The people on guard duty with Yun Xiao here today were Feng Guard and Yu Guard.
Since Yun Xiao had a displeased expression on his face, the two of them didn’t dare to approach him, and just watched him silently.
“Why don’t you e and eat if you want to? Why do you have to look at his face? I am the one you are guarding, so I have the final say here. Whatever I tell you to do, you do it. e on, I’ve got the bowls and chopsticks all out. If you don’t e over now, when Elder Yun arrives, I’ll plain that you aren’t listening to me.”
Feng Guard and Yu Guard then said to Yun Xiao, “Envoy Yun, shall we… go and have something to eat? That goose weighs several pounds, and Miss Dabao alone can’t finish it. Besides, the wine has been boiled, so it probably… won’t make us drunk, hehe.”
Xia Dabao was indeed making the best of a bitter situation.
Continuous bloodletting made her realize her dire circumstances, but she had always known how to keep herself cheerful.
Even if she was to die tomorrow, today she still had to be happy.
As long as they didn’t openly fall out, she still had good food and wine. If they fell out, both she and Axian had no way out.
Feng Guard and Yu Guard had already e over, but Yun Xiao stood there coldly. Xia Dabao waved to him, “Aren’t you going to eat?”
Yun Xiao glanced at him indifferently, remaining silent.
He certainly wanted to eat!
But he was a man addicted to alcohol. Not to mention whether the wine in the roast goose would intoxicate him, the mere smell of the wine made him fear losing control.
Therefore, he truly detested Xia Dabao deep inside.
That cunning woman must be doing it on purpose.
Seeing that Yun Xiao wasn’t ing, Xia Dabao ignored him and greeted Feng Guard and Yu Guard, “Let’s just start eating. Ah, some people desire yet always verbally refuse, and they blame who for missing out on good food? They’re just pretending!”
Feng Guard picked up a large chunk of goose meat with his chopsticks; the big piece stuffed his mouth as he devoured it greedily and said, “That’s not entirely true; Envoy Yun has always been fully mitted to his duty. He is doing this because of work.”
Yu Guard, also eating the goose meat, added, “Maybe it’s the smell of wine in the goose. Elder Yun had told him to refrain from drinking, so Envoy Yun is doing this for our good.”
Xia Dabao then said, “By your words, he certainly won’t e to eat with us. I was thinking of drinking some wine, but I didn’t because he can’t drink. Let’s do this; since he isn’t ing anyway, let’s use the leftover wine from the Roast Goose and drink it. Eating goose while drinking, isn’t that delightful?”
“Well… ” Feng Guard and Yu Guard hesitated, but Xia Dabao quickly persuaded them, “What’s there to be afraid of? It’s him who misbehaves when he drinks, not you. Besides, it’s early morning, who would dare to blatantly attack me, right? Even if Elder Yun holds you accountable, you can say I forced you to drink with me. Elder Yun won’t blame you. Alright, that’s settled!”
After finishing her speech, Xia Dabao instructed Peony to fetch the wine.
Peony had no choice but to fetch it, and Xia Dabao poured a cup for everyone, “e on, everyone has worked hard these days taking care of me and my brother. I’d like to toast to you all first, hoping that in the ing days, we can continue to be friends. Here’s to this drink, I’ll drink first.”
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