Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Xiao Zuochen, Chu Yao and Xiao Zuoming were drinking under the moon in the courtyard of Prince Yun's Mansion. They were drunken in every move and looked quite carefree.

"I tell you, this woman wants too much! She wants you to be good to her, and she also wants you to be smarter, but there is no perfect person in this world.

Take Xiao Zuochen for example. You are smart and considerate, but you are not interested in women. Chu Yao is interesting and has high martial arts skills. He sometimes deserves a beating and only likes to follow Lao Liu. It's useless even if so many girls like you two.

Look at me again~ There is a girl who likes me, and I like her too, but I can’t meet her other standards~"

After Xiao Zuoming expressed his emotion, he drank another glass of strong liquor.

Xiao Zuochen listened to his monologue, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Chu Yao stood up and staggered over to Xiao Zuoming with a glass of wine in hand.

"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about~ In my eyes, you are like a mascot~"

"Mascot? Why am I a mascot?"

Xiao Zuoming frowned to express his confusion.

Chu Yao leaned over and put his arm around Xiao Zuoming's shoulders, and the two of them swayed together.

"Look, you are not very smart. Although you are the legitimate child, you are not favored by the three sides."

"Hey wait a minute~ What do you mean by unloved on three sides?"

Xiao Zuoming was not convinced, and Chu Yao patted him on the shoulder as if to comfort him.

"Indeed, the Queen doesn't like you, the Emperor doesn't like you, and even most of the ministers in the court probably don't like you."

"you--"

Xiao Zuoming pouted and looked unhappy, and Chu Yao continued.

"That's why I say you're a mascot. Look, even though everyone dislikes you, you've still grown up in peace. Look at Xiao Zuoqing and Xiao Zuochen, one of them is not favored and is treated harshly in life. The other seems to be favored and wise, but lives a difficult life because many people want to scheme against him, including his relatives. By comparison, isn't your life much smoother?"

When Xiao Zuoming heard Chu Yao say this, he suddenly understood.

"I think what you said makes a lot of sense! Come on, let's have a drink for your enlightening words!"

"drink!"

Chu Yao and Xiao Zuoming were both drunk and fell asleep in each other's arms.

Although Xiao Zuochen didn't drink too much, he was also tipsy. He almost fell when he stood up, but fortunately someone next to him supported him.

"Your Majesty~"

It was a delicate female voice. Xiao Zuochen subconsciously pushed his arm away, shook his head to keep himself awake and looked to the side.

"you are?"

This maid looks unfamiliar. She should be a new maid hired into the mansion.

"My Lord, let me help you back to your room~"

Xiao Zuochen remembered that he had already instructed that the three of them did not need a maid when they were drinking. Where did this maid come from?

"I don't need your help, go and do other things."

Xiao Zuochen had a cold face and dodged the hand she extended again.

"Your Majesty~"

There was a hint of grievance in the maid's voice, which made me feel pity for her. But Xiao Zuochen didn't buy it.

"Didn't you hear what the king said!?"

Seeing that Prince Yun was so self-disciplined, the maid could only grit her teeth and miss this opportunity. However...

Xiao Zuochen walked towards the room by himself, and was sent back to the room by Yanluo on the way. Xiao Zuochen did not forget to tell them to send Chu Yao back to the room as well. Xiao Zuoming, on the other hand, was sent back to the palace by the guards.

"Keep an eye on the maids at home. Someone is planning to get promoted."

Xiao Zuochen fainted after saying this while lying on the bed.

Little did I know that on the second day——

The next morning, Xiao Zuochen was awakened by the sound of crying outside the house. Of course, the crying did not come from the maid, but from...

Xiao Zuochen, who had drunk wine the night before and had not slept enough, opened the door with his head covered and wearing only a single layer of clothes. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Chu Yao standing in the middle of the courtyard, crying with his face covered, and a maid kneeling beside him prostrated herself.

"I said you were making a fuss so early in the morning. Didn't you drink last night? You're still so lively now!"

"Xiao Zuochen! You have to be responsible for me!"

Chu Yao looked aggrieved, and at this moment he was covering his clothes tightly with both hands. This action seemed to make Xiao Zuochen understand something.

"You are..."

Xiao Zuochen looked at him, then at the maid on the ground. Chu Yao was about to pretend to cry again after hearing what Xiao Zuochen said.

Xiao Zuochen shook his head. Judging from his expression, he definitely wasn't taken advantage of. He just came here early in the morning to make his presence known. He really didn't feel tired at all.

"When I opened my eyes this morning, I saw her lying next to me. I drank with you yesterday, so even if there was someone sleeping next to me, it should have been you. But I don't know when this female hooligan came. She said she had done something indecent to me!"

After Chu Yao finished speaking, he began to sob quietly on the side.

Xiao Zuochen also understood that after they finished drinking and went back to sleep yesterday, the maid took advantage of Chu Yao's sleep and climbed onto his bed. Then in the morning, she told him that they had had physical contact. Wasn't this just to get promoted?

"Keep your head up."

Xiao Zuochen said that he remembered that there was also a maid who wanted to get to the top through him last night. The maid trembled, but she didn't dare to disobey King Yun's words, so she could only raise her head.

Xiao Zuochen took a look at the face. Although he couldn't remember clearly what the maid looked like yesterday, the maid in front of him still felt very familiar to him.

"So, you really had physical contact?"

Xiao Zuochen looked at the maid and asked.

Although the maid was a little scared, she still answered firmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Yesterday, Master Chu drank too much and mumbled something in the middle of the night. I was passing by outside the courtyard and heard the noise. I thought it was Master Chu calling for someone to serve him, so I pushed the door open and went in. Who would have thought..."

After the maid said this, she was about to cover her face and cry, but Xiao Zuochen would never believe her and still asked coldly.

"Are you sure you had physical contact with him?"

"This servant is sure!"

The maid seemed convinced that they had no way of proving the truth of the matter and it was all based on her empty words.

"Okay, since you said so, come! Go to the palace to invite the nanny!"

"what?"

The maid didn't understand the point of asking a nanny to come back, and she was not afraid even if she was tested for her uterine virginity.

While Xiao Zuochen asked someone to go to the palace to invite a nanny, he said something to Yun Feng, and Yun Feng left.

"You are new to the palace and do not know the king's rules. I will give you another chance. If you can tell the truth, I can spare your life."

Xiao Zuochen rubbed his fingers and waited for her to make a choice.

But the maid made up her mind. She had never heard that the maids in the palace could judge such things. After being a slave for so many years, she must seize this opportunity!

"Your Majesty, how could I joke about my innocence. If Your Majesty is worried that I am planning to take the throne, then I can sign a letter of guarantee! I do not ask for a title, I only ask Your Majesty to let me have a job to support myself~"

Xiao Zuochen glanced at her.

"We'll talk about this later. I've given you the chance. Just wait for Madam to come."