Long Rui shook his head and said, "No, the Fourth Prince hasn’t led troops into battle nor been involved in court politics, so he probably doesn’t know how quickly the news would spread. Everyone in the Capital already knows."
Xuexue: "Does Prince mean that the Emperor knows about this too?"
Long Rui nodded and said, "When the Emperor learned about it, he was so furious that he nearly sent the Empress to the Cold Palace. In the end, the Ministers joined forces to protect her, and the Emperor eventually relented. However, the Empress’s power to manage the Harem was revoked, and the Emperor handed over control to Noble Consort Wang."
Xuexue was surprised: "Such a major event happened, yet why haven’t I heard you talk about it?"
Long Rui reached out and tapped her nose, smiling: "My dear is always angry. When you see your husband, you avoid him. How would I have the chance to tell you?"
Xuexue playfully protested: "Stop it, the Master is here!"
The Weirdo chuckled dryly: "Don’t worry, Master is clever. He’ll choose to forget selectively. You two can continue."
Xuexue stamped her foot and said, "You two are so annoying."
The Weirdo and Long Rui laughed together.
At that moment, Zi Xia came over and announced that the food and drink were prepared, inviting the Weirdo to come and dine.
"You continue, Master is starving, so I won’t interrupt," the Weirdo said, then addressed Zi Xia: "Young maid, lead the way."
Zi Xia glared at him before turning around to head outside.
"Oh dear, you young maid, you’re not satisfied, are you?" The Weirdo suddenly jumped in front of Zi Xia, blocking her path.
"Isn’t Master hungry?"
"Let’s not talk about that now. What was your expression just now? Weren’t you satisfied?"
"Master, you must have seen wrongly."
"You...you young maid are being cheeky?"
"Truly, I had no expression. Master definitely saw it wrong." Zi Xia lowered her head seriously, with a respectful expression and absolutely no sign of disrespect.
"Alright, Master is broad-minded and won’t fuss with you."
"Please, Master, otherwise the food will get cold."
"Okay, let’s go."
The Weirdo lay flat on the ground, bounced ten meters, bounced another ten meters as he repeated, moving much faster than Zi Xia.
"Hey hey..., Master went the wrong way, hurry back, it’s this way." Zi Xia said helplessly, noting that the Weirdo didn’t know the way but insisted on going ahead, jumping ten meters each time. Only the young lady could continue at that speed, while she couldn’t keep up.
"Oh dear, why didn’t you make it clear earlier?" The Weirdo lost his way and boldly blamed Zi Xia.
After much fussing, they finally arrived at a small parlor beside the kitchen, a place typically used by servants for meals.
Tables filled the room, and one of them was loaded with food and drink, while Long Yi sat by, holding a jug of wine, waiting.
Long Yi picked up two cups, filled them with wine, and said, "Master, sit down quickly. I’ve prepared a jug of fine ten-year-old Daughter’s Red Wine for you, with a great taste. Hurry and try some."
At the mention of wine, the Weirdo’s eyes lit up. He moved slightly on the spot, and in the next moment, he was seated steadily on the stool. Nudging the table lightly, the cup on the tabletop flew into his mouth, and he hurriedly took a sip. His eyes closed in enjoyment as he smacked his lips and exclaimed: "Mm, good wine. Really good wine. Master hasn’t tasted such good wine in years."
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