Chapter 454

"Familiar?" Chen Zongwen frowned and thought carefully for a moment. "...Come on, he looks like a nobleman from the capital. How could he be familiar with us?"

"......Too."

Madam Chen put the matter behind her and followed Chen Zongwen into Guanghe Restaurant, where they sat down in a private room.

A short while later, Duan Huaichuan also arrived.

He skillfully ordered a few dishes, then got up and opened the window.

Seeing his expression, Chen Zongwen raised an eyebrow: "Do you eat here often? How come you order so skillfully?"

"I don't come here often. It was only when I first came to Luoyang that Xi'er brought me here. She ordered those dishes, and I thought they were pretty good, so I wanted my teacher and his wife to try them too."

Upon hearing that Yunxi had ordered it, Chen Zongwen and his wife were immediately delighted: "Then regardless of whether this meal is good or not, it must be the most expensive one, right?"

You know your own child best, and when you arrive in a new place, the first thing you order will definitely be the most expensive.

Duan Huaichuan laughed.

That's true.

Because Yunxi had ordered the dishes, Chen Zongwen and his wife were inexplicably more expectant. While waiting for the food, they barely spoke and craned their necks to look at the door.

As soon as the dishes were served, the two of them picked up their chopsticks without saying a word and tasted a bite of each dish.

"Hmm—this is delicious! This girl really knows how to enjoy life! But how much money did this whole table of food cost?" Madam Chen felt a little distressed.

"Stop pretending. Xi'er learned all these bad habits from you." Chen Zongwen couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Mrs. Chen's lips curled up: "This is not a problem at all. If even the most expensive dish in a restaurant is hard to swallow, you can imagine how bad the other dishes must be. This is called the wisdom of life!"

"Mmm, mmm, wisdom, wisdom."

"You—"

The windows of the private room were wide open, and Yunxi could see everything the people inside were doing.

As she looked at it, tears welled up in Yunxi's eyes.

Her parents are still the same as before.

That's better.

She was so engrossed in looking outside that she didn't turn to look at Chen Rang until a peeled shrimp was placed to her lips.

"Since we're so close, let's just... eat together."

"......Um."

The two arrived early, but left only after the people in the private room had left.

Back at the Marquis's residence, Yunxi was visibly much more relaxed. The pent-up frustration that had been building up inside her for days seemed to have vanished, and she returned to the lively Yunxi she had been when she first entered the residence.

Just as Shen Rang breathed a sigh of relief and was preparing to submit a letter to the emperor requesting that he be transferred to another place for training, Shen Jun suddenly returned that night in a rage and summoned Shen Rang to his study.

"Today, a group of censors jointly submitted a memorial to His Majesty, accusing you of favoring your concubine over your wife! His Majesty has decreed that you should rest at home for a few days. Zirong, do you know what His Majesty means by this?"

When he said this, Shen Jun's face was extremely gloomy.

A dark glint flashed in Shen Rang's eyes.

Of course he knew.

The censors jointly submitted a memorial, warning that if this matter is not handled properly, the consequences could be severe.

Shen Jun felt even more unlucky.

He had always felt that Yunxi was wicked, but because Shen Rang liked her, he, as her father, had no choice but to back down.

Unexpectedly, Yunxi became close to the person they had been trying to win over, so Shen Jun took another step back and agreed to elevate Yunxi to the status of a secondary wife. However, he never expected that these steps would lead to such serious consequences!