Chapter 2698 - 2699: Return to Tianyun (265)

Chapter 2698: Chapter 2699: Return to Tianyun (265)

Gong Juechen shamelessly remarked, "Changyi only gave the sweets to Jingjing because he doesn’t like sweets, not because he’s sharing them with Jingjing, his wife. Zhizhi, don’t misunderstand~"

At these words, everyone burst into laughter.

Su Changyi leisurely sipped his tea while casting a sidelong glance at Gong Juechen but remained silent.

After the cake, everyone continued talking while sipping tea, and some began playing mahjong.

By nightfall, An Jing and the others accompanied Su Yuxin to Moonwatching Tower, enjoying the birthday feast while watching the theater.

The theater troupe had been waiting for quite some time. An Jing and Su Changyi requested a performance, but Gong Juechen ordered three performances in a row.

The birthday star, Su Yuxin, only ordered one performance. Even though she chose it, she was too busy to watch because everyone was toasting the birthday star, keeping her occupied with drinks. By the time she finished, she was quite tipsy.

An Jing also had quite a few drinks and felt a bit dizzy, so she didn’t continue the festivities with Su Yuxin. Su Changyi helped her back to the palace to rest.

That night, many people got drunk.

It was a rare occasion of joy.

The next day, when Su Yuxin woke up, she had a splitting headache due to the hangover and didn’t feel like going anywhere. But eventually, she left the palace and headed to Tao Mansion to find Tao Mingqing.

Tao Mingqing had just finished practicing martial arts and was about to go to the study when he saw Su Yuxin arrive. He quickly approached and bowed, saying, "Princess."

Su Yuxin wasn’t in the best mood and gave him a glance before entering his courtyard and heading to his living room.

Tao Mingqing didn’t know what was going on but quickly followed.

As soon as she sat in the living room, Su Yuxin remained silent, rubbing her aching head while staring at Tao Mingqing.

Tao Mingqing felt uneasy under her gaze, but seeing Su Yuxin’s discomfort, he asked, "Princess, what’s wrong?"

Su Yuxin replied, "Drank too much yesterday, head hurts today."

Tao Mingqing asked, "Did you have any hangover soup?"

Su Yuxin said, "I planned to have some, but decided to come here first. Have someone prepare a bowl for me, I need it."

Tao Mingqing dared not speculate what Su Yuxin meant, so he took her words at face value and instructed his maidservant to quickly brew some hangover soup.

Su Yuxin fell silent again, continuing to stare at Tao Mingqing.

Tao Mingqing felt even less assured under her gaze, hesitated for a while, then asked, "Princess, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Why do you think?" She threw the question back at him.

Tao Mingqing paused before saying, "I don’t know."

She reminded him, "What day was yesterday?"

Tao Mingqing answered, "The Princess’s birthday."

Upon hearing Tao Mingqing say this, Su Yuxin smiled, "I initially thought you forgot, which is why, despite my splitting headache, I came to check today. But seeing you remember, I’ll let it go. I won’t blame you for it."

Tao Mingqing said, "Ever since I learned that my birthday is the same day as the Princess’s, I couldn’t forget even if I tried."

Su Yuxin was pleased with Tao Mingqing’s answer but still haughtily said, "If you had given me a birthday gift yesterday, I wouldn’t have assumed you forgot it was also my birthday. If it weren’t for my celebration at home, I would have come to find you!"

Tao Mingqing tried hard not to overthink.