Chapter 39
There seemed to be a rumbling thunder rolling through his head, the heat brought by the wine and the burning anger intertwined in his chest, and his cold eyebrows suddenly became gloomy and terrifying.
Qi Wei had never seen his master look so grim before, and he shuddered.
"When you left Beijing, you asked me to keep an eye on the movements in Prince Xin's Mansion... and report everything to you in detail." This lantern was too gorgeous, and his wife had left it in the utility room instead of throwing it away. He didn't dare to make a decision on his own, so he could only send it to Wang Shuhuai to let him make the decision.
"Prince Xin has returned to the capital?" Wang Shuhuai's voice was as dark as torn silk.
Qi Wei shook his head.
"No, this lantern was delivered to Madam's shop by the guards of Prince Xin's Palace."
Wang Shuhuai breathed a sigh of relief.
Qi Wei secretly looked at Wang Shuhuai's face, and secretly thought that Wang Shuhuai was not as good as Prince Xin. They were also far away in a foreign land, but Prince Xin came all the way home to send exquisite lanterns, while his master had not received a single letter from home in a month and a half since he left.
Qi Wei felt that it was not a bad idea to use this lantern to provoke Wang Shuhuai. After all, he was not wrong. He was just a guard and could not be the master of the lantern. Qi Wei curled his lips secretly.
Wang Shuhuai's eyes were like black holes, staring blankly at the gorgeous palace lantern that was still turning by itself, and he didn't speak for a long time.
He didn't say still, so Qi Wei could only let go and slowly placed the lantern on the windowsill.
"Sir, His Royal Highness Prince Xin always tries to get close to Madam in private. I'm afraid he wants to deliberately anger you."
Wang Shuhuai sneered lightly. He knew very well that the reason why Prince Xin kept the position of principal wife was probably because he wanted to marry Xie Yunchu after he ascended the throne.
He is dreaming!
Wang Shuhuai's face was gloomy as he ordered word by word, "You return to the capital and stay by my wife's side. Don't let anyone hurt her or get close to her."
"By the way, keep a close eye on Prince Xin's mansion and investigate all of Prince Xin's secret actions. If he wants to seize the throne, it depends on whether I agree or not."
Wang Shuhuai originally didn't want to get involved in this mess, but since Prince Xin repeatedly touched his bottom line, he had to find a way to deal with this man once and for all.
Qi Wei had just arrived in Jinling and had to go back to Beijing. He couldn't help but feel dazed. He looked at the lantern and felt a little regretful for bringing it with him. "What about you?"
"With Lengshan here, and the princess has also ordered people to guard me secretly, you don't have to worry about my safety." Wang Shuhuai said indifferently.
Qi Wei was relieved. Since his master wanted to deal with Prince Xin, he had to leave a pillar of support in the capital. He was this pillar of support. Qi Wei quickly corrected his attitude and said, "Then I will go back now?"
Wang Shuhuai replied calmly, "In the future, report to me about Madam's affairs every half month."
Qi Wei obeyed the order.
In the darkness, a tall and slender man stood in the window frame. The colorful lanterns flickered, and his face was hidden in the darkness. Qi Wei came in dusty and turned around. I don't know what he was thinking about. He asked blankly, "Sir, do you have a message for the lady?"
Wang Shuhuai was stunned for a moment. He originally wanted to say that he was a good person and told her not to worry about him, but then he thought that she didn't even say a word to him and probably didn't care about him. He suddenly felt depressed and speechless.
"No need."
Qi Wei turned around.
Wang Shuhuai's eyes were suddenly flashed by the light, and he called out to Qi Wei, "Wait."
Qi Wei turned back and asked, "What do you want, sir?"
Wang Shuhuai said, "Rest for a night, go to the market tomorrow morning, pick out some new and good materials and bring them back to my wife."
She didn't like the carved jade hairpin I gave her last time, so I bought her some things she might need.
Wang Shuhuai thought so in his heart.
Qi Wei felt a little disappointed. Prince Xin had a ready-made example right here. Wouldn't it be more thoughtful to make a lantern by following the example and send it back?
As a guard, he couldn't interfere in his master's affairs, so he agreed.
After Qi Wei left, Wang Shuhuai returned to his desk alone and sat down. He placed the palace lantern on a corner of the table and just looked at it coldly.
The eight-sided silk embroidery flows slowly.
A red bean plant is extremely eye-catching and catches the eye.
Red beans represent lovesickness.
Zhu Yun was really bold and didn't take him seriously at all.
Deliberately provoke him and force him to divorce Xie Yunchu so that he has a chance to succeed?
Don't even think about it.
The bright light of the lamp covered his porcelain-white cheeks one by one. His eyes were fixed on the lamp. Wang Shuhuai didn't know how long he sat there, so long that the wick of the lamp burned out and the room fell into darkness again.
It was not just darkness, but also silence, as quiet as an endless abyss where nothing could be explored or touched.
Everything in the house was unfamiliar. Even though he had lived there for more than a month, he still felt uncomfortable every time he came back.
There was no landscape painting that the couple had collaborated on and hung across the table, no calamus pot that she changed every day, and no ginseng soup that she would boil in the dead of night...
The little things that I thought were insignificant rebounded clearly one by one after I lost them.
Only then did he realize that he had gotten used to her meticulous care, and he suddenly pulled away. The worldly smell on his robe also left, leaving only an emptiness that could never be filled.
The moonlight came in, falling on the ground and the edges of the table, like dust everywhere, or like a thin layer of autumn frost.
His gloomy figure sank into the armchair, his slender spine bent, his head buried silently, like a sculpture in the dark night.
He drank a sip of cold tea in silence. The burning sensation in his stomach faded a little and his mind slowly regained clarity. After sitting for a while, he lit the lamp, spread out the documents, picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and continued his work in one go.
He had to carry out the land survey as soon as possible so that he could bring his achievements back to the capital and deal with Prince Xin.
The next day was August 15th.
Even on such a day of family reunion, for Wang Shuhuai, it was just an ordinary busy day.
Over the past month, we have figured out the ins and outs of the Jiangnan nobles and the Nanjing officialdom. Now it’s time for the new official to take real action.
The six ministries in Nanjing were merely sinecures and not as busy as the six ministries in Kyoto. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, most officials went back to rest, leaving only some young and unknown officials on duty in the yamen.
Wang Shuhuai sent someone to submit a petition to the Nanjing Censorate. It was the case of Liu Chang that Leng Shan had investigated in Yuhang before. The case was submitted to the capital, and the drum was beaten, but it was suppressed by the eldest princess. Now that the grandfather and grandson had joined forces, the eldest princess happily threw away this chess piece and handed it to Wang Shuhuai to deal with.
During this period, Lengshan continued to follow up on the case and obtained even more shocking evidence.
The wealthy family named Liu Chang secretly occupied the farms of their ancestral homeland, abducted women, and made the local people suffer terribly.
Wang Shuhuai, who had always been gentle and refined, broke his usual behavior and threw a huge stone into the Nanjing officialdom on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Soon this stone caused a huge uproar, and an inevitable national policy of measuring land and checking population began.
At that time, there was drizzling rain in the capital.
At the same time as Xie Yunchu delivered a batch of goods, he received more orders. The orders were scheduled until the end of the year, but the embroiderers and managers of Linglong Embroidery were still busy at a leisurely pace, without any sign of urgency.
As soon as the clothes for the Chinese Valentine's Day were released into the market, they were highly praised by officials and wealthy people in the capital. Not only were the fabrics comfortable, the patterns were exquisite, and the workmanship was fine. What was even more rare was that the styles and designs were novel and eye-catching, and they almost brought out the beautiful and subtle beauty of women to the extreme.
Soon more merchants followed suit, and some women who could not wait for Linglong embroidery to produce finished clothes looked for other shops to copy them. However, none of them could compare to Linglong embroidery's comfortable and beautiful clothes. Firstly, the pigment on the silk flower was an exclusive secret recipe, so others could not imitate it. Secondly, Linglong embroidery almost monopolized the gauze materials on the market.
But imitations kept popping up, and Xie Yunchu suddenly had an idea: why should others just copy the styles she designed? She ordered the shopkeeper to file a complaint with the government, accusing other companies of stealing her achievements by selling her styles.
The government office had never accepted such a case before, and it felt it was strange and difficult. However, what Xie Yunchu's people said was reasonable, so Jingzhao Prefecture transferred the case to the Censorate, but the people in the Censorate did not take the case seriously.
Xie Yunchu couldn't wait any longer, so he took the initiative to go to the palace to find the eldest princess and told her everything.
Chao Yun was present at the time, and after hearing what happened, he was filled with admiration for her.
While helping her up, he said to the princess,
"Your Highness, I think what Yunchu said is very reasonable. We should pay attention to originality in everything. If imitation becomes a trend, who will be willing to innovate in the future? It would be better for Your Highness to approve Yunchu's request and set up a monopoly bureau in the city government. Any business that wants to innovate can register with the city government, and other businesses are not allowed to copy."
After all, the princess is well versed in government affairs, has experienced a lot, and sees things more clearly. "This is not a trivial matter. If it is to be implemented, there are still many details that need to be finalized."
Xie Yunchu said hurriedly, "Look, why not take me as an example? Other industries will definitely follow suit in the future, and then brainstorm and improve the rules."
The princess thought for a moment and nodded, "How about this, I will instruct the mayor to convene the Chamber of Commerce to discuss this matter."
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, merchants from all over the country returned to Beijing for reunion. The municipal government took this opportunity to summon famous merchants and wealthy businessmen in the yamen and put the matter on the agenda. Unexpectedly, it was recognized by the vast majority of merchants. For example, if someone's wine recipe was stolen, if there was such a monopoly bureau, each family would present the recipe and apply for a monopoly, and others would not dare to sell it even if they stole it, otherwise they would violate the court laws and be severely punished.
On that day, everyone brainstormed and spoke eloquently, offering many good ideas and even coming up with rules for punishment. In the end, it was learned that it was the person behind the scenes of Linglong Embroidery who first proposed this idea and nominated the owner of Linglong Embroidery as the president of the Chamber of Commerce.
Xie Yunchu was deeply inspired and told Uncle Lin to relieve him of the task.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was a family dinner at the Duke's Mansion. Xie Yunchu took the opportunity to report the general situation of the Chamber of Commerce today to the Princess. The Princess sat behind the desk and took the letter she wrote. The handwriting was beautiful and strong, the content was clear and concise, and it was very suitable for the superior to read. The Princess was very satisfied.
"Yun Chu, if you hadn't married, I would have chosen you to enter the palace and serve as a clerk for me."
Xie Yunchu smiled, "Like Sister Chaoyun?"
The princess smiled, "That's right."
Although Xie Yunchu admired Chao Yun, she was not interested in that. She had been constrained in her previous life and did not want to go from one cage to another. She wanted to soar in the vast world.
"Maybe my granddaughter-in-law will have such an opportunity in the future." She agreed casually.
The princess tapped the letter lightly with her slender fingers and said meaningfully, "Yun Chu, your handwriting is very similar to Shu Huai's..."
Xie Yunchu was slightly stunned. Didn't she often copy Wang Shuhuai's calligraphy in her previous life? It was only because she was a woman that she didn't have the strength that Wang Shuhuai could do with ease. Otherwise, she could have really made the fake look real and was caught by the princess. Xie Yunchu didn't know how to explain it, so she lowered her eyes and smiled.
The princess closed the letter and asked her kindly, "Are you thinking about him?"
Xie Yunchu looked embarrassed. She was too busy these days and couldn't take care of Wang Shuhuai. Besides, she wouldn't be stupid enough to worry about him like she did in her previous life.
Xie Yunchu remained silent. She couldn't explain this kind of thing, and she couldn't explain it.
The eldest princess thought she was shy.
"Be patient a little longer. When he opens up the situation, she can go to Jiangnan to reunite with him."
She doesn't want to go.
Xie Yunchu didn't dare to speak directly, and only said, "A man's ambition is to go far and wide. It would be inappropriate for me to follow him. Grandma, please don't worry about me. I'm fine. It's only three years. I can wait."
In his previous life, under the constraints of the eldest princess, it took Wang Shuhuai three years to pacify Jiangnan. In this life, the eldest princess not only did not make things difficult for him, but supported him in every way. Wang Shuhuai could only complete his great cause more smoothly and returned in just a year or two.
She doesn't want to be a supporting role anymore in her life.
Although Wang Shuhuai is brilliant, she doesn't want to be a light chaser anymore, she also wants to be a beam of light.
Now, she is a ray of light in the Beijing Municipal Government.
The princess was very pleased to see that she was not obsessed with love affairs. "I am very happy that you have such insight. Okay, I will leave the affairs of the municipal office to you. Don't be afraid. Just make drastic reforms. What's wrong with women? Women can still rule the world."
With the princess's permission and support, Xie Yunchu was overjoyed. "Thank you, grandmother. I will go to the city office to take care of the Monopoly Bureau."
It was the first time that the princess saw Xie Yunchu excited like a child. Her face was bright and her eyes were lively. It was meaningless for a person to always be so reserved. "You are very good like this."
The eldest princess stayed in the study to read the memorials. Xie Yunchu left the study, and the Wang family gathered in the glazed hall to have a crab feast.
Wang Shuqin waited for twenty days and finally got a gown embroidered by Linglong. She wore it today. Wang Shuyi and Wang Shuya surrounded her to admire it.
"This fabric is so smooth. I originally thought that Xiangyun gauze was soft enough, but I didn't expect that Nanhai gauze is far better."
"This silk flower is also beautiful. Does their family sell silk flowers?" Wang Shuya liked the touch of kingfisher feathers.
Wang Shuqin shook her head. “The silk flowers are a unique symbol on their clothes. They are not sold separately.”
Dou Keling and Xu Shiwei also came over, and everyone sighed that Linglong embroidery had emerged out of nowhere and led the trend among officials in the capital.
Xie Yunchu listened to their chat silently without saying anything. The people in the Duke's Mansion didn't know that she was actually the boss behind the scenes. The eldest princess didn't make her affairs public, so she just let it go.
"How much silver is this?"
Wang Shuqin said, "Twenty taels each."
"This is too expensive." Dou Keling felt a little painful when she heard it.
Her monthly salary was only twenty taels, and Dou Keling couldn't afford to spend so much money on a piece of clothing.
Being a daughter-in-law is different from being a girl. Girls are less restricted and are spoiled by their parents, so they can do whatever they want. If a daughter-in-law is extravagant, she will surely cause dissatisfaction from her mother-in-law. Dou Keling is not without money, but she is reluctant to spend it as she has to budget carefully for her husband and children. Secondly, she has many concerns.
As expected, Jiang glanced at the dazzling Wang Shuqin and said to Wang Shuyi,
"Shuqin is different from you. Now that you are engaged, you should act more cautiously. If you dress so ostentatiously, you may be gossiped by the Liu family."
After saying this, he glanced at Xie Yunchu and the other two with dignity.
Dou Keling knew that her mother-in-law was using her sister-in-law to punish them.
Xu Shiwei was still pregnant and couldn't eat crabs. The maid served her a bowl of porridge. Her belly was already bulging. She looked at the beautiful clothes and felt helpless, "It's a pity that I can't wear them."
"Won't you be able to wear it after you give birth?" Shuqin continued.
Xu Shiwei glanced at her mother-in-law and said obediently, "After I give birth to a child, I may not be able to lose weight. Just like my second sister-in-law, she gained more than ten pounds when she gave birth to Xuan Ge'er."
Dou Keling got angry when she heard this, "Didn't I lose weight later? But my fourth brother's wife is different. She was plump to begin with, and I don't know what she'll look like after having a child."
Xu Shiwei felt very aggrieved and was unwilling to be bullied by Dou Keling, so she pointed at Xie Yunchu and said, "Not everyone gets fat when they are pregnant. Look at my second sister-in-law. When she was pregnant with Sister Ke, her back was so slender that it looked like she wasn't pregnant at all."
Xie Yunchu was holding Ke Jie'er and feeding her rice porridge. She didn't know how this matter got to her.
"I heard that Linglongxiu tailors clothes according to body measurements. Some clothes are suitable for slender women, while others are suitable for plump women."
As soon as she finished speaking, she found that Wang Shuqin's eyes were fixed on her, "Second sister-in-law, you look familiar."
Xie Yunchu was wearing Xiangyun gauze with dark green patterns. Linglong Embroidery mainly makes gauze materials, and also makes some tie-dyed Xiangyun gauze. The jacket Xie Yunchu was wearing was made of delicate and soft fabric, and the tie-dyed green mountains and waters had a beauty like still water and deep flow.
Xie Yunchu smiled and said, "On the second day of the opening, someone returned the item because the size didn't fit, and I got a bargain."
"No wonder!" Wang Shuqin clapped her hands, "I liked this one at first, but it was snatched away by someone else."
Dou Keling glanced at the Xiangyunsha on Xie Yunchu and couldn't help but said sourly,
"My second brother is not at home, but my second sister-in-law is dressed up beautifully."
This successfully irritated Jiang, and her face fell, "Shu Huai has been gone for such a long time, and the weather is cold, can you bring him some clothes?"
Xie Yunchu replied indifferently, "On the day he left Beijing, he prepared three boxes of clothes on the ship, enough for the Second Master to wear until he returned to Beijing."
Jiang had nothing to say, but looking at Xie Yunchu's dazzling appearance, she felt uncomfortable and whispered, "Don't dress too ostentatiously when your husband is not at home."
Xie Yunchu also whispered back, "If I dress too plainly, others will think I'm a widow."
Jiang suffered a heart attack due to choking.
Now that her daughter-in-law has the support of the eldest princess, she is not afraid of her at all. Jiang felt aggrieved and said, "It's been so long, have you written to Huai'er? What did he say in reply?" Jiang asked her husband to send several letters home to Wang Shuhuai, but without exception, he received no reply. She said that her son was good in everything, but he was too generous and didn't care about these trivial household matters.
Xie Yunchu was even more indifferent after hearing this. In her previous life, no matter where Wang Shuhuai went, she would always send him a letter every five days. Unfortunately, she rarely received a reply from Wang Shuhuai. Later, when Wang Shuhuai returned home, he smiled and explained, "You don't need to send letters in the future. My having no news to reply to you is the best news. You don't have to worry."
So Xie Yunchu replied to Jiang in a calm tone, "No news is the best news." She vaguely mentioned that she did not write a letter to Wang Shuhuai.
When Jiang looked at her daughter-in-law, she felt a sense of sympathy for the first time, and her previous resentment disappeared.
Soon the Duke released a few gentlemen, and they all came out to accompany the children.
Sister Ke was eleven months old and had already started to take her first steps. Her wet nurse held her little arms and moved her around Xie Yunchu.
Erlang Xuan'er can now pronounce words clearly and express his ideas fluently.
He followed Meijie'er from the eldest house and the eldest son Lin'er to play in the courtyard. Lin'er was holding a candied haws in his hand, and Meijie'er and Xuan'er were chasing him, trying to grab the candied haws.
Xuan Ge'er was so excited that he quickly grabbed Lin Ge'er's sleeve and said, "I want some candy."
Lin Ge'er refused to give it to her. "Ask your mother to make it for you. This is what my mother made for me."
Xuan Ge'er said, "My mother can't do it..." Dou Keling didn't do it for him, so he said he couldn't do it, and everyone laughed.
Miao urged her son to give Erlang Xuan one, "Didn't I teach you to share delicious snacks with your brothers and sisters?"
Lin Ge'er didn't care and looked at Xuan Ge'er proudly, "Who told you your mother is stupid?"
Miao laughed out of anger and quickly apologized to Dou Keling, but Dou Keling would not bother with the child.
But children always compare with others and don’t want their parents to lose to others.
"My mother is powerful. She is very mean to my father." Xuan Ge'er said angrily.
Dou Keling's face turned green.
Wang Shukuang was so agitated that he wanted to hit his son. Xuan Ge'er ran to hide beside his grandmother. Jiang hugged her grandson and glanced deeply at Dou Keling, who was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
On this side, Miao was so angry when she saw that her son was involved in a lawsuit that she forced Lin Ge'er to share the candied haws with Xuan Ge'er and Mei Jie'er.
Lin simply stuffed the candied haws into his sister's mouth, poked his head out from behind Miao, and replied to Xuan,
"My dad can roll dice, can your dad?"
Uncle Wang Shuzhao loves to hang out in casinos. He is an optimistic person who knows his fate. He knows that his life is just like this. He can't be sure that the affairs of the Duan family will be dug out one day and their entire family will be identified as criminals. It is better for him to enjoy life day by day. He himself is open-minded about it, but he can't stand his son bringing it up.
He immediately grabbed his son's arm and pulled him into his arms, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Grandma Miao also had a red face. This was simply because she nagged her husband every day and the children heard her and learned from her.
The third wife saw the daughters-in-law blushing and tried to smooth things over with a smile.
"Childhood is free from fear, so we parents have to avoid saying or doing things to our children, lest they learn from us and make a fool of themselves."
Seeing that the elders did not reprimand them, everyone felt even more ashamed.
The moon came out from the clouds, and the family was reunited. Soon the Duke and the eldest princess came out together, and the whole family happily watched the moon and ate mooncakes.
The Duke asked Lin, Xuan and Mei to guess a riddle.
"What animal has long ears and a short tail? It only eats vegetables and not rice."
Brother Lin thought for a moment, pointed at Brother Xuan and said, "Isn't that Brother Xuan?"
Xuan'er is never honest when eating, and everyone in the house knows it.
The Duke and the Princess were both amused by him.
Seeing that everyone was laughing, Sister Ke grabbed the silver chopsticks on the table with her pink little hands and danced in her mother's arms.
"Xuan brother, Xuan brother, Xuan brother..."
Sister Ke looked chubby and the Duke was so happy looking at her that he couldn't stop smiling.
After a while, Mei Jieer, who was serious, figured it out and shouted excitedly, "It's a rabbit, it's a rabbit!"
Laughter rang out one after another.
Five days later, Nanny Lin received the silk satin fabric brought back by Qi Wei. Xie Yunchu was busy settling the matter of the Monopoly Bureau at the Municipal Office. After listening to Chunqi's report, she remembered that on the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the rooms were worried about Wang Shuhuai's safety, so she took the lead and said,
"Distribute the materials to each room and tell them that the Second Master brought them to them."
In the mansion, people pay attention to interpersonal relationships. Xie Yunchu has also received benefits from others, so he has to do some things for Wang Shuhuai to save face for everyone.
A few more days passed, and the city of Nanjing was in an uproar because of Liu Chang's case. Many wealthy families tried to protect themselves through various channels. Everyone in Nanjing was in danger, and the matter eventually alarmed Jiangnan Governor Jiang Cheng.
Wang Shuhuai was invited by Jiangnan Governor Jiang Cheng to have a dinner at Bajue Tower.
The Governor-General of Jiangnan, who is nearly fifty years old, is more elegant than expected. He was patrolling the southeastern coast some time ago and just returned home recently. On his first day in Nanjing, the gate was filled with officials, all of whom came to ask him for advice on the matter of population and land census.
Jiang Cheng had never met Wang Shuhuai before, so he took off his official uniform in private and invited Wang Shuhuai for a drink.
Wang Shuhuai attended the banquet in a white shirt with wide sleeves.
Jiang Cheng was impressed by Wang Shuhuai's elegance and talent at first sight.
"I have not been back to Beijing for many years. I know that every generation has its own talented people. Come, I will offer a toast to Lord Wang."
Wang Shuhuai knew that Jiang Cheng looked elegant but had a slightly rebellious temperament and did not like people who curry favor with the powerful, so he naturally restrained his official social manners and replied seriously, "I agree, Your Excellency the Governor."
"When I was in the army in Liangzhou, I served under the Duke. I have always respected him as a person. I never thought I would meet his grandson today. The Wang family has many talented people, which makes me envious."
Wang Shuhuai raised his glass gracefully, "The Jiang family has trained the navy for generations, and they are an important part of our Great Jin. The Governor-General is also a pillar of the court. The safety of the people in the south of the Yangtze River depends on you. I hope that the Governor-General will give me some advice when I allow you to go south this time."
"I dare not teach you." Jiang Cheng replied politely.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Jiang Cheng began to test Wang Shuhuai's determination.
"Recently, a case broke out in the Jiangnan Metropolitan Procuratorate. The suspect's surname is Liu Chang. Does Yunzhi know who this person is?"
Wang Shuhuai certainly knew what he meant. He still looked as gentle as jade, but his words were full of murderous intent.
"I don't care who this person is. Whoever breaks the law, I, Wang Shuhuai, will kill him."
Jiang Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked straight into his clear and elegant eyes.
Liu Chang is a chess piece of the princess. Wang Shuhuai even dares to touch the princess's people, which shows that he is determined to fight to the death.
Otherwise, there will be an undercurrent between the two of them, and no one will be able to compete with them.
Or, the two have already shaken hands and made peace, and are moving forward together.
No matter which one it is, it can be seen that Wang Shuhuai has great ambitions this time.
Jiang Cheng's face was solemn, but an old fox was still an old fox after all, and he planned to continue watching to see what Wang Shuhuai was capable of.
"Yunzhi is right. No matter who it is, if they violate the law, they will not be forgiven easily. Come, Yunzhi, try these dishes. They are all our Jiangnan famous dishes."
At Jiang Cheng's signal, the attendant pushed a few dishes to Wang Shuhuai.
Wang Shuhuai's first glance fell on the plate of crystal sashimi on the left.
Jiang Cheng noticed his gaze and pointed at the dish and introduced it.
"This crystal pork trotter is a famous dish in Zhenjiang, also known as crystal pork trotter. The pig's trotter is chopped up and soaked in saltpeter. The skin is white and the meat is red, just like transparent marinated jelly. It tastes great. I will definitely recommend this dish to any colleague who comes to Jinling. Look, each piece is crystal clear and delicious."
"I've been in Jiangnan for so many years, I'm tired of eating other dishes, but I can't live without this dish."
Wang Shuhuai looked at this dish that was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar, and his thoughts became a little dull.
This dish is also Xie Yunchu's specialty. Wang Shuhuai had heard Xie Yunchu introduce it several times before, but he had never taken it seriously.
He picked up the silver chopsticks, gently picked up a piece, and slowly put it into his mouth.
The cool texture of meat slid onto the tip of his tongue. He bit into it and found the meat was fat but not greasy, and quite chewy. However, compared to this crystal sashimi, the piece of meat deep in his memory was more delicate and dense. He liked her cooking more.
Or maybe, just get more used to her craft.
Wang Shuhuai tasted a piece and put down his chopsticks.
Jiang Cheng was surprised and even puzzled. He had never seen anyone put down their chopsticks after tasting this kind of meat for the first time.
"Why? Not to Yunzhi's taste?"
Wang Shuhuai's throat was suddenly blocked by something. The dense fleshy feeling accompanied by the silky coolness filled his senses. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and even raised a helpless smile at the corner of his lips, "It's a bit sticky."
It's not that it sticks to my teeth, but I'm worried that this piece of crystal meat will dilute my memory.
I’m afraid that once I lose it, I’ll never be able to get it back.
After all, he hadn't tasted her cooking for a long time, and he didn't know if he would have the chance again in the future.
Wang Shuhuai wiped his hands lightly with a wet towel and just focused on drinking with Jiang Cheng without eating another bite of food.
After leaving the restaurant, the hustle and bustle of the Qinhuai River hit me in the face. The lights everywhere illuminated the entire Confucius Temple as if it were daytime. The pleasure boats created deep ripples on the water, and the singing of birds and birds accompanied the waves to the stone railings of the Confucius Temple. Wang Shuhuai stood at the mouth of the river in a white shirt with his sleeves fluttering. The hot wine stimulated his throat and his handsome face turned slightly red, but his expression was cold and gloomy.
On both sides of the dike, the crisscrossing streets are hung with a wide variety of lanterns.
Wang Shuhuai stopped in front of a shop.
Under the eaves of the white walls and black tiles, there is only a beauty lamp hanging.
The lamp must have been hung for some time and had faded a little. The stone-blue ink lightly outlined the graceful features of the beauty. A breeze blew, and the picture became wrinkled. She seemed to be smiling, just like the shyness she showed when she had shyly pulled his sleeve to hint that he should stay overnight.
Unable to bear it any longer, Wang Shuhuai took a deep breath in the cold wind and asked Minggui,
"Has she not replied yet?"
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