My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

From noon to 3 p.m., Chang An did not have lunch with Gu Li because he wanted to save food for the morning celebration banquet.

There were several times when Gu Li habitually wanted to pick up food for Chang An, but she found that there was no bowl in front of him, and then she remembered that he was not at home for lunch today, so she had to give up. She was halfway through her meal when she asked:

"Chang Lang, are you really not going to eat anything?"

"No, save your stomach for His Majesty's banquet." Chang An said with a smile.

"But if we wait any longer, do we have to drink?" Gu Li asked a crucial question.

"This..." Chang An was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said, "It's okay, I'll just drink less, it won't affect the evening."

"I'm not worried about that." Gu Li frowned and said, "Don't you know, Chang Lang? You can't drink on an empty stomach."

Chang An was stunned for a moment, and then he heard Gu Li continue to say: "In order to take care of Xiaoguai and me, Chang Lang hasn't had a drink for seven or eight months. His alcohol tolerance must have become worse."

"If it was before, I wouldn't be worried. But now Chang Lang's alcohol tolerance has become worse. I'm afraid that Chang Lang will hurt his stomach if he drinks on an empty stomach."

"Then...what should we do?"

Gu Li then picked up a large amount of food with chopsticks, caught it with the bowl, and came to Chang An and said, "Chang Lang, eat a simple meal at home. This way, you will not only not have to worry about drinking on an empty stomach, but also live up to His Majesty's face."

Chang An nodded, and then he ate the food on the chopsticks directly into his mouth. Gu Li smiled with satisfaction. After making sure that Chang An had eaten the food in his mouth, he picked up another chopstick of rice from the bowl and fed it to Chang An.

When feeding, Gu Li was still taking care of Chang An like a child, and he even said "ah" to signal Chang An to open his mouth. At this time, the doorman came in and said, "My Lord, Madam."

"What's wrong? Is Eunuch Cheng here?"

"Yes, sir. Eunuch Cheng said he was waiting for you at the door."

"Okay, I'll leave now. The sooner I go, the sooner I'll be back."

Chang An stood up at this time, and Gu Li put down the bowl and chopsticks, supported her stomach and stood up to tidy up Chang An's clothes. After a simple tidying, Chang An kissed her as a "goodbye kiss" before leaving.

"Chang Lang, remember to come back early."

It was the same words that she had to say when sending Chang An out. Chang An also tidied up her hair affectionately and said, "I will. Wait for me at home. Don't forget to take a half-hour nap later. Sister Qi and Sister Qi will be there at any time..."

"it is good."

After giving the instructions, Chang An gave Gu Li one last kiss before reluctantly following the doorman away.

Arriving at the door, Eunuch Cheng saw Chang An in court robes, and immediately smiled amiably and said, "Meet Marquis Dingkang."

"Eunuch Cheng."

"Where is the lady of the county? Isn't she coming?" Eunuch Cheng asked curiously when he saw that Chang An was the only one there.

Chang An smiled and said, "My wife is not feeling well and has difficulty moving. It is not suitable for her to go out, so I am the only one who will go."

Eunuch Cheng nodded and said, "Nothing happened. It happened for a reason. Your Majesty will not blame me."

"Without further ado, Marquis Dingkang, please get in the car."

After saying that, Eunuch Cheng bowed slightly, stretched out his hand as a "please" gesture, and asked Chang An to get in the car.

Eunuch Cheng drove the carriage and said to Chang An in the carriage, "Marquis Dingkang, please forgive me for being so rude, but I wonder when the Lady will be full-term?"

Chang An smiled in the car and replied, "Probably between the middle of January and the middle of February."

"Oh, that day is coming soon." Eunuch Cheng said, "We also heard that the two princes want to be the uncle and aunt of Dingkang Marquis's new son. I guess they like your son and daughter very much."

Chang An paused for a moment, then lifted the carriage curtain and asked nervously, "Your Majesty, do you know everything?"

Seeing Chang An's nervous look, Eunuch Cheng smiled and said, "Our family knows about it, so how could Your Majesty not know? But Marquis Dingkang, you can rest assured. Your Majesty knows the friendship between Marquis Dingkang and Your Highness, so he naturally has no objection to this matter."

"That's good, that's good." Chang An breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

Then Eunuch Cheng said half-jokingly, "Not only His Majesty knows, but even the Princess knows. For some reason, the Princess also wants to be the aunt of Marquis Dingkang's new son."

Chang An choked up, and suddenly felt a little bit amused and asked, "Wouldn't it be a bit bad for the three princes to be my son, or my daughter's uncle or aunt?"

"How can it be bad or inappropriate if His Majesty has allowed it?" Eunuch Cheng was not worried. "It can also be passed down, and the friendship between the royal family and the ministers, so why not do it?"

"I see." Chang An nodded, then lowered the car curtain and sat back in the car quietly.

......

Arriving at Xingqing Palace, Chang An looked at the officials around him who were also attending the banquet, and asked Eunuch Cheng, "Eunuch Cheng, is there anything I should be careful about when attending this court banquet?"

"Although you, Marquis Dingkang, have attended His Majesty's banquets before, this banquet is different. You need to perform the ceremony twelve times. One bottle of wine each time. After the second ceremony, you can move freely and toast with the adults you know well."

"After the twelve ceremonies are completed, you can stay a little longer and eat something if you wish. Generally speaking, apart from the twelve lines of wine, there is not much to be concerned about, so Marquis Dingkang can rest assured."

"Then can we not accept wine from other adults?" Chang An asked at this time.

"Of course not. Marquis Dingkang should also show some appreciation, right?" Eunuch Cheng said with a smile.

Chang An was speechless at this time, feeling that he couldn't escape this meal tonight, and now he has begun to consider whether to sleep in a separate bed from Gu Li tonight. Gu Li is still very sensitive to smells now, and he is afraid that his slightest smell will make Gu Li uncomfortable.

Chang An was worried, and then he walked into the hall. At this time, some ministers were already seated inside, even Yuan Qianyao and Zhang Shuo were already seated. Then Li Longji said:

"Marquis Dingkang."

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor." Chang An first saluted to Li Longji.

Then Li Longji pointed to a seat below the second seat and said, "Marquis Dingkang will sit here today."

Chang An looked at the seat, which was second only to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and sitting opposite were several princes - Li Longji's brothers. Helplessly, he had to sit down. Master Cheng followed him to his seat dutifully, and then said:

"Marquis Dingkang, when the court ceremony begins later, the Queen will be congratulated by the ladies outside the court. Do you need me to help tell His Majesty that the Lady of the County cannot attend?"

Chang An nodded and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Cheng."

Eunuch Cheng smiled and said, "Marquis Dingkang, there is no need to thank me. This is what our family should do."

After Eunuch Cheng left, Li Ying excitedly came to Chang An and said, "Chang Yong and you are here, why didn't Madam Gu come? Are you feeling unwell?"

Chang An nodded and said, "That's right. She won't be able to attend the ceremony of congratulations to the Queen later."

"Nothing, nothing, just go back earlier." Li Ying said, then picked up the wine pot and handed it to Chang An, "Chang Yonghe, you and I have been friends for so long, but we have never had a drink together. This time, we two brothers must have a good drink!"

"Okay, thank you, Your Highness." Chang An smiled, took the wine pot, poured himself a glass, clinked glasses with Li Yingxu, and drank it all in one gulp.

Then, as if he sensed a gaze from somewhere else, he looked in the direction the gaze came from - it was Qi Wang Li Fan. The other party also raised the wine jar and raised it slightly towards Chang An.

Prince Qi is not only a friend of Chang An, but he has also secretly helped his family a lot: when he first became the Earl of Jikang, when he later became the new Marquis, and now. In fact, he has helped a lot, especially the two sisters Chang Qi and Chang Qi, who have been very helpful.

So whether it was because of the relationship between the two or the favor he owed to him, Chang An needed to clink glasses with him. So he filled his glass again, clinked it with Li Fan's half-empty glass, and drank it together.

Finally, Chang An looked at Yuan Qianyao again, who also gently tapped his glass at this time, as if hinting at something. Chang An smiled helplessly. The other party and he were real friends regardless of age difference, and as close friends, he had to clink glasses with him.

Zhang Shuo and Chang An had only met each other a few times, so they were not close enough to clink glasses. Therefore, he did not do as Yuan Qianyao did and ask him to have a drink with him.

After drinking Yuan Qianyao's cup, no one needed to clink glasses for a while. So, Chang An looked around at the officials who were eating the dishes in front of them, and he also ate some -

I can't go hungry. If my baby Daguai finds out, he will be unhappy.

Chang An was sitting at his seat, eating, when suddenly Li Ying asked, "Chang Yonghe, my sister wants me to ask you if Xiaoguai's aunt can be added as one?"

Chang An was stunned for a moment, and after eating all the food he had just put into his mouth, he asked, "I wonder which princess your highness is talking about?"

"Who else could it be?" Li Ying said, "My second sister is already Xiaoguai's aunt, so who could the remaining sister be?"

"The eldest princess?"

Li Ying nodded.