Chapter 28 Drunken Wine

  The longevity banquet has begun.

  As they were all from the same family and there were not many people, they sat in the same courtyard, with only a large mountain-water screen separating the male guests and female relatives, and the low laughter of the people on both sides could still be heard.

  It was inevitable that Lu Yan's choice of Lin Zhao as the top candidate today would be teased by everyone, and they all asked him why he chose Lin Zhao's poem "Cold Plum Blossoms in the Snow", which is just an ordinary poem.

  Lu Yan's teasing was very calm, and Lin Zhao Yan heard him say calmly: "The more ordinary the subject, the harder it is to stand out. I chose Si Biao Mei not because her writing is particularly beautiful, but because she put her heart into it. This poem 'Cold Plum Blossom in the Snow' doesn't seek fame, but precisely reveals her inner voice, unintentionally competing with spring, only for the sake of flourishing, and even if it means facing wind and snow, she wouldn't mind. How many men present can achieve this kind of temperament?"

  It's quiet over there for the time being.

  It turns out that Lin Zhao Yan had a soft smile on her face at the dinner table, "I thought the young master of the Lu family had a crush on his fourth older cousin! It seems I was wrong."

  "Shh, keep your voice down!"

  It's too late, everyone at the dinner table heard it clearly, but fortunately, it wasn't anything bad.

  Lin Zhaoyan secretly congratulated herself at the same time, and felt that Lu Yan's emotional intelligence was even higher, which was definitely not something she could compete with. To know, her poem was just a simple Cold Plum Blossom in Snow, and those profound ideas he mentioned simply didn't exist.

  It's really quite impressive!

  "Unexpectedly, Zhao Yan still had this in mind, it really made Auntie look at him with new eyes."

  Someone chuckled and spoke up, Lin Zhaoyan raised his eyes to look over, directly meeting Lu Shi's face that seemed to be smiling yet not smiling.

  She lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly: "It's just that Brother Lu is on a high level, and Zhao Yan is just a casual write-off, without the meaning he said."

  Lü Shi knew about Liu Wenyuan's request to marry her, but she rejected him. What does he mean by still slandering her?

  Lu's smile had a few more genuine feelings.

  This person, not being favored is nothing serious, the most important thing is to recognize reality, never have unrealistic beautiful dreams, in the end it will only harm others and oneself.

  At this time, a strange cry suddenly came from the male guest's side.

  "Oh no! Wenxuan, why are you drinking so much?"

  When he heard this name, Lin Zhaoyan's heart jumped uncontrollably.

  Lu Shi hastily stood up and shouted in that direction: "What's wrong with Xuan Ge?"

  Someone on that side suddenly shouted, "This kid has been pouring himself wine since he sat down, I don't know what's wrong with him! Aunt, you'd better find someone to take him away, or it'll be bad if he gets drunk and starts causing trouble!"

  Mrs. Lin also worried and said, "That wine is the old vintage left by Old Master Lin, it's very potent. Yuxin, quickly go and call a few people to take Xuan Ge away to sober him up, don't let him hurt himself!"

  Liu hastily responded and was about to get up to call someone when she was stopped by Lu.

  "Yuexin, don't bother yourself anymore, I'll go myself. You should stay and take care of the elderly lady instead! Today is her birthday, not having a big celebration is already making her feel neglected, don't let that rascal from my family make things worse for her."

  Liu thought for a moment and felt it was reasonable, so she sat down and instructed the maid beside her: "You go with Second Aunt to take a look over there, and be sure to take good care of Young Master Biao."

  That maid should be, and Lu Shi hastily went to the male guest's side, and disappeared from the screen corner in a moment.

  Lin Ruoyan was also worried about Liu Wenyuan and instructed Zisu, "You go take a look at what's going on, do we need to help?"

  "Miss, I'll go take a look too?" Man Shuang whispered in Lin Zhao Yan's ear.

  Lin Zhaoyan pressed down on her hand and shook his head, "Don't worry, Big Brother is just drunk, nothing will happen to him. If it's not alright, I've already sent Zi Su to ask, let's wait patiently."

  Before long, Zi Su returned and said anxiously: "Young Master Biao doesn't know what's wrong with him either. He drank a whole big jar of wine from the beginning of the banquet, gulping it down fiercely. If it wasn't for Second Young Master of the second branch discovering it in time, he might have died from drunkenness! However, he's not much better now, drunk to the point of being dizzy and confused, and has already been taken outside to sober up by Second Aunt."

  "How could this be? Brother Lin has always known his limits..." Lin Ruoyan's eyebrows furrowed, and she subconsciously looked over at Lin Zhaoyan.

  She felt that the most hurtful thing in this world was emotional love. Liu Wenxuan was the only son of his family, always spoiled and loved, without any setbacks in familial relationships, so there was only...

  She couldn't help but feel resentful, even though Lin Zhao's poem had just been praised by Lu Yan, she had never felt this way before.

  But this kind of thing can't be done openly, or in the end, I'll lose face in front of my brother and the Hou Mansion.

  She bit her lip and could only say: "I'll go take a look at Brother!"

  Who knew she hadn't even stood up yet when Liu called out to her, "Ruo Er, sit still and don't move."

  Liu's gaze was sharp and her tone left no room for doubt, Lin Ruoyan was startled and stood there momentarily unable to react.

  "Your brother has a servant girl taking care of him, and after drinking some sobering soup, he'll be fine soon. Now that he's drunk like this, you going there won't be of much help."

  Lin Ruo Yan bit her lip and didn't insist anymore.

  Before long, Lu returned.

  Everyone expressed concern, and she smiled and replied: "Nothing serious, just drank too much, just had a hangover soup, vomited and fell asleep."

  Old Lady Lin said: "I reckon today is the last day, let the maid tidy up a guest room later, and sleep at the Hou Mansion tonight!"

  Lu smiled and flattered, "I'll thank Old Lady Qian on behalf of Xuan Ge here!"

  Mrs. Lin waved her hand, "We're all family, no need to thank each other."

  And so this sudden commotion came to an end, and the crowd continued to chat and laugh, with no one paying attention to what would happen to Liu Wenxuan, who had gotten drunk.

  Lin Zhaoyan felt uneasy, that familiar unease.

  I'm afraid something's going to happen to someone again...

  This thought flashed through her mind, and she became restless at the banquet, although she didn't know what she could do, but felt that she had to do something, just sitting there waiting for death was not a wise move.

  She found a decent excuse and took Man Er and Man Hua out of the flower hall.

  Little buddies, Xia An originally planned to rush the PK rankings this month, but the intensity of this month's PK is unimaginable, and it's really not worth letting everyone spend money on it. Xia An has been satisfied with staying on top for a week, so little buddies, don't throw any more PKs in the future, okay? Mwah mwah, forever loving you guys!

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