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Chapter 202: At the Imperial Banquet, vinegar intentions flew everywhere 2

Chapter 202: At the Imperial Banquet, vinegar intentions flew everywhere 2

"Me?" Li Mengjie’s face turned bright red instantly. She glanced at Leng Xuan, and just as their eyes met, her heart began to thump wildly. She quickly waved her hands and said, "Cold Bodyguard, Xue Jiu is just joking. Please don’t look at me like that, I, I... am only eighteen this year, not yet of marrying age." As she finished speaking, her comment made Ling Tian and Uncle Liu burst into laughter.

Leng Xuan broke out in a sweat. He had never really considered marrying either of these young misses. In his heart, he was always just a bodyguard, not a match for them in terms of status, and truly had no such fantasies about them. Hearing Li Mengjie say this, he felt quite embarrassed. With an awkward smile, he quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Uncle Liu, since the old master isn’t drinking, let me toast to you instead."

Uncle Liu chuckled. He didn’t usually drink much, but today he saw Leng Xuan as an important guest, so he had a little. He raised his glass, clinked it with Leng Xuan’s, and after taking just a small sip, his face already showed a hint of red.

"By the way, Old Liu, how has Xiao Yun been recently?" Ling Tian asked, "I told you to call her and invite her to dinner today. Why didn’t she come?"

Uncle Liu replied, "Oh, I spoke to Xiao Yun on the phone yesterday and mentioned the dinner. She said that she’s been really busy with her studies lately and wanted to spend more time reviewing her lessons."

"I see," Ling Tian sighed and then turned to Leng Xuan with a wry smile, "Now that Xiao Yun doesn’t need to deliver food to Xue Jiu, she can indeed focus on her studies. But she is a proud child. If we don’t let her do anything, she might feel guilty. It’s going to be hard to offer her help in the future; she probably won’t want to accept it. Leng Xuan, since you’ve helped her a great deal, why don’t you visit her from time to time? See if she needs anything, and try to help her as much as you can. If there’s any need for money, I’ll take care of it."

Leng Xuan nodded, "I understand, Old Master!"

Ling Xuejiu’s lips puckered slightly. Leng Xuan taking care of Xiao Yun?

Remembering the argument she had with Leng Xuan over Xiao Yun, she felt quite uncomfortable. It also revealed how good Leng Xuan genuinely was to Xiao Yun. At this thought, Miss Ling became somewhat distressed. She clinked her wine glass harshly against Xiao Jie’s, "Xiao Jie, let’s drink up!"

"Oh~!" Li Mengjie actually shared the same thoughts as Ling Xuejiu, and she even knew some insider information that Ling Xuejiu didn’t, which made her feel even worse. So, together with Ling Xuejiu, they started to drink away their sorrows.

After the two girls had unknowingly consumed more than a bottle of red wine, Ling Tian and Uncle Liu realized something was amiss. They exchanged looks, and Ling Tian said, "Xue Jiu, Xiao Jie, don’t drink too much."

"Grandpa, I’m fine. What’s this little bit of wine to me, right, Xiao Jie?" Ling Xuejiu began to talk nonsense, her little face already pale from drinking and her speech unclear, yet she still pretended as if nothing was wrong. Others could see through her act, but she couldn’t feel it herself.

Li Mengjie, whose alcohol tolerance was even worse than Ling Xuejiu’s, flushed more the more she drank. She murmured dreamily, "Oh~! Let’s drink. I’ve never known what it feels like to be drunk. I’d really like to try it!"

Uncle Liu advised, "Miss, Miss Xiao Jie, you should drink less. Getting drunk is harmful to your health!"

Pouting unhappily, Ling Xuejiu retorted, "I haven’t drunk much. Xiao Jie and I together have only had a bottle and a half."

Ling Xuejiu was already a bit drunk, so she took Uncle Liu’s advice as an underestimation of her drinking ability. That struck a chord with her pride as a young miss. For someone who was drunk, the most infuriating thing was for others to say they were drunk. So she continued, "I, I have drunk two bottles by myself before!"

Ling Tian frowned. His precious granddaughter wasn’t usually one to indulge in alcohol. Why had she suddenly changed? Thinking this, he glanced unintentionally at Leng Xuan, as if he understood something, and shook his head without saying anything more.