Ye Jinyun opened the fruit wine that had been bought from outside the palace and poured it into the glass:
"How can we eat barbecue without drinking? Come on, I said yesterday that I would stay with you until I'm drunk, and I will keep my promise. Wan'er, do you want to have some too?"
Yu Wan'er looked at the sweet fruit wine. Although she couldn't drink much, she nodded and asked Ye Jinyun to pour her a glass as well.
The three of them raised their glasses and clinked them together, then tilted their heads back and drank the wine in their glasses. Well, barbecue with a little wine is really comfortable, and then they continued to drink and eat.
Looking at the two tables of palace servants, everyone sat in a circle, guarding the oven and turning the skewers in their hands. When they were cooked, they immediately took them up and walked aside to eat, while another person filled in the skewers and started turning them again.
Those who had not yet eaten could not help but swallow their saliva as they smelled the aroma of meat, while those who were eating the skewers in their hands had a look of intoxication on their faces. It was so delicious. As servants, they had never eaten such delicious food before. They were willing to be slaves to follow such a master.
There was laughter and joy in Yingquan Palace, and the air was filled with fragrance. However, due to its remote location and the lush trees surrounding it, no one noticed that this was a bustle that should not belong in the deep palace.
The palace guards looked at the quiet corridor outside, wondering when the previous batch of people would finish eating and it would be their turn. Just thinking about the sizzling scene made their mouths water.
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After countless glasses of fruit wine were drunk, the courtyard gradually quieted down. Three people were still drinking together at the stone table. The palace servants had finished their meals and were tidying up the courtyard and the tables slowly, not daring to disturb the three masters.
Finally, Yu Wan'er was drunk too much and fell on the table without moving. Ye Jinyun waved his hand and asked Yin Zhu to help Xiao Tao to help her back to the room to rest, while he and Lin Qingtang continued drinking.
"Today, how was your day? Did you enjoy drinking? Do you feel better?" Ye Jinyun said while being a little tipsy.
Lin Qingtang was also a little drunk, playing with the wine glass in his hand.
"Yes, I enjoyed the barbecue very much and I feel much better. However, there is one more thing I want to do. Do you dare to accompany me?"
"Okay, I'll accompany you no matter what you want to do," Ye Jinyun said, patting his chest.
"Okay, that's what you said."
Then the next second, Ye Jinyun felt his body lighten, and then he heard the sound of wind whistling in his ears, and all his drunkenness disappeared instantly.
Oh my god, she was actually flying in the sky. Lin Qingtang used Qinggong to help her!
It turns out that the ancients really had Qinggong! In her excitement, she also did not forget to hold Lin Qingtang's waist tightly, for fear that she would fall.
In an instant, the two of them arrived at the rooftop and looked at the place where they had just been drinking. Qing'er was stamping her feet anxiously below, and Bai Lu was saying something to her. Ye Jinyun listened carefully and found out that she was saying that her master had kung fu skills and told her not to worry.
He waved to Qing'er, indicating that he was fine and asked her not to worry.
After seeing the signal sent by her young lady, Qing'er had to calm down, but she still kept an eye on the two of them, afraid that they would fall down accidentally.
"Qingtang, is this another thing you want to do?"
"Yes, I want to go to the roof to feel the fresh air. From up there, I can see the sky outside the palace wall. I haven't felt this kind of freedom for a long time."
Lin Qingtang sat on the roof, stretched out one leg, and spoke lazily.
Ye Jinyun also sat down beside her, looked at her face which looked even colder under the moonlight, and spoke slowly:
“Actually, I’ve always had a question in my mind that I want to ask you.”
Lin Qingtang raised an eyebrow at her and motioned her to continue.
Ye Jinyun took a deep breath, pursed his lips and said:
"You clearly don't belong in the palace, so why did you enter? What is the reason that forces you to stay in this deep palace and be willing to be a bird with broken wings?"
Lin Qingtang was slightly startled, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. He looked up at the lonely moon in the sky. After a long moment, he spoke softly:
"Because I am the daughter of the Lin family, the emperor needs the Lin family's help to stabilize the government. The Lin family has been loyal to the emperor for generations, so naturally they had to agree to the emperor's request. The emperor also knew that this would be unfair to the Lin family and to me, so he promised my father that as long as I entered the palace to help him stabilize the people's hearts, he would not interfere in other matters."
"So, that's why you entered the palace and became a concubine, and why you never mention anything about the emperor?" Ye Jinyun continued to ask.
"Well, for me, I just moved to a place where I have no freedom. The affairs of the Emperor's harem have nothing to do with me. But I didn't expect to meet you in this palace. You have brought me joy in this lonely palace."
After saying that, Lin Qingtang turned around and smiled at her.
Ye Jinyun leaned over and touched her shoulder, and said frankly:
"I'm also very happy to meet you in the palace. You know, I've liked you since the first day of the selection. Of course, it's the kind of love that comes from admiration. So when I learned that I would be living with you, I was so happy that I almost flew away. I couldn't wait to come find you."
Lin Qingtang nodded in understanding. So that's how it was. No wonder she was so enthusiastic when she saw him.
Ye Jinyun looked at the starry sky, thought for a while and asked: "Qingtang, what is your dream? Do you want to be a female general fighting on the battlefield, or to be a female knight traveling the world?"
Lin Qingtang propped up his chin and thought for a while, "When traveling in the martial arts world, I yearn for the free and unrestrained female knights rather than the female generals."
Ye Jinyun nodded. It was just as she thought. Since she longed for freedom so much, she should prefer to wander around the world.
"However, this can only be realized in dreams, it is impossible in this life." Lin Qingtang laughed at himself and said:
"What about you? How were you chosen by the emperor? As far as I know, the emperor always likes beautiful women. Why were you chosen? Of course, I don't mean to say that you are ugly, you know."
Ye Jinyun certainly knew what she meant, but he said helplessly: "I don't know either. Maybe I was lucky at that time, but you should be able to see that I am not very willing to enter the palace."
Lin Qingtang nodded. She could naturally see that the three people from Yingquan Palace had no interest in the emperor, so they could get along so harmoniously.
As she was thinking this, Ye Jinyun spoke with the same idea:
"You and I both have the same reason. I don't know why Wan'er doesn't care about the emperor at all. Even though she's a little young, she's still at the age where she's just beginning to fall in love."
She shook her head again and said in a loud voice: "Never mind. As long as the three of us live in peace in Yingquan Palace, it will be fine. It will be nice to be sisters for decades like this for the rest of our lives, right?"
Lin Qingtang couldn't help but nodded with laughter.
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But God's arrangements have always been so unpredictable, and it is often difficult to predict changes in the course of events.
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