He stared at the food in a daze.

There was a rustling sound in the tree outside the window, which was hard not to notice. Ji Mengshu shook his head helplessly. When did Ning Rongzhang, a prince, develop a hobby of climbing over other people's walls?

Just as I was thinking about it, someone had already walked slowly out from the porch. Look at his leisurely steps, there was no hesitation at all because this was someone else's house.

"My Lord, what brings you here?"

"Cough——" The man coughed lightly, with a barely noticeable distress on his handsome face. The last time he openly climbed over someone else's wall was because the second young lady of the Ji family was in an emergency and he had no choice but to do so.

Today.

Ning Rongzhang stood outside the window, looking at the untouched food. "The weather is very good today - why doesn't Miss Ji have an appetite? Why don't we go out for a walk?"

Ji Mengshu was totally confused. How could the good weather be connected with the lack of appetite and shopping?

Just as she was wondering, the man leaned forward slightly, occupying most of the window, and said to her, "Or is it that Miss Ji is looking down on me because there is a handsome man beside her today?"

He said this as if he was some kind of ungrateful person.

"You are well-informed..." She paused, knowing why Ning Rongzhang knew everything about her. Wasn't Ning Er his man? This made her a little anxious. She had no confidants around her, and she always felt a little bothered when she used other people's people. "The prince should not have many people around him. Now Ning Er is still working by my side. I can't accept the reward without any merit. I really can't afford it. Ning Er should stay with the prince."

Ning Rongzhang, wearing brocade clothes and jade belts tied around his waist, laughed a few times, and his dark eyes seemed to be brewing something. He took the initiative to change the topic, "Maybe the food is cold?"

Ji Mengshu came back to his senses, looked at the exquisite food on the table, touched the porcelain bowl, and said, "Not yet."

Ning Rongzhang walked over with his hands behind his back, standing tall and straight, his eyebrows slightly raised, "What do you want to eat? Can I go buy it?"

Ji Mengshu was unwilling to move. Even if she had no appetite tonight, she would not take the initiative to go out to find food. However, someone took the initiative to take the responsibility of buying some things, so Ji Mengshu was of course a little disrespectful to refuse.

Her almond-shaped eyes blinked slightly, and her face had a faint dimple because of her smile, "Hmm... roast duck from the east of the city, and the laver cake from Furong Pavilion..."

The man took note of it carefully, left a sentence "wait for me", turned around and disappeared. As dusk fell, Hongye lit the hurricane lamp under the porch. Ji Mengshu told him that no one was needed here. Hongye responded and quietly left.

The dim candlelight was a little blurry. After a while, the tree outside the house swayed, and the man's figure appeared in front of the window, holding something in his hand. "Would you like to invite me in and sit down?"

That was the outer room of her daughter's bedroom. Although there was a screen between them, it was still a boudoir... Ji Mengshu waved his hand, not caring at all, and said, "Come in." After all, he had something delicious in his hand.

After a trip back and forth, the porridge on the table was still warm.

For a foreign man to achieve what Ning Rongzhang has achieved, he is considered unique.

With the roast duck, Fang Jue's usual meals tasted much better. Ning Rongzhang didn't hesitate to finish all the food she had left.

The moon was bright outside. Ji Mengshu stood outside and looked at the dim moon. Ning Rongzhang came closer and smelled the faint fragrance on her body. He suddenly pulled away and said with a smile, "Do you want to take a closer look?"

What can we do?

There was an arm around his waist, and the whole person was lifted up. In the blink of an eye, he was on the roof. The tiles under his feet were not flat, and Ji Mengshu grabbed his clothes tightly and refused to let go.

"Isn't it a lot more spacious this way?" Ning Rongzhang supported her, took off his outer robe and put it on the tiles, then asked her to sit down.

Without the surrounding buildings, it looked much more spacious, so he nodded. Ning Rongzhang got a wine pot from nowhere, pulled out the cork, raised his head and took a sip. The clear aroma of wine exploded between his lips and tongue, making him miss Xijiang a little.

Why is this guy still drinking alone? Although I didn't have much contact with him in my previous life, from what I can see in this life, he is a pretty good person...

Seeing Ji Mengshu reaching out his hand, Ning Rongzhang licked his lips and said, "This is not the fruit wine from the capital... This wine is very strong, and girls can't drink it."

Fruit wine sold well in the capital, and there were various flavors. Ning Rongzhang had tasted it several times and found it too sweet to be cloying. The wine pot in his hand was a strong liquor from Western Xinjiang, which was very intoxicating.

"I haven't even drunk it, how do you know I can't drink it?" Ji Mengshu raised her hand and snatched the wine jug from his hand, then raised her head and took a sip like him.

The slightly cool wine flowed down his throat, and Ji Mengshu's face remained normal as he returned the wine pot to him. Ning Rongzhang leaned his head towards her and said, "I didn't expect that the fifth girl of the Ji family could drink quite well..."

Some people look normal, but they have actually been drunk for a while.

Ji Mengshu tried not to be abnormal and said, "That's...natural..."

The autumn wind blew gently, and Ning Rongzhang said to himself, "In the Western Frontier, the moon there is rounder, and the wind is not as gentle as in the capital. The wind with sand blowing on the face, a woman like you... must feel pain on the face..."

"Oh, I'll go and have a look when I get a chance..." The softly whispered words were blown away by the wind as soon as they came out.

Ning Rongzhang didn't hear clearly. When he leaned closer to look at her, the latter's face was flushed, which was hardly noticeable in the dark night. Her eyes were unfocused, and the next moment, she threw herself into his arms.

Ning Rongzhang was stunned for a moment as he felt the tenderness and softness of her body in his arms. He touched her head tentatively and called out, "Ah Shu?"

No one answered him. Ning Rongzhang finally realized that he actually believed that she could drink a lot.

The breeze blew past his ears. The hurricane lamp under the porch lengthened and distanced the intimate shadows of the two. The man, holding the unconscious woman in his arms, leisurely stepped into her boudoir.

It was like invading her territory.

But in just a moment, the man came out of the house and took away all the "evidence" on the table. The candlelight in the house behind him had gone out, and only the faint light was scattered in the yard.

The next morning, Ji Mengshu suddenly opened his eyes and the sky was bright. He stepped into the outer room and saw that the table was tidy, as if last night was just a dream.

She only took a small sip of wine. She should have a good alcohol tolerance. How come she got drunk so easily?

Ning Er finally did not stay in the Ji Mansion. A guard like that who could do two things at the same time could play a greater role by his master's side. Wouldn't it be a waste of his talent if he only pulled the carriage in the Ji Mansion?

There are several secret guards in the house on the outskirts of the city. Qingzhu would go to see them every few days and he would tell her that the girl would soon have guards around her.

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