An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

"Gao Aman." He raised the jade cup and said, "You know the truth about this matter. You should be punished for drinking this wine."

Gao Heng certainly understood the hidden meaning of the words, but he lowered his eyes for a moment and drank the wine in the glass without any hesitation. Seeing this, Nie Ce also drank a glass neatly.

The young man looked solemn. He glanced at Sang Ling beside him, and then looked at Gao Heng in front of him. "It's not that I'm stealing someone's love. I've done my best for the two of you..." His tone seemed a little dry, but he quickly restrained it. "Now that the matter is done, I will also fulfill my responsibilities."

"That's right." Gao Heng's gaze stopped on the two people's wine cups, and he breathed a sigh of relief with obvious relief.

As soon as the voice fell, the elders' social interaction finally paused. Sang Wu seemed to have just remembered the protagonist of today's homecoming banquet. A strong smell of alcohol hit him. Captain Sang staggered, and when he saw Gao Heng, he took him in his arms and led him to the direction of the people in the hall. "Look, this kid has a promising future. I knew it a long time ago."

There was a constant sound of boasting in the hall. The musicians behind the lacquered screen began to play, and the singers' cheerful singing also sounded. Sang Feng'e's gaze stopped at the place where the three people had just stayed. After a while, she moved away with a complicated expression.

Everyone at the banquet drank two or three cups of wine, and thus became more relaxed, far less serious than when the banquet first started. Sang Wu was still leading Gao Heng in praising others, while Sang Ling sat in a daze for a long time, and suddenly he felt a surge of pent-up energy in his chest, so he poured himself a glass of wine.

She had never touched strong liquor of that era, so she drank it in one gulp. She had no idea that the taste was so strong, and it was difficult to spit it out, so she had to swallow it all with force... She didn't know exactly when this return banquet would end. As she sat down longer, the laughter around her became more and more vague. After the first glass, she couldn't help but drink two more glasses.

Nie Ce just cast a few glances throughout the whole process and did not intervene. It was not until the sun went down and the banquet was over that he led everyone back to their lodgings.

During the return ceremony, the newlyweds were not allowed to sleep together. Although Nie Ce, the son-in-law, was also arranged to live in Qiu Garden, the couple did not live in the same room.

Under Ma's arrangement, the maid A Qing led Nie Hou into the Qiu Garden room.

The conditions here were not bad either, as it had been cleaned up early on. Although it was not luxurious, it was bright and clean without a speck of dust. Nie Ce found a place to sit down first.

In the main room, Cheng was serving the drunk Sang Ling. She noticed the maid who had just sent the marquis over, and became suspicious for a moment, so she hurried to the side room.

As she expected, Ah Qing did not leave the house. There was only the Marquis's servant inside, who should not recognize her. Cheng Lao walked in slowly and was about to ask her some questions, but after thinking for a while, she quietly retreated to the corridor - if the maid really had some restless thoughts, she wanted to see it with her own eyes so that she could explain it clearly to the young master tomorrow.

But did this maidservant have her own ideas, or was she deliberately sent by Ma from the Sang family?

Nie Ce didn't notice that there was a maid left in the house.

Thinking about the return banquet, he was upset for a rare time, and was not as alert as usual - he had never been so upset when he was doing business in Jiaozhou. He was most reluctant to do this, being caught between two people, it was a bit awkward, no matter what he said, it was always difficult to get over it.

After Ying Bushi took off his outer robe and was about to sit down on the felt mat, he noticed several figures outside. There seemed to be someone at the bottom of the wooden steps and at the door, so he waved and asked Ying Bushi to send them away.

"The one waiting outside the door is Cheng Lao, who serves the young lady." Ying Bushi said.

The Marquis didn't notice it, so how could his servant not notice it?

Nie Ce said "Oh", thought about it, and decided to call Cheng Ai in first.

The night is the coldest time of the year. Cheng was about to observe the house, but someone called her from inside. She rubbed her frozen hands and walked into the house while glancing at Ah Qing standing by the wall. She couldn't help but look serious and said, "You don't need to serve me. Get out."

When she entered the house, she realized that the marquis did not call her for something, but thought she had brought something.

Cheng was stunned for only a moment, but she reacted quickly, and immediately thought of the fact that the Marquis and the young lady had not slept together yet - although the etiquette of the same sect: newlyweds do not sleep together. But if it can be facilitated this time, it will be considered a good thing.

This lie came out naturally, and she said carefully, "Madam has never drunk wine since she was a child. I didn't serve her well and failed to let her rest. I heard her keep calling for the Marquis, so I came to invite you over."

"Me?" Nie Ce was obviously stunned for a moment, and the next thing he wanted to ask was: It wasn't Gao Heng, it was me, didn't you hear it wrong? - But he held back the words, he lifted one leg onto the couch, turned to Ying Bushi, and said, "Go and ask someone to prepare some honey." Then he said to Cheng Ni, "Just serve her."

"My Lord." Cheng's tone was slightly raised, "My Lord, don't you want to go and take a look?"

"I can't help her sober up even if I go and see her, right?"

"But, but she misses you."

At this moment, Cheng finally understood why the two had never been able to sleep together. She was surprised at first. Who wouldn't want to get close to such a peerless daughter of the young master? The Marquis stayed in the same room with her every night, but they just didn't sleep together. With such a rigid personality, she simply hadn't opened her mind yet.

Just as I was complaining in my heart, I saw the Marquis get up from the couch and said, "Let's take a look."

Her eyes suddenly lit up with joy and she quickly took two steps back.

Although Sang Ling was a little drunk, she was not to the point of collapsing in an instant. When Cheng went to the side room, she sat on the felt mat and cracked her fingers. She blew out a long breath, and her crystal lips trembled. When she realized that someone had come into the room, she raised her head and stared over.

The girl's eyes were flowing and as clear as water, and her eyes and cheekbones were flushed.

Nie Ce paused at the door for a moment.

When Cheng Lao saw this, she understood what he meant and walked past Ying Bushi and gently closed the wooden doors on both sides.

The rustling sound of the wind was blocked outside and the room became quiet instantly. Sang Ling was actually still a little conscious and still recognized the person in front of him.

"Nie Ce!" She called out at the top of her voice, her voice high and loud.

She didn't look like a noble lady at all. She looked just like a woman from the market. Nie Ce frowned and said "eh" as he strode over. There was a square low table in the middle of the carpet. There was nothing on it. He sat cross-legged across the low table. "What do you want me to do?"

How would Sang Ling know what she wanted him to do? After he asked this, he thought about it seriously. What did she want him to do?

So she put her hands on the low table and leaned her head closer. A strong smell of alcohol wafted over. Nie Ce sighed helplessly again.