Chapter 195 Doing Business

Qi Junqi: "Hey, what's the name of this thing?"

"Your Majesty, I heard from the maid who brought the food box that it was called something like Liangpi."

Qi Junqi picked up one with chopsticks and looked at it carefully, agreeing: "It is crystal clear, very elastic when picked up, and it is a cold dish. The name is indeed very descriptive."

Seeing that Jiang Lin had already tasted it, he teased, "Master, what do you think of the cold noodles made by the imperial sister?"

Jiang Lin put down his chopsticks and commented seriously: "Your Majesty, this cold noodle has a smooth and delicate texture, and is very chewy. It has a garlicky and sour taste with a dense peanut aroma. It tastes very refreshing and appetizing."

Qi Junqi waved his hand, and Xun An quietly left the imperial study.

"I noticed that the Grand Tutor has been rather absent-minded these past two days. Is he having a quarrel with the Imperial Sister?"

Jiang Lin pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, then lifted his robe and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I want to marry the eldest princess. I hope Your Majesty will grant my wish."

Qi Junqi put away the smile on his face and slowly walked up to him.

"You want me to issue an imperial decree to grant you marriage, and you want to use the imperial decree to force my sister to marry you, right?"

Jiang Lin's face turned pale, and he retorted: "No, Your Majesty, I didn't mean that...it's just..."

"Jiang Lin, if you have your sister in your heart, you shouldn't have such thoughts for her own good."

"I once wanted to marry my sister to the Imperial Master, but the Imperial Master refused because he calculated that my sister could not marry anyone else in her lifetime, otherwise it would affect the future of the Great Yi Dynasty."

"It can be said that the lives of my sister and myself were saved by the Imperial Master. Even the entire Great Yi Dynasty owes the Imperial Master a favor. You, Jiang Lin, are just a Grand Tutor."

"Do you think you can surpass the Imperial Master?"

After he said these words, Jiang Lin's face turned pale.

His tone was dejected and he became depressed.

"Your Majesty... I understand... I was overestimating my own abilities and asking for too much..."

Qi Junqi: "Okay, if you are willing to accompany the imperial sister, you will take this food box back to the princess's mansion today. If you are not willing, go back to the Taifu's mansion."

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Princess Palace.

When Gui Ta An Zhen tasted the cold noodles brought by his maid, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He seemed to have thought of something, and his face was full of excitement.

"You said this cold noodle is a food made by the princess?"

The maid corrected him, "Master An, it was the princess who came up with it, and Sister Xiangzhu made it."

"Where is the princess now?"

"Probably back to the main courtyard."

Gui Ta'an Zhen quickly finished the remaining cold noodles, then stood up and went straight to the main courtyard.

Qi Yue had just finished eating the cold noodles, and then she started eating a bowl of hand-ground shaved ice made by Xiangzhu, which was drizzled with plum juice. It was sweet and sour and delicious.

He Xiang fanned her gently while advising, "Princess, don't be greedy for coolness. The Imperial Physician said that eating too much cold food is not good for your body."

Qi Yue smiled and scooped another big spoonful into his mouth, his lips and teeth trembling slightly.

Then she put the spoon to her lips and threatened, "Shh, don't tell Shao Siyan. If you let him know, I will deduct all your monthly salary to reward Helu, Lengyue, Xiangzhu and the others."

"Princess!" He Xiang put down her fan. "Even if you deduct my salary for half a year, I can't let you eat whatever you want!"

Seeing that the hard one didn't work, Qi Yue immediately softened his tone, scooped a spoonful and brought it to her lips, coaxing: "Okay, okay, my little Xiangxiang is the best, come, I'll give you a sip of plum ice!"

He Xiang frowned: "Princess..."

While she was talking, I put the plum ice into her mouth. The sour, sweet, icy juice flowed down her lips and tongue into her throat.

Looking at the soup spoon that Qi Yue was holding to scoop ice to eat, her ears turned red and she licked her lips gently.

I thought to myself, a bowl of ice doesn’t seem like a lot, so it shouldn’t be a problem…

He Lu entered the room: "Princess, Master An Zhen wants to see you."

Qi Yue blinked and thought about it. It seemed that he didn't tease Gui Ta An Zhen, so what was he doing here?

"Let him in."

"Yes, Princess."

Guita Anzhen was thinking about something. He lowered his head and followed He Lu into the room.

He bowed and said, "Your Highness."

Qi Yue had already put down the bowl of plum ice and was wiping the corners of her lips with a handkerchief.

"What do you want from me?"

"Princess, I think..." He raised his head and saw how Qi Yue was dressed at the moment, and the words in his mouth were stuck in his throat.

Gui Ta'an Zhen's fair face instantly turned red. He turned his face away and stammered, "Princess...Princess, why don't you put on some clothes..."

Qi Yue then remembered that she was wearing the suspender skirt that He Xiang had specially sewn for her.

He held his forehead and gave He Xiang a look, and she immediately took out an outer robe.

After helping Qi Yue put on her clothes, she and He Lu walked out together.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Gui Ta'an Zhen turned his head back, his eyes fell on her for a moment and then looked away again.

He felt like his heart was about to jump out, and he lowered his eyes and said, "Princess, I want to buy the recipe for the cold noodles you sent me just now."

"Oh? You want to do business?"

Guita Anzhen: "Yes, princess. With my broken and poisonous body, I don't know how long I can live. Although Guita Anrong is my biological sister and Anze's biological sister, we are half-sisters after all."

"If Anze returns to Xizhen, Guita Anrong might kill him for the throne. In order for Anze to live a happy and carefree life, he must not go back to Xizhen."

"I can't just live in the princess's mansion and eat and drink for free. Although Anze is Master Lin's apprentice, he is the younger one in terms of seniority, and he can't always rely on his master and you, the princess, to live."

"It would have been fine if he was alone before, but now he has me as his big brother, so I naturally have to shoulder the responsibility of being a big brother and work hard to build a family business for Anze."

"I just wonder if the princess is willing to do this business with me?"

Qi Yue: "Okay."

Guita Anzhen was stunned. He didn't expect that she would agree so readily.

He was a little uncertain and asked, "Princess, would you consider it?"

Qi Yue suddenly wanted to tease him, and said in a joking manner: "Okay, then I'll consider it."

Gui Ta'an Zhen was stunned this time, and then he said anxiously: "Princess, it's okay not to consider it..."

"So should I consider it or not?

She chuckled, tapping her fingers on the small coffee table beside her, "How about you beg me for something?"

Guita Anzhen raised his head slightly, his eyes falling on her pretty face full of teasing.

His Adam's apple rolled unnaturally twice, and then his eyes moved down to the white and slender legs that were faintly exposed from the robe.

Seeing him standing there in a daze, Qi Yue sneered.

Then he picked up the spoon in the plum ice bowl again and gently scooped a spoonful into his mouth.