"Second brother, it's so cold outside, why don't you invite people in quickly!"
Ling Yang sneered twice with an expression on his face, and quickly took off his cloak and put it on Hui'er.
"Madam, let's go in and sit down first."
Hui'er raised her eyes and looked at the teasing young master Liu, the queen, and Song Qing, and nodded with a slight blush on her pretty face.
"Well, I listen to you.
By the way, husband, I am wearing a big cloak.
The weather is so cold, you'd better put on your cloak quickly."
"It's okay, it's okay, my husband drank so much wine and his body is getting hot.
Besides, there are two stoves in the snow viewing pavilion for heating."
"Hey, okay."
Liu Mingzhi touched Song Qing's arm with his elbow, held the Queen's wrist and walked towards the stone bench aside.
"Brother, let's go back and sit down."
Song Qing nodded with a strange expression, then returned to his original position and sat down.
However, his eyes never left Ling Yang and Hui'er.
As soon as Hui'er walked into the pavilion with the baby in her arms, she immediately gave a blessing to Young Master Liu and the Queen and his wife.
"Hui'er meets Mr. Liu, meets Your Majesty."
The Queen narrowed her eyes at Ling Yang, and waved her hand to Hui'er with a smile on her face.
"No gifts."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi first picked up a pot and filled a glass of wine for the Queen, and then looked at the Queen with a slightly raised brow.
"Miss Hui'er."
"Hui'er is here."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his wine and took a sip.
"Hui'er, you used to be just one of Wanyuan's close spies and the leader of all the spies in the Admiralty Division.
At that time, after you meet this young master, call me Master Liu.
I accept it calmly and won't find fault with you.
But now!"
Liu Mingzhi glanced sideways at Ling Yang, gently turned the wine glass in his hand, and moved his gaze to the baby in Hui'er's arms.
"Now, what do you think you should call me?"
Hui'er glanced at the Queen who was sipping the wine carefully, and said quickly: "Master Liu, Hui'er is your Majesty's subordinate after all. Hui'er really doesn't dare to overstep in front of you."
Liu Mingzhi frowned and snorted softly.
"Um?"
Hui'er looked panicked and quickly looked towards Ling Yang, who was standing beside her.
"Husband, I."
Ling Yang quickly patted Hui'er's jade hand a few times and looked helplessly at Liu Dashokan.
"Third brother, there are some things..."
Before Ling Yang could finish his sentence, Young Master Liu interrupted him directly: "Second brother, what did you call me just now?"
Ling Yang looked hesitant and said silently: "Third brother."
"In that case, how should your wife call me, young master?"
"Third...third brother!"
"So, do you want me to say anything else, young master?"
"Third brother, I understand what you mean.
However, rules are rules after all, and as the saying goes, etiquette cannot be discarded.
Brother Wei doesn’t want to break some rules just because of our relationship.”
After hearing her husband's words, Hui'er immediately looked towards the queen.
"His Majesty."
The Queen felt Hui'er's gaze, wiped the wine from the corner of her lips with her fingers, and pursed her lips with a delicate face.
The queen asked herself, and asked herself to call Hui'er second sister-in-law, but she really couldn't say it out loud.
After all, Hui'er is his confidant and his subordinate.
For the queen, there is always a strange feeling when the master calls his subordinates "Second Sister-in-law."
I can treat the former Bai Ling and the current Yun Qing Shi as good sisters.
That's because, from the very beginning, he raised Yun Qingshi as a younger sister.
Of course, Hui'er has grown up with him since he was a child.
The sisterly relationship between me and Hui'er is no less generous than that of biological sisters.
The two of them have been together for so many years, and he also regards Hui'er as a good sister and has never treated her as an outsider.
However, one day, his good sister and confidant suddenly turned into his sister-in-law.
This sudden change made the queen somewhat unable to accept it.
Especially, Hui'er is several years younger than herself.
However, my man's side is...
The queen had a complicated look on her face and remained silent for a moment, then raised her eyes and looked at Young Master Liu.
"Husband."
"Wanyan, what's wrong?"
"Husband, I, I also feel... I also feel..."
Liu Mingzhi saw the complicated look on the Queen's face and her hesitant expression, and he didn't understand what was going on in her mind.
Young Master Liu raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass, his brows slightly condensed and he fell silent.
It's true that this is the case today.
It's indeed a bit too abrupt.
Song Qing looked at the situation in front of him and drank his drink silently.
Regarding the situation before him, for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Song Qing understood the queen's mood very well. Her former subordinate suddenly became his second sister-in-law.
The change in status between the two is indeed a bit big.
Let alone the Queen, it would be any other person.
It is natural that I cannot accept this change for a while.
When Hui'er saw Young Master Liu, both the Queen and his wife had complicated expressions and were silent. They looked frightened and quickly bowed again.
"Master Liu, Your Majesty, you must not be like this because of Hui'er."
Liu Mingzhi silently put down his wine glass, raised his hand to Ling Yang, and Hui'er waved their hands.
"Second brother, Hui'er, please stop standing. Sit down first."
When Hui'er was about to say something, Ling Yang immediately tugged on her sleeve.
"Madam, let's listen to my third brother and sit down first."
Hui'er glanced at Ling Yang, hesitated for a moment, and nodded silently.
"Hey, I listen to you."
Liu Mingzhi stood up straight away, carrying the pot and filling the wine glasses on the stone table one by one.
"Second brother."
"Third brother."
"Euphemism."
"Hey, I'm here."
Liu Mingzhi picked up the wine glass and walked to the Queen's side, smiled lightly and tugged on the Queen's sleeves.
Although the queen didn't know what her man's intention was, she immediately picked up the wine glass and stood up.
"Husband?"
"To put it bluntly, my husband understands your difficulties and also knows that you are somewhat awkward in your heart.
However, after all, the second brother is a few years older than my husband, and he is my husband's elder brother.
The eldest brother, the second brother, Weihu, Wei'er, Mingli, and our brothers and sisters are not real brothers and sisters.
But the relationship between us brothers and sisters is better than that of real brothers and sisters.
So, for the sake of my husband, I would like to politely say that you feel aggrieved, okay?"
Hearing her husband's somewhat emotional tone, the Queen's delicate body trembled slightly, she turned her eyes to Liu Mingzhi and nodded her head gently a few times.
"Hey, I listen to you."
"Second brother."
Ling Yang suddenly stood up and nodded vigorously to Young Master Liu.
"Third brother!"
"Miss Hui'er, no, second sister-in-law."
Holding the baby in her arms, Hui'er hurriedly stood up,
"Master Liu, Hui'er, Hui'er doesn't dare to take it."
Liu Mingzhi stretched out his hand to signal and looked at the Queen with a faint smile.
"To put it bluntly, now we and my wife will toast our second brother together, and our second sister-in-law and the others will have a glass of wine.
From now on, we'll discuss each other's issues.
In this case, your husband will not embarrass you, and he will not embarrass you either.
Please be polite, okay?"
The queen gently pursed her lips a few times and nodded with a smile.
"Hey, I listen to you."
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded, raised his wine glass to Ling Yang, and Hui'er and the other two gestured.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, I'd like to give you a drink. I wish you and your husband will be harmonious and have a happy marriage for a hundred years."
The Queen took a few deep breaths, stood silently beside Young Master Liu, and raised her wine glass with a smile.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, and little sister, here's a toast to you. Congratulations on your marriage and your eternal marriage."
Ling Yang nodded vigorously, reached out to pick up the baby in Hui'er's arms, and handed it to Song Qing with a faint smile.
"Brother, I'm sorry to help you."
Song Qing quickly put down the wine glass in his hand and raised his hand to take the baby into his arms.
Ling Yang picked up two wine glasses and quietly retreated to Hui'er's side.
"Lady."
Hui'er nodded slightly and hurriedly took the wine glass from Ling Yang's hand.
Ling Yang held up the wine glass in his hand, bowed to Young Master Liu, and the Queen and his wife made a grand salute.
"Thank you so much, third brother. Thank you so much for your kind words, brother. I respect you by doing it first."
"Wash my third brother more. Thank you for your kind words. My sister-in-law will do it first as a courtesy."
Liu Mingzhi gently touched the Queen's waist and brought the wine glass to his lips with a faint smile.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, let's drink together."
The Queen had already agreed with her man's intention, so she naturally didn't say anything more. She immediately covered the wine glass with her sleeves and sent it toward her delicate lips.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, let's drink together."
After finishing the glass of wine, Hui'er immediately walked to the Queen's side, picked up the jug and refilled her glass of wine.
"Your Majesty, Hui'er will serve you some wine."
The Queen nodded slightly and handed over the wine glass with a complicated face.
"Hui'er, actually I also..."
Hui'er grasped the Queen's ear and shook her head with a very sincere look.
"Your Majesty, you must not say anything to Hui'er.
In Hui'er's mind, you will always be Hui'er's good majesty and good sister.
No matter what Young Master Liu thinks, the friendship between master and servant, and between sisters, will never change.
If there is an afterlife, Hui'er will still be your good subordinate and your good sister."
The Queen took a deep breath, used a little force to break free from Hui'er's hand, and turned sideways to lift the wine bottle next to her.
"Hui'er, we all know some things clearly in our hearts, so I won't say more.
Come, sister will pour you a glass of wine, and let’s have a drink together.”
"Hey, thank you Your Majesty."
Hui'er wiped the drink from the corner of her mouth and held the queen's arm.
"Your Majesty, sit down."
"Okay, okay, you sit down too."
Liu Mingzhi returned to the main seat and sat down again, happily slapping his hands at Song Qing.
"Brother, hurry up, let me see what our eldest nephew looks like."
Song Qing immediately stood up, reached out and handed the swaddling clothes into Young Master Liu's hand.
"Take a good look at it. Just looking at the temperament between the eyebrows, there is almost no difference from those idiots like your second brother when they were young.
However, you were younger than your second brother at that time, so you probably can’t remember what your second brother looks like.”
Young Master Liu looked at the sleeping baby carefully for a while, nodded gently, and looked towards Ling Yang happily.
"Well, I have to say that this little guy has a heroic spirit between his brows.
Just in terms of appearance, when he grows up, he will at least be a general."
Song Qing glanced at Ling Yang and happily picked up his wine glass.
"Third brother, let's have a drink together."
"Okay, cheers."
Song Qing put down the wine glass with a smile, turned around and picked up two jugs of wine from the stove nearby, and then handed one of the jugs of wine to Young Master Liu.
"Third brother, whether this boy will be destined to be a general in the future depends on what you think, third brother."
Liu Mingzhi took the wine bottle with a faint smile and happily poured himself a glass of wine.
"Brother, it doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what the second brother and Hui'er's girl think."
Ling Yang filled the pot with two glasses of wine and handed one of them to Hui'er's hand.
"Lady."
"Hey, I'm here."
"Come, let me toast my eldest brother with a glass of wine."
"Yes, I know."
"Brother, I'd like to give you a drink. I'll do it first as a token of respect."
"Brother, I'd like to give you a drink, little sister. Do it first as a token of respect."
Song Qing immediately picked up the wine glass and stood up with a solemn expression.
"Second brother, younger brother and sister, let's drink together."
"Brother, sit down."
"Sit together, sit together."
"Madam, you also sit down."
"Uh-huh."
Ling Yang took out the tobacco bag from his waist, smiled lightly and waved to Song Qing.
"Brother, give me some of your best tobacco."
Song Qing picked up the tobacco bag at hand, pinched a handful of tobacco from it and stuffed it into Ling Yang's smoking pot.
Ling Yang leaned over the stove and lit a pot of smoke. After taking a few puffs of smoke, he looked at Song Qing with a complicated expression.
"Brother, good tobacco."
Song Qing looked at Ling Yang's complicated expression, frowned slightly and was silent for a moment. He silently picked up his wine glass, raised his head and drank the drink in one gulp.
At his age, his ability to observe people's emotions has long been perfected.
How could he not see that the second brother's behavior was actually deliberately changing the subject?
Ling Yang looked at Song Qing's silent expression and knew that he had understood what he was thinking.
He turned sideways and blew out a puff of smoke, then raised his wine glass and gestured to the two brothers, Young Master Liu and Song Qing.
"Eldest brother, third brother, let's have a drink together."
"cheers."
"cheers."
Liu Mingzhi put down the wine glass, smiled lightly and gently played with the tip of the little guy's nose a few times with his fingertips.
"Second brother."
"Well, third brother?"
"What's this little guy's name?"
"Ping An, Ling Ping An."
"Ling Ping'an? Ling Ping'an's Ping'an?"
"Yes, it is peace and peace.
My brother and my wife don’t have any big requirements for this child, the only requirement is.
I just hope that this child can grow up and live a peaceful life in the future.