Ci Jinzhi

For a moment, He Qingxiao didn't know whether Miss Kou was praising him or teasing him.

However, his attention quickly turned to Xin You's words: "The bloody disaster——"

Xin You nodded: "It was the bloody disaster I mentioned to Mr. He a few days ago. It should have been at this banquet. Fortunately, I was smart and didn't make King Qing go crazy..."

He Qingxiao listened quietly and finally understood.

Miss Kou fights with King Qing for wine in order to prevent his bloodshed.

A warm current flowed slowly through his heart.

He Qingxiao came from an embarrassing background. Although many young women love him because of his outstanding appearance, on the one hand, he avoids it. On the other hand, this kind of considerate behavior is completely different from enthusiastic pursuit of him because of his appearance.

This difference, like spring breeze, like drizzle, nourished his heart.

"However, it's not just for Mr. He." The tone of the girl who was talking leisurely with her chin on her hand changed, "It's also for myself, I don't like to swallow my anger..."

She can solve the troubles by herself, and she doesn't want to trouble others, even if this person is Mr. He.

Xin You glanced at He Qingxiao.

The man on the opposite side had a face as white as jade, eyebrows and eyes like black ink, and seemed to be more handsome than usual.

Why is that?
Xinyou thought about it seriously, but couldn't figure it out.

"Master He, I have a question."

He Qingxiao couldn't help correcting his expression: "Miss Kou, please tell me."

Xin You tilted her head slightly, with pure doubt in her eyes: "Master He, why are you looking better today than usual?"

He Qingxiao, who was waiting for Xinyou to get down to business: "..."

The girl whose complexion didn't change but was almost drunk didn't wait for an answer, and found the answer by herself: "Master He must have dressed up specially for the banquet."

He Qingxiao looked at those hazy eyes and nodded helplessly: "Yes, I dressed up on purpose."

Xin You raised her lips and smiled, revealing such an expression.

He Qingxiao felt that Miss Kou could not be allowed to continue talking nonsense. After all, she was in a state of drunkenness that was different from ordinary people. God knows if she would remember what she said after she sobered up.

In case you remember—

He Qingxiao didn't dare to think about what it would be like, so he quickly changed the subject: "Miss Kou said that there is something serious to discuss, but what is it?"

"Business?" Xin You's mind went blank, but the words slipped out, "Didn't you finish?"

He Qingxiao couldn't help but twitched the corner of his lips.

"Master He eats dim sum." Xin You was dizzy, but pushed the snack box in front of him steadily, "This is the dim sum made by Mrs. Yang. It tastes very good. Do you know who it is, Mrs. Yang? A few days ago, Miss Kou’s restaurant changed chefs, and Mrs. Yang is his wife. Knowing that Mrs. Yang cooks well, I invited her to be the cook..."

He Qingxiao is sure that since he and Miss Kou have known each other, the things that Miss Kou has said to him are not as many as they are now.

Seeing that Xin You was talking non-stop, He Qingxiao silently picked up a piece of snack and ate it.

"How about it?"

"delicious."

Xin You smiled: "That's right, although it's a bit worse than Aunt Xia's cooking, it's not bad. Has Mrs. He heard of Aunt Xia? She is Aunt Gui's younger sister, and her cooking skills are no worse than Aunt Gui's..."

After speaking, the girl's long eyelashes trembled, and she shed tears: "But Aunt Xia is dead, and I can no longer eat the snacks made by Aunt Xia."

Originally, He Qingxiao was amusing and helpless because of Xin You's drunken behavior, but at this moment, it was like a thorn from a bee's tail suddenly hooked on the tip of his heart, and it made him feel pain.

He thought that he cared about the girl in front of him.

Perhaps he also drank too much at the banquet, or maybe it was the strong aroma of the wine that made him drunk. Before He Qingxiao realized it, his hand covered the hand that was casually placed on the table.

The girl's hand is delicate, and the man's hand is slender.The skin-to-skin contact was a heat He Qingxiao didn't expect.

He seemed to be scalded by sparks, and quickly withdrew his hand, his heart beating rapidly.

"Feel sorry--"

He uttered two words, but couldn't continue.

Some things are completely unexplainable.

Xin You looked at her hands, her eyes fixed on He Qingxiao's face.

He Qingxiao's cheeks were quickly stained with a layer of blush: "Miss Kou, you drank a lot of wine today, since the business is over, you should go back and rest earlier."

"Yes, I drank a lot." Xin You raised the hand that had been shaken, pressed her forehead, and stood up firmly, "Then I'm going back to the East Courtyard."

He Qingxiao also stood up, and as soon as he opened his legs, he saw the girl walking in front turned around and waved happily: "See you tomorrow, Mr. He."

He Qingxiao looked a little weird.

It's okay that Miss Kou doesn't remember anything after waking up, but if she does, she might not be very happy to see him tomorrow.

When passing through the study hall, Xin You seemed to be doing everything as usual. After returning to the east courtyard and entering the room, she fell asleep on the bed and fell unconscious.

Xiao Lian hurriedly took off her coat, shoes and socks, wiped her face and hands with a soft towel twisted in hot water, and then covered her with a quilt.

Xin You fell asleep until the next morning, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Lian whose eyes were bloodshot.

"Miss, if you don't wake up, the maid will go to invite the doctor."

From sleeping yesterday afternoon to now, it's too scary!

Xin You rubbed the center of her eyebrows, feeling the headache of a hangover, and smiled apologetically at Xiaolian: "I drink too much, and I sleep for a long time."

"Are you really drinking too much?" Xiao Lian hurriedly poured a glass of warm water and asked curiously.

"What?" Xin You drank the water in a few gulps.

"You didn't look like you had a drink yesterday."

"Well, my wine taste is relatively good, I can't tell from the surface—" Xin You paused, and all kinds of memories from yesterday surfaced.

Her wine taste is really good, not only can she pretend nothing happened, but she won't "lose her memory".

Damn no "amnesia"!
Xin You fell down on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Xiao Lian was startled: "What's wrong with you, girl?"

"It's okay, I'm alive." Xin You closed her eyes and replied weakly.

If it was said that Xin You was too embarrassed to love after waking up, King Qing would be furious.

"Little bitch, how dare you make me look bad!" King Qing angrily kicked down a high table, and the precious vase placed on the high table shattered.

As long as King Qing thought about the embarrassment at the banquet, he wanted to tear Xinyou up like this vase.

Faced with King Qing's venting, no one in the audience dared to stop him, and silently lowered their heads to lower their sense of presence.

Finally, after overturning the table, King Qing stopped, panting slightly.

"Your Highness, please drink some water."

"Go away!" King Qing pushed the man away, and ordered with a hostile face, "I'll keep an eye out for this king in the next few days to see if anyone has mentioned this matter!"

King Qing's worries were not superfluous. Although this incident was not widely known, it spread among the circle of senior officials and honored officials, and it tended to spread.

After Duan Shaoqing heard about it, he went to Ruyi Hall and told the old lady about Xinyou's bastard.

"A girl's house competes with the prince for wine, what will others think of our Shaoqing's mansion!"

The old lady lowered her eyes and took a sip of her tea.

No wonder there are suddenly fewer people coming to ask to marry their granddaughters.