Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Dugu Jingyao sat on the stool for a long time, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes. Shi Jian and Si Jian were confused as they watched from the side. Why did she go to see the prince and come back crying? Shi Jian was fine, but Si Jian was not a calm person. Seeing his princess like this, he couldn't help but say, "Princess, what's wrong with you? Why did you go to see the prince and cry?"

Dugu Jingyao wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said firmly, "Don't worry, it's nothing." Si Jian thought that the prince had scolded the princess, so he asked, "Princess, did the prince scold you?" Dugu Jingyao started to playfully tease Si Jian, "Yes, then what do you think?"

Si Jian usually wouldn't allow her princess to be bullied. If she did, she would fight back. But she didn't dare to fight the prince. What should she do? Dugu Jingyao and Shi Jian watched Si Jian racking her brains. In the end, Dugu Jingyao couldn't help laughing, and then Shi Jian said, "Si Jian, you silly girl, can't you see that the princess is teasing you?"

Si Jian finally reacted and said in shame and anger: "Humph! Princess, you are teasing me again!" But she found that their princess had burst into laughter, so she said: "Princess, you laughed! It seems that I am still useful!" After saying this, she also laughed. Dugu Jingyao said: "Yes, of course you are useful! You are our happy pill." After the atmosphere became better, Shi Jian was the first to react and went to prepare warm water for Dugu Jingyao to wash up again.

Elsewhere, Li Chu and Li Ruo returned to the Marquis of Zhennan's mansion. Upon hearing they were back, the Marquis' wife went to the door to greet them. Seeing her approach, the two men bowed, "Greetings to my aunt." Just as she was about to help them up, she inquired about the strong smell of alcohol emanating from Li Chu, her brows furrowed slightly, "We're all family, why are we going through all this formality?" After the two men stood up, the Marquis' wife pretended to wave her hand in front of her nose and said, "Chu'er, did the King of Yunnan force you to drink? How much did you drink?"

Li Chu touched his nose awkwardly. He hadn't expected to drink much, so he hadn't asked Feng Shengyi to prepare any changes of clothes in advance. He could only helplessly say, "I didn't drink much either. My alcohol tolerance is limited. We're visiting the Yunnan Prince's Palace, so it's okay to have a few more drinks with him."

The wife of the Marquis of Zhennan also felt sorry for her nephew Li Chu: "If you ask me, he did it on purpose. How could he get people to drink so much wine the first time he came home? No, I have to let the Marquis go and talk to Brother Dugu!"

Li Chu immediately stopped the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan, thinking to himself: I finally managed to improve the impression that the King of Yunnan had on me. I must not let him think that I was complaining to my aunt and uncle, and thus ruin that good impression. So he said, "Aunt, it's really okay. Look, I'm fine, aren't I?"

The wife of the Marquis of Zhennan noticed that although she had received news that Li Chu had drunk too much and was resting in the Prince of Yunnan's Palace, he looked quite sober despite the strong smell of alcohol. She asked, "Chu'er, do you have a headache?"

Li Chu shook his head and said, "My head doesn't hurt." Li Ruo said beside him, "Of course it doesn't hurt. It's all thanks to Sister Jingyao's hangover soup. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't be awake right now!" Li Chu pretended to glare at Li Ruo, who quickly hid behind the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan. Li Ruo only showed her head, made a face at Li Chu, and said, "What I said is all true!"

The wife of the Marquis of Zhennan also sensitively caught the message given by Li Ruo. Looking at Li Chu's reaction, he seemed a little shy. She wondered: Could it be that Chu'er and Jingyao have fallen in love? Jingyao is indeed a good candidate for the princess. Should I send a message back to tell her sister in advance? Then she thought about it and put it aside for the time being. She just said to Li Chu: "Chu'er, go back to your room and wash up first. Dinner will be almost time."

Li Chu also felt that he should freshen up, so he took his leave first. Li Ruo also breathed a sigh of relief, came out from behind the wife of Zhennan Marquis, and went back to the house to rest.

Soon it was evening, and the smell of alcohol on Li Chu finally dissipated. At the dinner table, the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan told the Marquis of Zhennan about how Li Chu had been forced to drink at the Yunnan Palace. The Marquis of Zhennan simply said, "I apologize to you on behalf of Brother Dugu. Brother Dugu is just that kind of person. He usually likes to drink with friends, but it was indeed unpleasant for him to get you drunk. I advise him to take it easy in the future."

Li Chu also said: "It's okay, I like the character of the King of Yunnan. He is straightforward in everything and it's very comfortable to get along with him. There is no intrigue or deception." The Marquis of Zhennan nodded, and the family continued to eat and talked about other topics.

After dinner, Marquis Zhennan and his wife returned to their own courtyard. Chu Xinghan and Chu Xingchen strolled in the courtyard to digest their food. Chu Xinyu took Li Ruo to stroll in the backyard, while Li Chu went back to the house first, saying that he was a little tired today.

When it was time to go to bed, Li Chu lay on the bed. He was already very tired, but when he recalled the time when the King of Yunnan asked him whether his words at the wine table were true, he wondered if his hesitation had disappointed Jingyao. Then he thought about how he would tell his father and mother if he really wanted to marry Jingyao. Then he thought about the girl he had saved before. Was he too fickle? Was it unfair to Jingyao?

On the other side, the wife of Marquis Zhennan was also tossing and turning, unable to sleep, struggling over whether to write a letter to her sister. The Marquis Zhennan was awakened by his wife's tossing and turning, so he asked, "Madam, what's wrong with you? Can't sleep?" The Marquis Zhennan told him everything he had discovered today. The Marquis Zhennan meant that this matter also depended on the children's opinions, so it would be better for Li Chu to wait for him to talk to the Prince and the Princess himself!

The Yunnan Palace also had two people who kept the eagles awake: the Yunnan King and Dugu Jingyao. The Yunnan King was wondering whether he should write to the emperor and ask for an imperial decree to grant him a marriage. What kind of dowry should he prepare for Yao'er? And so on...

Dugu Jingyao was also deeply shocked by Li Chu's words. Although they were just words spoken at the dinner table, coupled with the warmth given by her father, she could not forget them for a long time.

Anyway, tonight is a sleepless night...