The Second Prince was unaware of Lord Wang's evaluation of him. Yawning, he urged everyone to load the things onto the carriages.
Seeing that the Second Prince was sleepy, Eunuch Yan asked carefully, "Your Highness, shall we return to the palace?"
The Second Prince paused in the act of stretching his arms and said without looking up, "Return? Return to where? Go to the Supreme Court!"
"Yes." Eunuch Yan stepped forward to lower the carriage curtain for the Second Prince and timidly suggested, "Your Highness, it's quite a distance from here to the Supreme Court. You can take a nap first. I'll wake you up when we arrive."
"Okay! Don't miss any important matters."
"Yes!"
On the other side, Qin Junxing listened to Qing Ye's words and shook his head with a smile.
"My lord, you made Marquis Xie drink so much. Aren't you afraid the young lady will get angry with you?"
"Angry? I drank a lot too!"
Qin Junxing rubbed his temples, feeling his mind was in a muddle.
His future father - in - law was neither good at literature nor martial arts, but his alcohol tolerance was truly remarkable.
If he hadn't been used to the strong liquor from the northern border, he might have been the one who passed out that night!
However... Qin Junxing suddenly stood up, waved at Qing Ye, and said, "No need to follow. I'm going out."
"Hey, my lord, let this subordinate follow you! The capital is not safe these days, my lord..."
Qing Ye chased downstairs, but Qin Junxing's figure had already disappeared.
He stamped his foot in anger, worried that something might happen to his lord.
Just then, Lao Cheng walked out and patted Qing Ye on the shoulder. "Don't worry! Shadow is following. Besides, there's no one in the capital who can hurt our lord yet!"
"... Lao Cheng, I suspect you're saying my martial arts are not as good as Shadow's!"
Lao Cheng gave him a calm look, as if saying, "Isn't that obvious?"
Qing Ye was furious. "Lao Cheng, are you getting too cocky lately? You're even giving discounts at the teahouse!"
"My lord is happy. As long as my lord is happy, I'm willing to give discounts!" Lao Cheng stroked his chin and slowly walked back.
Finally, his lord had taken action. The Zhou family was about to be rehabilitated. How could he not be happy?
He'd even be willing to have his legs broken, let alone giving discounts.
It was just his lord...
Lao Cheng sighed, feeling sorry for his lord's long and arduous pursuit of his beloved.
But he didn't know that his lord was far from as miserable as he thought.
"Qin Junxing, you..."
Xie Fengran looked at the man who suddenly appeared in her bedroom and was so angry that she forgot all about being ladylike. She glared at him fiercely.
"Ranran!" Qin Junxing looked down at his dusty outer robe, untied it, and threw it on the ground. He walked to the bedside, picked up the girl and the quilt in his arms.
"... Qin Junxing, can you be a bit more decent?" Xie Fengran's face was red. It was hard to tell if she was angry or shy.
In her life, she had never met such a thick - skinned person.
With the beauty in his arms, Qin Junxing let out a long sigh of relief and said aggrievedly, "Ranran, your father can drink so much. I'm drunk!"
"Drunk? You still have the mind to break into a young lady's boudoir when you're drunk. I think the county prince is not really drunk!" Xie Fengran said sarcastically.
"I'm really drunk. Marquis Xie has an amazing capacity for alcohol. Besides, how could I out - drink my future father - in - law?"
Seeing that Xie Fengran didn't call for help, Qin Junxing became even more bold. He rubbed his cheek against Xie Fengran's neck and said softly, "Ranran, will you promise to marry me?"
The warm breath mixed with a hint of wine smell wasn't unpleasant, but it made her feel itchy. Xie Fengran dodged to the side and said impatiently, "If I don't promise to marry you, will you go even further?"
"No, definitely not!" Qin Junxing tightened his arms. "Ranran, you like me too, don't you? If you like me, why don't you marry me? I swear on the fact that I'll never be able to return to the northern border in my lifetime. If you marry me, I'll definitely treat you well. If I don't, let me never return to the northern border!"
Seeing that he had said such words, Xie Fengran knew he was really drunk. After thinking for a while, she removed his arm, turned around, looked at him, and asked, "If I marry you, but I don't want to go to the northern border with you?"
"You don't want to?" Qin Junxing was stunned. His brain, over - stimulated by alcohol, couldn't react for a moment. He stared blankly and asked, "Why not? There are fewer rules in the northern border. You can do whatever you want. You don't need to abide by the rules you don't like or face the people you don't want to see!"
"Oh, right. The people in the northern border also like the scripts you wrote. Of course, I like them too!"
Scripts!
Xie Fengran suddenly looked up at the man opposite. "Qin, Jun, Xing, explain clearly. What scripts?"
"Just the scripts you wrote. Oh, and you said I had an affair with someone else. I've only had you in my heart. How could you say that about me!" Qin Junxing complained aggrievedly, completely unaware of what he had just said.
"Scripts, scripts!" Xie Fengran was a bit crazy. It turned out this man had always known that she was the one who wrote the scripts for Lingfeng Teahouse!
She had been so stupid to ask Sun Jiming to deliver the scripts. This man...
Xie Fengran gritted her teeth. Looking at the drowsy man, she made up her mind and shouted outside, "Servants!"
"Miss! You haven't... Ah!"
Lan Fang pushed the door open and saw at a glance the man who had occupied half of her miss's bed and was sleeping soundly. She let out a scream. "M, Miss, why is the county prince here again!"
"Humph! He came here on his own. Go and call Zhu Qing. Remember to bring a hemp rope, the kind they used to tie the pigs in the kitchen last time."
Lan Fang looked at her miss and then at Qin Junxing. It was obvious what the hemp rope was for.
But, "Miss, is this okay?"
"Just go and get it as I told you!"
"... Yes!" Xie Fengran was so angry that Lan Fang didn't dare to persuade her and had to go out to call Zhu Qing.
Qin Junxing's shadow was outside and heard the conversation between the mistress and the maid clearly.
He hesitated for a moment whether he should go down and carry his lord out. But then he thought that his lord might be enjoying it, so he leaned back calmly.
Anyway, his lord was in no danger!
As a secret guard, he had no use for the moment!
Qin Junxing thought he had already expressed his feelings, so he fell asleep peacefully, completely unaware of what he had said.
Lan Fang quickly came back with Zhu Qing.
Then, in front of the two maids, Xie Fengran kicked Qin Junxing onto the ground!
"Thud!"
The sound made Lan Fang wince in sympathy.
But perhaps because he felt at ease in Xie Fengran's place, even after being kicked to the ground, the county prince didn't wake up.
After kicking him, Xie Fengran still felt angry. She ordered Zhu Qing, "Tie him up."
"Yes!"
Zhu Qing was no more worldly - wise than Lan Fang. She only knew to follow her miss's orders, so she tied Qin Junxing up without hesitation.
Xie Fengran even instructed on the side, "Tie him tightly!"
Lan Fang: "..."