"I'll say it one last time: I've never liked Tian Alang. I've always treated him like a younger brother. I sincerely hope that you and he can both be happy."
After Li Youran finished speaking, she let out a heavy sigh, looked at Jiang Qianqian, and continued.
"And I never intended to make fun of you."
After Li Youran finished speaking, she left directly, leaving Jiang Qianqian standing alone in the main hall.
"Li Youran, you big liar! I will never trust you again! From today onwards, I'm cutting all ties with you!"
Jiang Qianqian shouted loudly at Li Youran's departing figure, and then she burst into tears.
Li Youran originally intended to ask Yun Yingying if she had a source for coarse salt, but after finding Yun Yingying, she started drinking it cup after cup.
"Aren't you afraid that if you drink too much at the brothel, you'll be defiled by these male concubines?"
Yun Yingying remained calm and composed, which was quite unusual. He hurriedly snatched the wine pot from her hand.
"Give me the wine jug; I just want to drink today."
Li Youran shouted loudly at Yun Yingying, and then snatched the wine pot from her hand with lightning speed.
"When other people are sad, they drink and pour out their troubles, but you just keep drinking like a silent gourd."
Yun Yingying pouted helplessly, then ordered her servant to go find Kong Qi.
Kong Qi has now redeemed himself from the brothel, but in order to get closer to powerful women, he still works at the brothel.
"You Ran, what's wrong? Did something sad happen?"
When Kong Qi arrived, Li Youran was completely drunk, slumped over the table, muttering to herself incoherently. No one could understand what she was saying.
"Qianqian, I didn't treat you like a sister at all, and you actually misunderstood me because of a man. It's really not worth it."
Li Youran mistook Kong Qi's face for Jiang Qianqian's and launched into a torrent of complaints.
The next morning, when Li Youran woke up, she felt a splitting headache, as if her brain had been smashed.
Moreover, I felt nauseous in my stomach, wanted to speak but couldn't, and felt like my throat was being cut by a knife, with unbearable pain.
"Miss, you're awake. Please have some water first."
Li Youran took the water Xiao Hong brought her and drank it all in one gulp, only then did she feel much better.
How did I get home yesterday?
Li Youran thought carefully, but couldn't remember what had happened yesterday. She only knew that she kept drinking cup after cup.
"I brought you back last night."
Before Xiao Hong could answer, Tang Lei walked over with a gloomy face.
Seeing this, Xiao Hong hurriedly took the water that Li Youran had finished drinking and walked out of the room, even closing the door behind her.
Even if something unpleasant happens, you cannot go to the brothel.
Tang Lei's face was so black it looked like ink was dripping from it.
Yesterday, he came looking for Li Youran, but ended up finding her while looking for a room. She was completely drunk, rambling on and on while clinging to a man named Kong Qi.
Li Youran smiled awkwardly, then nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice. She thought to herself that she was really doomed now; Tang Lei had found out about her trip to the brothel.
Even if they do nothing, it's still like a man going to a brothel—it's still something to be disgusted by.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to go have a drink. I'm feeling really down."
Li Youran knew that she still had to apologize in this situation. Putting herself in Tang Lei's shoes, she would definitely be furious if he had gone to a brothel.
Sure enough, Tang Lei's gloomy face brightened up after hearing Li Youran's words, looking much better than before.
"If you go to the brothel again, you will be punished according to family law."
Li Youran nodded hastily, even though she didn't know what family rules were.
The two then stopped talking about that topic and started discussing other things.
When Tang Lei heard Li Youran's idea, his eyes lit up.
"Is that true? Can you really turn coarse salt into fine salt?"
Li Youran nodded very seriously. Tang Lei, seeing this, pretended to be deep in thought and spoke slowly after a long while.
"I do have a way to get coarse salt, but it will take some time."
Upon careful consideration, he found a capable general in the court and decided to station him in the South China Sea.
The South China Sea is rich in sea salt, but the quality is very poor and it doesn't fetch a good price.
"This matter is of great importance; it would be best to report it to His Highness the Second Prince."
Li Youran is now convinced that her brother-in-law is a wise and virtuous ruler, so her first thought is of the Second Prince.
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