Tao Ti thought she was not drunk, but Pei Yan coaxed her gently, "Ati, you are drunk"

"Am I drunk?" She pointed a finger at herself, her clear eyes innocent yet confused.

"Be good and go back and rest first." Pei Yan said.

His voice was low and sexy, like a warm breeze blowing into her ears, making her tailbone numb.

Tao Ti thought that she might be really drunk, otherwise why would her heart be beating so hard, "boom boom boom" as if it was going to jump out of her chest.

Pei Yan told Linglong calmly, "Send the Crown Princess back to rest."

Linglong agreed, leaned over and supported Tao Ti, "Crown Princess, be careful, I will support you."

Tao Ti nodded her head, looked at Pei Yan with some concern, stared with big eyes and tried to stay awake, and said seriously, "This wine tastes good, but it's very strong. Your Highness, you can't drink as much as I do. Drink less. Drinking too much will hurt your body."

Seeing that she herself was so confused, she was still thinking about asking him to drink less.

Pei Yan couldn't help but laugh, "Well, I know."

Tao Ti then breathed a sigh of relief, supported her head with one hand, and left the table with Linglong.

…

Pei Yan's eyes followed his little Crown Princess until she was no longer visible, then he slowly withdrew his gaze.

"The Crown Princess is drunk, so she will go back and rest first. Please continue eating and drinking."

He explained casually, and seeing the pair of sisters still standing on the stage, he frowned and said coldly, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Yu sisters, "......?"

Feeling the pressure from their superiors, the two of them panicked and glanced at Prefect Sun.

Before Prefect Sun could speak, Prince Mu stroked his beard and smiled at Pei Yan, "Your Highness, since the Crown Princess has left the table drunk, why not let these two beauties come forward to serve you?"

As he spoke, he raised his chin and gestured to the Yu sisters.

The Yu sisters blushed and said coquettishly, "Your Highness, let us two sisters pour wine and serve you food."

Pei Yan's expression remained unchanged. His calm eyes swept over the two sisters, then over Prefect Sun, and finally landed on Prince Mu's face. His dark eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of loneliness appeared at the corner of his lips. "I wonder if this gift of beauty is from the good intention of the Seventh Prince's uncle, or Prefect Sun?"

He asked this question casually, but to Prince Mu and Prefect Sun, it had a deeper meaning, and they both felt a chill in their hearts.

They raised their heads to try to find a trace of emotion on Pei Yan's face, but the man sitting at the top had his usual gentle expression, and it was difficult to tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

There was a brief silence in the hall, and it was finally broken by Prince Mu. He said, "This is a gift from Prefect Sun. He spent a lot of effort to find such a pair of stunning beauties. Prince, you should give them some face and accept them."

Pei Yan looked at Prefect Sun, his slender fingers stroking the wine glass from time to time. After a moment, he chuckled and said, "Prefect Sun is really thoughtful."

Prefect Sun didn't know why, but he just felt goosebumps all over his body. He bowed and said, "Your Highness is too polite. It's a rare trip for you to Luoyang. I will definitely entertain you well."

The Yu sisters were about to step forward to serve when they heard Pei Yan say to Fu Xirui, "Take them down and arrange a place for them to stay."

Fu Xirui was startled and asked hesitantly, "This...?"

Your Highness really intends to keep these two sisters? If the Crown Princess wakes up tomorrow and finds out...

Pei Yan glanced at him lazily, "Why don't you go now?"

Fu Xirui responded quickly and walked up to the Yu sisters and said, "Young ladies, please come this way."

The Yu sisters were overjoyed. Although the prince did not let them come forward to serve him, he arranged a place for them to stay. This should mean that he would accept them, right? This was much better than they had expected!

The two of them bid farewell to Pei Yan politely and left with Fu Xirui.

Fu Xirui was still thinking about the various benefits that the Crown Princess had in the past, so he didn't have much good feelings towards the Yu sisters in front of him.

The relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess was just getting on the right track and was becoming very passionate, so what happened when these two little devils suddenly showed up?

Since the prince did not specify a residence, Fu Xirui arranged for the two of them to go to Rongfangyuan.

This Ruofang Courtyard is located in a very remote corner of the palace, and even if you take a sedan chair, it takes half an hour to walk there. Even if Your Highness wants to go there one day, knowing that it is so far away, I am afraid that most of the interest will be lost.

Fu Xirui was holding a dust whisk, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

…

After three rounds of drinks, the banquet ended.

Pei Yan was slightly drunk, and his cold pale face was tinged with a faint blush.

Fu Xirui helped him walk out of the hall. The cool night breeze made him feel a little more energetic.

"Your Highness, should we go back to Tongming Palace or go to the Crown Princess' place..."

"What do you think?" Pei Yan's voice was cold, with a hint of laziness between his brows.

Fu Xirui, "..."

After a moment, he understood, smiled, and shouted, "Drive the Jixian Palace——"

——

When Pei Yan arrived at Jixian Palace, Tao Ti had not yet rested.

Not only did he not stop, he turned into a chatterbox, holding Linglong's hand tightly and talking non-stop.

Seeing Pei Yan coming out from behind the screen, Linglong was embarrassed and said, "..."

She wanted to pay her respects, but the Crown Princess held her arm, so she had no choice but to call out "Your Highness" and coax the Crown Princess, "Crown Princess, His Highness is here..."

Tao Ti was chatting with a rosy face and full of energy. Hearing this, she was startled and looked at the screen with her big watery eyes.

When she saw the tall and straight figure, her eyes lit up visibly.

Wow, what a handsome little brother.

Pei Yan walked slowly to the bedside and said to Linglong, "You leave first."

Linglong tried to pull her hand away, "Crown Princess, please let me go."

Tao Ti, “…” stunned.

Pei Yan saw the drunken and dull look of the little girl, chuckled, raised his hand to ruffle her hair, and said softly, "Ati, be good, let go of Linglong, I will come to chat with you, okay?"

Tao Ti blinked and smiled softly, "Okay."

She let go of her hand, and Linglong quickly stood up and left.

Soon, they were the only two people left in the bedroom, and everything was quiet.

Pei Yan stared at the little girl beside the bed. She had just taken a bath and removed all the pearls and jade from her hair. Her black hair, as black as satin, hung down obediently.

She also changed out of her madder red palace gown and put on a goose-yellow bellyband with double-petaled lotus embroidered with gold thread, and a thin, soft honey-colored long gown on the outside.

Under the dim lights, her neck was soft, her skin was smooth, her collarbones were extremely delicate, and further down, the curve of her lips was like a ripe peach, which made people inexplicably confused.

Every night when we slept in the same bed together, she wore a long-sleeved, snow-white nightgown, covering herself completely.

So when he is not around, does she dress so casually in private?

Pei Yan's eyes gradually darkened.

He seemed to have missed a lot.

Tao Ti looked up at him, and seeing that he hadn't said anything for a long time, she timidly reached out her hand and tugged at his sleeve, "You, you don't want to chat with me?"

Pei Yan came back to his senses and met her extremely clear eyes. He was confused, like a newborn fawn.

He nodded and said, "Okay, let's chat."

Tao Ti frowned, moved to the side, patted the empty seat, and said, "Then sit down and let's chat!"

Pei Yan sat down next to her, lowered his eyes, and fixed his gaze on her feet.

She was sitting cross-legged, her two clean little feet were bare, her ankles were slender, her nails were neatly trimmed and a healthy pink like shells.

He tightened his fingers little by little, and resisted the urge to grab her ankles, suppressing the impulse under her body, and pulled the quilt aside to cover her.

Tao Ti frowned and wanted to open it rebelliously.

Pei Yan held her little hand, his dark eyes deep, and said in a hoarse voice, "You will catch a cold."

Taoti muttered, "Hot..."

"Ati." Pei Yan called out softly, squeezed her little hand, and changed the subject, "Don't you want to chat? What did you just say to Linglong? You seemed so happy chatting."

The little girl's attention was diverted at once, and her curled eyelashes moved slightly, "Oh, right, chatting! Let me think, where were we just talking about..."

She tilted her head, her brows slowly wrinkled, thinking seriously, but her eyes were blank.

"I can't remember where we were talking about." She made a bitter face, looking a little apologetic and embarrassed.

"It's okay." Pei Yan extended his hand and patted her head, his voice low and gentle, "If you can't remember, then forget it."

Taoti, "Well, okay."

After a moment, she said softly, "I'm thirsty, I want to drink some water..."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll get you some water."

Pei Yan treated her as if he had endless patience. He stood up and walked to the table, and soon came back with a glass of water.

He sat down on the bed again and put the glass of water to her lips.

Tao Ti came over and drank from his hand in small sips, her long eyelashes drooping slightly, like a well-behaved little cat drinking water.

Pei Yan watched quietly, his eyes inadvertently falling on her exposed snow-white neck, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.

"I've finished drinking." She raised her fair little face, her eyes were misty, and her rosy red lips were stained with some water, like a red cherry covered with dew, so glamorous and mouth-watering.

Pei Yan stared at her deeply, and she also stared at him.

Their eyes met, and Pei Yan felt that he was about to lose control.

However, the next second, two soft little hands suddenly held his face.

Pei Yan was stunned.

The little girl in front of him looked at him with a dazed look in her eyes, and murmured, "Little brother, why are you so good-looking..."

Pei Yan, "...what's your name?"

Tao Ti's eyes curved, "Little brother."

Pei Yan pinched her slender waist with one hand and her soft little face with the other hand, and said hoarsely, "Remove the word xiao and call me brother."

Taoti, "Well, why?"

There was a hint of danger in Pei Yan's deep black eyes. He leaned down, and his delicate face moved closer to her, his breath burning, "Because, men can't be called small."

"…Why is that?"

"I'll tell you later."

Pei Yan pinched her face and coaxed her softly, "Call me brother now."

Tao Ti thought he was so handsome that she would not feel any loss if she called him, so she called him softly, "Brother."

The voice was so sweet and soft that Pei Yan couldn't help but smile.

He thought the girl was well behaved normally, but after getting drunk, she became even more well-behaved, so well-behaved that he wanted to bully her until she cried.

He hooked his warm palm around her waist, pulled her into his arms, and coaxed her, "Ati, be good, call me husband again."

Husband? This title made Tao Ti stunned for a moment.

Pei Yan couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw her hesitation. Could it be that she was sober now?

After a moment, Tao Ti raised her head in his arms, her eyes sparkling, and her gaze slowly moved down from his eyes, finally falling on his nicely shaped thin lips.

A cunning look flashed across her delicate eyebrows, and she bargained like a little pervert, "Let me kiss you once, and I'll call you husband, okay?"

Pei Yan paused, then realized that he was not hallucinating, and then laughed softly.

This little fool is a typical person who counts money for others after being betrayed.

Seeing him smile, Tao Ti curled her lips and said softly, "It's fine if you don't agree. Why would I make a joke?"

Pei Yan's peach blossom eyes smiled even brighter, and he leaned lazily against the bed railing, looking like he was waiting for you to pick him, and said softly, "Okay, come and kiss me."

Taoti, “……!”

Her eyes lit up and she became bolder. "Then I kiss you?"

Seeing his acquiescence, she took a deep breath, closed her eyes gently, and slowly walked over.

The distance was getting smaller and smaller, and they could feel each other's hot breath and a faint fragrance lingering around.

Until I felt something warm and soft, with a sweet scent of wine.

This kiss is as light as a dragonfly touching the water.

She quickly left his lips, as if she had drunk another bottle of wine. Her cheeks turned red again, and she covered her mouth with her hands and smiled foolishly.

Great! She kissed the handsome guy! She can brag about it to her poor friend in the future!

Pei Yan's eyebrows twitched slightly. Seeing that the little girl was as happy as a little mouse that stole oil, he just found it funny.

"That's it?"

Tao Ti didn't hear clearly and looked at him in confusion, "Huh?"

Before she could react, the man in front of her leaned over again, holding her face with his bony hands, and said in a soft and hoarse voice, "Come, let your husband teach you what a kiss is."

The warm yellow candlelight flickered, and the hot breath of a man filled the air.

One of them had a natural talent for this and soon mastered the technique;

A clumsy, young and confused girl who just followed his rhythm blindly.

I don't know how long it took, the little girl's face flushed, she softly held his body, hiding her face, "I, I can't breathe."

Pei Yan looked at her slightly swollen lips, his eyes becoming darker.

He pressed her head into his chest with his palm, lowered his head into her shoulder, took a deep breath, and smiled softly, "Then take a break."

For a man who has just tasted love for the first time, how can one kiss be enough?

He held the sweet and soft little girl tightly in his arms, his heart beating very hard, but the restlessness he felt did not subside at all, instead it became hotter and hotter.

He kissed her hair and called her name in a deep voice.

In my arms, "..."

A sound of even and steady breathing began to sound.

Pei Yan's hand holding her stiffened slightly. After seeing the little girl sleeping sweetly in his arms, his temples began to throb.

Actually, fell asleep?

…

Linglong and Fu Xirui were guarding outside and could not hear anything from inside for a long time. The voices of talking died away, and the faint, almost imperceptible moans also disappeared.

The two looked at each other: Are they taking a break?

Linglong hesitated and asked, "Do you want to ask a question?"

Fu Xirui pondered for a moment, coughed lightly, covered his face and said in a low voice, "It is said that people tend to have sex indiscriminately after drinking. Maybe there is something good going on inside."

Linglong, "But... isn't it men who have sex after drinking? Your Highness is not drunk, it's the Crown Princess who is drunk."

Fu Xirui said, "Same principle."

Linglong was puzzled and just wanted to ask more questions when she heard the palace door creak open.

Pei Yan strode out, his clothes were neat and tidy, but his face was sullen and he exuded a chill.

Fu Xirui and Linglong hurried forward, "Your Highness."

Pei Yan frowned and said solemnly, "The Crown Princess has gone to bed, don't disturb her. Prepare water in the side hall, I want to take a bath."

………

The next day, the sun was high in the sky and it was bright.

When Tao Ti woke up, she felt weak all over and had no strength at all, especially her head, which was dizzy, as if it was filled with lead water.

She sat on the bed, hugging the quilt, and was in a daze for a long time before she came to her senses.

She seemed to remember that she was watching people dancing at the party, then got a little drunk, and came back first?

And then...and then what happened?

His eyes fell on the place next to him. It was flat and tidy. He didn't know whether someone had slept there and tidied it up, or if Pei Yan didn't come here last night.

"Crown Princess, you are awake. Do you want to get up and wash?" Linglong asked softly while standing outside the curtain.

"What time is it?"

"It's almost noon. If you get up now, you can have lunch."

Tao Ti smacked her lips in amazement; she actually slept until noon again.

The curtains were drawn, and she slowly moved to the bedside and asked softly, "Did His Highness come yesterday?"

Linglong replied, "Yes, His Highness stayed here last night and got up at dawn today. He should be inspecting the dike with the Luoyang officials now."

Hearing Linglong's answer, Taoti's little face wrinkled.

He's coming?!

So, were those blushing and heart-pounding scenes in her mind her erotic dreams, or did they really happen?

In fact, she didn't remember it clearly. Her memory consisted of only a few sporadic fragments.

She only remembered that she seemed to be rubbing Pei Yan with lustful eyes, praising him for his good looks, and even leaned over and kissed him as if she was teasing a decent woman.

Then, she seemed to have turned into a fish, swimming in the sea. The waves were so big, so violent, and so fierce that she was thrown onto the beach, almost suffocating.

It must be a dream, right?

Tao Ti held her heavy little head in her hands and comforted herself.

Seeing her own Crown Princess frowning and blushing, Linglong asked worriedly, "Crown Princess, are you feeling unwell? The sobering soup is already on the stove. How about I bring it to you first?"

Tao Ti came back to her senses and waved her hands, "No, I'm fine."

Having said that, she quickly got up, and Linglong helped her wash and dress.

After six consecutive days of traveling and last night's hangover, Tao Ti didn't want to go anywhere today. She just wanted to relax in the palace.

Compared to the East Palace, the kitchen of Luoyang Palace has more local characteristics. Today's lunch includes sweet and sour soft fish baked noodles, lotus and water lily chicken in clear soup, stewed pork tripe in milk soup, pot-stuffed golden beef, bamboo fungus stuffed with chicken, sea cucumber with lotus root, jade duck tongue palm and two fresh seasonal vegetables.

What Taoti was most interested in was the sweet and sour soft fried fish with baked noodles.

To make this dish, you need carp freshly caught from the Luo River, which should be of moderate size and lively. After the initial processing, cut the fish body into pieces and deep-fry it in a pan. When the surface of the fish is golden and crispy, put it into the prepared delicious soup and stir-fry it. After a while, put it on a plate, pour the fragrant and tempting sweet and sour soup on it while it is still hot, and then cover it with a layer of fried baked noodles. The dish is now ready.

The baked dough is as thin as hair and fried into a beautiful golden color. Each strand is clearly coiled together. When you pick up a piece with chopsticks and put it in your mouth, it is fragrant and crispy. When you dip it in the soup, it becomes crispy, soft and sweet.

The date-red sweet and sour soup blends perfectly with the whole carp. It is bright in color and looks very tempting. Take a bite, the fish has a crispy skin and the inside is white and tender, as smooth as tofu, but more delicious than tofu. Mixed with the sweet and sour sauce, the taste is really excellent.

Taoti had no appetite at first due to a hangover, but when she tasted the sweet and sour, slightly salty, sweet and sour soft fish baked noodles, her taste buds seemed to be awakened. She ate the whole dish cleanly with chopsticks one after another, feeling very satisfied.

After lunch, Tao Ti wanted to take a walk around the palace.

When she came here yesterday, she took a casual glance from the carriage and thought the palace had a nice view. Anyway, she was free today, so she just treated it as a sightseeing attraction. In her previous life, she had to buy tickets to visit such cultural buildings.

But she had just packed up and was about to leave when the eunuch came in with a complicated look and reported, "Crown Princess, two girls from the Shangfang Courtyard want to see you."

Tao Ti looked puzzled, "Xifangyuan? Young lady?"

Linglong, who was beside her, lowered her eyes silently. She heard from Fu Xirui last night that the prince had accepted the pair of Hu Ji and arranged a place for them to live in the temporary palace. Although the prince stayed at the princess's place last night, since he had kept the two women in the temporary palace, it meant that he had the intention to accept them.

Although His Highness is the crown prince, keeping two women is not a big deal, but...

Linglong pursed her lips and looked at her gentle and approachable Crown Princess. She couldn't help but feel sorry for her in her heart. Isn't His Highness afraid that such a good Crown Princess will be sad by doing this?

After hesitating for a moment, Linglong told Tao Ti the truth about the Yu sisters.

When Tao Ti heard Pei Yan wanted them to stay, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes. Then she slowly lowered her head and absentmindedly fiddled with the white jade bracelet on her wrist.

"They are good-looking and good at dancing. Well, it is understandable that Your Highness would like to keep them."

She spoke softly, her long eyelashes casting a shadow.

Linglong couldn't help but feel sad when she saw her like this. The Crown Princess must be pretending to be strong. She was obviously feeling very upset, but she still had to act as if nothing had happened and was magnanimous.

She comforted him softly, "Don't take it to heart, Crown Princess. His Highness is probably just trying to find something new..."

Tao Ti raised her head and smiled on her fair face. "I'm fine. This... is normal. If I were a man, I would have kept them too."

After a moment of silence, Linglong asked, "Do you want to meet them?"

Tao Ti pinched her fingers and whispered, "Can I not meet him? It's awkward to meet him and there's nothing to talk about."

Besides, she just wanted a relaxing vacation script, she didn't want to act in any palace drama.

"You are the Crown Princess, so you don't have to see them." Linglong replied, "I will go out and tell them now."

Tao Ti smiled faintly, "Go ahead."

After Linglong left, the smile on Tao Ti's face slowly faded, and between her bright eyebrows there was a hint of disappointment that she herself was not even aware of.

She murmured softly, "They all stayed behind..."