Xie Yangui agreed in the palace and watched the little palace maid come to her with a tray.

There are two bowls placed on the tray, one is steaming, which should be hangover soup, and the other has ice cubes floating in it, which is the special sour plum soup in Qifeng Palace.

"Miss, you may feel depressed and uncomfortable after drinking a lot of wine. Drinking some sobering soup or sour plum soup will make you feel better." She placed the tray on the small table next to the soft couch and said in a respectful tone.

Xie Yangui reached out and took the sour plum soup on it and drank it in small sips. It was indeed very refreshing.

She often lived in northern Liaoning, and her drinking capacity had long been developed. Although she drank from morning to evening, she was still a little tipsy at best.

"Miss, I have been running all the way back. I think I am tired, but I want my maid to prepare some more soothing soup. Can you have a good rest after drinking it?" The bowl of sour plum soup quickly reached the bottom, and the little palace maid asked.

"I can't sleep now." Putting down the bowl, Xie Yangui looked at the little palace maid and recognized her as the one who had served him to take a bath in the morning. "You look so cool. What's your name?"

"Back to the eldest lady, my maid's name is Yu Qi. She came to serve the empress at the end of last year. You have never seen my maid, so you are unfamiliar with her." The little palace maid stood aside with clear eyes.

"If Miss, you can't sleep, I have a suggestion, why don't you tell me?" she said tentatively.

"I don't have so many rules here, you sit down and say." Xie Yangui adjusted his posture, leaned on the soft couch with a broad stance, and waved to Yu Qi.

Yu Qi was stunned for a moment and saluted her, "Thank you, Miss."

She found a chair nearby, sat down next to it, and said again: "My maid, I heard from your empress that you like lotus, especially when the lotus is in full bloom, you can row a boat to the center of the lotus pond to pinch the lotus seeds and eat them."

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"The lotus flowers at Taoran Pavilion are blooming just right now. A few days ago, the empress ordered someone to prepare a small boat there. I thought that if the eldest lady comes back, she can go enjoy the lotus and pinch the lotus seeds. The empress also prepared a lamp for you, so

It's on the table over there."

Yu Qi said, stood up again and pointed to the table aside. Xie Yangui followed her hand and looked, and sure enough he saw a lamp.

"Bring it here and let me take a look." She ordered, and Yu Qi stepped forward to take the lamp and handed it to her hand, "This lamp is really exquisitely made!"

If you are just pinching lotus seeds to enjoy the lotus, there is no need to prepare so early.

But her aunt would not lie to her, so Xie Yangui gave the lamp to Qi and asked her to help light it.

"I've visited the lotus pond in Taoran Pavilion before, and it's indeed the perfect time to bloom. I simply can't sleep, so I went there to take a look."

"There is no need to keep anyone in the palace. When I come back, I will go to sleep on my own. I don't need to wait on you. Just go and have a rest." She ordered and walked towards the outside of the palace. Yu Qi saluted her back behind her.

The summer was sweltering, and even at night there was no coolness at all. There were enough ice cubes in the dormitory where Xie Yan returned to rest, so he didn't feel anything.

But after walking out of it, sweat appeared on people's foreheads in just a moment.

The hot wind blew, exaggerating the slight drunkenness that was already there, but Xie Yangui walked steadily and did not appear drunk at all.

On the road, I met several groups of patrolling guards and saw the lamp in her hand, but no one came to check.

There is currently no one living in Taoran Pavilion, and at this hour, it is unlikely that anyone will be here.

Arriving at the lotus pond, Xie Yangui saw the boat parked on the shore. Maybe it was specially prepared for her and was not a small boat.

There is a cabin on the hull, which is surrounded by gauze curtains so that the inside cannot be seen. Judging from its size, it seems that it can hold a lot of lotus pods.

Xie Yan returned and thought that after he finished appreciating the lotuses, he would pinch some lotus pods and take them back, so that they could make lotus seed soup tomorrow morning.

Carrying the lantern, she got on the boat, put the lantern aside, untied the rope, and rowed to the center of the lotus pond.

In the lotus pond, the sultry heat seemed to have faded a bit, but she still felt a little tipsy. After paddling for a while, she started to feel lazy, so she looked around and picked a place with lotus pods and lotus flowers to stop.

I held a few lotus pods in my hands.

She had no intention of entering the cabin. She just wanted to lean on the side of the boat and enjoy the lotus pods.

After sitting down, the sound of the water calmed down, except for the occasional chirping of insects and frogs. Until then, Xie Yangui suddenly noticed that she seemed to be more than one person on the boat.

She put down the lotus pod, raised the lamp, and raised her hand to lift the gauze curtain covering the cabin. As expected, there was a person inside, wearing a moon-white gown, with his head pointed in the direction of her.

He seemed to be sleeping soundly, with one arm raised to block his eyes, which happened to block the light from the lamp in her hand, which made it easier for her to observe.

Xie Yangui came a little closer and saw his straight bridge of nose and straight and even jaw. His lips were light in color and distinct in shape.

The moon-white gown seemed a bit too big and was loose on his body. It spread out in front of him, revealing his beautiful collarbone. There seemed to be a small red mole on the side of his neck slightly upward.

The cabin was filled with a faint scent of cedar and a bit of medicinal fragrance, which seemed to come from a man, and it smelled surprisingly good.

Xie Yangui moved closer again, wanting to see the mole clearly and confirm whether it smelled like him.

At this moment, the arm that was blocking his eyes suddenly moved away. The man opened his eyes and saw Xie Yangui hanging above him, with confusion in his beautiful eyes...

Since people are a little drunk, people's reactions will naturally be slower. Xie Yangui really didn't expect that he would suddenly open his eyes and look at her.

She wanted to say something, but she was attracted by the other person's eyes after he woke up. They were really a pair of extremely beautiful eyes.

Regardless of his eyes, his face looked very beautiful to Xie Yangui, so he did not move for a while.

Until the sound of suppressed coughing came, she suddenly came to her senses and sat upright.

The man propped himself up and sat up in the cabin. His back was to Xie Yangui. He coughed continuously and did not subside for a while.

Looking at his back, Xie Yangui frowned slightly. She hesitated for a moment, then tentatively stretched out her hand and patted his back gently.

"Thank you..." Finally, the coughing stopped, and Xie Yangui heard a hoarse voice, but it was surprisingly pleasant, and she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

She immediately realized that this move seemed a bit frivolous. Seeing that the other party was about to turn around, she quickly retracted her hand and said, "With a little effort, who are you? Why are you here?"

"My dearest friend." He turned around, looked at Xie Yangui with his beautiful eyes, and spoke warmly.

When he heard the other party's name clearly, Xie Yangui was a little surprised. He didn't care whether he was frivolous or not. He looked Zhou Jin up and down carefully and confirmed with him, "Are you...the seventh prince?"

"Exactly." After probably a moment's pause, the hoarseness in his voice became a bit lighter, and the warm voice was very comfortable to listen to.

He allowed Xie Yangui to look at him, and after a moment he said, "General Xie."
Chapter completed!