"Master, master, Mrs. Zhou sent a post", Yu Yu said happily holding a gold-edged post.

Xiao Han took the post, read it calmly, and said, "Mrs. Zhou invited me to talk about the elegant affairs!" ”

"Didn't the master get what he wanted?" Yu Yu couldn't hold back her joy, such a painstaking design really lived up to it.

"Mrs. Zhou has always been a person with a very high heart, and since he invited me, he has become the majority of this matter", Xiao Han is also full of confidence, "Master, I am about to get on the right track!" ”

"Yuyu, change your clothes, go to Zhou's mansion." Xiao Han's always cold voice was a little more joyful.

So, the white clothes are like the wind, the green silk is like silk, and the folding fan is like a merry man. Jin people pay attention to style, and it is very suitable to dress up with Xiao Han.

"Yuyu, who else did Mrs. Zhou invite?" As the servants of the Zhou Mansion walked in the deep courtyard, Xiao Han asked in a low voice.

"I don't know, the servants of the Zhou Mansion are very tight-mouthed."

"That's fine." Xiao Han said, what is there to worry about if the situation is developing in the direction of his own control.

"Xiao Langjun, my family is inside, Lang Jun, please!" The servant stooped and bowed his eyebrows, and then withdrew.

"Yuyu, you're waiting outside."

"Yes."

"Knock knock." Xiao Han's knuckles knocked on the door.

"Xiao Jialangjun, please come in!" A mellow and kind voice rang out inside.

Xiao Han pushed open the door, entered the house alone, and closed the door again. I saw that there were two couches in the house, and there were delicacies and wines on the two couches. On the main couch, there was a middle-aged and elegant man in a casual robe sitting cross-legged, it was Zhou Boren.

Seeing this form, Mrs. Zhou should have just invited Xiao Han alone, I don't know what his idea was.

"Late Xiao Han, come to see Master Taifu!" Xiao Han shook his head and looked at Zhou Boren, who closed his eyes and recuperated his anger.

"Hmm." Mrs. Zhou nodded slightly and said, "Let's go to the bed, you don't have to be formal." ”

Xiao Hanqian sat down with his clothes folded and asked, "What kind of elegant things do you want to talk about with Xiao Han?" ”

Mrs. Zhou didn't move, still with his eyes closed, only smiling, the long beard on the side of his mouth trembled slightly, and said, "Ziyu's heart is pure, like a clear spring!" ”

"That's true, Ziyu is rare in the world!" Xiao Han also agreed, but he didn't understand why he wanted to talk about Wei Xuan.

"He is not deeply involved in the world, and he is afraid that he will be polluted by the world." And this, Xiao Han seems to understand what Mrs. Zhou means.

"What does Taifu mean, Xiao Han is stupid and really doesn't understand!" Xiao Han stared at Mrs. Zhou, and his eyes didn't turn for a moment.

"I wasn't his uncle before, I shouldn't have been so lenient", Mrs. Zhou slowly opened his eyes that had been in the world for a long time, still with a kind face, and said, "It's just that poor kid calls me Shibo, how can I see him ruining a piece of sincerity." ”

"People like him can't be taken advantage of!" Mrs. Zhou's eyes became brighter and brighter, and she looked directly at Xiao Han.

Finally made it clear, Xiao Han sneered in her heart, she backfired, provoked Mrs. Zhou's disgust, and the situation had developed beyond her arrangement.

"Taifu thinks I'm not good for Ziyu?" Xiao Han raised her eyebrows and asked, now she can only take one step at a time, and blame her for being too anxious, which has aroused the suspicion of Mrs. Zhou.

"What are you trying to do to get close to me with Ziyu?" Mrs. Zhou's voice was a little stern, "Now you have what you want, be honest!" ”

"It's true, I do want to get close to Taifu", Xiao Han sneered and mocked, "But I, Xiao Han, dare to act, and there is nothing I dare not admit, I am indeed because of Ziyu, but I have no intention of hurting him and harming him!" ”

"After all, this qiē is just a reason to borrow Ziyu, and I haven't used half of him for the rest. As Taifu said, Ziyu's mind is pure, and Taifu and I are equally unwilling to hurt him and harm him! "The only thing we can do now is to clear our minds and let the misunderstanding go away.

However, once a misunderstanding has arisen, it is difficult to get rid of it. Mrs. Zhou disdainful: "You are cunning, Ziyu will inevitably be deceived by you!" He can't see me clearly, but his heart is like a mirror! Mrs. Zhou's words did not leave Xiao Han with the slightest affection.

"Tell me what you're planning!"

Xiao Han sneered, his eyes were like faint candles, and said, "Since this is the case, it is useless for Xiao Han to explain more. ”

"Lord Xiao thought that Xiao Han was plotting against him, so Xiao Han told him one by one."

"In the troubled times, the north is lost, and the orthodoxy of the Central Plains is declining. Moreover, now that the Jin family is weak, there are constant disputes, and the royal family is powerless, such things, Xiao Han is a dignified and hot-blooded man, how can he let loose his bones as if he had nothing to do! Xiao Han's statement was impassioned.

Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but sigh because of her words, but all people of insight would sigh because of this. He frowned and motioned for her to continue.

"Xiao Han is full of blood but has no power to show it, so he wants to get the adult Bole, if he can benefit the people internally and recover the old land outside, Xiao Han will not be in vain in the next life!"

However, there were frequent twists and turns, first there was no way to serve the country, and then Yu Shiwulang was embarrassed by the old things, so Xiao Han had to make this decision. If you come again, Xiao Han will not regret it! ”

"How to judge Xiao Han in my heart, Xiao Han still wants to say that I have no bad intentions. As for Ziyu, I did take advantage of him, but he is also a close friend to me, and I really have no intention of harming him! ”

"You are thoughtful and talented. What you did was just to make me recommend you, in that case, I will do what you want, but please don't bother Ziyu anymore, he can't stand it! Mrs. Zhou's tone gradually slowed down, and it could be seen that he was moved by Xiao Han's words, but when he said Wei Xuan, he was not allowed to give in.

"Are adults playing with Xiao Han? Xiao Han came from a humble background, even if he was recommended by an adult, he just had to be idle, how could he succeed without power or power? What Xiao Han wants is not for an adult to give Xiao Han a vacancy, but for an adult to recommend to His Majesty. As for Ziyu, Xiao Han still said the same thing, since I regard Ziyu as a friend, I will not harm him, is it a condition for adults to torture Xiao Han, and how can I betray him because of this. Xiao Han's tone did not retreat at all, and his burning gaze was like an inextinguishable fire.

Xiao Han spoke in a big tone, and he recommended to His Majesty that not everyone can say this sentence without shame.

"You are very intelligent, but you have a very big mouth, but I have never liked such arrogant people as you!" Mrs. Zhou sneered, "If you continue to plague Ziyu, how can I tolerate you?" ”

"My lord, Xiao Han has said many times that I regard him as a friend and will not harm him, since my lord is stubborn, Xiao Han is speechless!" Xiao Han's cold face did not have a trace of expression, and suddenly her eyes turned slightly, and she said, "But how can business and private matters be discussed together." What I discuss with adults is all official affairs, but adults repeatedly annoy me because of private matters, is this unfair to Xiao Han? Adults say I'm arrogant, but isn't there a lack of arrogant people like me in the world? ”

"Your words are indeed very reasonable", Mrs. Zhou was speechless for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed his own overkill, focusing on private matters, which seemed a little stingy. After a long silence, he sighed and said, "You do have great talents, but it is not easy to be reused by the emperor." I'm afraid you're having no ambitions! ”

Xiao Han heard that there was a chance, so she got up and clasped her fists, and said earnestly: "Whether she can show revenge, Xiao Han still doesn't know, but what Xiao Han knows is that if you don't try, you will regret it for life, and I hope that adults will help!" ”

Mrs. Zhou groaned, if this son ascends to the court, he will have a bright future and no one in the court. But this matter is really tricky, if you directly bypass the Wang family and the Yu family to recommend him to the emperor, you will inevitably be idle, and this son is also arrogant to himself, and he can't agree to him lightly!

Just as he was thinking about how to embarrass him and frustrate her arrogance, Mrs. Zhou suddenly caught a glimpse of the wine in the cup, and decided to embarrass him with wine.

With a straight look, Mrs. Zhou looked solemn and said, "It's okay if you want me to help you!" Boy, do you know what I like most in my life? ”

What is Mrs. Zhou's favorite thing, Jiankang is well known, thinking that in the past, he had a hangover due to good drinking, and was demoted and dismissed several times, could it be that he wanted to let himself drink? Xiao Han had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhou said with a smile: "If you can drink my ten jars of wine, I will agree to you!" This wine is the famous wine of your Grand Hyatt Building! ”

However, what Xiao Han is most afraid of in his life is drinking, especially the wine in Junyue Building, which is mellow and strong. However, she will drink this wine even if she is stubborn!

A trace of sorrow slipped between his eyebrows, Xiao Han took a deep breath and said, "Okay, Xiao Han will dry these ten jars of wine!" ”

Mrs. Zhou stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "If you haven't poured down the ten jars of wine, I will allow you!" ”

"Someone, send twenty jars of wine!" Mrs. Zhou shouted outward. After shouting, he said to Xiao Han: "I will drink with you, if I fall after ten altars, you will win!" ”

Mrs. Zhou is interested, he is famous for his massiveness, how dare Xiao Han expect him to drink it himself, the only thing he can ask for is that he can survive ten jars of wine!

Soon the servant brought in twenty jars of wine, and Mrs. Zhou opened the wine seal, and a strong sweet aroma of wine came to his face. He lifted a jar and poured it into his mouth, swallowed it, and said to Xiao Han very arrogantly: "Boy, drink, you're afraid!" ”

Mrs. Zhou was very interested!

Xiao Han has always been able to drink only ten cups, but now it is ten altars, but Xiao Han is not afraid. At that moment, he lifted a jar of wine, tore open the wine seal, stared at Mrs. Zhou, poured a large mouthful of wine and swallowed it, wiped the wine stains, and said: "Since this is the case, Xiao Han will give up his life to accompany the gentleman!" ”

She was quite arrogant, and when she saw that Taifu was happy this week, she became more and more interested.

The wine is very strong, sweet but spicy, and when I take a big sip, my heart is like a fire burning, and the fire is burning more and more, as if it wants to gush out of my chest, and my throat is also spicy and spicy, as if I am not careful to erupt fire.

Xiao Han was dizzy, and the head of the mantis seemed to be tied with dozens of catties of pig iron, which was heavy and heavy! Her eyes gradually blurred, and in the chaos, she felt that there were more and more wine jars in front of her, and she shook her head, and there were fewer wine jars.

Several times she seemed to fall down, but her subconscious told her that she couldn't fall, and if she fell, she would lose, so she held on, forced herself to hold on to the drunken spirit, and endured nausea and vomiting.

"My lord", Xiao Han blushed, like a boiled shrimp. She propped up her crumbling body and wrung her tongue and said, "Ten jars of wine have been drunk, and I haven't fallen yet!" ”

Saying that, she was holding the jar to show that she wasn't lying!

Ten jars of wine have made Xiao Han want to die, but for Mrs. Zhou, it is only a drop in the bucket. Mrs. Zhou was still conscious, looking at Xiao Han, he couldn't help but nod his head in approval, he was really courageous

He was about to say something, but he saw a servant come and tell him something.

Xiao Han was drunk, and he couldn't hear it truthfully, it seemed that someone was looking for Mrs. Zhou.

She held her face as red as a peach blossom with both hands, her eyes were hazy, and she said, "Don't delay, don't delay, my lord, Xiao Han is waiting here!" ”

Xu is urgent matter, Mrs. Zhou got up and said, "Xiaolang, you wait here, I'll be back when I'm done!" ”

After speaking, Mrs. Zhou disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Han was the only one left in the huge and empty room, she was lying on the couch table with her hands as a pillow with a strong sense of wine, her eyes were blank and empty. Suddenly, there was a sourness in her heart that she had never felt before, and the qiē cut of all these years kept floating in front of her eyes like a dream.

She Xiao Han was supposed to be a high-ranking girl, but in that deep house, she lived like a beggar. Humiliation, fear, her heart has become cold and indifferent, she can not care. But why did Master treat her so well later, she couldn't owe anyone anything, so she wanted to repay Master. So she willingly ended her quiet and comfortable life in Taoyuan and wandered in this turbid world. But why did she meet Yu Yi, why did Yu Yi be the omnipotent fifth senior brother, why did he have to oppose her everywhere, and why did this qiē become so complicated.

Especially during this period of time, Yu Yi's killing of her made him more and more weak, and his heart was surging with indescribable discomfort, Xiao Han clutched his chest hard, his stomach cramped, and his throat twitched.

She got up, stumbled and walked out to the door with something she could support, where did the jade go?

She walked out of the door, her trembling steps made her almost fall several times, her mind became more and more blurry, and her consciousness was also confused, which was the sequelae of drinking, let alone Shitan.

She staggered to the side, slumped to the ground, hung her head, and vomited violently, her mouth smelling of alcohol, and she was so disgusted that the more she vomited, the more disgusted she became. She tugged at the garment on her chest, as if trying to tear it open.

She vomited for a while, and she lost her strength, and her head was dizzy, as if she had collapsed and fainted. But no, Xiao Han told himself in a low voice: "Xiao Han, if you fall, you will lose, don't you just ten jars of wine, you can't fall!" ”

"Xiao Han!" While his thoughts were in a trance, Xiao Han suddenly heard a nice and familiar voice behind him, which seemed to be a little dignified.

Xiao Han turned his head, his eyes were like a cloud, hazy like a sky of smoke. She couldn't see the person who called her clearly, she rubbed her eyes, but she saw the person next to the speaker clearly, and she said with a smile: "Mrs. Zhou, Xiao Han didn't lose!" ”

Mrs. Zhou no longer smiled and smiled, but turned to a stern face, his brows furrowed, and his face was full of sorrow.

Xiao Han was about to ask something, but he heard that nice voice and said, "Uncle Shi is busy first, and Xiao Yu will send Xiao Han back on behalf of Uncle Shi!" ”

Mrs. Zhou nodded in agreement and said, "It's okay, I'm about to enter the palace, you can send Xiao Han back!" ”

Before Xiao Han could react, her waist was tightly clamped, and the man helped her and said goodbye to Mrs. Zhou: "Xiao Yu has said goodbye first, and Uncle Shi will also enter the palace as much as possible!" ”

Xiao Hanlingtai was in chaos, she didn't understand what they were talking about, she turned her head and stared at Yu Yi in a daze, her little face was flushed, her eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly realized after looking at it for a long time, and wrung her tongue and said: "You, you are, it's Yu Yi!" ”

No wonder the sound is so nice and so familiar.

"Uncle Shi, Xiao Yu went first!" Anyway, Yu Yi didn't care how surprised Xiao Han was, put her hand on her shoulder and walked away.

"Yu, Yu Yi, why are you here?" Xiao Han's voice trembled, even though she was confused by the wine, but Yu Yi's decision to kill in the past few days was deeply ingrained in her heart, she could have been harmed by Yu Yi so badly, otherwise she would not have been drunk today.

"Why can't I be here?" Yu Yi stopped, his obsidian-like eyes emitted a sharp light, and said, "You can get drunk here, why can't I come!" This is somewhat reprimanding.

After that, he held Xiao Han's arm and walked forward, his face full of coldness.

"Let go!" Xiao Han struggled hard, and finally her drunken madness worked, and Yu Yi let her go. She said in a cold tone, "Yu Yi, don't pretend, haven't you hurt me badly enough, don't you help me, I, Xiao Han, haven't yielded to you yet!" ”

Yu Yi had a cold face, didn't say anything to refute her words, and directly hugged Xiao Han Heng to his chest with both hands, and said, "I won't help you, I'll carry you away!" ”

He also knew that Xiao Han couldn't drink, but seeing that she had indeed drunk a lot of wine, she really dared to fight with Zhou Boren because she didn't dare to drink. Of course, it can be seen how careless she is to achieve her goals, maybe she really pushed her to be anxious.

"You let go!" Xiao Han's red face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and it was very cold. She tugged at Yu Yi's neat clothes, but she was weak from drunkenness, like tickling.

"Let go, Yu Yi". Xiao Han roared coldly.

Yu Yi paused, sighed, and said patiently and gently, "Did you promise your master to protect me?" ”

Xiao Han nodded.

"Since you have made a promise, you will keep it, and I feel that this road is not smooth, so it's not good for you to protect me?"

It seems that Yu Yi's words are very reasonable, Xiao Han nodded, but there seems to be something wrong.

"But you know martial arts, better than me!"

"So what, it's my business that I know martial arts, it's your business to protect me, and you can't break your word, right?"

It's right to think about it that way, too.

"Don't make a fuss, Hanhan!" Yu Yi strode and walked meteorically, speaking softly, like a lover's whisper, "Hanhan, you are drunk!" ”

Looking at the dazzling obsidian eyes, Xiao Han was confused, his words were not controlled by his thoughts at all, and he didn't know what he was saying: "Yes, I'm drunk!" ”

Where has Yu Yi seen such a Xiao Han, cute and misty, so he couldn't help but bloom a good-looking smile, just like the hosta flowers under the moon are warm and warm, like the first ray of light in the morning light is clear and warm.

Xiao Han was stupid, her misty brain seemed to be cold and indifferent in the dust, she stretched out her slender fingers and slowly climbed up the outline of Yu Yi, outlining the good-looking facial features carved like jade, and murmured: "You are so good-looking!" ”

Seeing this, the smile on Yu Yi's face deepened, and the flower that bloomed at the corner of his crooked mouth bloomed more and more, spreading to the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.

"You look better when you smile, I've never seen someone as good-looking as you!" Xiao Han's three souls have lost their spirit.

"Childe!" It was still the spacious and gorgeous frame, Yu Yi walked to the frame with Xiao Han in his arms, Bai Zhi looked surprised, "This, this, isn't this Xiao Bingshan?" ”

Yu Yi hugged Xiao Han into the frame and ordered: "Drive, go around the city twice!" ”

"Yes!"

The frame walked slowly, and Yu Yi turned around to find Xiao Han still staring at him with relish. He smiled again. Suddenly, his mind turned around, and he asked interestingly: "Hanhan, do you like me?" ”

Xiao Han was still like a deep fog, without any thoughts, like a walking corpse, and only subconsciously gently stroked his face and said, "I'm happy, it's so good-looking!" ”

Yu Yi was overjoyed, but she sighed again: "But, you are Yu Yi!" ”

Xiao Han looked at him with hazy eyes, and said uncontrollably: "I don't like Yu Yi, I obviously helped him so much, but he always hurt me!" ”

Yu Yi suddenly froze his smile, stretched out his hand to touch Xiao Han's lips, and muttered, "Yu Yi always harms you?" ”

Xiao Han's eyelashes moved, and he said casually: "He always harms me, he used to be in Jiangzhou, and now he is in Jiankang!" ”

"The people outside are not good, calculating and calculating!"

Such Xiao Han exposed his most cowardly side after being drunk, and he no longer had the manly perseverance of the past. At that time, she was clean and simple, like a baby. Yu Yi held her tightly in his arms, carefully placed her soft body in front of his chest, felt a slight pain in his heart, and said with a soft face: "Why didn't you say it earlier, you don't like to calculate but force yourself to be calculating." Hanhan, why are you here? ”

"Especially Yu Yi, I protect him wholeheartedly, but he always takes revenge, and all my hardships for a year will be ruined in his hands!" Yu Yi's chest is a comfortable place, and Xiao Han is enjoying it when he lies in it. She closed her eyes and leaned closely, trying to soak up the warmth, muttering in her mouth.

Yu Yi's heart was shocked, as the so-called drunken spit out the truth, it turned out that she was not ruthless and unintentional, it turned out that she had always kept herself in her heart and hated it in her heart. She has always been cold, and she can hold a grudge against herself like this, is it because she has done too much and forced her to be anxious?

He hugged her, spoke softly, and his voice was soft: "Hanhan, if you marry Yu Yi, Yu Yi will not embarrass you!" ”

Xiao Han was confused, opened his mouth, and said, "Yu Yi is very annoying, I won't marry!" I'm going to go back to Taoyuan in the future! ”

"I'm annoying?" Yu Yi lost his mind and asked himself. He caressed the beautiful face in his arms, fixed on the closed eyes, and said guiltily: "Qingqing, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I shouldn't be pressed tightly!" ”

"I won't, I'm going to treat you well!"

"I rejoice in you, and I will not embarrass you any more, but I will make you rejoice in me. Do you understand? ”

Xiao Han didn't speak, his breathing was slow, and he was leaning on Yu Yi's arms and falling asleep peacefully. Her little red face was drunk, like a peach blossom in full bloom; Yingying's lips were a little ruddy, like bright fruit. Yu Yi looked at her appearance and smiled, and suddenly rejoiced in his heart.

He bowed his head, his eyelashes swept over her soft face, and his soft lips gently and softly covered Xiao Han's lips. It felt cool, like a piece of fresh mint in my mouth.

Yu Yi grabbed her lips even more, her moist lips rubbed, Yu Yi moved her lips, rested her teeth on her rosy lips, and took a bite, the faint pain made Xiao Han snort, but because he was too drunk, he didn't wake up after all.

Yu Yi let go of her lips, and his teeth were stained with red blood, and he stuck out his tongue to roll the salty blood into his mouth. Looking at Xiao Han's swollen lips, he smiled and said, "Qingqing, you and I have already made a blood alliance, you will definitely be happy with me!" ”

With that, he gently rubbed his lips for her and hugged her tighter.

"Bai Zhi, go to her house."

"Yes!"

It seemed that decades had passed, and Xiao Han felt that his mind was heavy, as if he was about to explode. She braced herself up, barely opened her eyes and looked around her surroundings left and right, and found that it was her room.

"Master, you're awake!" Yu Yu came in with a bowl of soup and medicine, hurriedly put it down, walked to the edge of the bed and sat down.

Xiao Han rubbed his temples and said in a dumb voice, "How long have I been asleep?" ”

"Master, you've been lying down for a day! You've never drunk that much alcohol, so I just sent you back, and it's no big deal! As she spoke, she picked up the decoction again, dripping it to make it a little colder.

"Yu Yi sent me back?" Xiao Han asked in surprise, she tried hard to recall, but the more she thought about it, the more her head hurt, and she only vaguely recalled that it seemed that Yu Yi saw her pick her up and hug her into the frame, and the rest was not remembered anyway!

This is the scourge of drunkenness, but yesterday it had to be drunk.

"Master", Yu Yu scooped a spoonful of decoction and sent it to Xiao Han's lips. Xiao Han drank it.

"Ugh!" After swallowing the decoction, Xiao Han stroked his sore lips and touched the sore spot, feeling as if there was a wound.

"Master, what's wrong?" Yu Yu put down the decoction and wiped the corners of her mouth with a medicinal silk handkerchief.

"Nothing." Xiao Han continued to drink the decoction again, pretending to ask casually, "What's wrong with me when I come back?" ”

"Xu is fine, at that time, Yu Yu was still looking for the master in the Zhou Mansion, and later I heard that the master was back, so I was busy coming back, and when I came back, Yu Gongzi had already sent you back!" Yu Yu said, "But I look at the appearance of the master, at most, he has drunk too much." ”

"Master, what?" Yu Yu looked at Xiao Han's slightly thoughtful appearance and couldn't help asking.

"Nothing." Xiao Han came back to his senses and continued to drink the medicine. After a while, he said, "It's just that I really can't figure out this person Yu Yi, what is he doing this for?" ”

Yu Yu put away the medicine bowl and said, "If you can't figure it out, you won't think about it." ”

After cleaning up, she looked up at Xiao Han again and said, "In my opinion, Yu Gongzi may be happy with his master!" ”

Xiao Han was shocked, could it be that he wasn't just talking? Subconsciously touching the painful wound on his lips, Xiao Han thought to himself that this was definitely not the case.

In a trance, he suddenly broke in and shouted happily: "Master, master, Junyue Lou is fine, Hua Bo is fine, Xuanjing and Ruxuan have also sent news from Jiangzhou, a qiē is fine!" ”

This good news immediately pulled Xiao Han back from Yu Yi's thinking.

"What's going on?" Xiao Han lifted the quilt, supported his dazed mind, picked up a piece of clothing, put it on, and went to the ground.

"I don't know, but suddenly there was news that it was okay."

Xiao Han is not a person who is deceived by the good news, she is very puzzled in her heart, how can she suddenly get better? Did Mrs. Zhou agree to help her, or did Yu Yi give up?

If she had to choose, she would rather be the former. She really figured it out now, it was best if Yu Yi didn't mess with him, she really couldn't afford to mess with her.