Three Years After Falling Off the Cliff

The emperor was busy with official duties, so he hurried back to deal with government affairs after lunch. Fu Yi did not want to disturb the queen's nap, so she stood up and asked for her resignation.
"When the peach blossoms bloom in two days, come to the palace and talk to me." When the queen ordered the female official to send Fu Yi out of the palace, she did not forget to remind Fu Yi to appreciate the flowers.

"Mother, I just need to go back to read. I will go for a walk with Miss Yun." Sui Tingheng said, "No need to trouble the people around you to make this extra trip."

"Okay." The queen nodded in agreement.
After Fu Yi and Sui Tingheng left, she said to the maid beside her: "Heng'er has never liked playing with people of the same age since he was young. I thought he couldn't find a playmate with the same interests, but I didn't expect that he actually likes to play with lively people."

Heng'er is extremely intelligent, but unfortunately his family in the Li Palace is not favored by the late emperor. While other imperial grandchildren have a large number of teachers to assist them in their studies, Heng'er can only go to Chongwenguan with his school bag on his back, and he doesn't even have a study companion.
He didn't dare to stand out or stand out. Even when he was bullied, he endured it with good temper. He was so well-behaved that it made her feel distressed.

Now people outside praised Heng'er for his self-discipline and restoration of propriety, but she hoped that he would be more willful. Those civil officials and censors who talked about benevolence, righteousness and propriety wished that Heng'er was a saint without any flaws, while she was just a mother who loved her child.
These people didn't raise any saintly children themselves, but they keep giving orders to her children every day.
Bah, whoseever the child is, the one who loves it will feel sorry for him!
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Mo Wen entered the hall and bowed to the Queen.

"What did Heng'er tell you?" The queen was a little curious when she saw Mo Wen coming back.
"Your Highness, I am here to get wine for His Highness."
"What kind of wine?" The queen said indifferently: "You can get it yourself."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mo Wen found the two jars of unfinished wine, held them in both hands, one on the left and one on the right, and walked away.

"Two jars of unfinished wine?" The queen didn't have time to curse the person she disliked in her heart: "Is this wine really so delicious?"

The maid thoughtfully said: "My lady, maybe... His Highness likes these two bottles of wine."

"Come on, he has only had a few drinks since he was a child, what can he know about wine?" The queen teased, "He just drank a few glasses and his face turned red. He can't finish the rest of the wine in three to five months if he takes it back."

Palace maid: "..."
What does this have to do with alcohol tolerance? Maybe it has something to do with the owner of the wine?
However, His Highness is an introverted person, and Princess Fuyi is a well-known playboy in the capital. Even the Queen has not thought about it in that direction. Maybe... she is overthinking?

Fu Yi looked up at Sui Tingheng who was walking one step ahead of her. He had very fair skin, and his ears and neck were slightly red from drinking.

"Miss Yun?" Noticing Fu Yi's gaze, Sui Tingheng stopped and turned back to look at her. His eyes were so affectionate that even the stones on the roadside were moved by these tender eyes.

"Your Highness doesn't seem to be good at drinking?" Fu Yi turned her gaze away, not meeting Sui Tingheng's eyes.
She is not a lustful person!

"I really seldom drink these things." Sui Tingheng put his hands behind his back: "So I will never be able to experience the happiness of being a wine immortal in this life."

"Drinking too much alcohol is harmful to your health. Not drinking alcohol is a good habit. At least it can prolong your life." Fu Yi smiled, "It would be indecent for a gentleman like Your Highness to get drunk."

Sui Tingheng: "Has Miss Yun ever been drunk?"

"Your Highness, have you never heard of my reputation as a dandy?" Fu Yi was very honest: "I started drinking when I was twelve years old. One time, I got drunk and made trouble in the palace. When I got home, my mother punished me by making me kneel for three hours."

"I remember that I had a fight with someone that day." Fu Yi turned around and asked Xia Yu and Qiu Shuang behind him: "Who did I fight with that night?"

Xia Yu winked at Fu Yi frantically, "You are beating the son of a rebel king who committed the crime of treason. Who dares to mention these two princes now?"
Fu Yi reacted instantly and realized that this was someone who should not be mentioned.

"I can't remember, so he must be an unimportant person." She coughed dryly and said, "Your Highness, we are almost at the palace gate. Please stay. I will take my leave."

Sui Tingheng slowed down his pace, looked at the palace gate in the distance, and lowered his eyelids slightly: "Okay."

Fu Yi gave Qiu Shuang and Xia Yu a look: Go away, go away.
"I'll take my leave!" Qiu Shuang and Xia Yu bowed together, followed Fu Yi and left.

"Were the people I fought that night really the sons of the two rebellious kings?"
"Miss, you are very powerful. You can fight four people at once. Even a calf is not as strong as you."
"Qiu Shuang, look at Xia Yu, she is being sarcastic to me again."
"Miss, don't blame Xia Yu. That night, she had to hold you down while helping you pick up the shoes you threw out. She embarrassed herself in front of other maids."

"Then why would I hit them?" Fu Yi said confidently, "I am so reasonable. If I hit someone, it must be their fault."

"At that time, you asked me to get you a cloak. When I came back, you had already pressed the child to the ground." Xia Yu shook his head: "Later, Prince Ning asked the young masters of the palace what happened, but they hesitated and refused to say anything, so the matter was left unsolved."

When Prince Ning was mentioned, Qiu Shuang and Xia Yu fell silent.
At that time, Prince Ning was indeed protecting their young lady.

"They didn't dare to tell me the reason after I beat them up. They must be feeling guilty."
No longer caring about what had happened in the past, Fu Yi looked at the full cart of fabrics, holding her face with a happy smile.
Although His Majesty is a bit stingy, the Queen is still very generous to her.

In the palace.
"Your Highness." Mo Wen saw Sui Tingheng coming back and hurriedly went to greet him: "Lord Du and Lord Lu are waiting for you."

"Please wait for a moment, gentlemen. I will be there soon after I change my clothes." Sui Tingheng rubbed his forehead and turned around to go to the inner hall.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you." The gray-haired Grand Tutor Du and Grand Tutor Lu came out. Seeing Sui Tingheng's red cheeks and a faint smell of alcohol on his body, their faces became serious: "Your Highness, alcohol hurts your mind, please drink less."

"I know. Thank you both gentlemen for the reminder." Sui Tingheng smiled and nodded: "Please go to the hall to have some tea and rest for a while. I'll be there in a moment." After returning to the inner hall to wash up, Sui Tingheng no longer looked drunk.

The two adults looked much better when they saw him coming back. After discussing academic matters with him, they looked even more satisfied: "Your Highness is very knowledgeable and talented. We have nothing to teach you."

"Thank you for your praise, gentlemen." Sui Tingheng put down the brush in his hand and waited calmly for their next words.

"I have heard that Your Highness has been in frequent contact with several playboys in the capital recently?" Taifu Lu said, "Your Highness is devoted to learning, and may not know about their past evil deeds. These people have been idle and unlearned since childhood. It is really inappropriate for you to have contact with these good-for-nothings."

"Who are you referring to, Mr. Lu?" Sui Tingheng looked up at Master Lu, his expression difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Staring at him with those deep eyes, Master Lu suddenly remembered that some of these playboys had made contributions in saving the emperor and were quite loved by the Queen.

Realizing the inappropriateness of his words, Master Lu turned his head to look at Grand Tutor Du, hoping that he could help smooth things over.

"Lord Lu, you are too serious. Although those children are a little naughty, they are not evil." Grand Tutor Du smiled and said, "But they are very playful and often get into conflicts with others. Lord Lu is worried that your Highness will be with them and cause you some unnecessary trouble."

"I see. I thought you gentlemen had something against them." Sui Tingheng handed the written words to Mo Wen behind him, "You are right to have such concerns. Tomorrow I will ask my father to order them to enter Chongwen Hall and let them receive the teachings of the two gentlemen."
"You two gentlemen are both very talented. It will be no problem for you to teach a few naughty juniors."

Master Du: “…”
Master Lu: “…”

We just want to keep you away from bad kids, we don't intend to die early.
The relationship between master and apprentice over the past two years was ultimately wasted.

"It's the nature of young people, but... there's no need to be too harsh on them." After all, Grand Tutor Du is older, so he is thicker-skinned than Grand Tutor Lu. He immediately said, "Besides, I am old and don't have the energy to teach so many children."

"Then Mr. Lu..." Sui Tingheng looked at Tutor Lu.

"Your Highness, I have work to do at the Ministry of Rites and cannot spare the time."

"Forget it." Sui Tingheng sighed, "I originally thought that you two gentlemen are well-educated and have noble character. With you coming forward to teach them, you will definitely be able to make these playboys change their ways..."

He didn't finish his words, but looked at the two of them with sympathy: "I understand your concerns. Compared with them, you are naturally more important to me. I will not mention this matter again in the future."

Grand Tutor Du and Grand Tutor Lu walked out of the prince's palace with heavy hearts. They didn't expect that His Highness wanted to guide those dandies onto the right path, but they were only worried that His Highness would get too close to the dandies, and would tend to favor nobles or military generals in the future and stay away from them, the civil officials.

Compared with your Highness's mind and bearing, they are really nothing.

On the third day after Prince Ning was demoted to a Duke, the Jinwu Guards withdrew from Prince Ning's mansion, and many servants in the mansion were also replaced.
The people of the entire capital city heard the story of the emperor pleading for his brother and weeping in front of all the officials.

"My younger brother wanted to rebel, but as his elder brother, he was reluctant to punish him. Your Majesty is really kind."
"Since His Majesty ascended the throne, our lives have become better. He must be a very good man."
"I have such a good brother but I don't know how to cherish him. If I had a brother like him, I would definitely break his legs!"

Naturally, all the comments of the people outside reached King Ning's ears. He looked at the unfamiliar servants in the yard and gently put the raised teacup back.

"Come here, prepare the horses." His expression gradually calmed down: "I want to go to the palace to apologize to my brother."

Peach garden.

Fu Yi, who was invited to the palace by the queen again, turned around in the forest and waved the petals off her shoulders: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for inviting me to the palace today, otherwise I would not be able to see such a beautiful scenery."

"The beauty Hua is even more beautiful, but it's a pity that I can't paint..." The queen called the maids around her and said, "Go and prepare the painting tools, and invite Heng'er over."

"Your Majesty, are you inviting His Highness to come and enjoy the flowers?"

"It doesn't matter whether he enjoys the flowers or not. The main thing is to ask him to paint for us." The queen directed the eunuchs around: "Heng'er has some accomplishments in painting."

"You don't have to call me, mother. My son has come here uninvited."

Fu Yi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Sui Tingheng, dressed in a red robe woven with gold, walking on the flowers. The peach blossoms in the sky seemed a little dim compared to him.

(End of this chapter)