I think my luck is turning around.

The loud yell startled Li Yu. "Don't make such a commotion! Do you want everyone to know? How did you get here?"

“I was eating at the time, and the next second I was kneeling down to receive the imperial decree.”

"Receive the imperial decree! What official position have you bestowed upon me?"

"Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince".

"Hey, not bad! Let me toast you!" Li Yu raised his glass to Gong Ken, but Gong Ken immediately stopped him, "What are you doing? Drinking? Can you even hold your liquor?"

"Why not? I am now a General of the Cavalry... what rank?" As a science student, Li Yu hadn't touched history, which was a humanities subject, for a long time, so he naturally didn't know much about these official positions.

"We're the same, both starting from the first rank."

"Wow! That's great! You're the Crown Prince's tutor, and I'm the General of the Cavalry! One is a scholar, and the other is a warrior. If Mom were in this era, she would be so happy! Hehe."

Suddenly, Li Yu felt something was wrong. "We're not brothers or sisters here, are we?"

“No, not here. Here, I am an only child.”

"So, the fact that we're drinking here is proof that our relationship is special!"

“…Yes!” Gong Ken was also thinking. “Doesn’t this mean you’re taking sides? I’m definitely on the Crown Prince’s side!”

Li Yu thought it over carefully and decided he couldn't eat any more of this meal. He had to leave, and he had to leave cursing and swearing. "Yes, yes, let's get out of here!"

Li Yu's official position is quite high now, and choosing sides now would put the Crown Prince in a bad situation, which would also be a challenge to the emperor's power. "Let me tell you! The matter of Gong Ken is not over yet!"

Li Yu winked, and Gong Ken immediately understood, "What do you mean it's not over yet! You should remember that you didn't hold back when you messed with me!"

"I'm going back now. We'll meet again in a few days under a different identity!" Li Yu said softly, then slammed the door shut and left, pointing at the person inside, saying, "This isn't over!"

"If it's not over yet, it's not over yet! Who's afraid of who!" Gong Ken replied, but he still smiled and looked down. In this time and space, he was not alone; he had family! His younger sister was still standing in front of him, unharmed—that was the best news.

Within half an hour, news of Li Yu and Gong Ken's dinner at Shi Anju reached the emperor's ears. The emperor asked with great curiosity, "What conflict did they have that made them argue in a tavern and then part on bad terms?"

Fengyuan, standing nearby, cautiously replied, "I'm not quite sure about that!"

"Do Li Yu and Gong Ken have any other relationship?" the emperor asked, looking at the memorial in his hand.

"The two are not related in terms of their backgrounds. Li Yu is the son of Li Kan, the former garrison commander of Anzhou, and Gong Ken is the son of Gong Changyue, the magistrate of Ningzhou. They have very little relationship with each other, and it can even be said that they are completely unrelated."

"Okay, I got it, but I'm still curious about what they were arguing about."

Should we summon them?

"No need, you may leave if there's nothing else!"

Fengyuan tactfully withdrew, while the emperor frowned as he looked at the memorial in his hand.

Li Yu has been back in the capital for ten days. Apart from talking with Ji Xia in the music hall on the first day after his return and having an unpleasant meal with Gong Ken, Li Yu has been running between the military camp and home except for attending court. He has had no other activities.

Today, Li Yu was dressed in women's clothing made by Li Yue'er. She often prepared one or two sets of women's clothes for Li Yu, but he would only glance at them and put them in his trunk. Leaving the manor, on the streets, this was the first time Li Yu had ever strolled the streets in this world dressed like this.

Li Yu passed by the music shop, glanced at it briefly, and then moved on, completely unaware that someone was watching her. She browsed the rouge shops, looked at the jewelry stores, and watched the various acrobatic performances with great interest. Li Yu smiled happily, her smile radiant. At that moment, she had no worries; she only cared about being happy.