As soon as he touched the box, the man opened his eyes suddenly, and the next second, his neck was pinched hard by a cold hand.

"Ahem, Your Highness, it's me..."

The girl looked panicked, her eyes were a little red, and she looked uncomfortable.

The man was confused for a moment, his murderous aura suddenly disappeared, and then he let go of his hand.

"...What are you doing here?"

He leaned back against the table leg, smelling heavily of alcohol, his eyes lowered, and he clenched the box tightly in his hand. The dim light fell on his face, making him feel cold and depressed.

He was so decadent that he looked nothing like the domineering Qin Muyan she knew.

She felt stuffy in her heart, and tried to keep her voice as soft as possible: "The ground is cold, let me help you go back to sleep, okay?"

The man turned his head to look at her, his eyes were dark and dark, looking very negative and lonely.

"……not good."

His voice was hoarse and hot, and the smell of alcohol was spicy and hot.

Shangguan Yunxi has no experience in coaxing people, especially when the other party is drunk.

"Then I'll sit with you and have a chat?"

She moved slightly closer to him.

"……Um."

He stepped aside, his movements so clever that Shangguan Yunxi wanted to laugh.

He is usually deep and reserved, but even when he is drunk, he is well-mannered, does not cry or make trouble, and is quietly immersed in his own world.

If it weren't for his wandering eyes and slow reaction, we wouldn't have noticed that he was drunk based on his appearance alone.

She sat down next to him, leaning against him, their arms touching.

His body was very hot, like a furnace, bringing warmth.

She came out in a hurry, didn't wear thick clothes, and instinctively snuggled up.

"It's so late, what are you doing here?"

She is persuasive.

He held the box tightly with both hands, as if he was afraid of being snatched away, and looked at her warily, as if thinking about whether she could be trusted.

"Tell me, I won't tell anyone else."

She coaxed him softly.

"It's the royal sister's birthday, she is alone..."

"I came to see her..."

His voice was hoarse, like a child's, soft and fragile.

Shangguan Yunxi was silent. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. No wonder the Chu Palace never celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival. It turns out that today is his sister's birthday.

I heard that he was sent to a neighboring country as a hostage when he was ten years old. Before he could return home, his mother passed away and he was never seen for the last time. Not long after, his only sister, Princess Yaohua, also died.

The Prince of Chu's palace was very secretive about the death of this princess, so her death must have been a great blow to him.

She patted the back of his hand gently and coaxed him softly: "It's too late. Your imperial sister feels sorry for you and definitely doesn't want you to get sick. Let's go back to sleep first and come back at dawn, okay?"

He turned his head to look at her and thought for a long time: "Sister Huang, is she really...?"

"Yeah", she nodded, "Can you give me the box?"

He thought for a long time and finally handed it over obediently, "...Hmm."

Shangguan Yunxi didn't expect it to go so smoothly. Just as he reached out to pick it up, he took it back again and hid it behind his back like a treasure.

"This is very important and cannot be lost."

Shangguan Yunxi nodded and protected him even when he was drunk. He knew it was important to him without asking.

"Put it on the table and I won't touch it."

The man nodded childishly, Shangguan Yunxi helped him up, and placed the box upright in front of the spiritual tablet.

After doing all this, I followed her obediently.

She supported him. He was tall, had long legs, was very drunk, and his steps were sloppy. Almost all of his weight was on her.

Not long after Shangguan Yunxi carried him, he was already out of breath.

Their hair was disheveled and their clothes were askew. Fortunately, it was midnight and the lights were dim, so no one saw their miserable appearance.
Chapter completed!