I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 111 Qin Yuelan's Courage
The Embroidered Uniform Guards quickly came and took the Zhang family away, and peace returned to the Princes' Palace.

Zhu Houxuan also received an imperial edict from Zhu Houzhao allowing him to leave Beijing.

He immediately ordered everyone in the Prince of Jing's Mansion to start packing their bags and prepare to leave the capital in two days.

He wanted to say goodbye to Zhu Houzhao, but he couldn't find Zhu Houzhao. He knew that Zhu Houzhao was avoiding him, so he had no choice but to return to the Princes' Pavilion.

In the study in the Princes' Palace, he began to recall every detail of his three or four months in Beijing. All the plans before departure had been realized, and some of the gains even exceeded his original expectations.

After staying in the capital for several months, he missed the people and things in Qizhou City very much. He didn't know how Qizhou City had developed during the time he was away.

He was a man who could not sit still. The affairs in the capital had come to an end. With Zhu Houzhao's trust, no one dared to stop him from carrying out the industrial revolution after he returned to Qizhou. After dinner, he could not help but begin to plan the future industrial layout of Qizhou.

While he was immersed in various industrial plans, someone quietly walked into his study.

Zhu Houxuan also noticed footsteps in the study. He looked carefully and asked in surprise, "Miss Qin, why are you here?"

Qin Yuelan, who was standing in front of the desk, did not answer, but just looked at him quietly, with a subtle and complicated expression.

Zhu Houxuan thought she was frightened by what happened today, so he quickly comforted her softly: "Miss Qin, don't worry, today's matter has been completely resolved, and we will be able to return to Qizhou soon."

Zhu Houxuan's concerned look made Qin Yuelan a little flustered, but she quickly controlled her panic, but still bit her lips and couldn't say a word.
"Miss Qin?" Zhu Houxuan walked up to her and called softly. He also smelled something strange.

Qin Yuelan became even more flustered. She smelled Zhu Houxuan's scent, which made her heart beat violently. She felt that the courage she had accumulated with great difficulty was disappearing as quickly as snow under the scorching sun.
She knew she couldn't go on like this, so she pinched herself hard and mustered up her last bit of courage to say, "Your Highness, am I beautiful?"

After she said this, she felt her face flushed and all the strength in her body was drained away. She was shaky and couldn't stand.
Zhu Houxuan hugged her subconsciously. He only felt that Qin Yuelan's body was extremely hot, emitting scorching heat.

He then realized that it was already late at night outside. He understood what Qin Yuelan was going to do and didn't know what to say for a moment.
After being hugged, Qin Yuelan buried her head in his solid chest, sniffing the familiar breath, feeling very relieved, and the courage in her heart continued to rise.
"Your Highness, am I beautiful?" Qin Yuelan asked softly in Zhu Houxuan's ear. The tone of her voice made Zhu Houxuan a little distracted.

Zhu Houxuan looked at Qin Yuelan in his arms and felt a little strange. You know, Qin Yuelan usually looks like a lady from a noble family. Why has she changed so much now?
"What's wrong with you?" Zhu Houxuan tried his best to control himself. He was at the age of full vigor and it was impossible for him to remain indifferent with a beautiful woman in his arms.

"Your Highness, you want to ask Yuelan why she is suddenly full of courage, right?" Qin Yuelan said in a sweet voice.

Zhu Houxuan nodded silently
"Isn't this all taught to me by Your Highness?"

Qin Yuelan gently pushed Zhu Houxuan after she finished speaking. Zhu Houxuan, who was not prepared, took a few steps back and sat on a chair. Qin Yuelan looked at Zhu Houxuan and smiled sadly, "Yuelan knows that her status is low and she is still an old girl. She has never dared to have improper thoughts. But she has composed so many songs with His Highness and played the characters written by His Highness. Whether it is the Queen of the Kingdom of Women or Bai Suzhen, they are all extremely brave people. They are brave to pursue the love in their hearts, no matter whether it is separated by human and Buddha, or by the different paths of human and demon."

"I have played them hundreds of times and recited their lines tens of thousands of times. Each time gave me a little more courage. When I was on stage, I felt that I had merged with them. Their stories constantly inspired me."

Zhu Houxuan silently looked at Qin Yuelan who opened her heart, and was deeply moved. He knew that with Qin Yuelan's character, if she hadn't been stimulated by what happened today, she would definitely not have taken this step.
"Your Highness, am I beautiful?" Qin Yuelan looked at Zhu Houxuan sadly. She felt a little flustered when she didn't get a response.
The two looked at each other, and Zhu Houxuan suddenly smiled. He couldn't let such a woman down, so he said firmly, "Beautiful!"

The next day, Zhu Houxuan woke up half an hour later than usual. As for Qin Yuelan, she was still sleeping soundly. He had been exercising continuously for a year, and the accumulated energy was not so easy to bear.
He had just put on his clothes when he saw Liu Yourong walking in with her head down, carrying a basin and a towel. Although she tried to look calm, the dark circles under her eyes still betrayed her.
Zhu Houxuan couldn't help but laugh. He actually forgot about this personal maid last night. It seemed that she had been eavesdropping a lot last night.
Zhu Houxuan's smile made Liu Yourong blush with embarrassment. She put down the basin in panic and ran away.
Zhu Houxuan looked at Liu Yourong's leaving figure, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.
After Zhu Houxuan finished washing up, he walked into the main hall, where Qin Ming was waiting.

Qin Ming looked at Zhu Houxuan with a different look than before, and there was a hint of embarrassment on his face. "Greetings, Your Highness."

Zhu Houxuan glanced at him and understood what was going on. He couldn't hide his affair with Qin Yuelan from the people around him, so he stepped forward and gently kicked him, "Why call me Your Highness? Call me brother-in-law from now on!"

"Hey, sister and brother-in-law." Qin Ming showed an honest smile.

"What's going on today?"

"Your Majesty has issued an order today to have all the ministers in the cabinet escort your brother-in-law out of the capital tomorrow," Qin Ming said hurriedly.

"Is that so?" Zhu Houxuan thought silently in his heart.

The next day, at the Ten-Li Changting outside the capital, the cabinet ministers led dozens of officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Clan Affairs, following Zhu Houxuan's ceremonial procession all the way there.

Because the team was so large, they couldn't move fast enough, so it was already evening when we got here.

"Thank you all for your hard work in seeing me off. Please stop here and we will say goodbye here!" Zhu Houxuan stood on the ivory carriage and bowed to the ministers who were seeing him off to express his gratitude.

"Your Highness Prince Jing, your words are too polite. Please drink this cup to the full!" Li Dongyang said, raising a glass of wine.

Zhu Houxun also took the golden cup, and after a few greetings, he drank the wine in the cup. Li Dongyang also drank a glass of wine with the officials.

"I wish your highness the King of Jing a safe journey. The post station ahead has been arranged!" Li Dongyang said farewell.

(End of this chapter)