Chapter 654: Old Times (Part 1)
“No wonder…”
Ye Chutang looked at Fan Chengzhuo again and saw that the pot of wine on his table had been finished.
He poured the empty cup, did not order any more, put a silver ingot on the table, and got up and left.
He drank a full pot of wine in the snow and seemed a little drunk.
But his steps were still steady, and he walked straight out and got on the carriage.
The driver gave him a light support, then turned around, did his job properly, and drove away.
"It seems that he can drink quite well." Ye Chutang murmured, "No wonder he dared to come to my house like this."
It is obvious that he knows that even if he drinks, he will not get drunk, and he will not do anything inappropriate in public.
Chen Yanchuan only glanced at the carriage and then looked away, "Don't you want to know what the relationship between him and Zheng Baosu is?"
Ye Chutang smiled and said, "Although this is very important, it is not that important to me. As long as I can get the desired result, as for the rest... it doesn't matter."
It is obvious that Fan Chengzhuo has been confused by this matter, and that is enough.
When people are confused, they are prone to making mistakes.
Ye Chutang thought of something and smiled even more deeply.
"By the way, my snow drink still has a strong aftertaste."
…
Prince Jing's Mansion.
Xiao Chenglin had already heard about what happened at the court meeting. Her beautiful face seemed to be covered with a thin layer of frost, bringing a chill that penetrated her heart.
The attendant stood beside him, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke carefully, "Your Highness, look..."
Xiao Chenglin raised his hand.
The attendant immediately stopped talking.
Xiao Chenglin's voice was cold, and no emotion could be heard. "I know all that. Just wait and see."
The attendant hesitated, "But..."
"This matter has nothing to do with me, why should I get involved in this mess?"
As he spoke, a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.
"But that Fan Chengzhuo...is he crazy? He went straight to the Xie family after the court meeting?"
How many eyes in this capital city are staring at him!
The attendant whispered, "After all, Zheng Baosu is him..."
"No matter who he is, he deserves to die for committing such a heinous crime!"
Xiao Chenglin fell into deep thought.
"Send someone to keep a close eye on him. If he——"
Before he finished speaking, footsteps were suddenly heard outside.
"Your Highness!"
Xiao Chenglin swallowed the rest of his words, raised his eyes, and saw the servant hurriedly walking towards him.
"What is it?"
The servant pointed outside with a rather strange look on his face.
"Your Highness, someone has brought some wine!"
"Wine?" Xiao Chenglin frowned slightly, "Who sent it?"
"They said they were waiters from Yunlai Tavern! They were ordered to bring you two jars of wine - yes! They also said that it was not ordinary wine, but medicinal wine! It is good for your health!"
Yunlai Tavern?
Xiao Chenglin guessed the other party's identity almost immediately and was shocked for a moment.
"Ye Chutang?"
Why did she suddenly send me medicinal wine out of the blue?
He thought for a moment and said, "Bring them in."
The servant scratched his head, a little embarrassed, "Your Highness, they left the medicinal wine at the door and left, saying that they had work to do in the store and would not delay us any longer. What do you think... should we do with the medicinal wine?"
The Prince Jing's Mansion was often deserted, with few people coming and going, and even the servants in the mansion had long been accustomed to it.
Now that someone suddenly sent them a gift, it’s no wonder they reacted like this.
After all, the gifts were sent by Miss Ye Er, who was famous in the capital, so they dared not neglect them. But they had never heard that their prince knew the other party before? Should I collect this thing?
The servant couldn't make up his mind, so he had to come and ask for advice.
Xiao Chenglin thought for a moment and said, "Bring the things in."
Ye Chutang would have to be crazy to do anything with these two jars of wine sent to him openly.
Besides... he also wanted to see what she was up to.
"yes!"
The servant turned around and left in a hurry. Soon, the two jars of medicinal wine were placed on Xiao Chenglin's desk.
After dismissing his attendants, Xiao Chenglin stared at the two jars of medicinal wine for a moment, then reached out his hand -
"Your Highness!"
The attendant immediately stopped him, very alert.
"Why don't we ask the imperial physician to take a look?"
Xiao Chenglin laughed.
"She didn't have to resort to such low-brow methods. You should put your heart at ease."
The attendant hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped aside.
Xiao Chenglin opened one of the jars.
The rich aroma of wine mixed with the unique scent of herbs forms a very unique taste that hits you in the face.
Xiao Chenglin smelled it and was suddenly stunned.
The attendant was a little worried, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Xiao Chenglin was silent for a moment.
Just then, a piece of paper fell out from the cover.
There are only a few words on it.
Xiao Chenglin stared at it for a long time.
"Your Highness?"
After his attendant called him twice, he finally came back to his senses with a complicated expression.
"Nothing. Don't you think the taste of this medicinal wine is familiar?"
The attendant was startled, and also moved closer to smell it, hesitantly said, "It seems a little bit... This seems to be very similar to the medicine you used when you saw her before?"
Xiao Chenglin handed him the note.
"She said that she paid too much for the consultation last time, and today is the perfect time to pay it back."
The long-servant opened his eyes slightly wide, he never expected that Ye Chutang would send him these two jars of medicinal wine. It turned out to be...
By chance, Xiao Chenglin was rescued by Ye Chutang. Later, he left without saying goodbye. He thought he would never see her again, but he didn't expect to meet her again in the capital.
He deliberately did not contact her. Even when they met before, he just put on a mask and greeted her politely.
He knew that she wouldn't take his polite words seriously.
But he didn't expect that she would send him these two jars of medicinal wine.
It really is…
The attendant frowned, "Your Highness, she suddenly became like this, maybe she put something in it, or else she just collapsed!"
Xiao Chenglin held his hand and shook his head.
“No need.”
Ye Chutang is a smart man.
Even if she wanted to do something, there were plenty of ways to do it. There was really no need to do this.
"Maybe...she really just wants to repay the extra medical fee."
Xiao Chenglin slowly tightened his grip and suddenly felt exhausted.
The taste of the medicinal wine was too familiar. He still remembered it: very bitter and astringent.
But he never failed every time.
Because it really worked, his health improved visibly.
That was almost the only day in his life when he didn't have to worry about tomorrow.
He knew that she would always bring him freshly brewed medicine the next day.
Those years filled with the bitter smell of medicine were later deliberately sealed by him.
Because it was too comfortable, it was too dangerous for him.
When he found that he actually wanted to stay there forever, he suddenly woke up and left without saying goodbye the next day.
If he hadn't met her again, he would never recall a single word of what happened in his life.
The attendant noticed that he was in a bad mood, responded softly, and left.
Xiao Chenglin's overly thin fingers exerted force, his knuckles turning blue and white, and he almost crushed the note.
Squeak——
The door closed, locking out the ray of light.
Xiao Chenglin suddenly felt weak and slowly leaned back on the chair with his arms hanging down.
Deep in the palm of my hand, the thin piece of paper was intact.
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