Chapter 323: Madness
Having just been humiliated by Yuan Siyin, Yu Yuanchao was somewhat displeased, but unable to vent his anger. He could only irritably beckon to the maidservant standing beside him.
The maid's face tightened. Although she was extremely unwilling, she dared not disobey the Crown Prince's wishes and could only timidly approach him: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
"Pour me some wine."
Yu Yuanchao glanced at her narrowly, and as she nervously poured the wine, he intentionally or unintentionally touched the back of her hand. "You do have some looks. Serve me well, and I will naturally pamper you if I am in a good mood."
The maid's hand trembled, and all the wine spilled out. She rose in alarm, took two steps back, and then knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "Your Highness, spare my life!"
Yu Yuanchao's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Yuan Siyin had already embarrassed him several times by refusing his advances, but how dare a mere maidservant disrespect him like this?!
Yuan Siyin had no interest in watching the excitement; she only found the peach blossom wine very sweet and fragrant, so she propped her head up and sipped it little by little.
The Crown Prince's harem is highly coveted, and even interested noble ladies are vying for it. What would someone with neither family background nor connections do if they went in?
Are you just waiting to be caught in the crossfire and lose your life?
This commotion immediately attracted the attention of many people. Yu Yuanchao irritably brushed the water stains off his sleeves, but was not willing to give up: "Clumsy, why don't you take me to change into a different coat?"
The maid trembled violently, her face deathly pale: "This servant...this servant..."
Just then, Vice Minister Wang heard the commotion and rushed over. Seeing Yu Yuanchao's angry expression, he immediately raised his hand and bowed, saying, "This old minister greets Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Alright, no need for formalities."
Yu Yuanchao stood up, walked to the kneeling maid's side, and said with displeasure, "The maids in the Vice Minister's residence are not too careful. I just wanted to go down and change my clothes, but I can't even do that."
Vice Minister Wang paused, then became even more respectful: "Your Highness is right. It was this old minister's negligence that spoiled Your Highness's mood."
He turned his head and angrily rebuked the maid, "Why aren't you taking His Highness there right now and apologizing to him properly?!"
"...Yes, sir."
With the ultimatum delivered, the maid's lips trembled, and she had no choice but to comply.
"I just had a few too many drinks, so please help me get there."
The maidservant, her hands trembling, reached out to support his arm, but Yu Yuanchao had truly lost his strength and was leaning on her. The maidservant had to use all her strength to help him to the side room.
She stepped forward and pushed open the door, her voice trembling as she said, "Your Highness... please wait inside while I fetch a new outer garment."
Yu Yuanchao said nothing and stepped over the threshold to go inside.
Seeing this, the maid couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She turned around and was about to run away when a large hand suddenly pulled her inside with great force, without even giving her a chance to cry out.
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Seeing Yuan Siyin drinking one sip after another, Si Yuzhu couldn't help but furrow her slender eyebrows slightly. "Isn't that a bit too much?"
"Not much. I've drunk quite a lot of wine. It's fine to drink a little more of this peach blossom wine."
Yuan Siyin shook the bottle, her fair cheeks flushed slightly by the peach-colored hair above her head: "It just makes you sweat a little and has a high fever, but it doesn't have much of an effect. Why don't you give it a try?"
Si Yuzhu hesitated for a moment, then picked up her wine cup and took a sip. It was indeed refreshing and sweet, and after swirling around on her tongue, it didn't have the numbing sensation she had imagined.
"Indeed, as you said, it doesn't taste like wine; it's sweet like tea."
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