Chapter 1342: I Am Always Changing
Chen Changsheng thought for a moment, but shook his head. "Your granduncle isn't all that incredible."
"Huh?"
"Compared to your Big Sister," Chen Changsheng said, "This Chen never traveled across this entire world and the whole jianghu like she did. Nor did I ever press forward despite knowing the path ahead was insurmountable. This Chen lacks your Big Sister's spirit of marching on even if millions stand against her. I am even less comparable to your aunt. Though Hong Jin encountered few strokes of fortune, her grasp of love, hate, gratitude, and vengeance was crystal clear. She loved wine—loved it as much as her own life. This Chen also likes wine, but halfway through my cup, I turned to drink tea instead. My heart is nowhere near as resolute as theirs. I am always changing."
Xuanji smacked her lips. A bit tipsy, she mumbled, "Mmm, did granduncle misunderstand me?"
Chen Changsheng shook his head and did not speak.
Sensing the shift in the atmosphere, Xuanji raised her wine jar. "Ah, why think so much? Drink, drink!"
Chen Changsheng smiled and played along. The two raised their wine jars and drank freely to the sky. Wine spilled from the corners of their mouths and soaked their clothes as they drank themselves into a stupor.
Early the next morning, the servants found Commandery Princess Xuanji under a tree within the manor.
The commandery princess reeked of alcohol, entirely unconscious from her stupor.