"Prince-in-law, I am my slave..."
Young Master Liu smiled lightly, raised his hand and patted Lao Zhou on the shoulder.
"Okay, okay, come and sit."
"Yes, thank you very much, Prince Consort."
Mr. Liu sat on the chair again, picked up a teacup and placed it on the table. He smiled lightly and picked up the teapot at hand.
Seeing this, Lao Zhou quickly stretched out his hands to take the teapot from Young Master Liu's hand.
"Prince-in-law, I will do it myself. I will do it myself."
Liu Mingzhi waved his wrist and avoided Lao Zhou's palm.
"Sitting here is just a cup of tea. It doesn't matter who comes."
Seeing the pretending to be angry expression on Young Master Liu's face, Lao Zhou retracted his hands and nodded with a wry smile.
"Okay, okay, then there's your consort."
Young Master Liu happily put down the teapot in his hand and waved his hand indifferently.
"Drink tea."
"Hey, thank you, Prince Consort."
Young Master Liu picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. He turned his eyes and glanced at Lao Zhou who was drinking tea. He took a cigarette bag and took a puff of it.
"Old Zhou."
Lao Zhou immediately put down his tea cup and turned to look at Young Master Liu.
"Is this old slave here, Prince Consort?"
"Old Zhou, to be honest, I thought, young master, that you wouldn't enter the palace today!"
In this sentence, Liu Dashao's tone was full of emotion.
“Prince-in-law, if it’s something else, I won’t come if I don’t come.
However, today is the day for Her Royal Highness Princess Yiyi to get married and get married.
Prince Consort, you have already sent someone to deliver the invitation to the old slave. How dare I not come to the palace to congratulate Her Royal Highness Princess Yiyi? "
Young Master Liu raised his brows and said in an annoyed tone: "Hey, some other things won't come if they don't come.
So, the reason why you come to the palace today is not for my face, but for the face of this girl Yiyi. "
Although Young Master Liu deliberately made an angry expression, he could not hide the smile in his eyes.
When Lao Zhou looked at Young Master Liu with a smile on his face, he knew that he was joking with him.
So, Lao Zhou took a sip of tea and also joked.
"Oh, Prince Consort, you have a very clear understanding of yourself."
"Hahaha, you, old thing.
When you say this, aren't you afraid that this young master will be angry? "
"Hahaha, with the prince-in-law's mind, that's not possible, right?"
Young Master Liu shook his head cheerfully, turned around, picked up the wine bottle on the other table and gestured to Lao Zhou.
"Old man, would you like some drink?"
Seeing the wine pot in Young Master Liu's room, Lao Zhou's eyes lit up and he immediately poured the tea in his hand onto the ground.
Then, with a smile on his face, he held the teacup and handed it to Mr. Liu.
"I would like to thank my consort for the wine."
Young Master Liu first picked up a pot and filled a glass of wine for Lao Zhou, and then poured the remaining tea in the cup on the ground.
"Old Zhou, considering your virtue, how long have you not had a drink?"
Lao Zhou thought for a moment and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Prince-in-law, I have been here for about two months and I don't know the taste of wine anymore."
"About two months? How come it takes so long?
This young master remembers me, Xiao Chengzi, he goes to school every other time... Xiao Chengzi... um..."
As Young Master Liu was talking, he seemed to have thought of something, and he laughed angrily a few times.
"Hehehe, it's my fault, it's my fault."
"Prince-in-law, I have already seen Xiao Chengzi at the palace gate. He has also told me all the reasons why he has not brought food or drinks to me during this period.
Prince Consort, you are kind-hearted and considerate of your subordinates.
It's a blessing for these boys to be able to work in front of you. "
"Hey, it's true that little Chengzi didn't know how to arrange things before returning to her hometown to visit relatives."
“Prince-in-law, I don’t blame him, I don’t blame him.
Prince Consort, you are not one of us, and you will not understand how obsessed we are with our hometown and our relatives in our hometown.
As the saying goes, once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea.
As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea!
Sometimes, this sentence refers not only to the concubines who enter the palace, but also to the young and beautiful palace ladies who may be favored.
Likewise, there are us disabled people.
After staying in the palace for a long time, the word home is a luxury and a longing for people like us!
Looking back on those days, I also walked through this step by step.
Therefore, I understand him, old slave, and naturally I won’t blame him. "
"Lao Zhou, I'm sorry."
"Hehehe, Prince Consort, stop talking about this, stop talking about this, drink."
"Okay, okay, drink."
After Mr. Liu poured himself a glass of wine, he placed the wine bottle on the table in front of Lao Zhou with a smile.
"This young master will drink this cup, and the rest is all yours."
Lao Zhou grinned and quickly took the wine bottle in his hand.
"Hey, hey, thank you, Prince Consort, thank you, Prince Consort."
"cheers."
Lao Zhou took the wine glass to the tip of his nose and sniffed it vigorously a few times. He looked intoxicated and clinked the wine glass with Young Master Liu with a smile on his face.
"Prince-in-law, I respect you by doing this first."
"Hehehe, drink together, drink together."
After finishing the glass of wine, Young Master Liu gave himself a cup of tea and took a puff of dry cigarette with a smile.
"Lao Zhou, it's still early, drink slowly, don't be in a hurry."
Hearing Young Master Liu's words, Old Zhou nodded happily.
After pouring himself five or six glasses of wine in a row, he placed the wine bottle and wine glass on the table next to him.
Liu Dashan looked slightly startled when he saw Lao Zhou's movements.
"Huh? You've only had a few glasses of wine and you've finished it?"
"No, no, there are more."
"I'm just telling you, how could you be out of wine after just a few drinks?"
Lao Zhou raised his head and wiped the drink from the corner of his mouth, then reached for his arms.
Under Young Master Liu's surprised gaze, Lao Zhou took out a piece of neatly folded silk cloth from his arms that seemed to be wrapped in something.
"Prince-in-law."
Young Master Liu blew out a puff of smoke and swept the silk cloth in Lao Zhou's hand.
"Old Zhou, what are you doing?"
Lao Zhou took a breath of alcohol and gently pulled away the silk cloth in his hand.
When he pulled away the silk cloth, a pair of mandarin duck jade pendants appeared in front of Young Master Liu.
"Prince-in-law, you also know that I have been staying in the imperial mausoleum to guard the grave of the late Emperor Ruizong all these years.
Therefore, I, the old slave, have no income.
Today is the wedding day of Her Royal Highness Princess Yiyi, and I can’t give you any expensive gifts.
This pair of mandarin duck pendants can be regarded as a tribute to me, my old slave.
I also hope that my consort, don’t dislike me. "
Liu Mingzhi bent down and knocked out the ashes from the smoke pot under his feet. He stood up and looked at the pair of mandarin duck jade pendants in Lao Zhou's hand and became silent.
After a long time.
Young Master Liu exhaled silently and took the silk cloth from Lao Zhou's hand with a solemn expression.
"Old Zhou, as the saying goes, sending goose feathers thousands of miles away is less about courtesy and more about affection.
That's what your pair of mandarin ducks are like.
This young master accepted this pair of mandarin duck pendants on behalf of Yiyi.
At the same time, I would like to say something for this junior Yiyi.
Thank you for your congratulatory gift. "
Lao Zhou nodded happily and reached out to pick up the wine bottle again.
"Hey, Prince Consort, just accept it. Prince Consort, just accept it."
As Lao Zhou spoke, he gently took off the lid of the wine pot.
Immediately, he opened his mouth, raised his hand to lift the wine bottle into the air, and poured it down.
The crystal clear wine quietly flowed down and fell into Lao Zhou's mouth.
In just five or six breaths, most of the bottle of wine entered Lao Zhou's mouth.
"Hiccup! Hiccup!"
Lao Zhou burped twice and slowly placed the wine bottle on the table.
Then, he stood up and saluted Mr. Liu.
"Prince-in-law."
"Lao Zhou, you?"
"Prince-in-law, the congratulatory gifts have been delivered, and it's time for me to say goodbye."
Young Master Liu suddenly stood up and looked at Lao Zhou with a frown.
"Old Zhou."
"The old slave is here."
After Liu Mingzhi was silent for a moment with a frown on his face, he raised his right hand and pressed it on Lao Zhou's shoulder with a complicated expression.
"Lao Zhou, it's not easy for us to meet.
Give this young master a favor and allow me to stay and eat this wedding banquet for Yiyi girl’s wedding day.
Then go back, okay? "
"Prince-in-law, old slave..."
Young Master Liu waved his hand directly, interrupting Lao Zhou's words.
"Old Zhou."
"Prince-in-law."
Liu Mingzhi released his right hand from Lao Zhou's shoulder, turned around and looked outside the hall, sighing with a sad expression.
"Hey, old man, you are getting old, and I am getting old too.
From now on, if we meet once, there will be one less person.
Old man, just stay and have a few more drinks. "
Lao Zhou looked at the sad look on Young Master Liu's face. After a moment of silence with the same melancholy expression, Lao Zhou nodded vigorously.
"Hey, Prince Consort, it's better for me to obey my orders than to be respectful."
"Hahaha, you old thing."
(End of chapter)
