Hearing what my husband said, I felt relieved.

"How do you know that the Northern King's concubine is the mother of Ge Chunru and her two siblings?"

Xiao Hanzheng smiled and replied, "I had people watching the courtyard of Ge Chunru and her two siblings before, and found that in addition to my people, there were also people from the scumbag father watching, as well as another person from an unknown faction."

"So I sent people to keep an eye on this man, and found out that he was the concubine of the Northern King."

"This person doesn't usually do anything, just keeping an eye on the movements of Ge Chunru and her two siblings."

"I was very confused at the time. Why would the Northern King's concubine come to keep an eye on Ge Chunru and her two siblings? So I asked someone to investigate carefully."

"Afterwards, my people not only sent back some news from Ge Country, but also brought back a portrait."

"I found that the woman's appearance is somewhat similar to that of Ge Chunru's sister..."

"According to the news from the Ge Kingdom, this concubine was brought back by the Northern King. I calculated the time and it was just not long after Ge Chunrun's mother fell into the water."

"Then her people came to collect the bodies of Ge Chunru and her two siblings, and I was able to completely confirm her identity."

Shi Qingluo nodded, "I see."

Although the Northern Prince's concubine acted relatively secretively, it must be said that the young husband paid more attention to details.

Xiao Hanzheng said: "And when I investigated this matter, I also found out a bigger and more shocking secret."

Shi Qingluo asked curiously: "What?"

Xiao Hanzheng leaned close to her ear and whispered it again.

Shi Qingluo's eyes were filled with surprise. "There is actually such a relationship. That Northern King really knows how to play."

Xiao Hanzheng chuckled and said, "The King of the North came here in person, he must be after the treasure. He doesn't think he will fail, so he came here in person to bring the treasure back to the Ge Kingdom."

Shi Qingluo curled his lips, "Then he might be disappointed."

A few days later, Shi Qingluo hosted another buffet.

Some dishes have been changed this time, but the main ones remain the same.

All the seats had been booked three days ago, and when lunch time came, people who couldn't wait any longer rushed in.

Xiao Hanzheng went to the yamen, while Shi Qingluo took the initiative to greet the guests.

There weren't many heads or wives of aristocratic families coming this time, probably because they were not of such status.

There were many young men and women from aristocratic families who came here by invitation, as well as some people who were not short of money.

Then Shi Qingluo discovered a caravan from the Western Regions and two caravans from the Ge State, who also reserved seats for dinner.

The price of the buffet is one hundred taels of silver per person. Since it is only held twice a month, it is a high-consumption buffet.

Although the price is high, it still can't stop everyone's enthusiasm.

Many young men and women from aristocratic families or rich men failed to get a seat.

In addition to free dishes this time, Shi Qingluo also provided drinks.

Each person can take three cups of wine, peach blossom wine, Bamboo Leaf Green and white wine.

This also allows those who didn't get the wine before to enjoy a good meal.

The leading merchant from the Western Regions took a sip of wine from the transparent wine glass and said, "Good wine. This wine tastes better than the wine from the Western Regions."

Originally, merchants from the Western Regions sold a lot of wine to Daliang every year, but now it seems that this business will become increasingly difficult in the future.

The Ge country doesn't like wine very much.

One person said intoxicatedly: "This peach blossom wine tastes good too."

Another person was holding a Zhuyeqing, "I like this better, it's the best wine I've ever tasted."

He added: "If we bring these three kinds of wine back, they will definitely be liked by the nobles."

"Boss, you can go talk to that princess."

They don't like white wine very much, as they think it is spicy and too strong.

On the contrary, the Northern King and his companions who were sitting not far away preferred white wine.

After drinking a glass of wine and a glass of flower wine, the King of the North said with disdain: "This stuff is for women to drink. It's really boring to drink."

"It would be fine if I could buy some back for the ladies to drink."

Then he ate the roast pork and lamb while gulping down the white wine in his glass.

After drinking three glasses of white wine, he wanted to drink more. "Give me the rest of your wine."

He brought three people this time. They had just had a glass each and were still enjoying it. When they heard this, they could only pass the wine over with a bitter face.

There's nothing I can do, since he is the master.

Therefore, he hoped that his master could capture Shi Qingluo back.

When the King of the North came in, he attracted Shi Qingluo's attention.

Especially when I saw how they were drinking and eating meat with such generosity, I became more certain of their identities.

This Northern King is really bold. He came to the North City disguised as a businessman and swaggered around.

I don’t know whether Prince Jin knows about it.

After eating and drinking, King Bei led his men downstairs.

He had heard before that Shi Qingluo had organized a buffet that was very special and delicious, so he also wanted to come and experience it.

After eating, he found that he wanted to come again next time.

He had always complained that many of Daliang’s dishes were stewed and tasted bland and unpalatable.

But this time he was very satisfied with the meal, as more than half of the dishes were to his taste.

In addition to fine wine, there are also various barbecues different from those in Ge Country, as well as chili dishes, which make people like him who don’t have a big appetite want to eat them often.

He had heard before that the emperor was very interested in Shi Qingluo because she was a golden child and had helped the Daliang emperor make a lot of money.

The canned food at the border, the cement for paving the road, the colored glaze bought back by the merchants from the Western Regions, etc., were all made by Shi Qingluo.

And the high-yield potatoes and corn.

But he didn't care much about these things before.

Before coming here, I heard the concubine inadvertently say that it would be a pity to let go of a talent like Shi Qingluo.

It would be a good thing if it could be used by their Northern Prince's Palace. After all, who wouldn't want and like a golden doll?

He thought it made sense, and thought that when he went to North City to do some business, he could capture Shi Qingluo on the way.

Now that he had tasted the wine and food, he became even more determined to snatch Shi Qingluo back.

The concubine is right. It would be a pity to let him go.

When the Northern King and his companions just walked in, Shi Qingluo happened to have gone to the kitchen to check on the dishes and did not see her.

I just happened to meet him when I went downstairs.

One of them had been responsible for keeping an eye on Shi Qingluo, so he recognized him at a glance.

He whispered to the King of the North: "Master, the one standing at the door is Shi Qingluo."

The King of the North had already seen the woman standing at the door. She was tall and slender, with fair skin and beautiful looks, which was pleasing to the eye.

He had only heard that Shi Qingluo was from the village, and originally thought that she was just a woman with ordinary looks and plain dress.

But I didn't expect it to be so eye-catching and very much to his liking.

(End of this chapter)