Ling Shumo had just stopped at the door of Hibiscus Palace when light snow began to fall from the sky.
Snowflakes swirled down, Ling Shumo stretched out her hand, but before she could see what shape the snowflakes were, the snow had already melted into a few drops of water on her palm.
The snow gradually began to fall heavily, and a cold wind swept by, and the snow was like goose feathers or catkins. They floated on the curtains, a piece of icy and glistening, flowing with a translucent luster like broken jade.
The servant held an umbrella for Ling Shumo and Chu Changying. Chu Changying held the umbrella handle and slowly walked to Ling Shumo's side. The servant who originally held the umbrella for Ling Shumo took two steps back tactfully.
The two walked side by side from the main gate to the inner room. A servant wanted to close the sandalwood door panel carved with flowers and birds, but was stopped by Ling Shumo.
She is from the south and this is her first time seeing snow.
Ling Shumo said, "Let's set up tables and chairs here and enjoy the snow while drinking."
Chu Changying stood up and bought a small glass of Blue Tail wine for Ling Shumo. "This wine is a bit strong, Your Highness, drink it slowly."
At this time, a gust of cold wind blew into the room, and the heat that was originally generated by the charcoal fire in the room dissipated with the wind.
To warm her body, Ling Shumo took a big sip of the wine. The spicy smell immediately burned in her mouth. Her eyes, which were originally fixed on the snow scene outside, suddenly widened, and she almost sprayed all the wine in her mouth on Chu Changying who was sitting opposite her.
Chu Changying also took a sip of the wine, but there was no change in his expression.
Seeing Ling Shumo's expression, he couldn't help but laugh, "I just said that this wine is stronger than what you drank before, Your Highness, you actually don't believe me."
Ling Shumo had indeed never tasted such a strong-flavored wine before. Now she was prepared, and when she took the second sip, she tasted the mellow aroma of the wine.
"Okay, you actually dare to laugh at me. Then let's have a competition today..." Ling Shumo originally wanted to say "let's compete in drinking capacity", but she stopped halfway through her words.
In her previous life, whenever she thought about the fact that she was not a man, she liked to drink to drown her sorrows. Over time, her alcohol tolerance improved.
But in her current condition, she would get drunk after just one glass of wine. After she came here, she has been trying very hard to improve her drinking capacity, but this kind of thing cannot be mastered quickly in a short period of time.
Chu Changying pushed an empty jar from the corner of the table to the middle of it. The capacity of this jar was less than one-third of the Blue Tail wine jar.
Chu Changying picked up the jar of Blue Tail wine and poured the wine into the empty jar. "If Your Highness can finish this small jar of wine, I will have a surprise for Your Highness. When Your Highness sees it, I guarantee you will be happy."
Chu Changying did not fill the empty wine jar, and the wine only reached halfway.
Ling Shumo's interest was piqued. "Do you have any other good things that I haven't seen?"
Chu Changying pointed to the wine jar in front of him. He didn't say anything, meaning that he didn't want to reveal the question in advance.
Ling Shumo placed both hands on the jar and said, "I may not be a very good drinker, but I can still drink this little bit of wine. You underestimate me."
Chu Changying gulped down a whole glass of wine. When he heard Ling Shumo say this, his heart started beating fast.
Although the upgraded version of Blue Tail Wine he brewed has a higher concentration than the ancient wine, there really isn't much in this half jar.
He was too careless this time. If Ling Shumo hadn't been drunk, it would have been difficult for him to plead for Xue Wu.
Chu Changying was thinking and drinking at the same time. Ling Shumo didn't pay any attention to him at all. Otherwise, it would be easy to tell that Chu Changying was probably not in a good mood.
However, it turned out that Ling Shumo really overestimated herself.
There was only a little of the half jar of wine left, and Ling Shumo felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand.
Chu Changying wanted to help Ling Shumo back to the room to rest, but he had just drunk too much and drank a whole jar and a half of wine by himself.
Shi Qi supported Ling Shumo steadily and instructed the servants of Furong Palace, "I will serve Your Highness. Go back to your room to rest. Ask the kitchen to quickly prepare a bowl of hangover soup and send it over."
Chu Changying was already lying on the table at this time. He felt uncomfortable in his heart, his nose was sore and astringent, and he wanted to cry but couldn't.
Chu Changying raised his hollow fist and hit himself hard on the back of the head. He shook his head vigorously and tried to stand up, but eventually sat back down.
Chu Changying unconsciously took out the packet of rice seeds from his sleeve. He looked around confusedly, and his eyes finally fell on Xie Shen, who was closest to him. "Give this packet of seeds to His Highness. The instructions for use are written on the package... hiccup..."
Xie Shen took the seeds wrapped in paper. He called several other servants and asked them to help Chu Changying to the empty east courtyard to rest, and then hurried to the inner room.
Xie Shen stuffed the packet of seeds into his pocket and tried to escape from the scene like a thief, but when the door curtain was half lifted, he couldn't help but look back.
The servants wanted to help Chu Changying up, but Chu Changying insisted on sitting there and no one could pull him up.
At this moment, Xie Shen recalled many things.
The starvation he endured as a child, the panic he felt when he was sold to a human trafficker, the whipping he received from the brothel madam, the joy he felt when he thought he had escaped from suffering when his virginity was bought by Xue Yao, the humiliation he felt when he was casually given to Baili Yue half a year later, and finally, the luckiest moment in his life, the gratitude he felt for being rescued by Chu Changying.
Chu Changying saved him, but not only did he not repay Chu Changying, he was also prepared to do such a dirty and selfish thing.
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