I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 128 - 92: Fireworks and Chestnuts

When Gu Lan arrived at the teahouse for her meeting with Rong Baoyi, it was nearly midnight. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Nian Xia and the girls from Magpie Workshop earnestly tried to persuade Young Master Gu to stay, but after checking the time, Gu Lan still decided to leave.

On the way, Jiu caught up to meet them and whispered something into Gu Lan’s ear under the suspicious and indifferent gaze of Rong Heng.

Rong Heng frowned and asked, "Didn’t you return to the palace?"

Jiu replied mysteriously, "Young Master Gu has prepared a surprise for County Princess Changle’s coming-of-age ceremony. I went with Wei Chengyuan to buy some things."

Rong Heng looked at Gu Lan and popped a candy into her mouth, crunching it noisily.

How could she not forget Rong Baoyi’s coming-of-age while drunk... Is this the sister she speaks of?

And there’s also the sugar figure for Rong Miaoyan...

Just how many sisters does Gu Lan have?

Rong Heng, keeping his patience, asked again, "What gift has Gu Lan prepared?"

"You’ll know soon enough, Your Highness," said Jiu with a mischievous grin on his babyish face.

Rong Heng lowered his eyes, thinking, isn’t he one of my men, why is he listening to Gu Lan?

Jiu cheekily patted Rong Heng’s shoulder and said, "Your Highness, you and Young Master Gu are practically family... brothers, so why make a distinction?"

Rong Heng: "Shut up."

When they reached the teahouse, Gu Lan found the young prince already drowsy and quickly explained:

"We were delayed on the way, and then... we got lost."

Rong Baoyi sniffed the air, her gaze shifting between Gu Lan and Rong Heng, and said, "Why were you delayed? This smell of alcohol... Could it be that Young Master Gu dragged Rong Heng to drink in a flower house?"

Gu Lan: "How can you say I dragged Brother Hang to drink in a flower house? What if Brother Hang dragged me instead?"

This... She couldn’t possibly say that Rong Baoyi had guessed correctly.

Rong Baoyi scrutinized their expressions, seeing through everything, and laughed behind her hand. Then, without pressing further, she raised her cup and said:

"Gu Lan, thank you and Rong Heng, and Jiu for bringing me out to meet father. Today, let’s drink until we’re drunk!"

Rong Yunhao rubbed his eyes and raised his cup too: "Thank you, Brother Lan, let’s drink until we’re drunk!"

"Kids shouldn’t drink," said Gu Lan, placing a hand over Rong Yunhao’s cup.

"Brother Lan, I’m drinking tea."

Upon looking, Gu Lan realized that Rong Yunhao really was holding tea.

But Rong Baoyi had wine in her cup; she had already drunk several pots at Magpie Workshop, and now just the smell of it made her feel queasy.

Gu Lan looked into Rong Baoyi’s bright eyes, paused, and then raised his own cup.

Fine, he thought, a few more cups with her won’t matter.

"County Princess Changle will officially come of age tomorrow, so today no drinking,"

Rong Heng said mildly, and as soon as he finished, Rong Baoyi noticed that at some point, her cup had ended up in Rong Heng’s hand, and without mercy, the wine was poured out.

Just as Rong Baoyi was about to get angry, Gu Lan lowered his cup and smiled, "Brother Hang is right, you have to wait until after midnight to drink."

These two definitely have an issue.

Rong Baoyi stared at the two of them for a while before coming to a sudden realization: "I get it now! Gu Lan, you must have been drinking on the sly behind my back, and Rong Heng is just worried about you, afraid that you’ll drink until you puke again."

Rong Heng’s hand, hidden in his sleeve, clenched into a fist, and with a crack, he snapped a cup handle.

He raised his eyes to deeply stare at Rong Baoyi, his gaze dark and cold, as if to say:

Rong Baoyi, you know too much.

Rong Baoyi covered her excitement with a cough, "Uh-huh. I just said it randomly; you two can just ignore it."

Who would’ve thought that it would be the first time Fifth Young Master Rong would speak to her, just to help Gu Lan fend off drinking.

These two must really have something going on! She swore!

Rong Baoyi whispered an apology to Miaoyan in her heart, then showed a mysterious smile.

After they had eaten most of the dishes, Rong Baoyi looked up at the night outside the pavilion and couldn’t help but stand.

"The moon is out!"

She pointed to the vast night outside the teahouse, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes, and said, "Look, the moon is so full... It’s just a pity that we can only see it tonight."

Gu Lan followed her line of sight and saw a full moon hanging high in the deep blue sky, its bright and clear moonlight spilling onto the world, a symbol of reunion and happiness.

Today is only the fourteenth of the first month, not yet the fullest moon.

"The moon is there every night; the opportunity to admire it is ever-present. No matter how far apart we are, whether inside or outside the palace, as long as our hearts are together, we’re under the same moonlight," Gu Lan said.

Listening to Gu Lan’s words, the bewilderment in Rong Baoyi’s eyes gradually turned to resolve.