All the members of Young Master Liu's family who could come out came out to keep him company. Naturally, Yun Xiaoxi wouldn't come out.
Yun Xiaoxi herself didn't have a good impression of Li Baiyu because of the forced marriage contract. Of course, she didn't have a bad feeling. She also understood that the prince sometimes couldn't help himself.
Furthermore, since he lives at his cousin's place, if the prince thinks too much, he could easily cause trouble to his cousin.
Yun Qingshi still lives in seclusion as before after giving up her life to Ying'er. It seems that she still hasn't gotten over the knot of choices between her kindness and her love.
Naturally, Ying'er couldn't go out to meet the guests because she had to breastfeed her daughter.
Only a few high-status women from Qi Yun were present.
After three rounds of drinking, the women saw that the husband and the prince were talking about things that were not suitable for them and other women were present, so they all found excuses to leave.
Even though the third princess was Li Baiyu's younger sister, she chose to leave.
With a hint of drunkenness on his face, Li Baiyu took out a piece of rice paper from his sleeve and placed it in front of Young Master Liu: "Brother, your boy Chengzhi and the eldest brother's girl Jingyao are almost the same age, and they are about to arrive.
Age of marriage.”
"My father promised them a baby marriage in the imperial study room before, and now it's time to exchange birthdays and horoscopes."
"This is the birth date of my little girl Jingyao. You should accept it first. After the calculations are done by a gentleman, the birth dates of the two of them will match up. Then you can send your boy's birth date to the eldest brother in the capital."
"My eldest brother wants them to get married when they are around fifteen years old, so that your Liu family can spread its branches and keep its lintel bare."
Liu Mingzhi was stunned for a moment, sighed silently, slowly picked up the rice paper in front of him, looked through it carefully, then folded it and put it in his sleeve.
"Don't worry, eldest brother. I'll leave this matter to my younger brother. It's up to eldest brother to decide when to get married."
If it were anyone else, Liu Mingzhi might ask Liu Chengqian to get married when he is around nineteen or twenty years old.
But the other party was Prince Li Baiyu, so Liu Mingzhi rejected the idea after some thought.
Now that Li Zheng is old, it is the critical time when Li Baiyu's mind is most sensitive. I wonder if I will make him think too much by delaying his children's marriage.
A trace of clarity flashed through Li Baiyu's drunken eyes, and he looked at Young Master Liu happily: "Good brother, we are kissing each other!"
"We are brothers, and we will become in-laws in the future. From now on, the eldest brother will rely on you for assistance."
Liu Mingzhi nodded solemnly and punched Li Baiyu: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely be a victim of my eldest brother."
Li Baiyu chuckled and raised his glass: "Brother, you and I will have one more drink before we say goodbye."
"How is this possible? My eldest brother has come a long way, and he has to stay at my younger brother's house for a few days. I have just finished drinking the wine, so I have to let my younger brother fulfill his loyalty as a landlord."
"No, no, the eldest brother has to pay a visit to the Protector of the State. By the way, he has to pay a visit to his uncle Nangong Ye in Fuzhou. This hassle has been delayed for too long. The eldest brother doesn't want Xia Yushi's excerpts to go to my father like snowflakes.
Where is the emperor flying?"
"Okay, in that case, I'd like to give you a drink and wish you a safe journey."
"Have a drink together!"
The two of them drank the wine in one go, and Li Baiyu picked up the riding crop on the table: "Brother-in-law, tell Yan'er that my brother will come to see her another day, and I won't go and say goodbye to her again."
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
Li Baiyu didn't show any politeness, he put his arm around Mr. Liu's shoulders and walked toward the door of the mansion like a pair of close brothers.
"Next time when eldest brother comes, you have to be the host and lead him to the red house in Yingzhou for a good time. I heard that the women in the brothels in the frontier fortress are mostly singers from the Western Regions. They are much more bold and unrestrained than the women in the capital and Jiangnan!"
"Brother, I've always heard about it, but I've never seen it before. You can't be stingy and be reluctant to spend dozens of taels of silver."
"Don't worry, big brother, as long as you want to go, I can book it for you for a month, no problem."
“It’s a deal!”
"a man of his words."
Li Baiyu let go of Liu Mingzhi's shoulders and looked at the prince's guards outside the door and got on his horse: "Brother, I'm leaving!"
"Bon Voyage!"
"drive!"
Li Baiyu looked back slightly and looked at Mr. Liu with a faint smile before riding away under the protection of the guards.
Father, as long as my brother-in-law accepts Jingyao's birth date, I won't have to test my words.
As you said, your brother-in-law cares about his family the most, and Jingyao becoming his daughter-in-law is the best expression of that.
Isn't it?
Liu Mingzhi's eyes gradually became clearer as he stared at the imperial guards disappearing at the corner of the street. He took out Li Jingyao's birth date from his arms and shook it.
"the student surpasses the master."
"What my father taught me is nothing, but what I realized by myself will be painful for those who come after me."
"Willow Pine!"
"Master?"
Liu Mingzhi handed the rice paper back: "Give it to the young lady for storage."
"yes!"
Young Master Liu licked his lips, which were a little dry from drinking, and looked up the main street expectantly, looking back at the direction of the mansion with some hesitation.
"Do the brothels in Yingzhou really have more tricks than those in the capital? How about going to see them? But the old man is still waiting. It's really a dilemma."
Beauty? Or a bad old man?
Young Master Liu muttered for a long time and shook his head: "Forget it, forget it, I only go to the brothel to play mahjong. Besides wasting money, I might as well go back and drink with the old man."
After drinking tea, Young Master Liu returned to the pavilion.
After such a long time, the old man Wenren Yunshu was still in the pavilion.
I was boiling wine in a leisurely manner and admiring the few remaining snow.
It's just that Young Master Liu didn't realize that after he sat down, Wenren Yunshu squatted down on the small bamboo stool and peeked at him with a strange and shy look.
Young Master Liu picked up the wine glass in front of him and looked happily at Wen Renzheng, who was stroking his beard: "The distinguished guest has finally been sent away. I kept the old man waiting for a long time. I thought you were boring to drink alone, so I couldn't help but sneak away first."
It’s over!”
Wen Renzheng looked at the wine glass in Young Master Liu's hand with vague eyes: "It's not a long wait, but since you feel sorry, just punish yourself with three drinks."
"Okay, just listen to the old man. Don't say three drinks. It's no problem if the old man lets you drink thirty drinks."
"If you are ambitious, drink three cups first!"
"The boy does it first as a courtesy."
In Wen Renzheng's expectant and shy eyes, Wen Renyun's eyes were filled with shyness. Young Master Liu slowly brought the wine glass to his mouth.
"Um?"
Young Master Liu looked at the wine glass in his hand in surprise and stopped drinking.
Wen Renzheng's beard twitched slightly, his index finger tapped on the table involuntarily, and he muttered nervously in his heart, did the little bastard smell something wrong because he used it too much?
No, Qingtian Powder is colorless and odorless and dissolves instantly in water. You can't tell anything wrong with ordinary wine, not to mention the strong smell of wine poured by cows and horses, so you can't tell anything.
Just in case, the old man obviously smelled it, but there was no smell at all. How could the little bastard notice that something was wrong?
No, what are you so nervous about? I'm obviously sending my granddaughter to you, a good thing that I can't find even with a lantern. How come I'm acting like a thief?
Wenren Yunshu buried his head in his chest nervously, thinking to himself that he shouldn't listen to his grandfather, what a shameful idea this was! It made him feel like he couldn't get married.
"Why does this wine get cold so fast? The pavilion is not as good as the room. Drinking cold wine doesn't warm your body. Miss Yun Shu, thank you for your troubles!"
After finishing speaking, Mr. Liu spilled the wine in the wine glass onto the grass.
Wen Renzheng breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be because the wine had gone cold.
But suddenly I felt distressed again, little bastard, the quantity of Qingtian Powder is limited, and you just wasted it. Is it easy for me to find such a pack?
To prevent Young Master Liu from pouring the water in the jug, Wenren picked up the jug and handed it to Wenren Yunshu.
"Girl, warm up the wine again!"
"I understand, Grandpa."
"Boy, people in the court know how to use tea to cool their old age."
"Do you understand what it takes to regain a foothold in the court?"
Liu Mingzhi pondered for a while: "Connections!"
"That's right, connections!"
Wen Renzheng looked gently at Wen Ren Yunshu beside him.