"Me? What's wrong with me?" Zhang Zisheng looked down at his face.
"Don't tell me you didn't hear what Mother just said."
"You'll be so dizzy, you won't know what you're talking about."
"Are you really that drunk?"
"Really, would I lie to you?"
"But you're acting like nothing's wrong right now."
"Hmm... I just washed my face, so I feel much more awake now."
"So you really didn't hear anything?"
"without."
“Then I’ll repeat it again, Mother said…” He was only halfway through his sentence when Zhang Zisheng reached out and covered his mouth, looking at him calmly as she said:
Does it matter what your aunt says?
No sooner had she finished speaking than Qin Ze suddenly reached under her waist. Zhang Zisheng cried out in surprise, but it was too late for her to struggle. In an instant, she was lifted up and placed in Qin Ze's arms, who was sitting in a chair.
"It's really not that important."
Qin Ze looked down at the girl in his arms: "Because I was going to welcome you into the palace anyway."
"I also want you to be my queen."
As these words fell, the girl's calm face finally showed signs of distress, a flush spreading across her entire face, and her clear, bright eyes became sparkling and shimmering with a crystalline luster.
Qin Ze could feel the tightness of the body in his arms, and even her heart beating faster and faster, so he said again:
"Actually, last time in Jinling..."
"Um."
Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Zisheng interrupted softly, and at the same time, she reached out and put her arm around Qin Ze's neck.
At this moment, Qin Ze understood that no more words were needed, because the eyes of the face so close to his were closed, and he could even see the long eyelashes trembling and the lips glowing with a rosy light.
So he lowered his head and moved closer little by little, then kissed her. As if possessed, he stuck out his tongue and licked the girl's lips, which were exceptionally soft.
After the kiss, he was about to lift his head to separate them, but the arms around his neck tightened even more.
About several dozen breaths, or perhaps longer.
When Qin Ze straightened up, he let out a long breath, while Zhang Zisheng buried her face in his chest. Qin Ze could only see her blushing ears and pink neck.
"If you tighten it any more, my neck will dislocate," Qin Ze joked, twisting his neck.
"Don't move, it's fine as it is." The girl's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
"Okay." Qin Ze lowered his face and pressed it against the girl's black hair, quietly feeling the warmth and softness of the delicate body in his arms.
Night deepened.
Lin Wan, who had been peeking from outside the door, blushed and walked away.
——
Unlike the festive atmosphere at the Qin residence tonight, the Shangshu residence is unusually quiet.
Although it was late at night, the lights were still on in the back room.
In the back room, Zhang Li sat alone at the table. There was no food or drink on the table, but there was a pot of wine that was half full.
As the joy and excitement of His Majesty's arrival in the capital during the day gradually faded, the old man felt a faint melancholy and immense loneliness.
Zhang Li knew perfectly well that his daughter would not be returning tonight. From now on, she would be residing in the palace more often and would no longer be waiting for him at home as before.
Admittedly, it would be a joyous occasion if she were to enter the palace, as it would be the best possible outcome for her daughter. His Majesty was a trustworthy person. However, the old man still felt melancholy at the thought of his daughter, who had been by his side for over twenty years, leaving him, even if not far away.
That's why he's been drinking alone tonight.
The pot of wine wasn't much, and he had only drunk half of it, yet he felt that the wine he had drunk tonight was exceptionally intoxicating, and it had already made him feel dizzy and lightheaded.
Even so, he poured himself another glass after finishing the one he had in his drink.
After all, everything will be different from tonight. The daughter he has raised for more than 20 years will become a wife and a mother. Even though they will still be father and daughter, there will be a barrier between them.
After all, she will have her own home, a home with her husband, children, and her whole family.
And in his own home, he would be all alone.
As the intoxication intensified, the old man's thoughts drifted further and further away after a brief moment of contemplation about his daughter.
The images of his sons gradually surfaced in his mind.
He thought of his eldest son, a man who was not very talkative and had a sullen personality. He always practiced his heavy longsword in the backyard, day after day, year after year, regardless of the scorching heat or freezing cold. It seemed that he was always in the backyard shouting and practicing his martial arts.
Most of the old man's memories of his eldest son were of this scene. The old man, who knew nothing about swordsmanship, rarely communicated with his son. He only knew that his eldest son was very skilled in martial arts, after all, it was his old friend's personal comment that he would definitely gain a great reputation with his skills in the future.
But what good is being highly skilled in martial arts? He died young in Huichang, and his death not only did not bring him any good reputation, but also earned him the infamous reputation of being "arrogant and greedy for credit".
Fortunately, his innocence has now been cleared.
"My son didn't die in vain," Zhang Li murmured, picked up the wine cup, drank it all in one gulp, and then shakily poured himself another cup.
But by then his hands were too loose to hold the bottle, and the wine was spilled everywhere.
Looking at the puddle of water on the table, the old man shook his head vigorously. With that shake, his memory was instantly pulled back to that stormy night many years ago.
The old man vividly remembers that day when he whipped his second son severely and they had a fight in the rain. It was that night that his second son ran away from home and never returned.
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