Chapter 104 The Sweet Treat Before the Main Course
The four of them took their seats together.
Although the dinner table wasn't as lively as a typical family dinner, the atmosphere was harmonious and warm.
The dishes prepared by Yu Beichen were exquisite and delicious, clearly showing that he had put a lot of thought into them.
Lou Yan looked at Yu Beichen beside him, and a thought struck him. He then suggested, "Beichen, next time, let's go to the palace to offer incense to the Empress Dowager. I also want to have a good talk with her."
Upon hearing this, Yu Beichen paused slightly in his chopsticks. After a moment's hesitation, he said in a low voice, "How about... we confess to the Empress Dowager first?"
He was concerned about the Empress Dowager's attitude, as well as his more special relationship with Lou Yan.
Lou Yan thought about it and realized that he had indeed been too hasty. If he went to Kunning Palace to offer sacrifices rashly and there were any complications with the Empress Dowager, it would be bad for Yu Beichen.
He nodded, readily agreeing: "You're right, I didn't think it through."
Mentioning the Empress Dowager reminded Lou Jin of their past connection, and he couldn't help but laugh, "It wasn't until I returned to the capital and met the Empress Dowager that I learned that Mr. Yu... no, sister-in-law, is actually the Empress Dowager's nephew?"
"According to seniority, shouldn't I call you my cousin?"
Before he could finish speaking, Lou Yan flicked his forehead lightly.
"Why are you talking so much while we're eating?" Lou Yan said with a straight face, though her ears were a little red.
This mess of generational relationships is giving him a headache.
Lou Jin covered his forehead and exaggeratedly accused, "Royal brother! Today is my birthday, and this is how you treat me?"
Lou Yan snorted coldly: "If it weren't for your birthday today, I would have thrown you into the lake to wake you up."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Yu Beichen and Ye Xunyang quickly gave each other a look and pulled on each other's sleeves to mediate.
Yu Beichen gave Lou Yan a look, then picked up the wine pot and personally poured wine for Lou Jin and Ye Xunyang.
Ye Xunyang also gently tugged at Lou Jin's sleeve under the table, signaling him to stop.
After dinner, Lou Jin was preoccupied with the evening's events and only drank one glass of wine, while Ye Xunyang, tasting the fruit wine, couldn't help but drink a few more glasses, becoming slightly tipsy.
As he got up to take his leave, Yu Beichen naturally pulled Ye Xunyang's wrist, placed his fingertips on his pulse, and carefully examined it for a moment.
After a moment, he released his hand, nodded, and said in a clear, cool voice with the seriousness of a physician: "Hmm, the pulse is steady and strong, it seems you are recovering well."
Lou Jin supported Ye Xunyang. They had been so busy these past few days that they hadn't had time for that kind of thing. He replied in a low voice, "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law."
Yu Beichen took out a small white jade porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Lou Jin. He didn't say anything in detail, only admonishing him, "Take it easy."
Lou Jin took the medicine bottle, assuming it was the same pills as last time, and accepted it.
Lou Yan and Yu Beichen escorted the two to the gate of the mansion.
Ye Xunyang, slightly tipsy, leaned against Lou Jin, who helped him onto the carriage.
Back at the Jinwang Mansion, it was already past 1:00 PM. Lou Jin helped Ye Xunyang lie down on the bed so that he could get a good night's sleep.
That afternoon drink was really strange; he only took a small sip and felt burning up all over.
He struggled to get up, thinking he should take a cold shower to quell the burning desire, but before he could move even half a step, his wrist was gripped by a scalding force.
"Don't go..." Ye Xunyang's voice was muffled and nasal, but his other hand reached out with unusual precision, through the fabric.
Lou Jin froze, caught off guard by this sudden attack.
His breath hitched, and before he could react, Ye Xunyang had already used the momentum to roll over and pinned him down, his body radiating intense heat.
The person on top of him was clearly unconscious, acting entirely on instinct, their hot, moist breath spraying haphazardly onto his neck, their hands clumsily and urgently tearing at his clothes.
The fabric made a slight tearing sound, and the cool air touched the burning skin. Even if Lou Jin was slow to understand, he would realize the strangeness of that glass of wine.
He closed his eyes helplessly. Fine, now he's even with his older brother. Nobody owes anyone anything. Suddenly...
mouth
It ended abruptly, leaving only Ye Xunyang limply lying on him, completely unconscious.
Lou Jin was caught off guard by this sudden turn of events, both amused and exasperated. Before the heat in his body had subsided, Ye Xunyang had already collapsed softly into his arms, completely drunk and unconscious.
He looked down at himself, then at Ye Xunyang, who was breathing evenly in his arms, and sighed helplessly.
"He brought this on himself..." Lou Jin muttered to himself, recalling Yu Beichen's words when he handed him the medicine bottle. He then realized that it wasn't a tonic at all, but rather a drug to enhance pleasure.
Lou Jin gently laid Ye Xunyang flat on the bed, covered him with a blanket, and then got up to take a cold shower.
Just as he turned around, Ye Xunyang suddenly grabbed his sleeve again, seemingly in a daze.
"Don't go..." Ye Xunyang mumbled drunkenly, his other hand reaching out to touch Lou Jin's body again.
Lou Jin's anger, which had just subsided, flared up again after being touched by him.
He grabbed Ye Xunyang's restless hand, his voice low and menacing: "Do you know what you're doing?"
Ye Xunyang laughed drunkenly and leaned in to kiss him, saying, "I know... I'm seducing you..."
This kiss completely shattered Lou Jin's reason.
He took the initiative, pinning Ye Xunyang down and kissing him deeply in return. His hands were also busy, deftly untying Ye Xunyang's belt.
"You asked for this." Lou Jin whispered in Ye Xunyang's ear, his warm breath brushing against his neck.
Ye Xunyang shrank his neck sensitively, but moved even closer to Lou Jin.
When he was drunk, he was much bolder than usual, and his actions were unusually enthusiastic.
Lou Jin remembered the bottle of medicine Yu Beichen had given him, took it, poured out a pill, put it in his mouth, and then, through a kiss, transferred it into Ye Xunyang's mouth, which Ye Xunyang obediently swallowed.
"It's so hot..."
"It's ready..."
"No, I don't want it anymore..."
"Weren't you so daring just now? How come you can't take it anymore?"
Lou Jin found his appearance both amusing and heartbreaking, and quickly carried him to the bathhouse to clean him up after the event.
While taking a bath, Ye Xunyang woke up groggily once and found himself being held in Lou Jin's arms. He then leaned against Lou Jin's chest, feeling at ease, and fell asleep again.
By the time they finished all that, it was already evening, and dinner hadn't even started yet.
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