Yu Shu's alcohol tolerance wasn't bad, but the fragrance of this osmanthus wine was too intoxicating. After a pot, she felt a bit dizzy, so she propped up her cheek with one hand and held a cup with the other in front of Xue Rui, allowing him to continue pouring wine for her. At the same time, she rambled on about some unimportant things to him, "His Majesty bestowed a golden plaque on my godfather, you don't know how happy he was. Hehe, the first thing he did every morning was to go next door to look at that plaque, and the last thing he did before he went to sleep at night was still to look at that plaque. He would wipe it three to four times a day, and at night, he would even say 'thank you, His Majesty, for your kindness' in his sleep, causing my godmother to be very unhappy. Although she didn't say anything, from the looks of it, in another two days, my godfather would definitely be forced to sleep with that golden plaque."
"Haha," Xue Rui laughed out loud, filled her cup, put down the wine pot and said: "Have you discussed the date to hang the plaque? I will send someone to send a congratulatory gift."
Yu Shu brought the wine cup to her mouth, waved her hand at him, took a small sip and said: "This month … there are only a few days left, I have checked … there is no suitable date to hang the red head, … well, I have to wait until February, burp."
After she finished speaking, she burped. She felt that she could not drink to her heart's content, so she took the wine pot and filled three glasses one by one. She clinked her glass with Xue Rui first, then she held a glass in each hand and clinked her own glass with hers. She was even humming, "After this glass, I'll have another glass. After this glass, I'll have three more …"
Xue Rui watched her compete with the wine and didn't dissuade her. He accompanied her, but when she drank three cups, he only drank one cup. Occasionally, he would put a side dish on the plate in front of her with his chopsticks. When Yu Shu saw the dishes on the plate, she would stop to eat a mouthful of wine, and then chat with him about some trivial things because her words were vulgar and funny. Xue Rui couldn't help but laugh when he heard that.
He had thought that she would complain to him after drinking, but who would have thought that she would be so carefree? He had not even used any of the words of comfort he had prepared to comfort her. On the contrary, he was amused by her.
"I used to set up a fortune-telling stall in Autumn Osmanthus Lane. You know about it, right? I still remember when I first opened my stall. There are people on the streets collecting rent. Oh, it's the Evergreen Gang that you and your men wiped out because they gathered to gamble. The ruffians asked me for rent. Luckily, I didn't bring any money that day, so they smashed my stall. I was so angry that I wanted to rush forward and punch them. "
"Then did you rush up?"
Yu Shu rolled her eyes. "Of course not. Do you think I'm stupid? It's not like I can beat them. If I charge forward, I'll just be beaten up for nothing. If it were you, you would have to face three or four hooligans by yourself. Why don't you try? Hurry up and run. "
Xue Rui paused the wine glass that was about to his mouth. He couldn't help but correct her, "Shu. I'm not that useless. I can handle a few people. "
Although he was not a martial arts master. But he had a master who practiced martial arts since he was young. He wouldn't run away in fear when he saw a few hooligans.
Yu Shu pouted and said, "You're not afraid of three or four. What if it's a group?"
Xue Rui coughed and said, "You forgot that I know martial arts."
"So what if you know martial arts? If there are enough ants, they can crush an elephant. You're not the Third Prince with three heads and six arms. If there are more people, you'll still have to run." Yu Shu drank the wine and insisted on going against him.
"…" Xue Rui secretly told himself that this girl was drunk and he shouldn't bother with her. At the same time, he couldn't help but ask, "Who is the Third Prince?"
Yu Shu waved her hand and said, "It's Nezha."
Xue Rui didn't hear it clearly, "What? What?"
"Nezha is Nezha. What and what?" Yu Shu was tongue-tied. She put the wine glass under her chin. She was drunk at the moment, but she wasn't confused. She vaguely remembered that the Da 'an Dynasty didn't exist in history. It must be because the "Journey to the West" hadn't been published yet, so Nezha wasn't famous yet.
So she said to him with great interest, "This Nezha is a Heavenly General in the Heavenly Palace. Because his father is a Heavenly King, and he is the third child in his family, people call him the Third Prince. He has a unique skill that can evolve three heads and six arms. It's very powerful. Unfortunately, he can't beat a monkey."
Xue Rui nodded. Originally, he was just asking, but after listening to her talk, he became interested. "What monkey is it? So powerful?"
Yu Shu laughed and put down the wine glass. She clasped her hands under her chin, squinted her eyes, and slowly said to him, "In the past, there was a place called Mount Huaguo. There was a stone monkey there. He cultivated to the point of being able to speak human language and understand human nature. In order to seek immortality, this monkey traveled through mountains and rivers to learn magic from a Taoist ancestor and achieved the ability of ghosts and gods. The gods in heaven were very afraid of him, so they tried to recruit this ruffian monkey. Who knew that it would cause a natural disaster. The group of gods tricked him to work in the Heavenly Palace, but they only arranged a job to raise horses to deal with him. They secretly laughed at him, saying that this monkey had the ability to reach the heavens, but he was looked down upon and fooled by a group of gods. Later, he was discovered by the monkey, and in a rage, he caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, smashed the Lingxiao Palace, and then …"
As soon as Xue Rui heard the interesting part, he suddenly saw her closing her eyes, and then there was no sound. The room was quiet. He thought that she was thinking about the next part of the story, but after waiting for a while, he didn't hear her say anything. He tried to call her softly, "Shu?"
"… Yes." Yu Shu's eyelids moved, and she responded lazily, but she didn't open her eyes.
Xue Rui saw that she was not asleep, and then looked at the empty bottles of wine on the table. He knew that she had drunk a lot. When he felt that it was enough, he asked her, "Do you still want to drink?"
"… No, it's enough." Yu Shu covered her face with both hands and wiped it. When she was a little sober, she stood up with the help of the table. Her body swayed a little, and she barely stood up. She said to Xue Rui in a muffled voice, "I'm going upstairs to sleep."
Looking at her red face, Xue Rui could see that she was in a better mood than before she drank, so he stood up and said, "Okay, I'll send you up."
As he said that, he called the maidservant waiting outside the door to come in and help the unsteady Yu Shu up the stairs. He followed behind and only stopped when she reached the door of the room. He looked at her frail back and suddenly called her, "Shu."
"Yes?" Yu Shu put her left and right hands on Xiaoqing and Xiaodie's shoulders. She turned her head in a daze and saw Xue Rui standing at the door full of sunlight with one hand on the door frame. He grinned at her, revealing a row of white teeth. "You look like that monkey."
Yu Shu blinked. It was unknown if she didn't understand what he said, but the corner of her mouth moved. She turned around and dragged the two maidservants into the bedroom.
He lay on his back on the soft bed. Leaving the maidservants to take off her shoes and cover her with the quilt, Yu Shu breathed out comfortably and closed her eyes. After a long time, she softly muttered, "That monkey is much fiercer than me."
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Xue Rui stood in the corridor on the second floor, leaning on the railing and looking at the small pond in the courtyard downstairs. He heard the door close behind him and turned his head. He asked the maidservant who came out with a tea tray, "Is she asleep?"
"The girl is asleep. Young Master, this servant will go to the kitchen to serve the hangover soup."
Xue Rui looked at the door and said, "No need, let her sleep. The osmanthus wine today is made by the palace. It is intoxicating but not harmful. When she wakes up, make a pot of tea for her."
"Yes."
Xue Rui ordered the maidservant and went downstairs. When he reached the stairs, he saw Lin Fu holding the corner of his robe and walking up.
"Young Master."
"What's the matter?"
Lin Fu hesitated and said, "It's, it's the young master who came with Miss Lianfang that day. He said he was looking for a girl, but I stopped him. "
Xue Rui knew who he was talking about. He frowned and asked, "Where is he?"
"He's upstairs, in the 'Wind' private room."
Xue Rui nodded and went forward alone.
Yu Shu drank for almost an hour. It was already afternoon. There were not many guests in the front building. They didn't eat much. They were all here to drink good wine.
Xue Rui went up to the second floor and walked to the door of the 'Wind' private room. He saw that the door was half open, revealing half of the Jade Mountain screen. He didn't knock on the door and walked in.
As soon as he entered, he saw Jing Chen sitting alone at the table. There was a brewed teapot on the table, but the cups were all untouched. As for the two guards who always followed him, they were nowhere to be seen. He didn't know if their master had gotten rid of them or if they had gone somewhere else.
As soon as Jing Chen saw Xue Rui enter, he stood up and looked behind him. However, Yu Shu was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Xiaoyu?" He asked. "Isn't she here with you?"
Xue Rui didn't answer him, and he instead walked over to sit opposite him before pouring a cup of tea for himself, and then he said unhurriedly, "What does her whereabouts have to do with you?"
The sarcasm in his words was obvious. Jing Chen could hear it. He opened his mouth but didn't know how to answer. He could only ask again, "I want to see her. Is she here?"
"Why do you want to see her?" Xue Rui looked up at him with the teacup in his hand.
"I have something to say to her," Jing Chen said.
"What do you want to say to her?"
Jing Chen pursed his lips and said, "This is between me and Xiaoyu. It's not convenient for me to tell you."
"It's fine if it's not convenient for you to tell me. Anyway, it's not convenient for Shu to see you now," Xue Rui said.
Hearing this, Jing Chen frowned. "Why is it not convenient for her to see me?"
Xue Rui smiled. "This is between me and her. It's not convenient for me to tell you."
"…" Jing Chen looked at Xue Rui before turning around to leave. He did not want to waste any more time with him.
"It's useless even if you go to the back now," Xue Rui said. Jing Chen successfully stopped in front of the door.
He turned around to look at Xue Rui. Although there was no expression on his face, it was obvious that if Xue Rui continued to tease him, he would definitely go to the back to look for Shu.
Xue Rui stopped joking and said in a serious tone, "Shu is drunk and sleeping in her room. Don't disturb her. If you have anything to say, wait until tomorrow."
"She's drunk?" Jing Chen's expression changed.
Xue Rui nodded and pretended not to know anything. "When you left the Supreme Court at noon, I went back to look for you after I finished my work. On the way, I saw her walking to the west of the city alone, so I brought her back. She seemed to be in a bad mood and drank a lot. I was about to ask you what happened to her. Didn't you leave together? Why did she come back alone? "
Jing Chen looked aside and remained silent for a while. "I'll look for her tomorrow," he said to Xue Rui.
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and left, and this caused Xue Rui who originally thought that Jing Chen would stay here and wait for Yu Shu to sober up to be slightly surprised. But it was exactly what he wanted because if Jing Chen really wanted to stay, then he would have to think of a way to drive Jing Chen out.
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