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Even though the guests were all eating and drinking, they did not dare overlook the presence of some big shots. When they saw Ninth Prince open his mouth, all of them stopped eating. As a dignified Ninth Prince, no matter how excessive his demands were, he was right.

Old Lady Lin, Old Madam Huo, Huo Zhengde and the various officials of the imperial court were all seated at one table, but Huo Zhengde, who was usually in charge of this matter, was not. Lin Ruyi was the mother, and was entertaining the distant relatives at the other table, leaving behind a few old women or Pingyang Duke who could not interfere in the matters of the Huo Family.

Huo Huaiyu, however, felt like watching a good show and gently called out, "Big sister ?"

Baili Zonglv was also waiting, waiting for Huo Mingzhu to say something. He only wanted to hear her quibble with him, and then think of a way to grab hold of her unruly nature.

"Your Highness is right, Ming Zhu is disrespectful. Someone, change the wine. " Huo Mingzhu was silent for a moment, he raised his head, did not even look at Baili Zonglv, and allowed the little girl to pour her tea, poured out a cup of wine, and said respectfully: "The pearl will be first, and you may do as you wish, Prince."

As she spoke, without waiting for Baili Zonglv's reaction, she covered her mouth with her sleeve and drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp.

The entire place was silent, even Baili Zonglv was startled, the wine cup in his hand was motionless.

"Miss, you can't ?" Su Lv panicked. He wanted to say something, but was stopped by Huo Mingzhu with a raise of his hand. He swallowed the remaining words that he said, and no one heard anything.

"Ninth Prince, since you have come today, Ming Zhu should toast you once again." Huo Mingzhu poured the bottom of his cup and poured a cup for himself. Facing Baili Zonglv who was seated, he raised his cup and said, "If you want to drink again, your highness, please do as you wish."

She drank it all in one gulp, her face slightly flushed.

Baili Zonglv originally wanted to humiliate Huo Mingzhu, or make her beg him, but who knew that this would cause him to be embarrassed. When Huo Mingzhu heard these words, he felt that it was ear-piercing to say that he would do whatever he wanted first. He picked up the cup of wine that he had poured for a long time and laughed with great effort: "Miss Huo is truly a heroic woman. As expected of the daughter of General Huo, she really is a father to her. Alright, This King will do it too! "

After he finished speaking, he finished drinking the wine in the cup and also lit up the bottom of the cup towards Huo Mingzhu.

Pingyang Duke Lin Congyue had been standing at the side the entire time, and did not say anything just now. However, he then sighed and said, "Hey, Your Highness, you are a guest now, and furthermore, with your noble identity, you do not need to drink with a little girl. Ming Zhu is young, and yet you do not know your limits, Your Highness, please do not blame her."

How could Baili Zonglv not understand Pingyang Duke's meaning? His handsome face looked extremely calm, without any of the killing intent from the battlefield: "How could this be? This king admires Miss Mingzhu's true nature. "

"This humble subject has left for a short while, and my daughter has disturbed Your Highness's interest, I have taught my daughter a lesson, please forgive me! Ming Zhu, quickly apologize to the Prince! " Huo Zhengde took Lin Ruyi and walked over, without saying a word, they dragged Huo Mingzhu to an awkward situation and made her apologize to Baili Zonglv.

Huo Zhengde was so irritable that she adhered to the etiquette of a sovereign. Huo Mingzhu did not understand how he could tolerate his rigidity and selfishness in his previous life.

Huo Mingzhu laughed coldly in his heart. She was the only one who was clear about the grudge between her and Baili Zonglv. She still could not calculate the grudge between her and her father with the entire Huo Family.

"Prince, if Ming Zhu has offended you in any way, I will apologize to you. As a mother, at least consider it my fault." Lin Ruyi was the general wife who understood the general situation the best.

Baili Zonglv and his wife had come to atone for their wrongdoings, which actually made him restless. Especially when his gaze shifted to Huo Mingzhu, and saw her standing there bowing her head with her eyes, her face flushed red, even more so, infuriated by the scene before him.

"General Huo and Madam Huo are too serious. This king and Miss Mingzhu were already friends from the start, so today was just a formality in the army camp. There is no need to make a big fuss about it." Baili Zonglv raised his voice, his gaze sweeping across the guests, and laughed: "Everyone continue drinking, no need to worry about this king."

Everyone thanked Baili Zonglv and the banquet returned to its original bustling state. Baili Zonglv's gaze continued to chase after Huo Mingzhu. Seeing that Huo Mingzhu was leaving the banquet hall and wanted to chase after him anxiously, Baili Zonglv felt it was strange. He did not leave his seat to ask, and signaled his guard, He Fang, to go forward.

Not long after, He Fang returned and whispered into Baili Zonglv's ears: "Master, that girl, Su Lv, said that Miss Huo cannot touch alcohol, just by drinking a little would cause his entire body to become rash, and went to the backyard to rest."

The guests clamored noisily, but Baili Zonglv heard what He Fang said clearly, and his heart skipped a beat for no reason.

"Miss, are you better?" Accompanying Huo Mingzhu for a rest in the backyard, he could only say that he was tired, but seeing the rash on her hands and neck, Su Lv's heart ached. He chided her: "Miss, why are you so stubborn? It's fine if you can't drink it, but you still want to show off in front of the Ninth Prince! Ninth Prince is the same as well, and will properly let little miss drink what wine she wants! "

Although her entire body was itching, it was fortunate that there was no rash on Huo Mingzhu's face. She sat by the side of the bridge, listening to Su Lv's words, she was still laughing: "Why are you not biased towards the brilliant Ninth Prince?"

Su Lv harrumphed, and continued to apply the ointment on Huo Mingzhu, gently rubbing her hands: "Miss, you and Ninth Prince are at fault anyway, one of you let this girl drink, while the other let this girl drink, we are truly enemies!"

Huo Mingzhu was helpless, he pointed at the center of Su Lv's brows and said: "Girl, even if you die, you can still talk about life and death, change to tomorrow and I will let you go, let you be a matchmaker, maybe your business will flourish."

Su Lv laughed out loud: "If I become the intermediary between young miss and the Ninth Prince, then I will have a golden signboard.

Su Lv could not help but laugh at how heartless Su Lv was, but she could not laugh in the end.

Yes, when they were toasting just now, she did indeed have a way to make Baili Zonglv retract his orders. It was common for a daughter in a pavilion to not touch alcohol. If she did not drink, Baili Zonglv would not make things difficult for her in front of her uncle and the entire Huo family.

But in that instant, as Huo Mingzhu looked at Baili Zonglv, he recalled how she had drunk with him the whole night to ease his worries. After that, she felt a rash all over her body, making it so that she couldn't fall asleep due to itchiness. Baili Zonglv's heart ached, he blamed himself, he wouldn't let her drink anymore, he even told her on the eve of their wedding, it's fine if we don't drink, but if we have tea in place of alcohol, it's also the same.

That year, was before the arrival of the new year, and not only was she unable to marry Baili Zonglv, she even lost her life to him. What was the most intolerable was that on the sixth day of the fourth month, he had accompanied her on her eighteenth birthday.

As a result, the moment Baili Zonglv had arrived today, Huo Mingzhu was unable to pretend to be extremely emotional towards him. The most important few days in her memories, because of Baili Zonglv's interference, became so painful and awkward. She could only toast him with wine and remind him with the rash all over his body, 'Don't forget the pain from that year, don't forget the vicious heart of the person in front of me!'

"Miss Huo?"

Suddenly, a voice came from the other side of the bridge, the one that Huo Mingzhu hated the most in his mind.

Su Lv then called out, and lightly patted Huo Mingzhu: "Miss, nine, Ninth Prince ? "It's here."

"Your Highness." Su Lv reacted and paid his respects to Baili Zonglv, who raised his hand to avoid her etiquette.

Huo Mingzhu also stood up from the water bridge and silently blessed Baili Zonglv.

"This King will be troubling you." Baili Zonglv walked over from the other side of the bridge, followed by a few bodyguards from afar.

His gaze was fixated on Huo Mingzhu, who frowned and gently pulled down his sleeves, but Baili Zonglv could already see some red rash appearing on her arms that were as tender as lotus roots. Furthermore, even though Huo Mingzhu had lowered her sleeves, it was unable to cover her slender neck.

"Miss Huo does not like to drink?" Baili Zonglv clenched the fan in his hand tightly, his voice was normal, not one bit concerned, just a normal question.

Noticing Baili Zonglv's gaze and hearing his question, Su Lv, who usually only spoke up for him, was a little unhappy. Not caring if she would offend the great general, she muttered: "Prince, my family's young miss cannot drink alcohol, as long as she drinks she will get rash. Her whole body is itching, and she won't be able to go on for a long time."

Although she had tried to defend herself against Huo Mingzhu just now, the good impression she had towards Baili Zonglv had lessened by quite a bit. Baili Zonglv had also noticed this, he turned and looked at Su Lv, then smiled: "Su Lv, I have something to say to your young miss, you may leave."

Su Lv thought, maybe the prince would personally apologize to the young miss, but she did not dare to disobey the order, so after bowing, she left.

Baili Zonglv's guards also understood the situation and stood far away, not disturbing the two of them to talk.

"Today, I, the King of Japan, have come to celebrate Miss Huo's adult. Originally, I wanted to laugh with Miss Huo, but instead, I caused Miss Huo to suffer this kind of suffering. Now, even the little girl beside Miss Huo has some prejudice against me ?" Baili Zonglv had a large stature and stood in front of Huo Mingzhu like a tall mountain.

Huo Mingzhu laughed, "Your highness, you are overthinking it. You have never been touched by water and wine, and thus, you brought this shame upon yourself."

Baili Zonglv had been observing Huo Mingzhu's face the entire time. He still couldn't understand how Huo Mingzhu could be so calm, and how ordinary girls couldn't remain calm when they looked him in the eye.

It was far more than being calm and collected.

From the reaction of Huo Mingzhu and the little girl Su Lv, it seemed that she knew that drinking alcohol would cause rashes, yet she still accepted his favor. One cup was not enough, and after drinking another cup, she made him look like an overbearing tyrant in front of all the guests.

Baili Zonglv took a deep breath, waved the folding fan in his hand, and took a step forward. His phoenix eyes stared at her jade-like neck: "When will this rash be cured? This duke has ordered Imperial Physician Liu to come again? "

"Many thanks to the prince. There's no need to trouble Imperial Physician, it'll be over in just half a day." Huo Mingzhu was still smiling.

Baili Zonglv really wanted to pull it off her. Normally, he wouldn't be an irritable person, but when he faced her, it was as if he was pulling at the fog.

Baili Zonglv then followed through and asked: "Since Miss Huo knows that alcohol cannot be drunk, why didn't you tell me?"