Chapter 613
Chapter 613
Xu Lingqiao was a little worried and stood up to greet her. Song Guanzhou quickly said, "Good sister, just sit and wait for me. I'm going out for a walk and missed you two. I'm a bit sorry."
Wen Ling laughed and said, "Fourth sister-in-law is reluctant to leave me, so why don't I stay in Shaohua Garden today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Qingdong said bluntly, "Shaohua Garden doesn't have any guest rooms nowadays. How about you stay in this pavilion?"
After saying this, he pointed to the newly built accounting pavilion outside the house.
Wen Linghuan wanted to act coquettishly, but Xu Lingqiao smiled and said, "If the fourth lady doesn't mind, can you stay in my room for a night?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Linghuan nodded immediately.
"Very good, very good. I love Sister Xu the most. You are gentle as water. When I am with you, I never feel that time is hard."
Qin Qingdong sneered, "Don't lead Miss Xu astray."
Wen Linghuan curled her lips, "You playboy, you dare to say that to me? I have a very good character. Sister Xu and Fourth Sister-in-law both know that I am not a bad person. But you always try to undermine me. How despicable."
The feast officially began only after Pei An and his wife took their seats.
"Brother Bei is not here, otherwise the dinner would be more joyful with him drinking and laughing." Qin Qingdong felt quite regretful. He raised his cup and said some opening words to everyone. He just said that life is short and one should not waste time.
Everyone took it and raised their glasses to drink together.
Song Guanzhou took a bite and found the taste strange. She tasted it twice before asking Qin Qingdong, "Qin Er, where is this wine brewed?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Linghuan interrupted him.
"Fourth sister-in-law, this is brewed by Madam Hua. It's so rare. I asked for two jars in the past. Every drop of wine is worth a lot of money. Tsk tsk!"
Song Guanzhou glanced sideways, "Is it so expensive?"
She raised the wine cup, and without waiting for Pei An to stop her, she raised her head and drank it all in one gulp. She smacked her lips and tasted the wine, squinting her eyes and said, "I'm afraid that I, a wild boar, can't eat fine bran, so I can't taste its goodness."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Linghuan laughed without any concealment, covering his mouth.
"Qin Er, only the fourth sister-in-law can cure you."
Qin Qingdong snorted coldly, "Why is it bad? Ji Zhang, Brother Ling Bai, try it——"
Pei An nodded, "It's okay."
Qin Qingdong turned his head to look at Xu Lingbai. Xu Lingbai had a low alcohol tolerance. After just one sip, a red blush appeared on his face. He usually couldn't drink such strong liquor. When Qin Qingdong wanted to ask him something, he started coughing.
After a long time, I wanted to say yes.
Qin Qingdong was very disappointed. "Forget it, Brother Lingbai, even if you say it's good, I won't believe it."
Xu Lingbai: ...
Qin Qingdong poured himself a drink and took a big sip.
Song Guanzhou sighed, "How can you drink so much wine when there are so many people at the table? Come on, Qin Er, you and I can't go home until we are drunk today!"
Wen Linghuan expressed regrets and pulled Xu Lingqiao to blame himself, "I can't drink alcohol either. I always feel it's bitter and hard to swallow. I didn't expect to miss the opportunity to get drunk with my fourth sister-in-law."
Xu Ling was talking and laughing, serving food to her from time to time.
"Guan Zhou likes this. I am the same as you. I cannot handle these strong liquors. I can handle one or two glasses of fruit wine, but any more is not good. I will get drunk."
Xu Lingqiao didn't mention it, it's really good to be drunk.
I cried and sobbed as much as I wanted, then fell into a slumber until the next day, and I felt that there was some sparse hope in life.
Qin Qingdong smiled and waved his hands after hearing what Song Guanzhou said. "I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable after getting drunk. The wine brewed by Lady Hua is also known as Ghost Tears. I heard that it's easy to cry when you're drunk."
When Song Guanzhou heard this, he became even more interested.
"Then I'll take a look."
Pei An drank two cups and then put down the cup. To be honest, he was not used to this kind of wine. Besides, he had to go on duty the next day, so he had to avoid certain foods.
Xu Lingbai has never been able to hold his liquor, so Wen Linghuan and Xu Lingqiao only had a few sips.
Only Song Guanzhou was in a depressed mood. Although he looked relaxed, he still planned to drink to drown his sorrows.
She and Qin Qingdong clinked glasses and ate quickly and hurriedly.
Later, Pei An held the wine cup and stopped her from drinking. Song Guanzhou sighed, "It's so hard to be unrestrained, but Silang is controlling me. It's really not fun."
She put down her chopsticks in boredom, and her eyes turned cold.
Pei An had no choice but to coax her softly, "It's really getting cold in late autumn and early winter. You and Tong Xihui eat so fast, why don't you eat a few bites of hot food first, and then have a drink."
Song Guanzhou snorted.
Seeing the worried eyes of his relatives and close friends at the table, he had to pick up his chopsticks again and reluctantly took a few bites of the food. Seeing this, Qin Qingdong personally snatched Song Guanzhou's wine cup and poured some warm wine.
"It's okay. The wine warmed by Diewu Dieyi won't hurt your stomach."
He offered the wine to Song Guanzhou, who took it with both hands and forced a smile, "Luckily Qin Er is here, otherwise I wouldn't be able to drink and do things happily."
There was a hint of loss in his words.
Pei An knew that she was feeling resentful, but now was not a good time to talk, so he could only serve her some hot dishes and hot soup.
Song Guanzhou ate a little casually, but his mind was still on the wine.
Until the banquet was over, she and Qin Er not only finished the wine that was sent to them, but also opened two jars of wine hidden in Shaohua Garden.
If it were in the past, Song Guanzhou would have been drunk long ago.
But tonight was really strange. Until the end when she was seeing off the guests, she was calm and composed without any sign of drunkenness. Pei An and Ren Dong wanted to support her, but she politely declined. She personally escorted Xu Lingqiao and his sister and Wen Si to the gate of Shaohua Garden, and asked Xu Lingqiao to do her bidding with a normal expression.
"I'll leave Ling Huan to my sister's care. If you two have nothing to do at night, you can go out for a night walk."
Qin Qingdong held his forehead with his hand.
"Hurry up and stop giving bad advice. Miss Xu certainly won't do that, but Wen Si will definitely dare to run around."
Wen Si curled his lips, "No!"
Pei An saw this and explained it to Qin Qingdong, "Don't go back. Yanlai Hall is still empty. Take Chun Ge there to rest for a night."
Qin Qingdong was half drunk. It was late at night and there was an early curfew, so he had no choice but to follow Pei An's arrangements.
Honeysuckle then ordered Diewu and Dieyi to make the bed, fold the quilt, and serve water and tea.
A good banquet should end well, but after it, there will always be endless loneliness and emptiness. Song Guanzhou stood on the stone steps beside the gate of Shaohua Garden, looking out into the night.
She remained indifferent even though the cool October breeze blew over her.
Pei An felt a slight headache and knew it was his fault, so he quickly asked the maid to get a sleeveless jacket, and he put it on Song Guanzhou from behind.
"It's getting late, my lady, please go back to your room and rest."
Song Guanzhou lowered his eyes and stood there motionless. After a long time, he looked up at the man who was still so charming in the silent night, "My brother, still no news?"
In the light of the lanterns at the gate of Shaohua Garden, Song Guanzhou raised his little face with mist in his eyes. Although he asked in a gentle voice, Pei An felt very distressed when he heard it.
He held Song Guanzhou's delicate face in his hands, and his body and mind softened.
"My uncle's whereabouts are unknown. We sent people to look for him in many places, but we always missed him."
Song Guanzhou turned around, broke away from Pei An's hands, and walked into the room alone, her whole body filled with sadness.
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