When the birthday banquet finally came to an end, except for the women, almost all the foreigners lay down, and more than half of the officials from Qi Dynasty also lay down. Of course, the latter was not the work of Fan Wuguo, but it was probably because Fan Wuguo and Mu Bei drank too happily and enjoyed themselves, and unconsciously dragged people to drink, and after drinking for a while, more than half of them lay down.
Even Fan Wuguo and Mu Bei fell down in the end, because they drank too much. The slight effect did have an impact, so much so that Xiaocao seemed to have boasted, saying that they could only die of overeating, not of being drunk. Although they did not die of being drunk, the impact still exceeded Xiaocao's expectations.
Fortunately, although he was still drunk, the damage to his body was minimal. This was a blessing in disguise, otherwise Xiaocao would have been irritable. However, this was the first time I made this hangover pill, and I was not sure if I would develop resistance if I ate too much. Sure enough, it would be a wise choice not to make it in the future.
If it were just that, it would be fine, but the fact is that even the female relatives were affected. There were more than a dozen drunk female relatives. They fell asleep when they were drunk. Those who didn't act crazy were fine, but those who did act crazy would probably lose all their face and dignity.
Such a "tragic" birthday banquet is probably unprecedented.
Of course, it was unprecedented for Emperor Xuanren to have so much free time as to chat with his son and daughter.
Many elderly ladies sighed and held their foreheads in their hands, wondering how it could have turned out like this
Upon hearing this, Xiaocao lowered her brows silently and pretended not to hear it. This was definitely not her fault and she would not take the blame!
Her original intention was good, right? After all, it was impossible to refuse people like Emperor Xuanren and Mu Bei, and they were not suitable for drinking, so they had to be prepared for the worst. So, it was actually all Fan Wuguo's fault, right? If he hadn't stood up and wanted to compete with the people of Liuqie, Xiaocao wouldn't have given him the hangover pills, and he wouldn't have jumped around the place with such confidence. People like her father and Pingjin Hou were also given hangover pills, so they drank very restrainedly.
That’s right, it’s all Fan Wuguo’s fault. I’ll give him a good beating tomorrow!
After preparing himself mentally and playing the blame game, Xiaocao still couldn't get excited.
Because there were too many drunk people, the original follow-up was all lost. It’s better to go home early and have a good sleep, and drink some hangover soup by the way, so as not to wake up with a splitting headache tomorrow.
Xiaocao did not leave the palace with her family immediately, but treated the most drunk people, using silver needles to sober them up, to prevent serious problems later. As for those who drank directly to the point of gastric bleeding and alcohol poisoning, Xiaocao was so angry that she wanted to beat Fan Wuguo up. Xiaocao was busy, and it was already evening.
In the end, the one who stayed by Xiaocao's side was still Wei Tingyu.
Seeing Xiaocao's gloomy face, Wei Tingyu wanted to laugh. He touched her hair and gently brushed his cheek with his fingertips. "Xuan'er, don't worry. It's just this time. It's mainly because the impact was a bit big at the beginning. There will definitely not be a next time. Today, the emperor indulged us, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. But we did drink too much today. The wine we prepared was not enough. But in this way, I'm afraid that few people will want to drink in the next few days."
It was not too late, but just in case, Xiaocao did not leave the palace. Emperor Xuanren directly left his side palace for his daughter to rest for a night. It was not the first time that Xiaocao stayed here. She lived in the side palace during the days after Emperor Xuanren's operation.
Originally, according to Emperor Xuanren's intention, a palace or garden should be built for her in the palace, but Xiaocao firmly refused. Normally, she would rarely stay overnight in the palace, so it was really unnecessary to prepare a separate residence for her.
Wei Tingyu did not receive such treatment. After he became the commander of Kaiping Guard, his original residence in the palace was gone, so he had to leave the palace. Before that, he sent the grass to Emperor Xuanren's bedroom.
Although someone led the way, Wei Tingyu did not go in.
This time, Xiaocao chose to watch him leave.
Xiaocao did not go to see Emperor Xuanren, but after entering the side hall, she found that the palace servants had prepared a midnight snack.
"Your Highness has been busy for so long. His Majesty is worried that you are hungry. Your Highness, would you like to eat something now?" The palace maid spoke in a soft voice.
Xiaocao was indeed a little hungry, so he ate a little, rested for a while, washed up, and went to bed. He fell asleep soon after.
However, after leaving the palace, Wei Tingyu was busy all night. At today's birthday banquet, all kinds of drinking competitions, is it really just a pure drinking competition? I don't know how many people took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and secretly make various connections.
Of course, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, Wei Tingyu did not use the personnel of Kaiping Guard, but those he had originally raised.
After learning that Chu Ci's "guard" left the posthouse in the dark, he didn't dare to follow too closely to avoid being discovered by the other party, and lost him for about an incense stick of time. This news made Wei Tingyu frown. In an incense stick of time, he couldn't do much, but he could also do a lot. On the table in front of him was a map of the imperial city. Wei Tingyu circled the area where the other party was during the time he disappeared, and there was nothing special.
Because of the suspicion towards this "guard", people naturally paid more attention to him. Today, he followed Chu Ci and others into the palace and also drank wine. The difference was that he was more restrained and only had a few glasses of wine. He was far from being drunk.
Wei Tingyu carefully drew the route this person took after leaving the posthouse at night. The more he looked at it, the stranger it seemed. It seemed aimless, but also seemed to have a clear goal. He then compared it with all the routes taken by Xichi's people after they arrived at the Qichao Imperial City, and they seemed to match.
Wei Tingyu still felt something was wrong, so he reviewed it from beginning to end, then narrowed his eyes slightly. He could only have a good memory, but a route that had been issued, even just once, would become familiar? Or had this person been to the Imperial City of Qi Dynasty before
Because there were too many loopholes, Wei Tingyu was worried that he was just throwing them out to confuse people, so he did not relax the surveillance of the post station. At the same time, he sent people to walk through the area where the "guards" disappeared, and be as careful as possible, even if it was just a residential area for ordinary people.
The Liuqi people were also not well behaved, except that they were blatantly drunk and crazy in the middle of the night, running out of the inn like a madman. It would have been fine if it was someone else who did this, but it had to be their second prince, the mastermind behind this incident.
The embassy was not within Wei Tingyu's scope of responsibility. He was responsible for secret surveillance, so any drunken behavior of Xiao Yu should be handled by the post station. It was difficult to do anything due to his identity, so they just let him wander around outside. There was no curfew tonight anyway, so the Liuka people would not have to go to the jail to rescue him tomorrow.
Just before dawn, Wei Tingyu slept for an hour.
Because of the serious drunkenness, the drunkards who stayed in the palace were all in high spirits after Xiaocao's treatment, except for those who suffered from gastric bleeding or alcohol poisoning. However, their clothes were made like dried pickled vegetables, and because they were stained with wine, after drying, mixed with other messy smells, it was quite unpleasant. These people were respectable on weekdays. Even if they got drunk outside, they would be sent home by servants and carefully taken care of after returning home. They were clean and refreshed. They were not like they are now, almost comparable to the smelly beggars on the street.
I was too embarrassed to see anyone, so I hurriedly left the palace and went home. After a thorough wash, I felt like I was alive again. I chose to forget all the previous embarrassment and misery. Anyway, I wasn't alone, so no one would mention it.
However, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is that there is still an emperor in the palace to keep an eye on things, and there is nothing he dare not say or ask. Especially when it is too late, isn't it more natural for Emperor Xuanren to "hold people accountable"
"Was the wine yesterday good?"
The emperor asked a question and I had to answer it, but it seemed that no matter how I answered this question, it was wrong.
Emperor Xuanren simply did not ask for their answers. "I think it tastes good, otherwise why are all of you drunk? I will have someone buy more and give each of your families a jar or two. But the quantity is limited, so you should drink sparingly, don't get drunk like yesterday."
Everyone agreed meekly.
In fact, it was indeed Emperor Xuanren who indulged them yesterday. He was in a good mood, so he would definitely not settle accounts with them. He just gave them a few words of warning and asked them to be more careful in the future. Although he indulged them yesterday, it was also their own indulgence. If they had been more restrained, why did they get so drunk
The matter was lightly covered.
After all this trouble, there was not much time left in the morning, so I hurried back to the yamen to deal with the matters at hand. Starting from the afternoon, I would have to deal with matters with various countries. There were definitely a lot of things to do in various aspects.
However, when the officials of Qi Dynasty were on high alert, none of the people from other countries showed up, so they looked at each other in confusion, wondering what was going on. Then they sent people to inquire, but they found that none of them could get up.
The officials of the Qi Dynasty were also drunk and confused, and they didn't know the situation of others. So they were drunk for almost ten hours and still hadn't woken up. How much did they drink? Especially after hearing that most of it was Fan Wuguo's credit, the flesh on their cheeks trembled a little.
Emperor Xuanren also got the news, but he didn't care. It was just a delay of one day, and it had no impact on him or Qi Chao. "The people of Liuqi were the drunkest? Didn't any of the drunk people get up? Aren't the people of Liuqi known for growing up drinking and not getting drunk even if they drink a thousand cups?"
"The people of Liujia can indeed drink. The amount of alcohol they drank yesterday was almost the same as the total amount of alcohol consumed by people from other countries. But perhaps it's because they can drink too much. They have never been drunk before, but this time they were drunk, and it was particularly serious." said Eunuch Hong.
"That makes sense. Let's just do it this way. Let's wait until they wake up completely."
As it was getting close to evening, the six people gradually woke up. The last one was Xiao Yu. He had been crazy for most of the night and finally fell asleep after coming back. He was the last one to wake up.
It would be fine if it was just that, but the problem is that even though he was so drunk, he still remembered everything he did last night. How embarrassing! You know, because he was deeply influenced by Qichao culture, he called himself a noble son...
Xiao Yu covered his face with his hands, not wanting to see anyone. However, he just thought about it. How could he really be a coward? He wiped his face and stood up to wash up calmly.
People around him all know that he cares about his reputation, so they will definitely not say anything.
After he left the house, he realized that it was dark. So how long had he slept? For a moment, he didn't know what day it was.
After confirming the time, he asked someone to prepare food. Xiao Yu loved the culture of Qi Chao and had a special liking for its various delicacies. Compared with the simple food in Liuqi, he could eat whatever he wanted in Qi Chao, which was probably the most comfortable thing for him. After filling his stomach, Xiao Yu thought of his sister. After all, his sister was still connected, so he decided to go and see her.
Princess Lan Qi mocked Xiao Yu severely, even though she was lying on the bed and looked very weak.
The medicine prescribed by Xiaocao is certainly not useless. To a certain extent, it is even effective. For example, food will not be vomited out after eating, the frequency of diarrhea has been reduced by half, and the red spots on the body have also faded a lot.
However, for someone who is in a state of exhaustion, this level is just that...
"You should take care of yourself." Facing Lan Qi's ridicule, Xiao Yu was actually much calmer.
"You can't even drink more than Qi Chao, and you still have the nerve to criticize me?"
Xiao Yu laughed, "Lan Qi, you have a huge capacity for drinking. When you are well, go and have a drink with the King of Dingbei and the nephew of Emperor Xuanren. I want to see how capable you are."