"Drink, drink!"
There were voices urging people to drink.
Liu Honghua, the second wife of the Zhou family, sat next to Song Ruyue and kept persuading her. She said with envy on her face: "Sister Ruyue has skin and figure that I don't know how to maintain. She is as tight, delicate, graceful and slender as a 28-year-old girl. I really envy me."
The other women next to him were also exaggerated and envious.
Song Ruyue was modest, while drinking wine with a smile on her face, bragging about how awesome and filial her son-in-law was.
outside the window.
Luo Qingzhou was not in the mood to eat and glanced inside from time to time.
Seeing that he didn't drink, Chu Xiaoxiao had no choice but to pick up the wine bottle again, pour a glass for Sister Dao, and said: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu doesn't drink, let's drink."
Sister Dao picked up the wine glass.
When the two were about to drink, Luo Qingzhou immediately said: "Don't drink."
Then he looked around and whispered: "There's something wrong with this wine, don't drink it for now."
Sister Dao looked at the expression on his face and was startled. Her face suddenly became serious and she looked at the wine in the glass.
She knew that although this guy liked to joke sometimes, he would never dare to joke like this today.
Chu Xiaoxiao also put down the wine glass and whispered nervously: "Senior Brother Chu, is there poison in the wine? That Madam Zhou looked down on us and disliked us for losing her face, so she poisoned the wine to kill us?" "
Luo Qingzhou: "..."
Sister Dao frowned, thought for a moment, and immediately took out the antidote pills from her storage bag, took two of them, then took out a pot of water and poured it into her mouth.
She actually drank the entire pot of water in one breath.
Chu Xiaoxiao looked at it and said in shock: "Senior Sister Dao, you can drink better than a buffalo."
Sister Dao glared at her angrily, turned to look at someone and said, "Are you sure there is something wrong with this drink?"
Luo Qingzhou shook his head: "I'm not sure, I just smelled a strange floral aroma. Maybe it's like you said, it's just that some flower petals were added to enhance the aroma when making wine."
"belch……"
Sister Dao suddenly burped, water almost overflowed from her mouth, and glared at him angrily.
Chu Xiaoxiao, who was on the side, laughed and held his stomach.
"But it's better to be careful."
Luo Qingzhou whispered, and looked into the room from the window.
At this time, a shy and pot-bellied middle-aged man, accompanied by Zhou Lan personally, came into the room from the hall carrying a wine pot and wine glass, and toasted to the people in the room with a smile on his face.
Zhou Lan introduced enthusiastically: "Dear sisters, this is Mr. Zhou Qifeng from the Ministry of Revenue, and he is also my brother. I am here to toast you all today."
When the women at the table heard that they were officials from the Ministry of Revenue, they all stood up, picked up their wine glasses, and said compliments reservedly and with smiles on their faces.
Song Ruyue held the wine glass and looked at Zhou Lan's proud look without saying anything. She secretly muttered in her heart: So what about the one from the Ministry of Finance? It's not like the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance or anything like that. He's probably just a minor official. What's so great about them, and they're not brothers.
"Today is my girl's birthday. Everyone, eat well, drink well, and don't go home until you're drunk."
With a smile on his face, Zhou Qifeng drank a glass of wine first, then poured another glass of wine. He suddenly walked up to Song Ruyue, stretched out the wine bottle and said with a smile: "Mrs. Qin, I heard from Lan Mei that you are from the Qin family of Uncle Weiyuan. , Disrespect, disrespect. The people I admire most in my life are those heroes who have fought for me, Dayan. Come on, I would like to toast my wife. "
Song Ruyue quickly held the cup with both hands and said with a reserved smile: "Thank you, sir."
Zhou Qifeng helped her fill up the wine and said with a smile: "Madam, please."
Song Ruyue put the wine glass on her red lips and took a sip.
Liu Honghua on the side immediately smiled and said: "Sister Ruyue, if you want to drink it all in one gulp, Mr. Zhou will come to pour you wine and toast you personally, so you have to give him face."
When Song Ruyue heard this, she had no choice but to drink whatever was left in the cup.
Zhou Qifeng smiled, poured another glass for her, and said, "Mrs. Qin, I just honored you as a hero of the Qin family. This time, I honor you, Mrs. Qin."
Seeing everyone looking at her, Song Ruyue had no choice but to drink another drink.
"My lady is a good drinker."
Zhou Qifeng laughed, raised his glass, and drank it all in one gulp. Then he looked at her pretty face with two blushes and watery eyes, and said goodbye and left the room.
After the women saw him going out, they sat down one after another and started chatting again.
Liu Honghua touched Song Ruyue next to her with her elbow, smiled and whispered: "Sister Ruyue, in this big table, Mr. Zhou only toasted my sister alone, and even toasted her twice. It seems that Mr. Zhou is very fond of my sister. It’s so favored.”
Song Ruyue frowned.
Liu Honghua whispered: "My sister doesn't know something. Although Mr. Zhou is still just a head of the Household Department, he will be promoted soon. Moreover, our household registration, houses, etc. from other places are all managed by others, and our rights But it’s so big.”
Song Ruyue said calmly: "Why are you telling me this?"
Liu Honghua smiled and said: "Just chatting. By the way, sister Ruyue, what is your master doing now? I heard that he has resigned. You have just come to Kyoto, so you should find something to do, right? There are many people in Kyoto, whether it is in the outer city It’s still in the inner city, and things are hard to do. But don’t worry, sister, Mr. Zhou is very capable, so all you have to do is tell him, no matter what you want to do, there will be no problem.”
Song Ruyue's face fell down and she said, "Don't bother, we are fine now."
Seeing her unhappy expression, Liu Honghua didn't dare to say anything more and said with a smile: "Eat the food, eat the food."
The sun sets quickly.
Lanterns have already been hung in the corridor.
The house was also brightly lit.
Zhou Lan dressed up beautifully, holding a wine flask, and entered the room again, toasting one by one.
All the women drank happily.
In the corridor, Sister Dao and Chu Xiaoxiao didn't dare to drink anymore. After taking a few bites, they were ready to leave, but Zhou Boyue never came.
If they leave without saying goodbye, I'm afraid Uncle Zhou will overthink the date.
Zhou Shumei came once and toasted the three of them apologetically, but they all said they didn't know how to drink and only ate vegetables.
Zhou Shumei knew that she had neglected the three of them, so she did not dare to persuade them any more. She quickly went to the kitchen and called her husband.
It's a pity that Zhou Boyue was busy in the kitchen at this time and had no time to come out to accompany his friends.
Zhou Shumei didn't dare to urge him any further.
The night is getting darker.
Sister Dao couldn't sit still anymore, so she got up and went to the kitchen, ready to talk to Uncle Zhou.
Luo Qingzhou sat quietly on the chair, looking through the window into the room.
Mr. Zhou entered the room again carrying a wine flask and toasted one by one.
All the women at the table were a little drunk, but with the persuasion of Zhou Lan and Liu Honghua, they all had another drink.
At this time, Song Ruyue stood up and left.
Liu Honghua quickly pulled her and said: "Sister Ruyue, sit down for a while, finally come here, let's chat and have a few more drinks."
Song Ruyue's face was flushed with drunkenness, her head was dizzy, and she said quickly: "No, I can't drink anymore, I'm a little drunk. It's getting late, I should go back."
Zhou Lan on the side quickly smiled and said: "Ruyue, let's have a few more drinks. It doesn't matter if you are drunk. Let's go to my sister's place to sleep tonight, and we sisters can have a good chat."
Zhou Qifeng next to him also smiled and said: "Mrs. Qin, it's hard for you to come out once. If you want to drink, of course you have to drink to your heart's content. Come on, I'll toast you with another drink."
Song Ruyue waved her hand, her eyes were hazy with drunkenness, and said: "I really can't drink anymore, I'm sorry, I'm leaving... Mei'er..."
She swayed and almost fell.
Just as Zhou Qifeng was about to help her, Meier immediately walked over from the side, supported her, and prepared to take her away.
Zhou Qifeng glanced at Liu Honghua.
Liu Honghua immediately put down the wine glass, supported the other side and said: "Sister Ruyue, look at you, you are so drunk that you can't even walk, why are you going back? Let's go and sleep in my room. Sister tonight Sleep with you."
As he said that, he helped her out of the room without any explanation.
Meier said anxiously from the side: "Madam..."
Song Ruyue struggled feebly and said: "No, no... I want to go back..."
Liu Honghua smiled and said: "Okay, okay, if you insist on going back, then I will send you back. But you are so drunk now, how can you go back? Go to my place first, I will ask the maid to get you some sobering tea, and wait for you to drink When you wake up, my sister will take you back personally."
With that said, he helped her out of the hall.
Zhou Qifeng put down his wine glass and said to Zhou Lan: "Mei Lan, you stay with the guest first, I'll go for a while."
Zhou Lan nodded, holding the wine glass, and prepared to serve others.
Zhou Qifeng followed the three of them out of the hall and into the corridor outside the house.
Song Ruyue's whole body was weak, her eyes were hazy with drunkenness, and she was still struggling: "Mei'er, take me back..."
Just as Meier was about to speak, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind, grabbed her arm, and forced her away.
She turned around and saw that it was Mr. Zhou.
Zhou Qifeng smiled and said: "You are Mrs. Qin's maid? You haven't eaten yet? Go to the house to eat. Mrs. Qin has someone to support you, so you don't have to worry."
Liu Honghua, who was supporting Song Ruyue at the side, also said: "Mei'er, you go to the house to eat. I'll help your wife go to the back to sober up and bring it to you later."
Mei'er shook her head and quickly reached out to help her wife.
Zhou Qifeng immediately took a step forward, pushed her away, and said with a serious expression: "Little maid, don't you even understand some rules? Go, it has nothing to do with you here."
After saying that, he said with a smile on his face: "Mrs. Qin, come here, I will help you go to the back to have a rest."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand.
Song Ruyue's expression changed, but she couldn't avoid it, and said anxiously: "Don't...don't touch me..."
Zhou Qifeng ignored him, a lustful light flashed in his eyes, and just as he was about to put his arms around her slender waist and grab her small hands, a figure suddenly crossed between the two of them and hit him directly in the chest.
Zhou Qifeng was caught off guard and stumbled back two steps, almost falling. When he took a closer look, he saw an ordinary-looking young man wearing a fancy outfit walking up to him. He immediately said angrily: "What are you doing?"
Luo Qingzhou blocked Song Ruyue's side, gave him a cold look, said nothing, then grabbed Liu Honghua's wrist on the other side, tightened it suddenly, pulled her away, and pushed her out.
Then she supported Song Ruyue, who was limp, and looked at Sister Dao and Chu Xiaoxiao who were stunned at the side. Just when she was about to speak, Meier suddenly rushed over fiercely, hit him on the chest with her head, and said angrily: "No You must touch my wife! Let go!"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment and immediately let go.
Mei'er supported her wife and was about to walk down the steps.
Liu Honghua rubbed her painful wrist, looked at the young man in front of her, and said angrily: "Where did you come from, that brat? Whose family do you belong to?"
Zhou Qifeng immediately walked down the steps, stopped in front of Mei'er and Song Ruyue, and said with a sullen face: "Mrs. Qin, is this kid from your Qin family? You have to give us an explanation, and we will kindly help you to rest. What's the point of you, a young boy, attacking me for no reason?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Qingzhou suddenly walked down the steps and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying out. Then he walked up to the pale Liu Honghua and grabbed her hair. , and hit the pillar next to it hard.
"boom!"
Liu Honghua suddenly suffered a bloody head and fell to the ground. Her head went blank. After a few seconds, Fang covered her head with blood and screamed in fear.
At this time, people in the hall and the room heard the noise and ran out.
"what happened?"
Zhou Lan was shocked and angry when she saw the scene in front of her.
The guests were stunned when they saw this scene.
"Master Zhou, Master Zhou..."
Several boys immediately ran to the flower bed in the yard and helped Zhou Qifeng up from the ground.
Zhou Qifeng held his stomach, opened his mouth in pain, and his face turned pale. I wanted to speak, but for a moment I couldn't.
"Liu Honghua, what's going on?"
Zhou Lan trembled all over and asked again.
Liu Honghua pointed at the young man in front of her with blood on her face and cried: "Madam, this boy... I don't know whose family this boy belongs to. He suddenly went crazy and kicked Mr. Zhou, and even grabbed my hair and hit me. Wuwu... I didn't provoke him at all, I was just about to help Sister Ruyue to the back to rest, Wuwuwu..."
Zhou Lan looked at the young man in front of her and recognized him at a glance as a friend invited by her son-in-law. She was immediately frightened and angry, and shouted angrily: "Ask Uncle Zhou to come over!"
The maid immediately ran to the kitchen.
Zhou Shumei stood aside, his face turned pale, not knowing what happened.
Zhou Lan said angrily: "Are you crazy? Why do you want to attack Mr. Zhou?"
Before Luo Qingzhou could reply, he supported Song Ruyue Mei'er and suddenly said angrily: "Mrs. Zhou, my wife just said that she wanted to go home, but you two ladies refused to let me go, and you wanted to take my wife to the back by force. Your wife Zhou Your Excellency is even more malicious. He pushed me away and stretched out his hand to help my wife... He, he wanted to bully my wife... That's why this young man came to help..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
However, the young women who had just been sitting with Song Ruyue in the room looked at each other and understood, because anyone with a clear eye could see that Mr. Zhou had other plans for Mrs. Qin, but I didn't expect that Mr. Zhou would be so bold and impatient. I just thought tonight...
"How presumptuous! You stinky girl, who told you to talk nonsense!"
Zhou Lan's expression changed for a while, and she suddenly shouted angrily: "How could Mr. Zhou do such a dirty thing?"
Although Mei'er was scared, she still argued with reason: "I'm not talking nonsense. My wife shouted not to let him touch, but he still wanted to get closer and reach out..."
At this time, Sister Dao and Chu Xiaoxiao beside them both said together: "She is right, we all saw it with our own eyes."
Sister Dao said coldly: "Master Zhou obviously had bad intentions towards Mrs. Qin and wanted to help her go to the back. Mrs. Qin kept refusing, but she was drunk and had no strength. And this second wife of the Zhou family has obviously colluded with Mr. Zhou and is planning to take Mrs. Qin away together... That's why my junior brother couldn't stand it anymore and took action."
As soon as these words came out, everyone began to whisper.
Zhou Lan's face was extremely ugly, and she suddenly looked at Liu Honghua, who was sitting on the ground crying, and shouted angrily with a stern look on her face: "Is that what they said?"
Liu Honghua hurriedly shook her head: "No, madam, they are slandering! I just kindly helped Mrs. Qin to go to the back to sober up. Mr. Zhou just came to talk and didn't touch Mrs. Qin at all. I swear, I..."
"Snapped!"
Unexpectedly, before she finished speaking, Luo Qingzhou suddenly walked up to her again, slapped her face suddenly, and knocked out one of her big teeth, and then stared into her pupils, Gathering his soul power, he suddenly shouted: "Tell the truth!"
Liu Honghua suddenly heard a thunderous roar in her mind, her whole soul trembled suddenly, her body froze, she let out a "chi" sound from below and was frightened to urinate, she shivered a few times, and cried with horror on her face: "Madam, yes ...It was Mr. Zhou who forced me... Mr. Zhou forcibly took possession of me a few days ago, and also forced me to take poison, controlled me, and made me listen to his orders... Today he suddenly found me He asked me about Mrs. Qin, and then forced me to get Mrs. Qin drunk tonight, and then took me to the back..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned and stunned.
Zhou Lan's face turned pale, her body swayed and she almost fell down.
Zhou Shumei on the side hurriedly supported her.
At this time, Zhou Qifeng, who was shivering in pain, finally made a sound and shouted angrily: "Fart! You fart! Slander is all slander! You bitch, how can you slander me! Lan Mei, this little beast beat the imperial official, give me I’ll take him down!”
Zhou Lan glanced at him with disdain, then looked at the young man in front of him and said, "No matter what, you did beat Mr. Zhou tonight. If you have anything to do, go to the Yamen and talk about it."
Then he shouted coldly: "Someone, tie this kid up and send him to the Yamen."
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the corner of the corridor: "Mother-in-law! No!"
Zhou Boyue suddenly walked out of the corner wearing a coarse cloth, greasy all over his body, and said with cupped hands: "Mother-in-law, Boyue also heard what happened just now. This matter is not my friend's fault. If you want to tie up the second wife, you should be tied up." Tied up."
"Snapped!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Lan suddenly slapped him in the face and said angrily: "Who are you? Do you have the right to speak here? If you hadn't called these bad friends here, what would have happened today? "
Zhou Boyue raised his head, with a red slap mark on his face, and said: "Mother-in-law, if it were not for my friend today, then what happened would probably be more difficult to undo. My friend was doing justice and should not be punished. Accusations and insults.”
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
Zhou Lan waved her palm and slapped him three times in a row. Her eyes were blazing and she said, "How dare you be so stubborn!"
"Mom, stop fighting..."
Zhou Shumei next to him cried.
Zhou Boyue still looked at him stubbornly and said: "Mother-in-law, report it to the government and let the government handle it. Mr. Zhou is from the Ministry of Household Affairs. He intends to do evil things to the female family members after meritorious service. Now the evidence is conclusive. With so many people Everyone has heard it, so the Yamen must not dare to suppress it. As for my friend, the Yamen naturally does not dare to do anything to him. As for what my mother-in-law said about being tied up, Boyue still disagrees."
"You traitor! You have rebelled against me!"
Zhou Lan was furious and shouted: "Come here! Tie this kid up for me. Let's see who dares to stop him!"
The boys who had already prepared the rope immediately rushed up and rushed towards Luo Qingzhou.
"boom!"
There was a sudden explosion!
Zhou Boyue punched the railing next to him, and the entire railing instantly fell apart and flew out.
He protected Luo Qingzhou, his face still calm, but with a frightening aura. For the first time in the Zhou Mansion, he said two words that he had never said before: "Who dares?"
His clothes were billowing, the air flow around him was swirling, and his long hair was flying behind him. His aura was so powerful that it frightened the few servants nearby and they involuntarily stepped back.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Lan's whole body stiffened and her lips trembled.
There was an instant silence inside and outside the entire corridor.
(End of chapter)
