After returning to the East Palace, we ate dinner first.
After dinner, Ye Jingchen took Ye Jinghe to the study and taught him what he had learned that day.
The lesson ended at 1:15 PM.
Upon returning to his bedchamber, he summoned Chenxi.
“Something unusual must be going on!” Chenxi said.
If even he could tell that Xie Chang'an was acting strangely, how could Ye Jingchen not notice?
"Perhaps it's because Xu Jingjing is going to the northern frontier tomorrow. He's never been separated from his mother before, so he's feeling uneasy," Ye Jingchen explained for Xie Chang'an.
Seeing that Ye Jingchen had already come up with an excuse for Xie Chang'an's unusual behavior, Chenxi said nothing more and left the palace with Ye Jingchen.
Before 3:45 PM, Ye Jingchen appeared at Chang'an Residence.
In the warm spring of March, when peach blossoms were in full bloom, Xie Chang'an sat under a peach tree, dressed in black brocade, almost blending into the night.
On the stone table, there was a peach blossom lantern, several plates of snacks to accompany the wine, and two jugs of wine.
"Eight years ago, when I first met you, you were also sitting under this peach tree, wearing a black fox fur coat. You were fair-skinned and delicate, and looked especially adorable," Ye Jingchen said, sitting down opposite Xie Chang'an.
In the blink of an eye, eight years have passed.
"Drinking peach blossom wine under the peach tree is just right for the occasion." Xie Chang'an didn't respond to his words, but poured him a cup of wine instead.
Because drinking can easily lead to mistakes and people tend to speak the truth when drunk, Ye Jingchen rarely drinks after transmigrating into the book, and has only ever drunk one type of wine: Drunken Immortal Brew.
He had only heard of peach blossom wine, but had never tasted it.
"This wine won't make you drunk, will it?" He picked up the glass and examined the wine inside.
The wine in the white jade glass was a light pink color and had a faint peach blossom fragrance.
"It's not as good as the Drunken Immortal's Wine," Xie Chang'an said.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingchen felt relieved.
Given his alcohol tolerance, a bottle of Drunken Immortal Wine would leave him in a semi-drunk state.
The bottle for this peach blossom wine is similar to the bottle for the Drunken Immortal Wine. There are two bottles here, one for him and one for Xie Chang'an. It should be fine.
"Come on—cheers!" Ye Jingchen raised his glass.
Xie Chang'an poured himself a glass of wine, and the two clinked glasses.
Ye Jingchen took a small sip first. The peach blossom wine was more mellow than the drunken immortal wine, and it was slightly sweet. Ye Jingchen liked the taste very much. He finished the rest of the wine in one gulp.
"Is it good?" Xie Chang'an asked.
"It's delicious!" Ye Jingchen nodded repeatedly.
"Then drink more." Xie Chang'an poured him another drink.
"Give me a pot so I can pour it myself?" Ye Jingchen said, reaching for another pot of wine, feeling it would be more convenient for him to pour the wine himself.
Xie Chang'an pressed his hand down.
“Even if it tastes good, you should drink it in moderation. You might easily drink too much if you drink it alone,” Xie Chang’an said.
"Alright." Ye Jingchen withdrew his hand and let Xie Chang'an pour him some wine.
"Xie Chang'an, you look really strange today!" he said while drinking.
"What...is strange?" Xie Chang'an paused for a moment and asked.
“Everything’s strange! Pour some wine—” Ye Jingchen said, finishing another glass of wine.
Xie Chang'an refilled his wine glass.
"If I weren't... eight years ago, if I were just an ordinary child, would you like me the way you liked Ye Jinghe?" Xie Chang'an asked.
"Of course I like you! You have no idea how cute you were when you were little. I couldn't resist looking at you every day. It's a pity you have such a bad temper and won't let me touch you!" Ye Jingchen said, sounding a little aggrieved.
"I've been so good to you, but you're always on guard against me, not even letting me touch you. Xie Chang'an, you're really annoying!" Ye Jingchen said indignantly as he drank another glass of wine.
"I'm not a child anymore, so naturally I don't like being touched or hugged!" Xie Chang'an said, with a hint of regret.
If only he had really been just six-year-old Xie Chang'an eight years ago.
He will definitely like Ye Jingchen and be willing to get close to him, then he can enjoy the same treatment as the little madman!
No, he's cuter than the little madman, and his personality is better too. He'll definitely be more likable to Ye Jingchen than the little madman!
Thinking this, he poured Ye Jingchen another full glass of wine.
"That's why kids are so much cuter!" Ye Jingchen remarked, finishing his drink.
"Now that he's grown up, I can't kiss or hug him anymore! My adorable little Jinghe is almost as tall as me now!"
Xie Chang'an poured him wine with a dark expression.
The little madman is already twelve years old. As a scion of a noble family, some of the more precocious ones are already playing around with women at twelve. How can he still be so casually kissing and hugging?
“He’s all grown up now! If you want to kiss and hug someone, why not marry a Crown Princess? You can not only kiss and hug her, but also do more intimate things,” Xie Chang’an suggested tentatively.
"No way! I'm only fifteen, still a child. How can I get married?" Ye Jingchen was so startled by Xie Chang'an's words that he spilled some of the wine in his glass.
Xie Chang'an felt it was a bit of a pity, so he filled his glass again.
"Don't most noble sons marry at fifteen or sixteen? Why are you so resistant?" Xie Chang'an clinked his wine glass against Ye Jingchen's. Ye Jingchen only took a sip, but Ye Jingchen finished the wine in his glass in one gulp.
"Where we come from, in my dreams, twenty-two is the legal marriage age, but people generally marry late; getting married before thirty is considered early! I don't want to step into the grave of marriage so soon! Pour the wine—"
There are plenty of people who are already grandfathers in Da Yuan at the age of thirty!
Xie Chang'an poured him wine while observing his condition.
The peach blossom wine doesn't make you drunk at first, but it has a strong aftereffect. Ye Jingchen has already drunk almost a whole pot of wine by himself, and his face is flushed.
He wanted to get Ye Jingchen drunk, but he didn't want him to drink too much, since hangovers are bad for your health.
Xie Chang'an poured him another glass of wine; the bottle in his hand was already empty.
"Did you marry before?" Xie Chang'an asked, following his lead.
"Of course not, I'm only thirty years old, why would I want to get married?!" Ye Jingchen's mind was already a little confused.
Thirty years old?
Xie Chang'an's fists clenched so tightly they cracked. What a little liar!
No, thirty is not young anymore!
What a scammer!
"Didn't you tell me before that you died of overwork at the age of fifteen in your dream?" Xie Chang'an asked through gritted teeth.
He actually believed that Ye Jingchen had died from overwork at the age of fifteen in his previous life, and for a while he was quite lenient with him!
"Haha, you actually believed it? Xie Chang'an, you're so cute!" Ye Jingchen held a wine glass in one hand and pointed at Xie Chang'an with the other.
Xie Chang'an's face darkened. "I trusted you so much, and you actually lied to me!"
"How could you believe me? You clearly don't believe me at all! I've already told you I died at thirty, but you still don't believe me, so I had no choice but to lie to you!"
Ye Jingchen was somewhat smug, not expecting that Xie Chang'an, such a suspicious person, would actually be deceived by him.
"You lied to me, you're punishing me with a cup of wine!" Xie Chang'an changed the pot of wine and poured him another cup.
He hadn't originally planned to let Ye Jingchen drink any more, but seeing Ye Jingchen's smug look, he felt a little tempted to tease him.
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