Chapter 218 Grant Me a Grand Manor
"Song Zhimin!" Xiao Huaijin suddenly called out to Song Zhimin.
Song Zhimian, who was still lost in her own thoughts, subconsciously exclaimed, "Huh?"
"Is there something you need, Your Highness?" Song Zhimian quickly came to her senses.
Xiao Huaijin raised his hand and summoned a guard, who brought over a pot of fine wine and two small dishes.
"Let's have a couple of drinks! Let's have a good chat!" Xiao Huaijin pointed to the seat opposite him.
Song Zhimian was a little surprised. Why would this person suddenly ask her to drink with him? Could it be that there was something good going on?
"Your Highness, is there something you need?" Song Zhimian asked cautiously.
Xiao Huaijin snorted, "What? I can drink whenever I want, do I have to have something to do before I drink?"
"Can't I just be in a good mood?"
Song Zhimian...
Of course that's fine. If His Highness Prince Qi is in a good mood, then those of us on duty below must also be in a good mood!
It's just drinking...
Well, it seems that Song Zhimin hasn't drunk any alcohol since she arrived here!
Thinking of this, Song Zhimian said that she would rather accept than refuse and sat down opposite Xiao Huaijin.
A pot of osmanthus wine, brought from the capital, immediately released a faint osmanthus fragrance when poured into a white jade cup.
The osmanthus wine is refreshingly smooth and pleasant to the taste, leaving one feeling relaxed and comfortable.
Song Zhimian swore that even she had never tasted such delicious wine before.
After drinking two cups, Xiao Huaijin noticed that Song Zhimin's eyes seemed to have lit up.
He poured another cup for Song Zhimian.
"You like this osmanthus wine, and so do I, but my elder sister doesn't."
This osmanthus wine was sent from Jinling by my father. Jinling is famous for its fragrant autumn osmanthus, and there is a winery there that produces an exceptional osmanthus wine.
The Emperor originally intended to send osmanthus wine to his eldest sister as well, but she said she didn't like the taste of osmanthus; she only liked orchids.
Because of her elder sister's words, the Emperor ordered the palace's winery master to brew orchid wine.
But no matter how she brewed it, her eldest sister always said the taste was wrong, not as fragrant as the orchids by the window.
Later, having no other choice, Father Emperor had to send all the orchids from various parts of Dayu to his elder sister's place. "Xiao Huaijin began to ramble on.
Song Zhimian responded with an "oh," her eyes still fixed on the osmanthus wine.
So that's how it is! No wonder there are orchids in the room that Lord Ye frequents at the Censorate!
Also, the tables and chairs in the room seem to have orchid patterns on them.
"Everyone has their own preferences, which is normal. I like osmanthus and orchids. I like all kinds of flowers."
"But I can't keep them alive myself; everything I try to raise dies! So I don't raise them," Song Zhimian said with a smile.
Xiao Huaijin smiled when he heard Song Zhimian say that.
Yes, everyone has their own preferences. The eldest sister likes orchids, but he doesn't like flowers. However, he likes all kinds of bows, longbows, shortbows, and various crossbows. He likes them all.
Seeing that Song Zhimin quickly finished another cup of osmanthus wine, Xiao Huaijin wanted to remind her.
Osmanthus wine tastes sweet at first sip, but has a strong aftertaste...
But after Song Zhimian finished the wine in her cup, she looked longingly at the wine pot containing osmanthus wine.
Seeing Song Zhimin blinking her wet eyes, with a look of pleading and expectation, Xiao Huaijin thought for a moment and poured her another cup.
"This is the last drink, don't drink too much!"
Song Zhimian nodded quickly.
After Song Zhimian finished her fourth cup of osmanthus wine, she stopped letting Xiao Huaijin pour her more wine and instead took the wine pot herself to pour and drink it.
"This wine is wonderful! I've never tasted such delicious wine before!" Song Zhimian said, smiling at Xiao Huaijin.
Xiao Huaijin...
Seeing Song Zhimian like this, Xiao Huaijin suddenly smiled as well.
"Song Zhimian, once you've screwed over that guy Ruan Xingzhi, what kind of reward do you want?" Xiao Huaijin suddenly asked.
"A reward? Any kind of reward will do?" Song Zhimian tilted her head, still holding a wine pot in her hand.
“Yes! Any reward is fine, as long as it doesn’t violate the laws of Dayu, I will grant it!” Xiao Huaijin said immediately.
Song Zhimian chuckled.
"If I can choose the reward myself, then I'll leave the palace!"
Then His Highness rewarded me with a large sum of silver, and also gave me several imperial gold medals and such.
I'll buy a huge estate in the suburbs of Beijing, a really big estate, and hire people to grow flowers and plants for me, and also raise chickens and ducks for me.
"Your Highness, you don't know, I think I'm good at everything, except for one thing!" Song Zhimian didn't realize that she had started to slur her words.
Xiao Huaijin had always seen Song Zhimin as a dignified and well-mannered female official who was always proper in her conduct and etiquette.
Meeting the talkative Song Zhimian for the first time suddenly felt novel.
"What's wrong with you?" Xiao Huaijin asked, following Song Zhimin's words.
"I can't keep anything alive! Everything I try to raise dies!"
I'm even afraid of my turtle dying from being kept as a pet!
Therefore, I must buy a large estate, hold the imperial gold medal in my hand, and hire people to raise these things for me.
They take care of raising the animals, and I'll take care of feeding them! That's so much easier!
Of course, it's not appropriate for me to live in such a big manor by myself. I'll bring Lianqiao along to live with me.
If the princess and Xiao Ruanruan are also willing to come, that's fine too. I'll reserve rooms for them.
Lord Ye... if you're interested, I'll reserve a room for you.
In that case, we can eat barbecue, drink fine wine, and admire handsome men together! *burp*... Song Zhimian hiccuped.
"Handsome man?" Xiao Huaijin was a little surprised.
"Yes, handsome men. We'll buy a whole bunch of handsome men and hide them in the manor. They must all be skilled in all kinds of martial arts and have their own special moves."
It has to look good.
If possible, we'll take them all as concubines. As for who will be the first wife...
Whoever is good-looking and good in bed can't be the first wife! *burp*... Song Zhimian hiccuped again.
Xiao Huaijin...
"Isn't it whoever is favored the most important person to become the first wife? You're... confused!" Xiao Huaijin waved his hand in front of Song Zhimin.
Song Zhimian slapped Xiao Huaijin's hand away.
"What do you know! I'm doing this for his own good! He's so handsome and so good at everything, he has to put all his energy into serving me!"
How could he let those mundane and tedious matters hold him back? All he had to do was be beautiful.
As for the rest... someone else will do it!
"Your Highness, so you will definitely reward me with a large manor, right?" Song Zhimin looked at Xiao Huaijin expectantly.
Xiao Huaijin was speechless for a moment.
"Very well! I will reward you! I will definitely reward you, and I will even reward you with two large manors all at once, is that alright!"
"Two? No, no, one is enough!"
"Two seats, please! We can keep more handsome men here, and I can go and have a look when I have nothing else to do! Come on, Master of Ceremonies Song, let's continue drinking!"
If that's not enough, I'll have someone send more..."
...
When Song Zhimian woke up the next day, her mind was blank.
She only remembered that the osmanthus wine was delicious, and that she drank a lot of it and talked a lot...
As for what was said, I don't remember it very clearly, but it vaguely mentioned rewards and planting flowers and grass...
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