In the past and even now, a very serious problem at banquets is: persuasion to drink.
Especially back then, when attending such banquets, as a government figure, people were quite able to drink. Xia Siyu, with her capacity of fainting after just one bottle of beer, probably inherited it from her mother. Wen Qunxiao couldn't drink alcohol and used to avoid attending events if possible, but this time, perhaps everyone was in high spirits, insistent on everyone at the table drinking, and it was the hard stuff.
If she drank this cup, Wen Qunxiao estimated she would immediately collapse. She didn't want to drink, but everyone at the table, regardless of gender, started egging her on.
