She returned to the courtyard, her mind still filled with Zu An's provocative gaze. She thought to herself, "This guy is getting bolder and bolder, actually saying those nonsense things in front of my father-in-law..."
Hey, where have all the maids gone from the courtyard?
Just as she was about to push the door open, she suddenly felt a numbness in her back and then fainted.
Aunt Mu caught her, sighed, and then carried her to Sang Qian's room, placed her on the bed, and covered her with the quilt.
...
On the other side, Sang Hong was pulling Zu An aside and urging him to drink, chatting about all sorts of things, from the layout of the imperial court to the trivial matters of the officials.
Every word he uttered was kept secret from outsiders; if it were to spread, it would offend people and even incur the emperor's displeasure. Sensing the sincerity in the other's words, Zu'an knew that Sang Hong truly considered him one of his own, so he drank even more merrily.
I don't know how long we drank, but Sang Hong was completely passed out, and Zu An also saw double. He thought to himself that this old guy's alcohol tolerance was really outrageous, he actually managed to get me drunk like this.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman slowly walked over, checked on Sang Hong's condition, and then said to Zu An, "Young Master Zu, let me take you down to rest."
"I wouldn't dare trouble you, Madam." Zu An had visited the Sang family many times and naturally recognized Aunt Mu, who was practically the mistress of the house.
"Young master, you're too kind. It's only right." Upon hearing the word "madam," Aunt Mu's eyes lit up with joy. She thought to herself that this young man was handsome and spoke pleasantly, making it hard not to feel a sense of goodwill towards him.
After saying that, he personally led him to a private room: "Young master, please rest well, I will not disturb you any longer."
After saying that, he left.
Zu An found it strange, thinking that such a thing could be done by a maid, so why did she need to deliver it herself?
However, he was now feeling the effects of the alcohol and assumed that the other party was simply trying to show that they were being very hospitable, so he didn't think much of it.
He pretended to go into the room to deal with her, and guessing that Aunt Mu had already gone far away, he staggered out of the window and crept towards Zheng Dan's room.
He felt dizzy and lightheaded the whole way, and the road in front of him seemed to have multiplied into several. He couldn't help but pat his head and exclaimed, "How come the Sang family's wine is so potent?"
However, all the blood in his brain was now rushing to his dantian, leaving him no time to think about those subtle anomalies.
He went straight to Zheng Dan's room without any trouble and gently pressed the window. Sure enough, it was ajar. He was delighted. Dan Dan had indeed left the door open for him.
He crept in quietly. The room was dark, and he could vaguely see Zheng Dan sleeping on the bed. Her graceful and soft figure was even more apparent through the curtains.
Whether it was the alcohol or something else, he felt incredibly hot all over, and could no longer restrain himself. He quickly stripped off his clothes and crawled into bed: "Dandan, have you been waiting long..."
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