His hand shook, almost throwing the person down. Jiang Xuanjin's eyelid twitched as he calmly put the person on the stone lion in front of the wine shop: "If you want to stay at an inn, go yourself!"

  Having said that, he turned around and left.

  The Jiang family is renowned for their cultural heritage and etiquette, raising children who are well-behaved and know what's right from wrong. Who would dare to mess with her!

  Dazed, Li Huaiyu sat on the stone lion, looking at his back, pouting, and stretched out her hand to hug the stone lion, rubbing against it, with a pitiful look.

  Qing Si followed behind, frowning as she watched. Just as she was about to say that Jun Shang was being too severe, the figure with a resolute back didn't take two steps before stopping. It seemed like he had swallowed his anger and turned around to stand in front of his master again.

  "Are you going or not?"

  Hua Yu sniffled: "I'm not leaving, I want to stay in the guest house."

  "Do you think threatening me will be of any use?" Jiang Xuanjin sneered.

  After a while, he found an inn with this drunk person in his arms.

  "You're so adorable!"

  "Shut up!" He glared at her fiercely, carrying her in his arms, ignoring the strange gaze of the shopkeeper, and went upstairs, kicking open the door.

  "Ah, Master Ziyang has kicked in the door!" Huaiyu exclaimed, sticking out her tongue at the green silk behind her, "Quickly take note of this!"

  Jiang Xuanjin turned back coldly, his black hair tightened, and he said with a lowered gaze: "The slave will return to the palace to inform them."

  Having said that, they both used their lightness skills and slipped away quickly.

  The inn was well-equipped and looked clean. Huai Yu had just stepped down to the ground when she wanted to pounce onto the bed, but was pulled back by someone grabbing her collar from behind.

  Staring at the bed that had obviously been used by someone, Jiang Xuanjin's disgust couldn't be hidden, and he took off his outer robe to spread it out before letting her lie down.

  Her face flushed with a small jade, she lay down by herself and didn't count, but smiled and pulled him up: "Do you know why I said come to the guest room?"

  His brain is addled with drink.

  Hehe, Hua Yu stretched out her index finger and shook it in front of him: "No, there was one time I left the palace too late to return, so I stayed at an inn. As a result, I was disturbed all night and couldn't sleep well. I'm angry and want you to come with me to take revenge."

  Jiang Xuanjin's face was inexplicable: "Being disturbed by someone and not sleeping well, what revenge are you bringing me here for? Can't you just go back and disturb yourself?"

  Looking at his very serious and solemn expression, Li Huaiyu couldn't help but cover her eyes and said with a sigh: "What to do? You make me feel like I'm a woman who has lost my innocence."

  "Say it again?"

  "It's really great to be able to marry someone like Jun of Zi Yang!"

  She planted a kiss on his face, her arms wrapped around him, the smell of wine wafting from her bosom, laughing with rosy lips and pearly teeth, looking just like a little kid.

  Jiang Xuanjin couldn't help it, so he pried open her hands to wring out the handkerchief, wiped her face and hands for her, then pulled open her outer robe, letting her sleep more comfortably.

  She gazed at him with half-closed eyes, waiting for him to finish his work. Suddenly, she asked: "Do you have any other wishes?"

  This cheat, drunk and clearly hard to take care of, not only made a scene but also talked too much! Jiang Xuanjin let out a low hum, too lazy to respond to her, blew out the lamp and went to bed, stretching out his hand to press this person down, lest she fall off the bed.

  The wine fumes overflowed, Li Huaiyu kicked the quilt unscrupulously, stretched out her legs and hooked them around his waist, rubbing gently.

  Her body stiffened, Jiang Xuanjin's tone was unpleasant: "What do you want to do?"

  A pair of apricot eyes shone brightly in the darkness, and Cui Yu's voice softened as he whispered: "Did you hear someone talking next door?"

  Nonsense, the rooms here are close together, and the voices are clear. Next door are two travelers in a hurry, discussing which direction to go tomorrow, and they seem to have had a dispute, scolding each other.

  Just as he was about to say that it didn't sound good, his lips parted and the person approached him. The fragrance of wine mixed with her body scent, instantly filling his nostrils.

  His pupils constricted, he reached out to grasp her waist, and with a slight shift of his body, she straddled him. Hua Yu saved her strength, even more recklessly biting and kissing him, and at the height of passion, he let out a stifled moan.

  The quarreling travelers next door suddenly fell silent. After a moment, someone whispered: "Did you hear any noise?"

  Another person replied to him: "I didn't quite listen carefully, it seems"

  He didn't say anything else afterwards, but instead got up and stood by the wall to listen.

  Jiang Xuanjin sensed it and turned her face sideways, her fingers stiffening.

  Li Huaiyu didn't take it seriously, lowered his head and pecked him again, drunkenly saying: "When you and I got married, we couldn't drink the wedding wine together, this makes up for it, is it good to drink?"

  A faint gasp of surprise came from next door.

  Jiang Xuanjin's face turned iron-green, both annoyed and at a loss, but the person on his body didn't feel any shame, reaching out to pull open his clothes, stroking his scorching skin, rubbing back and forth.

  A chill ran over her body, he grasped her wrist, took a light breath and said in a low voice: "Return to the palace."

  "It's too late." Huai Yu smiled wryly, lowered her head and blew air into his ear, "I just like you this way, it makes people's hearts move."

  "Li Huaiyu." He called out her full name, word by word, squeezed out from between his teeth, "When you sober up, you'll regret it."

  "We'll talk about it when we're sober." With a careless wave of her hand, Huai Yu boldly lifted the hem of her skirt.

  In Kyoto, a good wine shop was suddenly closed for some reason. Early in the morning, it was bustling with noise, and the people were discussing it. Qing Si went out on a trip to the palace and asked her master: "Do you know what happened?"

  After a hangover, her head was throbbing in pain. Huai Yu rubbed her temples with a pained expression and said weakly, "Who knows? It's probably tax evasion."

  "I heard it was an order from your superior, why don't you go ask?"

  "He doesn't know what's wrong, he just got up in the morning and ignored me. I had someone send breakfast over, but he sent it back."

  "The blue silk frowned: 'Where did you offend your lord?'"

  "He's always in a bad mood." Huai Yu was so angry that she put her hands on her hips, but then she thought about it again and couldn't help but stroke her chin and ponder, "Could it be that I did something excessive when I was drunk? How excessive could it have been? Aren't we both fine? When I woke up in the morning at Fei Yun Palace, I didn't run around wildly either."

  Qing Si glanced at her: "You and Jun Shang returned at dawn, not spending the whole night in Fei Yun Palace."

  "Really?" whispered Huai Yu, "I don't remember anything I did after getting drunk."

  Pressing her lips together, Qing Si felt a sudden pang of sympathy for Zi Yang Jun.

  The crisp autumn weather, a rare day off in the morning, Old Master Jiang sat in the courtyard of Longyange Palace with his grandchildren, happily teasing them.

  "We've grown up so well!" He laughed, his face wrinkled with deep smile lines. He stretched out his hand and gently poked the little troublemaker's hand, "The more you grow, the more beautiful you'll become. In the future, you'll definitely be a stunning beauty who can topple cities."

  Jiang Yan held his tea and sat beside him, thinking for a moment before saying: "If he were born looking like Xiao Shu, then he would certainly be a nation-toppling, city-overturning beauty. But if he looked like Xiao Shu's aunt, that would be a different story."

  The old man glared at him: "What nonsense are you talking about! The third daughter-in-law is also quite pretty!"

  Jiang Chong took advantage of the situation and knocked Jiang Yan's head with one punch.

  Covering his head with a wronged expression, Jiang Yan pouted: "I'm telling the truth, do we have to get beaten up for speaking the truth at home too?"

  Li Huaiyu, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but speak up: "You can say that behind my back, but saying it to my face is isn't that not putting me in your eyes?"

  "My uncle said, a gentleman does not speak ill of others behind their backs. I'm only saying this because I'm looking at you." Jiang Yan's face was full of righteousness.

  Hua Yu let out a cold snort, stretched out her hand and pulled the little scoundrel over, examined him for a while, then said: "Not bad, daughters take after their fathers, sons take after their mothers, I'll split it with him fifty-fifty."

  "Alas, our emperor is pitiful."

  With a smile on her face, Huaiyu kicked the stool he was sitting on with one foot, and Jiang Yan was caught off guard. With a "thud", he sat down on the ground. He scowled and turned his head to tattle: "Grandfather, look at her! She's so unruly!"

  The old man's eyes narrowed into a slit, staring only at his granddaughter, and whispered: "Can't see, can't see, Grandpa can't see anything except for you, Meimei."

  Jiang Yan: "The sky is vast and boundless"

  These days can't be spent like this!

  Jiang Xuanjin and Jiang Shen sat on the other side of the courtyard, watching from a distance.

  Jiang Shendao said: "The day before yesterday, Mr. Bai came to visit, and you happened to be out."

  "Uh-huh."

  "He is now reappointed as the Imperial Censor, and has been deeply grateful to you for your trust in him. He has accomplished many things and his contributions are not small." Jiang Shendao said, "However, after that second Miss of his was sent back home by you, she hasn't been able to get married, and with Bai Mengshi still locked up in prison, he looks like he's aged a lot."

  "After a moment of silence, Jiang Xuanjin said: 'Let's arrange it when we have time.'"

  From his words, Jiang Shen knew that he still remembered the kindness of borrowing a body from the White family's fourth young lady and would not make Bai De heavy-hearted.

  He let out a sigh of relief and smiled, changing the subject: "Why do you look so pale today? I heard that all the court officials are too afraid to speak loudly in front of you."

  Whenever he mentions this matter, he can't help but recall that absurd night in the guest house, his face becoming even more gloomy.

  That rascal's face was completely forgotten, hugging the little scamp and bouncing around, her skirt flying up, the peony on her head swaying seductively. Turning back to meet his gaze, she flashed him a smile.

  Her eyes sparkled, her face was enchanting, and even if she was angry again, her heart wouldn't help but jump along with him.

  They've been married for a long time, and have gone through all sorts of ups and downs. Life has become smooth sailing, and he thought it would be dull, but somehow every time he sees her, his heart still skips a beat. Even when she was just angry enough to make him half-dead one moment, and then smiled the next, he couldn't help but smile along with her.

  The baby in the swaddle was amused, and his clear laughter carried far away. The wind blew over, bringing a fragrance of osmanthus flowers. Li Huaiyu held the baby and spun around, her smile as bright as the morning sun, making him subconsciously curve up his lips.

  Jiang Shen stood beside them, a hint of envy in his eyes: "You two are now considered to have achieved great merit and virtue, with a harmonious marriage and children. Are there any other wishes?"

  Other wishes? Jiang Xuanjin pursed his lips, this question was also asked by Hua Yu when he was drunk.

  "No?" Jiang Shen shrugged, "If I were you, I wouldn't either."

  Shaking his head slightly, Jiang Xuanjin said, "There is."

  Li Huaiyu from that side lowered her head and found the little rascal had blown a big bubble, couldn't help but run over to him with flying eyebrows and eyes full of joy.

  He raised an eyebrow and looked at him, responding in a low voice to Jiang Shen:

  "Firstly, may your wife live for a thousand years; secondly, may you be healthy and strong; thirdly, may you have sons as plentiful as the swallows on the beam."

  May we meet again year after year.

  (End of article)