Bai Xiang Lou was located not far from Prince Hongshi's residence, and since Ruan Meiying was eager to see Ruan Dafeng, she pretended to be very hungry and urged the coachman to hurry. Before long, Hongshi and his party arrived at Bai Xiang Lou.

Upon arrival, the coachman stopped the carriage and knelt down to serve as a footrest for Hongshi and Ruan Meiying. This made Ruan Meiying very uncomfortable. She was originally from an ordinary family, and in her view, such acts of trampling on others' dignity were nothing more than the way scions of aristocratic families wanted to show off. However, despite her dislike, she couldn't show it, as she didn't know if it would upset Hongshi.

As soon as you entered, the waiter greeted you: "Sir, please come in!"

The accompanying guard said to the waiter, "Take us to the best room."

"Alright! Please follow me, sir." The waiter said and went upstairs, and Ruan Meiying and the others followed.

Ruan Meiying secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "Thank goodness it wasn't my brother, but where is he? How can I deliver the letter to him?"

After Hongshi and Ruan Meiying sat down, the accompanying guards and maids sat at another table. Hongshi asked the waiter, "What good dishes do you have here?"

Seeing their distinguished attire, the waiter knew they must be wealthy and powerful, so he dared not neglect them. He smiled and served tea and water to Hongshi and Ruan Meiying, saying, "Our Baixianglou roast duck is exceptional. Would you like to try it if this is your first time here?"

Hongshi nodded: "Then let's have one." Then Hongshi asked Ruan Meiying what she wanted to eat.

Ruan Meiying was preoccupied with delivering the letter and had no interest in eating, so she left the decision to Hongshi.

Hongshi asked in confusion, "Didn't you just say you were very hungry? Why do you not seem so hungry now? Is something wrong?"

Fearing that her secret would be exposed and arouse Hongshi's suspicion, Ruan Meiying could only feign shyness and say, "Of course, I must obey Your Highness's orders when I am outside."

After Hongshi finished ordering, Ruan Meiying was thinking about how to deliver the letter to Ruan Dafeng. However, she knew that they were outside, and no matter where she went, even if Hongshi did not go with the guard, the maid would have to go with her. Moreover, she did not know where Ruan Dafeng was, and it would be difficult to find him alone.

So Ruan Meiying kept Hongshi company while searching for an excuse to leave, but she couldn't come up with a suitable reason after thinking for a long time.

On the other hand, Ruan Dafeng had already seen Ruan Meiying and the imperial envoy who came to Geshan Village for disaster relief. He had told Ruan Meiying about the restaurant where he worked when they last met, and he knew that Ruan Meiying was probably here to see him. He also wanted to see Ruan Meiying, but he was not a waiter who greeted customers. He was just a helper in the kitchen who helped purchase chicken, duck, fish, meat and vegetables. He couldn't go to the front, which made him very anxious.

He thought for a moment, and then he heard the chef call out to the servants to say that the dishes in the private room upstairs were ready. Ruan Dafeng had an idea.

He walked up to the head chef and said, "Chef Zhang, let me take your dishes upstairs."

But to everyone's surprise, the head chef, seeing that he was just a grocery shopping helper, was afraid that he would ruin the restaurant's reputation and refused to hand over the vegetables to him. He even said, "Go away, you're just a grocery shopping helper, dressed so shabbily. If the customers see you like this, it will ruin our restaurant's reputation. Besides, who told you to come here? Go back to your work!"