Noble Lady

Fang Rui looked at Xue Chenyu and her servants who had already walked away, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master, why did you suddenly decide to pretend to be drunk?" Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise he would have been exposed.

"How can I not pretend to be drunk? Is my relationship with her good enough to keep her secret?"

“…” Fang Rui was speechless.

Their master was obviously calm and composed in front of His Majesty, but why did he become so restrained in front of Miss Xue?

What a hell.

After sitting for a while, Yuzhu and Yumei brought tea over.

Yumei brought the whole pot of tea and the empty cup to Situ Zhen, and put down a small white porcelain bottle.

"My daughter said that the prince had drunk too much and his stomach was upset, so he asked us to bring some high-quality wild honey. If the prince doesn't mind that my daughter's food is crude, you can use some of it."

After saying that, he secretly rolled his eyes at Situ Zhen where Yuzhu couldn't see.

Situ Zhen was still pretending to be drunk, so Fang Rui had to say for him, "Thank you."

Yuzhu and Yumei delivered the things and left.

Situ Zhen sat up slowly, playing with the small bottle of wild honey, and couldn't suppress the smile for a long time.

Fang Rui became more and more puzzled when he saw how intoxicated his master was.

What's so good about this Miss Xue?

If you say she is good-looking, she... is indeed very good-looking. There are so many beautiful women in Kyoto, and she can be considered one of the famous ones.

But apart from good looks, a master of his status would have to consider other things when marrying a wife, such as family background.

Although the Marquis of Wu'an is a third-rank marquis, the trend of valuing civil officials over military officials in this dynasty has been around for a long time. In the eyes of many people, a third-rank marquis earned by a military general through military merit is not as good as a small official of the fifth or seventh rank in the Hanlin Academy.

Just like He Minzhi.

Of course, the master doesn't need to consider these things. As long as he likes her, it doesn't matter if she is of such an outrageously low status.

The master is the prince of Prince Cheng's mansion and the most beloved nephew of His Majesty. Apart from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he is the one who has the least worries about getting married.

With the master's beauty, the women who wanted to marry him could line up three times from the palace gate to Chang'an Avenue.

But their prince just happened to like the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an, and she was already married.

Fang Rui felt a headache for his son just thinking about it.

"Even if Miss Xue divorces in the future, His Majesty and the Prince will not agree to the Crown Prince marrying a woman who has been married twice."

"You've been mumbling to yourself for a long time. What are you mumbling about?" Situ Zhen took a sip of tea, holding his chin and looking at him leisurely.

Fang Rui's heart skipped a beat. "Master, I didn't do that. I wasn't..."

"Alright, no need to explain. Master, thank you for taking the trouble to plan this for me. I'll let you know when I need you."

No, master, I don’t have that ability.

Fang Rui felt like crying.

……

Situ Zhen had no intention of going back after leaving the banquet.

Fang Rui grabbed a servant and asked him to tell He Minzhi that he suddenly got drunk after going to the toilet and went back first.

With his status, it is a great blessing for the whole family that he comes to the He Mansion. If he wants to leave, he can just say goodbye. Who dares to find fault with him?

Anyway, He Minzhi doesn't dare to do that.

When He Minzhi, who was lying on the table, heard the servant say this, he sobered up a lot.

An awkward look flashed across his face, and then he smiled. "Prince Cheng is already of noble status. It is a great blessing for our He family that he is willing to condescend to visit my humble home."

Then he raised his glass and said, "Cheers to the prince."

"Prince Jing."

Among those present, only the Fourth Young Master Yu had a higher official rank than him. The one from the He family had just achieved some official title and had not yet passed the imperial examination, so naturally he followed the crowd and said what others said.

Taking advantage of Prince Cheng's absence, they had another round of drinks.

Because of the clinking of glasses and the boisterous conversation, the originally simple banquet of two tables lasted from noon to evening.

He Minzhi was drunk and his steps were unsteady, but he still forced himself to see the guests out.

The fourth son of the Yu family was also a little dazed from drinking. Before leaving, he held his hand and kept shouting, "Brother He, come again, come again..."

Then he was pulled away by his attendant.

After seeing off the guests, He Minzhi could no longer hold on and fell on the stone.

Liu and Ji Minrou just sent Old Lady He and the others to the car. When they turned around, they saw He Minzhi's behavior.

"Shitou, send your master back home. It's just a concubine, how can you be so drunk?"

Shi Tou didn't dare to say anything, although he also felt that it was outrageous for him to drink so much. He was just taking a concubine. People would think he married some noble lady from a wealthy family.

This is also the reason why Liu was disgusted when she saw it.

"Shi Tou, does my cousin have any distinguished guests visiting today?" Ji Minrou said hurriedly.

He was afraid that Liu would develop a dislike for He Minzhi and would not give him everything wholeheartedly in the future, and he would not be able to take advantage of her.

Liu paused.

Shitou also understood what Ji Minrou meant and quickly said, "Yes, cousin, old lady. Today, the fourth young master Yu came to attend the wedding banquet and brought with him an extremely distinguished guest."

At this point, he lowered his voice mysteriously, "But that Fei's identity is too noble, and the master won't let it be disclosed casually."

"Besides, the old lady and my cousin were both in the ladies' section at the time. It was really inconvenient with all the female relatives present, so we didn't let the old lady come to meet the guests."

Liu looked at Ji Minrou, who smiled and said gently, "I heard my cousin and the others call someone Mr. Chu, but the words they used were quite respectful."

"You were talking to Old Madam He at the time, so perhaps you didn't notice."

This explanation makes sense.

Liu's dissatisfaction with He Minzhi also disappeared at once, and she urged Shi Tou to send him back to rest.

After a pause, he instructed Ji Minrou, "You've worked hard, so make a bowl of soup to help your cousin."

Ji Minrou nodded obediently and walked towards the kitchen.

"It's really better to raise a girl yourself." Seeing that she was so obedient, Liu was immediately relieved.

Rou'er's maid was now given to Dalang as a concubine, and she didn't say a word.

At least I know everything about him.

Thinking of this, Liu became even more determined to leave her to He Minzhi to carry on the family line and have more children.

Why is the He family so destitute now, relying on Dalang to make a slight improvement? Isn't it because the old man had two children and refused to remarry after his first wife died, and he didn't take in more concubines.

If he had had a few more children at that time, perhaps more of them would have become promising, and Dalang's father would not have to work so hard alone.

Yes, if a family wants to prosper, its population must also prosper.

Liu made up her mind and began to think about it.

If we want Rou'er to stay, when is the best time?

It would indeed be inappropriate to let her be Dalang's concubine, after all, she is the daughter of the Ji family.

How could one let his niece be his son's concubine?