Clouds Drunk, Moon Slightly Sleeping

Chapter 89

I quickly took Ye Feng's hand, facing the cold winter wind, and patted my face, saying somewhat dizzily, "Xiao Ye, I think I'm drunk. Can you help me to sit down somewhere and get some fresh air to sober up?"

He glanced at me, then helped me to a rockery a short distance away, where he had me sit against it, facing the lake. The wind was cold, but it helped me stay awake. I wrapped my cloak tighter around myself, but my face was still burning. I stared blankly at the still, deep lake.

"Xiaoye, Xiaoye, I'm a little thirsty." I felt a bit parched after drinking the wine. I asked Xiaoye to get me some tea or fruit. Ugh.

There was no response, but a cup of tea was handed to me. I took it, blew on it to cool it down, and sipped it slowly.

"Are you still feeling dizzy?"

"Pfft!" He spat out all the tea in his mouth and couldn't help but cough several times.

The person who spoke patted my back gently and said in an exceptionally gentle voice, "Drink slowly, no rush, don't choke!"

I was both anxious and angry, and it took me a while to calm down before I said, feeling annoyed, "What are you doing here?"

Clouds Drunk, Moon Slightly Asleep (Revised Edition) Volume Three: If Life Were Only As Beautiful as Our First Meeting - The Imperial Palace Banquet (Part Three)

Chapter word count: 5363 Update time: 08-12-23 14:42

Royal Palace Banquet (Part 3)

"Hearing that Qianqian was thirsty, I came to bring her tea."

"Knowing I can't drink, you still offered me wine, and now you're bringing me tea? You're just pretending to be kind, humph." I handed the teacup back to him, glancing at him sideways. That stinky fox is definitely up to no good.

He chuckled nonchalantly, casually tossed the teacup on the ground, then sat down beside me contentedly, ran his hand through my hair, and said lazily, "How can we have this chance to be alone without wine?"

I was so angry I almost fainted; I just wanted to kick that fox into the lake.

"Brother, you're too ruthless! What if I got drunk and went on a rampage? I'd be so embarrassed, I'd never be able to show my face again." I shifted my position slightly, pulled my cloak tighter, buried my chin in the mink fur, and turned around to say with a look of disdain.

He kept playing with my hair, then smoothed the mink fur around my collar. After a long while, he reached out and, ignoring my struggles, held me tightly, staring intently at my face. Then, he sighed and said, "Qianqian, you look so beautiful today!"

I was a little confused. Although it was extremely rare to be praised for my beauty by a narcissist like the fox, we were just discussing the issue of offering wine. What did that have to do with whether I was beautiful or not?

"Are you feeling better now?" He smiled at me, smoothing my hair as he asked casually before I could speak.

I bit my lip and thought for a moment, then nodded obediently. I don't seem too dizzy. Today is strange; I drank almost half a glass of wine, yet I only experienced a short-term fever and dizziness, and now I seem fine. Could it be that the fox tampered with my wine? Ugh!

"Is it alright for you to leave like this?" I asked, somewhat puzzled. I came out, and Fox followed. Everyone must be whispering among themselves now.

A soft cough came from behind the artificial hill.

I jumped to my feet in shock, but the fox remained seated, watching my panicked state with amusement. I glared at him, then realized I'd been overreacting. Honestly, Xiao Ye was there just now; he only came because of the fox. If it were anyone else, Xiao Ye would have stopped them long ago. That coughing sounded like either Xiao Ye's or Li Fu's.

Seeing that I had calmed down, the fox slowly got up, turned to face the area behind the artificial hill, and asked softly, "What is it?"

Li Fu approached the fox with his head bowed and a low posture. He leaned close to the fox and whispered a few words. I was three steps behind the fox, but I couldn't hear a word he said. However, judging from Li Fu's demeanor, I knew it was no small matter.

"Qianqian, don't go back to the banquet yet. Have Yefeng follow you wherever you go, understand?" His expression was normal. He gave Yefeng these instructions and then walked towards the palace gate.

The palace gate? Why is the fox heading towards the palace gate?

"Xiao Ye, what happened?" I asked Ye Feng beside me in surprise.

"I didn't know. I've been here the whole time," the young man replied indifferently.

My eyebrows twitched involuntarily. You brat, if you don't know, you don't know! Why did you have to add that second half? Luckily, I didn't do anything intimate with the fox, otherwise I would have been the one getting a free show.

"Then let's go and take a look?" I suggested with a fawning expression. What could possibly happen in that corner of the palace gates at this hour?

"His Majesty just gave the order that we cannot go with him, nor can we return to the victory celebration banquet."

I pursed my lips. Your Majesty? Master? I thought that since Xiao Ye now calls me "Master," he would take my word for it. But it turns out he still listens to that fox. How frustrating. After all these years of being a trusted confidant, there is still a revolutionary bond between us.

"I can't go here, I can't go there, so where am I supposed to go?" I complained casually.

"I don't know." Comrade Xiaoye actually took it seriously and answered respectfully.

I rolled my eyes and slowly walked back, looking around as I went.

"Xiaoye, I want to go up the tree." I pointed upwards at the big tree in front of me as I spoke.

I've looked around, and this tree is the biggest and tallest in the vicinity. It's also located between the banquet venue and the palace gate. If I climb this tree, I might be able to see both sides.

He looked at me, and then without saying a word, he grabbed me and jumped up. I was thrown into the air and felt dizzy for a moment. When I came to my senses, I was already sitting in a tree.

"Xiao Ye, don't go." I gripped Ye Feng's arm tightly. Sitting on the tree branch, I realized that this position and posture were really not safe. What if I fell down if Ye Feng left?

The boy remained silent for a few seconds, his expression unreadable, before saying in a somewhat strange tone, "It won't fall."

After saying that, somehow her arms broke free from my tight grip and went to another branch. I couldn't shout or move, so I could only hug a small tree trunk next to me and mutter to myself.

Directly ahead was the direction of the palace gate, but it was quite far away and I couldn't see it very clearly. I could only vaguely see a dozen or so people at the palace gate. I stared intently, but for a moment I couldn't tell which one was the fox. Oh well, it's all because the fox is too ordinary, hehe.

"Xiao Ye, can you see who it is?" I've heard that people who practice martial arts have better eyesight than ordinary people, so I'll ask and see.

"It looks like Yunbai."

Yunbai? I almost slipped off the tree, but luckily I grabbed a branch, and then Yefeng flew over like lightning to catch me, so I didn't fall to my death on the spot.

"How did Little White end up in the palace?" I asked urgently, grabbing Ye Feng's hand. Damn it, this situation is so confusing. Thinking about the relationship between the fox and Little White, I had a very bad feeling.

Actually, Xiao Bai is just the missing Second Prince, and the rumors haven't been definitively resolved. So if he returns, it would be perfectly legitimate, and for the time being, everyone can only be surprised and can't do anything about it. But why did Xiao Bai suddenly return? And what was Xiao Bai doing at Wangyue Palace before?

"Xiao Ye, let me go take a look." I'm not God, nor do I want to be a saint, but I can't just sit idly by and ignore Xiao Bai's situation. I don't know what the fox meant by having someone follow Xiao Bai before, but I have a gut feeling that Xiao Bai's return to the palace at this time must mean something's wrong.