Why didn’t she notice that the jade pendant was in Qiqi’s hand just now?
Perhaps fate had its own plan. Heaven had let Qiqi take the jade pendant, and somehow she went to the backyard to look for it herself, and then she happened to hear the plan of Chen Ziyang and Princess Heng...
"Qiqi,"
Shen Mingyue tapped Su Qiqi's forehead lovingly: "You are really our little lucky star."
After a while, Chen Ziyang walked out from the backyard.
He was followed by a maid, who held a tray with several glasses of wine.
Shen Mingyue ordered: "Qiuhe, come and hold the princess."
"yes."
Qiuhe took Su Qiqi away.
Shen Mingyue sat down next to Lu Qingyuan and whispered in her ear, "Don't eat anything carelessly. It's better to be careful."
Lu Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded obediently: "I understand."
Before the main banquet began, there were courtesans playing music and dancing on the high platform in the courtyard.
There were small tables every few steps in the yard, with wine, tea, and various pastries on them.
The guests drank tea, drank wine, ate cakes, chatted, laughed, and watched singing and dancing.
Qiuhe and Hongye took Su Qiqi to change her diaper.
Shen Mingyue took Lu Qingyuan to a secluded place next to a small table where they sat down and chatted.
Not long after, Chen Ziyang came over.
"My words were inappropriate just now. I hope the princess can forgive me."
He raised the wine glass in his hand above his head and bowed solemnly.
Shen Mingyue stepped forward and took the glass of wine from Chen Ziyang's hand: "Are you really here to apologize?"
A trace of panic flashed in Chen Ziyang's eyes: "Your Highness, this wine is for Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Oh? I can't drink?"
"Of course not."
Chen Ziyang pretended to be calm, took another glass of wine from the tray carried by the maid, and offered it to Shen Mingyue with both hands: "Your Majesty, please."
"Alright, I won't compete with Qing Yuan for the wine."
Shen Mingyue put the glass of wine in Lu Qingyuan's hand and hooked her fingers silently in Lu Qingyuan's palm.
Lu Qingyuan raised her eyes and saw Shen Mingyue's meaningful smile.
She immediately understood Shen Mingyue's intention.
Shen Mingyue then casually picked up a glass of wine from the small table and clinked glasses with Chen Ziyang.
"I just said something harsh. I hope you don't mind. I'll drink first as a token of my respect."
After saying that, she raised her head and drank the wine in her hand.
"Your Highness, you are too polite." Chen Ziyang did not dare to refuse and quickly drank the glass of wine in his hand.
"The third place winner is so talented at such a young age, a rare talent. I will speak highly of you to the Emperor."
Shen Mingyue took two more glasses of wine from the small table, handed one to Chen Ziyang, and then clinked glasses with him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Ziyang drank another cup.
Just as he turned around and put down the wine cup, Shen Mingyue handed him a full glass of wine.
"Today is Princess Heng's birthday. I wish to offer this wine to wish her a long and prosperous life. Cheers!"
"This palace and the third place winner are friends through fighting. Damn it!"
"The third place winner has an extraordinary demeanor and a remarkable capacity for drinking. Cheers!"
…
After drinking several cups in a row, Chen Ziyang felt a burning sensation in his stomach.
Even fruit wine can't stand being forced to drink like this.
Fearing that he might make a mistake, he quickly took the initiative to raise a glass of wine and clinked it with Lu Qingyuan: "Your Highness, please forgive my recklessness. After drinking this glass of wine, I will never bother you again."
Lu Qingyuan nodded: "Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back."
"Your humble servant always keeps his word!" After the matter was accomplished, it was not him who pestered the princess, but the princess who pestered him instead.
He smiled evilly: "Fuck."
"good."
Lu Qingyuan clinked glasses with him, then raised her head and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking, she turned the cup upside down, as if to prove something to Chen Ziyang.
Chen Ziyang was overjoyed when he saw this.
He suppressed his excitement and said, "Princess, how straightforward. I have things to attend to, so I'll excuse myself first."
After saying that, he left with satisfaction.
A smile appeared on Lu Qingyuan's lips:
This young man who had won the imperial examination seemed unaware that his sister-in-law could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, and he did not realize that what she had just drunk was actually the wine on the small table.
As for the cup in question, my sister-in-law had already quietly handed it to the third place winner.
The third place winner drank the problematic wine himself.
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