Ning Que deliberately chose the darkest and most unnoticeable position upon entering the courtyard. However, he did not expect Sangsang's drunken voice to give them away like a firefly in the night despite how low-key he was being.
He felt extremely uncomfortable facing the questioning and shocked gazes and even more so when he spotted the Princess's baleful glare. He thought to himself, "Lee Yu, you idiot, don't drag me into these muddied waters. No matter what a genius I am, I cannot go against Prince Long Qing."
Reality never does quite match up to ideals. There would always be a difference between the two. One would always attract something they are trying to escape from. The next moment, Ning Que heard Lee Yu's deliberately unconcerned question.
"Ning Que, are all the four bottles of wine beside you empty?"
Ning Que glanced at the four bottles and scratched his head, answering, "It seems so."