Upon hearing this, Xingchun laughed so hard her body trembled.
Xiao Tao's face fell when she thought of Zhao Yong's burly physique. "This servant will never dare to do it again. Please forgive this servant, Princess."
Rong Qingqing certainly didn't really intend to marry her off to anyone; she was just trying to scare her.
However, seeing that this trick worked, he immediately became quite smug.
After changing into her nightgown, washing her face and skincare, and combing her hair, Rong Qingqing finally went to bed.
Seeing that Xiaotao and Xingchun were still packing their things, she quickly said, "It's very cold on a snowy day. Let's pack tomorrow. There's no need to keep watch all night. You two should go and get some rest."
"Understood." Xiao Tao and the other person responded, but still went forward to tuck her in, then lowered the bed curtains and blew out all the candles in the room, leaving only one lamp in front of the bed.
After tidying up, the two closed the door and left.
The wind and snow outside were getting heavier, but the house was warm because of the underfloor heating. Rong Qingqing lay in bed, feeling cozy and warm all over.
Perhaps because it was the first time she had ever experienced snow, she was so excited by the howling wind and snow outside that she couldn't sleep.
I'm thinking I should get up early tomorrow to play in the snow.
...
The next day, at the Prime Minister's residence.
Shangguan Yanran rubbed her throbbing head and sat up in bed, still in a daze.
"Miss, you're finally awake." Zhu'er walked in from outside, carrying a copper basin, her face full of joy.
"What's wrong with me?" Shangguan Yanran couldn't quite remember what happened yesterday.
She only remembered drinking a whole jar of imperial wine with Qingqing, and then she had no recollection of what happened after that.
Zhu'er wrung out a handkerchief and handed it to her, saying, "Miss, you were drunk yesterday."
Shangguan Yanran took it, wiped her face, and asked, "Am I drunk?"
"Yes, you were so drunk you were completely unconscious. Xiao Tao and Xing Chun brought you back, but..."
"But what?" Shangguan Yanran didn't remember being drunk, but considering that she and Qingqing had finished a whole jar of imperial wine, it would be strange if she wasn't drunk. Seeing Zhu'er hesitate, she immediately had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, Zhu'er hesitated for a moment before saying, "When you returned yesterday, you met Lord Fu outside the mansion gate."
"Oh, so you ran into Fu Rongchen." Shangguan Yanran's tone was somewhat calm, but then, as if remembering something, her voice suddenly became sharp. "Then, did Fu Rongchen see me drunk?"
Zhu'er nodded, "It's not just that you were seen, you also..."
"What else did I do?" Shangguan Yanran's eyes widened.
"You even vomited all over Lord Fu." It took Zhu'er a long time to utter these words. After speaking, she didn't dare to look at her mistress's interesting face.
Shangguan Yanran's expression at this moment was indeed quite fascinating.
She actually vomited all over Fu Rongchen?
"How did I end up throwing up on him when I was perfectly fine?" she asked, still unwilling to give up.
"When Miss got off the carriage and saw Lord Fu, she suddenly perked up and rushed towards him, questioning him about why he hadn't refused Madam's request for a matchmaker to arrange a marriage for her. As she was talking, she suddenly vomited all over him," Zhu'er said helplessly, recalling the scene she witnessed yesterday when she rushed over after hearing the news. Lord Fu's face had turned green.
She never knew that the gentle and refined Master Fu could have such an expression, which showed that he must be very annoyed with Miss.
Shangguan Yanran wished she had never regained consciousness.
"What you said... can't be true." She was on the verge of tears, unable to believe that she had done such a thing.
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