Chapter 290 Tea or Wine

After all, everyone is busy...

If the previous sentence was rebellious, then this sentence was even more merciless. No one could have thought that this newly promoted son-in-law would be so bold as to say such a thing directly to Queen Mother Zheng!

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the moment when the storm came.

However, the expected storm did not come after all. Instead, Queen Mother Zheng chuckled first and broke the deadlock.

"Very good... You are worthy of being the candidate chosen by His Majesty. You are indeed very talented. It is true that only a person like you is worthy of Zhen'er... Very good, very good, you have passed this test of my family. I recognize you as the son-in-law!"

Queen Mother Zheng was not angry, but smiled kindly.

"There are so many beautiful women in the house, but you are the only man here. I think you are uncomfortable. I won't keep you here for long. Let's end the banquet tonight! As for whether to test or not, forget it. I don't have a master like Gao Zhengbang here!"

Lu Yu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this person who suppressed the entire harem would be so easy to talk to and let him go so easily.

However, since the other party has already bowed his head and given him a way out, he is not an ungrateful person, so he just took advantage of the situation and let go.

"In this case, thank you Queen Mother, I will take my leave now!"

After saying that, Lu Yu really stood up and said goodbye. He was very polite before leaving, which was considered to be a return of favor to the other party.

Everyone around was stunned. They didn't expect that the matter would be picked up high, but then let go lightly, and finally ended in such a hasty way.

Regardless of whether Queen Mother Zheng was generous and magnanimous or she was cautious and afraid to act, everyone present had to admit that this notorious new son-in-law was indeed courageous.

Concubine Yuan, who had previously mocked Lu Yu, saw that things had turned out like this, and her face turned pale and blue, and her face looked extremely ugly.

Since even the Queen Mother recognized Lu Yu's status, her previous doubts were naturally unreasonable, and she turned out to be vulgar, shallow and ignorant as Concubine Hua said. In this confrontation, she was completely defeated.

"Please stay, young master!"

Lu Yu was about to leave the Cining Palace, but he was stopped by someone when he was about to walk out of the door. He turned his head and found that it was Concubine Hua who had spoken for him before.

"What does Concubine Hua have to say?" Lu Yu asked.

Concubine Hua smiled lightly and walked in front of Lu Yu.

Lu Yu smelled a pleasant aroma and had to admit that this Concubine Hua was indeed the favorite concubine of Emperor Dawu. Even with a son as old as the Seventh Prince, she was still charming and her smiles were thrilling.

"This gathering was all because of you. Since you have left, there is no point in staying here. I am also planning to leave. How about you go with me for a while?"

Looking at Concubine Hua's smiling face, which was quite provocative, Lu Yu's heart beat wildly a few times, wondering what was going on. Was this Concubine Hua just like this, or did he misunderstand her?

The favorite concubine of Emperor Dawu, the biological mother of His Highness the Seventh Prince, was actually flirting with him, and in the deep palace. Isn't this too exciting?

"Your Majesty should know that I am a dangerous person. Your Majesty wants to go with me. Don't you worry about encountering danger?" Lu Yu responded.

Hua Fei smiled happily: "The most dangerous place in the world is this deep palace. Prince Wang can break into this deep palace without fear of danger, so what should I be afraid of?"

Lu Yu laughed and said: "If that's the case, then I will be disrespectful. As long as the queen is not afraid, then Wang has nothing to fear!"

So, the two walked shoulder to shoulder.

The eunuchs and palace maids around naturally did not dare to have any objections to this, and even deliberately fell far behind to avoid accidentally hearing the content of the two people's conversation.

"Speaking of which, I should call you Gaoyang's horse-consort. Since you have passed the test of the queen mother tonight, then this title of horse-consort is already a matter of course." Hua Fei said.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. As long as the marriage is not completed, the title of horse-consort is not a matter of course." Lu Yu said. "However, as long as the queen is happy, you can call it whatever you want..."

Hua Fei couldn't help but smile.

"I have specially inquired about Prince Wang's deeds. I know that you have been in Lujiang and have been able to win over your people along the way. I feel that this story is like a fairy tale. I wonder what means Prince Wang used?"

Hua Fei showed a naive look.

Originally, with Hua Fei's status and age, it should be very inappropriate to make such an expression, but surprisingly, her actions not only did not feel inappropriate, but added a different charm.

The more Lu Yu came into contact with her, the more he felt that the charm of this Hua Fei was really unfathomable.

Perhaps, only a person like her can thrive in this deep palace full of hidden dangers and gain a firm foothold.

"What special means can be used? It's nothing more than coercion and inducement! Human nature has weaknesses. As long as you find the weaknesses and prescribe the right medicine, you will be able to succeed... I think your majesty should know more about these things than me!" Lu Yu replied.

"I don't know."

Hua Fei shook her head and smiled.

"For example, I am not sure about the young master. I don't know what kind of means to use on the young master? Can you take the initiative to help me solve my doubts. What kind of weaknesses do you have?"

"Why is your majesty obsessed with my weaknesses? Could it be that I did something unintentionally that made your majesty feel dissatisfied?" Lu Yu spread his hands.

Hua Fei chuckled: "Just think of me as helping Princess Gaoyang to get information. Princess Gaoyang is easy-going and talented. She is the right-hand man of His Majesty outside the palace, and the favorite of us concubines inside the palace. Seeing that you two are about to get married, in order to prevent her from being bullied after marriage, I have to come to spy on military intelligence for her..."

Lu Yu thought, I don't believe you, if that's the case, why can you smile so ambiguously?

So he just talked nonsense, without telling the truth.

The two of them talked and laughed all the way, testing each other.

Not long after, they came to a fork in the road.

At this time, a eunuch who had visited Lu Yu at Honglu Villa during the day took the initiative to greet him.

"Prince, Concubine Hua..."

The eunuch was surprised to see Concubine Hua and Lu Yu coming together, but he did not avoid suspicion and continued, "His Highness the Seventh Prince has prepared the fragrant tea presented by Yeyou Country in Shouchun Palace, and specially invited the Prince Consort to taste it... If Concubine Hua is free, you might as well go over and sit for a while!"

Before Lu Yu had time to say anything, Concubine Hua had already said, "What's so good about the tea in Yeyou Country? Tell Qi'er to stop daydreaming. The Prince Consort will not be interested in his tea drinking methods..."

After a pause, Concubine Hua smiled at Lu Yu, "There is a jar of aged wine in my Shuhua Palace, which is fragrant and delicious. I wonder if Prince Consort Gaoyang would like to go over and have a few cups?"

Lu Yu was surprised.

He originally thought that the reason why Concubine Hua wanted to accompany him was to ensure that he would not refuse the invitation of the Seventh Prince, but he did not expect that she would take the initiative to make him ignore the invitation of the Seventh Prince and go to her Shuhua Palace instead.

Now, Lu Yu was completely confused.

What exactly is this Concubine Hua planning?

And in the current situation, should he go for tea or wine?