Chapter 1159: At this time, we must not leave any evidence behind
This is what the emperor said, who dares to question it?
Besides, this method is the best and most effective. He Zhiqing now has the support of the Fourth Prince, so he doesn't care whether Tian Shanshan is satisfied or not.
And in her opinion, Shao Yunduan is now a confirmed princeling, and there is no possibility between him and Tian Shanshan.
She has nothing to worry about.
He Zhiqing also looked down on Qiao Wei in his heart. She was so cowardly. Ha! Without any courage or spirit, what could she accomplish?
But it's okay this way, people like this are the easiest to handle
A few days later, a group of Hanlin scholars from the Hanlin Academy gathered in Xiangshan to recite poems and compose couplets. They specially invited Shao Yunduan and many other young officials from the six ministries.
Shao Yunduan would naturally not refuse such a gathering, especially when he was at the peak of his career, otherwise he would inevitably be accused of being unsociable.
Shao Yunduan knew very well that he had accidentally become a junior taught by Old Master Yun and half a junior brother of the Crown Prince. Although everyone congratulated him openly, he was envied by many people behind his back.
At a time like this, we must not leave any evidence behind.
Moreover, things are different now. Since he has made up his mind to plan for the Crown Prince, he can no longer just keep a low profile as he did before. It is more important to have a wide range of friends and identify allies who can be won over.
Xiangshan has beautiful scenery. When traveling among the mountains and rivers, how can the literati and poets gathered together to recite poems and compose couplets without brewing tea to add to the fun?
Everyone had a great time throughout the day.
I returned to the city in the afternoon and went straight to the restaurant I had booked for dinner.
The money for this dinner was raised by everyone. The Fourth Prince and the Third Prince were always interested in this kind of thing and also provided some financial support.
Shao Yunduan had considerable assets, and when it came time to collect his share, he took the initiative to take out 100 taels of silver. Although not as much as the third and fourth princes, he was still very conspicuous among those who collected one or two taels of silver.
With sufficient funds, fine wine and delicious food were served on the table in a constant stream. Everyone was toasting, talking and laughing, and it was very lively.
I don't know who took the lead in toasting and congratulating Shao Yunduan, wishing him a bright future and a rapid rise to fame, but the others, unwilling to lag behind, followed suit, whether sincerely or not.
Shao Yunduan had no reason to refuse. If he did, it would be arrogant and lack of respect.
But there were too many people, and he smiled bitterly and repeatedly said that he could not drink much and apologized again and again, and he could only let everyone take a step back and change to smaller wine glasses.
Shao Yunduan had no choice but to drink them one by one.
Even though it was a small wine glass, it couldn't hold up to the large amount of wine, and after a while, Shao Yunduan was half drunk.
He didn't dare drink any more and pretended to be drunk.
Everyone did a rough calculation and found that many people toasted him two or three times, so he really drank quite a lot, so it was not surprising that he was drunk.
Someone said sympathetically, "Forget it!" and everyone let him go.
When the banquet was over, he specially asked someone to send him home with Song Shi.
When they arrived at the door of the house, Songshi was in a panic and tried hard to support his master. He thanked the officials who came with him, helped his master into the yard and closed the door.
Shao Yunduan leaned against the wall and vomited for a while, then felt a little better.
He wasn't really drunk in the first place - he was surprised at how much he could drink.
After going into the house and taking a rest, I felt more awake.
Song Shi hurriedly boiled hot water and fetched water for him to wash, made a bowl of hot tea for him to drink to sober up, and poured hot water into a kettle covered with a thick cotton cover for warmth, and placed it at the head of his bed so that he could drink water if he was thirsty in the middle of the night.
After helping him lie down, Song Shi carefully closed the door and went out.
(End of this chapter)
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