"I said I went to the garden after lunch, but I haven't seen a shadow until now!" the servant replied respectfully.
"Could something happen?" Yue Qinghua's face was filled with concern.
"It's okay!" Chu Tianjiao smiled comfortingly at everyone, "He is probably bored in the palace and wandering around. You don't need to pay attention to it. Just eat and drink. When he comes back, we will punish him with a few drinks!"
"Yes!" He Lanji raised his hand to signal a few people to take their seats, picked up the cup in front of him, "Come on, let me toast you all!"
After hearing this, several people sat down at the table, each holding their own wine glasses, and clinked their glasses together. Chu Tianjiao only took a sip, and then handed the glass to He Lanji's hand, "Help me drink it."
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Taking the cup in her hand, He Lanji didn't say anything, but there was still some concern in his eyes. Chu Tianjiao smiled and shook his head at him, and He Lanji raised the cup and drank the wine in the cup.
Then he carefully brought over the sweet and sour snacks that she loved to eat these days and placed them in front of her.
Everyone else was already accustomed to this, but Yue Liuhua glanced at the two people across the table without leaving a trace, with a hint of astringency and relief in his eyes.
Help her serve snacks, help her wipe the corners of her lips, help her pour sour plum soup, help her cut away the messy hair flying on her face... all of it was done while he was talking, laughing and drinking with other people.
It was all very natural and unintentional, he didn't pay attention to her all the time, all of this did not require any request or reminder, it completely became a habit. Without such repetitions hundreds of times, it would never be possible to form such an instinct.
It wasn't until this moment that Yue Liuhua truly understood.
Why, that frivolous and unruly girl would turn into a little girl who lost her spirit and could only rely on herself in front of He Lanji? This man pampered her with all his heart and soul. Looking at the world, only he has this qualification.
"Young Master Liuhua!" He Lanji held the cup in both hands and stood up from the chair, "I want to toast you with this cup. Thanks to your help, the genius was safe!"
"How dare you do this!" Yue Liuhua was busy holding up the cup, her pink eyes full of sincerity, "In fact, we all owe Tianjiao!"
"What do you owe me? I owe you!" Chu Tianjiao stood up holding a bowl of sour plum soup and carelessly bumped it against their small wine glasses. "It's hard to find a close friend in the world. It's Tianjiao who is lucky enough to meet you guys."
Proud man in the world, without further ado, I would like to toast you with soup instead of wine!"
Everyone raised their glasses together, and several porcelain cups clinked together, making a crisp sound, and everyone had a smile on their face.
Drinks and cups were exchanged, and everyone was chatting. It was said that the three of them didn't know each other at first, and they all laughed out loud.
Time passed, Yue Qinghua was the first to lie down on the table, and the two dragons also exited at the same time. Yuantong and Laoyu had already picked up the wine bags, and went under the flower tree in the distance without knowing what to talk about, laughing from time to time.
It was reported that Chu Tianjiao was leaning on He Lanji's shoulder at first, and then he fell asleep peacefully in his arms for some unknown reason. The last awake people on the table were He Lanji and Yue Liuhua.
Standing up with Chu Tianjiao in his arms, He Lanji looked down at the little man in his arms. He Lanji's eyes were full of doting, "This girl has been feeling unwell recently and always likes to sleep. Today, she can't have a drink with Mr. Liuhua as much as she wants. One day, the enemy will be defeated."