Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 67 Sudden
As the maids were cleaning the room, Prince Kang began to praise, "Commander Yue is worthy of being the chief commander of the Qin Palace. He has such martial arts skills at such a young age. I believe he is also the most capable one in the Qin Palace. He is truly a great general. My brother, you hid it too well and caused me so much trouble."

The King of Qin raised his glass and invited him, smiling, "It's just a few houses and a few servants, are you reluctant to give them up, my brother?"

King Kang also drank a cup and said, "It's not that I'm reluctant to part with it, but it's a pity that I can't take my brother's horse. Well, I will definitely arrange this matter tomorrow. Send it to Commander Yue, and I will naturally be convinced."

The sword dance was real sword dance, and the competition was real competition. There were no extra screens on the field to block the view and hide the swordsmen and axemen. The King of Qin gradually relaxed his mind and really believed that King Kang wanted to improve the relationship between the two governments.

Yue Ling sat back down, and King Qin smiled and said, "I feel your martial arts have improved again."

Yue Ling drank a sip of tea, exhaled lightly, and said: "It's not that my martial arts have improved, it's that those people in the mansion are not enough for me to use my true skills."

The King of Qin was stunned for a moment, then he laughed heartily and said, "Okay, I just like your arrogant personality."

Yue Ling's mouth shrank, "I am telling the truth."

Soon, the sound of stringed instruments was heard again, and singing and dancing were performed to liven up the atmosphere.

When the wine was half drunk, King Kang's speech was a little slurred, but he continued to chat with King Qin: "Yes... yes. There is another rare thing that I must let my brother taste."

King Kang clapped his hands and said, "Come here! Bring us that rare treasure."

Afterwards, the Hu Ji who had led the dance came into the stage carrying a copper pot.

King Kang explained, "This is the famous Lulu wine. It has long been rumored to be extinct and has not been circulated, but I was lucky enough to find it. The fine wine made by Duke Zheng of Wei takes three to five years from selecting materials to brewing, and even I only have one jar. I took some for you to taste, please don't blame me for being stingy."

It was wine again, and the King of Qin immediately became alert.

When the Hu Ji was about to go forward and pour wine for the King of Qin, King Kang hurriedly called her over and said, "Hey, let her come over. How can you break the rules? Pour wine for me first."

Several maids came forward and helped Hu Ji to come to King Kang's table and poured a cup.

King Kang raised his cup and showed it to King Qin: "Look, it's green. To be honest, if it wasn't for the strong smell of alcohol, I wouldn't dare drink it."

"But don't worry, my brother. I have already tasted it and it tastes great!"

After saying this, King Kang raised his glass and drank it all.

After smacking his lips and savoring the taste for a while, King Kang ordered the maidservant beside him, "Go, take her to pour this magical wine for my brother as well."

Seeing that King Kang really drank it, King Qin slowly exhaled and felt relieved.

Seeing Hu Ji approaching slowly, the King of Qin and Yue Ling joked, "This girl is good-looking, and seems to be quite favored by the emperor. When the emperor fulfills the bet with you tomorrow, you can ask for her."

Yue Ling curled his lips and said, "Forget it."

Hu Ji seemed not to understand what they were saying. She respectfully poured wine for the King of Qin and glanced at Yue Ling vigilantly out of the corner of her eye. It must be because of the competition just now that she instinctively sensed the danger.

The King of Qin did not pay attention to Hu Ji. He looked at Yue Ling and asked in confusion, "Oh, why? Isn't it good to have exotic customs? You know, many noble families have them."

Yue Ling said: "No, the body odor is too strong and ordinary fragrances can't cover it. I still like the body odor to be light, with the fragrance of flowers and plants."

King Qin smiled, pointed at Yue Ling and said, "You have quite good taste."

Yue Ling added, "It's not just this one thing that's bad. Your Highness, look at the other palace maids holding small enamel cups, they have to hold them with both hands. She was holding a large copper pot, so she had to use both hands to pour the wine. The reason why King Kang didn't let others pour the wine was probably because they couldn't lift it. With this kind of physique, wouldn't she become a fierce woman if she was left at home?"

After Hu Ji finished pouring the wine, she glared at Yue Ling fiercely, and then turned around and left. The King of Qin was amused by Yue Ling, "That makes sense, it makes sense, I don't want it anymore."

Just as the King of Qin picked up the wine glass and was about to drink, Yue Ling hurriedly patted the King of Qin's thigh under the table.

King Qin's hand trembled, and he looked at Yue Ling in confusion. Yue Ling remained expressionless, dipped his finger in water, and lightly drew the beginning of the word "poison" on the table.

The King of Qin's pupils shrank, and he looked at the green wine again. He sniffed gently and it was indeed the smell of wine, and King Kang had just drunk it.

He didn't know how Yue Ling knew there was poison in the wine, but he couldn't help but believe it, so he put the wine glass back in its place.

The prince Kang on the other side urged him to drink: "Brother, why don't you drink? If you come to the palace and don't drink this wine, then your trip will be in vain."

The King of Qin looked at King Kang again, and saw sinisterness and cunning in that warm smile.

The King of Qin thought for a moment, raised his glass, and said to King Kang: "Actually, I am not a person who likes to drink. I am already drunk now, but in order not to offend my brother, I will drink this last glass."

After saying that, King Qin glanced at Yue Ling, blinked slightly, and then drank the wine in the cup.

However, he held it in his mouth and did not swallow it.

After a few breaths, the King of Qin was seen shaking and falling slowly. He covered his mouth with his sleeves and spit out the wine.

Yue Ling stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Highness Prince Kang, my prince is not very good at drinking, so I will escort him back to the palace first, and we will meet again at the Prince Qin's Palace another day."

Prince Kang wanted to keep him, so he waved his hand and said, "Since my brother is already drunk, why don't you just stay at my house? There are vacancies in my house. If my brother is just drunk and I send him back, if my mother knows about it, won't she blame me for not hosting him well?"

At that moment, whether intentionally or not, Yue Ling's scabbard knocked the teapot to the ground.

With a dull thud, the purple clay pot shattered to the ground, splashing tea everywhere.

At the same time, several tiles flew down from the eaves of the lobby, and footsteps sounded on the roof. Someone outside the courtyard shouted, "There's an assassin! Catch the assassin!"

It was already night, and it was impossible to tell what was happening outside, with shouts coming one after another.

"The assassin is on the roof, protect the prince's safety!"

"Inner curtain, inner curtain! There is a shadow there too."

Soon the chaos spread to the hall, and Yue Ling used the chaos as a cover, quickly pulled up the King of Qin, carried him on his back, stomped on the wooden window, jumped out, and fled at full speed.

King Kang's face changed, and he immediately stood up and said angrily: "How could there be an assassin in the palace?"

The large number of guards pouring in from the hall entrance had no idea what the situation was, they only wanted to protect King Kang's safety.

When Prince Kang came to his senses, there was no trace of Yue Ling and Prince Qin on the table opposite him.

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

King Kang was furious and said, "What can I do? Go after King Qin!"

　Tomorrow is Monday, please remember to come to QAQ tomorrow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)