The tyrant family read my heart and doted on me.

Idiot?

Is there water in your brain?

This girl's mouth...

So awesome.

"I won't drink this anymore!" Pei Qingning said disdainfully, putting the wine glass on the table, and turned to look at Qingshu. Seeing Qingshu's strange expression, as if he had suffered internal injuries, Pei Qingning asked curiously: "Qingshu, what's wrong with you?"

Qingshu sneered in her heart. She should know best what was wrong with him, but she didn't know and still looked at him with a naive and ignorant face.

It's really infuriating.

Qingshu's heart was in turmoil, but his face remained calm. He politely replied, "...Nothing."

"Oh, okay!" Pei Qingning sipped the tea and praised, "Tea still tastes better, alcohol can't compare."

After a pause, seeing that Qingshu's teacup was empty, Pei Qingning took the initiative to pick up the teapot and said, "Qingshu, let me add some tea for you."

"No need." Qingshu covered the teacup with his hand, looking unhappy, as if he was afraid that Pei Qingning would use this matter to pester him. Qingshu also said, "I'm not thirsty now, so I don't want tea."

"But it's cold today. If you drink a few more sips of hot tea, your body will be warm." Pei Qingning saw that Qingshu was wearing thin clothes, the tip of his nose and ears seemed to be frozen red, and the breath he exhaled was hot when he spoke, so she insisted on adding more tea to Qingshu.

Qingshu closed his eyes and said weakly: "...I already said no need."

"Besides, Ms. Pei, isn't your place here?"

"If you sit here now, you're taking someone else's seat. Where do you want them to sit?"

Pei Qingning's eyes instantly turned red when she heard these words that seemed to drive her away. She choked up and said, "You said that because you don't like me sitting next to you?"

Qingshu remained silent, as if he agreed.

Pei Qingning was about to say something when he saw Qingshu signaling the palace maid who was adding tea not far away to come over and add more tea for him.

Pei Qingning suddenly understood everything.

Qingshu didn't want to drink tea, but he didn't want to drink the tea she helped to add, so he didn't let her add more.

He didn't want to talk to her any more, so he reminded her that she had taken someone else's seat and it was time for her to leave.

"You are so determined!" Pei Qingning said while crying, then left wiping her tears.

When Qingshu saw Pei Qingning like this, he subconsciously stood up from the desk and wanted to chase after her, with a look of worry, discomfort and guilt on his face.

But he suddenly remembered something, finally gritted his teeth, sat down, and drank several glasses of wine in a row. His eyes were bloodshot, as if he was about to cry, but he tried his best to restrain himself.

After the person next to him sat down, he asked with concern: "Is this the princess's distinguished guest, Master Qingshu?"

"What's wrong with you?"

The person who spoke was a woman with a very sweet and soft voice.

She saw that Qingshu was handsome, tall, and had a good temperament. He was also the person invited by the princess and was valued by the princess, so she wanted to say a few more words to him to improve her favor.

After all, when women enter the palace to attend palace banquets, they are not only attending the banquets, but also taking the opportunity to see their future husbands and seek a home. Moreover, no one wants to keep their marriage a secret and marry someone they are not interested in.

This green tree is exactly what this girl wants.

Of course she wants to seize the opportunity.

However, Qingshu ignored the woman who took the initiative to show her affection and just kept drinking with his head covered.

He originally didn't want to drink today, but apart from this, he really didn't know how to vent his pent-up emotions.

After drinking several glasses of wine in succession, he felt a little dizzy. The wine in the palace was quite strong.

Qingshu was worried that he would disturb others, so he got up and went outside to get some fresh air.

It was very cold. As soon as he walked out of the door of De Lin Hall, the biting cold wind made him shiver all over. His head was no longer so dizzy, and he stood by the hall for a long time.

Just as he was about to go back, he saw Pei Qingning also coming out. He didn't know why she came out, and she actually went to the side where no one was.

Qingshu saw that it was getting dark, and he thought that the palace might not be safe. He was worried that Pei Qingning might run into trouble and be unable to solve it on her own, so he secretly followed Pei Qingning.

Pei Qingning came out to relax, but she felt it was too crowded and noisy. She wanted to be more quiet, so she went to a place where there were no people.

If you go out to relax in the fresh air alone, your mind may become clear, and you will make the most rational and appropriate choice. You will no longer be stubborn and ignore people who don't care about you and do fruitless things.

But as soon as she came out, several playboys surrounded her. These playboys all knew that Pei Qingning had a good relationship with the princess, and that the princess was very successful and was a big star.

It’s great to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree!

Their family backgrounds are all in decline. If they marry someone who has a good relationship with the princess, they will definitely be taken care of by the princess in the future and continue the family's glory.

What's more, Pei Qingning's status is not low, so it's not a loss to marry her.

"Ms. Pei, are you here alone in the wind?"

"How about letting a few of us accompany you?"

Several gentlemen spoke politely.

There was also a very discerning Master Wei who took off his own fox fur cloak first and considerately offered it to Pei Qingning.

"Take away your cloak, I don't need it." Pei Qingning refused coldly, and was somewhat disgusted by this boundless behavior.

"Miss Pei, don't be so cold. You look better when you smile. Smile?" Master Wei teased her again after taking back his cloak.

"I am not a prostitute. Why should I laugh just because you ask me to?"

"How about this, you give me a smile?"

Pei Qingning looked at Master Wei unconvinced.

Qingshu, who was hiding in the dark, was so anxious. Why was this girl talking so bluntly? Wasn't she looking for trouble?

Ugh……

"Give you a smile? Well, that's easy." Young Master Wei fanned himself and laughed. His smile was extremely bright and charming.

"You have a nice smile, it's worth one or two taels of silver, take it." Pei Qingning said as he took out one or two taels of silver and stuffed it into Master Wei's hand.

When Master Wei saw the ounce of silver lying in his palm, his face turned green. Did he think he was one of those men who sold their smiles?

He closed his fan, pointed the handle at Pei Qingning, and angrily said, "Pei Qingning, do you think I'm a prostitute? You actually gave me money." What an insult! If this got out, he would be laughed at, and his reputation as a playboy would be ruined.

Pei Qingning snorted coldly, "So, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you."

Pei Qingning turned around and was about to leave after she finished speaking, but Mr. Wei stopped her unconvinced and insisted that Pei Qingning smile at him again so that he could return the one or two taels of silver in his hand to Pei Qingning. Otherwise, he would not let Pei Qingning go.

His good friends also helped to stop Pei Qingning from leaving.

Pei Qingning was trapped by several people and was in a dilemma.

"Get out of the way."

"Otherwise, if the princess finds out, she will punish you severely."

"The princess didn't see it." Prince Wei said, "The princess is not here either. Your empty words are useless."