Chapter 589 - 568 Second Update
After half a jar of wine, several people were already refreshed and began to chat more, lamenting the current situation and complaining about trivial matters of life.
"What can be done now? In the end, it’s the Wen Family." When one family dominates alone, there are bound to be problems.
Several men nodded in empathy, careful not to speak ill of The Emperor while eating his grain.
"Have you heard, many Aristocratic Families are about to make a move..." Times of chaos are always when Aristocratic Families take major actions. But before they could finish speaking, the door of the secluded courtyard suddenly burst open.
The group started, and turning around, were shocked to their core.
"Lord Ju, Lord Ju..."
Why had Lord Ju come? Were they being apprehended at this very moment?
Ju Nanyi’s eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at no one, his gaze fixed only on the two jars of wine on the table. He stumbled in without direction, not even knowing where he was going, drawn inadvertently by the scent of the wine.
He disliked wine, but now he wanted to intoxicate himself with something to avoid thinking, to stop the constant replaying of thoughts in his mind. He didn’t want to consider anything right now; he knew any decision he made in his current state would be absurd and irrational.
"Lord Ju, Lord Ju—" The men clattered to their knees, preparing to bow and beg for mercy, unaware that Ju Nanyi had stepped over them and picked up one of the unopened jars of wine from the table. He turned around, and then lifted the other jar too.
Without a word, when the stunned onlookers looked up again, Ju Nanyi was gone—his figure nowhere to be seen.
"Lord Ju?" Were they not to be punished?