Chapter 228 Their Awu is the best

Xiao Jiwu looked at the young man quietly. After a while, he hesitated and spoke:

"Qingqing, I have to go to the palace soon to participate in the palace sacrifice and the New Year's Eve palace banquet."

He didn't say this until now because he was worried that the boy would be sad.

But he had to go.

Yun Qingshi was stunned when he heard this.

A hint of disappointment flashed across the boy's bright eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

Afterwards, Yun Qingshi instinctively avoided Xiao Jiwu's gaze and replied in a low voice, pretending to be calm: "Okay, I understand."

In fact, he had thought of this a long time ago.

But he still thought...Xiao Jiwu would not go.

Of course, he knew from the beginning that the possibility was very small.

But when it really came to this, he still felt quite lost.

In previous years, the whole family would get together for the New Year, but this year, if Xiao Jiwu couldn't accompany him, he would be alone.

But it doesn't matter, it's just a New Year's Eve, just one night...

As if trying to convince himself, Yun Qingshi continued, "It's okay, Awu. I can do it alone."

He can eat dumplings and set off fireworks by himself. Zhao Mingde bought a lot of fireworks, and he can set them off by himself.

And he is not alone. There are also Changshun, Zhao Mingde, Bitao and Birui. He can also call Ye Runan and Jueming over.

Hearing this, Xiao Jiwu subconsciously opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Because he couldn't be sure when he would be able to come back, and making a promise but failing to keep it would only make the boy feel more lost.

So he just reached out and held the boy's soft hand, and gently pinched Yun Qingshi's palm.

This comforting gesture immediately made Yun Qingshi lose his composure. He didn't care whether he was slapping him in the face or not. He looked at Xiao Jiwu anxiously with eyes wide open and asked hopefully: "Awu, how about I accompany you to the palace?"

Xiao Jiwu felt even more distressed after hearing this and couldn't help but sigh softly.

But he didn't agree after all: "It's cold outside. How can I bear to let you wait outside for so long, and there is no time to end it. It's too tiring."

Yun Qingshi lowered his eyes when he heard the voice, but he didn't say anything about insisting on going.

Seeing this, Xiao Jiwu said distressedly: "Do you want me to let Ye Runan accompany you? He has nothing to do anyway."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xiao Jiwu finished speaking, the door of Yian Hall was opened from the outside.

Ye Runan pushed the door open and walked in, his face full of disbelief: "Okay, Junior Brother, this is how you spread rumors about me behind my back? I'm free? Do you think I stay in this palace simply because I'm free?"

The cricket man behind him was caught red-handed, but Prince Xiao didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed. Instead, he said with an expression that said, "You came at the perfect time." "It's just right. I'm going to the palace, and you can keep Qingqing company."

Ye Runan crossed his arms, frowned, and sighed deeply: "Alas, I really owe you, and you call me 'Qingqing' so disgustingly."

Xiao Jiwu understood that Ye Runan might have misunderstood, but he did not correct him. He just said, "Sorry for the trouble, Senior Brother."

Yun Qingshi was not so shameless, and he felt a little embarrassed to call her "Qingqing".

But it was not good to remain silent without saying hello, so he coughed dryly and asked, "Doctor Ye, why are you here?"

Ye Runan was even more unhappy when he heard this: "Still calling me Doctor Ye? He already calls you 'Qingqing'. You called him that before, Master, too. Why is he so distant with me? Is it because my senior brother didn't give me the money to change my name? Then I'll continue now."

As he spoke, Ye Runan was about to untie the jade pendant from his waist.

Yun Qingshi:!

Seeing this, Yun Qingshi quickly stood up to stop him: "No, Senior Brother, that's not what I meant."

He just didn't notice and was embarrassed.

Ye Runan was satisfied when he heard this, and loosened his grip on the jade pendant. He then said, "Since you call me Senior Brother, I must give you a meeting gift. But this jade pendant is a little off, I'll make up for it next time."

After hearing this, Yun Qingshi thought about it and didn't refuse: "Okay."

Ye Runan came on his own initiative, so Xiao Jiwu didn't have to ask someone to invite him again.

After the three of them sat down and drank two cups of tea, Xiao Jiwu stood up, changed into his dragon robe and prepared to enter the palace.

Yun Qingshi reluctantly saw the person off to the door, and watched the carriage drive away without hesitation before returning.

Because it was the New Year, the gate of the palace was decorated with festive decorations, but Yun Qingshi did not feel it was lively at all.

Ye Runan noticed Yun Qingshi's disappointment from the side, but didn't say much. He just stood with Yun Qingshi for a while.

It was already past midnight, and after a while, Yun Qingshi and Ye Runan turned back.

On the way, Yun Qingshi suggested going to see Bai Ze, and Ye Runan also wanted to go with him.

Yun Qingshi was embarrassed to bother others, so he spoke hesitantly: "Brother, if you have something else to do, go ahead and do it. I'm fine on my own. It's Ah Wu who is overly worried about me."

Ye Runan said, "It's New Year's Day, what can I do? Anyway, there are only two of us left, it will be more lively if we get together. Let's go and take a look. I haven't seen Xiao Bai Ze for a long time."

Ye Runan said so, and Yun Qingshi nodded: "Yeah."

The two then went to the bamboo garden and stayed there for a while.

Yun Qingshi actually wanted to take Bai Ze back to Yian Palace.

But after thinking about it, he gave up. Taking him back would definitely scare the servants and maids in Yian Palace, so he decided not to bother.

When the two returned to Yian Hall, Zhao Mingde had already brought a few servants to build a huge fire, just waiting to be ignited at night.

In modern society, big cities no longer allow the burning of blazing fires because it pollutes the environment, so this is actually the first time Yun Qingshi has seen such a real thing.

It looks spectacular now, and it will surely look even better when it is lit at night, he thought.

How can New Year’s Eve be complete without dumplings? Yun Qingshi did not delay and went to the kitchen with Ye Runan.

Even though he had good intentions, he actually didn't know how to wrap it at all and planned to learn on the spot.

After all, his mother was the one who took care of all these things before.

This was his first New Year after being brought here, and he felt it necessary to wrap it himself.

This time, Yun Qingshi was taught how to make dumplings by the same master who had previously taught him how to make longevity noodles. It was said that the master could make more than twenty kinds of dumplings. Yun Qingshi did not have such great ambitions, so he only learned the most basic one.

In addition to Yun Qingshi and Ye Runan, Changshun Birui and Bitao were also wrapped together.

The result was that on the entire dough board, the dumplings made by Yun Qingshi were the most eye-catching, mainly because they were too ugly.

But he also made it look uglier, and it became more and more beautiful the more he made it. Yun Qingshi expressed a sense of accomplishment.

He also secretly thought that he must save some of the dumplings he made and cook them when Xiao Jiwu came back.

After all, he packed it, so Xiao Jiwu would definitely not mind.

Their Awu is the best.

But why can't I spend the New Year with him? Sigh, I don't know if he will come back tonight...