"Waiter, another bowl of chicken broth wontons~"
Jing Yu kept his head down, slurping away.
"Say, that Changqing really is something. Without a word to anyone, he's actually getting married."
Li Ping'an smiled. "Yes, he certainly knows how to surprise people."
"Then if we attend the wedding, we get to eat at the feast, right?" Jing Yu said, not too cleverly.
"If you attend a wedding, you have to give a cash gift."
Jing Yu declared with perfect confidence, "A cash gift? We're doing him an honor by eating his food. Why should we give him money?"
"Mm, that's certainly true. Have you seen Changqing lately?"
Jing Yu shook his head. "No. He's staying at the Prefect's Manor now."
"It's packed with experts and heavily guarded. I tried sneaking in a few times, but never managed it."
Li Ping'an said, "Why do we have to sneak in? Can't we walk in openly? What's your identity?"
"Me? A pleasure house regular, a master of the entertainment quarters, the man beside beauties on their pillows-Jing Yu."
Li Ping'an: ...
"You're Jing Yu, a student of Huailu Academy."
"Oh~"
Only then did Jing Yu remember his real identity.
"What should we do, then?"
"Prepare some congratulatory gifts and walk right in."
Li Ping'an and Jing Yu bought some gifts and paid a visit the next day.
The two men, an ox, and a chah were invited into the palace and assigned rooms.
There had also been a small incident along the way.
Guests thronged the Prefect's Manor, making it exceptionally lively.
Given the Lü Family's influence in Lüzhou, many high-ranking officials and dignitaries had naturally arrived early.
Guests who knew one another visited back and forth, talking about everything under the sun.
The steward at the gate had never heard of any Jing