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Chapter 455 Listening without intention

Yuan Jie was a child with no self-control. He was still worried after accidentally saying the wrong thing just now. He looked at Yuan Qi's face and then Zhou Chang's face. He couldn't eat after a few bites of the meal and wanted to leave.

Zhou Chang had to persuade him to stay out of politeness: "I've only eaten a few bites. It's still early. There will be dessert later. Your sister specially hired a chef who specializes in making desserts. His cooking skills are really good."

Yuan Jie didn't know if it was because he had been with Feng Suo for a long time that he had been infected with his mature side. "I dare not delay too late. I have to go to the palace to study with you tomorrow."

"It's late, what are you afraid of? Just stay here and keep your sister company." Zhou Chang tried his best to be enthusiastic. "Are you worried that no one will take you to the palace tomorrow morning? If you can't get up, just don't go. You can also skip classes for a day. Isn't that great? Haha..."

Yuan Qi raised his head and drank the glass of wine, then glanced at Zhou Chang.

"Ah, no, you can't skip class," Zhou Chang immediately realized where he was wrong and laughed, "Children should study hard and make progress every day."

Yuan Jie didn't dare to laugh along, and even more so didn't dare to ask what "Daily Upward" was. He said aggrievedly, "Morning class is at the beginning of the Mao hour. I go to bed late and get up late. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it tomorrow. I'd better go home early."

Yuan Qi particularly liked the new wine tonight. He poured himself a few glasses and then relaxed his attitude and became friendly again: "The prince has said so, and I made your favorite dessert today. I will send you back after you finish eating, and bring some back for Auntie as well. There is no time to waste."

"This..." Yuan Jie couldn't refuse, "Okay..."

"That's right, keep eating, keep drinking..." Zhou Chang felt that he had tried his best to adjust the atmosphere.

Yuan Qi also chatted and laughed with him, and from time to time he would clink glasses with Zhou Chang.

Zhou Chang discovered that in Dalin, any wine that was called good wine was actually like the alcoholic beverages in his previous life, which tasted good but did not make him drunk.

The same is true for the three kinds of wine at today's banquet. After adding ice, they taste no different from drinks.

After many "baptisms" before, she no longer has any alcohol allergies, and no longer has any worries about not being able to drink enough.

Gradually the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Yuan Qi mixed the three kinds of wine together and poured a glass for Zhou Chang: "Your Majesty, please try this way of drinking again. This method has been popular in Danlu for many years. These wines are all brewed with fruits, sweet and not greasy. Mixing them together has a unique taste."

Zhou Chang has already tasted the sweetness of the wine and accepts all the drinks. The three kinds of fruit wine tonight all taste like fruit juice. She likes sweet and hates sour things, so she enjoys drinking them very much.

Yuan Qi also poured himself a full cup and drank it in one gulp.

"Hey, please leave some for me, don't drink it all yourself." Zhou Chang felt something was wrong as he drank.

Yuan Qi never drank alcohol at dinner in the past, but tonight he not only took the initiative, but also drank quite a lot.

Yuan Qi's cheeks were slightly red, like peach blossoms reflecting the snow: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, there is plenty of wine, as much as you want. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, you should drink to the moon, otherwise you will waste your life."

"You may be drunk. Do you want to go to the inner room to rest?" Zhou Chang was about to snatch the wine glass from Yuan Qi's hand.

Yuan Jie stood up and said, "Yes, if you are drunk, go in and rest. I should leave now."

"I'm not drunk..." Yuan Qi didn't seem to be very drunk. He pulled Yuan Jie to sit down, turned his head and asked, "Is the dessert ready? Bring it up when it's ready."

"Yes..." Lu Ping and Lu Ju outside agreed together.

After a short while, the dessert was served.

Zhou Chang thought there would be mooncakes, but she didn't see any of the six items before. They were all new and strange. "You didn't change the chef again, did you?"

Tears of excitement are about to flow from the corners of my mouth.

"No, today is the night of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I heard that the prince doesn't like mooncakes, so I asked the chef to make some new ones." Yuan Qi said as he pushed a bowl of sweet soup in front of Zhou Chang. "Wine-fermented meatballs are also made with the new fruit wine. Try them."

Neither Prince Yi nor Zhou Chang like mooncakes. The most likely reason is that the mooncakes made by Prince Wang’s mother are indeed not delicious. However, they have no resistance to the food made by the chef brought by Yuan Qi.

There is no need to explain at this time, just eat it.

Yuan Qi pushed two more dishes in front of Yuan Jie and said, "I think you will like these two dishes. I asked the chef to add more honeydew to them. I also made some more candied nut cookies. When you leave later, take them back to your aunt."

"Yes, thank you, sister." Yuanjie finally smiled and swallowed the food.

Yuan Qi finished distributing the food and still had three items left in front of him, but he seemed to have no appetite. He picked up the wine glass and started drinking by himself.

Zhou Chang tasted the sweet and delicious rice balls made from fermented rice wine. When he looked up, he saw Yuan Qi still drinking one cup after another: "Drink less, or you will get drunk and won't be able to enjoy the moon."

"You won't get drunk easily with this wine." Yuan Qi smiled nonchalantly. Perhaps he felt hot, so he took off his coat.

"It's a cool night, you'd better not catch a cold." At this time, the windows on both sides of the main hall were wide open. Zhou Chang hurriedly reminded, "Didn't you just say that you were feeling well a while ago?"

Yuan Jie also started to worry: "Yes, sister, your highness is right. I heard that many people have caught colds recently. Mr. Chen from the Hanlin Academy caught a cold, and because of his old age and frail body, it is very serious. Brother Wen is also sick and has not come to the Hanlin Academy for a few days..."

As soon as the three words "Brother Wen" came out, Zhou Chang and Yuan Qi paused at the same time.

The sweet smell of wine in the air solidified.

The twelfth prince Feng Suo studied in the lecture hall under the Hanlin Academy, and since Wen Qingyan won the top spot in the imperial examination, it was natural for him to enter the Hanlin Academy.

Yuan Jie was the prince's tutor and had an old acquaintance with Wen Qingyan, so the "Brother Wen" he referred to must be Wen Qingyan.

Zhou Chang couldn't help but glance at Yuan Qi.

Yuanjie realized that he had mentioned someone he shouldn't have mentioned and suddenly shut up.

Yuan Qi caught a glimpse of Zhou Chang's inquiring eyes, but smiled and asked Yuan Jie: "Are you saying that your brother Wen is sick? Is it also a cold?"

When we mentioned Wen Qingyan before, Yuan Qi’s attitude was very abnormal.

Zhou Chang didn't notice anything unusual at this moment, so he felt relieved. He stood up and put the coat that Yuan Qi had just taken off back on her.

Yuan Jie's eyes wandered, and he wanted to smile indifferently like his sister, but he just grinned: "It should be typhoid fever or something like that. I just heard it by accident. I don't know the details."

Yuan Qi was just like usual: "Since you knew about this, why didn't you go to visit him? You used to be very close to him and even studied poetry with him for a while. So, he can be considered as half of your teacher."

"Ah... yes..." Yuan Jie didn't know how to answer and glanced at Zhou Chang.

Zhou Chang understood the child's thoughts and felt amused, but she didn't care: "Are you talking about the number one scholar who is sick? He is alone in Jindu and probably has no one to take care of him. If you are worried, why don't you go visit him together? I'll accompany you."