In fact, the Empress did not actually give Huangfu Jue any advice; that happened a few months ago. Now, she is simply giving Huangfu Jue a few maids to get him used to having a personal maid by his side.

The banquet lasted for nearly two hours, from afternoon to evening. Qi Qi's legs were numb. Towards the end of the banquet, some people came to toast Huangfu Jue. Civil and military officials, although they did not mean to toast, inevitably drank a few more cups.

By the time he returned to the Hui Cui Building, he was already slightly tipsy.

After Qi Qi brought water to wash his face, a woman's voice came from outside.

Huangfu Jue said with his eyes closed, "Tell them all to leave."

Qi Qi told the person outside, and they went back.

Seeing that he was about 40-50% sober, Qi Qi thought for a moment, then took out the small jar of peach blossom wine from the room and poured himself a cup. This stuff was good wine; it wouldn't give him a headache the next day, so Qi Qi didn't feel guilty at all: "Your Highness~~"

Huangfu Jue finished his drink and smacked his lips: "What the hell is this?"

Qi Qi: "Oh, honey water, another cup!"

After finishing his drink, a while later, Qi Qi said, "Your Highness? Your Highness~"

Huangfu Jue kept his eyes closed, his hands neatly draped over the corner of the blanket, and lazily said, "Hmm?"

Qi Qi: "What is one plus one?"

Huangfu Jue: "Do you think I'm stupid?"

Qi Qi: "? Are you drunk?"

Huangfu Jue: "Of course not. Do I look drunk to you?"

He must be drunk, because in this situation, Huangfu Jue would usually just give Qi Qi a speechless look.

Qi Qi rubbed his hands together and said, "Well, Your Highness, how about we sleep in separate beds from now on? I'll sleep in the outer courtyard, okay?"

Huangfu Jue: "This is bad."

Qi Qi coaxed, "Why? Look, you're so old now, how can you still sleep with a little eunuch? Are you afraid of the dark?"

"How could that be?"

"Don't you want some private space?"

What private space?

Qi Qi said, "It means you can do whatever you want without anyone noticing. Everyone has things they don't want others to see, right?"

What don't you want people to see?

Qi Qi said, "I'll read storybooks. If we sleep separately, you won't wake up when I read storybooks at night."

"You wish! Do you even want your eyes?"

Qi Qi: "…………Are you really drunk or just pretending?"

Huangfu Jue: "What do you think?"

Qi Qi leaned closer and gently pulled Huangfu Jue's face with two fingers. Huangfu Jue didn't react, which puzzled Qi Qi greatly. He then said, "Please, I want to sleep in a separate bed, okay?"

Huangfu Jue: "No."

Qi Qi was furious: "I don't care, I want separate beds!"

Huangfu Jue was indeed drunk, but he was still vaguely conscious and knew that Qi Laibao was pinching his face: "How dare you! I'll give you fifty lashes on the bottom."

As the saying goes, people speak the truth when they're drunk. Qi Qi said, "Fine, you want to hit me? I'm not going to follow you anymore."

Huangfu Jue was taken aback for a moment: "Then we won't fight. Here's fifty taels of gold for you."

Seizing the opportunity, Qi Qi immediately ran to the table, wrote a note, and had Huangfu Jue affix his seal: "A promise is a promise. You can't back out tomorrow."

Huangfu Jue obediently pressed his handprint and chuckled, "This prince keeps his word. What's there to go back on?"

Qi Qi then said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, after you fall asleep, may I go out for dinner with my friends?"

Huangfu Jue: "If you're hungry, have someone cook for you. You're not allowed to go out late at night."

Qi Qi: "I just went out for a little while and came right back, really."

Huangfu Jue instinctively felt something was wrong: "Who?"

Qi Qi: "A friend of mine."

"who?"

Qi Qi: "A male friend of mine."

"who?"

Qi Qi: "My boyfriend."

What is a boyfriend?

Qi Qi stopped talking.

Huangfu Jue suddenly opened his eyes and stood up on the bed. He stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Qi Qi like a judge, and squinted as he said, "Boyfriend...boyfriend...I know, it's a male friend, right!"

Qi Qi nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, that's right, that's it!"

"No!" Huangfu Jue shouted, "You have another boyfriend besides me? Tell me! Who is it!"

Qi Qi: "...Ah, this..."

"Little Fuzi, Little Xizi? That stable boy? Or whoever in the Imperial Study? Wang Qingshan? I saw you two getting along well! Or who? Is it...?"

Qi Qi said speechlessly, "...Your Highness, you should lie down and go to sleep. What if you fall?"

Huangfu Jue let out another cold laugh: "I was just bluffing you. I actually know who that person is!"

Qi Qi: "? Don't go crazy in the middle of the night..."

Huangfu Jue said, "Huangfu Yi, Fifth Brother, it's him, right? He's that wild man!"

Qi Qi was shocked. When he spoke again, he stammered, "Wh-what wild man? We are, we are, uh, good friends."

Huangfu Jue: "Would a good friend pin you against a wall and kiss you? Would they pick you up and kiss you? Would they put their hands on your butt and rub it, then kiss you like a dog until you almost fall off?"

Lai Bao's buttocks are so small and his waist so thin, while Huangfu Yi, this beast, is called a civil official but his body is twice as strong as Lai Bao's.

"Aren't you afraid your butt will get... umm... ruined by him?!"

Qi Qi couldn't stand it anymore and jumped onto the bed to cover his mouth. By the time Huangfu Jue finished speaking, his face was already flushed: "Nonsense... It's not as exaggerated as you say! Stop talking!"

Huangfu Jue easily restrained Qi Qi's two hands with one hand. Qi Qi tried to stop him from speaking, but Huangfu Jue persisted: "Damn it! You actually like men?! You're not allowed to like them! I considered you a good brother, how could you do this! You want to elope with some random man, don't you? How can my brother bend over and give his ass to... a man..."

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