Chapter 772: Drinking a little wine will make you lose your moral character
After a few bowls of wine, Chen Yu started to talk more and his tongue began to curl.
He stood up shakily and said he was going to change his clothes. As soon as he opened the door of the private room, he bumped into a woman passing by.
The woman was wearing a simple dress and holding a bowl of medicine in her hand. When he bumped into her, most of the medicine spilled and splashed all over the two of them.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The woman apologized quickly in a gentle voice.
Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Chen Yu squinted his eyes as he looked at the pretty woman in front of him. He smiled and reached out his hand to help her: "It's okay, young lady, let me see if you are hurt."
The woman was so frightened that her face turned pale and she stepped back repeatedly.
Lin Jiayou was about to stand up to smooth things over when a figure appeared faster than him.
Gu Qingchen had stood behind Shen Yu without knowing when, and without saying a word, he raised his foot and kicked him hard in the knee.
"Ah!" Chen Yu screamed, and fell to his knees on the ground, almost sober.
"After drinking two cups of horse urine, you don't even know your last name?" Gu Qingchen looked down at him, his voice as cold as ice. "If you do it again, I'll tell your father to take you back to the Ministry of War and break your legs with my own hands!"
Chen Yu hugged his legs, grimacing in pain, but he didn't dare to say a word of rebuttal. He just kept begging for mercy: "Boss, I was wrong, I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again!"
The woman watched the scene in shock, and when she saw Gu Qingchen's face clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
She straightened her clothes, bowed properly to Gu Qingchen, said nothing, turned around and left quickly.
In the private room, the atmosphere was a little stagnant for a moment.
Downstairs of the restaurant, in the shadows of the street corner.
Qian Zhenyun's servant looked at his master's back, which was as still as a rock, and finally couldn't help but whispered: "Master, didn't we say that we were going back to the mansion?"
Qian Zhenyun's eyes never left the open window on the second floor of Wenxiangju. He saw clearly everything that happened at the door of the private room just now.
A faint sigh escaped his lips, his voice filled with helplessness and understanding that he himself was not even aware of.
"With Chen Yu's alcohol tolerance, you still want to compete with her in drinking."
"Even if the three of them were put together, they couldn't drink as much as she did."
Chen Yu hugged his legs, tears almost coming out of his eyes due to the pain. He looked at Gu Qingchen pitifully, not daring to say another word.
Seeing this, Lin Jiayou said in a gentle voice: "Brother Shen, you have drunk too much, go and have a rest." He helped Shen Yu up and signaled the waiter to come over to help.
Chen Yu was helped down by the waiter, and only Gu Qingchen and Lin Jiayou were left in the private room.
Gu Qingchen sat down again, picked up the wine bowl, and poured herself another bowl of wine. She didn't look at Lin Jiayou, but just drank by herself.
Lin Jiayou looked at her, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes. He knew that Shen Yu's appearance completely disrupted the situation he had carefully arranged.
"Qingchen, drink slowly." Lin Jiayou said softly, with a hint of imperceptible worry in his tone.
Gu Qingchen looked up at him, a mocking smile on his lips: "Why? Are you afraid that I'll get drunk and say something I shouldn't say?"
Lin Jiayou's face froze for a moment, then returned to normal.
"Qingchen, you misunderstood me." He sighed, "I'm just worried about your health. You must be upset about the palace banquet, and drinking to drown your sorrows is not a long-term solution."
"My business has nothing to do with you." Gu Qingchen put down his wine bowl and said in a cold voice, "You went to so much trouble to trick me out. What exactly do you want to do?"
Lin Jiayou was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke: "I just want to tell you that no matter what happens, I will always stand by your side. The Crown Prince will not let you go easily, and the Queen will never let you go. Only I can help you out of this predicament."
Gu Qingchen sneered: "Get out of trouble? Lin Jiayou, do you think I am still the ignorant girl I was back then? Everything you do is just for yourself."
A trace of hurt flashed in Lin Jiayou's eyes. He looked at Gu Qingchen, with a hint of pleading in his voice: "Qingchen, why don't you believe me? Everything I did for you was sincere."
"Sincerely?" Gu Qingchen sneered. "Your sincerity is to use Gu Lu's name to trick me out? Your sincerity is to watch me imprisoned while you only think about how to use me to achieve your goals?"
Lin Jiayou's face darkened completely. He knew that Gu Qingchen was no longer the girl who could be manipulated by him.
"Qingchen, what you said is so hurtful." His voice was low, with a hint of suppressed anger.
Gu Qingchen ignored him. She stood up, walked to the window and looked at the bustling street market downstairs.
"Lin Jiayou, please go away." She said calmly, "I don't want to see you again."
Lin Jiayou stood there, looking at her back, a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes. He knew that he had completely failed today.
He didn't say anything else, just turned around slowly and left the private room.
Gu Qingchen stood by the window and watched Lin Jiayou's figure disappear at the stairs before he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
She turned around and saw the half-drunk jars of wine still on the table. She picked up the wine bowl, poured herself another bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.
The wine went down her throat with a hint of bitterness, but it also made her confused thoughts clearer.
Downstairs, Qian Zhenyun's servant looked at his master's tense profile and didn't dare to breathe.
Qian Zhenyun's gaze fell on the private room where Gu Qingchen was. He saw Lin Jiayou leave, and also saw Gu Qingchen standing alone by the window.
He knew how she felt at the moment and how much grievance she had endured.
He wanted to go up, to be with her, but he couldn't.
He could only stand in this dark corner, watching her from afar and protecting her.
"Sir, it's getting late. We should go back home." The servant reminded again in a low voice.
Qian Zhenyun didn't say anything. He just stood there quietly until he saw Gu Qingchen leave the private room, then he slowly turned around.
"Let's go." His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of imperceptible fatigue.
The servant responded and followed him, and the two of them quickly disappeared in the crowd.
When Gu Qingchen came out of the restaurant, Chen Yu was nowhere to be seen. She knew that this guy was afraid that she would really go and complain, so he had already slipped away.
She walked aimlessly on the street, and the excitement of the temple fair gradually faded away.
As the sky gradually darkened, every household hung up red lanterns, adding a festive touch to the second day of the Lunar New Year.
But Gu Qingchen's mood did not improve at all. Lin Jiayou's appearance was like a huge rock, pressing down on her heart again.
She knew that the matter between the Crown Prince and the Queen would never end. And Lin Jiayou would never give up easily.
She felt more tired than ever before, as if all the strength in her body had been drained.
Just then, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.
"Qingchen."
Gu Qingchen raised his head and saw Qian Zhenyun standing not far away, facing the light, his figure a little blurry.
She was a little surprised, but also a little happy, and walked quickly to him: "GunGun, why haven't you left yet?"
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