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Jiang Yuyue's face remained unmoved by this confession; she simply repeated it once.

"General Pei is drunk."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jingchuan seemed unsure whether he had taken it to heart, staring blankly at her with a look of bewilderment in his eyes.

Seeing that Pei Jingchuan had finally stopped rambling, Jiang Yuyue turned to Jiang Huanxi and said, "Huanxi, let's take him back."

Seeing this scene, Jiang Huanxi couldn't help but silently mourn for Pei Jingchuan for a moment. Her sister was unmoved by such a heartfelt speech, it seemed that her sister was determined that there was no future for her and him.

"Alright, Brother Pei, we should go now!"

Jiang Huanxi was afraid that he would say something even more outrageous, so she quickly covered his mouth and walked out of the teahouse.

Before leaving, she glanced at Xie Jinglan beside her, silently praying that he would not reveal what had happened today, out of consideration for the kindness her sister had shown him.

Watching Jiang Huanxi help Pei Jingchuan onto the carriage, Jiang Yuyue finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling quite helpless as she recalled the scene just now.

I only planned to release a lantern today, but I never expected to encounter these things.

"Alright, it's getting late, we should head back."

Jiang Yuyue looked at Xie Jinglan, but found that he was still sitting in the same place as if he hadn't heard her. So she walked over and patted his shoulder. But as soon as she got close, she smelled a faint smell of alcohol on him.

"you've been drinking?"

Without a second thought, Jiang Yuyue frowned. "You're not feeling well yourself, and you're still taking medicine. How can you drink alcohol? I've only been away from you for a short while, and you've already acted recklessly?"

Compared to Xie Jinglan, who would immediately retort on ordinary days, he was unusually quiet and reserved today.

His expression was obscured behind the mask.

Jiang Yuyue's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Xie Jinglan was drunk?

"can you hear me?"

Jiang Yuyue asked tentatively, but the answer was still silence, which made her even more convinced of her guess that Xie Jinglan was drunk.

Pei Jingchuan was drunk and talking nonsense, while Xie Jinglan was drunk and didn't say a word.

I never expected to run into two drunkards in one night.

"Can you still walk? It's time to go home."

As she said this, Jiang Yuyue reached out and helped him up, easily hoisting him onto her shoulder.

Xie Jinglan, with his eyes half-closed: "..."

Jiang Yuyue muttered to herself, "To be honest, she looks frail, but she's actually quite heavy when I pick her up. No wonder she's so tall."

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was bright and the stars were few. It was getting late, and there were only a handful of pedestrians on the road.

Unbeknownst to anyone, beneath the moonlight, a slender figure leaped lightly across the pavilion.

Fortunately, there were still no servants guarding the gate, and Jiang Yuyue helped Xie Jinglan back to his courtyard.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Jixiang immediately came out to greet them. He was slightly taken aback when he saw the frail Jiang Yuyue carrying her master.

Although I have witnessed Jiang Yuyue's extraordinary abilities...

But when it came to his own master, he felt an indescribable strangeness.

"Quickly pour a cup of tea to help your third young master sober up."

Jiang Yuyue and Jixiang helped Xie Jinglan to the soft couch inside the room, when she suddenly noticed that Jixiang was looking at her strangely.

After thinking for a moment, she explained, "I didn't keep an eye on him and let him drink some alcohol outside. I didn't expect him to be such a poor drinker. He got so drunk after just one bowl of Nu'er Hong wine."

There was a hint of self-reproach in his words, but Jixiang became more and more confused as she listened.

A bowl of Daughter's Red wine could make my master so drunk?

Jixiang was about to speak, after all, he knew very well that His Highness had an excellent alcohol tolerance, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, unless there was a large amount of sleeping potion in that Daughter's Red wine, otherwise how could that be possible...

However, when he saw his master holding Jiang Yuyue's hand tightly, he instantly understood.

Ji Xiang is quite clever; otherwise, why would Xie Jinglan have chosen him to serve by his side?

"well,"

Jixiang sighed deeply, her words truly earnest, "You know the Third Young Master's background. He has spent half his life wandering and without support, and he has also contracted this unknown hidden illness. Although he has been recognized and brought back to the Xie family, his situation in the Xie family is just as difficult. Perhaps it is not as comfortable as when he was wandering outside..."

“In the past, the Third Young Master would spend these days alone. This year, it’s rare that you, the Eldest Young Madam, came to keep him company. So, he probably forgot he couldn’t hold his liquor and drank a couple more cups because he was in a good mood. It’s kind of you to bring the Third Young Master back.”

Hearing Jixiang's words, Jiang Yuyue's heart sank. Perhaps it was because she was pregnant that she had become more soft-hearted. Thinking of Xie Jinglan's plight, she couldn't help but feel very sorry for him.

"Go and pour the tea first."

Jiang Yuyue used her free hand to remove Xie Jinglan's mask and reached out to stroke his eyebrows and eyes.

Her jade-like face seemed to have a blush on it.

This was completely different from her usual aloof demeanor.

Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but glance at him a few more times. Even during that intimate moment, he didn't blush, which made her feel incredibly embarrassed...

Oops, I've gone a bit off-topic.

Jiang Yuyue quickly pulled her thoughts back to reality. Seeing that Xie Jinglan was breathing steadily and was clearly fast asleep, she felt it was inappropriate to leave.

"Young Madam, the tea is here."

Jixiang walked into the room carrying a cup of hot tea, but Jiang Yuyue changed her mind and waved her hand, "No need, go and get two quilts, I'll stay here tonight."

Although Xie Jinglan usually seemed indifferent to his situation, Jiang Yuyue put herself in his shoes and thought that if he were really in such an environment, he would inevitably feel depressed. She thought that it wouldn't hurt to let him get drunk today and let him have a good sleep.

Hearing this, Jixiang was secretly delighted, but she remained outwardly calm. As Jiang Yuyue had instructed, she brought over the quilt, then considerately closed the door and left.

Just as Jixiang had taken a few steps away, Yueying Fengling appeared, suppressing a laugh.

"Jixiang, how come I never knew you were such a good storyteller before? What about that 'half a lifetime of wandering and homelessness'? Does His Highness know about this?"

Faced with the two brothers' teasing, Jixiang didn't take it to heart. "What do you know? Don't you know that Master is pretending to be drunk? I'm just doing him a favor, you know? Master might even reward me tomorrow!"

……

About 15 minutes later, hearing the person beside him breathing evenly, Xie Jinglan opened his eyes.

Watching the person beside her sleeping peacefully, unaware that the blanket had slipped off, perhaps because she had been eating better during her pregnancy, her cheeks were slightly rounder than before, giving her a gentle, plump appearance.

Xie Jinglan's so-called drunkenness was, of course, an act. He hadn't originally intended to pretend to be drunk; he was simply too displeased to reply after witnessing Pei Jingchuan's heartfelt confession.