Su Han and Su Xu smiled awkwardly and stopped trying to talk to Su Bi. After a round of ridicule, the two of them finally called a truce.
When the feast started, everyone toasted one by one, and auspicious words of blessing came out one after another, and no one was repeated.
Ning Xihua was stunned watching from below, thinking that this was like a free literature class for her, a poor student. Not only were the words beautifully written, but some of them even quoted from classics, which made her sigh in awe.
Su Bi didn't care about that and just fed her. Ning Xihua looked up while eating, and she was quite busy after the banquet.
When they were drinking, Ning Xihua noticed that Qin Songfeng seemed to be drunk and kept toasting Su Han.
Su Han couldn't defeat a warrior, and didn't want to offend Qin Songfeng, so he forced Qin Songfeng to drink a lot of wine.
She subconsciously glanced at Su Xu, and sure enough, when Su Xu saw his uncle being so intimate with others, his expression was so ugly that it could not be described.
Lin Mengli, however, felt somewhat saccharine and gently comforted Su Xu beside her.
Qin Songya, however, still had a calm expression on her face, as if she didn't notice her brother's situation at all, nor did she feel Su Xu's anger and indifference.
Halfway through the banquet, people left their seats and started moving around.
Ning Xihua was too lazy to move, and she half-leaned on Su Bi in a lazy manner.
"So boring, I thought there was going to be some fun show."
Su Bi stretched out his hands and held her waist, supporting the center of gravity of her body, making her feel more comfortable.
"Look."
As he said that, he motioned her to look at Lin Mengli. A maid accidentally bumped into her. Lin Mengli was not angry after being bumped, but her expression was a little panicked.
Ning Xihua took a closer look at her sleeves, which were held awkwardly. It seemed that the maid had taken advantage of the moment when she bumped into her to stuff something into her.
Tsk, she is familiar with this routine!
She instantly perked up and became obsessed with gossip.
Looking at the court again, Yao Yuling had gone back to rest due to health reasons, Su Han was dragged somewhere by Qin Songfeng to continue drinking, Su Xu was sitting there drinking alone, Lin Mengli said something to Su Xu and then turned around and left, and before leaving she carefully glanced at Ning Xihua.
After a while, a maid came over and said something to Su Xu, and Su Xu left the table, leaving only Qin Songya still sitting there.
Ning Xihua couldn't sit still any longer. Her intuition told her that if she didn't take any action, she would not be able to enjoy the hot melon!
She walked towards Qin Songya, and the two talked in low voices, and others thought they were just greeting each other.
Qin Songya's expression softened when she saw Ning Xihua coming over.
"I would also like to thank the Crown Princess for the medicine."
She was talking about the antidote that she had asked Huailiu to enclose in the letter that could relieve the attack of the Heart-Eating Pill.
Ning Xihua shook her head, "I didn't do this entirely for you. I just wanted to use you to avenge the bullying I received from Su Xu and Lin Mengli."
Qin Songya knew about the past grudges between the three of them, and seeing that she was straightforward and did not hide her disgust for the two people, she also laughed.
"Crown Princess is frank, but I am not someone who doesn't know how to be grateful. After today, I'm afraid Concubine Lin will never come out to bother you again."
Qin Songya's tone was calm, but a hint of sarcasm flashed across her face.
Ning Xihua looked interested, "Oh? Where is she?"
Qin Songya saw that she was very interested and understood what was going on. She smiled and said, "If the Crown Princess is interested, you can go to Wenxin Residence next to the garden. The scenery there is nice."
Ning Xihua nodded, "Thank you."
After saying goodbye to Qin Songya, she turned around and went back to find Su Bi.
"I want to go to Wenxinju to watch a play without anyone noticing. Is there any way?"
Hehe, when you are undecided, find the boss first.
Su Bi raised an eyebrow, "Yes, but?"
Ning Xihua understood, and for the sake of gossip, she decisively put aside her dignity, "My dear, my husband, please~~~"
She spoke so coquettishly and artificially that she couldn't help but get goosebumps.
Su Bi, however, looked very pleased and took her to the garden.
When they reached a deserted corner of the garden, Su Bi picked her up and carried her through the flowers and willows, but she was as ghostly as a ghost, making no sound and attracting no attention from others.
While she was still secretly sighing in amazement because she had never seen the world before, Su Bi actually brought her quietly into the back window of Wenxinju, and then carried her up to the high beam.
She was originally worried whether this location would be too conspicuous, but after taking a look around, she found that this was indeed an excellent location, worthy of being called a VIP seat in the front row for watching the show.
Since Wenxinju seems to be an elegant place dedicated to writing and painting, the surrounding walls are hung with scrolls. In order to show its simplicity and elegance, gauze curtains are hung on each beam.
The beam they were hiding in was at the back of the room, and because it was wide, it could accommodate two people without being cramped. The layers of veils well concealed the figures of the two people, and as long as the two did not make any noise, the people in the room would never notice them even if they looked up unintentionally.
Perhaps Su Bi was fast enough, for when they arrived, Wenxin Residence was empty, with only the faint scent of orchid wafting from the room.
Su Bi reached out and fed Ning Xihua a pill. Ning Xihua finally reacted and whispered, "Is there something wrong with Xiang?"
Su Bi nodded, "It makes people emotionally excited and impulsive."
My goodness, everything is ready, except for the east wind.
The first person to appear in Wenxinju was Lin Mengli. She didn't dare to turn on the light and paced back and forth in the room, looking a little nervous, as if she was waiting for someone.
After a while, the door rang. Lin Mengli hurried to greet him, but could only see the visitor's face clearly in the moonlight.
"Why is it you!"
She spoke with fear and turned aside, wanting to leave immediately.
Su Han was also surprised that Lin Mengli was here.
He was originally being pestered by Qin Songfeng to drink in the garden, and Qin Songfeng staggered to the clean room alone, but he didn't come back for a long time. He was worried that something had happened, and when he heard some movement in Wenxinju, he went to check it out.
When he saw Lin Mengli, he instinctively felt that something was wrong, but he was a little dulled by drunkenness, and the incense in the room made his head a little dizzy.
But seeing Lin Mengli's look of avoiding him as much as possible, and the fact that they were in his own house, the malice in his heart instantly overwhelmed his original vigilance.
He smiled frivolously at Lin Mengli, "Why, this is my house, I can't come?"
Lin Mengli tensed up and raised her whole body to defend herself like a hedgehog being attacked.
"Since His Royal Highness Prince Duan is here, I will leave first."
After saying that, I wanted to step over him and open the door to go out.
However, Su Han stepped aside and blocked the door. He found the uneasiness on her face very interesting.
"You are so anxious, maybe you are meeting with your lover here again? Does your Royal Highness Prince Rui know that you are so dissolute?"
Lin Mengli's voice suddenly became sharp, "Your Highness Prince Duan, please respect yourself!"
He was still gasping for breath as he finished speaking, looking as if he could not bear the humiliation.
Su Han smiled, as if he recalled some interesting scene.
He stared at Lin Mengli's frightened yet charming face, and said teasingly with malicious intent,
"Princess Lin, when you hugged my legs and begged me that day in the carriage, you didn't let me respect myself."