The palace's rear courtyard.
Red lanterns hung along the corridor, their red candlelight burning without end, with the character for "double happiness" pasted upon them.
Though strong liquor had been served at the wedding feast, if one deliberately lowered their resistance, even someone in the Transformation Profound Realm could get drunk.
Chen Mo still had his wedding night ahead of him, so naturally, he had not gotten drunk.
Yet just as he was about to head toward Nangong Jinse's room—
Nangong Nan appeared before Chen Mo, carrying a wine jar and staggering drunkenly, her reddened eyes damp.
"Aunt-in-law—no, A-Nan, why are you here?"
This was the only route to Nangong Jinse's room, while Nangong Nan's room lay in the opposite direction.
"Is there anywhere in this palace I'm not allowed to go?" Nangong Nan raised her head and lifted the wine jar in her hand, gulping down its contents.
Because she drank too hastily, not all the wine entered Nangong Nan's mouth. Most of it spilled down, soaking her long dress.
Her clothes clung to her skin.
The magnificent curves before her chest rose and fell slightly.
Unbidden, the image of Chen Mo playing cards with Nangong Nan last night resurfaced in his mind.
"That's not what I meant."
Chen Mo drew a breath, then frowned. "A-Nan, you got yourself this drunk. Did you need something from me?"
Smash! Nangong Nan hurled the wine jar in her hand to the ground, shattering it into pieces as wine splashed everywhere.
The tremendous noise startled Chen Mo.
He was afraid it would draw others over.
After all, what had happened between him and Nangong Nan could not be brought into the open.
"I-I have something to tell you."
Nangong Nan's face was flushed crimson, whether from emotion or the wine. She said