"Okay, now that the poison has been dealt with, brother, you won't feel any pain anymore. But I need to gather all the herbs to make an antidote for the poison in your body."

Xu Jinyi put away the golden needle and yawned loudly.

Han Ting's eyes softened as he sat up and fixed his clothes: "Little Pepper, we haven't seen each other for ten years, how did you recognize me?"

As he spoke, even Han Ting probably didn't notice the joy in his tone.

Xu Jinyi yawned again: "Brother is brother, brother, I can recognize your eyes at a glance."

The little head was nodding, and it was obvious that he was very sleepy.

But they finally met again, and Han Ting still had so many things to ask her. Just as he was about to ask her why she was here, her little head fell forward.

Han Ting took her into his arms and let her sleep on her chest.

Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, Han Ting felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

"Little Pepper, do you know that I have been looking for you for ten years?"

Han Ting grabbed her hand that had just been cut, looked at the wound, and gently put it to his lips and breathed out, as if he was afraid that she would feel pain.

"Hmm... delicious, goose feet are so delicious." Xu Jinyi reminded him, which made Han Ting laugh and feel a little distressed.

Stroking her hair gently, he murmured, "Little Pepper, have you had a hard time without me these years?"

"Is there anyone bullying you?"

Thinking of the little girl appearing here and the rumors about the Shangshu Mansion a few days ago, Han Ting narrowed his eyes and a dangerous light flashed in them.

"Don't worry, my brother is here, no one can bully you."

Perhaps because his sleeping position was uncomfortable, or because he felt cold late at night, Xu Jinyi twisted his body.

She put her arms around Han Ting and pressed her body closer to him.

The clothes were very thin in the summer, and Han Ting could feel her body temperature and the fullness pressing against him.

Thinking of the ditch he had just seen, Han Ting's breathing became heavier, and the hand around her waist tightened unconsciously. He could even feel the changes in his waist and abdomen.

Coupled with the faint fragrance from her body lingering in his nostrils, Han Ting's mind was disturbed.

His big hands caressed those plump and moist red lips, his eyes sparkled with fire, and in the end he couldn't help but kiss her.

I clearly intended to just touch it lightly, just once.

As soon as their lips touched, the sweet taste exploded, and Han Ting no longer remembered what it meant to be a gentleman.

Hooking, entwining, sucking, licking, Han Ting tasted the rosy little mouth inside and out, and did not withdraw until the person in his arms made an dissatisfied sound of warning.

Looking at the marks he left on her lips, Han Ting touched her back teeth with the tip of his tongue with satisfaction.

He stayed there until the sun was about to rise before leaving the roof to avoid being seen by anyone who came to open the door.

But he didn't expect that his beloved girl had forgotten everything that happened tonight because of drinking.

Xu Jinyi woke up in a moment. Still drunk, she lifted the tablecloth from the table and used it as a blanket.

After a while, he still felt it was not enough, so he took down both curtains in the room and fell into a deep sleep.

When Jiang Ma came to open the door with the food offerings, she was so frightened by the scene that she almost fainted.

"It's over, it's over. Go call the lady over."

Jiang Ma had never seen such an outrageous thing. In such a solemn and quiet place like the ancestral hall, Xu Jinyi could actually do such a thing.

The ancestral hall was in a mess, with the offerings scattered all over the floor and the clay plates all broken.

What is even more shocking is that the chicken that fell to the ground was torn into pieces, with limbs missing, and the same was true for the goose.

“What a sin!”

Mother Jiang looked at Xu Jinyi who was still sleeping soundly, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Xu Jinyi was finally woken up. When he woke up and touched his forehead, he felt a sharp pain in his head.

It seems that this body can't hold its liquor well. It only drank a little, but it has such a strong aftereffect.

Xu Jinyi stood up shakily and saw several maids carrying food behind Jiang Ma.

Before anyone could react, he picked up the offered buns and started eating them.

Then there were snacks and pastries, all of which were in his hands.

He nodded as he ate: "It's delicious. The food in Shangshu Mansion is really good."

Jiang Ma slapped her thigh and said, "My snack, Miss, this is a tribute to our ancestors, how could you eat it?"

Xu Jinyi blinked innocently and glared at Jiang Ma: "You said that what I eat is a tribute and I can't eat it all?"

"Did the Shangshu Mansion bring me back to starve me to death? From yesterday until now, no one has brought me even a grain of rice or a cup of water."

"If you want to starve me to death, then why did you bring me back?"

Xu Jingwan slowly appeared with her mother Xu's arm in arm. Seeing the mess in the ancestral hall, she covered her mouth.

"Sister, how could you...how could you mess up the ancestral hall like this? Even if you're mad at me, you can't be disrespectful to our ancestors!"

Xu Jingwan pretended to step forward and knelt down to those in the order, saying, "Ancestors, please don't blame me for not knowing the rules on my first day home."

Xu Jinyi rolled her eyes: "Xu Jingwan, although your last name is Xu now, the people in front of you are not your ancestors."

"You're trying to take advantage of our ancestors! How shameful! You're marrying an adopted daughter into our Xu family's ancestral hall? Aren't you afraid our ancestors will jump out of their graves and scold you?"

Mrs. Xu felt dizzy and didn't bother to blame Xu Jinyi. She said anxiously, "Hurry up, get someone to clean it up."

While Xu Jinyi was speaking, the strong smell of alcohol wafted into her nose, making Xu's mother's anger rise rapidly.

Seeing that she had no remorse and was unaware of her mistake and was even teaching the well-behaved Xu Jingwan a lesson, she became furious and raised her hand to hit Xu Jinyi.

But Xu Jinyi stopped her mid-air, her tone icy: "Why did mother hit me? Could it be that I was right? Did she bring her daughter back just to starve me to death?"

Xu's mother was so angry at her twisting of facts that she gasped, "You rebellious daughter, look at what you have done since you came back? Can the tribute be eaten? Look at what this ancestral hall looks like."

"Don't you deserve a beating for this?! I punished you to kneel in the ancestral hall, and this is how you kneel?"

Xu Jinyi said innocently, "This has nothing to do with me. I was just too thirsty, so I just wanted to drink a sip of water. I didn't drink the teacup offered. Who knew that the pot contained wine?"

"After two cups, I lost consciousness. When I woke up in the morning, I saw Mother Jiang with breakfast. I thought she had specially arranged it because she remembered that her biological daughter hadn't eaten for a whole day and night. I didn't expect..."

Xu Jinyi said this with a sad face.