Recalling the ten-odd minutes it took to walk there, Qin Yu was furious that Tang Huan had grabbed his arms and shoulders several times.
She initially thought Tang Huan had genuinely gotten drunk to appease Cui Renshi, but it turned out she was faking it.
It was obvious that Li Daikui knew all along and deliberately put on a show for him.
Qin Yu glared angrily at Tang Huan, waiting for an explanation.
"I did pretend a little, but I really drank too much. There were two whole jugs of wine. I even suspect that old man Cui Renshi was trying to get me drunk so he might have some ulterior motives towards me."
Li Daikui curled his lip, "Sir, stop making excuses. Others may not know, but I do. You are the biggest drinker in the entire Qihuai County."
Tang Huan chuckled but didn't offer much explanation.
No one else knew the reason, and even Xue'e only vaguely knew a little bit.
He couldn't get drunk, perhaps because he was an outsider. Even though his body was starting to tire, his mind was unusually clear, which kept him calm.
Another reason is that Tang Huan has been consciously exercising her body from the very beginning.
Of course, no one knew this. Everyone regarded him as a weak and scholarly county magistrate. In reality, even Li Daikui might not be able to beat him in a fight.
This is Tang Huan's greatest source of confidence, even more so than the wealth he possesses.
"From radio calisthenics to military boxing, and then to several years of ancient martial arts, even a sickly person should be able to become a fighting expert..."
Now that he had gotten rid of Cui Renshi, Tang Huan naturally had no intention of pretending anymore.
He asked earnestly, "Master Choi has extended an olive branch to me, wanting me to work for him. What do you think of this?"
“That’s great!” Li Daikui said without hesitation.
In contrast, Qin Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "In my opinion, it's not a good thing."
"Why?" Li Daikui asked in bewilderment. Wasn't it good to serve the current prime minister?
It's better than staying in Qihuai County as a county magistrate, isn't it?
Qin Yu said seriously, "Everyone knows that Cui Renshi holds great power, but many also know that he is ambitious and a treacherous person. The only reason he can remain in the court unscathed is because the Empress has only recently ascended the throne and her foundation is unstable, making it impossible for her to govern the court."
"If the Empress were to one day seize power in the court, the first person she would deal with would be Cui Renshi. No emperor would allow a subject to have such great power."
"If we side with Cui Renshi, we will be defeated along with him sooner or later."
After speaking, Qin Yu suddenly fell silent.
Perhaps I should persuade Tang Huan to serve Cui Renshi, as this would make the Empress's crisis even greater.
He wanted revenge and wanted to make the Empress suffer.
In the end, it wasn't necessarily herself who brought all of this to the Empress.
But Tang Huan had saved him after all, and Qin Yu couldn't bring himself to do something so ungrateful.
"Xiao Qin is right. Joining Cui Renshi's side might allow me to get promoted quickly in a short period of time, but it also means that I have to do a lot of things that I don't want to do, and it might hurt a lot of people, which is something I don't want to happen."
Although I rejected Master Cui tonight, it wasn't a complete loss.
At least we now know that Cui Renshi and Redding are in cahoots.
On the Empress's side was Wang Tianze.
Apart from that, Tang Huan was completely unaware of the stances of the entire court.
Now that he had rejected Cui Renshi, he had essentially determined who his enemies and friends were.
Looking up, Tang Huan realized they had returned to the vicinity of the mansion.
We are now outside Chunfeng Tower.
Li Daikui looked expectantly towards the doorway, where two scantily clad women were standing, striking seductive poses.
"What, want to go have some fun?"
Li Daikui immediately replied, "Of course I want to! Don't you want to know what it's like to be with the beauties of the capital?"
"I don't want to," Tang Huan denied, but then added, "However, I do have some business to attend to at Chunfeng Tower."
With a wave of his hand, Li Daikui immediately followed Tang Huan excitedly, looking ready to unleash his martial arts skills at Chunfeng Tower.
Qin Yu stood still and shouted, "Can't you even consider my feelings?"
Tang Huan remained unmoved, continuing her steps, and shouted, "Come and join in the fun! I'll even call two male models for you."
Qin Yu didn't know what a male model was, but he guessed it wasn't a good term.
She stomped her foot angrily, but in the end, she gritted her teeth and followed him inside.
"These brothels in the capital are something else. It costs five taels of silver just to enter," Li Daikui remarked, his gaze lingering on the women of different temperaments inside the Chunfeng Tower.
They wouldn't even spare someone else's baby.
“Yes, that’s why I’m even more worried about the money.” Tang Huan glanced at Qin Yu, who was following closely behind her.
"If you're not used to it, then go home first and warm my bed for me."
Qin Yu decisively refused, saying, "No, I'm not used to it. Can't I at least see for myself? Unlike you, you lecherous playboy, you're obviously not a good person."
"Don't you dare slander my innocence, I'm an innocent young man..."
Amidst a group of women, Tang Huan grinned from ear to ear, accepting every glass of wine offered by the girls.
"Lord Tang has a good capacity for alcohol!"
"Lord Tang, would you like to try the traditional nuptial wine you mentioned earlier? I've never had it before."
"Lord Tang, you're so annoying! Why are you staring at my chest like that..."
Qin Yu sat to the side, fuming, watching the girls, all dressed up, surround Tang Huan. He wished he could drive them all away.
Li Da Kui has gone off to have some fun somewhere, leaving the innocent young Tang Huan feeling like he's basking in a spring breeze inside the Chunfeng Tower.
This made Qin Yu increasingly uncomfortable.
She was about to go crazy listening to Tang Huan laughing and joking with the women around her.
With a quick glance, Tang Huan was seen drinking a toast with another woman, his arms almost wrapped around her, their intimate movements appearing incredibly natural and flirtatious.
Qin Yu cursed inwardly, unwilling to stay any longer, and got up to leave.
Tang Huan noticed Qin Yu's actions but continued to joke around with the girls around her.
Drinking and flirting are not the main points.
He really came to Chunfeng Tower for something important.
Since Chunfeng Tower has a great connection with the Lei family, it is likely that many ministers from the prime minister's lineage would come here on ordinary days.
And the people who know all this best are naturally the women in his arms.
You can easily find out everything from them.
"My lord, your words are so sweet. How can you say something so embarrassing?"
Tang Huan laughed and said, "Is it sweet? I have even sweeter parts, would you like to try some?"
Inside Chunfeng Tower, Qin Yu didn't know what Tang Huan was doing now, but he could imagine it.
"lecher!"
"lecher!"
Qin Yu kept muttering curses under his breath, occasionally kicking the air to vent his anger.
What she didn't notice was that behind her, several men exchanged glances and then followed.
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