Water Margin: Hu Sanniang and I swapped clothes

Song Jiang beckoned, and several leaders stepped forward from among those present.

Li Ying looked closely and sure enough, the prefect was among them!

It turns out that the person impersonating the prefect was Xiao Rang, the "Master Scholar";

The patrol inspectors were "Swift-footed Taibao" Dai Zong and "Leopard Yang Lin";

Pei Xuan, the "Iron-Faced Clerk," was disguised as Kong.

The roles of the guards were played by "Jade-Armed Craftsman" Jin Dajian and "Long-Armed Ape" Hou Jian;

The actors playing the roles of the head constables are "River Dragon" Li Jun, "Boat Fire" Zhang Heng, "Iron Flute Immortal" Ma Lin, and "White Day Rat" Bai Sheng.

Xiao Rang, Dai Zong, and the others bowed to Li Yingna and apologized.

Li Ying was stunned and speechless.

He originally thought he was innocent and that he wasn't afraid of going to the yamen. He figured he could just bribe his way out and get released.

Now he realized that he was like Sun Wukong doing somersaults in the palm of the Buddha!

Even if he somersaults for 108,000 miles, he still can't escape the Buddha's palm!

What a magnificent Liangshan Marsh!

What a timely rain, Song Jiang!

Li Ying felt utterly disheartened; his own schemes seemed utterly ridiculous in comparison.

At this moment, Li Ying was extremely wary of Song Jiang:

Fortunately, Song Jiang only wanted to possess him; if Song Jiang had wanted to kill him, his entire family would already be safe and sound by now…

Li Ying's stunned silence pleased Song Jiang, who couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Alright, alright, everyone sit down!"

Xiao Rang, Dai Zong, and the others returned to their seats, and Li Ying and Du Xing also obediently took their seats.

Li Ying sat in the first row, while "Ghost Face" Du Xing sat at the very end, behind Hu Sanniang.

Li Ying turned around and exchanged a bitter smile with Du Xing. Now that things had come to this, they could only accept it as it was.

Once all the leaders were seated, Chao Gai scanned the room and pointed to an empty chair, asking Song Jiang:

"Why are the Ruan brothers, Tie Niu, and Guo Sheng nowhere to be seen?"

"well--"

Song Jiang, who had been brimming with pride, suddenly looked dejected.

"Guo Sheng and Qi Lang were injured by Luan Tingyu, a teacher from Zhujiazhuang, and Tie Niu violated military discipline and was given one hundred lashes by me, so they cannot attend the banquet..."

"I see!"

Chao Gai suddenly realized, but didn't think much of it. After all, they were going to war, and getting injured was to be expected.

Those who practice martial arts are bound to experience bumps and bruises. As long as they don't die, even the most serious injuries are nothing more than a bit of hardship.

Chao Gai wanted to visit Ruan Xiaoqi, but he felt it was inappropriate for him, as the chief of the stronghold, to leave.

"Brother, shall we offer a toast first?"

Song Jiang whispered a reminder to Chao Gai, who was distracted, and Chao Gai put aside the matter of Ruan Xiaoqi for the time being.

Well then, I'll visit Qilang after the banquet...

Chao Gai stood up, holding his wine bowl and maintaining the airs of a chieftain:

"This first bowl of wine is a toast to all the brothers who went to war. You've worked hard!"

"Tai!"

...Sun Xin Line...

After a hearty meal, Sun Xin put one hand on Sister-in-law Gu's shoulder and stumbled back to his room.

Luan Tingyu was not a heavy drinker and had long since gotten completely drunk. Several of his underlings carried him away to rest.

The main problem was that Zou Yuan and Zou Run, uncle and nephew, were such heavy drinkers that it took Sun Xin a lot of effort to get them drunk.

Killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own, Sun Xin was also seven or eight parts drunk, and was using Sister-in-law Gu as a human crutch.

In the past, if Sun Xin had gotten drunk, Sister-in-law Gu would have already started scolding him:

He's good for nothing, but he's number one when it comes to drinking!

But now Sister-in-law Gu thinks Sun Xin is really amazing:

One person drank three people under the table!

Although Sister-in-law Gu's large physique was enough to kill a bull with one kick, she was still no match for Sun Xin.

Sun Xin was eight feet four inches tall. One foot is equal to 23.1 centimeters, which translates to approximately 1.94 meters.

Even if Sun Xin were skin and bones, he would still weigh no less than 200 pounds.

Moreover, Sun Xin was a strong man who made Sister Gu's legs tremble and her body sweat profusely.

It took Sister-in-law Gu a lot of effort to get Sun Xin into the room, and Sun Xin fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed.

With its legs still dragging on the ground, it was already snoring loudly.

Sister-in-law Gu didn't dare to wake Sun Xin. She went out first to fetch a basin of water for washing his feet, and then came back to help Sun Xin take off his shoes and socks.

Aunt Gu carefully washed Sun Xin's feet, which were size 48, by lifting them with both hands and placing them in hot water.

This was a privilege Sun Xin hadn't enjoyed in the three years since his marriage; before, it was always Sun Xin who washed Gu Da Sao's feet...

A strong man in his early twenties, after traveling half a day through the mountains, how could his big feet smell good?

But Sister-in-law Gu dared not show the slightest disgust, and carefully scrubbed even the spaces between her toes clean.

Then Sister-in-law Gu climbed onto the bed and knelt beside Sun Xin.

He put his hands under Sun Xin's armpits and hugged him, trying his best to move him up.

It was quite a struggle to move Sun Xin onto the bed.

Sister-in-law Gu wiped Sun Xin's wet feet clean and covered him with a blanket.

After Aunt Gu took the foot-washing water out, Sun Xin opened his eyes while snoring.

He's definitely going to be wary of Sister-in-law Gu now that he's beaten her into submission.

Tonight's drinking session was a test that Sun Xin was giving to Sister-in-law Gu, and Sister-in-law Gu successfully passed the first test.

Hearing footsteps outside, Sun Xin closed his eyes. Sister-in-law Gu came in again, carrying a basin of water for washing feet.

This time, Sister-in-law Gu washed herself clean, poured out the foot bath water, and then returned.

Once in bed, Sister-in-law Gu didn't dare to crawl into Sun Xin's quilt; instead, she curled up in the corner of the bed and slept fully clothed.

It wasn't that she didn't want to sleep with Sun Xin, it's just that she felt ashamed and unworthy of him now...

……

Gathering Hall.

"Tai!"

Chao Gai, whose face was flushed from drinking, saw that it was Liu Tang offering him a toast, and of course he could not refuse, so he drank it all in one gulp.

Chao Gai kept reminding himself not to get drunk, as he still needed to visit Ruan Xiaoqi after the banquet.

However, the leaders took turns offering him wine, and Chao Gai couldn't refuse any of them, so he had no choice but to accept them all.

As a result, Liu Tangjing's bowl of wine became the last straw that broke the camel's back...

"Thump!"

Chao Gai put down his wine bowl and involuntarily slumped onto the table, his head buzzing.

Song Jiang beckoned, and several henchmen came over and helped the drunken Chao Gai up.

"I'm not drunk, I'm not drunk..."

Chao Gai kept muttering to himself, but he couldn't open his eyes.

"Yes, brother isn't drunk."

Song Jiang waved to one of his henchmen, "Aren't you going to escort our chieftain back to his room to rest?"

"No, I can't rest..."

Chao Gai, while protesting, was helplessly dragged away by his henchmen:

"There's still something I haven't taken care of..."

Song Jiang frowned: "Brother, is there anything else that hasn't been done?"

"Yes, there's something..."

Chao Gai remembered that there was something he hadn't done, but he couldn't remember what it was. The more he thought about it, the more his head buzzed.

Seeing that Chao Gai was stammering and unable to speak, Song Jiang grew impatient and waved his hand:

Send it back!

A few henchmen carried the drunken Chao Gai away, and Chao Gai was unable to visit Ruan Xiaoqi.