Out of a desire to survive, I deliberated over and revised this chapter for a long time before daring to post it.
After the first toast was finished, the atmosphere at the table, which had been fairly harmonious, gradually turned awkward.
For some reason, after finishing that first cup of wine, the Crown Prince said nothing more. He merely kept looking back and forth between the Crown Princess and Sun Shaozong.
At first, there had still been a trace of clarity in his gaze, but it gradually turned unfocused, as though his mind had wandered elsewhere.
Don't tell me this guy was already drunk?
Sun Shaozong was utterly speechless, while the Crown Princess was even more embarrassed.
She had already needed tremendous resolve just to come and drink with them, yet she had never expected that, the moment she took her seat, the Crown Prince would leave her sitting there without so much as a word.
The three of them sitting in silence like this was awkward beyond measure!
She wanted to remind the Crown Prince, but with Sun Shaozong right there, she was far too ashamed to speak.
Though she had appeared poised and generous just now, her heart was still racing like a startled deer. Whenever she caught a glimpse of Sun Shaozong from the corner of her eye, her whole body stiffened terribly.
Before long, even her two long legs beneath the table began to ache faintly.
The Crown Princess subconsciously drew her legs back a little, her soles making a faint scraping sound against the floor. Unexpectedly, upon hearing it, the Crown Prince shuddered violently. Then he looked over with blazing eyes, his breathing turning ragged.
What was wrong with him?
The Crown Princess was utterly baffled, and Sun Shaozong was equally confused.
That expression...
Could