"How could I not be nervous walking with the Prince?" Su Fuliu chuckled dryly.
Feng Muting knew that Su Fuliu was timid and always scared him to death.
So when he heard him say that, he didn't say anything more. He meant well, saying he wanted to accompany Su Fuliu for a walk.
As a result, Su Fuliu, who had intended to relax, remained tense the entire way.
No wonder Su Fuliu wanted to go out for a walk alone, but hesitated when he said he would accompany her.
Feng Muting frowned. Was he really that difficult to get along with?
"Alright, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll head back now. You can wander around by yourself, but don't stay out too late. If you go back too late, I won't let anyone leave the door open for you."
Su Fuliu was taken aback. He hadn't expected Feng Muting to suddenly say he was going back and leaving him to wander around by himself. This way, he could go keep his appointment.
Looking at his surprised expression, Feng Muting clicked his tongue and said, "With your silly look, I'm really worried about you wandering around here alone. What if you get scammed?"
Su Fuliu immediately waved her hand: "No, no, no, I won't. I will never be tricked. I will definitely ignore any strangers who try to talk to me!"
"You said it yourself. If you get tricked, I won't come to your rescue. I'll just let you be sold to someone else's house to serve those greasy old men. Then you'll know how good I am to you," Feng Muting threatened.
Su Fuliu shuddered at the thought of that scene.
Although Feng Muting is fierce, he's also pleasing to the eye.
Those greasy old men couldn't help but...
"I understand, Your Highness. I'll just wander around for a bit and then head back. I won't let you worry!" Su Fuliu said.
Feng Muting snorted: "Who's worried about you? A servant as stupid as you, I can find anyone who's smarter than you. I'm leaving."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Liu Su Fuliu stood there pouting, muttering under her breath, "How much does the Prince dislike me? I'm such a clever person, so why do I feel like my brain and hands and feet don't belong to me when I'm in front of the Prince? I become so clumsy. This can't be my problem, it can't be the Prince's problem. The Prince must be too picky!"
After he finished muttering, Feng Muting walked away, and then he turned around and went into Tianwei Restaurant.
Su Fuliu thought that if he came at this hour, Xiao Nian would probably have already left in anger, or at least be sitting there still angry.
After all, he was late.
But in the end, he didn't break his promise.
He doesn't like making promises to others and then failing to keep them.
So if he really stands me up today, he'll feel really bad about it.
He walked into the private room and saw Xiao Nian sitting there with a gentle smile on her face.
When Xiao Nian saw him arrive, she immediately stood up: "You're here. I thought you weren't coming."
Su Fuliu said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Your Highness, I was delayed by something and that's why I'm late. I've kept you waiting."
Xiao Nian shook her head: "It's alright, your presence is the best thing. Come, come and sit down."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Su Fuliu was surprised that Xiao Nian wasn't angry; this young master had such a good temper.
This was in stark contrast to the temperament of their prince.
However... although their prince has a bad temper, he is still quite good.
"Come on, let's drink." Xiao Nian got straight to the point.
Su Fuliu snapped out of her daze, nodded, and smiled, "Okay."
Xiao Nian looked at him, her eyes sparkling, and said with a smile, "We agreed that we wouldn't leave until we were drunk!"
Chapter 53 You're Drunk
Su Fuliu originally wanted to drink until he was completely drunk, but thinking of Feng Muting, he didn't dare to drink too much. Otherwise, if he went home drunk, Feng Muting would definitely be unhappy. What if the servants threw him out?
Therefore, he looked at Xiao Nian with some hesitation.
Seeing his troubled expression, Xiao Nian asked, "What's wrong? What do you want to say?"
"I'm sorry, Your Highness... I may not be able to drink with you until we drop."
Xiao Nian smiled and said, "So that's what it is. It's alright. I knew that if you really got drunk, Prince Ting probably wouldn't even let you in the door."
Su Fuliu nodded: "Yes, our Prince will definitely not allow me to enter the manor. Therefore, in order to avoid the Prince's punishment, I cannot drink with the Young Master until we are drunk. Please do not be angry, Young Master."
Xiao Nian shook her head: "What's there to be angry about? You are a servant by the side of Prince Ting, so you have to consider him, unlike me who can make my own decisions. I understand. It's okay, drink as much as you want. We're not mainly here to drink, but to meet and have a chat."
Su Fuliu had never seen Xiao Nian with such a good temper. He never got angry no matter what she said, and he was especially considerate of her difficulties.
"Alright, if we waste any more time, we won't even have time to eat, let alone drink. You definitely can't go back too late," Xiao Nian said.
"Yes, I can't go back too late. The prince said that if I go back too late, he won't leave the door open for me and will lock me out." Su Fuliu didn't want to sleep on the street.
Xiao Nian smiled and nodded: "Then I'll have the waiter bring the wine and dishes."
"Yes, thank you, Young Master." Su Fuliu looked at Xiao Nian and didn't seem like a bad person at all.
The waiter brought out the wine and dishes, and Xiao Nian personally poured wine for Su Fuliu: "This is Tianweilou's most famous Baihua Zui, brewed with a hundred flowers. It has the fragrance of flowers and the mellowness of wine. It is not spicy when it goes down, so it is more suitable for us to drink."
"This Hundred Flowers Wine is indeed quite good. I've drunk quite a bit of it before. It doesn't burn your throat and is very mild. But precisely because of this, it's easy to overindulge. And since Hundred Flowers Wine has a strong aftereffect, if you drink too much of it, you'll be drunk for several days."
Su Fuliu had drunk quite a bit of wine at the Forget-Worry Pavilion before.
They were all drinking with the guests.
As for this Baihua Zui (Hundred Flowers Intoxication), a customer had specially sent it to him from Tianweilou. The first time he drank it, he couldn't resist drinking a few more cups because he found the wine to be mild and not spicy, and it even had a floral fragrance. As a result, after the effects of the alcohol hit, he slept for two days and two nights.
"So you've drunk this Hundred Flowers Intoxication before."
"Yes, I've had some."
"Your prince is really good to his servants, even giving them such fine wine."
Upon hearing this, Su Fuliu immediately shook his head: "Your Highness has never allowed me to drink alcohol. This is... this is what I drank before I went to work at the Prince's residence."
"Before you went to work at the Prince's mansion? What...what did you do before you went to the Prince's mansion?"
Su Fuliu smiled awkwardly: "What I used to do is really hard to say."
“If that’s the case, then let’s not talk about it anymore. Let’s drink.” Xiao Nian’s eyes flickered slightly.
"Mm." Su Fuliu nodded.
The two then began to drink.
Just as Su Fuliu said, the Hundred Flowers Intoxication didn't make you feel drunk at first, so you thought you could still drink more and couldn't help but indulge in more.
He didn't know how much he drank in the end, but he felt dizzy and couldn't even stand up straight.
Xiao Nian went over to help him up: "You're drunk. I'm afraid your prince won't let you in. You should come back with me first..."
Chapter 54 Vomiting
Su Fuliu was dizzy and couldn't hear what Xiao Nian was saying. She only mumbled, "I have to go back now. If I don't go back, His Highness will be unhappy... If His Highness is unhappy, he'll scold me again..."
After hearing this, Xiao Nian said, "He treats you so badly, why do you still want to work for him?"
Su Fuliu muttered to himself and tried to walk forward, but he could barely stand, let alone walk. If Xiao Nian hadn't been supporting him, he would have fallen long ago.
“I’ll help you back,” Xiao Nian said, staring at him.
“Go back, we have to go back. If we don’t go back, the prince will close the gate and I won’t be able to get in. I don’t want to sleep on the street…” Su Fuliu’s tone was still a little anxious.
Xiao Nian helped him leave Tianwei Restaurant, but after leaving Tianwei Restaurant, they headed towards the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. Su Fuliu could barely walk and had no idea where he was going.
After getting into the carriage, Xiao Nian let Su Fuliu lean against him. He looked at Su Fuliu's fair cheeks, which had turned rosy, and couldn't help but swallow.
Su Fuliu kept muttering, "Your Highness, you're too fierce. You'll never find a wife if you're this fierce..."
Xiao Nian looked at him and murmured, "You keep talking about him. What's so good about him? Is he even half as gentle as me?"
Upon arriving at the Duke of Huguo's residence, Xiao Nian immediately carried Su Fuliu off the carriage.
After returning to his room, he asked someone to prepare hot water and a towel.
Lying on the bed, Su Fuliu frowned immediately, her delicate face turning even redder: "Your Highness, I feel unwell, I feel like vomiting..."
Xiao Nian was stunned for a moment, then quickly had someone bring a basin.
As soon as the basin was brought over, Su Fuliu turned to the side and vomited.
The servant secretly glanced at Xiao Nian and found that Xiao Nian didn't seem to mind at all. It seemed that this young master was going to replace Young Master Wen.
At this moment, the young master Wen Hongye, whom the servant was thinking of, walked in.
As soon as Wen Hongye, dressed in red, entered, she saw Xiao Nian carefully taking care of the drunk Su Fuliu.
He looked and saw it was the same mute man from last time.
He walked over, clearly displeased, and said, "Why should the young master have to do this kind of servant's work himself? What kind of people are you?!"
Xiao Nian replied, "They're too rough and clumsy; I'm afraid they won't be able to take care of us."
"Then let's find a few maids to serve us. Maids will definitely be gentler," Wen Hongye said.
"If they see Su Fuliu's face, will they still be able to do anything? They'll probably just stare at her and forget about their work." Xiao Nian always had a reason; in any case, he had to do it himself.
Then, a servant brought hot water and a handkerchief, and Xiao Nian personally wrung out the handkerchief to wipe Su Fuliu's face and hands.
Wen Hongye, standing to the side, gritted his teeth in anger and glared at Su Fuliu. He had never received such good treatment. Su Fuliu was just a little mute. Why did she get such treatment?
But just then, Su Fuliu muttered again, "Your Highness, it's hot."
Wen Hongye was taken aback. He wasn't mute after all?
Why didn't you say anything last time?
Xiao Nian immediately stopped wiping. Although he didn't feel the water was hot when he wrung out the handkerchief, it was just warm, which was just right.
Perhaps because Su Fuliu's skin was delicate and thin, his warmth was too hot for her.
He then said to the servant who was fetching water with dissatisfaction, "How can you serve me like this? You can't even prepare hot water properly?"
The servants trembled with fear. They knew that Xiao Nian rarely lost his temper; everyone knew that their young master was famously gentle. But this time, he had actually lost his temper over the hot water.
I never imagined that gentle people could be so terrifying when they lose their temper.
"Little one, little one, I'll go get it replaced right away..."