84 Chapter 84 Wine Lover (2/2)

Yin Mei's face brightened but she tried her best to control her excitement and thanked Lin Xulian. ”As you wish your majesty. Thank you for your kindness.”

Lin Xulian tilted her head. After more than a year together, she finally found something that could bribe her Mei jiejie. She is actually a wine enthusiast.

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Yin Mei entered the back hall where the food and drinks for the banquet is stored. There, she found Zie Xin fiddling with the bottle of wine. ”Xin, what are you doing?”

Zie Xin got startled and almost dropped the bottle. Luckily she was able to hold it in time. ”Mei! T-this ummm… I just got curious and took a sniff. The imperial family is really lucky. They could have a taste of such rare and high quality wine.”

Yin Mei totally understood her sentiment. She is contemplating whether to tell her that the empress bestowed the wine to her or not. But she chose to keep silent or else the other servants might get jealous. She will just call her out privately to have a drink later.

When Zie Xin went out to serve in the front hall, Yin Mei proceed to her task and that is to replace the wine with tea. She made sure to wash the bottle thoroughly so that the stench of wine will not spoil the tea.

The moment she stepped towards Lin Xulian when she returned to the hall, her face blushed seeing Lin Huang talking to the emperor and empress. Since the day he helped her up from kneeling in the imperial study, she can't forget the sensation of his hand on hers. Thinking about it, no one could blame her right? Lin Huang is good looking. Even more good looking than the emperor. He is also a gentleman and a loving brother.

Yin Mei focused her whole life in striving to become a high ranking servant. This is the first time she had feelings towards a man so she doesn't know how to act normally around him. With red face, she placed the bottle and a small cup in front of Lin Xulian. She wanted to leave but she needs to serve and pour the tea for the empress. She will just try to minimize her presence.

She is trying to focus on her task when she suddenly heard Lin Huang's voice that seem to rang deep into her soul. ”Lady Yin, are you feeling fine? You look sick.”

”I-I am fine Young Master Lin.” Yin Mei's voice sounded a pitch higher.

Lin Xulian looked at the two to and fro while thinking. 'When did big brother cared about other woman aside from mother and me? hoho~'