The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 990 She's Drunk

As Baozhu helped the swaying Meng Shisan downstairs, she immediately saw Li Shou waiting at the bottom of the stairs.

Chang Qing stood behind Li Shou, whose face was ashen, and kept giving Baozhu meaningful glances.

Seeing this, Ma Ji, who was following the master and servant downstairs, first glanced at Baozhu, then at Meng Shisan, and then at Baozhu's blank expression.

Meng Shisan, who had finally regained his footing, pointed at Li Shou at the bottom of the stairs and said, "I think I saw His Highness... Baozhu, you're right, I'm really drunk... Let's go back to the manor!"

After saying that, she closed her eyes and leaned against Baozhu, who was already being supported by Baozhu.

Baozhu struggled to support and carry her young mistress, whose entire weight was leaning on her: "Miss, you can't sleep here! We're not even at the manor yet!"

Li Shou ran up the stairs, took Meng Shisan from Baozhu's hands, picked him up, and carried him steadily down the stairs. They walked out of Baolai Building and got into his car.

Even after he sat down in the carriage, he still didn't let go of her.

Holding her in his arms and looking at her peaceful sleeping face, he felt for the first time that she was truly a good girl.

Unlike usual, although she always agreed with him in words, she always did the opposite of him in actions. For example, he wanted her to be his crown princess, but she only wanted to be his strategist.

At first, he didn't think much of it, thinking it was just her girlish coquettishness, feigned modesty, or perhaps playing hard to get. But gradually, he realized that wasn't the case.

She really didn't want to marry him.

It wasn't until that moment that he truly took things seriously and began to feel panicked.

Li Shou lowered his head slightly, gazing at Meng Shisan's delicate and luscious cherry lips. There was less than half a finger's distance between her thin lips and red lips, but in the end, Li Shou still did not kiss her.

She is beautiful, she is wonderful, and she deserves all the good things in the world.

He would remove all obstacles that she feared and dreaded, and then, in a grand procession, he would marry her into the Eastern Palace.

Before that, he cannot do anything out of line.

Upon arriving at the gate of the Meng residence, Li Shou disembarked and carried Meng Shisan into the residence.

When Old Madam Meng received the report from Steward Chu and arrived at Taichen Courtyard with Madam Shang and Madam Wu, Li Shou had already safely escorted Meng Shisan to his bedroom and instructed Jin Yin to prepare a hangover remedy. He then sat upright in the upper left seat of Mingxiao Hall.

Upon seeing Grandma Meng arrive, he stood up and greeted her, saying, "Grandmother, I was thinking that after Yaoyao had drunk the hangover soup, I would go over to pay my respects to you."

"I heard that Yaoyao got drunk and was personally escorted back to her residence by His Highness. I was worried about Yaoyao, so I came to see her." After exchanging greetings, Old Madam Meng took the upper right seat in the Mingxiao Hall.

Shang and Wu also sat down in the side seats below the upper right seat. Shang sat in the first seat and Wu sat in the second seat.

Lady Shang was the head of the household, and Lady Wu was Meng Shisan's stepmother. Since both mothers-in-law had come, they were even more obliged to come as well.

Seeing that everyone from Old Madam Meng to Madam Shang and Madam Wu valued Meng Shisan highly, Li Shou was very pleased: "Grandmother, don't worry. Aunt and Auntie are also at ease. Yaoyao is fine. She just drank too much. She'll be fine after drinking some hangover soup and taking a nap."

"Your Highness is right," Madam Shang and Madam Wu replied respectfully in unison. Old Madam Meng said, "Yaoyao is frail and has a willful nature. She can't drink alcohol, but she can still be somewhat restrained in the mansion. At most, she will occasionally have two or three cups of fruit wine. Once she leaves the mansion, she is like a bird that has been released or a kite that has broken its string. No one can control her."

His words expressed both concern and criticism of his eldest granddaughter's spoiled and willful behavior.

“Yaoyao has just turned 18 this year and is still young. She is in a stage where she is curious about everything in the world. It is not surprising that she wants to try this and drink that.” Li Shou spoke up for Meng Shisan and then said to the steward, Shang Shi, “I hope you will take good care of her in the meantime.”

Madam Shang's brow twitched. Li Shou's words were undoubtedly humble words, indicating that he had long regarded Meng Shisan as his wife. Whether as her maternal aunt or paternal aunt, she dared not be negligent. She quickly stood up and accepted the order, saying, "Your Highness is too kind. Yaoyao is a good girl. I cherish her too much."

Having received a satisfactory answer, Shang sat down, and Li Shou then turned his gaze to Wu: "Second Aunt..."

"Your Highness, rest assured, whatever Yaoyao says goes." Madam Wu was even weaker than Madam Shang. She stood up and pledged her loyalty, then frankly pointed out her guilty conscience, "It's Meijing and Kangge'er who are even more immature. Yaoyao needs to be more tolerant of them."

Li Shou nodded: "Yaoyao is the eldest sister, so she should naturally love and care for her younger sister and brother."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Madam Wu breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down in her chair, her legs feeling a little weak.

Grandma Meng sat quietly, watching and listening as her grandson from the Eastern Palace repeatedly reprimanded his eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law for the sake of his eldest granddaughter. Her feelings were profound.

Just two nights ago, her husband had told her that the current Crown Prince was not the same Emperor Zong who was still Crown Prince back then, and that not only was the eldest granddaughter not the legitimate daughter of the two of them.

Although she did not refute her husband's words at that time, she did not quite agree with them in her heart.

At that time, she thought that the Emperor Zong back then also had deep feelings for Wan Jie'er and protected her daughter in every way, just like the current Crown Prince protects his eldest granddaughter in every way. She felt that there was no difference.

Only now did she realize the true meaning of her husband's words.

What the husband really wanted to express was that Emperor Zong's protection of Wan Jie back then was mostly superficial; he had feelings for her, but they weren't necessarily deep, and he had the heart for her, but they weren't necessarily genuine.

The feelings of the Crown Prince's grandson towards his eldest granddaughter were quite different.

The eldest granddaughter is not yet keen on marrying the Crown Prince's grandson, but the Crown Prince has already taken her under his wing and is protecting her with his family.

Such deep affection! It's as if the grandson has reached out to his great-grandmother.

Before the hangover soup was ready, Old Madam Meng, along with Madam Shang and Madam Wu, went to Meng Shisan's bedroom to check on him. After confirming that Meng Shisan was only drunk and otherwise unharmed, the three women left Taichen Courtyard.

As usual, Steward Chu was left to guard outside the gate of Taichen Courtyard, ready to be at Li Shou's beck and call.

However, whenever Li Shou traveled, whether in a grand procession or traveling incognito, he always had the all-powerful Chang Qing by his side, so he basically didn't need the loyalty of Steward Chu.

Jin Yin cooked the hangover soup in the small kitchen. It was piping hot when it was done. She carefully fanned it with a small silk fan. After a while, she touched the bowl of soup and found that it wasn't so hot anymore. Only then did she carry the hangover soup to Ming Xiaotang.

It wasn't that she didn't want to take it directly to the young lady's bedroom, but His Highness the Crown Prince had instructed that the hangover soup should be handed to him first.

She dared not disobey the Crown Prince's order, so she did as he commanded.

Baozhu stayed by Meng Shisan's bedside until Li Shou personally brought in a bowl of hangover soup.