Today’s banquet if to compare to the princes’ birthday in the palace, it was even grander.
Really, that was not a lie.
Moreover, the skills of the cooks can be rated as one of the best.
Even boiled cabbage can taste some other distinctive flavor from it.
But due to the amount of people offering toast, Crown Prince didn’t manage to eat much, and drunk a lot of wine.
If it wasn’t because he has good wine tolerance since he was young, perhaps today he will be dead drunk lying on the floor.
“Your Highness…”
Gu Ning followed behind the Crown Prince but the Prince waved his hand, motioned him to stop.
“No need to follow, Benwang[1] going to do ‘big/small business’. All of you wait here.”
[Translator note : Hope you remember that means going to toilet :P]
The inner hall was ‘bursting with festivities’[2], a hubbub of laughter and talking, so the temperature comparing to outdoor was much higher.
As the Crown Prince walked slowly along the corridor, the wind blew from the corridor pillars and immediately sobered him up.
“Help, help, help……..”
Prince did not like to always eat and drink and sit with a group of ‘actors’.
Just then he could faintly hear someone crying for help.
Gu Ning focused to listen, then nodded.
The Crown Prince gave a meaningful look to his personal bodyguards, Gu Ning and several guards instantly went to search the perimeter, looking for the source of the sound.
Soon, they found themselves stopping in front of a locked door.
Crown Prince went to the door and softly asked, “Is anyone there?”
Hope rose in Zhu WuXin’s heart, she increased her volume in crying for help.
Looking at Gu Ning, the Crown Prince said, “Open the door.”
The long sword in Gu Ning’s hand heavily strike down, and the lock fell off.
The Crown Prince walked in and saw a shadow curled up in the corner.
Taking over the lamp from Gu Ning, YeLan walked over to the shadow.
Then, he saw the face that he had only seen once before, a pair of eyes radiating with brilliant lights, painfully looking at him.
This injured condition of hers was like a heavy blow, cruelly pounding at the head of the Crown Prince.
He threw away the lamp and rushed to hold her.
He raised his hand up to check, it was actually blood.
Crown Prince nearly roared to call Gu Ning, “Immediately bring the Imperial Doctor to me!”
[1] : 本王 – It’s how the men from the Imperial Family address themselves
[2] : 觥籌嘉措 – Not too sure with the exact meaning, I have tried my best ;D