Covering One's Ears and Eyes

  "Third...third sister-in-law!" He wanted to push her away but couldn't, he wanted to hold her up but couldn't resist her desperate attempts to burrow into his arms. Yuan Longlin was truly embarrassed to the extreme.

  "Xiao San, Xiao San..." Summer's indistinct muttering moans.

  Yuan Longlin looked around, although there was no one else here, but it was really too close to Fifth Brother's new house. "Okay, let's go find Third Brother, go find Third Brother." He coaxed softly while half-supporting and half-hugging her as they walked.

  Yuan Longlin hastily beckoned to Xia Shuang who was approaching him head-on.

  From a distance, she saw Yuan Longlin embracing a woman, and Xia Feng couldn't help but feel a little amused. Just thinking about whether to avoid him, he suddenly called her over. "Seventh Prince is in high spirits!" Xia Feng teased with a smile.

  "Shut up and take a closer look at who this is!"

  Seeing him speak seriously, Xia Shuang also put away her playful expression. She looked carefully at the woman who was still not calm in his arms... This! This isn't Xia Tian! "Fourth sister?" Xia Shuang glared at Yuan Longpan with disbelieving anger, "What is going on here?"

  "Don't say anymore, hurry up and find Third Brother, let him come over quietly."

  Xiafeng looked at Xia Tian, who was standing unsteadily in Yuan Longlin's arms, and although she had a lot of questions, she still trusted her friend more. She said "okay" and hastily rushed to the front hall.

  The sky had already turned completely dark, but the lights in the palace were shining brightly, just like daylight. In the hall, cups and plates were clinking together, and many people had already become slightly drunk from exchanging cups. Zhen Fei sat upright in her seat, watching Yuan Longqi make the rounds among the guests, frequently raising his cup. Normally, he wasn't a person who loved drinking, but today he was refusing no one, with every intention of not leaving until he was drunk. Frowning slightly, she looked away and closed her eyes, her emotions complex.

  "Hah!" Someone burst in with the wind, exuding a fierce aura. As soon as he entered, he shouted loudly: "I'm so angry I could die! Fifth brother, your servants are too daring, they even dare to tease me!"

  The roar was too sudden and the momentum was too overwhelming. Everyone stopped talking, looking at Yuan Longchun who was furious at this moment.

  "Fourth brother, what's going on?" Yuan Longqi walked up with a slight stumble.

  "The servants in your mansion told me that someone was looking for me at the Warm Pavilion, but I went there and waited for a long time without even seeing a shadow of a person! You say it's infuriating, they actually dared to play tricks on me, truly audacious!" Yuan Longchun plopped down into his chair with a thud, sweeping his sleeves across the table, shattering cups and dishes everywhere.

  Warm pavilion! Yuan Longqi's heart shook, and the wine woke up a few points. He forced a smile, "Fourth brother don't be angry, Longqi will send someone to investigate immediately, and will definitely give fourth brother a satisfactory explanation."

  "Hum! That's the best!"

  Yuan Longkui took a sip of wine and said with a gloomy face: "Alright, it's nothing serious, let's get the auspicious rituals over with quickly so we can return to the mansion."

  With a look of discontent, Yuan Longchun swept his gaze around the brothers present and suddenly slammed his hand on the table, bellowing: "Where did Eldest Third and Eldest Seventh go?"

  "Little brother is here." Yuan Longlin and Xia Shuang walked in together, "Third Brother had a bit too much to drink, he's gone to change clothes, he'll be back soon."

  The horse carriage sped along, with the war drum watching vigilantly around while urging the horses on. The joyful banquet had not yet ended, and the final ceremony of good fortune had not been held. By rights, His Highness should not have left at this time. He did not know what had happened, only that when the Third Prince hugged the princess and jumped onto the carriage, he hastily ordered: "Return to the mansion quickly."

  Yuan Long furrowed his brow, holding onto the faintly conscious Xia Tian, his expression so severe it could scare to death ten robust men. Who was it that had struck a blow to Little Heaven's hand? It seemed that in the end, he had indeed been too careless.

  "Little... little..." Summer was like a beautiful snake crawling on his body, the front of his shirt was already wrinkled and worn out, the buttons at the collar were open revealing his delicate collarbone. His originally spirited eyes were now shrouded in thick mist, half-closed and staring at him with infinite charm and allure.

  He held her scorching body firmly in his arms, lowered his head to look at her, and his gaze instantly changed from anger to softness, and then became fiery.

  "Three..." Xia Tian softly murmured, the hands clinging to his neck pulled downwards with force, and her small, slightly open mouth tightly pressed against his lips.

  Her movements were awkward, only knowing how to wildly and randomly nibble without any rhythm. Yuan Longqiao smiled slightly, one hand supporting her waist and the other holding the back of her head, turning passivity into activity, constantly deepening the kiss, possessing all her beauty.

  Zhan Jing slightly tilted his head to listen, the gasping sounds in the carriage were light and heavy, occasionally accompanied by a woman's soft moans. He thoughtfully turned back, continuing to whip the horse and drive the carriage.

  "What's this old three doing, still not back after so long!" Yuan Longkui complained, pushing his wine cup impatiently.

  Yuan Longchun furrowed his brow and exchanged a glance with Xia Shuang, just as he was about to speak, but then Zhenfei laughed and said: "These three princes have not returned for so long, how come these three princesses are nowhere to be seen?"

  Everyone's eyes turned to the woman's seat. Xia Jingting looked through the crowd, and indeed, Xia Tian was gone, and she couldn't help but feel worried.

  "Our third princess has been away from her seat for quite a while, and isn't it just a coincidence that the third prince and the third princess seem to have made an appointment." The Marchioness of Zhang raised an eyebrow, her tone neither cold nor warm, speaking quickly in a neutral tone.

  Yuan Longqi gave a signal to the attendant behind him, raised his wine cup and walked to the main table. "The scenery in this Wangfu is not bad, maybe it's because I forgot the time while admiring the view somewhere." He deliberately spoke vaguely, neither mentioning Yuan Longqiao nor summer. "Come, let Longqi toast all the elder and younger brothers, and also ask Zhenfei Niangniang to please help herself."

  "Wu Ge is right, I'll also toast to all the brothers. Si Ge has always had a good capacity for liquor, Er Ge can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, and although I'm not much of a drinker, I've never had the chance to compete with all the brothers. Since today is Wu Ge's special day, let's have a drinking contest!" Yuan Longlin also leaned in next to Yuan Longkui.

  "Alright, let's have a drinking contest! Second Brother, Fourth Brother, do you dare to accept the challenge?" Yuan Longqi and Yuan Longying alternated between persuasion and provocation, while Yuan Longchun jumped up first, "I'm afraid of those two, Second Brother is coming, today if we don't drink them under the table, how can we save face!"

  Yuan Longquan mechanically picked up a bowl and poured wine into it, gurgling sound, then tilted his head back and drank without saying a word.

  "Good!" Yuan Longchun also shouted "good", and followed him in drinking with a bowl.

  Everyone's interest was suddenly drawn away, and no one paid attention to Yuan Longqiao and Xia Tian's whereabouts anymore.

  Yuan Longkui and Yuan Longlin exchanged a glance, both of them smiled helplessly, called for someone to refill their wine bowls, and started drinking heavily.

  Zhen Fei quietly looked at Yuan Longqi, with a smile on her face, but another look in her eyes.

  Let's take a look at something else first.