Looking at Su Yizhao's somewhat hazy eyes, it seemed as if there were hooks at the end of his eyes, which was a bit confusing. There was also a blush on his cheeks, which made his face even more beautiful.
Su Yijue suddenly felt something was wrong. Could he really be drunk?
Seeing that Su Yizhao was unmoved, he could only speak clearly.
"Xiao Qi, you are still young and should not drink too much. Although this is fruit wine, it has a strong stamina. If you get drunk, you will feel dizzy and uncomfortable afterwards."
Su Yizhao curled her lips with some dissatisfaction. The fruit wine tasted really good, but she still put down the glass.
"Hey, it's just some fruit wine. I think Seventh Young Master has a good drinking capacity. Everyone is getting drunk today. If you are drunk, then you can stay at Qu Mansion. It's okay." Mr. Yang immediately advised.
"Old Master, someone outside the house sent a message saying that they have something important to see you."
At this time, the steward of the outer courtyard walked up to Mr. Qu and whispered something.
"Didn't I say that? If it's not too urgent, don't disturb my banquet." Mr. Qu said impatiently.
The steward of the outer courtyard looked embarrassed and said, "Old man, take a look! We can't afford to offend anyone who comes here!"
When Mr. Qu took the post and looked at it, he was so frightened that his hands started to tremble.
"Quick! Come with me to greet you." Mr. Qu immediately stood up and started to walk out, trembling.
Everyone was very confused, and Mr. Yang even shouted: "My dear sir, what happened?"
Mr. Qu looked unkind and said, "We have distinguished guests coming."
"Are there any distinguished guests coming?" Mr. Yang asked in confusion.
Everyone looked at each other, but Su Yizhao looked calm.
"Master, they, they broke in." A boy shouted.
Su Yizhao looked up, and when he saw the young man wearing a rouge red cross-collar robe, a flash of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"The Qu family is so lively today? My highness is here to join in the fun. You won't welcome it, right?"
When everyone heard this, they were shocked.
Su Yijue quickly stood up from the table and saluted the visitor.
"The student has met His Highness the Fifth Prince."
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"Your Highness, the fifth prince, has arrived at Qu's house."
When the fourth prince heard this, a smile appeared on his face, "He couldn't hold it back after all."
"Let's go! Let's go and join in the fun."
Due to the arrival of the fifth prince in the Qu family, the lively atmosphere in the side hall suddenly disappeared.
Most of the people were sober from drinking, but Nono did not dare to speak.
"Master Su, I heard that you came to the Qu family to be a lobbyist for my fourth brother?"
The fifth prince looked at Su Yizhao. The hall was filled with the aroma of wine and food, but no one dared to touch the dishes.
Su Yizhao was very surprised by the fifth prince's directness. But it was good to avoid wasting words.
"Yes! I am the Qu family who was entrusted by His Highness the Fourth Highness."
Mr. Yang and others are confused now. Didn't Mr. Qu say before that Su Yizhao was working for the Su family? Why did he say that he was working for the fourth prince?
"Su Yizhao, do you know the history of the Qu family? If you do this, it will be very detrimental to the court. It may also be a disaster for your Su family!"
The fifth prince's words frightened Su Yizhao until he turned pale, "I, I am just a lobbyist for His Highness the Fourth. I dare not fail to do what he orders!"
"So, you want to take refuge with Fourth Brother? Do you know what the Fourth Brother's intention is to win over the Qu family? Forging weapons privately should be punished as a crime of treason."
The fifth prince's eyes turned violent, and then he yelled loudly.
Master Yang and others' legs immediately became weak and they were about to collapse to the ground.
"But His Highness the Fourth Highness holds a high and powerful position, so I have to obey him!" Su Yizhao said with a bitter face.
"Hmph! My father sent me to come to Beiyuan Mansion to deal with the mineral deposits. I am solely responsible for this matter. If you commit such a crime, not even your grandfather can save you."
He looked at Su Yizhao seriously and said, "I'm afraid the entire Su family will be implicated by you!"
Then he pointed at Mr. Qu behind Su Yizhao, and then pointed at everyone present, "And you, the Qu family, and you."
Master Yang and others were immediately scared to death. They quickly rode forward and knelt at the feet of the fifth prince.
"Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with us! We were just invited to the banquet today and have no knowledge of this matter."
"Yes! Yes! We are just casual acquaintances with the Qu family. We just came here for the banquet. We really don't know anything about it." Mr. Jin was frightened and quickly denied it.
Mr. Zhao also agreed repeatedly, and even said that he only came to the banquet with Mr. Yang and was not even a casual acquaintance with the Qu family.
Mr. Qu pointed angrily at the three of them and yelled: "You, you..."
He didn't know what to say, but his eyes were full of disappointment.
Su Yizhao looked at these people denying the three consecutive accusations, and then glanced at the livid old man Qu, feeling pathetic in his heart.
"Su Yizhao, my highness admires your talent. I just thought of you and gave you a chance to make meritorious deeds."
He walked up to Su Yizhao and looked down at her, "Tell me how you asked Fourth Brother to tell you what to do, and whether he gave you any tokens or letters. Also hand them over. Your Highness may let you go.
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The hot breath from the other party made Su Yizhao duck back. Then she hesitated for a moment, then took out a jade pendant from her arms and handed it to the fifth prince.
The fifth prince took the jade pendant and felt happy immediately. He had no time to care about Su Yizhao's retreating action.
But before he could take a closer look, he heard a noise behind him.
"What do you want to hear, fifth brother? Why not ask me directly?"
The fifth prince suddenly turned around and found that it was actually the fourth prince. He was suddenly shocked.
But what shocked him was another person. The person standing behind the fourth prince turned out to be Zheng Mingxin.
"Secretary Zheng?" The fifth prince said in a cold tone and ignored the fourth prince. Instead, he stared at Zheng Mingxin.
Zheng Mingxin sighed, and then looked at the unfamiliar man next to him.
"Fifth brother, don't you recognize this person? This is Mr. Chen, the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court. He just arrived in Beiyuan Mansion today."
The fifth prince then turned his attention to Master Chen, with a look of astonishment on his face.
"Fifth brother, you are intimidating the Qu family to do things for you. I have already sent a letter to my father. With Chen Yushi testifying here, I believe that fifth brother will not quibble anymore, right?"
The fourth prince glanced at Su Yizhao, who had his head lowered and didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly felt confused.
"Fourth brother! I just came to the Qu family for a banquet, why did I force the Qu family to do things for me? Ask the old man of the Qu family if this is the case?"
The fifth prince quickly calmed down. Unexpectedly, the fourth brother also targeted the Qu family. This was the mantis stalking the cicada, followed by the oriole.
"How dare Mr. Qu say that? He dares to be angry but dare not say anything! But since you are involved in this matter, in order to avoid suspicion before it is found out, you should not be involved in the mineral deposits again and wait for the matter to be dealt with in the capital.
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The fourth prince said this while looking at the imperial envoy, Mr. Chen. After all, when the imperial envoy is here, no matter how senior an official is, he must listen to the imperial envoy.
The fifth prince almost broke his back molar. How could he be willing to let the fourth prince pick peaches?