Lu Jin picked up a piece of roasted lamb with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, "Junior brother, I am a little envious of you."
Yu Qizhe did not pick up any food and drank in silence.
Lu Jin was used to his silence. When he was with Yu Qizhe, he always talked more. He continued, "I envy you for meeting a girl like your sister-in-law who you love so much. I was so stupid at the beginning. I should have invited a matchmaker to come earlier."
Yu Qizhe tightened his grip on the wine jar. He had not been able to calm down since Liu Ziqi left. In a little while, Yu Jiao would be the daughter of Liu Ci Fu's family. Mutual affection would no longer be a matter between the two of them, and whether or not to be together was not something they could decide.
He has never despised his background. He can fight for whatever career he wants, but it takes time.
For a family like Liu Ci Fu, the only family that could match him was an official family of at least the fourth rank or above. Even if he got the first place, the fastest promotion in the court would take seven to ten years to reach the fourth rank.
But the Liu family would never give him so much time.
Moreover, there is Gu Yun who is eyeing them covetously. A family like Annan Marquis' Mansion is the first choice for officials and nobles.
This uncontrollable uncertainty made Yu Qizhe a little anxious. He rarely felt so flustered.
The mellow and sweet taste in his mouth made Yu Qizhe feel more bitter in his heart.
Lu Jin took another gulp of wine, his brows full of regret, "If I hadn't returned to Qingzhou, maybe things would have been different. I still don't know why Miss Liang followed that eunuch Cheng Ying!"
Lu Jin opened up the conversation, not caring whether Yu Qizhe was listening or not, and continued to talk to himself, "I originally wanted to express my feelings to Miss Liang when I came back from Qingzhou, but I didn't expect that when I returned to the capital, the Liang family's bean juice stand was gone, and Miss Liang was gone too."
Unable to find words of comfort, Yu Qizhe picked up the wine jar and clinked it with Lu Jin's. Lu Jin also fell silent, and they both began to pour wine into their mouths in silence.
After finishing the jar of wine, Yu Qizhe suddenly stood up and walked outside.
Lu Jin shook the jar of wine in his hand and murmured, "Gone..." Mistaking Yu Qizhe for going out to look for wine, he just sat there without moving.
After waiting for a long time, Yu Qizhe did not come back. He stood up, staggered outside, and bumped into Song Nian.
"Mr. Lu, please go and persuade my master." Song Nian said anxiously.
Lu Jin had a good alcohol tolerance and was still very clear-headed. He asked, "What's wrong?"
Song Nian came forward to support him, and said as they walked with Lu Jin, "My master wants Liuzi to drive back to Qingzhou now. I think he seems drunk. Please go and help persuade him."
Lu Jin couldn't help but laugh. His junior brother was a very restrained person and he had never seen him drunk!
Lu Jin said to Song Nian, "No need to support me, I'm not drunk." He strode out of the yard. He wanted to see what ridiculous things Yu Qizhe could do when he was drunk.
Liuzi, who was forced to drive outside the courtyard gate, was still trying to find a way to deal with Yu Qizhe.
But Yu Qizhe spoke too calmly, and except for a slight blush on his face, his eyes were very clear. Liuzi was not sure whether he was drunk or not.
Seeing Lu Jin coming over, he breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and urgently shouted to Lu Jin, "Mr. Lu, please persuade my son. The city gates are about to be closed at this time, and it is really not suitable to go out."
Lu Jin walked to the carriage, pulled open the curtain, looked at Yu Qizhe who was sitting upright in the carriage, and said with a smile, "Are you drunk?"
Yu Qizhe glanced at him calmly and said, "I will go back to Qingzhou and come back to Beijing for the imperial examination after the New Year."
Lu Jin observed his expression and was not sure whether he was drunk or not. He spoke clearly and did not look like a drunk at all.
"What are you going back to Qingzhou for?" Lu Jin asked.
Yu Qizhe lowered his eyes and looked at his fingers, and said, "Go back and marry Yu Jiao. We haven't done the wedding yet. After the wedding, no one can take her away."
Lu Jin was confused. "You're going back to look for your sister-in-law? Isn't she already registered in your family? Who wants to take your sister-in-law away?"
Yu Qizhe was unwilling to answer him, and only said stubbornly, "I want to go back to Qingzhou to get married."
Lu Jin pondered for a while and said, "Liu Zi is right. The city gate should be closed at this time. You don't have to rush back to Qingzhou. You can set off tomorrow in the daytime and travel faster. Besides, it's not good for you to go back empty-handed. You can go to the street tomorrow to buy some clothes and jewelry for your sister-in-law. Women love these things."
Yu Qizhe seemed to be convinced by him. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "It's time to buy some gifts to take back." Yu Jiao had bought him pens, ink, paper, and clothes, but he had never given her anything.
Lu Jin thought that everything had finally calmed down, so he reached out to pull Yu Qizhe out of the car, saying, "Go back and rest quickly, so you can travel tomorrow."
But Yu Qizhe pushed his hand away and said, "No hurry." He then instructed Liuzi, "Go to Nanba Hutong."
Liu Zi and Lu Jin looked at each other, both of them looked helpless. Lu Jin asked, "What are you going to do in Nanba Hutong again?"
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