si-mexico Chapter 210 Even with money, you can't buy it?
Chapter 210 Even with money, you can't buy it?
Aunt Zhao's face flushed, and her eyes became somewhat glazed, clearly indicating that she was under the influence of alcohol.
"Back then, the Marquis and I were just like any other couple. He loved to tell me about things in the court, saying that Lord Zhang and Lord Li were on the surface friendly, but behind the scenes they were fighting to the death for a position."
"Furthermore, Minister Wang appears to be upright and honest, but in reality, he has accepted a lot of gifts from his subordinates..."
As she spoke, she waved her arms, spitting as she spoke.
Seeing this, Chunju quickly whispered a reminder: "Auntie, you've had too much to drink, don't say things like that."
Aunt Zhao slapped Chunju's hand away, "What are you afraid of! Who can hear us in this inn? Besides, this happened so many years ago, it's no secret in the court."
As he spoke, he picked up his wine glass again, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp.
Chu Ruohan looked at Aunt Zhao thoughtfully and asked softly, "Did the Marquis ever mention this Yuanlai Inn?"
Aunt Zhao let out a burp, squinted her eyes, and recalled for a moment, "The inn... I think I mentioned it, saying it was a good place to drink, hehe... cheers..."
Aunt Zhao raised her glass and clinked it against Chu Ruohan's glass with such force that a lot of wine splashed out and spilled onto the table.
Chu Ruohan shook her head helplessly; she was clearly drunk.
"Yuling, let's go back!"
"Yes," Yu Ling replied quickly.
But the group looked at Aunt Zhao with a troubled expression.
She was so drunk that she was slumped on the table, muttering, "The Marquis... he's a heartless man, he's long forgotten about me..."
Yuling and Chunju tried frantically to help her up, but they couldn't budge her at all.
"If Ruyan were here, she'd be so strong," Yuling complained.
Chu Ruohan chuckled, "If Ruyan knew we didn't invite her to our drinking party, wouldn't she throw a huge tantrum? Who knows what kind of trouble she'd cause?"
"Isn't it because she's injured and it's inconvenient for her?"
Looking at Aunt Zhao, who was completely drunk, Chu Ruohan thought to herself, "If I had known she couldn't hold her liquor, I wouldn't have let her drink so much."
With her size... sigh...
Chu Ruohan stepped forward and pushed Aunt Zhao hard, trying to wake her up: "Aunt, wake up, we have to go!"
Aunt Zhao only hummed a few times in a daze, then her body swayed and she almost slipped off the chair.
Chu Ruohan instructed, "Go and call two servants to help Aunt Zhao get into the carriage."
Yu Ling agreed and hurried off to find the shopkeeper.
A short while later, two burly men followed Yuling in.
Seeing Aunt Zhao's figure, they scratched their heads and each of them supported one of her arms, struggling to help her up.
Aunt Zhao's head drooped limply, and she kept muttering incoherent words.
Throughout the journey, Aunt Zhao kept muttering to herself, occasionally cursing the Marquis for being heartless...
A moment later, he started talking about funny things from the past, his voice so loud that many guests opened their doors to look in.
Chu Ruohan was extremely embarrassed and could only hurry forward, urging the waiter to hurry up.
After finally getting Aunt Zhao into the carriage, Chu Ruohan was panting heavily.
She secretly resolved in her heart that she would never drink with Aunt Zhao again...
Chu Ruohan lifted the carriage curtain, looked up at the sign for Yuanlai Inn, and her eyes sharpened.
"Yuling, when you get back, tell Qin Fang to find out who owns this Yuanlai Inn and see if you can acquire it."
Upon hearing this, Yu Ling looked puzzled, but quickly replied, "Yes, why does the young mistress suddenly want to acquire this inn?"
Chu Ruohan casually replied, "For convenience when drinking in the future."
Having said that, he lowered the carriage curtain.
"Ah! Still drinking..."
Aunt Zhao had fallen into a deep sleep. Chu Ruohan closed her eyes. Could an inn really allow officials from the imperial court to meet in secret?
Either it was a few officials doing it for their own convenience, or it was intentionally orchestrated by the boss behind it...
However, even with a hefty price offered by Qin, several times higher than the market price, the acquisition was still unsuccessful.
Chu Ruohan had no choice but to give up for the time being, as she hadn't even met her employer.
Secretly, he instructed Qin Fang to keep an eye out and arrange for someone to infiltrate the area...
Spring is in full bloom, and the warm sun hangs high in the sky.
Although Xuan'er's first birthday party wasn't a big affair, everyone who was supposed to come did, making it a very lively occasion.
Song Ruyan sat in the corner, watching everyone celebrate and congratulate Xuan Ge'er, but there was no smile on her face.
She glanced at the wheelchair she was sitting in; it was Gu Junze's old one.
Filled with disdain, she muttered under her breath, "Young Madam is making a mountain out of a molehill. What's the big deal about this little injury? Why make me sit in this wheelchair? Humph!"
Frustrated, she spun her wheelchair around, her gaze sweeping over Dr. Qian beside her. Her eyes lit up, and she reached out and pulled Dr. Qian over.
Dr. Qian stumbled and almost fell, but looked embarrassed after regaining his balance.
Song Ruyan asked directly, "Dr. Qian, please give me a definite answer: when will my injury heal?"
Dr. Qian, you're deliberately avoiding her. He wouldn't have come back if it weren't for Xuan-ge's first birthday party.
Suddenly facing Song Ruyan, his face flushed red, his eyes instinctively darting away, and he stammered, "You...you should take good care of your injuries..."
Upon hearing this, Song Ruyan flew into a rage and couldn't help but curse "quack doctor" in her heart.
Seeing Dr. Qian's timid and submissive manner only fueled her anger. Was she some kind of tigress?
Why are you avoiding her?
"All you ever do is tell me to rest and recover, but after all this time, I'm still not fully healed..."
Dr. Qian looked aggrieved but dared not argue back. He could only stand aside, head down, and let Song Ruyan scold him.
People around them heard the commotion and cast curious glances, but knowing Song Ruyan meant no harm, they quickly looked away.
After venting her anger, Song Ruyan still felt unsatisfied. She glared fiercely at Doctor Qian and was about to stand up.
"Oh...no, the wound on your thigh is very deep, and it has only just healed..." Upon seeing this, Doctor Qian disregarded everything else and quickly reached out to stop him.
His hand had barely touched Song Ruyan's arm when he recoiled as if he'd been electrocuted, his face full of worry.
Song Ruyan ignored all advice and forcefully broke free from Doctor Qian's hand. "Tch... I've suffered so many injuries since I was a child, what's this little injury?"
As she spoke, she braced herself on the armrests of the wheelchair and suddenly stood up, but as soon as she stood up, a piercing pain shot through her thigh.
She lost her balance and swayed backward.
Dr. Qian reacted quickly, stepping forward to shield Song Ruyan with his body, causing the two to fall heavily to the ground.
Dr. Qian groaned in pain, but still held Song Ruyan tightly, afraid that she would get hurt again.
The people around were stunned by this sudden turn of events and immediately gathered around.
Chu Ruohan frowned when she saw the two disheveled people on the ground, and quickly instructed the maid to help them up...