Yan Wan, Jing Xi, and Jiang Bai were waiting at the dock. Jiang Bai's father wrote to him saying that the goods from Jiangnan would arrive soon, so they had been waiting at the dock early. This was Yan Wan and her group's first collaboration with the Jiangnan Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, so they had to take it seriously.
Yan Wan rubbed her temples, trying to relieve her hangover and clear her head. Jing Xi noticed this and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Wan'er, are you feeling unwell?"
"It's nothing, I just had a bit of a headache from drinking last night, it's nothing serious," Yan Wan said.
"Drinking? With whom? Ji Mohan?" Jing Xi asked.
Yan Wan nodded, while Jing Xi rolled her eyes speechlessly. It was all Ji Mo Han's fault for corrupting their Wan'er. However, Jing Xi still stood considerately behind Yan Wan and massaged her forehead for a while.
Jiang Bai smiled and shook his head. Jing Xi was really stubborn but soft-hearted. However, he had already written to his father, wanting to propose to Jing Xi. He would have to find a time to ask Jing Xi for her opinion.
"Master, the boat is here." Huang Zhong said, standing behind Yan Wan. Huang Zhong was one of Li Guang's sworn brothers. Yan Wan thought he was too sloppy, so she asked him to shave his beard. Unexpectedly, he looked quite smart after shaving.
"Okay, I understand," Yan Wan said softly. Jing Xi and Jiang Bai also noticed and waited quietly at the dock, watching the ship approach little by little.
As soon as the boat stopped, Jing Xi rushed over to see what was happening. Jiang Bai nodded to Yan Wan and followed. Yan Wan shook her head helplessly and then strolled after them.
Before they even got close, a loud, round voice came down from the boat and shouted, "Jiang Bai, you brat, why aren't you here to pick up your dad?"
Jiang Bai paused instantly, turning to see his father disembarking from the boat. "Father, why did you come in person?"
Jing Xi also noticed that the annoying old man had come from Jiangnan.
Yan Wanxin understood, walked to Jing Xi's side and stopped, waiting for Jiang Bai's father to approach, preparing to pay her respects to the president of Hengtong Chamber of Commerce.
Jiang Yan said unhappily, "What? You don't welcome me? If it weren't for you saying you wanted to marry that stinky..."
“Father,” Jiang Bai suddenly interrupted his father, “I didn’t mean that. I was just worried that you would be tired from the long journey.”
"Hmph, I am indeed tired from the long journey," Jiang's father said proudly.
"Oh, isn't this old man Jiang? Why aren't you staying in your Jiangnan? Why are you in the capital? Did you miss me?" Jing Xi's teasing voice came from beside him.
Jiang's father said irritably, "You brat, if it weren't for... do you think I wanted to come?" Jiang Bai pinched her father's arm, and he stopped talking.
Yan Wan watched the interaction between the three of them with a smile, understood what was going on, curtsied, and said, "Yan Wan greets Uncle Jiang."
Jiang Yan turned around and looked at the well-behaved little girl next to that brat, and said with a smile, "Boss Yan, hello, hello. You're so much better behaved than that brat, hmph!"
"You old bastard, are you looking for a beating?" Jing Xi raised her fist and said through gritted teeth.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Yan Wan said with a headache, "Uncle Jiang, you must be tired from your journey. Jing Xi and I have already reserved a private room at Yan Ji Hot Pot. Please do us the honor of coming and have a taste."
Jiang Yan said happily, "Okay, okay, let's go, I'm hungry."
Jiang Yan pulled Jiang Bai along and walked ahead. Jiang Bai gave Yan Wan a grateful look. It was indeed a headache when her father and Jing Xi argued. Jing Xi glared at Jiang's father's back with annoyance. Yan Wan patted Jing Xi's back, took her hand, and followed.
Jiang's father pulled Jiang Bai aside and whispered, "You rascal, I think that well-behaved little girl is much better than that brat. If you don't like her, you should consider that little girl."
Jiang Bai said helplessly, "Father, she is the Princess Consort of Han."
"What?" Jiang's father suddenly raised his voice.
Upon hearing this, Yan Wan asked gently, "Uncle Jiang, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Jiang's father waved his hand sheepishly and said, "Hehe, it's nothing, hahaha."
Jiang's father pinched Jiang Bai's neck and said angrily, "You brat, why didn't you tell this old man about something so important? It almost caused a disaster."
Jiang's father remembered seeing Ji Mohan before. Back then, it was Ji Mohan who led the Hu family in Jiangnan to have their property confiscated. He had said he wouldn't go to witness the execution, but that living devil insisted on having someone escort him to witness it. With a swift stroke of the knife, he chopped off heads like cutting watermelons, scaring him so much that he couldn't sleep well for several nights.
Luckily, I didn't say it out loud, otherwise if that living devil found out, the Jiang family's ancestral graves would be dug up.
The Jiang family already has few descendants, so they can't afford to play a game of eliminating nine generations of relatives.
But then again, I don't know why such a well-behaved little girl would fall for such a devilish man!
Jiang's father looked around the capital with curiosity. As expected of the capital, it was right under the emperor's nose. He hadn't set foot in the capital since he came here twenty years ago. Time really flies. He had grown old in the blink of an eye. Time waits for no one. But she was still young. Only he had aged.
"Uncle Jiang, please come in. I've already laid out the dishes to welcome you and wash away the dust of your journey," Yan Wan said with a smile.
"Okay, okay." Jiang Yan walked into the hot pot restaurant happily, and Yan Wan and her group followed him in.
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The inn across the street.
"Bang..." A powerful fist slammed onto the table. Li Shang, his eyes red, stared intently at Yan Ji Hotpot and said, "Damn old bastard, you still dare to come to the capital!"
Li Shang slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and said, "It's just right, my sons are all in the capital, so I don't have to go and take revenge on them one by one. Jiang Yan, you just wait, I will definitely make you pay for my aunt's life."
The window opened and closed, but the person who was just in the room was nowhere to be seen. Only the still-steaming hot tea proved that someone had been there.
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"Princess, isn't it inappropriate for us to sneak out like this? If Her Majesty finds out, she'll break my legs," the maid said anxiously.
"Oh, Chunhe, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. This princess will protect you. I heard that my sister-in-law opened a hot pot restaurant, right? I wanted to try it out. The adults in the palace were talking about it so much, so I just came out to try it and then went back." Chaoyang comforted the little maid and went straight into Yanji Hot Pot.
"Waiter, bring me a serving of all your dishes," Chaoyang said magnanimously.
"Okay, please sit here first, the food will be here soon." The youthful voice came from inside.
Chaoyang turned around and saw that even though the waiter was dressed in coarse clothes, his good figure was still evident. Chaoyang nodded blankly and walked to the private room to sit down.
Qin Si quickly brought out the dishes that Chaoyang had ordered and said, "Eat up."
"Hey, sister-in-law, no, shopkeeper, how much did you pay? How about I... I'll pay you three times, no, five times the price?" Chaoyang said with shining eyes. This young man looks really good.
"Heh, you want to keep me as a sugar daddy? Do you even know who I am?" Qin Si said angrily.
The women of Yin are truly shameless, rude, domineering, and unreasonable.
"Aren't you Xiao Er?" Chaoyang said nonchalantly.
Qin Si angrily pushed open the door and left. Damn Yan Wan, and that Jing Xi, and that stinky woman who lusts after him! Ugh, he's going to explode!
"Hey, you rude waiter! You haven't answered my...Miss's question yet!!" Chaoyang shouted loudly.
By the time she chased after him, Qin Si had already disappeared.
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