Xie Lang approached and saw that in just a short while, most of the wine in front of Shen Mingzhu was already gone. Although daughter's red was not one of the strongest spirits, the wine in front of Shen Mingzhu had been buried for nearly twenty - one years! Had she left her wits at home tonight?
Xie Lang got closer and saw that although Shen Mingzhu seemed calm, her eyes were actually a bit hazy. Instantly, he let out a silent scream in his heart.
When Shen Mingzhu came to her senses, she saw Xie Lang standing there staring at her. So she patted the chair beside her and said, "Come and sit down quickly."
After saying that, she raised her cup and downed it in one gulp. Then she wiped her mouth and sighed to Xie Lang, "Good wine! Someone! Reward generously!"
Xie Lang: "..."
It seemed that Shen Mingzhu was starting to get a bit drunk.
He reached out to pick up a cup and poured himself a small drink. As the wine went down his throat, his expression remained unchanged. Looking at Shen Mingzhu, he scoffed, "When I invited you to drink just now, you agreed right away. I thought you had quite a good capacity."
After saying that, he poured himself another cup and downed it in one go. Then he looked at Shen Mingzhu provocatively and said, "Now it seems you're nothing special."
Shen Mingzhu was not the kind of person who was easily provoked. But now, she had drunk too quickly, and since the person in front of her was Xie Lang, she inexplicably felt annoyed.
"Drink!" Shen Mingzhu sneered. She picked up two jars of wine beside her, bit off the stoppers directly, and handed one to Xie Lang. "Let me see how much better you are. You're just spouting nonsense!"
Xie Lang felt a rush of heat to his head. He raised the jar and drank most of it like it was water. Then he looked at Shen Mingzhu and said, "What? I can hold my liquor. What about you, Your Highness?"
Shen Mingzhu laughed. Seeing the smug look on Xie Lang's face, she reached out for the wine, drank most of it in one breath just like Xie Lang, and then continued looking at him. "How about it? Who can't hold their liquor now?"
Both of them drank too quickly. Although they usually had a good capacity, they soon started to see double.
"Xie Lang?" Shen Mingzhu was dizzy. She lay on the table for a while and then came to her senses. "Why do I see two of you?"
Xie Lang was also confused, but there was still a hint of awareness in his mind. Seeing that Shen Mingzhu was really drunk, he said proudly, "Hahaha, Shen Mingzhu! I knew it... I knew you couldn't drink me under the table."
As he spoke, he was about to raise his cup again.
Shen Mingzhu stared blankly at Xie Lang raising his cup. The next moment, her face changed drastically and she stopped him. "Xie... Xie Lang, stop drinking! If you vomit in the room later, I'll definitely have you thrown out!"
Saying that, Shen Mingzhu reached out to grab Xie Lang's cup. But she got up too quickly, felt dizzy, and fell into Xie Lang's arms, dragging him down to the ground.
"What... what are you doing!"
Xie Lang had drunk too quickly just now, and now the full effect of the alcohol was kicking in. He didn't understand how he had ended up on the ground in the blink of an eye. Looking down, he saw Shen Mingzhu lying in his arms without saying a word.
"Shen Mingzhu! Shen Mingzhu!"
Xie Lang's face changed drastically. He quickly reached out to pull Shen Mingzhu up, but was dragged down again by her.
Shen Mingzhu stared silently at the crossbeam above her head for a long, long time before turning to look at Xie Lang.
"Shen Mingzhu!" Xie Lang saw that Shen Mingzhu's face was slightly flushed and her gaze was dull. He was startled. "You didn't get knocked silly, did you?"
[Ah... She can't be silly, right?]
[Forget it. If she is, it's not like I can't support her.]
[Ah, she's drunk... Shen Mingzhu, why are you looking at me? Do you have a crush on me?]
Shen Mingzhu heard Xie Lang muttering non - stop. She could also hear his inner thoughts, which made her head buzz. So she couldn't help but reach out to cover his lips and said, "So... so noisy."
Hearing this, Xie Lang's face lit up. "Great! You're not silly, Shen Mingzhu!"
Just as Chun Tao, who had been sent by Shen Mingzhu to get side dishes, came back and saw the two drunkards lying on the ground in an embrace: "..."
"Your Highness!"
Chun Tao was shocked. She quickly put the side dishes aside and rushed to help them up.
When Xie Lang fell, half of his leg was still hanging on the chair. Seeing Chun Tao coming to help Shen Mingzhu, for some reason, he said proudly, "Hahaha, Shen Mingzhu! I told you you were drunk! You even need someone to help you!"
"I'm not!" Shen Mingzhu exclaimed. She shook off Chun Tao's hand and slowly sat up. She found that she was sitting on Xie Lang's waist, so she casually straightened the leg that was hanging on the chair. Then she sat up straight and said, "Who... who's drunk? Your leg was almost on the table, and you still have the nerve to talk about me?"
Chun Tao: "..." She hesitated to speak.
Your Highness's posture was really... Oh my god! She hoped that both His Highness and the consort wouldn't remember what happened tonight!
She called a few maids and guards into the room to help the two of them up. As soon as Shen Mingzhu and Xie Lang sat up, they stared silently at each other.
Chun Tao felt a splitting headache and couldn't say a word looking at the two drunkards in front of her.
"Your Highness, it's time for you to rest."
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu looked up blankly. Xie Lang also looked at her blankly.
Chun Tao covered her face. She took the hangover soup from the maid's hand and tried to feed it to Shen Mingzhu. "Your Highness, this is hangover soup."
Shen Mingzhu was about to open her mouth dazedly. Unexpectedly, when Xie Lang heard this, he got excited again and said, "Hahaha, Shen Mingzhu, you're definitely drunk!"
Shen Mingzhu immediately closed her mouth.
Chun Tao felt her temples throbbing. She glared at Xie Lang fiercely and really wanted to send someone to drag him out and gag him!
What kind of person was he! What on earth did Master Xie want to do! Just shut up!
Chun Tao screamed in her heart. Suppressing her patience, she said, "Your Highness, this is the sweet wine I just brought. Try it!"
Shen Mingzhu felt that she could hardly hear clearly. By instinct, she leaned her head over and looked obedient.
Chun Tao couldn't resist Shen Mingzhu showing such an expression. Her heart softened, and her tone became gentler. "Your Highness, be careful."
Xie Lang, who had been feeling dizzy, subconsciously looked up when he heard the word "wine". Seeing Shen Mingzhu obediently tilting her head to drink, he was dazed for a moment, then stepped forward to grab the cup and drank it all in one go.
"I can't stand it anymore!" Xie Lang said. He looked at Shen Mingzhu with bright eyes and sighed. "Shen Mingzhu, drink less. Otherwise, you'll have a headache again tomorrow. You can hold your liquor? Come on!"
Shen Mingzhu looked up blankly, staring at Xie Lang with a blank expression.
Chun Tao: "..." She scoffed.
AAAAAA! Could someone please drag this bastard out!
Chun Tao was screaming in her heart.
...
The next day, when the sunlight shone in, Shen Mingzhu opened her eyes. Looking at the canopy of the bed, she felt dizzy and closed her eyes again.
What was going on? Why did she feel so uncomfortable?
After opening her eyes for a while, her memories slowly came back.
Shen Mingzhu's face became more and more ugly. Her last memory was of Xie Lang reaching out to grab the hangover soup from Chun Tao's hand and then looking at her calmly, saying, "Shen Mingzhu, drink less."
Gritting her teeth, Shen Mingzhu slowly propped herself up. She saw Xie Lang lying straight on a simple cot that had been set up beside her bed at some point. He was staring blankly at the ceiling.
What was going on? Didn't Xie Lang have his own bed? Why was he sleeping here?