Chapter 118: Love Wine

"Well, there is still wine in Luohua Palace. Lord Shen, please feel free to drink." Ye Qingyu knew that Chen Yan was definitely not here to drink. Could it be that the emperor asked him to come?

"Hahahaha, little prince, I dare not drink casually. After all, I am the commander of the palace guards, and being drunk will slow down my moves. If someone comes to assassinate me and throws a hidden weapon or something, I won't be able to take it." Chen Yan said with hidden meaning.

Ye Qingyu understood. Chen Yan had discovered Qing Yi's use of a hidden weapon in front of Emperor Chu. Come to think of it, how could he not have noticed? The remarkable thing was that he didn't say it out loud.

At this moment, Ye Qingyu looked at Chen Yan, waiting for his purpose in coming this time.

"Young Prince, Lord Shen just picked up a little toy and brought it to me." Qing Yi said at the right time, pointing out the purpose of Chen Yan's visit.

"Haha, it looked like Young Master Qingyi's and I happened to pass by, so I brought it back to him. I also came to thank the young prince. If you hadn't sacrificed your life to save the emperor, I'm afraid my whole family and I would have died." Chen Yan expressed it very clearly. He concealed the matter for Qingyi this time because he remembered the young prince's kindness.

"Saving the Emperor's uncle is what I should do. Lord Shen doesn't have to worry about it." Ye Qingyu also understood Chen Yan's intention.

"Young prince, please be busy. I will take my leave." Chen Yan saw that his words had been made clear and left Luohua Palace. However, there was one sentence he still didn't say. Let's wait and see in the future.

When Ye Qingyu saw Chen Yan leave, his gaze turned to Qing Yi who was still drinking by himself. His brows furrowed slightly, and a look of worry quietly emerged on his face.

"Qing Yi, how dare you rashly use a hidden weapon in front of the emperor?" If it was not Chen Yan but other guards standing in front of the emperor at that time, as long as someone shouted "Assassination of the emperor", Qing Yi's capital crime would be a foregone conclusion.

"Do you want to drink that glass of wine?" Qing Yi asked with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"I will explain it clearly to my uncle. Do you know how dangerous it is to use a hidden weapon in front of the Emperor?" Ye Qingyu naturally wouldn't agree to the marriage, but he was always calm and composed, and would never be as reckless and impulsive as Qing Yi. Now that he thought about it, bringing Qing Yi into the palace was indeed a poor decision on his part.

"Explain? Will he listen? Look at the situation, he is clearly trying his best to bring you two together. Do you think I'm blind and can't see it?" Qing Yi argued confidently, not feeling that he had done anything wrong.

"..." Ye Qingyu was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, this kid is really angry.

"Didn't you see the look that girl gave you? You were the one attracting so many men, and now you blame me?" Qing Yi grew angrier as he spoke, and continued to fight back.

"..." Ye Qingyu was almost laughing out of anger. This person didn't even reflect on his reckless behavior and pushed all the blame onto others.

"Xiao Ye, I'm telling you, you are not allowed to play "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" anymore. What kind of song is that? It's so awful, not pleasant to listen to at all." Qing Yi ordered domineeringly.

"Do you understand?" Ye Qingyu teased with a smile.

"Why is it so hard to understand? It just doesn't sound good, so just stop playing it."

"Okay." Ye Qingyu responded, not wanting to argue any further with this jealous person.

"Xiao Ye, didn't you say that the Emperor of Chu promised you that he would not grant you a marriage? His actions today are clearly intended to bring you two together." Qing Yi asked again.

"I don't know either." Ye Qingyu frowned, pondering the Emperor Chu's thoughts. The Emperor always kept his word and was not one to go back on his word. Could it be that the Empress whispered something to the Emperor? But why did the Empress insist on promoting this marriage?

"Look, you didn't let me go into the palace with you. If I hadn't come, you would have been engaged today, married tomorrow, and maybe even had your wedding night the day after tomorrow." Qing Yi was unreasonable and continued to complain.

"..., you are really good at association! Go back to the palace." Ye Qingyu no longer paid attention to Qing Yi who was chattering and ordered.

In the palace, night falls.

"Xiao Ye, here, this is for you." Qing Yi handed over a wine glass.

"I'm going to bed soon and I don't want to drink." Ye Qingyu had finished washing up and was preparing to rest.

"If you drink, I'll leave. If you don't drink, I won't leave." Qing Yi started to act like a spoiled child.

"Give it to me." Ye Qingyu reached out to take the wine glass, but Qingyi didn't let go and directly handed the glass to his lips. Ye Qingyu glanced at Ruyi's back as she just left the bedroom. In desperation, he took Qingyi's hand and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Haha, this is the engagement wine. Xiaoye, I'm leaving now. You should go to bed early." Qing Yi smiled with satisfaction, put the wine glass on the table, turned around and left the little prince's bedroom.

Ye Qingyu watched Qing Yi's departing figure, lost in thought. The actions of the Emperor and Empress today had served as a wake-up call for him. He had originally thought that if he firmly refused the marriage proposal, the Emperor would be understanding and willing to listen to his explanations, and the matter would be dropped. But now it seemed that the Emperor was still the Emperor, and how could he allow others to disobey his orders?

Just like the glass of wine Xue Ruoxi handed to him, should he drink it or not? If Qing Yi hadn't used a hidden trick to knock the glass of wine away, how could he have refused it in person?

He often uses his royal status as an excuse, hoping Qingyi will understand his frustrations. But when he thinks about it, how can this be fair to Qingyi? Their relationship is mutually agreeable, yet it's entangled with the complexities of imperial power and status. If a woman expressed her love for Qingyi today, could he truly remain indifferent?

The more Ye Qingyu thought about it, the more upset he became. He was originally a cold and aloof person, but now his heart was filled with Qing Yi. Qing Yi's joys, sorrows, anger and happiness were like fine needles, piercing into his heart and disturbing his originally peaceful emotional world.

"Master?" Ruyi had just gone to get the clothes that the little prince would wear tomorrow. When she came back and saw the little prince sitting there thoughtfully, she couldn't help but call out softly.

"Hmm? Ruyi, pour me a glass of water." Ye Qingyu was interrupted and ordered.

"Yes, master, what are you thinking about? You are so absent-minded." Ruyi talked to Ye Qingyu while pouring water.

"Nothing." Ye Qingyu took the water cup and took a sip.

"Master, have you been drinking?" Ruyi smelled a hint of alcohol. The master had already finished washing up, so when did he drink again?

"Well. Cover the night pearl. You don't have to serve here." Ye Qingyu began to chase people away. He didn't know whether Qingyi would come here tonight.

It was late at night, and with the light of the night pearl blocked out, the bedroom suddenly darkened and a silence fell. Ye Qingyu lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. One hour, two hours... but Qing Yi still did not appear.

"Why hasn't he come yet?" Ye Qingyu thought to herself. Ever since returning to the palace, Qingyi has come here to sleep almost every night, and he even calls it because he is afraid of the dark.