his back, so proud: "Your Highness the Crown Prince thinks it's good too? This wine was brewed by my fiancée, but she brewed very little. Next year, I will give Your Highness a few jars."
Xiao Jing's expression changed, but he quickly calmed down, still smiling gently: "Are you engaged? When did it happen?"
Hu Fenghua seemed to be thinking of his beloved, and looked embarrassed. He even touched the back of his neck before saying, "It happened not long ago."
"Yeah."
Xiao Jing lowered his head and took another sip of wine before looking at Ye Yunchu: "Xiuzhu, why don't you try it?"
Ye Yunchu looked indifferent and didn't seem to care much about the banquet.
After hearing what the prince said, he picked up the wine cup, took a sip, and put it down again.
Seeing that he looked calm, Xiao Jing asked, "How about this wine?"
"It's definitely inferior to the ones in His Highness's winery."
Ye Yunchu said this as soon as Hu Fenghua took out the Border Wine, without giving him any face at all.
Hu Fenghua looked at Ye Yunchu and couldn't get enough of him. He was so aloof and looked down on people like dogs. This was a common trait among the powerful in the capital, and he was a prime example.
But he still said, "Since Your Highness has something better, why not bring it out and let me taste it and see if it's really good."
Xiao Jing chuckled, put down the wine cup and shook his head: "It's still not as good as the wine brewed at the border."
"But is it true? Your Highness, please don't be reluctant."
"Of course it's true."
"Then I want to try it too."
"OK."
Xiao Jing asked someone to serve wine to Hu Fenghua.
Hu Fenghua drank it and then said, "This wine is similar to the one brewed at the border, and seems to have a similar taste."
Hu Fenghua tasted it again, holding two wine cups and taking a sip at a time.
Xiao Jing glanced at Ye Yunchu, who was unmoved, and then said with a smile: "The young prince must be drunk. It's late, so let's end the banquet here."
Xiao Jing stood up, and everyone followed suit to see off the noble prince.
Ye Yunchu also stood up and followed Xiao Jing out.
Suddenly, he was hit hard from behind. When he turned around, he saw Hu Fenghua walking by without even looking at him.
Gu Yuanqing reached out to support Ye Yunchu, looked at Hu Fenghua who was walking away, and asked, "Did you offend this young prince?"
After asking, Gu Yuanqing said, "Yes, I forgot. You said that the wine brewed by his unmarried wife is not as good as the wine from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's winery."
Ye Yunchu didn't care at all: "It's just the truth."
"It's all good for me to drink, but I hope your brewing recipe doesn't get leaked out."
"No, it's cold at the border, and the people over there have their own ways to make their liquor stronger. All strong liquors taste similar, so this one alone won't affect anything."
After listening to Ye Yunchu's analysis, Gu Yuanqing nodded: "That's true, but this little prince is a bit too arrogant. It is said that he came to the capital this time to apologize for killing the fourth-rank prefect."
"I don't know. I'm just a scholar in the Hanlin Academy. I can't interfere in the affairs of the imperial court."
Gu Yuanqing was so angry that he laughed: "If you can't even get involved, who are we? Stop pretending. How long do you want to stay in the Hanlin Academy?"
Ye Yunchu ignored him.
Gu Yuanqing was not worried about Ye Yunchu's career at all. In other words, if there was no major event in the court, Ye Yunchu would be the first to be picked out if there was something to be done.
Ye Yunchu wanted to stay peacefully in the Hanlin Academy, but his superiors wouldn't let him stay.
Lord Xu couldn't suppress Ye Yunchu at all.
The reason why it seems that Ye Yunchu is suppressed now is just because Ye Yunchu has temporarily lost his heart because of the Li Runrun incident.
Gu Yuanqing could see it clearly.
Thinking of Li Ruanruan, Gu Yuanqing thought of the prince at the banquet just now.
When the prince drank the Border Wine, something was indeed very wrong with him.
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