Su Moyan and Su Xinping had never been as shameless as Jing Zhe before, so they were unaware of his outrageous actions. Seeing that his wine cup was empty, Su Moyan even praised him for being "generous".

After eating some food, Su Moyan brought up the second glass of wine.

"Jing Zhe, I've heard about the unpleasantness between you and Xinping, so I called you here today to try and clear up any misunderstandings. After all, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. What do you think?"

Jing Zhe glanced at Su Xinping, thinking to himself, "Who knows what kind of bad intentions this guy is up to? He's trying to clear up misunderstandings?"

I spat tea all over his face!

But he just smiled and said, "Well, that's fine too!"

After hearing this, Su Moyan laughed heartily and downed his drink in one gulp.

Jing Zhe spat into the teacup again.

The third cup of wine was the last one that Su Moyan wanted to drink.

Judging from their demeanor, Jing Zhe felt that they were deliberately getting him drunk so they could do something shady.

Thinking of this, Jing Zhe's chrysanthemum tightened.

If he runs into Wang Yingqiu like last night, that would be fine. But if he runs into someone who is difficult to talk about, wouldn't he be very embarrassed?

So before Su Moyan could speak, he quickly said with a smile, "If Your Highness toasts with Shizi like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the house later, given my drinking capacity!"

Su Moyan was even more excited upon hearing this: "Tonight we're going to drink and have a good time, and not leave until we're drunk! Anyway, there are so many guest rooms in the East Palace, if we get drunk, we can just stay here for the night!"

Upon hearing this, both Su Xinping and Jing Zhe raised an eyebrow.

Su Xinping definitely didn't want Jing Zhe to stay overnight at the East Palace, otherwise how could his plan be carried out? He couldn't very well launch a night raid on the East Palace, could he? Not to mention whether it would succeed, if he gave himself away, wouldn't his entire family be implicated?

Jing Zhe, however, did not want to stay overnight, fearing... that he would lose his virginity.

So he smiled and said, "I appreciate Your Highness's kindness, but there's no need for me to stay overnight. I'm not used to sleeping in different beds, and I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep here!"

Are you having trouble sleeping in a new bed?

Su Moyan and Su Xinping were both stunned. Su Xinping almost cursed: What the hell do you know about beds? Nobody slept better on the ship last night than you!

But he would agree verbally, saying, "Your Highness, some people are very particular about their beds and can't sleep well outside. Let's not make things difficult for Young Master Jing!"

"Oh well."

Su Moyan thought for a moment and then said, "There's no need to worry. If you're really drunk, I'll have Lian Ru send a car to take you home!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Feng Lianru, who was standing next to him, quickly chimed in, but Su Xinping frowned again. If Su Moyan sent someone, how would they frame him?

To everyone's surprise, Jing Zhe refused, saying, "I appreciate Your Highness's kindness, but please only send one carriage. Let my friend take me back!"

Su Moyan immediately thought of the silly boy in the next room.

Su Xinping quickly chimed in, "The Eastern Palace isn't far from the Zhang family. Since Young Master Jing has spoken, Your Highness should agree!"

"All right!"

Su Moyan nodded: "But since you've arranged for someone to deliver it, you can't refuse this wine anymore!"

"Very well, then I'll risk my life to keep you company today!"

Jing Zhe spoke casually, but inwardly he sneered: You think you can get me drunk? Dream on!

...

Then, the toasts were offered in turn several more times.

Although Su Mochen often scolds Jing Zhe, Su Moyan knows that this is her way of appreciating Jing Zhe. If it were anyone else, she wouldn't bother to scold them. In addition, considering Jing Zhe's performance last night, Su Moyan still thinks highly of him.

So today he asked Su Xinping to invite Jing Zhe over, hoping to act as a peacemaker and prevent the relationship between the two from becoming too strained.

But after drinking glass after glass of strong liquor, Su Moyan felt her head spinning, while Jing Zhe showed no signs of drinking too much, leisurely sipping his liquor and tea.

This was something Su Moyan couldn't stand.

You're good at writing poetry and lyrics, but how come you can drink so much alcohol?

No, get him!

So they drank one cup after another, seemingly determined not to stop until they had Jing Zhe drunk.

In the end, Jing Zhe remained nonchalant, while Su Moyan's head was about to explode, and even his speech became vulgar.

Pointing at Jing Zhe, she said to Su Xinping, "I...no...I can't take it anymore, I really can't...I can't beat him! Xinping, you...you go, you take...take him for me!"

What kind of insolent and lewd words are these?

Is it not working again, or is it just messing things up?

Jing Zhe was spitting wine into his teacup when he heard this and couldn't hold it in any longer, spitting it out in one gulp.

There was a table of delicious food in front of him, and Jing Zhe was planning to enjoy it later. It would be disgusting to spray it on the table.

Instinctively, he turned around...

"puff!"

It sprayed directly onto Su Xinping's face.

Seeing this scene, Jing Zhe was filled with mixed emotions.

I just spat tea all over his face, and he actually did it in less than 15 minutes.

Su Xinping wiped his face; if Su Moyan hadn't been there, he would have already lost it.

Damn, he'd seen women who could spray water before, but this was the first time he'd ever seen a man who could spray water like this!

Especially... why does this tea sting my eyes?

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, persimmon!"

He said he was embarrassed, but he couldn't hide the schadenfreude in his eyes; he was just short of bursting into laughter.

Dizzy Su Moyan waved his hand: "Spraying it won't hurt. Xinping, get him!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Su Xinping put on a serious face, then poured himself a glass of wine, stood up and said with a smile, "Today, I, the young master, invited Young Master Jing to the East Palace. My purpose is not only to apologize and hope that Young Master Jing will forgive and forget, but also, once we are at the table, I naturally hope to drink and have a good time with Young Master Jing!"

As he spoke, he declined Feng Lianru's offer to get up and personally poured Jing Zhe a cup. "Young Master Jing has come from Pengzhou. Perhaps you don't know, but in our Jingzhou, there's a very popular drinking culture! Isn't that right, Lianru?"

Feng Lianru, who was standing next to him, also smiled and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

Drinking culture?

It's just urging someone to drink, why make it sound so elegant!

Jing Zhe scoffed at this, "Heh, I know a little, I know a little!"

"You think you know a little but don't really understand? Then today, I, the young master, will teach Young Master Jing properly!"

"..."

It seems that there really is a generation gap between people from different worlds. Su Xinping probably has no idea how impressive the phrase "somewhat knowledgeable" represents in his world.

So Su Xinping picked up his wine glass and stood up.

"At a dinner table, the first thing is to create a good atmosphere!"

Seeing Jing Zhe hunching over his food, she rolled her eyes and blurted out, "How can someone who only eats food and doesn't drink alcohol live to ninety-nine?"

Jing Zhe was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Su Xinping, who didn't seem very shrewd, could be so witty and eloquent.

"Alright, since you've said so, you drink this cup, and I'll just drink as I please!"

"readily!"

Su Xinping downed his drink in one gulp, then turned around and saw Jing Zhe only take a sip before putting down his glass. His face immediately darkened.

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