Having received the silver, the young apprentice was exceptionally courteous to Tang Si.

He treated her like an ancestor.

In the brief moment after turning around, he brought up from below a pot of fine tea and two plates of pastries, inviting Tang Si to sit on the small balcony where Muruo often drank.

“Master’s wife, you must be tired from your journey to the capital. Have some tea and eat something. Just tell me if you need anything.”

“I want a pot of wine!”

“Wine?” The apprentice was stunned.

Tang Si tilted her head to look at him, frowning. “What, you don’t have any?”

“We have some!” The apprentice stammered. “But Master’s wife, how is it that you love drinking just like Master?”

“In this life, who doesn’t drink?” She raised her chin. “In our Houliao, people who don’t drink are the strange ones! You Central Plains people just love your rigid rules—only men are allowed to drink, women can’t touch alcohol. That’s discrimination!”

The apprentice scratched his head, feeling that what she said seemed to make some sense. He swallowed and said with a bow, “All right, I’ll go fetch wine for Master’s wife right away. Please wait a moment.”

“Good!”

Having said this, the apprentice scurried downstairs, went to the back courtyard to retrieve a pot of wine that Muruo had stored in the wine cellar long ago, hid it behind his back, and quietly brought it up.

He didn’t forget to remind her, “Master’s wife, this wine was stored by Master long ago. He said it tastes excellent. But if you drink it, please don’t give me away—just say you fetched it yourself.”

Clever little thing!

Tang Si took the wine and patted his shoulder. “Rest assured, your master’s wife is most loyal.”

“That’s good then.”

“All right, go on down. If I need anything, I’ll tell you.”

“But…”

“But what?”

The apprentice looked around with concern. “These medicinal herbs…”

“Don’t worry, I won’t touch them!”

Tang Si declared earnestly!

The apprentice said no more, heading down with three backward glances.

So Tang Si hugged that pot of fine wine and began drinking.

It must be said, this was the best wine she’d ever tasted, and also the strongest.

Below, Muruo finally managed to break free from the patients surrounding him. He shook his sleeves and quickly escaped, pushing several of his young apprentices forward to block for him.

Those seeking treatment felt there was no hope, so one by one they sighed and gave up.

They say divine physicians are aloof, proud, and have personality—how true that was!

Muruo quickly went up to the loft to take refuge, thinking he could finally rest properly.

But as soon as he went up, he saw Tang Si hugging his wine and drinking enthusiastically, her face completely flushed, eyes hazy, body swaying unsteadily as she leaned on the outer railing, continuously shouting at the crowd on the street below.

“You Great Lin people are just wishy-washy, always nitpicking about everything. And the people here… are all rotten to the core, always scheming in the shadows, trying to silence people. If you have the guts… if you have the guts, try it in front of this grandmother!”

“The capital is big, sure, but it’s not as big as our Houliao grasslands!”

“And you claim Central Plains people are clever? I say, except for A’Ji and my A’Mu, you’re all fools, fools, nothing but fools…”

This girl was drunk.

While shouting, she also waved the remaining half pot of wine in her hand.

Hearing the voice, people on the street nearly all looked up, pointing and discussing among themselves.

Thinking to themselves, whose daughter is this, how did she get so drunk?

How improper!

Muruo’s head throbbed painfully, his brow tightly furrowed. He rubbed his temples. He truly regretted this now. If he had known, he should never have relented and let this woman follow him back to the capital.

He sighed!

He quickly pulled Tang Si back, snatching away the wine in her hands.

“The wine, my wine, why are you stealing my wine?”

“This is my wine.”

Her body was restrained and she couldn’t break free, so she could only struggle and twist wildly in Muruo’s embrace. But her whole body was soft and weak, without any strength at all.

Muruo was so angry smoke rose from his head!

Yet that woman was both angry and laughing. Finally giving up struggling, she simply hung her entire body on him, grinning foolishly at him.

Squinting her eyes, she said, “A’Mu, your wine is so delicious. This is the best wine I’ve ever tasted, so for this lifetime I’m set on you. I want to drink your wine for the rest of my life.”

“…”

“Now we’re back in the capital. You said you would definitely marry me—you can’t go back on your word. A’Mu, when exactly will you marry me?”

“…”

“My father said if I keep being this wild, he’ll just find someone random to marry me off to. I don’t want to marry just anyone—I want to marry you. A’Mu, I want to marry you… marry you…”

She spoke drunkenly, her voice growing softer and softer, her head becoming heavier and heavier. Finally, her forehead pressed against Muruo’s chest.

Ugh!

The collision hurt his chest!

His brow furrowed tightly. He originally wanted to push away the woman in his arms, but as soon as his hands loosened, Tang Si’s body went soft and began sliding downward. The next moment, he caught her with one hand and could only hold her horizontally in his embrace.

The woman in his arms was still muttering something hazily, not very clearly. Her head rubbed against his chest unceasingly and without restraint.

Like a cat!

Muruo lowered his head to look at her. When this woman quieted down, she lost some of her arrogant and unreasonable air and gained more of a woman’s docile manner. Her long lashes fluttered slightly over those bright eyes, her crimson lips pursed, not knowing what she was saying.

She looked so much like Kong Yu!

In that moment, his eyes that had been full of disdain gradually softened, and his tightly pressed lips gradually revealed a smile.

This kind of Muruo was extremely rare!

The apprentice who had delivered the wine earlier heard commotion from above and quickly ran up, just in time to see his master holding his master’s wife.

“Master, Master’s wife she…”

Before, Muruo would definitely have given him a harsh scolding for that one “Master’s wife.” But now he only shot him a cold glance and asked, “You gave her the wine?”

The apprentice felt guilty. “Yes… Master’s wife said she wanted to drink. Master, I…”

“All right, go down. Don’t come up unless there’s something.”

“Yes!”

He ran down with quick steps.

Muruo then carried Tang Si into his room in the loft, placed her on the bed, and covered her with the quilt.

Just as he was about to leave, his hand was grabbed by Tang Si.

“A’Mu, when exactly will you marry me?” She asked hazily.

Muruo looked at his hand being held. He originally wanted to pull it away, but thinking again, he decided against it. Instead, he grasped Tang Si’s hand in return and tucked it into the covers, then adjusted the quilt for her.

“A’Mu…”

“I’m here!”

“When will you marry me?”

“Tomorrow!”

“Then will you go back to Houliao with me?” Tang Si shifted to her side, still speaking in her drunken stupor.

Muruo’s expression settled as he looked at that flushed face. He actually began seriously contemplating whether, after the two of them married, he should go with this woman to Houliao, or have her remain in the capital.