In the private room on the second floor, Song Lianhe beckoned E Jintang over and whispered a few words to him.
"Oh."
E Jintang turned and went out.
"Sister i, follow that silly kid."
"Mhm."
Only Song Lianhe and Da Xi remained in the private room.
It was Da Xi’s first ti in a place like this. She stood by the window, looking down.
"It’s so lively here! And that girl dancing on the drum—she’s gorgeous!"
"Heh, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In my opinion, Xixi is the real beauty!"
Da Xi blushed at the complint. "Madam, you’re teasing again~"
Just then, Shu Fengli pushed the door open and ca in. "Why don’t I see Brother Jintang?"
"Oh, he felt it was stuffy in here and wanted to walk around."
"How can we let him go alone? I’ll go with him..."
As Shu Fengli was about to leave, Song Lianhe stood up and blocked him. "He’s a grown man, he won’t get lost! Perfect timing. You can stay and have a few drinks with Granny!"
"Er... alright."
Shu Fengli lowered his gaze, hiding the sharp glint in his eyes. After sitting down, he raised his cup for a toast.
"Fengli toasts... Granny."
"Hehe, good boy."
Song Lianhe tilted her head back and drained her cup.
Seeing this, Shu Fengli also emptied his cup.
"Fengli toasts Granny again."
"Bring it on!"
"To Granny."
"Bottoms up!"
Da Xi frowned from the side. ’This isn’t just drinking. He’s trying to get Madam drunk!’
Song Lianhe seed completely unaware, instead saying, "These bowls are too small. It’s no fun drinking from them. How about we switch to bigger ones?"
Shu Fengli was taken aback. His eyes narrowed, and he gritted his teeth and replied, "As you wish."
Then, Song Lianhe was seen grabbing the entire wine jug...
Shu Fengli was stunned, staring at her in disbelief.
A whole jug of wine went down quickly. Song Lianhe put down the empty jug, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and jutted her chin at him. "Your turn."
The expression on Shu Fengli’s face was quite a sight. He looked at Song Lianhe, then at the jug in front of him. Finally, he gritted his teeth, picked it up, and started chugging. GLUG GLUG GLUG.
In less than the ti it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Shu Fengli was completely passed out on the table, mumbling, "No more... I can’t drink anymore..."
Song Lianhe, in contrast, was perfectly refreshed and composed. Propping her cheek on one hand, she sneered, "With that kind of tolerance, you thought you could get your great-granny drunk?"
"Madam, those hangover prevention pills are amazing!"
"I’ll give you a few later for self-defense."
"Thank you, Madam!"
Da Xi looked at the man slumped over the table. "What do we do with him?"
"This guy is very strange. Tie him up first."
Huaxu Square was one of the male lead’s hidden networks, so everyone here was naturally one of his people.
She didn’t believe for a second that Shu Fengli and E Jintang had actually hit it off right away. The look in his eyes when he saw E Jintang suddenly appear here was one of stunned surprise, as if sothing had slipped from his control.
’The concubine, Huaxu Square, Shu Fengli... There has to be a connection between the three.’
’If I can’t find that concubine, I’ll start with Shu Fengli!’
Song Lianhe didn’t like to overthink things. If a matter got too complicated, she’d rather not dwell on it. In any case, tying him up first couldn’t be wrong.
"Alright!"
Da Xi didn’t ask any questions either. If she was told to tie him up, she’d tie him up good and tight.
"And then?"
"Take him away!"
"Take him away?"
Da Xi looked stunned. "But... but how are we supposed to take a grown man away?"
Just as she said that, Xuan i ca in.
"Nothing to report for now."
"That’s fine." Song Lianhe waved her over. "You’re just in ti. Give him a little disguise."
The ti it takes to drink a cup of tea later, the group left the private room.
E Jintang was like a small, walking mountain, attracting attention wherever he went.
He was carrying a woman over his shoulder. She was taller than the average woman, but compared to him, her fra was as slender as a twig.
Onlookers all chuckled suggestively. Soone joked that perhaps only a man built like that could handle...
「At this mont, in the top-floor attic of Huaxu Square.」
Zhen Niang watched the departing group with an indifferent expression.
Back at the E Mansion, E Jintang swaggered through the door with the "woman" on his back.
Seeing this, the butler asked, "Young Master, this is..."
Song Lianhe stepped forward at the right mont. "Hehe, your young master... he’s a grown-up now~"
The butler was startled for a mont, then he imdiately understood. "Yes, yes, of course."
Once the group returned to their small courtyard, the door was slamd shut and locked.
E Jintang set down the person on his shoulder, revealing Shu Fengli’s fair face. However, with his eyebrows drawn and eyes lined, the sight was sowhat unbearable to look at.
"Granny, this..."
"Jintang, you go back to your room first. Granny has so questions for this brother of yours."
"But..."
Song Lianhe glanced at Da Xi, who imdiately stepped forward. "Young Master E, would you like so peach blossom crisps?"
E Jintang’s eyes widened. "Yes!"
"Co on, I’ll take you to get so."
Once E Jintang was led away, Song Lianhe rolled up her sleeves. "Sister i, ti to get to work."
"Mhm."
Xuan i tied Shu Fengli to a tree. Song Lianhe took a nose snuff bottle from her satchel. "Let him have a whiff of this."
Xuan i pulled out the stopper and held the bottle under his nose. Shu Fengli’s eyes flew open as if he’d been shot full of adrenaline.
"Hehe, awake now?"
"This is... You..."
Realizing his current situation, Shu Fengli panicked. "Granny, what is the aning of this?"
"Keep pretending. Go on, keep it up."
Xuan i brought over a chair, and Song Lianhe sat down. "Alright, start talking. What are your intentions in getting close to my grandnephew?"
"Brother Jintang and I were like old friends at first sight. I admire his heroic spirit..."
Song Lianhe frowned impatiently and glanced sideways at Xuan i. "Teach him how to speak to his elders."
Without a word, Xuan i drew the short sword from her waist and stepped forward.
Shu Fengli’s expression changed. His hands, tied behind the tree, clenched into fists.
"Every word I’ve said is true!"
Xuan i ca to stand before him, gesturing a few tis with her short sword. Then she suddenly turned back to look at Song Lianhe. "Where should I cut? The ear or the nose? Or maybe I should just cut out his tongue."
Shu Fengli: "..."
"Sigh! Sister i, how many tis have I told you? Don’t be so cruel! How is he supposed to face people after that? Even if you’re going to cut sothing, you have to pick a place no one can see!"
As Song Lianhe spoke, she glanced down toward the man’s waist.
"Understood."
Xuan i showed no sign of shyness, stepping forward to pull off the man’s pants.
"You! You people are simply—"
Shu Fengli was both furious and flustered, his face flushed crimson. With his Inner Strength, he could break free of the ropes at any mont.
But doing so would be tantamount to exposing himself!
He knew very well that the woman before him was Princess Qing. Once he was exposed, it would be difficult to answer to Prince Ling...
’If I’d known it would co to this, I should have just poisoned her to death that day!’
Xuan i had no concept of the strict separation of n and won. She lifted the hem of his robe, and the sword pressed against...
Shu Fengli’s pants had already been pulled down. The cold steel of the blade against his skin made his face turn from red to purple. His eyes were bloodshot, looking as if they were about to spew fire.
Just as Xuan i’s sword was about to slice down, he finally erupted. Using his Inner Strength, he suddenly snapped the ropes binding him and roared, "Song Lianhe! You’ve gone too far!"
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