The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"What should we do with Mo Zhu?" Yu Sheng asked while holding the drunk Mo Zhu.

"How about throwing him into the lake to sober him up?" Situ Yaorao said calmly. Yu Sheng heard this and twitched her lips: "Situ, are you taking revenge? Absolutely not?"

"What can we do? No matter how you think about it, it's his fault when he's drunk. Do you want me to make him a hangover soup on the boat? Not to mention that I don't know how to make it. Even if I did, I would just add a packet of rat poison." Situ Yaorao said with disgust.

Yu Sheng's mouth twitched when she heard that.

"May I have a look at this Young Master Mozhu?" Just when Yu Sheng was hesitating whether to really kick Mozhu into the lake to take a bath, the man who came to share the boat spoke.

After hearing this, Yu Sheng brought the person in front of the man.

"I have been studying medicine since I was young, and I know some ways to sober up. Could I give this young man acupuncture?" the man looked at Yu Sheng and asked.

"No." Without waiting for Yu Sheng to answer, Situ Yaorao refused.

Yu Sheng was suspicious. But Situ Yaorao said with a serious face: "If acupuncture doesn't work, we won't be able to find you if something goes wrong."

"That's true. How about this? I have some hangover medicine here. Can he take it?" the man continued.

"Can you show me the medicine?" Situ Yaorao looked at the man and asked. The man was stunned when he heard this, then smiled and handed her a bottle. Situ Yaorao opened it and only smelled the aroma of medicine. Then she handed it to Yu Sheng with confidence: "Give it to this idiot. If he gets drunk again, he will never touch fruit wine again in his life."

"Well! Then you might as well kill him. However, he has been acting really strange lately. He drinks more and more often, as if he is drowning his sorrows in alcohol." Yu Sheng said as she gave the man some sobering medicine.

About half an hour later, Mo Zhu woke up.

"What am I?"

"You were drunk just now. Fortunately, this young man gave you some sobering medicine, otherwise we would have kicked you into the lake to take a bath." Yu Sheng said coldly.

Mo Zhu couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he heard this: "Sorry."

"I say you've been becoming more and more unreasonable recently. Even if you're unhappy, you shouldn't be drinking to drown your sorrows, right? You're a cook, and if you continue drinking, I'm afraid your sense of smell will be affected." Yu Sheng frowned.

"I know, don't worry, I know what's going on."

"You know what's going on? Stop teasing me! Others may not know you, but don't I know you?" Yu Sheng wanted to kick the man down right now.

"Alright, stop talking about him. Don't let him drink anymore." Situ Yaorao felt a headache. Ever since the man in red entered the cabin, she'd been feeling a bit repulsed by him. For no reason, she simply found him terrifying. She wanted to stay away from him.

However, Yu Sheng naturally didn't know what Situ Yaorao was thinking.

Yu Sheng held the black bamboo beside her and said a few more words before stopping.

The sky gradually darkened. Mo Zhu sobered up and realized that he had gone too far today. There happened to be a kitchen on the boat, so he personally went to the kitchen and cooked for everyone.

Black bamboo is a great way to make soup and pastries.

Situ Yaorao drank the red date and pork ribs soup cooked by the man and ate the pastries he made, and her mood improved a lot.

The man in red was also called to eat together, but after sitting down, he didn't eat anything and just sat there quietly.

"Sir, why aren't you eating?" Situ Yaorao looked at the man in confusion. The man smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm not eating today. If I eat, it will be detrimental to my health."

"What kind of statement is that?"

"My young master is very self-disciplined in his life, and his daily meals are regulated. So please don't mind, young lady." The woman came over and explained.

"So that's how it is." Situ Yaorao smiled slightly, then as if she had thought of something, she said to Yu Sheng, "Yu Sheng, do you still have my fruit wine hidden there? Why not give this young master a bottle as a thank you for helping Mo Zhu?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng nodded, then took out the fruit wine brewed by Situ Yaorao and handed it to the man.

The man had thought the wine tasted good when he drank it before, so he took it and said, "Thank you, young lady. Was this wine brewed by you?"

"Well, I brewed it."

"You are truly talented, young lady. This is the first time I've tasted such good wine."

"It was just by chance that I got the method. It's not really a talent. But you, sir, must be a very skilled doctor, right? At your age, it's truly rare to have such superb medical skills."

"Miss, you're too kind." The man chuckled, a bit embarrassed, a faint blush on his pale face. Situ Yaorao looked at him and thought he was actually very good-looking. But for some reason, she just felt that he was a bit dangerous.

For no reason.

It looked harmless enough. This puzzled Situ Yaorao. People are always afraid of things they don't understand. Situ Yaorao was no exception.

After eating, the sky gradually darkened.

The lake became even more lively. Atop the Bingxin pleasure boat, long lanterns lit up, and Bingxin Lake was sealed. Those outside were unable to enter. Meanwhile, the boats on the lake headed towards the pleasure boat.

Yu Sheng and others naturally went there as well.

When getting off the boat, the man thanked Situ Yaorao, who just smiled. She decided to stay away from him in the future.

The door of Bing Xin's painted boat was open. Ten women in white gauze dresses stood at the door. They were dressed in gorgeous clothes, with long hair falling on their shoulders, and holding lanterns in their hands.

Smiling faces correspond to all guests.

Bingxin Lake is brightly lit.

Situ Yaorao, Yu Sheng, and Mo Zhu entered the pleasure boat together. When they entered the pleasure boat, someone gave them a sign.

"This is?"

"There are not only beauties in the pleasure boat, but also some auction items. This sign was used at that time." Yu Sheng explained. Situ Yaorao nodded when she heard this, but she didn't take it seriously. After all, she didn't need anything.

The Bingxin Painting Boat has three floors, each filled with numerous people. However, the activities on each floor are completely different. On the first floor, visitors simply seek to see the beautiful woman. On the second floor, visitors come to spend the night with her. As for the third floor, besides spending the night with the beautiful woman, many also come to view the items being auctioned.

It's said that the Bingxin pleasure boat holds many treasures. In the past, antiques from the previous dynasty were sold here. It's said that even members of the royal family sent people to auction off such items. Furthermore, the boat also sells items like treasure maps and Ganoderma lucidum. These items are truly rare treasures.

However, such cases are rare. However, even if they are rare, there are still many people who will come to take a look, just in case they get lucky and succeed.

After Situ Yaorao watched Yu Sheng pay a deposit of ten thousand taels of silver, the three of them were taken to the third floor. There were probably hundreds of people there, but they were all busy with their own things. Clearly, none of them were looking around. Those here were naturally of high status; no one would do anything to overshadow their status.

Situ Yaorao, Yu Sheng and Mo Zhu were sitting near the railing, so they could see clearly below.

Although there were women on the pleasure boats, most of them came to see the world and did not dare to show their faces. People like Situ Yaorao were rare.

"Situ, shouldn't you wear a mask too?" Yu Sheng reminded the others, seeing all the women around her wearing masks. Situ Yaorao nodded. It wasn't that she was afraid of embarrassment, but if someone were to recognize her, the Situ family would be in turmoil. Her engagement to the Crown Prince had already broken Madam Situ's heart, and if she were to cause any more trouble at this point, she would be going too far. Thinking this, Situ Yaorao put on the mask Yu Sheng handed her.

"My two lords, I am here to greet you." Just as Situ Yaorao put on her mask, a delicate voice rang out. Situ Yaorao looked over at the sound.

I saw this woman, wearing a purple strapless gauze dress, with enchanting eyebrows and eyes, and red lips, she was very seductive.

"Are you... Zi Su?" Yu Sheng looked at her for a long moment before calling out the woman's name in surprise. The woman was taken aback. Then, after a closer look, she suddenly realized, "Master Yu? Why are you here?"