Night gradually fell and the northwest wind became more and more violent.
Li Nian had to close the windows and doors and light the oil lamp.
"Knock knock knock"
"I'm coming." Li Nian got up and opened the door.
Li Sisi rushed in with her arms folded. Li Nian shivered in the cold wind and quickly closed the door.
"Niannian, Aunt Pei said Pei Yanli is unwilling to help us get our identity documents," Li Sisi said impatiently, "but she said she would find another way to help us."
Li Nian was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did she collect the things?"
Li Sisi replied, "She didn't accept it at first, but after I forced it for a while, she finally accepted it."
"That's good." Li Nian thought of what Shen Baiying said today about her brother being a centurion, so she said, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Miss Shen's family is also an official, so maybe they can think of a solution."
She thought again and again and continued, "Pei Yanli might be a more upright person, but not all officials are upright. We can also find other officials through Aunt Pei. In short, we must find a way to get our identity documents. Only then can we truly settle down."
Hearing this, Li Sisi hesitated and asked, “Then…do you want me to ask Shen Baiying tomorrow?”
"No rush," Li Nian said solemnly, frowning. "The fewer people who know about our lack of identity documents, the better. We've only just met Miss Shen, so we shouldn't be too trusting."
Li Sisi thought that Shen Baiying was a very straightforward person and did not seem like a scheming woman.
But he also felt that one should be on guard against others, so it would be better to wait and see, so he nodded in response.
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The night sky is full of stars, and Furong Pavilion is as lively as ever, and everything is still the same as before.
In the attic, beauties danced in the gauze, stringed instruments played around the beams, and fine wine paired with beauties made the men who came here lose their minds.
Xiao Yunchen smelled the rich scent of powder and frowned uncomfortably.
"Hey, this gentleman looks unfamiliar~"
Seeing a woman with a face full of makeup rushing towards him, Xiao Yunchen quickly took several steps back to prevent her from touching him.
"Where is Xiao Yunyu? I'm his younger brother." Xiao Yunchen said in a concise and deep voice.
The beauty paused her smile and looked Xiao Yunchen up and down carefully.
Xiao Yunchen frowned and said, "Please lead the way, young lady. I have something very important to discuss with him."
The beauty smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, I will take you to find the eldest master right away."
Xiao Yunchen followed the woman all the way to the backyard.
The yard was silent and there was only one room with a fire on.
The woman stopped in the yard and did not move forward. She pointed to the house with flickering candlelight and said, "Look, the eldest master is over there. You can go there by yourself!" After that, she quickly turned around and left.
Xiao Yunchen became suspicious of her attitude of avoiding the plague.
When he walked to the door, he found that it was only half-closed.
The smell of alcohol wafted out from the crack in the door, and the room was very quiet.
Xiao Yunchen raised his hand and pushed the door open.
After the door was completely opened, a strong smell of alcohol wafted into the air. A dark figure was facing the door sideways, sitting casually on the wooden couch, holding a wine jug in one hand and pouring wine into his mouth.
Xiao Yunchen looked at the drunk Xiao Yunyu and didn't even notice him enter the room.
His brows furrowed even tighter, and he stepped closer to Xiao Yunyu, raising his voice and speaking in a deep voice, "Brother, come home with me."
Xiao Yun raised his dazed eyes, his expression confused for a moment, then curled his lips and sneered: "Home? I don't have a home anymore. That's your home, not mine."
He picked up the wine jug and poured it into his mouth again. When the jug was empty, his slightly swollen peach blossom eyes were dark and rich, and he murmured in a low voice: "No more wine, no more wife... I have no home!"
He suddenly threw the wine jug to the ground and leaned over to reach for another wine jug.
Xiao Yunchen's dark eyes were fixed on his movements. He suppressed his emotions and said, "You are the eldest son of the Marquisate, and you have inherited the throne. How can the Marquisate no longer be your home?"
However, Xiao Yunyu acted as if he didn't hear anything and just picked up the new wine jug to drink. The wine flowed down the corners of his mouth and soaked his collar.
"Ugh~~"
Halfway through drinking, he suddenly covered his mouth and skillfully picked up the wooden barrel beside him to spit.
After vomiting, he raised his sleeve and wiped his mouth casually, then looked up at Xiao Yunchen and said self-deprecatingly, "You know what? Before, in order to be able to hold my wife, I went to the imperial physician to get anti-nausea medicine. The imperial physician said that after drinking that medicine, I can't drink alcohol."
He lifted the wine jug with one finger and shook it twice, muttering softly, "But, before I finished the medicine, my wife..." Tears welled up in his eyes again, and he continued, "Now that the medicine has stopped, why do I still vomit when I drink?"
He laughed drunkenly. "Tell me, is it because I'm so bad that God is punishing me?"
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