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"They are now husband and wife in name and in fact," said Zheng Lian'er.

Fearing Song Qingning wouldn't believe her, she quickly added, "Do you want to go see it?"

Song Qingning: "..."

She doesn't have a penchant for watching married couples engage in sexual activity.

Song Qingning tossed a pill to Zheng Lian'er, saying, "This is the antidote. Your companion is in a dilapidated temple ten miles outside the city."

Song Qingning glanced at the Jiang residence. She didn't go directly back to the Yongning Marquis's residence, as she couldn't disturb Madam Liu.

Upon encountering Qin Zheng leading the brothers of the Capital City Guard on their daily city patrol, Song Qingning joined the patrol team.

Jinshenglou, second floor private room.

Xie Xuanjin and Xie Yunli sat by the window, drinking.

Song Qingning passed by downstairs, and her figure came into their view.

With no one else around, Xie Yunli blurted out, "Fourth Sister-in-law? There's a joyous occasion at the Yongning Marquis's residence today. Why is she patrolling the city?"

Xie Xuanjin's gaze was on Song Qingning.

She asked him to postpone the release of the results, and then asked him for poison. Xie Xuanjin did as she asked and gave her the poison without asking why. He guessed that the happy event at the Yongning Marquis's mansion today was not unusual.

She's on patrol; things must be going smoothly.

Suddenly, Song Qingning downstairs was stopped by Shen Yue.

"Damn Shen Yue!" Xie Yunli stood up and hurriedly left the private room.

"Miss Song, patrolling the city is such a menial task, it would be much better to leave it to a man. A woman should stay at home embroidering and enjoying flowers with her girlfriends, that's a more elegant thing to do; why bother with all that trouble?" Shen Yue said, clearly a little drunk after drinking.

His tone still betrayed his dissatisfaction with Song Qingning, a woman, occupying the position of Commandant of the Capital City Department.

When Song Qingning saw Shen Yue again, the image of Song Qingyan standing next to Shen Yue in her previous life flashed through her mind.

Song Qingyan was pleased that she had married the heir of the Duke's mansion. Shen Yue was happy to help Song Qingyan by taking advantage of the Duke's power. The two were a perfect match and were a couple in their previous life.

It's a pity that Song Qingyan married Jiang Sheng today, and we will never see Song Qingyan's smug look as she nestled beside Shen Yue again.

Song Qingning had no intention of paying attention to Shen Yue.

She tried to leave, but Shen Yue stopped her. "Song Qingning, how dare you disrespect me, the young master?"

Song Qingning looked at him.

If someone is drunk and causing trouble, maintaining public order is within the scope of the duties of the Capital City Administration.

But then a voice rang out, "Shen Yue, I told you to invite Lord Song, why are you behaving like this?"

It is Prince Rui, Xie Yuqi.

"cousin……"

Xie Yuqi walked over from Jinsheng Tower, ignoring Shen Yue and staring at Song Qingning without any attempt to hide his gaze.

"Lord Song, Shen Yue is drunk and was rude just now. I have come personally to invite you up for a drink and apologize to you. Please do me the honor of accepting my offer, Lord Song."

He was humble and polite, seemingly inviting me sincerely, but his eyes held ill intentions.

Song Qingning disliked Prince Rui.

Because in his previous life he was Song Mingtang's backer, and also because he resisted the idea of ​​being betrothed by Emperor Yuan that day.

Refusing Prince Rui would be like slapping a smiling face, and would only bring trouble upon oneself.

Song Qingning thought of Xiao Yushu, who had saved her from dire straits in the palace that day.

Just then, Xie Yunli came out of Jinshenglou, his nose reeking of alcohol.

"Second Brother..." Xie Yunli staggered towards Xie Yuqi. Xie Yuqi tried to dodge, but he was a step too slow.

Xie Yunli had already grabbed Xie Yuqi's arm. "Second Brother, you're also drinking at Jinsheng Restaurant? What a coincidence! Why don't we join you?"

Xie Yuqi's target tonight is Song Qingning.

The Emperor intends to arrange a marriage, which suits his wishes perfectly. He cannot allow Xie Yunli to ruin things.

Just as he was about to refuse, Xie Yunli suddenly exclaimed, "Ah, Lord Song is here too!"

Xie Yunli released Xie Yuqi, stumbled a few times, and arrived in front of Song Qingning.

But it didn't dare to pounce on people like it had before.

Xie Yunli bowed politely to Song Qingning, "Lord Song, you're here for a drink too? Perfect, let's drink together! Lord Song, would you do me the honor? *hiccup*..."

That burp sounded more like someone was drunk.

Song Qingning noticed a large wine stain on his cuff and guessed that he was faking being drunk.

He was pretending to be drunk and acting crazy in order to help her.

Song Qingning thought of the life-saving grace he had shown her in her previous life.

The heir of Prince Yu's mansion is righteous and kind, unlike Xie Yuqi, and even more so than Shen Yue.

Song Qingning, cooperating with Xie Yunli, asked Xie Yuqi, "Your Highness, is this alright?"

If Xie Yuqi said no, Xie Yunli would immediately accuse him of having "impure motives" and "intending to form cliques for personal gain."

"Of course you can." Xie Yuqi smiled, clearly displeased.

We entered Jinshenglou.

The two private rooms were combined into one, and new food and drinks were served.

Xie Yuqi and Shen Yue sat on one side, Xie Xuanjin and Xie Yunli sat on the other side, and Song Qingning sat next to Xie Yunli.

The group drank their wine in silence, and Song Qingning did not speak either. Among the two princes and two heirs present, she was insignificant.

Prince Rui invited her to drink, and she only drank.

Song Qingning can drink a lot.

He served in the army for three years, and this was his first year in Youcheng.

The first time she saw her comrade die beside her, his head severed by an enemy's knife, blood splattering on her face.

She survived that battle by a hair's breadth, and in the nights that followed, she dreamt of her comrades' heads being chopped off, and of endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

She was afraid to sleep, and later, with the help of alcohol, she was able to sleep through the night without dreaming.

After that, every time she experienced a battle, she would drink with her comrades and pay tribute to the souls of her fallen comrades, which gradually became a habit.

Through countless wars, she had developed a high tolerance for alcohol.

After returning to Beijing, she rarely drank alcohol.

Tonight, Song Qingyan is marrying Jiang Sheng; this wine is for them.

"The list of successful candidates in the imperial examinations was managed by my fourth brother, how could it be tainted by ink stains?" Xie Yuqi suddenly spoke up, his words aimed at Xie Xuanjin.

Song Qingning paused, her hand holding the wine cup still, and glanced at the Prince of Huai out of the corner of her eye.

All that could be heard was the Prince of Huai's slow, deliberate voice: "A normal accident."

"Is Prince Huai drunk too? Why is he joking around like this? Listen to this, normal... accident? What accident is normal?" Shen Yue sneered at Xie Xuanjin, wishing he could seize on his mistake and never let go. "Does Prince Huai perhaps have something he's hiding..."

"Second Brother, Jin Yu Man Tang is quite lively lately!" Xie Xuanjin said meaningfully.

Xie Yuqi and Shen Yue's expressions changed instantly.

Jin Yu Man Tang is the largest gambling den in the capital. The recent gambling game involving Jiang Sheng's victory was manipulated by Jin Yu Man Tang.

The Shen family were originally merchants. After Emperor Yuan ascended the throne, he conferred the title of Consort on Shen and also conferred the title of Duke on Shen's elder brother, Shen Lin, and bestowed upon him a Duke's mansion.

The capital city revered aristocratic families and looked down on merchants, so Shen Lin gradually abandoned his business career.

However, the Shen family's abandonment of commerce was only on the surface; their business was still quite large in secret, only now it was no longer managed by the Duke's Mansion, but by someone else.

Jin Yu Man Tang is a hidden business of the Shen family, something that cannot be brought to light.

Xie Xuanjin, this is a threat!

"Xie Xuanjin..." Shen Yue said angrily.

No sooner had he uttered the words than Xie Xuanjin swept his long sleeves, smashing the wine cup in his hand onto Shen Yue's forehead, eliciting a scream of pain.

"Calling His Highness by his given name so directly, the Shen family has been a prominent family for over twenty years, yet they still haven't learned proper etiquette." Xie Xuanjin glanced at Shen Yue indifferently, his imposing presence radiating without anger.

It hits right where the Shen family hurts.

Since Emperor Yuan ascended the throne, everyone has compared the Shen family with the Meng family, and the Shen family itself has also been comparing itself with the Meng family.

The Meng family is a century-old family with a rich heritage, while the Shen family comes from a merchant background. What the Shen family lacks most, the Meng family has always possessed.

Shen Yue covered his forehead, his face flushed with anger, while Xie Yuqi's face was so dark it seemed to drip ink.

The atmosphere was tense, ready to explode at any moment.

Just when Song Qingning thought the two princes were going to overturn Jinsheng Tower today, someone spoke up.