Seeing that Yuan Xin was going overboard, Nie Xun slammed the table with a gloomy face.
The force was so great that even the bowls and chopsticks on the table shook.
Everyone in the tent was silent, even their breathing seemed to be concealed.
"Do you think I'm wrong?"
Yuan Xin was a burly old general with a thick beard on his coarse face. His appearance was rough. He sat there like a small mountain, as wide as two Nie Xuns. He spoke in a low, muffled voice that was as loud and powerful as a large bell.
"I forgot to restrain myself just now. I drank too much and lost my composure in public. Please punish me, my lord …"
Huang Song's stern gaze swept over Yuan Xin as a silent warning.
Then he said pleasantly, "If that's the case, I'll go back to sober up first."
Nie Xun got up and left. He faintly heard Yuan Xin's cold snort behind him.
He secretly clenched his fists. The cold wind outside blew on his face, dispersing the lingering smell of alcohol around him.
Where there were people, there was no lack of conflicts and disputes. Especially in a group with a complicated power structure, it was easier to breed discord.
Civil officials and military generals were two conflicting groups that were difficult to reconcile.
Nie Xun was too good-looking, so it was inevitable that he would be looked down upon and snubbed by people, especially military generals.
They usually knew how to restrain themselves, but now that they had drunk too much, they unconsciously showed it.
This was not a big conflict, and Nie Xun did not take it to heart. What worried him was Jiang Pengji's reaction.
Others thought that Jiang Pengji was attracted to him, but Nie Xun did not think so.
In terms of appearance, Wei Ci, who worked in Jiang Pengji's tent, was even better than him.
Other than that, Nie Xun could not find anything wrong with him. He just felt very flustered, which made him lose his sense of propriety.
On the other side, Jiang Pengji was supported by Wei Ci back to the bedroom where she was staying.
"Now that there's no one around, my lord, you don't have to continue pretending, right?"
How could he not know how much his lord could drink?
The "drunk" Jiang Pengji leaned against him. When she heard this, she could not help but smile delightedly.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, and with a little force, she rolled onto the bed with Wei Ci, pressing half of her body on top of him.
"My lord …" Wei Ci was so angry that his face turned slightly green. He raised his hand and tried to push her away.
"Zixiao, what happened to Yue Xin was indeed my fault. Don't be so cold and heartless …" Jiang Pengji looked like she was hugging a large doll. She rubbed his neck and mumbled, "You've been angry for so many days. It's time to cool down …"
It would have been better if she had not said it. Wei Ci was even angrier after she had said it.
Was he such a narrow-minded person?
"I'm not angry because of that."
Wei Ci liked cleanliness. Even if he drank alcohol, he would only drink two cups and rarely touched the smell of alcohol.
Jiang Pengji drank a lot of wine. She was like a moving wine jar. He almost fainted from the smell.
"Then, is it because of Nie Chengyun?" Jiang Pengji smiled slyly. "Is Zixiao jealous?"
Wei Ci said, "What's there to be jealous of? Nie Xun has been targeted by the Lord. She can't wait to pity him. "
He knew Jiang Pengji too well. Her actions just now were obviously to trick Nie Xun. It was a pity that Nie Xun didn't realize it.
Jiang Pengji let go of his neck and rolled around like a child. She was drunk.
Wei Ci was speechless.
The Lord was really regressing as she lived.
He secretly facepalmed. It was worth it to go along with her wishes. Otherwise, if others saw her childish side, where would the dignity of the Lord be?
"How does the Lord plan to trick Nie Xun?" Wei Ci asked. "I'm slow-witted. I can't see through the Lord's arrangements."
Jiang Pengji stopped tormenting him. She smiled and said, "This Nie Xun is very likely to be my poor cousin."
Wei Ci was surprised. "Cousin?"
Jiang Pengji said, "Zixiao, you know that my father's legal wife isn't my biological mother. She's my mother's concubine sister, my aunt. Before she married my father, she was Meng Zhan's legal wife. She and Meng Zhan had two legitimate sons. One was the Eldest Cousin, Meng Heng, and the other was the Second Cousin. When the Second Cousin was born, Meng Zhan's favorite concubine also gave birth to an illegitimate son. Meng Zhan favored his concubine over his wife and confused the illegitimate son. He actually marked the illegitimate son as the legitimate son and threw the legitimate second son to his favorite concubine. However, his favorite concubine had a vicious heart. She sent someone to deal with the legitimate second son. My aunt said that the Second Cousin was born with a cinnabar between his eyebrows. It's very easy to recognize him … "
Wei Ci frowned. "You identified him as Meng Erlang just based on a cinnabar between his eyebrows?"
Jiang Pengji smiled. "Of course not. The most important thing is Nie Xun's appearance. He looks very much like my aunt."
Similar appearance and the same cinnabar. Just based on these two points, Jiang Pengji dared to confirm Nie Xun's background.
Wei Ci's mind whirred. He said, "I heard Youmo say that Nie Xun came to Dongqing from Zhongzhao to look for blood relatives …"
In other words, Nie Xun was very likely to be Jiang Pengji's Second Cousin.
Jiang Pengji said, "I can feel it … He seems to know this too, but he didn't come forward to acknowledge me …"
Wei Ci's eyebrows twitched violently. He suddenly thought of the pitiful Yang Si in his previous life.
In his previous life, Yang Si obediently stayed in Huang Song's tent as a strategist. At most, he was a little greedy.
It was such a small flaw that the lord actually grasped and used it as a breakthrough to drive a wedge between Huang Song and Yang Si.
Could it be …
Jiang Pengji snorted and laughed. "If Nie Xun follows Bogao, it will be difficult to make a move in the future. I am a person who does not hold back. If I accidentally kill him, my aunt will be very sad if she finds out. Just in case, it's better to help one's own people. "
Wei Ci was speechless.
His heart ached even more for Nie Xun. What should he do?
"My lord wants to drive a wedge between Huang Song and Nie Xun?"
Jiang Pengji gasped and blinked innocently. "Zixiao, why are you speaking so harshly? What do you mean by driving a wedge? Do I look like the kind of restless third child who likes to poach others? Bogao and Chengyun have a close relationship. I won't do such a wicked thing. "
Wei Ci was speechless.
Even a ghost wouldn't believe a word of what you said!
Jiang Pengji stopped joking and said calmly, "Bogao has a suspicious personality, but being suspicious doesn't mean he suspects everything. If I drive a wedge between them right from the start, the effect will be counterproductive. After all, Bogao isn't a fool. He has also grown up and is no longer the fair-weather friend who can be easily bullied. I don't know how Nie Xun found out about our relationship, but he didn't tell Huang Song. Nie Xun hid the truth to avoid arousing Huang Song's suspicions. However, the more secretive he is, the easier it is for others to suspect him … "
She laughed coldly. "If he doesn't confess some things early on, he won't be able to say them when he wants to because he'll lose the best opportunity."
He didn't confess earlier but chose to confess when others suspected him. Wouldn't this attract suspicion?
Wei Ci sighed.
What could he say?
No one who was targeted by his lord would have a good ending.
Jiang Pengji said, "However, our current enemy is the Meng family of Cangzhou. I have the intention to plot against Bogao and Chengyun, but I have to pay attention to the timing."
Wei Ci's face was cold.
She was indeed very careful about the timing, but it didn't stop her from planting a seed of suspicion in Huang Song and the others.
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