Chapter 454: I want to drink to boost my courage, but I can’t be afraid of my wife

"My body is failing, I am half buried in the ground, and I won't live for more than two years. I just want to see Yu'er marry Wanxin and give me two more great-grandchildren, so that I can die with peace of mind."

The Queen Mother held onto Xiao Jinyu and spoke slowly, taking two breaths after each sentence, as if she would die in the next second.

Normally, Xiao Jinyu would have said something back, but now seeing that the Queen Mother was breathing more than breathing in, sensitive and fragile, how could he dare to say anything more? If he said something wrong and got irritated, he would be a sinner.

The emperor soothed her gently, "Mother, you need to rest more now. When you are well again, you can host Yu'er's wedding."

The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Jinyu after hearing this, her cloudy eyes full of expectation: "So Yu'er is willing to marry Wanxin?"

"... Empress Dowager." Xiao Jinyu almost cried. He didn't want to marry Wanxin, but he was afraid that the Empress Dowager would be upset. However, he couldn't nod and agree. It was really too unfair.

The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Jinyu expectantly, waiting for his answer.

Seeing that his son was silent for a long time, the emperor patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Yu'er, your grandmother is asking you a question."

"Grandma, my grandson..." Xiao Jinyu looked at the empress dowager, hesitating for a long time, and couldn't say the word "willing".

Shen Chuwei held Xiao Jinyan's arm tightly. Seeing Xiao Jinyu being forced to marry a woman he didn't like and at the same time breaking his promise to the woman he loved, she suddenly felt sorry for him.

It also made her realize that even though Xiao Jinyu was a prince, the most favored prince, he could not decide his own marriage.

She raised her head and looked at Xiao Jinyan, thinking back to when he was first made the Crown Prince, the Queen found twenty women for him to choose from, which really made it difficult for him.

However, Xiao Jinyan did not have a choice at the time, but let the empress be fully responsible for taking concubines.

Xiao Jinyan noticed Shen Chuwei looking at him, and lowered his eyes to glance at her, only to see that she was looking at him with a sympathetic look, and then a distressed look.

He held her hand tightly without saying a word.

Finally, under the double pressure, Xiao Jinyu was forced to nod.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "No wonder I love you."

The Queen Mother was seriously ill and needed to rest. After visiting her, everyone left one after another.

Xiao Jinyu walked out with a dejected look on his face. When he passed by the corridor, he met Wanxin. He paused, raised his head and asked her, "What do you think of what the Empress Dowager meant?"

Wan Xin slowly raised her head and looked at Xiao Jinyu with tender eyes, "I am alone, and the Queen Mother treats me like a family member, so I will naturally listen to her."

Xiao Jinyu showed a sympathetic look: "You are so wronged."

After saying that, he strode away.

Wanxin stood in the corridor, watching Xiao Jinyu's back as she left. Xiao Jinyu was really gentle, spoke frankly, and had no scheming, so there was nothing wrong with her being a concubine.

Xiao Jinyu did not go back to Qiancheng Hall directly, but went to the East Palace. He arrived just in time for dinner.

Xiao Jinyu looked at the table full of food, turned his head to look at Shen Chuwei, and said aggrievedly: "Sister-in-law, is there no wine?"

Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyu's aggrieved expression and it seemed that he wanted to drown his sorrows in alcohol.

"Yes, I'll get it for you."

There was a lot of wine at home, but Xiao Jinyan had no habit of drinking during meals, so there was no wine on the table.

Shen Chuwei took out a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green and placed it on the dining table.

Xiao Jinyan glanced at the Bamboo Leaf Green on the table, and saw Xiao Jinyu pick up the bottle and fill it up for himself, then drink it all in one gulp, and then pour a second glass.

He reminded: "You can drink, but no more than three glasses."

Xiao Jinyu paused in raising his glass, and looked at his brother the prince with grievance, "Brother, your brother is already in this state, why can't he drink a few more glasses?"

Xiao Jinyan said calmly: "Drinking won't solve the problem."

"It's because I can't solve the problem that I want to drink a few more glasses. I don't know how to explain it to Miss Han when I go back." Xiao Jinyu said, then raised the glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

Xiao Jinyan's eyes froze. He had experienced this himself, so he could naturally understand how his brother felt at the moment.

"Since there is no solution, just accept it. You only agreed to marry her, but you didn't agree to live in harmony with her."

"That's what I said, but I can marry someone... Miss Han," Xiao Jinyu felt depressed, poured himself another glass of wine, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp: "What's the point of being a real man if you can't do what you say?"

Shen Chuwei took a bite of the braised pork, and seeing how sad Xiao Jinyu was, she took the initiative to pick up the bottle and pour him some wine. "Although drinking can't solve the problem, you can sleep well when you're drunk. If you have any troubles, you can talk about it when you wake up tomorrow."

Xiao Jinyu looked at Shen Chuwei gratefully, "Sister-in-law, do you want to drink?"

Shen Chuwei shook her head vigorously, "I don't drink. My alcohol tolerance is too low and my drinking manners are not that good either."

She got drunk twice, and both times she took advantage of Xiao Jinyan in various ways. The point is, it is easy to lose memory when drunk, and if she reveals that she is a time traveler, then it will be all over.

"What's the big deal? With my brother here, no one dares to bully you." Xiao Jinyu said, turning his head to look at Xiao Jinyan, "Brother, am I right?"

"..." Xiao Jinyan: "After this drink, you are not allowed to drink any more."

Xiao Jinyu knew the prince well and always kept his word, so he could only bargain.

"Is it okay for me to have another drink to boost my courage? Otherwise, I don't know how to talk to Miss Han when I go back."

Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyu's frightened expression and couldn't help laughing, "Your Highness, Prince Yu is being controlled by his wife."

Xiao Jinyan asked: "What do you mean?"

Shen Chuwei explained: "As the saying goes, I am afraid of my wife."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinyu felt the need to explain, "This is not fear, this is respect."

Shen Chuwei nodded in agreement, "Yeah, it's all the same."

Xiao Jinyan looked at his brother and poured himself another glass of wine. Isn't he afraid that he still needs to drink more to boost his courage?

However, even so, Xiao Jinyan only let his brother drink one more glass, and then stopped him from drinking.

"Stop drinking."

Xiao Jinyu showed a pleading look, "Brother, I'm not drunk yet."

"Do you think you can tell Miss Han about this when you are drunk?" Xiao Jinyan told his brother the truth calmly: "You will just fall asleep."

After hearing this, Xiao Jinyu thought for a while and felt that what the prince said made sense, so he stopped drinking.

But the only hope in my heart was gone, and my worries suddenly doubled.

Shen Chuwei clenched her chopsticks tightly and picked up ten pieces of braised pork into her bowl. Then, she reluctantly pushed the remaining braised pork in front of Xiao Jinyu and said, "Eat some braised pork. Meat can also relieve your worries."

Xiao Jinyu sighed, picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in her mouth and chewed it. After eating it, she picked up another piece of braised pork and put it in her mouth.

Shen Chu looked at Xiao Jinyu with disdainful eyes as she finished her favorite braised pork bite by bite, and suddenly felt so distressed.

Looking down at the braised pork in the bowl, she was glad that she had left ten pieces.

After finishing her dinner, Xiao Jinyu left the East Palace.

I drank five glasses of wine. I didn't feel drunk at the time, but the aftereffects were a bit strong. I was a little tipsy on the way back.

The bitingly cold wind at night sobered Xiao Jinyu up a little. After being blown by the cold wind all the way, he was almost sober.

Xiao Jinyu returned to Qiancheng Hall with his head down and a sad face. When he opened the door of the bedroom, he saw Miss Han sitting in front of the peach blossom table. He suddenly felt extremely guilty.

People like Miss Han have never changed their habits.

"Miss Han, you haven't slept yet?"

Xiao Jinyu walked over and just sat down when he heard Miss Han ask, "Have you been drinking?"

As soon as Xiao Jinyu stepped into the bedroom, Miss Han smelled the smell of alcohol. Xiao Jinyu only drank when he went out to play. Since she said he was not allowed to drink, Xiao Jinyu had restrained himself a lot and would only drink secretly occasionally.

"I had dinner at my brother the Crown Prince's place. You know, being the Crown Prince is quite stressful. My brother asked me to have a few drinks with him, and as a younger brother I couldn't refuse, right?" Xiao Jinyu's heartbeat was a little faster than usual when he lied, and he didn't even dare to look at Miss Han.

Miss Han picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea and placed it in front of him. "How much did you drink?"

"Not much, just five..." Xiao Jinyu originally wanted to say five cups, but fearing Miss Han would get angry, he immediately changed his words: "Just three cups, my brother drank five cups."

After Xiao Jinyu finished speaking, he picked up the tea in front of him and drank it with his head down, actually to hide his guilt.

"I'll ask someone to prepare hot water for bathing first." Miss Han said as she stood up and walked out.

Xiao Jinyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately Miss Han didn't find out that he was lying, so he continued to drink his tea.

How should he tell Miss Han that he must marry Wanxin?

How to start...

Miss Han came over from outside and said, "The hot water is ready."

Xiao Jinyu was just thinking about how to start talking when he suddenly heard Miss Han's voice. He was so scared that he almost dropped the teacup.

He hastily put the teacup on the table, then stood up and ran behind the screen.

Miss Han lowered her eyes to glance at the tea spilling on the table, raised her eyes to look behind the screen, and walked over.

While taking off his clothes, Xiao Jinyu was thinking about how to talk to Miss Han without making her angry.

"Let me help you untie your clothes." Miss Han walked up to him and reached out to untie his belt.

Xiao Jinyu looked at Miss Han who suddenly came over and even forgot to breathe. She was so scared~

He let Miss Han untie her belt, take off her outer robe and put it on the hanger beside her, and then put on her inner garment.

As the belt was untied, the collar opened wide, revealing his strong chest muscles.

Although Xiao Jinyu is a leisurely prince, he also often goes to the training ground to practice riding and archery. In the past three years, not only has he grown a lot taller, but he has also got a good figure, with a lot of chest and abdominal muscles.

Miss Han looked at the fair and rosy skin in front of her. Xiao Jinyu's skin was very fair, and it only turned red when she drank. The more she drank, the more obvious it became.

Her rosy white skin showed that she had drunk more than three glasses of wine.

Xiao Jinyu was feeling guilty at the moment, and Miss Han helped him take a bath. Under normal circumstances, he would still be very happy and would pull her along.

But now, he just wants to finish washing quickly.

During the whole process of bathing and changing clothes, Xiao Jinyan wanted to bring up that matter, but when he saw Miss Han's cold eyes, he couldn't open his mouth.

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