The whole afternoon, the main kitchen was busy with that cow.

It took almost half an hour just to slaughter the cow.

The whole fish feast at noon was reduced to a crucian carp stew, but the whole beef feast in the evening was much more elaborate.

Spicy beef tongue, five-spice beef heart, braised beef tendon, braised oxtail, vinegar-braised pork tenderloin, braised beef ribs, crispy beef, stewed beef shank, burdock bone marrow soup...

At first glance, all you see is meat, making the plate of stir-fried mushrooms and greens seem rather out of place.

This plate of greens was sent from the small kitchen to the large kitchen, which was full of meat. They added it because they were worried that Shen Wan would have trouble digesting too much meat at night.

Shen Wan was also afraid that she would eat too much meat, so she ate half a plate of vegetables first to fill her stomach.

Shen Wan and Yinshuang Haitang thoroughly enjoyed the meal, and even the second-class maids, including Dong'er, received a considerable amount of food.

The front yard was even more lively, with a whole cow feast and tribute wine being served. Life was truly wonderful.

It was a pity that Yun Qi couldn't come due to unforeseen circumstances, but Yun Lang and Yun Shan did come, and with Chen Ji, a large round table was full of people.

Amidst the clinking of glasses and the exchange of toasts, people gathered for a lively gathering.

These people can not only drink, but also have fun. They play drinking games and eat to their heart's content.

This is also why Tang Ze and his group chose to host the banquet at the Ling Prince's Mansion. If they were to speak so loudly at Deyue Tower or elsewhere, it would not only disturb others, but their words could also be overheard. If the speaker meant no harm, but the listener took it to heart, wouldn't that bring trouble upon themselves?

In the Ling Prince's mansion, you can yell at the top of your lungs without any problem.

They had agreed to drink until they were drunk, and they did. Tang Ze and Xu Ji were invited as guests for their engagement, and everyone congratulated them, toasting them quite a bit. Tang Ze had a good tolerance for alcohol, but Xu Ji didn't, and he was the first to get drunk.

Xu Ji was so drunk that he could barely stand. He stood up, holding a glass of wine, and toasted Lu Cheng, saying, "Prince Ling, I'd like to offer you a toast."

Lu Cheng, "..."

He got so drunk after only eating half of the meal that he couldn't even recognize people?

“The Prince of Ling is there.”

Lu Cheng turned Xu Ji around so that he was facing Xie Jingyan.

Xu Ji then took two more feints to Xie Jingyan, causing him to spill most of the wine in his cup.

He respectfully thanked Jing Yan, saying, "Prince Ling, I salute you."

With that, he raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.

Xu Ji said, "Where did my wine go? Pour me some more."

The servant boy was about to pour him some wine.

Xie Jingyan said, "You're already drunk."

Xu Ji said, "I'm not drunk, I'm perfectly sober."

He patted Xie Jingyan on the shoulder, looked at the Prince of Yanping and the others, and hiccuped as he said, "I'm so happy to have met so many good brothers like you, but I feel guilty..."

He looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "There's something I know, but I can't tell you. I'm afraid... I'm afraid my father will beat me to death..."

Xu Ji was so drunk he could barely speak coherently; before he could finish his sentence, he collapsed to the ground.

The others at the table were also a little drunk, but not to that extent, and they were all curious about what Xu Ji was going to say.

Xu Ji was curious about what the Minister of Justice was hiding from Xie Jingyan. If he told Xie Jingyan, the Minister of Justice would beat him to death.

Tang Ze patted Xu Ji's face and asked, "Is there anything you can't tell Prince Ling?"

However, Xu Ji was so drunk that he was unaware of his surroundings, and Tang Ze couldn't get a single word out of him. Xie Jingyan and he helped Xu Ji to a chair.

Xie Jingyan guessed that what Xu Ji wanted to tell him but dared not was the matter of the bloodline of the Minister of Justice, Bao Yan. Xu Ji felt that as his brother, he should not hide it from him, but he was afraid of his father's wrath and dared not tell him.

Tang Ze said, "He has a poor alcohol tolerance and poor manners when drunk."

Lu Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said, "But he's a good person."

That's true. If it weren't for Xu Ji's good character, you wouldn't even dream of marrying his sister.

The eldest and second branches of the Duke of Tan's mansion are both legitimate children. The eldest branch has no daughters, only one son, Tang Ze. Master Tang and Madam Tang both treat Tang San as their own daughter, and Tang Ze also treats his cousin as his own sister. He has high expectations for his brother-in-law.

Tang Ze sat back down and continued drinking.

Xie Jingyan turned to leave, when Xu Ji suddenly shouted, "I can't say, but you, you can go and search, search my father's study..."

Everyone looked exasperated.

How much did Xu Ji want to tell Xie Jingyan?

He couldn't tell Xie Jingyan himself, but Xie Jingyan climbed over the wall to his father's study in the Ministry of Justice.

The Crown Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze were all convinced.

They considered themselves to be masters of asking for a beating, but they all had to admit defeat in front of Xu Ji. No matter how ruthless they were, they wouldn't dare let anyone rummage through their father's study; that would definitely get them beaten so badly they'd have to be reincarnated.

It's a good thing their fathers used to have them learn from Xu Ji; this scene should be shown to their fathers so they can be grateful.

However, this also proves that the Minister of Justice is upright and honest, unafraid of having his study searched, which is admirable.

Xie Jingyan thought that what Xu Ji dared not tell him was that his cousin, Young Master Yan, was still alive, but when he was asked to search the study, Xie Jingyan frowned.

It's impossible for the Minister of Justice to hide someone in his study.

The Minister of Justice concealed the truth from him, but Xu Ji wanted to tell him something else entirely.

Xie Jingyan looked at Xu Ji, preparing to ask him a question. Just as he was about to speak, Xu Ji suddenly stood up, rushed out the door, and immediately started vomiting, vomiting violently.

The man who was vomiting could not stand up. He forced himself to rinse his mouth and drink a bowl of hangover soup. Chen Feng helped him to lie down on the small couch.

They didn't dare send him back to the Ministry of Justice's residence, fearing that Xu Ji, being completely drunk, would say something inappropriate in front of his father, the Ministry of Justice.

Xu Ji passed out from drinking, but the others continued drinking. Learning from Xu Ji's experience, everyone restrained themselves and dared not drink to excess.

After eating most of the dishes, it was getting late. If they didn't leave soon, the streets would be under curfew, and they would have to stay at the Ling Prince's Mansion that night.

The group bid farewell to Xie Jingyan, who then instructed Chen Feng to escort Xu Ji back.

They left the Lingwang Mansion together, parted ways after leaving the alley where the mansion was located, but soon met again at the city patrol office.

Um.

They were all arrested by the city patrol.

Although there weren't many people on the street, everyone had drunk quite a bit. The servant dared not let them ride their horses freely, lest they fall off and get injured. He could only lead the horses back. If they rode, it would be enough time to get back to the manor before curfew, but if they walked slowly, there wouldn't be enough time.

The servant thought it wasn't that dark yet and that the curfew was still a while away, but then he ran into the city patrol.

The city patrol officers are so impartial that they even arrested their own fathers, the princesses of Great Chu and Western Liang. Their superiors were still wandering the streets after curfew was imposed, knowingly breaking the law, which is an even greater crime.

Then--

The head of the city patrol was captured by a group of his men.

The city patrol officers arrested people and went to various mansions to knock on doors and inform them that their young masters and sons had been arrested by the city patrol officers, and to tell them to bring money to ransom the next morning so as not to delay the patrol of the chief and deputy chief officers.

The servants of each household, "..."

The parents, "..."

The emperor and his officials, who heard about it the next day, were also speechless.