The sound of the giant lock being opened resounded in the silent pavilion, which was extremely touching.
Xiang Shaolong and Shanrou lay head-to-head on the huge round beams, inserting daggers into the pillars to stabilize their bodies. Unless someone climbed up to take a look, this was indeed the safest hiding place.
This beam supports eight other smaller trusses at a ninety-degree angle to it, forming a roof structure that is three feet above the ground.
Xiang Shaolong and Shanrou poked their heads out a little and looked down. They saw Tian Dan and Li Yuan each sitting on a low table, while Zhao Mu reached into the open large iron box to retrieve something.
The Liu brothers knelt down behind Tian Shandan, and one of them looked up, so frightened that the two of them quickly turned back.
Zhao Mu walked back to his short table and put the entire stack of allegiances on the table, followed by the sound of flipping through.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Master Hou is really amazing. He actually came up with such a wonderful method to make these people have to serve Master Hou."
Tian Dan also smiled and said: "Did the Marquis come up with this by himself? Or was it a clever idea from your subordinates?"
Zhao Mu smiled proudly and said, "It's just a trivial matter." He took other people's strategies as his own without any shame.
Xiang Shaolong put his mind at ease and knew that Zhao Mu did not show his allegiance to Tian Dan, otherwise this powerful man would immediately see that there was something wrong with him.
Zhao Mu was extremely wary of Li Yuan, because if Dong Kuang's "true identity" was exposed, his relationship with Chun Shenjun would also be exposed.
Li Yuan sighed: "I didn't expect that Zhao Mingxiong is actually a member of Lord Hou. I have always heard that he belongs to Li Mu Lianpo's system. Lord Hou really has a way."
Xiang Shaolong was so horrified that he almost fell off the beam. Zhao Mingxiong was his lieutenant. He and Teng Yi admired him very much, but they didn't expect him to be a spy.
Zhao Mu said proudly: "Not only is he one of mine, but he also has a kinship relationship that is thicker than water. I arranged for him to work with Li Mu. The original intention was to deal with Li Mu, but unexpectedly, Lian Po actually used it to push him away.
He is the deputy general of Lecheng, and I deliberately squeezed him out more. Zhao Ya, a bitch, is stupid enough to speak to Xiaocheng for him. It is really ridiculous."
Xiang Shaolong broke into a cold sweat and secretly cried out that he was in danger. It was like having a tiger by his side. If he was not prepared, he would be bitten to death without even knowing what was going on. At the same time, he also learned what Zhao Mu was hiding so deeply.
sharp.
I also remembered that I had talked with Xiao Cheng this morning about the issue of the commander of the imperial guards. If Cheng Xu had an accident, Zhao Mu would most likely nominate Zhao Mingxiong as his successor. The two major systems of city guards and imperial guards fell into Zhao Mu's hands.
Inside.
When Xiang Shaolong wanted Li Yuan to continue talking about the list of loyalists, Tian Dan smiled and said, "How is the situation over there with Empress Jing?"
Zhao Mu said proudly: "Who can see through the true relationship between us? Not to mention Xiaocheng, even Guo Kai and Zhao Ya have been deceived by us. Han Jing is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Once he has true feelings for a man, he will never react.
"Gu, if she hadn't been so devoted to me and kept urging Xiaocheng not to call back Li Mu and Lian Po, I might not be able to sit here and talk to them now."
Xiang Shaolong was even more stunned when he heard this, unable to believe that what he heard was the truth.
Have the two been acting all along? Or is it just Zhao Mu's wishful thinking.
Li Yuandao: "Can Empress Jing really control Dong Kuang?"
Xiang Shaolong's heart was beating fast on the beam, and even Shanrou noticed his shock.
Tian Dan said: "Dong Kuang is a straightforward and arrogant person on the surface, but he is actually very resourceful and knows how to follow people's influence. Just seeing how he solved the problem of Han Chuang colluding with Xinling Lord behind Xiao's back and becoming Jing, we know that he has made a big bet."
On Empress Jing, I look forward to the future of filial piety and death, and a prosperous career. Such a person must not be left in the world."
Li Yuan said coldly: "I want to deal with him personally."
Zhao Mu said calmly: "This person is still of great use value. At least he is ignorant of the relationship between Queen Jing and me. Hum, this person is unjust because of his profit. Since my uncle has refused to settle accounts with him, I will also
I will never pass him."
Xiang Shaolong calmed down at this time, and quickly figured out that he had exposed his fault in the matter of Han Chuang. The most disgusting thing was that Queen Jing betrayed him to Zhao Mu. From this, we know that she and Zhao Mu were indeed colluding with each other.
Whore.
Tian Dan's voice passed down and he said calmly: "You two seem to have overlooked a key person."
Zhao Mu and Li Yuan seemed to be shocked.
Tian Dan said: "That's Xiang Shaolong. Le Cheng's death must have something to do with him, but now I still don't understand why he wanted to see Le Cheng for surgery first."
After a pause, he said: "If Xiaocheng sent someone to do it, there must be clues to be found afterwards. For example, someone among his confidants will be missing due to death or injury. Now that this situation is not seen, it is obviously not his doing. This matter is really intriguing.
.”
The faces of Xiang Shaolong and Shanrou above changed at the same time.
Tian Dan added: "I once reminded Dong Kuang that if he sent someone to investigate whether there were betrayers among Le Cheng's men, he obviously did not take any action or could not find anything. But we can also intervene in this matter.
In order to avoid disturbing the situation and causing serious problems."
Li Yuandao: "The biggest beneficiary of Le Cheng's death is Dong Kuang. Could it be that he did it?"
Zhao Mu said flatly: "He has no idea that he can be a city guard. If I hadn't instructed Empress Jing to encourage Xiaocheng, when would it be his turn?"
Xiang Shaolong's mind was shocked, and only then did he understand why Empress Jing fell in love with him.
I only heard his secret message tonight because of some strange combination of circumstances, otherwise I would have died as a fool.
Tian Dan said: "Dong Kuang can pretend that he cannot afford the injury, but seeing that none of his men were injured or killed, we know that Le Cheng's death had nothing to do with him."
Zhao Mu sighed: "Lecheng's enemies are all over the world. It is really difficult to determine who did it. As long as the visitor has a way to leave the city quickly, we will not be able to find out who he is."
Tian Dan said with certainty: "It must be Xiang Shaolong who did it. I also know that he is in the city, otherwise Zhao Ya would not be angry again. Just now I met her and Dong Kuang outside the Hou Mansion. She looked so high-spirited.
Only when nourished by a man's love will it appear in a woman's body."
Li Yuan sneered: "Has she fallen in love with Dong Kuang?"
Zhao Muse changed his words: "Mr. Tian is right, Xiang Shaolong must be back. I know her character very well. She and Dong Kuang are just having fun, and Xiang Shaolong is always the only one in her heart. Maybe Xiang Shaolong is back.
The dragon is hiding in her house."
Tian Dan said with emotion: "The possibility of this matter is extremely high. Regardless of whether it is true or not, we can try to frame Zhao Ya. As long as we find the traces of Xiang Shaolong's hiding place, no matter how exquisitely clear Zhao Ya is, it will be impossible to argue with a hundred words.
Now that Guo Kai and Cheng Xu are eager to succeed in Xiao Cheng to avoid being overshadowed by Dong Kuang's light, they will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity. Does the Marquis understand what I mean?"
Zhao Mu laughed and said: "Tian Xiangguo is a wise man and knows all his plans. I have a better suggestion: Let Queen Jing instruct Dong Kuang to do this. Just put some flying needles and bloody clothes."
The things were in Zhao Ya's room, and when they were found, Zhao Ya couldn't get away with it; this could test Dong Kuang's loyalty to Queen Jing. Hum, Zhao Ya, this bitch, I wanted to deal with her a long time ago."
The two people on Liang looked at each other in shock and broke out in cold sweat.
What the following three villains have come up with are all poisonous schemes. Even if they know clearly, it is still difficult to find a way to resolve them.
Tian Dan stood up and said: "We shouldn't stay here for too long, otherwise it won't be like an ordinary dinner. The Marquis will ascend the throne in the future, but don't forget Tian and Uncle Guo."
Zhao Mu hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
After the sound of the iron box being closed and locked, the three people left the building.
After the guards came in, closed the windows and blew out the lights, Shanrou leaned into his ear and said, "What should we do?"
Xiang Shaolong regained his absolute calmness and said softly: It doesn't matter whether you are loyal or not, as long as we can leave safely, we will win this battle."
Xiang Shao woke up and felt refreshed.
The fatigue and weariness from last night were gone, and he had a lot less to worry about. Because he finally clearly understood the relationship between the situation in front of him and Queen Zhao Mujing and others.
Tian Zhen had just entered the dormitory at this time. Seeing that he was awake, she happily came up to him and said, "Master Dong asked my maid to serve you."
Xiang Shaolong got up happily, changed clothes and freshened up, then went to the hall to have breakfast with Teng Yi, Zhao Zhi and Shanrou who were waiting for him.
Last night, Teng Yi and the fake Dong Kuang pretended to be Wu Guo deliberately stayed at the command post until midnight before returning, and now he met Xiang Shaolong for the first time since he sneaked into the Hou Mansion.
Xiang Shaolong said: "Rourou will tell you the whole story."
Teng Yi nodded and said: "It's clear, when it comes to conspiracies and intrigues, we are never the match for Zhao Mutian and others. If you hadn't heard what they said, no one would be able to return to Xianyang alive this time."
Zhao Zhi said worriedly: "If they want to force you to frame Mrs. Ya, what should you do?"
Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that this was equivalent to the spy eavesdropping information of the twentieth century, which was the most effective. He smiled and said: "This matter can be seen as a trick. The most favorable factor for me at the moment is that they have not yet suspected my Dong Kuang's identity.
They mistook me for seeing the wind coming. What’s even better is that Zhao Mu didn’t dare to reveal the secret relationship between me and him. With these advantages, we can deal with these traitors to the end.”
Teng Yi sighed: "I didn't expect that Zhao Mingxiong is actually Zhao Mu's man. It's in vain that I think so highly of him."
Xiang Shaolong pondered for a moment and said: "I still don't believe that Empress Jing will be completely devoted to Zhao Mu. This woman is good at using tricks." She may just be using Zhao Mu to achieve her goals. If I can find out her true attitude, everything will be easier to handle.
too much."
Shanrou frowned and said: "You have said so many words and you look confident. How can you deal with him? Maybe Queen Jing will call you later to force you to deal with Zhao Yali."
Xiang Shaolong shrugged his shoulders coolly, hurriedly ate the steamed buns in his hand, patted Teng Yi on the shoulder, stood up and said, "Let's go see Ya'er, you two obediently wait for me to come back."
Amid Shanrou's scolding and Zhao Zhi's instructions, the two left the house.
While riding side by side along the long street, Teng Yi said: "Should we rearrange the city defense arrangements?"
Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said: "Don't do this, otherwise Zhao Mingxiong and Zhao Mu will be alarmed. Second brother will send someone to bring Xiaojun back later to see what results he has in spying on the Qi army."
While the two were chatting, the Madam's Mansion was in sight, Xiang Shaolong went to find Zhao Ya, and Teng Yi returned to the command post.
At noon, Zhao Mu sent someone to meet him again. Xiang Shaolong knew that the traitor had planned a strategy with Tian Dan Li Yuan last night, so he came to see him.
In the secret room of the Hou Mansion, Zhao Mu still looked like he was a confidant, and said: "Li Yuan fell into the trap. He actually thought that I, Zhao Mu, would cooperate with him. I will definitely teach him to leave Handan without his life."
At this time, Xiang Shaolong no longer believed anything this gentleman said, but on the surface he had to look overjoyed to inquire.
Zhao Mu showed a sinister smile and said: "Let's talk about this later. How is your relationship with Queen Jing and Zhao Ya? I heard Tian Dan said that he met you and Zhao Ya together on the street last night."
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Zhao Yan is a born prostitute. As long as I can please her on the bed, I'm afraid she won't be completely devoted to me. My relationship with Empress Jing is getting better and better. I haven't had the chance to report to the Marquis yet, so
The warriors criticizing Lord Xinling were actually seduced by Han Chuang. I killed all of them. Not only did I win Xiaocheng's trust, but I also sold my favor to Empress Jing, killing two birds with one stone.
It's very handy. Now I'm urging Xiaocheng to hand over the other half of the military talisman to me. Then I can fully mobilize the troops and horses in the city. Is the Marquis still worried about the big thing?"
Zhao Mu looked shocked, obviously he didn't expect Xiang Shaolong to tell him this.
Xiang Shaolong smiled secretly in his heart.
The reason why this traitor doubted his "sincerity" was because he hid this matter from him, making him think that he had surrendered to Queen Jing. Now that he had revealed everything, it made him waver in opinion and uncertain.
After Zhao Mu stared at him for a while, he said in a deep voice: "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"
Xiang Shaolong said nonchalantly: "This is just a small matter. I never thought of reporting it to Mr. Hou. It was only when Mr. Hou asked about my relationship with Queen Jing that I mentioned it in passing. The two most critical things in front of me are
The characters are Empress Jing and Zhao Ya. Only with their full support can Xiao Cheng ignore Guo Kai's objection and completely hand over the military power to me. Then Handan will be our world. Alas, as long as I can repay Lord Chun Shen
The Lord has shown me grace, and I, Dong Kuang, have gone through fire and water without hesitation."
Zhao Mu's expression changed several times, and he frowned and said, "Whether Xiaocheng was responsible for Le Cheng's murder?"
Xiang Shaolong felt even more amused in his heart and said: "It was definitely not Xiaocheng who did it. Tian Dan once reminded me to thoroughly investigate Le Cheng's guards to see if anyone leaked what Le Cheng did that night, so as to track down the real mastermind.
Well, this matter is still under investigation and there should be a result soon. According to me, Xiang Shaolong is the most suspect."
Zhao Mu could no longer conceal his shocked expression and lowered his head in meditation.
Xiang Shaolong wondered why he could not restore Zhao Mu's trust in him even though he was so frank and honest. He had an idea and knowing the reason, he lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "Didn't the Marquis want to get rid of Cheng Xu? I'm sorry.
I have come up with a plan for the Marquis."
Zhao Mu raised his head in astonishment and asked, "What's the plan within the plan?"
Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "I revealed the allegiance to Xiaocheng and promised to steal this batch of allegiance, so as long as the Marquis can forge another batch of allegiance, including Cheng Xu, then I am afraid that Xiaocheng
If we don’t dismiss him immediately, we will avoid raising tigers.”
When Zhao Mu heard that he had revealed the secret of allegiance to Xiaocheng, he was not surprised at all. Apparently, Jinghou had already known about it.
Xiang Shaolong secretly called it a good bet. If he failed to make this bet, there was no way he would trust Zhao Mu again.
Sure enough, Zhao Mu's suspicion disappeared and he sighed: "Wang Zhuo, you can never tell me anything you did in the future, otherwise there will be many misunderstandings."
Xiang Shaolong pretended to be confused and said: "What? Does the Marquis doubt my loyalty?"
Zhao Mu returned to his original attitude, reached over and grabbed his shoulder and said: "Now that the rain has passed and the sky is clear, there is no need to worry about anything. As long as you follow my instructions well, we will be rich and prosperous in the future."
After a pause, he added: "The most important thing now is to get the other half of the military talisman in Xiaocheng's hand, and with the edict, you can mobilize the troops at will..." Then he began to ponder, but stopped talking.
Xiang Shaolong immediately knew that he had informed Queen Jing and asked her to force him to frame Zhao Ya, but he couldn't say anything, so as not to expose his relationship with Queen Jing, so he said: What is on your mind, Mr. Hou, even though
command"
Zhao Mu let go of his hand on his shoulder, nodded and said: No matter what action you take in the future, you must first discuss it with me before proceeding. You must remember this."
Xiang Shaolong knew that he was still not completely at ease with him, so he deliberately allowed Queen Jing to give him orders to see if Xiang Shaolong would report to him as ordered. After agreeing, he said: "Master Hou called me here, what are the instructions?"
Woolen cloth?"
Zhao Mu became embarrassed and prevaricated: "I mainly want to ask you about your recent situation. I will discuss it with you later."
Xiang Shaolong knew that both of them had achieved their goals, so he said goodbye and left.
After returning to the command post and handling some matters, I found an opportunity to tell Teng Yi about the meeting with Zhao Mu.
Teng Yi applauded the case and said: "If the two military forces of the Imperial Guard and the City Guard fall into the hands of Zhao Mu, and Queen Jing is willing to obey his orders, then he can control the overall situation without Tian Dan. Now I am surprised.
Why didn’t Zhao Mu immediately take action against Xiao Cheng? With Queen Jing acting as an internal agent, it would be too difficult to poison Xiao Cheng Ying.”
Xiang Shaolong said: "I am also puzzled by this. The only explanation is that he is worried about Li Mu. If Xiaocheng dies suddenly, Li Mu will definitely become suspicious and even send troops into the city to deal with Zhao Mu. At that time, even Tian Dan may not dare to
If he fights with Li Mu head-on, Zhao Mu's dream will come to nothing. Alas, I still don't believe that a woman like Queen Jing would be willing to be controlled by a man. Moreover, she has the mission of unifying the three Jins, and I know that Zhao Mu was sent by the Chu people.
How could he still be so willing to listen to his words?"
Teng Yi said: "It is difficult for a woman like this who has grown up in a deep palace to understand her behavior in a normal way. Looking at her like that, even when she talks with a smile, people still feel the coldness in her heart. Maybe Zhao Mu just has a way to satisfy him.
Her needs made her willing to risk everything for Zhao Mu."
Xiang Shaolong's heart moved, and he seemed to have caught some inspiration for dealing with Queen Jing, but he was unable to grasp the details for the moment.
Changing the topic: "How is the situation with the city guards?"
Teng Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, I found out Zhao Mingxiong's identity early. This morning he handed me a list and proposed the arrangements for the positions of generals at all levels. In the past, I had no suspicion about him.
Since he is more familiar with the people below than I am, he will naturally trust his proposal, but now of course it is another matter."
Xiang Shaolong secretly praised the danger and said: "Didn't Zhao Mu mention that there are four generals who are his people? This must be just a trick to deceive the soldiers. We insist on using these four people, so Zhao Mu has no choice but to eat yellow lotus.
I know the pain myself."
Teng Yi slapped the table and exclaimed: "The metaphor of a dumb man eating yellow lotus is really vivid. Third brother, you are really full of witty words. No wonder Ji Cainnv fell in love with you."
At this time, his subordinates came to report, and Han Chuang sent someone to look for him.
Both of them knew what was going on. After looking at each other and smiling knowingly, Xiang Shaolong hurried away.
As expected, it was Queen Jing who wanted to see him.
This time she met him in a quiet little pavilion in the inner palace, and she also set up wine and food, and they were alone with him, chatting happily.
Xiang Shaolong was reminded by Teng Yi and observed carefully, and found that even though she was smiling, her eyes did not change much, giving people a cold feeling of not being very involved.
Is she a naturally cold person?
I remembered that she had flirted with him many times, but in the end she always refused, which made me even more convinced of my idea.
If that's the case, why should Zhao Mu conquer her?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reach into his pocket and grab the aphrodisiac that Han Chuang gave him to use to frame Ji Yanran, and he understood in his heart.
When I met Queen Jing last time, I also thought about using this to deal with her, but that was only a man's wild fantasy, which was limited to the satisfaction in his mind and would never be put into actual action. But now that the situation has reversed, his mentality is completely different.
different.
His heart was beating violently uncontrollably.
Queen Jing misunderstood him and said with a smile: "Does he really make you so nervous?"
With one hand, Xiang Shaolong completed a series of complicated movements of taking out a small amount of aphrodisiac and hiding it in his sleeve, and then figured out how to feed the aphrodisiac into the Queen's plump vagina with you looking at me.
With her fragrant lips, she coughed dryly and said, "Queen Jing is particularly radiant today, and her style is stunning."
Queen Jing's eyes flashed with a mocking look that Xiang Shaolong could never detect in the past, but now she knew it well and could no longer hide it from him.
She personally picked up the wine bottle, leaned forward slightly, filled up the wine glass for him, and said with a wink, "Men are all like this, but if you see it too much, you won't feel anything bad."
Xiang Shaolong secretly hated him, knowing that she was trying to seduce him. With a flash of inspiration, he picked up the wine glass, brought it to his nose and smelled it: "The wine poured by Queen Jing seems to be particularly fragrant." Then he casually said
He moved the wine glass down a few seconds out of sight of the other party, quickly slipped the aphrodisiac in his sleeve into the wine, and then raised the glass with both hands and said: "I would like to offer you a glass of wine. I wish you will stay young forever and be as bright as you are at this moment."
Take care of people."
There are women who don't like men's compliments, and Queen Jing is no exception. She happily raised her glass and said: "I also wish General Dong a prosperous military career and an invincible victory."
Xiang Shaolong pretended to be arrogant and laughed loudly: "Does Empress Jing know the custom of our clan? Whenever you wish for wine, you must join hands and drink together, then the wish will come true."
Queen Jing took the wine and asked in vain: "What are you talking about?"
Xiang Shaolong walked over on his knees, moved to her side, leaned forward slightly, stretched out the hand holding the glass, brought it to her lips, and said with a smile: "Twin your arms around each other, and drink each other's wine without leaving a drop.
The dream will become a reality.”
Queen Jing's pretty face turned red, secretly thinking that this person was really bold, but if she didn't go along with what he wanted, it would make the other person see that she was not sincere towards him. She had no choice but to put on a smile, intertwined her arms with him, and looked at him.
Said: "Be careful. I don't like men who are too impatient. Oh"
Xiang Shaolong was afraid of choking her, so he poured the wine gently into her mouth while drinking the wine from her hand.
After finishing the glass, Xiang Shaolong turned the wine glass over and placed it on the table, wiped the wine stains from his lips, and laughed, "I am happy now, Dong Kuang, I feel that no matter what I do for Queen Jing, it is worth it."
Queen Jing rarely poured a whole glass of wine down her throat like this. The smell of wine rose up, and two blushes appeared on her tender face that made men dream. She took out the silk scarf, covered her face with her sleeves, wiped away the wine stains, and lowered her sleeves.
She rolled her eyes at him and said, "I haven't drunk like this in a long time. You are really... ugh."
Xiang Shaolong took the opportunity to sit down and lay next to her. At this moment, he was most afraid that she would suddenly slip away, which would give the man an advantage, so he asked, "Did Queen Jing always like to drink heavily?"
There was a look of sadness in Queen Jing's eyes, as if she was recalling some long and sad past events. She sighed softly and said nothing, then her eyes flashed coldly, revealing a look of resentment.
Xiang Shaolong immediately thought of Lord Xinling, who had an affair with her, and secretly thought that love between the two must have turned into hatred, otherwise Queen Jing would not have such an intriguing expression.
He didn't know if half the amount Han Chuang said would be effective, nor did he know when the medicine would take effect, or what the conditions would be like when it was taken. He was secretly harboring evil intentions and fell silent.
There was silence in the small hall for a while, except for the sound of birds chasing and playing, singing and flying in the garden outside.
After a long while, Queen Jing said coldly: "Are you thinking about other women?"
Xiang Shaolong was startled, looked up at her, and said tentatively: "Queen Jing is really amazing. I am indeed thinking about women, but I am not thinking about anyone else, but Queen Jing."
Queen Jing's pretty face turned red again, and after glancing at him, she looked away at the sun-drenched trees outside the window.
Xiang Shaolong knew that the medicine was gradually taking effect, otherwise she would not blush so easily and her expression would not be so abnormal.
When he moved closer to her and wanted to touch her shoulder, he was afraid that she would be disgusted, so he could only say softly: "Is there anything on your mind, Empress Jing?"
The Queen of Zhao sighed quietly and said: "Sometimes I really don't understand what I am doing. I work hard all day long for some big things. Look at the trees and flowers outside, carefree in the sun. If I can do everything,
Don’t think about it, how freehand it would be.”
Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded after hearing this. According to the plan, she gave her an aphrodisiac. She must have been overcome with emotion and took the initiative to court him. Why was she so seductive? Could it be that Han Chuang gave her the wrong medicine, or maybe it was because it was expired?
The properties of the medicine changed. Xuan woke up and realized that he had made a big mistake.
If Zhao Mu had been using aphrodisiacs to stimulate her aphrodisiac and took too much, the body would naturally develop resistance. Just like a drug addict, after becoming addicted, he must continue to increase the dosage in order to produce the desired effect. It's a shame that he also reduced the amount.
The portion is too heavy, and now she is forced to drink two more glasses of wine. What should she do?