A car accident, our family of three crossed

Just as Zhou Ting had predicted, Chu Kao was getting drunk when he stayed in Prince Rui's mansion until mid-afternoon.

"Young General, what did I say? I told you not to drink too much, but you didn't listen. Do you feel better now?"

Chu Fang was speechless. He didn't feel comfortable at all. He was conscious, but his head was getting more and more dizzy. He just wanted to find a place to lie down.

So, under the gloating and merciless ridicule of Zhou Huan and his son, he ran to a side room next to the study in the palace as if he knew the place well, and fell asleep.

I slept until the next day and didn't wake up once.

He dragged his hungry body to the dining area in the front hall of the palace. At this time, Xiao Yun had returned from the morning court and was having breakfast.

Seeing him coming, Xiao Yun looked at him with a smile, and asked with a smile: "How do you feel about your hangover?" Then he ordered the servants, "Add a set of bowls and chopsticks for the young general."

Chu Fang sat down with a bitter face, rubbing his forehead and said, "I didn't expect that this fruit wine would have such a strong aftereffect."

"This is the consequence of not listening to advice." Xiao Yun ate his breakfast elegantly.

Fortunately, he listened to the advice yesterday and only drank two small glasses, and let this guy drink up the rest. If he hadn't forbidden, this guy would have wanted to drink up the small jar of wine that had been opened.

Chu Fang straightened his clothes and laughed awkwardly. "I thought they were bluffing! Who would have thought that such a sweet wine could actually make people drunk."

When the servants brought up the dishes and chopsticks, he began to eat without caring about his image. His eating manner was in stark contrast to Xiao Yun's.

"Hmm? What's this sauce?"

When he was half full, he noticed that Xiao Yunzheng picked up a dumpling, dipped it in sauce, and then put it into his mouth.

He quickly asked the servant to serve him a small dish of sauce, and imitated Xiao Yun, dipping the food in the sauce before putting it into his mouth.

"Hmm! This sauce goes really well with dumplings." After praising it highly, he continued to work hard.

Xiao Yun was full quickly, and the rest was still eaten up by Chu Fang.

In the inner courtyard of the palace, there was also a small dish of sauce on the princess's dining table, and Xiao Jing was sitting opposite her, eating with gusto.

"Mother, why don't you eat? The dumplings are really delicious with the sauce." Xiao Jing saw that his mother was just watching him eat without picking up his chopsticks, so he took a dumpling and dipped it in the sauce, then put it in his mother's bowl, "Mother, please try it, it's really delicious."

"Okay." Princess Rui responded gently. How could she bear to refuse her son who was so thoughtful?

She picked up the dumplings from the bowl, took a bite and savored them carefully under Xiao Jing's expectant gaze.

"How is it? Does it taste better?" Xiao Jing asked anxiously.

"Yeah! It's really delicious." Princess Rui nodded, ate the remaining half of the dumpling, and then asked him, "How did you know that this sauce should be eaten with dumplings like this?"

"My father taught me." Xiao Jing was concentrating on his meal and did not notice that his mother's expression paused slightly when she heard him mention his father.

All the breakfast today was delivered by the prince on his orders because Xiao Jing was coming to have dinner with her.

Princess Rui smiled slightly. It seemed that she was benefiting from her son's help.

Along with the breakfast, a small pot of fruit wine was also delivered. The servant told the princess that drinking one or two glasses of this fruit wine could warm the body.

At the same time, he also relayed the prince's instructions, that although the wine was sweet, it would make people drunk and one must not drink too much. He also hoped that the princess and the servants would keep a close eye on the young master and not let him drink too much.

Princess Rui took a few sips and felt warm all over. It was really comfortable! When Xiao Jing saw this, he wanted to ask for a sip, but she refused.

The fruit wine tastes sweet, and it is normal for children to want to drink more after drinking it. But since the prince has instructed not to drink too much, both the princess and the servants serving beside them must obey.

Since Xiao Jing couldn't get any wine to drink, he had no choice but to give up.

Just now in the front hall, Xiao had already tasted a small sip and wanted to drink more, but was stopped by his father, who warned him not to drink again today.

But Xiao Jing, who had tasted the sweetness, was still thinking about it, so how could he be obedient?

After finishing breakfast, while the servants were packing up and the princess stood up to rinse her mouth, he quietly picked up the small wine pot and took a sip from the spout.

It tastes so good and sweet! He smacked his lips, feeling that it was not enough, he tilted his head back and took another sip. If he was not afraid of being discovered by his mother, he would have wanted to take another sip.

The princess, who had just come back from rinsing her mouth, had no idea that the little guy had taken advantage of her inattention and drank two gulps of fruit wine.

Xiao Jing felt guilty, so he bowed to her and left, saying he was going to study. He had no idea what punishment he would receive for his greed.

Soon, the young master of Prince Rui's Mansion became the second person to be knocked out by this delicious and sweet fruit wine.

When Xiao Yun received the news that the young master suddenly fainted and lost consciousness during class, he hurried to the backyard and found that the court doctor had already come to see him.

"What's going on?" he asked with a cold face.

The court doctor saluted towards him, with an expression that was hard to describe. "The young master is fine, he is just drunk. He will be fine after a good sleep..."

"Drunk?" Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and turned to look at the princess who was also stunned.

Princess Rui immediately ordered the servants around her, "Go and bring over the pot of wine from this morning."

The waiter responded and quickly brought the wine back, reporting: "Your Majesty, Princess, the wine is missing, a little less than half..."

The answer was obvious. The missing half of the wine must have been secretly drunk by this little guy.

Princess Rui knew that she was to blame, so she quickly bowed to Xiao Yun and apologized, "Your Majesty, it was all my fault for being careless, which allowed this child to take advantage of the situation."

Xiao Yun waved his hand and said, "Forget it. He won't listen to my advice. Let him have a taste of the pain of being drunk. He won't dare to do it again next time."

After saying that, he walked to the edge of the bed and looked at the little guy who was sleeping soundly with a red face, and suddenly chuckled.

"You are such an ignorant brat." He scolded her with a smile, then turned to Princess Rui and said, "When he wakes up, don't send him the hangover soup."

When he turned around, he was still smiling, which surprised Princess Rui. It seemed that he had never smiled like this in front of her before.

Although she knew that the smile was not because of her, she still couldn't help but feel secretly happy in her heart. As long as he didn't give her the cold shoulder, it was a blessing.

"Yes, I saved it." She nodded quickly, "If he doesn't listen to my advice, he should know how powerful I am."

"I'll be guarding this side, Your Majesty, please go and do what you need!" It wasn't that she didn't want to stay with him more, but she was afraid that if she stayed with him, she would not be able to help but have more unnecessary expectations in her heart.

"Well! If there is anything, send someone to the front yard to call me." Xiao Yun did have something to do, so he gave a few instructions and left.

"Yes."

After watching the man leave, Princess Rui withdrew her gaze, sat on the edge of the bed, and reached out to touch the face of the unconscious little guy. The touch was warm.

Then, she pinched the little face lightly in annoyance and said in a low voice: "You are an ignorant boy."

Xiao Jing slept from before noon till dusk without waking up. He didn't eat lunch, and now it was time for dinner, but he still hadn't woken up.

Princess Rui didn't know how strong the aftereffects of the fruit wine were. Seeing that the child hadn't woken up, she became anxious and asked someone to invite the court doctor over.

Over there, the news that the princess had requested the palace physician again reached Xiao Yun at the first opportunity. He had just finished the work on hand, so he simply got up and went to the backyard.

In Xiao Jing's room, the court doctor felt his pulse again and said to the princess respectfully, "Please rest assured, the young master is fine, he is just very drunk, so I'm afraid he will sleep for a long time."

"But he has been sleeping for a long time and has never woken up." Princess Rui was very anxious. If the child was not still breathing and had body temperature, she would have thought...

Xiao Yun walked in at this time. He happened to overhear their conversation just now, so he explained: "This wine has a strong aftereffect. Jing'er is young, so it is normal for her to sleep for a few hours after being drunk."

"Your Highness, you are here." Seeing him, Princess Rui seemed to have found her backbone, and her heart was no longer so panicked. "But if I continue to sleep like this, will it really be okay? I didn't eat lunch, and I didn't wake up for dinner."

"Going hungry for one or two meals won't kill you, go eat first!"

Princess Rui had no intention of eating since her son had fallen asleep. But when she thought of Xiao Yun being here, she asked, "Has the prince eaten yet?"

"Not yet." Xiao Yun replied calmly and walked outside. "Bring the food. Let's eat here."

Princess Rui was stunned when she heard this. He said that they would eat here. Did he mean that he wanted to stay and have dinner together?

She couldn't remember how long it had been since they had eaten together.

While she was in a daze, the maid beside her gently poked her arm, which made her come back to her senses. She quickly responded, "Uh, OK, I'll have someone serve the meal right away."

Soon, dinner was served in Xiao Jing's room, and just like that, the meal was finished in an atmosphere of Xiao Yun's slowness and Princess Rui's thoughtfulness.

After dinner, Princess Rui went to the inner room to take a look at Xiao Jing who was sleeping soundly.

This child usually loves to eat, but at this moment, even the smell of food can't wake him up. How drunk is he? How long will it take for him to wake up?

When she thought of this, she felt angry and amused at the same time.

As if Xiao Yun knew what she was thinking, he wiped his hands slowly, without turning his head, and said calmly: "He won't wake up until tomorrow, so just leave someone here to watch over him."

"Yes." Princess Rui came out from the inner room and saw that he didn't seem to be going to leave, so she asked casually, "Does your Highness have any official business to deal with?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yun turned to look at her without saying anything.

Princess Rui's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly explained, "I just thought that if His Majesty has nothing to do, he could come sit with me."

Xiao Yun was silent for a while, then stood up and slowly uttered a word, "Okay."

His eyes were fixed on her the entire time, and he didn't miss the momentary look of surprise on her face.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, it was unclear whether it was a smile or sarcasm, he turned around and walked out first.

On this day, the master of Prince Rui's Mansion had a rare meal in the backyard, and that night he even stayed in the backyard for the first time.

That night, Xiao Yun slept peacefully, but Princess Rui was just the opposite.

Even though the two of them were lying in bed doing nothing, her heart was in turmoil and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

This is so abnormal. This man’s recent behavior is really puzzling.

She was thinking about something and was not sleepy, but she didn't dare to move. Even if she turned over occasionally, she moved very gently for fear of waking up the sleeping man next to her.

It was not until the second half of the night that she fell into a drowsy sleep.

Almost at the moment when her breathing gradually became even, the man who was originally sleeping beside her suddenly opened his eyes. There was no trace of sleepiness in those clear eyes.

Xiao Yun stretched half of his body and stared at the sleeping woman for a while, then he got out of bed, walked to the dressing table, and took out a treasure box from the secret cabinet hidden in the drawer.

There is a mechanical lock on the box, which may not be accessible to ordinary people. However, as he is the disciple of the master of the Mingshan Mechanical Valley, this little trick is not difficult for him at all.

He seemed to be playing with the treasure box, fiddling with it casually in his hands, and the treasure box was easily opened by him.

There weren't many items stored inside, just a few pieces of old-fashioned jewelry and a jade pendant of good quality.

He did not touch the other items. He just took out the jade pendant and played with it in his palm for a while, then put it back to its original place, locked the treasure box, and put it back into the secret cabinet in the drawer.

After doing all this, he lay back on the bed, listening to the shallow breathing of the person sleeping beside him, and fell into deep thought.

Is it her? The little girl who threw meat buns at him outside the palace gate in the snow and ice.

If he hadn't accidentally heard her maid let it slip a few days ago, he wouldn't have had any suspicions.

That year, he was kneeling in the snow outside the palace gate. Although the warmth of the meat bun that fell from the sky could not offset the chill on his body, it melted a piece of ice and snow in his heart.

He didn't see her face clearly at that time. All he saw was a small face that was deliberately blackened. It was exactly the same as the girl he left behind when he took over the Huazi stronghold.

He threw the jade pendant to her, hoping that she would come to him and recognize him with the help of it in the future. However, he did not expect that after that, the little black face never appeared again, and the jade pendant he threw away also sank into the sea.

But now, this jade pendant actually appeared in his princess's treasure box.

If she is really the little black-faced girl from that year, how should he view her in the future?

On the one hand, her surname is Qi, and the Qi family and he are sworn enemies.

On the other hand, she was the only person other than the Chu family who gave him warmth when he was young and frivolous. The little black face had a different meaning in his heart.

However, he couldn't easily draw a conclusion based on just a jade pendant. It might be possible that she picked it up somewhere.