“Drink, drink!”
There were voices of people urging people to drink in the room.
Liu Honghua, the second wife of the Zhou family, sat beside Song Ruyue and kept persuading her. She said with envy, "Sister Ruyue has such skin and figure. I don't know how she maintains them. She is as tight, tender, graceful and slender as a young girl. I envy her to death."
The other women nearby were also full of exaggeration and envy.
Song Ruyue was being modest while drinking with a smile on her face, and she also boasted about how capable and filial her son-in-law was.
Outside the window.
Luo Qingzhou had no appetite and glanced inside from time to time.
Seeing that he didn't want to drink, Chu Xiaoxiao had no choice but to pick up the wine pot again and pour a glass for Sister Dao, saying, "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, "This wine is not right, don't drink it for now."
Sister Dao looked at the expression on his face, and was stunned for a moment. Her expression suddenly became serious, and her eyes looked at the wine in the glass.
She knew that although this guy liked to joke sometimes, he would never dare to make a joke like today.
Chu Xiaoxiao also put down the wine glass and whispered nervously, "Brother Chu, is the wine poisoned? Madam Zhou looks down on us and thinks we have lost her face, so she poisoned the wine to kill us?"
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
Sister Dao frowned, thought for a moment, and immediately took out the detoxification pills from her storage bag and swallowed two of them. Then she took out a pot of water and gulped it down.
She drank the entire pot of water in one breath.
Chu Xiaoxiao was amazed and said, "Senior Sister Dao, you can drink more than a buffalo."
Sister Dao glared at her unhappily, then turned to look at someone and said, "Are you sure there's something wrong with this drink?"
Luo Qingzhou shook his head: "Not sure, I just smelled a strange floral scent. Maybe it's just like you said, some petals were added when the wine was brewed to enhance the fragrance."
"Hic..."
Sister Dao suddenly burped, and clear water was about to overflow from her mouth. She glared at him when she heard that.
Chu Xiaoxiao, who was standing aside, held her stomach with her hands while laughing.
"But it's better to be careful."
Luo Qingzhou whispered and glanced into the room through the window again.
At this time, a middle-aged man with a big belly, accompanied by Zhou Lan personally, came into the house from the hall, holding a wine jug and a wine glass, and toasted the people in the house 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 have come here today to toast you all."
When the women at the table heard that it was an official from the Ministry of Revenue, they all stood up, raised their wine glasses, and spoke flattering words in a reserved and smiling manner.
Song Ruyue held the wine glass and looked at Zhou Lan's smug look without saying a word. She muttered to herself: So what if he is in the Ministry of Revenue? He is not a high-ranking official like the Minister of Revenue or the Vice Minister of Revenue. He is probably just a small official. What is there to be proud of? Besides, he is not your real brother.
"Today is my sister's birthday. Everyone, eat and drink well, and don't leave until you are drunk."
Zhou Qifeng was all smiles. He drank a glass of wine first, then poured another glass of wine. He suddenly walked in front of Song Ruyue, held out the wine pot and said with a smile: "Madam Qin, I heard from Lanmei that you are from the Qin family of Weiyuan Earl. I am sorry, sorry. The people I admire most in my life are those heroes who have fought on the battlefield for my Great Yan. Come, I will toast to you, Madam."
Song Ruyue quickly held the cup with both hands and said with a reserved smile: "Thank you, sir."
Zhou Qifeng filled her glass with wine and said with a smile, "Madam, please."
Song Ruyue put the wine glass to her red lips and took a sip.
Liu Honghua on the side immediately smiled and said, "Sister Ruyue, you have to drink it all in one gulp. Lord Zhou is here to pour you a toast personally, so you can't be disrespectful."
After hearing this, Song Ruyue had no choice but to drink up what was left in the cup.
Zhou Qifeng smiled, poured another glass for her, and said, "Madam Qin, I just toasted you as the hero of the Qin family. This time, I toast you, Madam."
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Song Ruyue had no choice but to drink another glass.
"Madam has a good alcohol tolerance."
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, then said goodbye and left the room.
After seeing him leave, the women sat down one after another and started chatting again.
Liu Honghua nudged Song Ruyue next to her with her elbow, smiled and whispered, "Sister Ruyue, there are so many people at the table, but Lord Zhou only toasted you alone, and even toasted you twice. It seems that Lord Zhou favors you very much."
Song Ruyue frowned.
Liu Honghua whispered, "Sister, you don't know that although Lord Zhou is only a director of the Ministry of Households, he will be promoted soon. Moreover, we who come from other places are in charge of our household registration, housing, etc. He has great power."
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 just came to Kyoto, so you should find something to do, right? Kyoto has a lot of people, whether it is the outer city or the inner city, it is not easy to do things. But sister, don't worry, Lord Zhou has great means, sister, just tell him, no matter what you want to do, it will be no problem."
Song Ruyue's face had fallen, and she said, "Don't worry, we are fine now."
Seeing that she looked unhappy, Liu Honghua didn't dare to say anything more and smiled, "Eat some food, eat some food."
The sun sets quickly.
Lanterns had already been hung in the corridor.
The house was also brightly lit.
Zhou Lan dressed up beautifully, holding a wine jug, and entered the room again, toasting everyone 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 Zhou Boyou will think too much.
Zhou Shumei did come once and toasted the three people apologetically, but the three of them said they couldn't drink and only ate the food.
Zhou Shumei knew that she had neglected the three people, so she did not dare to persuade them anymore and hurried to the kitchen to call her husband.
Unfortunately, Zhou Boyao was busy in the kitchen at the moment and had no time to come out and accompany his friends.
Zhou Shumei didn't dare to urge her anymore.
The night deepens.
Sister Dao couldn't sit still any longer, so she got up and went to the kitchen to talk to Zhou Boyue.
Luo Qingzhou sat quietly in the chair, looking into the house through the window.
Mr. Zhou entered the room again with the wine jug and toasted everyone one by one.
The women at the table were a little drunk, but after being persuaded by Zhou Lan and Liu Honghua, they all had another drink.
At this time, Song Ruyue stood up and said goodbye.
Liu Honghua quickly pulled her aside and said, "Sister Ruyue, sit for a while. You finally made it here. Let's chat and have a few more drinks."
Song Ruyue's face was flushed with drunkenness, and her head was dizzy. 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 said with a smile: "Ruyue, have a few more drinks. It doesn't matter if you get drunk. Come to my sister's place tonight and sleep. We sisters can have a good chat."
Zhou Qifeng beside him also smiled and said, "Madam Qin, you finally came out once, so you should drink to your heart's content. Come, I'll toast you another glass."
Song Ruyue waved her hands, her eyes were hazy with drunkenness, and said, "I really can't drink anymore. Sorry, I'll leave... Mei'er..."
She staggered and almost fell.
Just as Zhou Qifeng was about to help her, Mei'er immediately came over, supported her, and prepared to take her away.
Zhou Qifeng glanced at Liu Honghua.
Liu Honghua immediately put down her 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? Come on, go to my room and sleep. Sister will sleep with you tonight."
Having said that, he helped her out of the room without further ado.
Mei'er said anxiously: "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'll send you back. But you're so drunk now, how can you go back? Go to my place first, I'll ask the maid to make you some sobering tea, and when you're sober, I'll send you back myself."
As he said that, he helped her out of the hall.
Zhou Qifeng put down his wine glass and said to Zhou Lan, "Sister Lan, you stay with the guests first. I'm going to go to the bathroom."
Zhou Lan nodded, picked up the wine glass, and prepared to toast others.
Zhou Qifeng followed the three people out of the hall and came to the corridor outside the house.
Song Ruyue's body was limp, her eyes were hazy with drunkenness, and she was still struggling: "Mei'er, take me back..."
Mei'er was about to speak when a hand suddenly reached out from behind, grabbed her arm and forcibly pulled her away.
She turned around and saw that it was Mr. Zhou.
Zhou Qifeng smiled and said, "You are Madam Qin's maid? You haven't eaten yet, right? Go inside and eat. Madam Qin has someone to help her, so you don't have to worry about her."
Liu Honghua, who was supporting Song Ruyue, also said, "Mei'er, go inside to eat. I'll help your wife to the back to sober up and bring it back to you later."
Mei'er shook her head and quickly reached out to support her wife.
Zhou Qifeng immediately stepped forward, pushed her away, and said with a gloomy face: "Little maid, don't you even know the rules? Go away, there is nothing for you to do here."
Then he smiled and said, "Madam Qin, come here, I will help you to the back to rest."
As he said this, he stretched out his hand.
Song Ruyue's face changed, but she couldn't avoid it, and said anxiously: "Don't... don't touch me..."
Zhou Qifeng paid no attention to her, with a lustful gleam in his eyes. Just as he was about to put his arms around her slender waist and grab her hands, suddenly a figure appeared between them and hit him directly in the chest.
Zhou Qifeng was caught off guard and stumbled back two steps, almost falling. He looked up and saw an ordinary-looking teenager in tight clothes. He immediately shouted angrily, "What are you doing?"
Luo Qingzhou stood beside Song Ruyue, looked at him coldly without saying a word, then grabbed Liu Honghua's wrist on the other side, tightened it suddenly, pulled her away and pushed her out.
Then he supported the limp Song Ruyue and looked at Dao Jie and Chu Xiaoxiao who were stunned. When he was about to speak, Mei Er suddenly rushed over fiercely and bumped into his chest, angrily saying: "Don't touch my wife! Let go!"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, then immediately let go.
Mei'er supported her wife and was about to go down the stairs.
Liu Honghua rubbed her aching wrist, looked at the boy in front of her, and said angrily: "Where did you come from, you little brat? Whose family are you from?"
Zhou Qifeng immediately walked down the stairs and stopped in front of Mei'er and Song Ruyue. He said with a gloomy face, "Madam Qin, is this boy from your Qin family? You have to give us an explanation. We were kind enough to help you go to rest, but you, a servant, attacked me for no reason. How could you do that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Qingzhou suddenly walked down the stairs and kicked him in the stomach with a "bang", kicking him directly out. Then he walked up to Liu Honghua, who was pale, grabbed her hair, and slammed her against the pillar next to her.
"Bang!"
Liu Honghua's head was bleeding and she fell to the ground. Her mind went blank. After a few seconds, she covered her head with blood and screamed in fear.
At this time, people in the hall and the house heard the noise and ran out.
"What's going on?"
Zhou Lan was shocked and angry when she saw the scene.
The guests were also stunned when they saw this scene.
"Master Zhou, Master Zhou..."
Several servants 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 turned pale. He wanted to speak, but couldn't say anything for a moment.
"Liu Honghua, what's going on?"
Zhou Lan trembled all over and shouted again.
Liu Honghua pointed at the young man in front of her with blood all over her face and cried, “Madam, this kid… I don’t know whose family this kid is from, but he suddenly went crazy and kicked Lord 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 him and recognized him as a friend invited by her son-in-law. She was immediately shocked and angry, and shouted angrily: "Let Zhou Boyou come over!"
The maid immediately ran to the kitchen.
Zhou Shumei stood aside, her face pale, not knowing what was going on.
Zhou Lan angrily asked, "Are you crazy? Why did you attack Lord Zhou?"
Before Luo Qingzhou could reply, Mei'er, who was supporting Song Ruyue, suddenly said angrily, "Madam Zhou, my wife just said she wanted to go home, but your Second Madam wouldn't let her and forcibly took my wife to the back. Your Mr. Zhou even had bad intentions. 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 master came to help..."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
However, the young ladies who had just sat with Song Ruyue in the room looked at each other and understood what was going on. Because anyone with a discerning eye could see that Mr. Zhou had other intentions towards Mrs. Qin. They just didn't expect that Mr. Zhou would be so bold and impatient that he wanted to...
"How dare you! You little bastard, who told you to talk nonsense?"
Zhou Lan's expression changed for a while, and suddenly he shouted angrily: "How could Lord Zhou do such a dirty thing?"
Although Mei Er was afraid, she still argued: "I'm not talking nonsense. My wife yelled at him not to touch her, but he still wanted to get close and reach out..."
At this time, Sister Dao and Chu Xiaoxiao beside them said together: "She is right, we all saw it with our own eyes."
Sister Dao said coldly, "Mr. Zhou obviously had ill intentions towards Madam Qin. He wanted to help her to the back, but Madam Qin kept refusing. However, she was drunk and had no strength. And the second wife of the Zhou family obviously colluded with Mr. Zhou and planned to take Madam Qin away together... That's why my junior brother couldn't stand it and took action."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone began to whisper.
Zhou Lan's face was extremely ugly. She suddenly looked at Liu Honghua who was sitting on the ground crying, and shouted angrily with a sinister look on her face: "Is that what they said?"
Liu Honghua hurriedly shook her head: "No, Madam, they are slandering! I was just kind enough to help Madam Qin to sober up, and Lord Zhou was just there to talk, he didn't touch Madam Qin at all, I swear, I..."
“Bang!”
Before she could finish her words, Luo Qingzhou suddenly walked up to her and slapped her in the face, knocking one of her big teeth out. Then he stared at her Tong Kong, gathered his soul power, and suddenly shouted: "Tell the truth!"
Suddenly, a thunderous roar rang out in Liu Honghua's mind. Her whole soul trembled suddenly, her body froze, and she let out a "hiss" sound as if she was frightened to the point of peeing. She shivered a few times and cried in fear, "Madam, it was... it was Lord Zhou who forced me to do this... Lord Zhou forcibly possessed me a few days ago, and forced me to take poison, control me, and make me listen to his orders... Today, he suddenly found me, asked about Madam Qin, and then forced me to get Madam Qin drunk tonight and take her to the back..."
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Zhou Lan's face turned pale, her body swayed, and she almost fell down.
Zhou Shumei, who was standing by, hurriedly supported her.
At this moment, Zhou Qifeng, who was shaking with pain, finally uttered a sound and shouted angrily: "Bullshit! You are talking nonsense! Slander, all slander! How dare you slander me, you bitch! Lanmei, this little beast beat up an official appointed by the court, take him down!"
Zhou Lan looked at him with disdain, then looked at the young man in front of him and said, "No matter what, you did assault Lord Zhou tonight. If you have anything to say, go to the government office and talk."
Then he shouted coldly: "Come here, tie up this kid and send him to the government office."
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the corner of the corridor: "Mother-in-law! No!"
Zhou Boyue suddenly came out from the corner in a greasy coarse cloth, and said, "Mother-in-law, Boyue heard what happened just now. It's not my friend's fault. If anyone is to be tied up, it should be the Second Madam."
“Bang!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Lan slapped him in the face and angrily said, "Who the hell are you? Do you have the right to speak here? If you hadn't called these bad friends over, wouldn't this have happened?"
Zhou Boyao raised his head, with a red slap mark on his face, and said, "Mother-in-law, if my friend hadn't been here today, what happened would have been even more difficult to undo. My friend was doing something righteous and shouldn't have been accused or insulted."
“Snap! Snap! Snap!”
Zhou Lan raised her hand and slapped him three times in a row, her eyes blazing with anger as she said, "How dare you be so stubborn!"
"Mom, stop hitting me..."
Zhou Shumei, who was beside her, cried.
Zhou Boyao still looked at him stubbornly and said, "Mother-in-law, report it to the authorities and let them deal with it. Lord Zhou is from the Ministry of Revenue. He intends to do something improper to the female descendants of meritorious service. Now the evidence is solid and so many people have heard it. I believe the government will not dare to suppress it. As for my friend, the government naturally dare not do anything to him. As for the binding mentioned by mother-in-law, Boyao still disagrees."
"Rebellious son! You have rebelled against God!"
Zhou Lan was furious and shouted, "Come here! Tie this guy up for me. I'll see who dares to stop us!"
The servant who had already prepared the rope immediately rushed forward and rushed towards Luo Qingzhou.
"boom!"
Suddenly there was a loud bang!
Zhou Boyue punched the railing next to him, and the entire railing instantly broke into pieces and flew out.
He protected Luo Qingzhou, his face still calm, but with a chilling momentum, and for the first time in Zhou Mansion, he said two words he had never said before: "Who dares?"
His clothes fluttered, air swirled around him, his long hair flew behind him, and his aura was so powerful that several servants nearby were frightened and retreated involuntarily.
When Zhou Lan saw this scene, her whole body stiffened and her lips trembled.
The entire corridor was suddenly silent.