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  Chapter 104

  Li Mingyun returned to Luoxiazhai with a slight drunkenness, and Bai Hui and others were surprised: "Second young master, you've been drinking again?"

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  He came over and gave him a hand, helping the second young master inside.

  Lin Lan had been waiting for him, originally thought it was all settled, didn't even want the wages, but Li Mingyun came back drunk, a fire ignited in her heart, too lazy to reason with him.

  Bai Hui and Ruyi helped the Second Young Master to the clean room to wash up.

  Lin Lan went out to find Dong Zi: "Dong Zi, where did Second Master go to drink?"

  Dongzi replied honestly, "I went to Chen Gongzi's mansion, the second young master said that he had a lot of social engagements in the future and wanted to practice his drinking capacity. Second Madame, please forgive me for speaking out of turn, but it would be better if the second young master didn't learn this. The madam used to say that drinking causes trouble."

  Lin Lan praised: "Dongzi, you're absolutely right. From now on, when the young master goes out to drink, he'll come and report to me immediately."

  It's normal to drink a little wine when socializing, but if the wine is too good and the person can't handle their liquor, it's easy to get drunk. Not only will this harm one's body, but also lead to mistakes. If you say something you shouldn't have after drinking, others might take advantage of your mistake and things could turn out badly. Moreover, when drunk, people tend to lose control over their desires. That playboy Chen Ziyu, if he were to bring two women for Mingyun, it's also possible. So in the future, when he goes out socializing, let Dongzi be more careful and keep an eye on things.

  Lin Lan returned to her room, and Li Mingyun was already lying on the bed.

  Bai Hui and others retreated on their own initiative, closing the door behind them.

  Li Mingyu looked at her with a silly smile: "Lin Lan, come over..."

  Lin Lan glared at him and turned into the bathroom.

  Li Mingyun supported his forehead, and the wine fumes surged up, making him dizzy. The words he had organized with difficulty all the way were messed up by her glare again.

  When Lin Lan came out, Li Mingyun was already asleep.

  Lin Lan used the back of her hand to check his forehead temperature, which was a bit hot. She didn't want to bother him, but she couldn't help feeling worried, as he still had to go on duty in the palace tomorrow! If he couldn't get up, being fined was a small matter, but if people thought he wasn't diligent, that would be bad.

  Lin Lan called Yin Liu over and asked her to bring the hangover soup.

  With great effort, he lifted his head: "Ming Yun, drink some sobering soup."

  Li Mingyun drank more today than yesterday, and was indeed drunk, but there was still a thread of clarity in his mind, listening to Lin Lan's arrangements, he drank a few mouthfuls of soup.

  Lin Lan tucked him in and prepared to carry the quilt to the bed to sleep. Li Mingyun turned over, muttering: "Lin Lan... so stupid..."

  "Ah! Even when drunk, he still doesn't forget to scold her? Lin Lan became enraged, grabbed a pillow and hit him, cursing: "Stupid egg, damned rotten egg..."

  Li Mingyun didn't react at all, Lin Lan sulkily picked up her pillow: "We'll settle the account tomorrow."

  It was just the third watch when Bai Hui came knocking on the door.

  Lin Lan woke up with a start, quickly got out of bed, threw the quilt back onto the bed, and went to shake Li Mingyu who was sleeping soundly: "Drunken cat, you still have to go to the palace after getting up!"

  Li Mingyun opened his eyes dazedly and croaked: "What time is it?"

  Lin Lan went to fetch clothes: "It's already 3 am, hurry up and get up!"

  Li Mingyun rubbed his aching head and let out a painful groan.

  "You've finally experienced the taste of a hangover, have you? Look at yourself now, will you still dare to drink and try to build up your alcohol tolerance? You might as well just turn yourself into a wine sack and forget about reading books!"

  Li Mingyu slowly put on his robe and listened to her nagging, chuckling: "Husband will remember wife's teachings."

  Lin Lan gave him a big white eye: "Less oily mouth and slippery tongue, hurry up to wash your face. In the middle of the night, you're thirsty for a while, and then you want to vomit. If you continue to toss me around like this, I'll let Bai Hui serve you at night, and you can be satisfied."

  Li Ming was stunned, how did he not know what she said? But seeing the dark circles around her eyes, he apologized: "It's really tiring, from now on, I'll try not to drink anymore."

  Lin Lan said angrily: "It's not over yet! Wait until he comes back and we'll settle the account."

  "What account is this!"

  "Now I'm too lazy to talk, it's late when I turn back, it's not my fault, I'm busy today! Father wants to take a concubine, I have to go and attend the ceremony." Lin Lan put away the quilt that had been covering him, which smelled of wine, and told Ruyi to take it to wash. Then she went to open the door, and Bai Hui and Yin Liu brought in hot water.

  Li Ming went to wash up with a hangover and quietly asked Yin Liu: "What did I say last night when I was drunk?"

  Yin Liu thought for a moment and shook her head: "The second young master fell asleep as soon as he lay down."

  Li Mingyu secretly let out a sigh of relief. It's better that nothing happened, otherwise he would have offended Lin Lan without knowing it. It seems that this wine is really not good stuff, and it's better not to drink it in the future.

  Bai Hui saw that Second Young Master's complexion wasn't very good and softly asked with concern: "Second Young Master, is something not feeling well?"

  Li Ming said absent-mindedly: "Yin Liu, be alert, if the second young lady makes any trouble, I'll think of a way to inform you as soon as I get back."

  Yin Liu was stunned, letting her become a spy?

  Li Mingyun looked at Yinliu with a troubled expression and explained, "Second Young Mistress seems to be angry, but I don't know why she's angry. Can you help me probe her?"

  "Oh, I see," Silver Willow said with a smile: "Your servant obeys."

  Bai Hui was dispirited, Second Master used to call her for everything, now... she seemed to have become dispensable.

  Li Mingyun left, Lin Lan climbed onto the bed to make up for lost sleep. Adequate sleep is the most effective way to maintain skin health. Lin Lan's good skin was partly due to her natural complexion and partly due to her postnatal care. She could eat less, but she couldn't not sleep. Last night, she had been tossing and turning all night without closing her eyes, and now she was so sleepy that she couldn't take it anymore. Without caring about the faint smell of wine on the bed, Lin Lan closed her eyes, didn't think about anything, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

  Today, Li Ze's father was in high spirits due to the joyful occasion, and with his new crimson robe, he really looked like a young groom. In his forties, with a good foundation and well-maintained, he appeared very youthful and charming. Lin Lan saw the joy in his eyes and eyebrows, thinking: Li Ze's father wasn't easy either, for the sake of his career and title, he didn't even dare to take a concubine, now he finally got what he wanted, pitifully, probably slept all night with excitement.

  Look at the old witch next to her, also carefully dressed up, with a big red and gold-embroidered cape, an apricot-yellow skirt with embroidered plum blossoms, a crimson phoenix hairpin on her head, and a pearl flower inlaid with rubies, exuding wealth and nobility. Unfortunately, she's not born into a good family, no matter how dressed up she is, sitting next to Li Zha's father, she's still just an old woman past her prime.

  Ding Ruoyan and her husband did not come, Mingzhu estimated that she wanted to come but the old witch did not allow it. So, the only one attending the ceremony was Lin Lan, it's really desolate. Fortunately, there were many maids in the house to make up for the number.

  Lin Lan had originally wanted to see the first wife assert her authority over the concubine, making things difficult for her with a show of pouring tea and scolding. But in the end, she didn't get to see any of that, just a harmonious scene, not as exciting as when she first entered the household. But then again, with Li Ze's father sitting on the side, the old witch wouldn't dare make any moves, if she wanted to play dirty tricks, she could only do it in secret.

  Lin Lan thought it was quite boring, after drinking Liu Niang's tea and giving a gift, it was all over.

  Lin Lan listlessly returned to Luoxia Villa.

  "Second Young Master's wife has a message: there is an answer from Eldest Uncle's side regarding the matter she asked about."

  Lin Lan suddenly lifted her spirits: "Oh? What's going on?"

  "Indeed, it was a servant from the Ye family who spread the rumor, and they were gossiping about it in the silk fabric store. Unfortunately, Mrs. Wei overheard them. My elder brother-in-law has already had the person tied up, severely scolded them with several slaps on the face, and sent them back to Feng'an."

  Lin Lan raised an eyebrow: "How did the shop assistant in the silk store know about this?"

  "Still, it's because of the people around Miss who said that. That Ding mother is really garrulous, but Second Uncle spared her punishment on account of her having nursed Miss when she was young, and let her go back to enjoy her old age."

  Ding's mother was so angry and unjustly slandered her, wasn't it just to vent for Ye Xiang'er?

  Lin Lan asked again: "The young lady is also getting older, why hasn't she been betrothed yet?"

  "The matter is being discussed, the other party's family background is not bad, and the eldest uncle thinks highly of it. However, I heard that the eldest young lady refuses to marry and has not eaten for several days, which made the eldest aunt feel distressed, so this matter was delayed." said Zhou Ma.

  Refusing to get married, isn't it because you still have feelings for your older cousin?

  "Zhou Ma, there are some things that I won't say if you don't ask me to, but we both understand what's going on in our hearts. What is Big Sister thinking? Why does Ding Mama want to fabricate and frame people? It's probably because as long as Big Sister doesn't get married, she won't be able to rest easy." Lin Lan said quietly. She wasn't afraid of Ye Xiang'er slandering her, but she disliked Ye Xiang'er's methods. Her brother-in-law already had a wife, yet she still couldn't let go of this obsession.

  Nanny Zhou said with a sigh, "I'll think of a way to remind Old Master, Second Young Mistress, you don't know, Old Master has a fiery temper, if he finds out about Eldest Miss's thoughts, I'm afraid..."

  "It's better to lose face now than in the future." Lin Lan said indifferently, guessing that Ye Xiang'er was thinking day and night about how to marry Li Mingyun, lest she do something shameful later on, which would make everyone look bad.

  Nanny Zhou thought for a moment and then nodded resolutely: "I know what to do now."

  After Zhou's mother left, Lin Lan went to the pharmacy. She had been lazy for several days and a lot of work had piled up.

  Yinliu helped to roll the medicine, thinking of Ershao's instructions, but Ershaonai didn't say anything, so she tentatively asked: "Ershaonai, you said that Ershao will have more social engagements in the future, won't he often come back drunk?"

  Lin Lan snorted: "Does he dare?"

  Yin Liu said: "Second Young Mistress, you must be very angry?"

  Lin Lan chopped with a cleaver, making a "dang dang" sound: "What's the point of being so noisy today, just work properly."

  Yin Liu thought to herself: Second Master, it's not that I don't want to help you, but the words just can't be coaxed out.

  Lin Lan thought of Li Mingyun getting drunk last night and still scolding her as a fool, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. What was she foolish about? Where was she foolish? Tonight, she must get him to explain clearly.

  Yinliu turned her head to take a look, and Ershaonai was startled. Ershaonai held a kitchen knife in her hand, with a fierce glint in her eyes, as if she wanted to fight someone to the death. She couldn't help but think secretly: Ershao, you're asking for trouble!

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