Just when Qin Ke was about to pretend to be drunk and leave early.

Suddenly there was a scream from the side, and the waitress who was serving the dishes tripped over something and fell towards Qin Ke.

Under normal circumstances, Qin Ke was agile and would be able to dodge quickly upon hearing the sound, but he had drunk a few glasses of wine today and his body's reactions were obviously slow.

When he stood up and moved away, the tray in the maid's hand had already fallen to the ground, and the remaining soup spilled onto Qin Ke's clothes.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the movement here. They all stopped what they were doing and looked over.

Qin Ke frowned and looked down at his soiled clothes. The maid who had done something wrong was about to wipe it for him with a handkerchief, but Qin Ke quickly moved aside.

It just so happened that he wanted to go back, so he immediately bowed to Lord Wang and said, "I'm afraid I can't stay with you for long. I hope you can forgive me."

Lord Wang hurriedly stood up and said apologetically, "It's all because of my poor management of the household. Lord Qin, please forgive me. It's really not elegant for you to go back like this. You'd better change your clothes before going back, otherwise..."

If he was still in Qinghe Village, this little bit of dirt on his body would be nothing. When he worked in the fields, he was often dirtier than this.

But this is not Qinghe Village. If he goes out like this, he will lose face for the mansion.

Moreover, Qin Ke felt uncomfortable when she smelled the food smell coming from her clothes, so she could only smile and say, "Thank you very much."

Lord Wang hurriedly ordered someone to take Qin Ke to change clothes, and at the same time asked someone to take away the maid who dropped the plate. Qin Ke glanced at the maid who was taken away, and always felt that something was wrong.

But he felt a little dizzy at the moment, and had no time to grasp the fleeting thoughts in his mind. He could only follow the servant into the courtyard.

The further he walked in, the more uncomfortable Qin Ke felt. In addition to feeling dizzy, his body seemed to be getting hot, and his mouth was a little dry.

He raised his hand and touched his increasingly hot cheek. The weather was cool at this time, and he didn't feel hot. Qin Ke realized that something was wrong and immediately stopped. His heart suddenly shuddered. He looked sharply at the servant who led the way and asked, "Where is this?"

The servant was startled and explained hastily, "This is the North Garden, a courtyard for entertaining guests. The master has already sent someone to fetch some clothes for replacement. Please wait a moment, sir."

Qin Ke shook his heavy head and, unable to support himself, held onto the wall of the courtyard entrance.

There was something wrong with his body. It's not like he had never been drunk before, but he didn't react like this. And why did the maid just now drop the plate at his feet instead of falling anywhere else?

Just now, Wang Qiping's attitude towards the maid who made the mistake was not quite right. It was such an important occasion, and everyone present were court officials. Making such a low-level mistake was really a disgrace to the mansion.

Not only did the master not get angry, he also gave her a light verbal rebuke when he sent someone to take her away.

Qin Ke finally reacted at this time. After the maid made a mistake just now, there was no expression of regret or fear on her face. It was too calm.

And most importantly, although Qin Ke had never been to the palace before and didn't understand its structure, the servant who led the way had just been leading her towards the backyard.

The door he was holding at this time was a moon-shaped door, which was a door formed by a round hole in the inner wall of the courtyard. Most of them were arranged on the partition wall of the inner courtyard.

The inner courtyards of ordinary mansions are inhabited by women and children.

In particular, Qin Ke looked up with great effort at the servant who had just walked in front of him to lead the way. The servant was now standing behind Qin Ke, blocking the moon-shaped door faintly, obviously not wanting him to retreat.

"I'm a little drunk, come and help me." Qin Ke lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the thoughts in his eyes, pretending that he didn't notice anything.

As expected, the young man did not suspect anything and took two steps forward to support Qin Ke.

Qin Ke raised his arm and hung it on his shoulder. The next second, the servant felt something cold and sharp against his neck.

He looked down in fear and saw that Qin Ke had taken out a sharp dagger from somewhere in his hand which was hanging on his shoulder and was placing it across his neck.

Naturally, this dagger was placed in the space by Qin Ke as a backup. He liked to be prepared for any eventuality. In addition to clothes and food, there were also general medicines and self-defense equipment.

He thought he had prepared it in vain, but who would have thought that it would come in handy today.

"Tell me, whose courtyard is this?" Qin Ke held the dagger and exerted a little force, and blood began to appear on his neck.

The servant was already so frightened that he didn't dare to move. When he heard Qin Ke's question, he trembled and said, "This... This is the residence of the second young lady of the mansion."

Sure enough, Qin Ke said secretly.

"How did Wang tell you to do that?"

"My Lord...My Lord ordered me to bring you here. As for the rest, I don't know...Please spare my life..."

Qin Ke's breathing became heavier and heavier. He had no energy to listen to his pleas for mercy. He was communicating with the system in his mind.

"System, is there any antidote?"

"The drug the host was injected with is an aphrodisiac, not a poison. The antidote cannot remove the drug's effects!"

Qin Ke immediately became anxious. He had already guessed the other party's plan. If he couldn't escape, it was obvious what would happen.

How would he face his wife then...

"This system can delay the host for twenty minutes. After twenty minutes, the combined effects of the drugs will take effect, and the host will have twenty minutes to escape!"

Qin Ke was delighted, but before he could agree, the system's emotionless electronic sound rang again.

"The price is five points."

Damn, this is simply taking advantage of someone’s misfortune!

But Qin Ke had no time to hesitate. His vision was becoming increasingly blurry, and the hand holding the dagger was becoming increasingly weaker.

"exchange!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ke felt that his confused and weak body immediately regained clarity and his strength returned.

Qin Ke, who had regained his ability to move, immediately pressed the boy's head against the wall. He was much stronger than an ordinary person.

The servant was knocked unconscious by the impact.

Qin Ke put away the dagger and quickly took off his coat and put it on.

He only had 20 minutes to leave the palace as soon as possible. Wang Qiping had planned everything, and if he found out that Wang Qiping hadn't entered the inner house by the appointed time, he would definitely send someone to look for him.

He walked out along the wall in the direction he remembered, trying not to attract anyone's attention. Fortunately, no one in the mansion had discovered him yet.

But looking at the intersection ahead, Qin Ke fell into hesitation. When he turned the corner, a figure bumped into him.

The man was knocked back two steps by Qin Ke. Qin Ke looked up and saw that it was the dancer who had just sat next to him.

(Today's update went smoothly, and I can't help but talk about the male and female protagonists.

Qin Ke was actually an ordinary person in modern times. He went to school and graduated, and then worked. Except for the mentally ill murderer he met, he did not encounter any major hardships during this period. So when he came to this era, he had compassion for the people of this era, especially women.

He is kind and gentle, which is out of tune with this era and gives people a sense of disconnection.

Jinyang, Gu Lanxi, and even Su Mian could sense this sense of separation, which was why they were willing to interact with him.

The heroine is a native of the local area. She has been accustomed to all kinds of underworld and intrigue in the backyard since she was a child. Later, she encountered that kind of thing again and suffered hardships, and her heart became cold and hard.

Qin Ke is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, soft and gentle at heart, while Lu Youqing appears cold and gentle to her family, but is actually ruthless and decisive, so she can kill people without blinking an eye and shows no mercy to her enemies.

So Lu Youqing was protecting him from this sense of separation to some extent. She didn't need him to integrate into this era and become like the people of this era.

There are already enough of these people.)

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