Your Highness's Beloved Medical-skilled Princess

Chapter 118 Strong Wine

The iron birch was the hardest wood in the whole world. It was twice as hard as ordinary steel.

Yuan Qingling had known about iron birch in her former life. Iron birch had become an endangered

plant. It had been widely used as a replacement of the steel in ancient times, and she had seen some

pricey art objects that were made of it.

However, she saw Retired Emperor used a saw to cut it off! If it was really made of iron birch, he

couldn't be able to cut it, let alone chiseled something on it!

"I don't think that is iron birch. I saw Retired Emperor engraved it himself," Yuan Qingling tried to

explain it.

"Ordinary guards can't carve something in iron birch. It has to be someone like Retired Emperor,"

Nurse Xi said.

"He is weak. He can't even walk for too long! How can he manage to engrave on the hardest

wood in the world?" Yuan Qingling was baffled. She had the feeling that there were some things that

she didn't know!

"That is because he is sick now. When Retired Emperor was young, he was the bravest and the most

fierce knight in our country. He was the perfect man who excelled both in academics and sports. He is

old, that is true. But he still can carve things with his internal force."

"Does internal force really exist?" Yuan Qingling asked with curiosity. She had read fiction about the

internal force. They said if someone's internal force was strong enough, he could hurt others easily with

only a leaf.

Just as Nurse Xi was about to explain, someone flashed by the door. She fixed her eyes at the person

and said, "Good evening, my lord. What a pleasant surprise."

Yuwen had heard that the gifts from the Palace arrived and he had wanted to take a peek at the door.

Yet his appearance was noticed and he strode into the room casually. He took a glance at the staff in

Yuan Qingling's hand and asked, "Is this the gift that grandfather gave you?"

"Yeah, the carving is breathtaking," Yuan Qingling handed him the staff while saying it.

Yu Wenhao didn't expect her to be so generous. He took over the staff and caressed it. He could feel

the cold and uneven texture. "Yeah, you are right. The carving is really exquisite. And it's a good staff

too. But you have to find a place to put it. This was given by Retired Emperor, and you can't lose it. Let

me take care of that," Yu Wenhao suggested.

"You don't have to. I will bring it with me wherever I go."' What if he takes it and hide it? This staff is

called the husband-discipline-staff for a reason!' Yuan Qingling thought.

"You can't take it anywhere. What if you lose it?" Yu Wenhao said seriously.

"I'll be careful," said Yuan Qingling.

However, she was baffled. The staff was thin yet it was more than three feet long. It wouldn't be pretty

to carry a long stick every day. Others would think she was being punished. She was irritated by its

length.

Nurse Xi smiled and said," Take a closer look at the flame-shaped carving, my lady"

Yuan Qingling looked down immediately and saw the carving and found flames around the dragon that

was chiseled on it. She saw the flame-shaped pattern every four inches.

The engravings are deeper than the dragon. Yuan Qingling knew that meant something.

Yuan Qingling pressed down on the flame pattern, and the fascinating thing happened, a section of the

staff was gone. It retracted into the staff!

Stunned, she pressed another flame pattern and it happened again. She raised her head with

surprise, "It's retractable!"

She pressed down all the patterns and shrank her staff to only about ten four-inch long, which she

could easily place in her sleeve or on her waist.

"How is this possible? I had the feeling that the Retired Emperor was capable of anything!" Yuan

Mingling cheered. She was thrilled by it. She was a researcher herself, and that kind of retracting

mechanism was incredible!

"When Retired Emperor was young, he was an excellent carpenter," Nurse Xi explained with a smile.

"No way!"Yuan Qingling was transported in joy! "Look, I can hide it easily on my own," she said to Yu

Wenhao. She shoved the staff into her sleeve and no one could see it.

Yu Wenhao gave Nurse Xi a cold stare. Why would she tell Yuan Qingling? If Nurse Xi didn't say that,

Yuan Qingling would never know the mechanics of the staff. That would be fun to watch her getting

anxious.

However, when he saw Yuan Qingling's smiling face, he let it go. 'She is rarely this happy, besides, she

won't really hit me! We talked about it before. No domestic violence is allowed in this house,' Yu

Wenhao thought.

"This is my lucky day! Bring us some food, Nurse Xi! I want to drink with the Prince tonight!"

"Forget about the drinking. I didn't each much earlier. Let's eat something," Yu Wenhao replied.

"I'll have to be prepared. I can't drink and we have to fix that! I can't control myself after I get drunk,

and that's dangerous. Besides, I'm going to Yu Wenhuai's residence. Just drink with me," Yuan

Qingling insisted.

Yu Wenhao couldn't refuse her.

He shrugged." OK. I also happen to want a drink," he replied peacefully. ‘I had to say it like that or she

would think that I listen to everything she says!" Yu Wenhao thought.

Yuan Qingling felt that she had to drink to train her drinking skills. She couldn't let others find out about

her weakness. A weakness could easily become a threat.

When she was thinking about this, Nurse Xi returned with food. Nurse Xi had always managed to

create the best dishes she had ever tasted. She had magic hands that could turn common ingredients

into delicacies.

Yuan Qingling thought of something when she was eating and said," Wenhao has always said that the

food made by the royal chef is delicious. I think that is because he has never tasted the food Nurse Xi

made. If he eats these, I'm afraid he'll move in with us."

Yu Wenhao looked at her and asked, " You are getting oddly familiar with Er Ge."

Yuan Qingling poured him a glass of wine and filled her cup as well. Though this small glass carried

about a mouthful of wine, it was all Yuan Qingling had wanted, aromatic and pure.

Yuan QingLing took a deep breath of the wine and had the feeling that she was a bit drunk. She

answered with a bright smile," Yes, he is not bad, I guess. Except for the eating. I think he can't control

himself when it comes to food."

"You think?" Yu Wenhao snorted.

Yuan QingLing think of Prince Sun's chubby figure, and his fat fingers and chuckled, "Yeah, you're

right. He really couldn't control himself. And the worst thing is, he always says he wanted to lose

weight! If he didn't shout about losing weight, he would eat like there is no tomorrow."

Yu WenHao somehow didn't like her talking about Prince Sun and retorted, "So he likes to eat, what do

you care so much? You don't even care the things that you should care!"

"What should I have to care?"Yuan Qingling smelled the wine again. She had to gain her courage

again for drinking this wine.

Yu Wenhao said unhappily," Everything! You rely on Tang Yang for everything when it comes to the

palace. You are the princess, you should responsible for those things. You should be ashamed of

yourself."

"I remember what you said to Nurse Xi. You said you just wanted to keep me here like a dog." Yuan

Qingling said sarcastically.

Yu Wenhao flew into a rage."Why do you always do this? Is it that funny to oppose me at everything?"

"Are you denying it?" Yuan Qingling glanced at him.

"You're such a vindictive woman. Do you still remember what happened that long ago? If you

remember that, then why don't we recall what happened in the Princess's Mansion a year ago?" Yu

Wenhao retorted.

She didn't know what to say. He had a point.

Yuan Qingling smiled and raised her glass."OK, then. Let's forget what someone said or did and put the

enmity behind us, deal?"

Yu Wenhao snorted, but he still picked up the wine glass and clicked to hers and said, "I agree only

because I am a generous person. But you have to restrain yourself from now on!" He drank his wine

cup in one gulp and showed it to her.

Yuan Qingling poured the wine in her mouth, and all she could taste was burn. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

It was too strong, and she spits it out after a second.

Yu Wenhao was so angry that his whole body trembled. Nurse Xi hurriedly went forward to wipe the

wine on his face. Yuan Qingling spat the wine right onto his face

Yu Wenhao pounded the table and shouted, "You did it on purpose!"

Yuan Qingling slowly took out the staff, put it on the table, and explained, "No! It was just too strong! It

made my throat burn!"

Yu Wenhao looked at the royal staff in a daze. He calmed down after a while and ordered Nurse Xi," It

is too strong for her. Change it with some fruit-flavored ones."

Dooby whimpered and turned around. He didn't want to see his owner like that.