Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

This is divine wine!

The ministers stared intently at Lu Feng, as if they were prey!

It's almost glowing green.

Lu Feng ignored them completely, and left the palace with Xueyi.

The ministers behind him were so angry that they felt resentful.

"Damn, this kid just left like that?"

An official chuckled, "What's wrong? You want to ask him for that 'Jingjiu' liquor? Or what?"

Although he didn't finish his sentence, everyone understood the mocking smile on his face.

The official, whose thoughts had been exposed, immediately denied it: "What nonsense are you talking about! You're the one who needs that strong liquor!"

"Oh, you're getting impatient?"

"Fuck you!"

The two officials argued and nearly came to blows; a man, of course, can't say he can't.

But only they themselves know what they truly think.

And so, the ministers of the six ministries gathered together. Being able to reach the position of minister means that they have been officials for quite some time.

Even the youngest Minister of Revenue, Qin Ming, is almost fifty years old now.

Minister of Personnel Zhang Tianyuan coughed and said to Qin Ming, "Lord Qin, you have a good relationship with this Lu Feng. Do you know where he got this strong liquor?"

Qin Ming was both amused and exasperated: "Lord Zhang, what are you saying? How could I possibly have a good relationship with Lu Feng?"

Minister of Rites Wang Mingyuan asked in surprise, "Qin Ming, isn't your daughter engaged to this young man? Didn't you two look like a father-in-law and son-in-law on a blind date not long ago?"

Qin Ming was speechless and said, "Lord Wang, you are wronging me. Xinyi and Lu Feng are engaged, but they don't get along. I was just discussing things with him normally. There was no such thing as a father-in-law and son-in-law meeting."

"Alright, alright, we've gone off on a tangent. You really don't know where Lu Feng got that strong liquor?" Zhang Tianyuan, who had something to ask for, interrupted the two of them.

The group was well aware of his flaws, but since Lord Zhang was, after all, a high-ranking official, they dared not make fun of him.

Qin Ming readily agreed, "I really don't know. How about I ask him when I have a chance?"

"Then thank you very much, Lord Qin." After receiving the reply, Zhang Tianyuan left with a slightly satisfied smile.

Watching his retreating figure, the Minister of Justice joked, "This old fellow, at his age, is still thinking about that kind of thing."

"You talk as if you don't want to," the Minister of War, whom he didn't get along with, sneered.

The two sides then engaged in another argument.

But without a doubt, it was thanks to Ye Bingyun.

The effects of this potent liquor have already taken root in the minds of officials and ministers, and many ministers with unspeakable difficulties want to find out the origin of this potent liquor.

But in the following days, Lu Feng barely paid attention to anyone else when he went to court.

This left the officials with no choice.

Those with lower official ranks dared not ask, after all, Lu Feng and Xu Tianlang, the Minister of Works, had almost come to blows in the imperial court, which showed that he was not a good-tempered person.

Those with higher official ranks were not to be questioned, for fear that Lu Feng would reveal their unspeakable secrets, which would be a huge loss of face.

Therefore, I can only feel an itch in my heart, like being scratched by a cat.

Before they knew it, it was time for the birthday celebration of the second wife of the Minister of Rites, as Chu Hongyan had mentioned before.

After the court session, Lu Feng returned to his residence, changed into clean clothes, prepared gifts, and waited for Chu Hongyan to come and pick him up.

As dusk approached, Chu Hongyan's carriage arrived, and Lu Feng called Xueyi to get into the carriage with him.

With outsiders present, Chu Hongyan naturally didn't linger with Lu Feng, so Lu Feng inquired, "What's the name of Wang Mingyuan's second wife? Who else did they invite today?"

Chu Hongyan smiled gently and said, "The Second Madam's original surname was Li, and her family was considered a powerful family in the capital. When she was young, the Second Madam had many friends who were famous beauties, and she was kind and honest. Therefore, she always received a lot of invitations to her birthday banquets."

"The daughters, wives and ladies of all the officials will be there, so the scene tonight will be no less grand than that day when His Highness Ye was there, and perhaps even more so. Moreover, most of them will be women. Tonight should be the best occasion to make that batch of goods famous."

Lu Feng was somewhat surprised: "How could an official's concubine host a banquet with more guests than Prince Ye, a mere prince?"

Chu Hongyan said softly, "You don't know this. Prince Ye is always low-key and rarely goes out to make friends. To outsiders, it's not a good thing. He's a bit of a freeloader. So he usually doesn't invite outsiders to his banquets."

Chu Hongyan is the daughter of the King of Zhen, so she doesn't have much reservations about discussing the Prince Ye.

As they talked, the carriage arrived at the residence of the Minister of Revenue.

The coachman opened the carriage door, and Lu Feng jumped down first, followed closely by Lu Xueyi.

At this moment, a person also stepped down from the carriage opposite. He was dressed in gorgeous and bright clothes and was none other than the King Ye that Lu Feng and the other person had been discussing earlier.

He seemed to spot Lu Feng immediately and quickly greeted him, "Lu Feng!"

As he spoke, he walked over with his entourage.

"I really didn't expect to run into you here, Lu Feng." Ye Wang seemed very happy.

Lu Feng smiled calmly: "Greetings, Your Highness. I'm just here with Princess Hongyan to broaden my horizons."

As if only now noticing Chu Hongyan alighting from the carriage, Prince Ye chuckled and said, "Princess Hongyan, it's been a long time."

"Greetings, Your Highness." Chu Hongyan gracefully bowed.

At this moment, Ye Wang's gaze suddenly fell on Xueyi, who was standing next to Lu Feng.

He was momentarily stunned by her beauty and couldn't help but ask, "Lu Feng, who is this ethereal, fairy-like young lady?"

Lu Feng raised an eyebrow: "Your Highness is joking. This is my younger sister, named Xueyi. She is naturally quiet."

"I never expected Lu Feng to have such a beautiful younger sister."

When Ye Wang's eyes fell on the carriage that had just stopped not far away, he immediately started winking and teasing, "I wonder how many young noblemen will be green with envy tonight."

Lu Feng was somewhat confused: "What does Your Highness Ye mean by this?"

He had barely finished speaking when Qin Xinyi's voice rang out behind him: "Sister Hongyan, Lu Feng?"

The second voice sounded puzzled, clearly wondering why Lu Feng was here.

The group turned around and saw Qin Xinyi walking towards them in a red dress.

Chu Hongyan greeted him, and Lu Feng simply nodded, while Lu Xueyi remained silent throughout, seemingly lost in thought.

At this moment, King Ye laughed and said, "Alright, Lu Feng, I'll go in first. You guys hurry up too."

Lu Feng and the others said "okay," and Ye Wang glanced at Lu Xueyi again before turning and leaving with his entourage and guards.

After Ye Wang left, Qin Xinyi was about to ask Lu Feng why he was there when Lu Xueyi, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Master...he is...just like me!"