They stayed at Qianweilou for about an hour, finishing the jar of wine that Su Tiyue had brought before the meeting ended.
It was already past midnight, around 9 PM.
Liu Wan helped Su Tiyue walk carefully out, while Song Yunqian followed behind.
Just as she reached the doorway, Su Tiyue, not paying attention to her footing, tripped over the threshold and nearly fell forward...
Liu Wan was not strong enough to hold her back for a moment.
Seeing that Su Tiyue was about to fall, Song Yunqian quickly stepped forward to grab her arm.
But before he could even touch Su Tiyue, a tall figure suddenly appeared, opened his arms, and caught her steadily.
Liu Wan recognized the person in front of her and immediately knelt down to pay her respects: "This servant greets Your Majesty."
Song Yunqian's hand, which he wanted to grab Su Tiyue's, remained awkwardly suspended in mid-air for a moment.
A moment later, Song Yunqian nodded and knelt down respectfully to pay his respects to the Emperor: "Your subject greets Your Majesty."
Upon hearing the sound, Su Tiyue belatedly realized that it was Xiao Heye who had arrived.
She even fell into his arms.
Su Tiyue tilted her head back and snuggled against him. Her knees buckled, and she wanted to kneel down and pay her respects to him.
But Xiao Heye tightened his arms around her waist, preventing her from kneeling.
Su Tiyue knew his intention, so she smiled and mumbled, "Your Majesty, why have you come?"
Xiao Heye lowered his eyes and glared at her. "What? You don't want me to come?"
If she had arrived any later, she probably would have fallen into Song Yunqian's arms.
Su Tiyue shook her head and said softly, "His Majesty is so busy with state affairs, I was just worried that you would be overworked...?"
"It's not hard work."
Xiao Heye glanced at the two people kneeling at the entrance of Qianweilou and replied indifferently, "Get up."
After saying that, he turned back to Su Tiyue and said, "I'll take you back."
Su Tiyue said "Oh," and secretly glanced at the gloomy expression on his face. Not daring to say anything more, she obediently let him help her walk towards the carriage parked not far ahead.
After walking a few steps outside, Su Tiyue suddenly turned around and said to Song Yunqian, "General Song, you've gone to so much trouble today. Next time, I'll treat you to drinks."
Song Yunqian smiled, said nothing, and simply nodded at her.
Xiao Heye frowned, feeling somewhat displeased. He used his long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles to pinch her slender waist with some force.
To express their dissatisfaction.
"hiss--"
Su Tiyue, slightly drunk, said, "You hurt me..."
Xiao Heye ignored her and pulled her into the carriage.
*
Since Xiao Heye became emperor, he has changed his carriage.
It was bigger and more luxurious than before, and a low table was placed inside.
The carriage was lined with thick velvet carpets, and the curtains were made of high-quality silk with gold trim.
After Su Tiyue boarded the carriage, she gently patted her face with her fingers, trying to clear her mind.
Perhaps it's because I've been drinking quite frequently these past few months.
Her alcohol tolerance has been increasing, but unfortunately, the effects of today's drink were quite strong, and she almost couldn't stand up when she went out.
Is your whole body limp and weak? When you walk, it feels like you're walking on cotton, light and airy.
She wasn't stupid either. From the moment she arrived until now, Xiao Heye's face had been icy cold, and he had barely spoken a word.
It was clear that Xiao Heye was somewhat unhappy that Su Tiyue and Song Yunqian had gone out for dinner and drinks.
"How did Your Majesty know I was at Qianweilou tonight?" She slumped onto the velvet carpet, her upper body leaning against the low table.
Xiao Heye remained silent.
His habit of sending people to protect Su Tiyue had not changed; previously it was the Jiang siblings. Now that the war had just ended and the rebels under the Prince of Huainan had not been completely wiped out, Xiao Heye sent several members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to protect her secretly.
Those who were protecting Su Tiyue would naturally inform Xiao Heye of her whereabouts.
Therefore, Xiao Heye already knew her whereabouts perfectly well.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Su Tiyue asked again, "How long has His Majesty been here?"
"About an hour."
"You've been waiting this long?" Su Tiyue looked at him and asked softly, "Then why didn't you come up to me?"
Xiao Heye snorted coldly: "I'm afraid of disturbing your good mood for chatting with General Song."
"What, haven't you had enough to drink today? Want to do it again...?"
Xiao Heye kept in mind the words Su Tiyue said to Song Yunqian before leaving.
As she spoke, Su Tiyue caught a whiff of something slightly sour. “Your Majesty, General Song and I are old acquaintances. We met when we were studying in Suzhou.”
Xiao Heye said, "I know that the three of you had a very close relationship back in Suzhou."
"We owe a great deal to General Song this time. Otherwise, your elder brother and I wouldn't have been able to win this battle..."
"Moon, I guessed it too. The reason Song Yunqian chose me instead of Zhou Lin must be related to you. He trusts you, not me. Right?"
Su Tiyue nodded.
Xiao Heye: "I can even guess why he asked you to come here today."
"About Zhou Tingyue...right?"
Su Tiyue was stunned for a moment. Although she was a little confused, she became much more alert when she heard these three words. "Your Majesty, he is your younger brother... Whether you admit it or not, Zhou Tingyue and Zhou Ziqi are related to you by blood and cannot be separated."
Xiao Heye: "What does Yue'er want to say?"
Su Tiyue: "I wonder what His Majesty's impression of Zhou Tingyue is?"
"So what if I have a good impression of him? Or a bad one?"
Su Tiyue propped herself up and leaned closer to him, grabbing his arm with both hands, and asked softly, "I want to know, if Zhou Tingyue were still alive, would you let him go?"
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