Liu Qing and Gao Ming arranged a rectangular table for them. Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi sat near the counter, while Xiao Jian and Qing'er sat opposite them.
Mianhua, Mianzhi, Mianyao, Xiao Yuting, and Xiao Yucheng sat in a row, opposite Feng Chengyao, Lu Sizheng, Lu Wenxin, Su Pingping, and Lu Sixue.
Rectangular dining table location in Huibinlou
"Little Swallow, you guys should stop drinking."
"Your identities are different now than before, so it's best to be careful."
Xiao Yanzi was a little depressed. She wasn't pregnant, and she wasn't feeling unwell, but she couldn't drink alcohol!
Yongqi smiled and said, "Liu Qing, you should still get her the bar. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything!"
Feng Chengyao said with a smile, "That's more like it!"
"What's that line of poetry again? 'Enjoy life while you can, for tomorrow you may die.' Let's drink while we can!"
"How can we not drink on this day of family reunion and celebration?"
Little Swallow said, "My brother's poem is also interesting: 'With a flute and a sword, I roam the world; with a thousand years of love and hate, I drink a pot of wine. I tread the dusty road of the world with both feet, and take the sky as my roof and the earth as my dwelling.'"
Xiao Jian smiled helplessly, "Ever since we recognized each other, I've never taken the path I originally wanted to take!"
Little Swallow chuckled mischievously, "Who told you that even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman?"
"Even if it's not for me, for Sister-in-law Qing'er's sake, you still have to stay in the capital!"
Yongqi raised his glass to Xiao Jian across from him, "Brother, this glass is for you!"
Xiao Jian retorted, "I know what you want to say. As long as you treat my sister and child well, I will be your staunchest supporter!"
Lu Wenxin looked at Yongqi and said, "I'd also like to toast you!"
"Don't worry, we will be your supporters too."
Yongqi smiled and said, "In that case, thank you all very much!"
After a satisfying meal, Lu Wenxin's family stayed overnight at Huibinlou Restaurant. Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi took their three children back to the palace, while Xiao Jian and Qing'er also took their children back to the General's Mansion.
However, Little Swallow inevitably got drunk again.
"The stars are so bright today..." After returning to the palace, Xiao Yanzi couldn't hold on any longer.
Yongqi quickly hugged her, "Little Swallow, let's go back first."
Mianhua couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xiaoyanzi's flushed face from drunkenness, but he also knew that his father didn't want to see them at this moment.
"Father, you take care of Mother, I'm taking my younger brother and sister with me!"
He cleverly took Mianyao and Mianzhi to Yonghe Palace, avoiding disturbing them at Yuqing Palace.
When the three arrived at Yonghe Palace, Consort Yu was somewhat surprised, "Why are the three of you here?"
Mianhua stepped forward and said, "Grandma, after Father and Mother took us to Huibinlou to see my maternal uncle and cousin, we had dinner there. Mother was so happy that she drank a few more cups than usual, and Father is taking care of her now..."
Consort Yu understood; these three had been sent back to Yonghe Palace against their will. "Your father is really something! He knows your mother can't hold her liquor, yet he still makes her drink!"
She still can't forget the scene from many years ago when the drunken Xiao Yanzi tried to pull at Yongqi's clothes!
Now that they're husband and wife and have three children, let them be as they please as long as they don't go too far!
"Mei'er, tomorrow morning, have the kitchen prepare some hangover soup early and send it to Xiao Yanzi..."
Mei'er covered her mouth and laughed, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it'll be useless for us to do this..."
Consort Yu came to her senses, "Indeed, it's not my turn..."
If Yongqi torments Xiaoyanzi for too long, Xiaoyanzi might not wake up until dark!
"Fine, I'm too lazy to deal with them anymore. You three should go and get some rest!"
The three nodded in unison, "We understand."
Mianhua took Mianzhi back to their room, while Mianyao went back to her room alone.
Meanwhile, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi dawdled for a long time before finally returning to Yuqing Palace. By then, it was already 7:45 PM.
No sooner had Yongqi stepped into the room than Xiao Yanzi ripped open his clothes. "Xiao Yanzi!"
"What's wrong? You're mine. I can look at you whenever I want, and I can take your clothes off whenever I want!"
Yongqi sighed helplessly, "You reek of alcohol, let's go take a shower first!"
"Finish it first, then wash it!" Little Swallow had barely finished speaking when she silenced Yongqi with a kiss!
When a wife offers herself up to you, who can resist?
After finishing his meal with his wife, he took her to bathe and change clothes. Then he fed her a hangover soup mouth-to-mouth before she went to sleep.
The next day at dawn, Yongqi woke up.
As dawn broke, Yongqi was already busy at the Qianqing Palace.
Just as Consort Yu had predicted, Xiao Yanzi didn't wake up until almost dinnertime.
She rubbed her eyes, yawned, stretched, and shook her head before opening them. Looking at the sky outside, she was a little dazed. She got up, dressed, and went outside, where she ran into Yongqi, who was returning home from get off work.
"You're awake, then hurry up and eat!" Yongqi quickly went to Xiaoyanzi's side and helped her up.
Little Swallow leaned against him and said, "Feed me!"
When there are no major events or busy times, she just wants to be Yongqi's little good-for-nothing and let Yongqi take care of everything!
"Okay, I'll feed you."
Yongqi carried Xiaoyanzi back to her room and waited for Mingyue and Caixia to bring over the food. After eating little by little, Xiaoyanzi let out a satisfied burp and said, "Yongqi, I'm full."
Yongqi asked Mingyue and Caixia to take the dishes away. He was about to carry Xiaoyanzi back to bed when Xiaoyanzi refused, saying, "I'm going to take a walk in the yard. You go wash up..."
"No, please help me..."
"Please spare me! If I go, I'll have to sleep all day again. I'm not going!"
After Xiao Yanzi rejected Yongqi, she walked straight out of the room.
Yongqi had no choice but to take a bath by himself.
The little swallow strolled leisurely in the yard, gazing at the sky, wondering to herself, "(Mom, did you see Uncle's son today?)"
"(He looks quite like his uncle, it's just a pity that his uncle and his sweetheart were never meant to be!)"
"(The person my uncle likes is named Su Pingping. She is already married and has a daughter with him.)"
"(Although my cousin is related to my uncle by blood, they aren't very close. They were even arguing at the Huibinlou restaurant today. Mom, if you were still here, what would you do?)"
Xiao Yanzi was talking earnestly to her mother when Yongqi suddenly hugged her from behind. Xiao Yanzi was startled and exclaimed, "You scared me!"
Yongqi laughed and said, "In this Yuqing Palace, besides me, who else would dare to hug you?"
"Besides, if you had sensed something was wrong, you would have already started hitting him!"
What were you thinking about just now?
Little Swallow leaned against Yongqi and continued gazing at the sky. "I was thinking, if Mother were still here, what would she do about what happened to my uncle and cousin?"
Upon hearing this, Yongqi felt somewhat helpless. "Even if Mother were still alive, she probably wouldn't be able to intervene in such matters."
"Although what my cousin said was harsh, it was the truth. My uncle only contributed some effort, but it was his mother who gave birth to him, and it was his mother and father who raised him, not his uncle..."
"If someone suddenly came up to me and said that he was my father and not my father, I would not accept it!"
Hearing Yongqi boldly use him and Emperor Qianlong as examples, Xiaoyanzi hurriedly said, "Pah, pah, pah! How can you say such things?"
"If someone with ulterior motives hears this, it will ruin you and your mother!"
Yongqi reassured him, "Don't worry, everyone in this palace is one of us, and besides, my voice is so soft, no one will hear me!"
"Besides, Mother's loyalty to Father Emperor is as clear as the sun and moon, and beyond question!"
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