Young Master Liu gently stroked the tea lid in his hand and stared at Xie Yun in silence for a moment.
"Can you keep your previous promise and be good to Yiyi for the rest of your life?"
Hearing Young Master Liu's question, Xie Yun nodded without hesitation and said decisively: "Return to uncle, yes!"
Xie Yun said the word "neng" sonorously, forcefully and resoundingly.
Liu Mingzhi stared calmly at Xie Yun, who had a solemn look, and was silent for a while. He lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then nodded with a slight smile.
"Okay, sit down."
"Yes, thank you uncle."
"Qingtong."
"The end will be here."
"Any more wine?"
Xie Qingtong gently shook the wine bag in his hand and nodded to Young Master Liu.
"Come back to me, Marshal, and I can pour a few more glasses."
"Pour the wine."
"yes."
Xie Qingtong raised his hand and poured two glasses of wine, then waved cheerfully.
"Commander, please."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, put down the tea cup in his hand, and picked up the drink on the table.
"Good brother, cheers."
"Commander, the last general will do it first as a sign of respect."
After Young Master Liu picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, he turned the wine glass in his hand for a long time with a frown on his face and sighed melancholy.
"Oh, Qingtong!"
"Commander?"
"I have accepted your betrothal gift."
Xie Qingtong's body trembled, his eyes widened in surprise, and his face instantly became excited.
"Commander, is it true?"
Seeing Xie Qingtong's excited reaction, Mr. Liu casually placed the cup on the table.
"What? Does this handsome man seem to be joking?"
Xie Qingtong looked at Young Master Liu with a smile on his face, and quickly explained: "No, no, the general is just too excited, and subconsciously he doesn't dare to believe this good news."
"Are you sure now?"
Xie Qingtong stretched out his hand to scratch his head and nodded with a silly smile.
"It's confirmed, it's confirmed. Thank you so much, Commander-in-Chief, for making it happen. Thank you Commander-in-Chief for making it happen."
As soon as Xie Qingtong finished speaking, he quickly turned around and looked at his wife, Meng Li.
"lady."
"Hey, I am here, sir?"
Xie Qingtong quickly put down the wine glass in his hand and waved to Meng Li.
"Why are you still standing there? Gift list, gift list."
"Okay, okay."
Meng Li nodded hurriedly a few times, took out a gift list from her sleeve and handed it to Xie Qingtong.
"Sir, gift list."
Xie Qingtong put the wine bag on the table, took the gift list from Meng Li, held the gift list in both hands and happily handed it to Young Master Liu.
"Commander, this is the betrothal gift given by the general to His Royal Highness the Princess. Please take a look at it, Commander-in-Chief."
Liu Mingzhi took the gift list from Xie Qingtong, briefly looked through the contents, and nodded with a smile.
"Qingtong, you are interested."
"It should, it should."
"Yun'er."
"I am here."
Liu Mingzhi took out the tobacco bag from his waist, stood up and walked to Qi Yun, his sisters and others.
"Yun'er, you sisters should also take a look."
Qi Yun stood up and took the gift list from her husband's hand, and put it on the table beside her with a smile.
"Husband, don't be in a hurry, we sisters are waiting for this girl Yiyi to come back from the palace and watch with her."
"That's fine, that's fine."
Young Master Liu walked to the hall door, took out a fire stick and lit a pot of dry smoke.
"Qingtong."
"The end will be here."
"Sister-in-law, have you two chosen an auspicious day to get married?"
"Back to the Marshal, the general and his wife have already discussed it. Regarding the auspicious day of the eldest princess's coming out of the cabinet, it is entirely up to the Marshal and you ladies to decide.
Marshal, when will you let Her Royal Highness the Princess leave the cabinet, when will the general and his wife prepare for Xie Yun to get married."
Liu Mingzhi blew out a puff of smoke outside the hall door and turned back to look at Xie Qingtong, Meng Li and his wife.
"March 16."
"Um?"
"Commander?"
"March 16 is an auspicious day for marriage.
The lifelong event of Yiyi and Xie Yun is scheduled for March 16th."
After hearing what Mr. Liu said, Xie Qingtong, Meng Li and his wife looked at each other, and their expressions became excited.
Xie Yun also looked happy, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of excitement.
Xie Qingtong immediately picked up his crutch and walked towards Young Master Liu with a joyful expression.
"Commander, March 16th?"
"Why, it's too early. If you think it's too early, I will continue it for a while."
Xie Qingtong's expression tightened and he shook his head hastily.
"Commander, don't, don't, don't! It's never too early, not too early. I wish I could have done it earlier."
"That's about it. A little more than a month should be enough for your family to prepare for the wedding of Yiyi, right?"
"Enough, enough. After the general returns, he will immediately start all matters related to marrying Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Liu Mingzhi gently took a puff of dry cigarette and turned to look at Qi Yun.
"Yun'er."
"I am here."
"Go and prepare a banquet immediately. My husband wants to have a few drinks with Qingtong."
"Hey, I'll go get ready right now."
Qi Yun said that she would immediately prepare for the banquet, but she did not actually leave.
She knew very well in her heart that her husband was just saying polite words.
After all, there is no reason to let the woman hold a banquet on the day of appointment.
Sure enough, as soon as Qi Yun got up, Xie Qingtong quickly looked at him.
"Queen's wife...sisters, please wait a moment."
Qi Yun paused for a moment and looked at Xie Qingtong with a puzzled expression.
"Brother Xie, what's wrong?"
"Brothers and sisters, let me have a few words with the commander first."
"Okay, please."
"Handsome."
"Say it, I'm here to listen."
"Commander, I wouldn't want to stay and have a drink with you unless I am the last general.
Rather, the general thinks that the lifelong events of Quan Zi and Her Royal Highness the Princess are more important.
Therefore, General Mo plans to take his wife back first and prepare all the matters for marrying Her Royal Highness the Princess as soon as possible.
I'll have the matter sorted out and I'll come and have a drink with you again.
Besides, the general is here to give a betrothal gift to Her Royal Highness the Princess. There is no reason to ask the commander-in-chief to host a banquet. It should be the general who is hosting the banquet.
Three days, three days later, there will be a big banquet at the Penglai restaurant run by the two empresses.
At that time, I hope that the commander-in-chief, all the empresses, the prince and the princess will come to us."
Liu Mingzhi pretended to be silent for a moment with his brows slightly furrowed, then nodded with a slight smile.
"Okay, then let's do as you say.
Let’s meet again at Penglai Restaurant in three days.”
Xie Qingtong smiled lightly and nodded, then turned to look at his wife Meng Li.
"Madam, I am my husband's wineskin."
Meng Li nodded with a smile, immediately stood up and picked up the wine bag on the table, turned around and walked towards Xie Qingtong.
Seeing this, sisters Xie Yun and Xie Bingyan immediately stood up and followed.
"Master, wine bag."
"father."
Xie Qingtong took the wine bag and hung it on his waist, and bowed respectfully to Young Master Liu, Qi Yun, Qinglian, the Queen, the Third Princess and their sisters.
"Commander, the general will take his wife and children to leave first. We will meet again in three days."
When Meng Li, mother and son saw this, they also bowed.
"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, I take my leave."
"Uncle, aunts, and nephew, please leave first."
"Uncle, aunts, my little daughter will leave first."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, leaning down to knock out the embers from the smoke pot under his feet.
"Let's go, I will see you off."
"Don't dare, don't dare, Commander, please stay."
Liu Mingzhi shook his head helplessly, put the tobacco bag away from his waist, and stretched out his hand to support Xie Qingtong's arm.
"What's the matter? I can't even give you a ride."
"Well! Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your orders."
"Hehehe, let's go."
"Commander, wait a minute."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Xie Qingtong turned slightly and faced Liu Zhi'an with a respectful expression. Mrs. Liu and his wife made a big salute.
"Uncle, aunt, my nephew, his wife and children will take their leave first. I will come and pay homage to you two when my nephew is free another day."
Liu Zhi'an put down the tea cup in his hand and walked towards Xie Qingtong with a faint smile.
"Qingtong, I won't see you off."
"Don't dare, uncle, aunt, please stay."
"Walk slowly."
Xie Qingtong nodded and clenched the crutch in his hand with both hands.
"My nephew, please leave."
"Commander, let's go. I'll see you off if you can."
"Damn it, why are you so polite to me?"
"Hehehe, etiquette cannot be discarded, etiquette cannot be discarded."
Young Master Liu winked at Qi Yun, the third princess and his sisters, and glanced at Xie Bingyan who was standing next to Xie Yun intentionally or unintentionally.
"Yun'er, you sisters, accompany your husband to send Qingtong as a gift."
"Hey, my sisters know it."
Sisters Qi Yun and others noticed their husband's gesture, and they all stood up with smiles and walked towards sisters Meng Li and Xie Bingyan.
"Mrs. Sister-in-law, Bingyan girl, let's go together."
"Hey, let's go together."
Young Master Liu supported Xie Qingtong's arm and walked out of the living room slowly.
"Qingtong."
"Handsome."
"Three days later, when you are hosting a banquet at the Penglai restaurant run by sisters Bizhu and Lingyi, don't just invite me and my family to go there.
But don’t forget to invite King Wuyi, Old Marquis and others as well.”
"Okay, I understand.
After the general and his wife returned home, he immediately wrote a letter to them, inviting them to go to Penglai Restaurant for a drink in three days."
"correct."
"Commander, is there anything else you can do?"
Young Master Liu smiled and nodded, pointing towards the east of the city and said: "I would like to remind you, this handsome girl, that Baoyu is also in the capital now. Don't forget to write a letter to him too.
"
Xie Qingtong looked happy and subconsciously looked towards the east of the city: "What, General Zhou is also in the capital now?"
"Yes, otherwise, why would I have mentioned this guy to you?"
"Commander, when will General Zhou come back to the capital?"
"After the defensive adjustment last year, he came back around October. It will be a long time before the next defensive adjustment."
If you forget about him, he will inevitably nag you severely in the future.
So, you must not forget him.
Otherwise, if he wants to take it out on you, I won't be able to help you."
Xie Qingtong said happily: "Yes, I know about it. After I go back, I will tell someone to tell General Zhou's house to invite you."
"Hehehe, as long as you know, I won't nag you about that handsome guy."
"Thank you very much, Commander-in-Chief, for reminding me."
"Come on, there's no point in thanking you. It's only right to treat me to a few more drinks in the future."
"Yes, yes, I understand. I will definitely treat you to drinks, Commander-in-Chief, more often in the future."
While Young Master Liu and Xie Qingtong were talking and laughing, the group gradually arrived outside the Liu Mansion.
"Commander, ladies and gentlemen, please stay."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the carriages outside the gate of Liu Mansion, smiled lightly and nodded.
"Qingtong, Madam-in-law, we and I will send you off not far away."
"Stay, stay."
Young Master Liu chuckled and nodded, then turned to look at Xie Yun and Xie Bingyan, brother and sister.
"Xie Yun, Bingyan."
"My nephew is here."
"My little girl is here."
"When you are free, come and sit at home often. The door of my uncle's house is always open to you two, brother and sister."
"Yes, my nephew understands."
"Yes, yes, the fairy knows. Thank you uncle."
Qi Yun glanced at her husband, stretched out her slender hands to hold Xie Bingyan's white and tender hands, looked at her with a smile and said softly: "Bingyan, today is really unlucky. Auntie can't introduce you to your sisters.
Already.
But don't worry, Bingyan, once the sisters return home from the palace, your aunt will tell them about you right away.
Then, when the sisters are no longer busy, aunt will directly ask them to go to your second brother's house to find you.
By then, you little sisters must get to know each other well."
Xie Bingyan's eyes lit up and he tapped his head a few times with a smile.
"Okay, okay, aunt, please tell the sisters that Yan'er is waiting for them at home at any time."
"Okay, okay, aunt knows. I will definitely tell the sisters what you mean.
Bingyan, if that’s the case, then my aunt will send you off not far away.”