"Brother Liu, Brother Qian, why don't you two go up and take a look?"
"We'll wait for you here."
Xiao Yanzi saw the bailiff's trembling legs from afar, so she decided not to take Yongqi with her.
Liu Yu and Qian Dayun glanced at them, then squeezed into the crowd to check the list.
Xiao Yanzi whispered to Yongqi, "What exactly did you say to them last time that made these constables tremble at the sight of you..."
Yongqi pouted, "I didn't even talk to them, I went straight to the Minister of Revenue..."
After waiting for a while, Liu Yu and Qian Dayun finally emerged from the crowd.
Seeing that they were both very happy, Xiao Yanzi knew that they had both made the list.
Liu Yu and Qian Dayun clasped their hands in thanks and said, "Thank you both for your kind words. We've both made the list."
Little Swallow smiled and said, "Then congratulations to you both!"
Yongqi said, "Since we have some free time today, why don't we go to Huibinlou?"
The four of them then rode in a carriage towards Huibinlou. Qian Dayun remarked, "Beijing is truly something else. I've been here for over half a month, and I've already fallen in love with it..."
Yongqi smiled and said, "If you like it here, then stay in Beijing."
Qian Dayun sighed, "If you're going to stay, you have to bring my parents here. I can't bear to leave them to live in their hometown."
Little Swallow nodded, "That's how it should be."
Just as the carriage reached the street where Huibinlou was located, a person suddenly rushed out in front of the carriage, shouting, "Ping'er, how cruel you are..."
Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi curiously lifted the carriage curtain to look, only to see someone they knew.
Little Swallow exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle!"
“Yongqi is my uncle.”
The two men quickly got out of the carriage and helped the drunk middle-aged man onto the carriage.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you? Why did you drink so much?"
Feng Chengyao opened his eyes, saw Xiao Yanzi, and immediately burst into tears, "Yanzi..."
"Ping'er doesn't want me anymore..."
Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi stared in disbelief at Feng Chengyao, who was crying uncontrollably, while Liu Yu and Qian Dayun on the other side were dumbfounded.
Little Swallow wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know what to say.
Because she felt that the person her uncle liked must have dumped him a long time ago, otherwise why wouldn't they have contacted him for so many years?
"Yanzi, she has my son, but she doesn't recognize me anymore..."
"Not only did she not recognize me anymore, she also married someone else and had a daughter with him..."
When Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi heard such big news, they were speechless.
Before long, they arrived at Huibinlou.
Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi struggled to carry Feng Chengyao downstairs. When the people at Huibinlou saw Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi appear, they knew that these were their masters.
Liu Qing, who was doing the accounting under the counter, saw Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi appear. "My goodness, what's going on?"
He told someone else to watch the counter, then walked over to Xiao Yanzi and the others, asking, "What's going on here?"
"Qing'er, Ping'er doesn't want me anymore..."
When Liu Qing heard the word "Qing'er," he got goosebumps all over.
"No, how much did he drink?"
Little Swallow shook her head helplessly, "I don't know either."
"Yanzi, do you think that man is richer than me, or more handsome?"
"Why does Ping'er want him but not me?"
"..." Little Swallow remained silent; she truly didn't know how to comfort a drunkard.
"Liu Qing, have someone keep an eye on him and give him some hangover soup."
"good."
Feng Chengyao was taken upstairs to rest, and then Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, and the other two sat down in the spot closest to the counter.
"Aunt Yan..." The little boy, being led by Jin Suo, tugged at Jin Suo and walked towards the direction of Little Swallow.
"Little Swallow, are you all done with your work?"
Little Swallow nodded, "It's almost done, that's why I finally had some free time to come and take a look today."
"Aunt Yan, Chengyun misses you..."
Little Swallow picked up four-year-old Liu Chengyun, "This guy has gotten heavier again."
Liu Chengyun said slowly, "Eat well so you can grow up and help your parents with chores."
Little Swallow smiled and nodded, "That's really great!"
Jin Suo then thought of Feng Chengyao, whom she had just seen, and asked, "What happened to your uncle just now?"
"It seems he found out about the person he likes, and then he couldn't stand it..."
"What? After all these years, there's finally news?"
"Yes, they say he had a son and found the person, but the person has amnesia and doesn't remember him at all..."
"That person even married someone else and had a daughter..."
Jin Suo was stunned. "No way? Can your uncle handle that?"
Little Swallow sighed helplessly, "Judging from his current state, he probably can't take it anymore."
"So, Jin Suo, you should immediately arrange for someone to investigate and find out who this woman is that my uncle has been thinking about for so many years."
Jin Suo nodded and replied, "Okay, I'll go now."
"Chengyun, you stay with your aunt for a while. I'm going to take care of some business."
"Okay." Liu Chengyun nodded obediently.
“Chengyun, come here.” Yongqi picked up Liu Chengyun and said, “Your aunt has been very tired lately, let me carry you.”
"Oh, are you planning to have a baby?"
Liu Chengyun's words made Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi instantly embarrassed.
Liu Yu and Qian Dayun, who were on the other side, couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.
Yongqi glared at him through gritted teeth, "Chengyun, who told you that?"
“For a while, I was being held by Aunt Hong, and Uncle Hong said that he and Aunt Hong were planning to have a baby, so Aunt Hong was especially tired during that time…”
"Later on, my cousin Jia was born."
"..." Liu Hong carried Gao Jia and walked over with Gao Ming.
Gao Ming happened to overhear Liu Chengyun's words and gave an awkward laugh, "Children say the darndest things, children say the darndest things..."
Xiao Yanzi stood up and looked at Gao Jia in Liu Hong's arms, "Liu Hong, I really didn't expect that you, the great heroine, would show such maternal love..."
"Little Swallow, how long are you going to keep teasing me about this?" Liu Hong felt a little embarrassed and speechless when she heard Little Swallow mention this great female knight again.
"For a lifetime," Little Swallow smiled smugly.
Gao Jia saw Liu Hong and Xiao Yanzi laughing and giggled along with them.
"I hope you can raise your daughter well, and not let her turn out like my brat."
Hearing the disgusted tone in Xiao Yanzi's voice, Liu Hong laughed and said, "Does your Yao'er know how much you dislike her?"
"I know."
The two chatted around the child, while Yongqi and Gaoming talked with Liu Yu and Qian Dayun about some political matters.
Qian Dayun asked curiously, "Brother Yan, we heard a few days ago that the backer of this guesthouse is the current crown prince. Have you met him?"
Yongqi smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
Qian Dayun sighed, "I had heard before that the current Crown Prince and Crown Princess have a very deep relationship."
"They've been married for almost eight years, and the Crown Prince still only has the Crown Princess by his side. Such deep affection is truly rare in this world!"
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, the Crown Princess is a heroine. She has led troops to the battlefield with the Crown Prince twice to protect the country. She can be called another Mu Guiying of our Qing Dynasty."
Qian Dayun continued, "That's right. So, we were thinking, if you've met the Crown Prince, could you introduce us?"
"However, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, I'm determined to be your friend!"
Yongqi laughed heartily and said, "If you also succeed in the palace examination, you will naturally meet the current Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Just don't be too surprised then!"
Gao Ming, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. So their crown prince was pretending to be an ordinary citizen again, making friends with people. "(This is probably our most approachable crown prince yet, isn't it?)"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com