The emperor looked at Prince Kang in surprise: "Tsk, old Kang, you actually remember what you forgot? You forgot and yet you still remember?"
King Kang chuckled sheepishly, "Indeed! It's strange, how can I remember things I clearly forgot?"
Uncle Gu: "That means you didn't forget at all; you actually remembered. You just deliberately tried to avoid getting along with this person and didn't want to invite him!"
Duke Zhenguo: "...Aren, you haven't changed at all! Xiao Jia told me that you just don't understand. Sometimes, not speaking the truth isn't so awkward."
After speaking, the Duke of Zhenguo walked to the table, bowed to the emperor as a subject, and then sat down in the empty seat to the side in a very generous manner.
Uncle Gu raised an eyebrow: "Oh, you brought up Sister Jia. Well then, let me tell you something. Sister Jia taught me to be upright and honest. If I were good-looking but had a bad heart, I would be just like some of those hypocrites, sanctimonious and effeminate."
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at Uncle Gu with a smile: "Yes, Xiao Jia is right. Aren, you are a good younger brother."
Uncle Gu: "...Hey, you surnamed Lu, you didn't beat An Yi last time, so you came here specifically to provoke me, didn't you?"
The Duke of Zhenguo calmly shook his head: "I've come to see off Prince Kang and Duke Chengen."
Uncle Gu was furious. No one had ever made him this angry in his entire life, and he was too drunk to act out like this.
The emperor smiled and smoothed things over: "Oh dear, don't say that, don't say that! Guests are guests, after all! But since we're preparing to see you off, Duke Zhenguo, you're late, showing no sincerity at all!"
Uncle Gu immediately chimed in, "That's right, it's just not sincere!"
Prince Kang and Duke Cheng'en nodded in agreement: "That's right, they have no sincerity at all."
The Duke of Zhenguo said, "Well, it was my fault. I'm late. I'll punish myself with three cups."
After saying that, he called over the servant next to him to pour him wine, and he drank three cups in a row.
Uncle Gu curled his lip: "You were so full of bravado that day, and you only had three cups? Who do you think you are?"
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at Prince Kang: "Your Highness, would you mind having someone bring a bowl?"
King Kang shook his head, and a servant quickly went to fetch a bowl.
The Duke of Zhenguo drank three more bowls in a very proper manner, without spilling a drop.
No one could understand why he had come.
Tonight, all the bigwigs of the Great Zhou Dynasty are at the Kangwang Mansion. No one would believe he's here to curry favor with them, since he's rather stubborn, doesn't know how to flatter bigwigs, and is often arrogant.
He's come uninvited twice, so he must have something to say, but I don't know what he's planning to say.
Uncle Gu didn't care what this person was there for; he just wanted him to drink. So, after the Duke of Zhenguo drank three bowls of wine, Uncle Gu said to his third aunt's husband, "Ayang, you toast the Duke of Zhenguo with a bowl. You don't know, when the third daughter was little, neither the second son nor I played with her. Only Xiao Jia played with her and even braided her hair."
The third uncle realized that his eldest brother-in-law was not content with being the Duke of Zhenguo, but would he dare to rebel? He wouldn't dare to rebel.
He'd heard about Zhou's sister from his wife. So, let's put ourselves in her shoes and think of the Duke of Zhenguo as a scumbag. Let's get him drunk.
So, the third uncle very sensibly poured a bowl of wine for the Duke of Zhenguo, and without saying a word, drank it down.
The Duke of Zhenguo accepted all who came and drank it all in one gulp.
Uncle Gu then invited everyone to join in, and sure enough, even the Emperor became interested, wanting to see just how much the Duke of Zhenguo could drink today. He also drank a bowl with the Duke of Zhenguo.
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