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Third Watch. Time for bed.

Share in the good fortune?

Hearing Jia Lian say that, Sun Shaozong was utterly speechless. Did he somehow look like Dumas? Why did one person after another want to borrow his chicken to lay their eggs?

Or was his true mission after transmigrating into the Dream of the Red Chamber World to spread his seed across the land?

In the brief moment he was distracted, Lin Hongyu took the opportunity to nestle into his arms, writhing like a snake and stirring unease in his heart.

Smack!

Sun Shaozong suddenly set his wine cup down hard on the table and ordered, "First, pour Second Brother and me some wine."

Lin Hongyu naturally did not dare refuse such a thing. She hurriedly rose and filled both their cups.

Seizing the opportunity, Sun Shaozong said with a bitter smile, "Second Brother, using maids to entertain guests may not be uncommon in the Imperial City, but for you to come to my door asking to share in my good fortune—isn't that a little... a little too much?"

"What sort of relationship do our families have?"

Jia Lian smiled dismissively. "Our fathers' generation were friends, and now we are related by marriage. I might observe propriety around others, but how could I be distant with you?"

No matter how close they were, no one should come knocking so openly to demand a share of someone else's good fortune.

But since Jia Lian did not consider it a big deal, there was no point dwelling on it.

So Sun Shaozong's eyes shifted, and he again smiled bitterly. "Second Brother may not stand on ceremony, but how will you explain this to Second Madam? I fear she would not tolerate such..."

"Hey!"

Before Sun Shaozong could finish, Jia Lian repeatedly waved his