Qu Nian has a decent alcohol tolerance and good drinking manners.
So although he did drink quite a bit—the saying goes, "On festive occasions, one misses their loved ones even more"—he wasn't thinking of his parents, but rather his son, who was still wandering around somewhere. He drank a few more cups, but he wasn't nearly drunk; at most, he felt a little sleepy.
He first walked around Ren Yingying's direction.
Seeing the festive decorations, they felt quite pleased with themselves, even plotting whether they could get something for nothing.
But when I saw that the candles in her room had been extinguished, my heart sank.
There's a kind of feeling where you're thinking of someone and your heart aches, while they're sleeping soundly on their back, hugging their dog.
Qu Nian slunk back to his room.
With the effects of the alcohol taking hold, even reciting a poem to express his feelings became difficult, so he simply stopped thinking about anything and fell fast asleep, clutching his blanket.
You can sleep, and so can I. Anyone who worries about you more than that is a dog!
Two disgusting people ended up coming in.
Qu Nian woke up as soon as the two entered.
He was furious. He summoned the guards outside, berated them, ordered them to be dragged out and flogged, and told the two women who had brought him the hangover soup to get as far away as possible.
These guards are really useless; they actually thought he was lacking women, so they let him in.
As the heir apparent to the Heir to the Prince of Min, and a future prince, would he lack women?
What he lacks is clearly Ren Yingying.
These bastards are really loyal and enthusiastic, sending Ren Yingying to him!
After having a huge outburst, Qu Nian lifted the curtain to go out and calm down, only to see a maid trembling in the corridor.
While others may be afraid, they're not this afraid, are they?
Something's up!
Qu Nian then asked the maid what had happened, whether she was an accomplice of the two women.
His imposing presence was so overwhelming that the maidservant knelt down with a thud, trembling as she said, "This servant... this servant didn't... this servant wouldn't dare. This servant was just going to ask the Crown Prince's Consort for help..."
Help me preserve your innocence.
Unfortunately, the Crown Princess did not come.
But she dared not say those words again.
Qu Nian's eyes reddened upon hearing this, "You went to tell the Crown Princess?"
That damn thing!
It's such a trivial matter, why did you go and tell Ren Yingying?
Ren Yingying is too petty, especially when it comes to women; it's practically her Achilles' heel.
These troublesome things!
Qu Nian stormed off, ordering the maid to kneel down!
This can't wait until dawn; we need to tell Ren Yingying now that nothing happened.
If we wait until tomorrow, who knows what she'll imagine!
Ren Yingying is dreaming of returning to her freshman year of college, when she went abroad to participate in a winter camp and met a very handsome foreign guy.
She mustered up her courage and invited the handsome guy to go skiing together, and he actually agreed.
Ren Yingying felt that the matter was settled! She even started planning how many children she would have and what names to give them...
She's so good at skiing!
To everyone's surprise, the handsome guy, who looked tall and strong, turned out to be a complete idiot on the ski slopes.
His handsome face couldn't save Ren Yingying from her fiery temper as a coach.
She finally snapped, "Are you even capable of this?!"
The deafening sound startled Qu Nian Nianhu, who had just entered and was lighting a candle with a tinderbox, causing him to nearly drop the tinderbox.
She's angry; she's angry at him.
She must have gone to sleep angry, dreaming about whether he was a good enough husband.
Sure, why not? Wasn't he keeping himself chaste for her sake?
"Yingying," Qu Nian squatted down on the footstool and patted her face, "Wake up."
He patted very gently, but his hands were cold!
Ren Yingying, who was woken up by being patted: Excuse me?
What are you doing here in the middle of the night, reeking of alcohol?
Shouldn't he be embracing a dancer and making love to her?
Oh, I understand.
As Ren Yingying reached out from under the covers and rolled up the blanket, Qu Nian saw Dog Meat's head.
The Dog Meat was staring at him with its two little dog eyes wide open, its pupils darting around.
The two dogs stared at each other, Qu Nian, angered, lost his composure first.
"You're sleeping with it again!"
Are you sick?
Why doesn't she cuddle with her own son while sleeping, but instead cuddles with him?
In the dead of winter, Dog Meat is the best hot pot.
"Here, take it, don't disturb my sleep." Ren Yingying stuffed something into Qu Nian's hand.
Qu Nian looked down at the small blue pill in his hand and subconsciously asked, "What's this?"
"Medicine!"
What medicine?
"Eating will help you perform better tonight," Ren Yingying said. "Go back and perform well, I'm going to sleep."
What did he do? What did he do?
It took Qu Nian a while to realize what was happening. He immediately threw the medicine on the ground, crushed it to pieces with his foot, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Ren Yingying!"
"What? I can't give you too much, otherwise I'm afraid you'll just walk right over there."
The weaving of these baskets and hampers is all about finishing the rims. Now is the final stage of peace talks with the Northern Yi, Qu Nian cannot afford to have anything go wrong.
Qu Nian: "Do you think it's okay just because I'm a woman?"
"You're no good, I gave you medicine!" Ren Yingying was already in a bad mood when she woke up, and now her mind was still foggy, so she subconsciously snapped at people.
Qu Nian: "..."
What terrible things has he done?!
"I chased them away!" He calmed himself down for a while, and when he could almost hear Ren Yingying snoring, he finally gritted his teeth and said.
"Oh," Ren Yingying mumbled sleepily, "Then you should go to sleep."
You, Liuxia Hui, remained unmoved even with a woman in your lap, so why do you need someone to sing your praises on the spot?
Isn't it for your own good that you don't mess around?
Poor her, he woke her up in the middle of the night.
Qu Nian: "You've made me so angry I can't sleep! Get up, get up and talk to me!"
He suddenly felt a pang of regret.
She gave him the medicine, so why isn't he taking it?
She caused trouble by eating it, and in the end, she'll have to take responsibility.
Who knows, their son might be named Nianhuai Huai! Conceiving Nianhuai, how interesting!
Qu Nian looked at the blue powder on the soles of her feet, feeling extremely annoyed.
Ren Yingying hugged the Dog Meat tightly. "Don't mess with me! If you keep me up at night, I'll fight you to the death!"
"It's Chinese New Year, can't you say anything nice? I even prepared lucky money for you."
As he spoke, Qu Nian took out a red envelope and stuffed it under her pillow.
"Thank you, I've prepared one too." Ren Yingying reached into the pillow and found a red envelope, which she handed to him.
Qu Nian was thrilled. She was stubborn, but she still thought about him.
She must have heard about another woman and got jealous, so she deliberately provoked him.
Yes, that must be it.
This red envelope feels like a hard little lump of silver; could it be some loose silver?
Qu Nian emptied the contents of the red envelope and was pleasantly surprised to find it was a necklace.
To be precise, it was a black leather cord and a white jade pendant.
He hung the necklace around his neck and couldn't help but reach out and touch it.
This leather cord seems a bit short.
I understand now. It must be that Ren Yingying wants him to be revealed so that others know he belongs to her.
He looked at Ren Yingying and immediately found her incredibly Lovely.
Even if she fell asleep while talking, Qu Nian wasn't angry anymore.
It's good that she meant well.