My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone saw Chen Mo carrying a plate of steaming dumplings into the hall.

A table full of dishes had already been set out in the hall.

"Alright! Dinner's ready!"

Old Zhu spat out the sunflower seed shells from his mouth, clapped his hands, and stood up.

Then, he looked at Chen Mo.

Do you have any alcohol?

"Of course! I bought them in advance!"

Chen Mo carried a case of liquor out from behind the counter.

"Come on! All-you-can-drink tonight!"

"Just this one box? And that's enough? Manager Chen, are you looking down on us?"

Zhu Gaoxu saw that Chen Mo had only brought out one box and shouted with a disdainful look.

"I could finish a whole bottle by myself! With so many people here, is this whole case really enough for you?!"

Chen Mo chuckled.

"This liquor is 53% ABV. Try it first. There's another case in the warehouse. If that's not enough, I'll go out and buy you a few bottles of 65% ABV."

As Chen Mo spoke, he unscrewed the bottle cap.

A rich aroma of wine instantly wafted through the air.

Zhu Yuanzhang sniffed.

"Mmm—that's powerful!"

Liu Che raised an eyebrow slightly, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and waited for Chen Mo to pour the wine.

Li Shimin walked over, picked up the wine bottle, examined it for a moment, and nodded.

"This wine is different from the one I had last time!"

"This is much more expensive than last time!"

Chen Mo chuckled.

"After all, it's Chinese New Year today, so we can't drink anything bad, right?"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment.

"Then pour me a cup too, and Chengqian as well!"

"Father, I can't drink it!"

Li Chengqian quickly refused.

He still remembered the last time he almost got into trouble while drinking—yes, the time he pointed at Li Shimin's nose and cursed him.

Alcohol—it's harmful!

I accidentally blurted out what was on my mind!

"What's wrong with drinking? I'm not a good drinker, but I've had some. Do you think you're more important than me?"

Li Shimin shouted, then took his cup and poured himself a drink.

After pouring the wine for Li Chengqian, he didn't linger and poured himself a full glass.

Li Yuan chuckled from the side.

"Erlang, take it easy, don't get drunk and make a fool of yourself."

Li Shimin glanced at his father helplessly: "Father, when have I ever made a fool of myself?"

Li Yuan smiled but remained silent.

Little Sizi peeked her head out from Empress Zhangsun's arms and asked curiously.

"Mother, what is that?"

Empress Zhangsun said softly.

"It's alcohol, for adults. Children can't drink it."

The little ox nodded, then shrank back and muttered to itself.

"The rhinoceros won't drink, the rhinoceros will eat dumplings."

Empress Ma had already begun inviting people to take their seats.

"Come, come, sit down, don't stand. Fourth brother, you sit here. Zifu, come, sit next to me. Biao'er, you young people sit at that table."

Everyone took their seats.

The main table was naturally reserved for the emperors—Ying Zheng, Liu Che, Li Shimin, Li Yuan, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Di.

Logically, Li Yuan, being Li Shimin's father, should have sat in the seat of honor, but he waved his hand.

"Today is New Year's Eve, let's not stand on ceremony, sit wherever you like."

Ying Zheng had already sat down. Upon hearing this, he glanced at Li Yuan and nodded slightly.

Liu Che, on the other hand, casually sat down next to Ying Zheng and even smiled at him.

"Emperor Qin Shi Huang, this time let's sit at the same table and not fight."

Ying Zheng remained expressionless.

"If you can't even coordinate when playing cards, how can you coordinate when drinking?"

Liu Che choked, then let out two dry laughs.

"That's different. Everyone drinks their own."

Zhu Yuanzhang sat down casually and slammed his hand on the table, shouting.

"Hey Chen! Hurry up and pour the wine! We can't wait!"

Empress Ma glared at him.

"Look how anxious you are! I'm telling you, you should learn from the fourth brother in this respect!"

Zhu Di sat down to the side, his gaze sweeping over the wine bottle on the table, then looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The other table was dominated by young people—Fusu, Liu Ju, Huo Qubing, Li Chengqian, Zhu Biao, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui.

Huo Qubing couldn't wait any longer and whispered something in Zhu Gaoxu's ear.

"Let's have a drinking contest later and see who can drink more."

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up.

"Sure! What if you lose?"

Huo Qubing thought for a moment.

"The loser treats everyone next year!"

"make a deal!"

Zhu Gaochi said slowly from the side.

"Take it easy, that liquor is 53 proof."

Huo Qubing waved his hand: "What's there to be afraid of! The strongest liquor I've ever drunk is nothing special."

Zhu Biao smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

The three empresses, along with Xiao Sizi and Li Lizhi, sat together.

Empress Zhangsun took Li Lizhi's hand and asked her to sit down beside her.

Li Lizhi kept her head down, her cheeks still flushed from the previous blush.

Empress Ma looked at her with a smile.

"Lizhi, don't be shy, we're all family."

Wei Zifu also said gently.

"Don't take what Xiao Sizi said just now to heart. He's just a child and doesn't understand."

Li Lizhi shook her head and said softly.

"No... I didn't take it to heart."

Her ears turned even redder.

Little Sizi sat on the other side of Empress Zhangsun, swinging her short legs, waiting for dinner to be served.

On the table were braised pork, steamed fish, poached chicken, four-happiness meatballs, garlic greens, cold black fungus salad, peanuts... and a large bowl of steaming dumplings.

The table was covered with food.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared wide-eyed.

"So many dishes! Kid Chen, you've emptied your coffers, haven't you?"

Chen Mo smiled.

"It's Chinese New Year, so it has to be a feast."

Liu Che picked up his chopsticks, eager to try.

"Is it ready to eat?"

Chen Mo nodded.

"That's enough, everyone eat it while it's hot."

Then he remembered something, got up and brought over a few dispensing containers, poured the liquor into them, and placed a small wine cup in front of each person.

"This liquor is strong, drink it with this and taste it."

After saying that, he poured some for the group.

Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to pick up his wine cup, bring it to his nose, smell it, and frown.

"This smell...why is it so pungent?"

Liu Che also smelled it and hesitated.

"It is indeed different from the wine I usually drink."

Ying Zheng picked up his wine cup, glanced at the clear liquid, and said nothing.

Li Shimin smiled and raised his cup.

"Come, it's fate that we've gathered here on New Year's Eve. I propose we share a drink, what do you say?"

Li Yuan nodded: "Good, good."

Zhu Di also raised his cup.

Everyone raised their glasses.

There was no wine glass in front of Xiao Sizi, only a glass of orange juice.

But she also picked up her cup and, imitating the adults, held it high.

"Cheers!"

The child's sweet, childlike voice made everyone laugh.

"Cheers!"

"Dry!"

"drink!"

Happy Lunar New Year's Eve!!!

Happy Lunar New Year's Eve!

Everyone tilted their heads back and poured the wine into their mouths.

Then--

"Hiss~!"