Wu Chenxi slipped a gleaming golden token into Ning Qing's hand and said, "With this, you can freely enter and leave the palace from now on."
Seeing Ning Qing nod slightly, Wu Chenxi kissed Ning Qing's cheek again before turning and leaving.
Ning Qing looked at the token in her hand and said softly, "It's impossible for you to come back."
He walked to the desk, ground the ink, laid out the paper on the table, and picked up his pen to write.
He tucked a corner of the note under the paperweight, took the token, and left the palace. He had no trouble getting through. It was indeed quite useful.
After leaving the palace, Ning Qing tossed the token into her spatial storage.
He walked to his own carriage and, amidst the coachman's strange, hesitant expression, got in.
Ning Qing returned to the Blooming Flower Courtyard and instructed Caiyun to prepare toiletries, as she wanted to take a hot bath.
Just as Ning Qing finished his bath and dinner and was about to go to bed, an anxious voice came from outside the courtyard, "Brother Qing! Are you back? I couldn't find you in the palace. The guards said you've returned."
Ning Qing rubbed her forehead in annoyance: How could I forget about this guy? No wonder I felt like something was missing on the way back, so that's why...
Ning Qing quickly went out to greet him and said to Meng De, who looked nervous, "Big brother, I'm here."
When Meng De saw Ning Qing, his gaze swept over her from head to toe. When he saw that Ning Qing was unharmed, his heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally settled down, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
He murmured, "It's alright, it's alright."
After speaking, he raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
Ning Qing: "Has Big Brother had dinner yet?"
Meng De then realized that he had been so busy looking for someone that he had forgotten about dinner.
"No rush, you can have your meal anytime."
Ning Qing instructed Caiyun to prepare a meal, as she wanted to drink and chat with her elder brother.
Upon hearing this, Meng De immediately nodded in agreement. He had been craving those few bites for the past few days, and his brother knew him best. Tonight, he could finally satisfy his craving.
After Caiyun set out the food, the two sat down. Ningqing brought the wine she had bought from Xianweilou last time and poured a glass for each of them.
When Meng De was in Ningqing and Kaifeng, he had already smelled the aroma of wine and was so tempted that he kept swallowing his saliva. Now that he saw a cup of wine being handed to him, he quickly took it and drank it down in one gulp.
After finishing his drink, he smacked his lips and squinted his eyes, savoring the delicious taste that had just entered his throat.
Seeing this, Ning Qing asked Caiyun to serve Meng De a whole pot of tea.
Meng De picked up the wine pot and took a big gulp, mouth to mouth.
Hai took a sip and smiled at Ning Qing, saying, "Brother Qing understands me best! You know that I have no other hobbies, except for this."
He paused, then said, "Your wine is excellent! It's delicious. Where did you get it?"
Ning Qing picked up her cup, took a sip, and replied, "If you like it, you are welcome to drink it in the wine cellar."
Upon hearing this, Meng De was overjoyed and exclaimed that Ning Qing was his confidante.
He even dragged Ning Qing, his newly minted confidante, into drinking heavily.
Finally, finding drinking indoors boring, he pulled everyone up to the roof with a jar of wine each, invited the moon to raise a cup, and asked it to witness his brotherhood with Ning Qing.
Ning Qing sat on the roof tile, holding the wine jar, squinting at Meng De, who was drunk and yawning incessantly, feeling extremely sleepy. She was filled with regret, thinking that she shouldn't have kept him drinking; she should have let him take the wine home and drink it himself.
I could finally get a good night's sleep instead of sitting on the rooftop yawning in the cool breeze like this.
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