Page 724 of Doted By The Regent King

Wen Congrui awoke with his face ashen, his head splitting and, to make things worse, someone beside him sobbing softly.

"Stop crying!" Wen Congrui waved his hand irritably; his head felt as if it were about to explode.

Lan Shu, seeing him awake, hurriedly got up and chided, "Master should not have drunk such strong liquor; how can your body withstand it!"

Wen Congrui, out of patience, said, "Go brew some light soup."

Lan Shu noticed his irritation and dared not speak further; she called Nan Shan to look after him and left quickly.

Listening to Nan Shan relate how he had fallen before Ah Jiu, Wen Congrui’s face grew even more unsightly.

At the same time, Ah Jiu also opened her eyes, faring no better than Wen Congrui, feeling as if her head was about to burst. With a painful groan, she called for someone in a hoarse voice.

Xiao Li entered, bowed deeply, and asked, "Has Your Highness awakened?"

"Water!"

Xiao Li hurried to fetch water for her to drink, then handed her a pill, "This is from Bai Xiaobai; he said it would help alleviate the headache."

Ah Jiu, without hesitation, took and swallowed it, followed by a large gulp of water, finally taking a long breath of relief.

Looking outside at the dark sky, she asked, "What ’shichen’ is it?"

Xiao Li pulled out an imported pocket watch to check and replied, "To answer Your Highness, it’s already the third quarter of the Hai Hour!"

Ah Jiu was somewhat stunned, "I slept that long?"

"Your Highness was quite drunk, so..."

Ah Jiu, holding her forehead while the pain lessened a bit, said, "That Fiery Burning Knife really is strong." She had not drunk much, yet she ended up completely inebriated.

"Indeed, it overpowered Your Highness, and then..." Xiao Li closed his mouth.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Li glanced at Ah Jiu cautiously and said, "Your Highness, do you remember what you did while you were drunk?"

Did what?

Ah Jiu tilted her head, trying to remember but couldn’t come up with anything. However, the way Xiao Li spoke, she had an inkling it wasn’t anything good.

"Tell me."

"Your Highness kissed the lady’s hand, and you almost kissed her lips too, but Bai Xiaobai interrupted!" Xiao Li cast a scornful glance at Bai Xiaobai’s presumed reaction.

"What?" Ah Jiu was shocked and frowned, "Explain in detail."

Xiao Li then recounted her drunken behavior in detail, ending with, "If Bai Xiaobai hadn’t interrupted, Your Highness would probably have ’sampled the fragrance’ by now!"

Ah Jiu’s mouth twitched, and she glared at him, annoyed, "Go get some food."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Once he left, Ah Jiu touched her lips; she had kissed Wufu’s hand and even wanted to kiss her...

She was completely unaware of these actions, nor did she have any recollection of them; this was indeed the first time with not even a shred of memory.

Ah Jiu couldn’t tell if she was more frustrated or regretful, her facial expressions twisted with her inner conflict.

Would she be angry?

Had her drunken impropriety frightened her?

Should she perhaps offer an explanation?

Ah Jiu felt very uneasy. When Xiao Li brought food, her mind was elsewhere.

Xiao Li then said, "Your Highness, even though you were drunk and not in your right mind today, it was still unbefitting of a gentleman. In my opinion, shouldn’t Your Highness offer an apology to the lady?

Otherwise, if the lady becomes angry with you, that would be problematic! Ladies usually have thin skins."

Yuan Ye shot him a look, was Wufu really the type of lady with a thin skin?

Not to mention, at this hour, she was probably already asleep in peace. Sneaking into her boudoir at night, was he implying that your reputation was too good?

What a bad idea!

Xiao Li stuck out his tongue at him.

But Ah Jiu merely grunted, "Then get ready, I’ll go over there for a visit." Regardless of whether she was angry or not, he needed to make the trip, offer an apology, and such things were better done sooner rather than later.

Yuan Ye’s eyes widened in disbelief at his ears.

His Lordship’s conduct was becoming more and more unrestrained.