the first lady

Chapter 48

Looking at Qiao Ling'er with a determined face, Yueying frowned, then nodded vigorously, looked at each other with Qingye, exchanged winks, and drove the carriage.

"Zong Zhengyi, what's wrong with those two glasses of wine?" Qiao Ling'er frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Zongzheng Yi leaned on the back of the carriage, slowly sat up straight, and opened his eyes after a short rest.

Unlike the weak and weak look before, he doesn't seem so bad now.

"You..." Qiao Linger was surprised by his sudden change.

Zongzheng Yi smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"But before you..." Zong Zhengyi looked much better, but his face was still pale.

"The emperor wants me like this, I have to let him see." Zong Zhengyi explained softly, paused, and said again: "I'm sorry, Linger, for making you worry..."

Hearing his explanation, Qiao Ling'er was not furious at being deceived, but was relieved to know that he was fine.

However, when he breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly thought of another question: "What's the matter with vomiting blood?" It was real blood, and it didn't seem to be accidental.

Zongzheng Yi smiled slightly, not knowing how to explain to her.

As shrewd as Qiao Linger, Zong Zhengyi's silence and evasion made her come to a conclusion: "Is it because of those two glasses of wine? To be precise, it is because of my glass of wine, right?"

Hearing this, Zongzheng Yi's eyes couldn't help being surprised, and seeing Qiao Ling'er take out a wine glass, his surprise was even stronger.

"This is the wine glass I found back in the Chaoyang Palace. It is the glass I prepared for me. If you don't want to admit it, I will find the answer myself." Qiao Linger's voice carried a deeper coldness.

Zong Zhengyi lightly clasped Qiao Linger's wrist, and said with a slight smile, "Linger, all the glasses are the same, and...this wine glass is not yours either."

"No, this wine glass was the one in front of me at that time, and I know the texture on it." Qiao Linger insisted after looking at the color and texture.

"Ling'er, the glazed jade cups are all the same texture, and all the wine glasses at today's banquet are the same, so you don't have to lie to me." Zong Zhengyi smiled.

Hearing that Qiao Ling'er glared at him immediately, originally she just wanted to tell him the truth, but she never thought that she would be spotted so easily!

Worthy of being the prime minister!
Annoyed, Qiao Ling'er pulled her hand away from Zong Zhengyi's and squeezed the cup tightly.Why did the man named Wuyou who suddenly appeared throw this cup to her?
"Ling'er, are you angry?" Zong Zhengyi asked.

Qiao Ling'er glanced at Zongzheng Yi, and said sullenly, "No."

"Heh...cough cough..." Zongzheng Yi chuckled, but he coughed twice again because of the involvement of the inner palace.

Now Qiao Ling'er disappeared even if she was a little angry, and approached him to calm his breath gently.

After being stunned for a moment, Zong Zhengyi accepted it calmly. Although he had taken pills to understand the toxicity of alcohol before, the strength of sake still made him very uncomfortable.

"Let's rest for a while!" Qiao Ling'er looked at the man who clearly had a bad expression but wanted to pretend he was fine, feeling an unspeakable pain in his heart, and pulled his body to lean against her lightly.

"You will be tired..." Zong Zhengyi was a little reluctant.

"It's okay, we'll be there soon." Leaning against her is definitely more comfortable than leaning against the hard wall of the car.

After hesitating for a while, Zong Zhengyi still half leaned on her body.

The faint scent of medicine penetrated into the heart, and Qiao Ling'er smelled it in a daze, it was still a faint scent of medicine.Seeing a little blood on his cuff, but couldn't look away for a long time.

Helian Feiyan may have treated Zong Zhengyi with the mentality of a friend at the beginning, and maybe he was still trying to maintain the relationship between friends before.But what he said today completely separated the relationship between him and Zong Zhengyi, even though he is not the emperor yet!Especially when he left at the end, there was an absolute deterrent in his eyes, more like provocation and... disdain!
Originally, one Emperor Wu and one empress were enough to worry her, but if the crown prince also joined this "war", the future would be completely dark.

In addition, there is a third prince who has never met before.

Today's dinner has been clearly divided into two groups. Needless to say, the fifth prince, Helian Feiyu, is on the side of the third prince. The queen and noble concubine are not easy-going lamps. The beginning of a battle.There is also a third prince, if he comes back, then the incident will be more complicated, and war will be inevitable by then!

If the third prince who has never met before is also a scheming person, I am afraid that the relationship will be more complicated and the scene will be more chaotic.

Countless things came to mind, and finally Qiao Linger's eyes fell on Zong Zhengyi's hands. His hands were clean and beautifully trimmed, much like a pianist's hands.At the dinner party, he calmly blocked the wine for her; in the theater, he calmly dealt with Emperor Wu's surveillance and prevented her from showing too much reaction, otherwise, once Emperor Wu became wary, none of them would be able to leave the palace.

Suddenly, I wanted to know more about him...

"Zong Zhengyi, it's just a glass of wine... I won't get drunk after drinking it." After thinking about it, Qiao Linger said something without thinking.

Zong Zhengyi replied softly: "Drinking will hurt your health."

"...What about you?" Qiao Linger asked again.

"Huh?" Zongzheng Yi slowly stood up and looked at her.

Qiao Ling'er looked at him and looked straight into his eyes: "Are you sensitive to alcohol?!" Although it was a question, it was in an affirmative tone.

Hearing this, Zongzheng Yi couldn't help being stunned for a moment, she actually knew?
After a while, Zong Zhengyi said, "Well, I can't drink alcohol."

"Can't drink?" Qiao Ling'er opened her eyes wide.

Zongzheng Yi smiled and nodded, "My body cannot drink alcohol."

"Is it natural or man-made?" Qiao Linger asked immediately.

Zong Zhengyi was silent, and Qiao Linger also got the answer, it was man-made the day after tomorrow.

man-made

"Yes..." A person appeared in Qiao Linger's mind, but when she was about to say it, Zong Zhengyi held her back.

"Linger, this matter should not be publicized." Zong Zhengyi almost spoke close to Qiao Linger's ear, the hot air from his mouth sprayed into her ears and neck, making her feel a little uncomfortable, and the roots of her ears gradually turned red.

Qiao Ling'er is also a sensible person, deliberately ignoring the heat that Zong Zhengyi made in her ears, and nodded seriously.

Zongzhengyi rested for a while leaning against Qiao Linger, and the Zongzheng government also arrived.With the help of Qingye and Yueying, Zongzheng Yi got out of the carriage first, followed by Qiao Linger.

It was late at night, and although the Zong government had night watchmen, Zong Zhengyi insisted on not disturbing them.One reason is that he doesn't want to make the mansion unsafe, and the other reason is that he doesn't want his parents to worry.

"Qingye, Yueying, you should go to rest first!" After returning to the room, Zong Zhengyi ordered Qingye and Yueying to go to rest.

Yueying frowned, "My lord, your body..."

"I'm fine, you guys go down first!" Against the candlelight, Zong Zhengyi's face was like a transparent paper, as if it would burst at any moment.

"My lord, have you been drinking?" Qingye finally asked after hesitating. Before Zong Zhengyi could answer, he took a step forward and said in a colder voice, "My lord, you are well aware of your own body. , how can..."

"Qingye!" Zong Zhengyi slightly raised his voice, successfully stopped his words, and then his voice became softer: "Don't worry about me, I've already taken the anti-alcohol pill, just rest for a night and you'll be fine."

Qingye and Yueying still frowned, especially after learning that Zongzheng Yi had been drinking, their expressions became even more uncontrollable.

Maybe... Zong Zhengyi's sensitivity to alcohol is more serious than she thought!

"It's getting late, everyone go to rest!" Zong Zhengyi ordered again.

Yueying wanted to say something else, but after seeing the look in Zongzhengyi's eyes, she still didn't say anything.

Qingye turned to Qiao Linger, "Madam, please take good care of your son."

Qiao Linger nodded without hesitation: "Don't worry, I will take good care of him." Even if Aoba didn't say anything, she would still do it, wouldn't she?The current Zongzheng Yi doesn't look good at all.

Qingye and Yueying left the room one after another, Qiao Linger said to Zongzheng Yi: "I'll fetch water first, should I help you to bed for a while?"

Zongzheng Yi shook his head with a gentle smile, "I'm much better now, you should rest earlier."

"Do you see how much better you look like this?" Half a day of forbearance finally broke out after seeing his gentle smile. Originally, she didn't intend to make it clear, but seeing him pretending to be innocent all the time made her Annoyed, she naturally raised her voice a little.

"Ling'er?" Zongzheng Yi stopped smiling, and there was some tension in his voice.

Qiao Ling'er looked at the man with an ugly face, took a deep breath, and barely suppressed the anger in her heart before she stepped forward and said, "I'll help you to rest, don't think about anything!"

The sudden change made Zongzheng Yi frowned. Even though she lowered her eyes so that her expression could not be seen clearly, her anger had already extended and he could clearly feel it.

After only two steps, Qiao Ling'er suddenly felt a lightness in her hand, but her body felt a lot of pressure.

Zong Zhengyi turned around and wrapped her in his arms!His chin rested on her shoulder, his arms wrapped around her tightly.

Qiao Ling'er's mind went blank, she forgot to push him away, forgot to think, and even more forgot the anger towards him in her heart.

"The wine is poisonous, we need to find an antidote." Zong Zhengyi whispered in Qiao Ling'er's ear.

"What?" Qiao Ling'er's blank consciousness was immediately pulled back by one sentence, and she wanted to distance herself from him, but she couldn't break free because of the restraint of his hands.

Slightly retracting his arms, Zong Zhengyi continued: "Don't worry, the hangover medicine can temporarily suppress the poison in the alcohol, just find the antidote within twelve hours."

(End of this chapter)