Chapter 38: I am not very drunk. "Prince Xiao?" Xiao Lin's movements...
"Prince Xiao?" Xiao Lin's actions attracted Yu Ying'er's attention, and she looked towards him.
The girl in red clothes smiled, met the gaze of the woman in the apricot shirt, and motioned her to look. Ever since the girl's eyes fell on Xiao Lin, who was sitting not far from Song Youning, she had been clinging to him tightly and couldn't get rid of him.
Her originally dignified face was now stained with a hint of shyness, and she looked at Xiao Lin, who was sitting on the couch and was choked to the point of being out of shape, with a reluctant look.
Song Youning narrowed his eyes at the blushing faces of the girls under the eaves, smiled, and said nothing. A plan came to his mind. He was worried about finding a way to break through these proud young men, but now he had it without any effort. The beauty trap, why not use it?... It won't cost you a thing...
Xiao Lin paused when his name was called out in public. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw two young girls in their prime years staring at him.
One of her eyes was staring straight at him, while the other one was looking at him tenderly with her eyes half-covered by a fan, and the look was very ambiguous.
Xiao Lin was stunned. How could he not know that he was now a popular figure in the palace?
Although he is a prince of a royal palace, he is not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy or painting. His martial arts skills are the only decent ones. However, he and the princess have a bad reputation as the two evil spirits of Bian Jing.
Especially in the aristocratic circle of Bian Jing, it was not only unpleasant to hear, but also became a topic of laughter among these nobles after dinner. No one expected that he had admirers.
Xiao Lin cleared his throat and pretended to be reserved: "Who are these two sisters?"
Song Youning, who was sitting on the Luan throne, looked at Xiao Lin's unruly look, rolled his eyes, and his gaze met Li Funing's at the same time.
He was sitting on a couch not far from her, holding a wine glass, and clinked glasses with her thoughtfully.
That servile look seemed to say: Look, I am the only one who is loyal to His Highness...
Song Youning didn't bother to pay attention to him and watched the performance of the two people in the audience.
"I am the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, my name is Yu Ying'er, and my sister is the legitimate daughter of the second master of the Chen family, the niece of Grand Tutor Chen, Chen Yuying."
Yu Ying'er secretly glanced at Xiao Lin and immediately turned her gaze away.
Seeing Xiao Lin's good attitude towards them, she added softly, "Sister Chen and I have admired the Crown Prince for a long time. Today we finally get to meet him. Although he has been away from the capital for a long time, his name is well-known..."
"I heard that the prince followed his father to the battlefield, and at such a young age, he had already made great achievements. He is a young hero. For us girls, our hearts are already filled with longing..."
These words made Xiao Lin so happy that he didn't even have time to control his expression, and the smile on his face was so big.
Song Youning, who was sitting on the Luan throne, even felt that if Xiao Lin had a tail, it would have been raised to the sky long ago.
After all, she and Xiao Lin have always been notorious, and the highest adjective people in Beijing use to describe them is lively and innocent.
Not to mention the praise today, I should be thankful that he doesn't secretly imply that they are not doing their jobs properly on weekdays.
This kind of compliment was fine if it was given to Li Funing, but if it was given to Xiao Lin, she would think that these two people must have ulterior motives.
"There is something I want to ask, but I don't know whether I should or not?" As expected, Chen Yuying took two steps forward and walked towards Xiao Lin's wine table. She was as weak as a willow in the wind, and her beautiful eyes were fixed on Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin had always been a simple-minded person. He just thought that the visitor was his admirer. Although he had been following Song Youning around everywhere, he still knew some etiquette of aristocratic families and naturally treated her with courtesy. He bowed his head and said, "Young lady, if you have anything to ask, I will tell you everything I know."
The girl took two steps forward joyfully, then realized that she was too frivolous, stepped back, turned her head and glanced at Song Youning on the Luan: "I wonder Your Highness..." Her voice was soft and polite.
Song Youning was originally racking her brains to figure out what Chen Yuying was planning, but the topic was inexplicably brought up to her.
Song Youning thought to herself, I thought you two were having a great time chatting just now and didn't have time to care about her, now it's time to follow the rules...
She waved her hand and said, "Miss Chen, just enjoy yourself. Originally, we were in Fengya Pavilion today to relieve boredom. There is no need to be too restrained..."
Before he finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Lin and raised his eyebrows.
Xiao Lin, who was originally in a good mood, instantly understood what she meant when he saw her eyes. He became deflated in an instant and made a face at her in protest.
After glaring at him, Song Youning closed her eyes and began to taste the lychee wine she brought back from Lingnan. She was completely immersed in it and completely forgot about Xiao Lin.
She took a sip and savored it carefully. It was sweet with a hint of wine aroma but not intoxicating. When no one paid attention, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Li Funing, who was sitting below, also looked Xiao Lin up and down with a gloating look.
Seeing that His Highness didn't care, Chen Yuying was overjoyed. Her uncle had told her many times to get closer to Xiao Lin and have good relations with the Zhenbei Palace.
But Xiao Lin is always around Song Youning, and he is not in Beijing at all. Now that Tiandu is helping her, she must seize the opportunity. If her Chen family can make friends with the Xiao family, it will be a great achievement!
She took Yu Ying'er's hand and sat next to Xiao Lin. The lady next to Xiao Lin glanced at Song Youning, sensibly made room for her, and went somewhere else.
Chen Yuying didn't care too much and greeted Xiao Lin with a few words: "I am quite interested in riding and shooting, but unfortunately there is no one in the capital who is as proficient as you, the prince. I wonder if you can..."
Song Youning sat on Fengluan and enjoyed the music of the pipa. This was the actor she bought from Jiangnan at a high price.
It’s a pity that these people are a bit too ungrateful. Such beautiful music is not as good as that scoundrel Xiao Lin?
Sure enough, this fine wine and beautiful music is still more effective than the beauty trap! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Seeing Chen Yuying sitting so relaxedly next to Xiao Lin, everyone stopped being reserved and started chatting happily.
"Your Highness, what have you thought of? Why are you so happy?"
At some point, Li Funing walked up to her side, holding a wine glass in his hand and standing beside her with a knowing smile on his face.
Song Youning leaned on the table and opened his eyes when he heard the sound.
Seeing him, she was in a good mood. She lazily crossed one leg, propped up her head with one of her lotus-like arms, squinted at him, and said slowly: "There are so many beauties and fine wines in Fengya Pavilion, are they not to Lord Li's taste? Why did you come here to chat with me?"
Li Funing smiled without saying anything and took a sip of wine.
"still..."
Song Youning grabbed Li Funing's wrist and exerted force. Li Funing stumbled and fell into her lap.
The aroma of lychee wine grew stronger as their bodies came into close contact. She opened her lips slightly and said, "Lord Li, are you not giving me face? Do you think what I prepared is not to your taste?"
Li Funing said nothing, but stretched out his hand to turn her face to the side, motioning her to look: "I dare not, Your Highness's things will come at a price..."
Song Youning looked in the direction and saw that Xiao Lin was being harassed by Chen Yuying at this moment. His hair crown was even a little crooked. Xiao Lin, who had always been fearless, was now full of panic in his eyes.
"No!" Song Youning smiled and took a sip of wine.
"Hmm?" Li Funing was confused.
She put down her wine glass, leaned against the railing of the couch, and stared straight at Li Funing.
His already affectionate eyes seemed to be emitting electricity. She slowly leaned forward until she could see her reflection in his eyes, her breath as fragrant as orchid: "I can't bear to... let Lord Li serve others with his beauty..."
Her eyes flickered as if burning with dark fire, her fingertips slowly climbed along his collar, her red lips close to his ear, and she leisurely hooked up the jade belt of his official robe: "This palace has always been quite possessive of my things..."
He only felt the official robe around his waist was empty, and a hot little hand was caressing his waist.
Li Funing, whose face was slightly drunk due to a few sips of wine, had his cheeks turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the tips of his ears seemed to be completely red.
In the hall filled with singing and dancing and people mingling with each other, she couldn't help but drop all her reserved disguises, and her usually cold cheeks now seemed to be burning with fire.
The cushion under the seat was as hot as if it were baked. He suddenly stood up straight, dodged to the side under Song Youning's playful eyes, and stood there at a loss. Seeing that the jade belt around his waist was about to fall off, he had to turn around and tie it tightly.
After he finished dealing with the jade belt, he turned around, his face flushed, and he lowered his head to retreat to the corridor: "Your Highness, I have important matters to attend to..."
Seeing how helpless he was, Song Youning was of course unwilling to let him go, and instead became playful.
Whenever she saw his cheeks turn red, she felt that no other fun was as interesting as his. She felt that those popular Beijing games of teasing crickets and playing mahjong were too inferior to Li Funing's, and were not even one-tenth as interesting as teasing Li Funing.
Seeing that the man was about to leave, she grabbed his wrist, pulled him back, and whispered soothingly, "Okay..." Li Funing wanted to get up, but she used a clever force to press him down on the couch, making him unable to move.
"Are you seated?" Song Youning asked
Li Funing struggled and tried to resist.
"If Lord Li moves again, I don't mind letting everyone in Fengya Pavilion know... Lord Li is now on my phoenix sedan chair..." After hearing this, Li Funing paused, looked around, and found that everyone in the hall was talking and drinking. Most of them were drunk, and no one paid attention to them. Finally, he stopped moving.
Song Youning looked at him with a smile, and finally let go of his hand, picking up the chilled wine jug on the table and bringing it over.
"No!" Li Funing turned his head away to refuse.
"Don't move!"
Song Youning found it quite funny to see him acting like a bullied daughter-in-law. She raised her eyebrows and chuckled, "Who said I gave it to you to drink?"
Regardless of Li Funing's dodging, Song Youning put the wine jug against the side of his cheek. The iced wine jug against his face, with Li Funing closing his eyes and looking ready to die, was particularly funny.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you!"
She added, "I've done what I should do. What else is there to hide..." Song Youning picked up a wine jug with his free hand, but since he had no hand to hold the cup, he simply poured the wine from the spout. After drinking, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and chuckled, "Master Li, is this too much trouble?"
The milky white lychee wine poured down the spout of the pot, making the already rosy lips even more rosy.
Seeing that the pot was almost empty, she reluctantly put it down and turned her head to look at him. The blush on Li Funing's face had disappeared by now.
She shook her head, angrily saying, "I know Lord Li can't hold his liquor very well, so I specially brought this Lingnan lychee wine, which has a fruity flavor with a hint of alcohol. Why did Lord Li still blush so badly..."
Li Funing was stunned and said helplessly, "Your Highness is really good at misidentifying... You clearly know why..."
Song Youning smiled but said nothing. She turned her gaze to Xiao Lin and said, "Do you think this idiot Xiao Lin can get some information out of me?"
"Your Highness, are you reluctant to part with Prince Xiao?" Li Funing raised his eyebrows.
Song Youning shook his head: "That's not the case..."
She turned to look at Li Funing, looked him up and down, and smiled wickedly: "We should send someone smarter. I think Lord Li is very good..."
Li Funing: ...
Author: If you really go, you won’t want to...
Li Funing said nothing. After a long silence, his shyness faded away, and he folded his arms and squinted at her.
There was a hint of smile on the corner of her mouth, unlike the bullied little wife she had just looked like. Her lips parted slightly, her breath charming: "I think... Your Highness is reluctant to..."
Then, following Song Youning's gaze, she picked up the lychee wine that had just been used to cool his face, poured a glass of wine into her cup, and drank it down. Song Youning was stunned by her behavior.
After finishing the drink, he added: "I just don't like drinking...but I didn't say I can't drink much. This is what Your Highness thinks..."
Song Youning:??? So that look he just had...was just an act? Can he drink?
(Xiao Lin: Peanuts for me...)
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