Article 542. Family members are not allowed to blame each other.
After the banquet, Qin Mo was unsurprisingly kept behind by Wang Yushi.
However, Qin Mo could no longer sense the empress's anger at this moment, because he was drunk.
"Aren't you supposed to be a good drinker? Why are you chickening out this time?" Wang Yushi brought over a bowl of hangover soup and slammed it on the table, looking annoyed.
Qin Mo reached out and picked it up, but the pungent smell made him gag again.
When someone who has never been drunk suddenly gets drunk, the discomfort is indescribable.
"Give it to me, drink slowly... finish it all!" Wang Yushi couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she came over, put her arm around his shoulder with one hand, and took the bowl with the other, feeding him the hangover soup little by little.
"Sigh... I was careless. Who knew that Isabel could drink so much? Heather and little Shia didn't help me at all; they just kept getting me drunk!"
At today's banquet, Qin Mo finally managed to suppress the three queens, big and small, with her "prestige," preventing them from fighting each other, but she herself suffered a great misfortune.
Isabelle kept inviting him to drink, and Qin Mo naturally couldn't back down. "One cup for you, one cup for me, who's afraid of who?" But Xiao Xia refused. "If you drink with her, you have to drink with me too." After dozens of rounds, Qin Mo couldn't take it anymore.
At the critical moment, Qin Mo could only look to Heather for help. When Heather gently raised her glass to urge her to drink, Qin Mo realized what regret was. Her once incredibly generous beloved woman had become heartless, and no matter how much Qin Mo tried to signal her, it was no use. She wouldn't even drink a sip less.
Qin Mo didn't know how much he drank, but in the end, even his incredibly strong body couldn't take it anymore. He simply lay down on the table and pretended to be asleep, thus avoiding the absolutely unacceptable situation of blacking out.
"I vaguely heard Isabelle say that the Temple was going to impose taxes on our goods at their port?"
"You heard it vaguely?... You heard every single word clearly!" Qin Mo mumbled.
Wang Yushi raised her hand to hit Qin Mo, but seeing Qin Mo's distressed expression, she lowered her hand with heartache. She had indeed been paying close attention to the situation at Qin Mo's table the whole time, and because she was an observer, she was more likely to see the truth.
It started with Isabel urging Qin Mo to drink, and then Xiao Shia joined in. At this point, Heather was still restrained, but later Isabel intentionally or unintentionally mocked Heather, and Qin Mo continued to suppress the two to prevent a conflict. In the end, Heather also lost her temper and forced Qin Mo to drink a lot of alcohol.
Qin was actually innocent throughout the whole process; it was Isabel who was in control.
“Raising taxes is a normal measure, but there’s an industry called smuggling. In the loose feudal system of Xizhou, the Temple overestimated its organizational and execution capabilities.” Qin Mo rubbed her throbbing head and explained to Wang Yushi with difficulty.
Wang Yushi didn't press further. Instead, she knelt behind Qin Mo and let him lean against her to massage his head. Since the land route to Xizhou was still blocked, and sea transport was basically under Qin Mo's control, she believed that Qin Mo had a suitable solution.
"The baby has cried several times. You should go and nurse the baby. I'm going back now."
"Okay, get some rest early tonight, don't overwork yourself." Wang Yushi picked up Qin Chong and started breastfeeding, saying meaningfully to Qin Mo.
Qin Mo was still a bit dazed and didn't quite understand what was going on, but when he returned to his old Hengguo Duke's mansion, he saw Heather, Xiao Xiya, and Wang Yushi playing with the children in their room. Little Harry could already run, and little Sauron could already walk. The two brothers were huddled together looking at the still-in-swaddling clothes of the baby, babbling affectionately.
Qin Mo looked around but didn't see Isabel, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"What, you still want her here?"
"Hope my ass! I almost got drunk to death today. If I had, you guys could have divided my inheritance!" Qin Mo retorted to Heather, annoyed. Since he was in his own home and the three women were so familiar with him, he naturally let loose and acted like a big shot.
Most importantly, neither Heather, Kaihime, nor Shia ever laid a hand on him.
Kaihime quickly prepared water for Qin Mo to wash his feet, while Heather coaxed the two children to the side. Little Shia helped Qin Mo sit down on the edge of the bed, slipped on her slippers, and massaged his shoulders and neck.
"Home is the best! I won't stay here after the young emperor ascends the throne!"
"Oh! My husband, when are you going to visit Hania? I've built a new home for us there, with a big garden and a tall palace..." Little Shia whispered in my ear, her big blue eyes darting around.
"Hmm, my steamship is almost ready for testing. It should take about twenty days to reach Suez! Going there every year, year after year, sigh... ouch... the water is too hot in Kai."
Xiao Xiya glanced at Kaihime, who was washing Qin Mo's feet, and didn't say anything. She was secretly pleased with herself, knowing that her grudge against Kaihime was irreconcilable.
Heather didn't come closer; she was holding Little Six and telling stories to Little Harry and Little Sauron.
"Hatherine, didn't you build us a palace or a manor so I could go on vacation?"
“I have a very beautiful little boat!” Heather didn’t even look at Qin Mo. She was clearly still angry with Qin Mo because of Isabel’s matter, but her tone had softened a lot.
Of the women who had ties with Qin Mo, Heather was the most unambitious. Qin Mo had promised to visit her and her daughter in Xizhou often, and she believed that Qin Mo would keep his word.
“My lord, Heather just told me that their temple is indeed going to impose taxes on goods from the East in the Western Continent, and even my merchant guild may be affected. What should we do?”
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