Jiang Youzhi saw him looking over and quickly said, "This really won’t do."

If something goes wrong from drinking this, it really can’t be explained.

The Emperor hummed and instructed Eunuch An, "Go and bring the Autumn Dew white wine that was tributed from Shu." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"This season is the most suitable for drinking Autumn Dew."

Eunuch An personally took the young eunuch with him.

When the wine was brought, the Emperor, like a child, said to Lord Guogong, "Cousin, come, let me pour you a cup personally."

He laughed, "This wine is for us, let your young cousin be envious."

Lord Guogong was briefly stunned; it was the first time the Emperor called him cousin.

However, they truly were cousins, but in the Royal Family, relations are hardly mentioned, only monarch and ministers.

Young cousin Jiang Youzhi glanced sideways, chuckling, "My wine is made from snow water collected from plum blossoms, dew from lotus flowers, and infused with lotus and plum stamens."

"This wine is light in flavor, has the coolness of plum blossoms, the fragrance of lotus flowers, and can clear heat and relieve summer heat. It’s perfect for drinking in summer."

The Emperor chuckled and signaled to Little Yuanzi to bring another wine cup, looking at Yun Jiao, "Cousin’s wife, can I also taste your good wine?"

Yun Jiao didn’t want to dampen the Emperor’s enthusiasm, so she picked up the wine kettle and poured a cup.

The Emperor took the wine cup, sipped it, and after a while, nodded, "Indeed, it’s good wine."

"Clear and lingering in taste, light and subtle, especially the lotus fragrance, refreshing to the mind, drinking it almost makes you feel cool inside."

Yun Jiao smiled, "Thank you, Emperor, for your praise."

"If the Emperor likes it, take a bottle when you leave later."

The Emperor laughed heartily, "You are still the best cousin’s wife."

"Unlike your husband, who just loves to go against me."

Jiang Youzhi also got caught up in the moment arguing with the Emperor, mainly because he wasn’t too pleased with the term ’young cousin’; previously, when he knew Prince Kang, they were like brothers.

Suddenly he seemed a generation lower.

He then offered the Emperor a toast as an apology.

The Emperor took another sip and then looked at the pork tail in his bowl.

Little Yuanzi’s chopsticks hesitated.

Typically, the Emperor only ate front leg meat and tenderloin, never hind leg meat because pigs have to excrete, and serving hind leg meat to the Emperor would be disrespectful.

The Emperor saw Little Yuanzi not moving, glanced at the dish, then at Little Yuanzi.

Little Yuanzi whispered, "Emperor, that can’t be eaten—"

The Emperor rolled his eyes, himself picked up a piece with chopsticks, and chewed.

The taste was quite good.

The Emperor tried every dish on the table.

Generously praised the cousin’s wife several times.

The children, being very sensible, stood up to bow and took their leave after eating.

Yang Ying, who dined at the same table with the Emperor, was incredibly nervous, ate a little, and also withdrew with the children.

The Emperor, having opened his palate and gained a taste for wine, continued eating and chatting with Jiang Youzhi.

Yun Jiao and Lord Guogong left after finishing their meals.

By the time the hour of Hai came, Yun Jiao noticed Jiang Youzhi hadn’t returned to the room, so she sent Yang Ying to check. Yang Ying returned saying, "Still drinking, I’ve seen them chat for a long time, then slowly take a sip; no idea what they have so much to talk about."

Yun Jiao didn’t mind, washed up and went to bed herself.

The mountain was cool, and unconsciously June had passed, entering July.

Yun Jiao focused on writing books during this period, had already transcribed two volumes. This morning, as Yun Jiao was organizing her manuscripts, a servant suddenly ran hurriedly into the courtyard, "Doctor Gu, my master suddenly fell unconscious, Lord Chief Minister requests you to go and take a look."