As it was Gu Xijiu’s farewell dinner, there were many toasts just for her. Gu Xijiu was not stupid enough to drink all the toasts, but most of the time, she just had to have a sip to be polite.
Some who had ulterior motives, who wanted to get her drunk, were blocked by Rong Che.
As Rong Che was resourceful and was a social butterfly, one would feel the spring-like warmth when he was kind to him.
He did not only drink on her behalf, he also silently sent the imperial maid to prepare a drink to neutralize the alcohol and placed it in front of her.
His actions had induced jealousy among the ladies.
Many had shifted their focus on him.
Among the four childes of the capital city, though the appearance of Rong Che was not the best, he had the most deliberate gesture. Regardless of what he did, he often appeared to be idling like the breezing wind through a bamboo forest.
