Chapter 79 (Ice Cream (Part 1)...)

Engaged?

Find a man who is easy to control and can cancel the engagement at any time?!

Mrs. Xiao was shocked and said, "You are crazy! How can a woman be so casual about getting engaged? And you can cancel the engagement at any time?"

Even Mrs. Xiao, a woman who was considered unorthodox by those from scholarly families, was shocked by these words and thought that the child who said this might be a little crazy.

Yan Qiushu knew that what she did was terrible in this era, especially as a woman, it was simply making a joke of her own reputation!

Rao is the daughter of the Xiao family. Her father and brother are both heroes in the fight against the enemy. Their engagement was once broken off. There were countless rumors in Kyoto at that time. If Xiao Huaiyu had not married well later, her life might have been very miserable.

Not to mention her.

But Yan Qiushu couldn't feel at ease unless she did so.

She couldn't tell Mrs. Xiao that she had realized from the original script and the little impression she had of the plot that Prince Huai was not as indifferent to worldly affairs as he seemed.

It is even possible that he is the big boss behind the scenes.

He is the culprit who planned Xiao Waiting's death!

If anyone reads the story and does not know what happens next, who would believe that Prince Huai is using his body as bait to take advantage of Xiao Huaiya's inferiority complex about her face to trick her into taking the bait and gain the support of the Xiao family?

After all, they took Hsiao Wai-ya home, and nothing happened afterwards.

And if it weren't for the story, she wouldn't have known that the Holy Father, who seemed like a transparent man in the original plot, actually used such despicable means to win Xiao Huaiya's favor? !

Now that Prince Huai is against me, his methods can only become more cruel, so offering a marriage is still the best option.

If I kidnap her and force her to lose her virginity, she will choke to death.

After all, in the eyes of men of this era, if a woman loses her virginity, her fate will be even worse. She will definitely not be able to marry into a good family in the future, and will only be married off to that evil man.

She didn't dare to take the risk, so she could only destroy Prince Huai's fantasy and let De'an Xiangjun find a lover.

Therefore, Yan Qiushu could only insist: "Aunt, please help me. Do you know some scholars from poor families? If there is no suitable one, a servant will do. I can give them half of my property. All they need to do is pretend to be an engaged couple for one to two years after the engagement. And no matter who interferes, the engagement cannot be cancelled."

"It would be best if I could announce it tomorrow so that everyone knows that I'm engaged and the wedding date is next year."

Mrs. Xiao was puzzled. She held her hand with great concern and said gently, "Child, if you have any difficulties, please tell your aunt. Don't joke about your life-long event!"

Yan Qiushu said, "I'm not kidding. Prince Huai is really not the prince you think he is. He is evil-minded! And he really has bad intentions towards me. But I am a woman. If he wants to take me as his concubine, it may only take one word from His Majesty. I can't make the decision. So this will not happen unless I am engaged."

How could you bear to destroy Prince Huai's good reputation?

Once it was destroyed, a bunch of conspiracy theories might come to him, so as long as she got engaged, he wouldn't be able to use his tricks.

Mrs. Xiao's disapproving expression paused for a moment, and she realized that Yan Qiushu was not joking.

She was willing to disregard her reputation and get engaged in order to prevent a possible forced marriage in the future. Today, she was invited by Prince Huai, and the child must have been bullied.

Even if she no longer believed it, she could not guarantee at this moment that Prince Huai was really a non-confrontational person.

Yan Qiushu pleaded again: "This is my intuition, a very strong intuition! Aunt, please help me. I can't suppress him, so I can only ask you to suppress him."

She was afraid that her status was not high enough. If she really got engaged, the other party might take advantage of her and ask for money. In that era when women were expected to obey their husbands after marriage, it would be difficult for her to deal with the problem. Mrs. Xiao was her best person to turn to.

Besides, she didn't care about her reputation. If she really cared, she wouldn't have followed Xiao Wai Ting to the Xiao family and stayed there for so long. When others said she was the cook of the Xiao family, she didn't defend herself. When others said she was Xiao Wai Ting's concubine, she didn't bother to pay attention.

To be honest, my reputation has not been that good for a long time, but since I have no parents, no brothers or sisters, my bad reputation will not affect anyone.

Besides, she believed that if she fell in love with someone in the future, they would definitely not care about this reputation.

Mrs. Xiao thought about it again and again, and nodded: "Okay, leave it to me. When?"

"The sooner the better, preferably tomorrow!" Yan Qiushu emphasized.

Mrs. Xiao patted her head and said, "Not so fast, but don't worry, I will get it done for you as soon as possible."

"Thank you, auntie! I'm sorry for your concern. Don't be picky, just be obedient." Yan Qiushu finally smiled and hugged her arms with gratitude.

She felt relieved.

In an imperial society, many things are beyond one's control, just like the incident of Dongdong accompanying his son to study. If the Third Prince had asked the Emperor for permission earlier, even if the Emperor would not be happy, he would still agree, and the Xiao family would not have been able to stop him.

In the plot... that's what happened. Without even asking the Xiao family's opinion, the emperor directly issued an imperial decree to tie the Xiao family and the third prince to the same boat. It might even be intentional, so that if the third prince made mistakes in the future, the Xiao family would be implicated openly.

Today, Prince Huai has such a good reputation. He said he wanted to marry her. Once he told the emperor about it and made some inquiries about her, he would know her situation and the imperial edict would probably come. Why would he ask for her opinion?

Only in this way can we prevent any attempt to take advantage of her marriage from happening.

Yan Qiushu doesn't care about her reputation. Saving her life is the most important thing. Otherwise, if she really marries Prince Huai, she might have to divorce him in the future, which is even worse.

Madam Xiao looked at this daring girl helplessly and coaxed her back. While washing herself, she was still thinking about this matter: "Do you think Prince Huai would really say this to Ah Shu?"

Huang Ma said honestly, "I don't know, but it's possible that they are from the royal family. After all, who knew that they would treat the old master and the second young master like this? At that time, the young master Dongdong was almost given to the second emperor's grandson as a companion."

Mrs. Xiao's heart pounded, her eyes slowly closed, and she felt a little heavy in her heart.

yes.

Royal family, who says it's impossible?

Ah Shu might be timid. She doesn't like to cause trouble and wants to get rid of it once and for all so that others can't take advantage of her.

This is better than the Xiao family trusting the Zhou family so much, but ending up like this.

After all, this child has so many food recipes. If it weren't for her, the food street would not be able to be opened. With her, there will be countless food streets in the future. For those royal families, it is actually a point that can be utilized.

But at first she couldn't believe that the Fourth Prince, a young man who had been away from home for many years, was actually a greedy person.

Madam Xiao whispered, "By the way, is Lao Liu coming back soon?"

"I heard that it will be soon. He should be back on the 15th." said Nanny Huang.

That will be soon.

Today is the tenth day of the first lunar month, and there are only five days left.

She got out of the bathtub, dried herself, and said, "Get some paper and pen."

Huang Ma was startled and almost dropped her handkerchief, but she had seen a lot, so she quickly calmed down and took a pen and paper. She watched Madam Xiao write down what had just happened, then stuffed it into an envelope and handed it to her: "Ask someone to deliver it to Lao Liu as quickly as possible and get a reply. It must be quick! Do you understand?"

"I know!" Nanny Huang said loudly.

She did not delay and directly called someone to help Mrs. Xiao go to sleep. She took the envelope and arranged for someone to deliver it.

Next day

Because of her worries, Yan Qiushu didn't sleep well.

It was fine that she fell asleep. When it was almost dawn, she woke up, but she couldn't fall asleep again. She was still thinking about this matter.

I don’t know if Mrs. Xiao has any candidates.

Yan Qiushu was a little worried. It was true that she had no connections or power in this world. She only had the title of "County Lady", but in the eyes of many people, these things were not enough.

She was originally wondering why these rich men came to the Xiao family to join in the fun.

Now she understood that they came to see her. The Fifth Prince was probably here on behalf of Zhou Zhaoqin. The Fourth Prince Huai Wang and Zhou Zejing came to observe her and flirt with her by the way.

If she was short-sighted and had not met many men, the possibility of her being deceived by such a handsome man with broad knowledge, excellent speech and behavior would be very high.

I just hope that Prince Huai doesn't care about her so much and won't do things too quickly.

Because of her uneasy mind, Yan Qiushu had no appetite for her meals. She was eagerly waiting for news from Mrs. Xiao. She also thought that if there was no news tonight, she would go out and find a suitable person herself tomorrow morning.

I can only pray to God that she will meet someone who is easy to control and obedient.

However, she was worried, and the day seemed particularly long to Yan Qiushu. She felt that she had been waiting for a long time, but when she looked at the time, only half a day had passed. She ran to Mrs. Xiao to test the waters, but was sent back. She became even more anxious.

Shui Yu was dismissed from the conversation yesterday, leaving only Madam Xiao and Yan Qiushu.

So she didn't know what the two of them talked about, but seeing that Yan Qiushu was restless all day, she also felt a little uneasy. She said, "Miss, how about we go to the food court? I heard that there are a lot of fresh food there. We went back too quickly yesterday, so we have to take a good look today."

Yan Qiushu replied lazily, "What fresh food?"

Shui Yu pulled her directly and said, "You will know when you go there. I am just like you and have rarely been out of the house. How can I know so clearly?"

She dragged Yan Qiushu and pulled her up easily.

Yan Qiushu sighed, but waiting anxiously like this was a torture, so she might as well find something to kill time. So she didn't resist and got up to go out.

The carriage is always ready, and when the master needs it, the coachman will come immediately.

As soon as Yan Qiushu got on the carriage, she felt it shaking as it moved. She stared blankly until the noises around her ears became louder and louder. She came to her senses and the carriage just stopped.

She jumped out of the car and saw people coming and going in the food court.

It was close to lunch time, which was the peak period for customer flow.

With every step I took, it was as if I could smell dozens of delicacies. People kept passing by eating food. In the food street, eating while walking has become a symbol.

Even people from wealthy families can easily fit in here.

Because the food here is so delicious that you can’t control your appetite!

Yan Qiushu felt a little more energetic and walked over, struggling to think about what to eat. Suddenly, a little girl passed by her, licking something in her hand.

Yan Qiushu couldn't move when she saw this, staring in astonishment: "Ice cream???"

The girl seemed to have heard him. She glanced at the ice cream cone in her hand and said with a smile, "Yes, it's ice cream. It's sold in the shop in front. Now there are strawberry, blueberry, and lychee flavors. They are delicious! I like the strawberry flavor the best."

Yan Qiushu quickly said, "Thank you for telling me, young lady."

"You're welcome." The girl waved her hand and recommended the food that the stranger liked. The smile on her face got bigger. Then she took a bite of the ice cream happily. She shivered immediately because of the coldness. She took a long time to relax before she took a sip of the cool but extremely delicate and milky ice cream in her mouth.

In addition to the icy, sweet, and milky flavor, there is also the sour and sweet taste of strawberry jam.

The ice cream is so delicious!

Yan Qiushu stood there and smiled, sighing that there were so many talented people here. With just a few strokes of her recipe, they were able to make ice cream.

She quickly followed the girl's instructions and ran over, only to see that the new shop, which looked much more pink than other shops, had an inscription on it: Ice Cream Shop.

There was already a long queue at the door. A clerk from a nearby shop was promoting his own snacks and occasionally glanced at the shop next door with envy.

This business is really good!

There are too many people to handle it!

Yan Qiushu was also intimidated. She casually counted and found that there were at least twenty people in the queue!

But it is true that it is May now and the weather is about to get a little less hot. Ice cream is naturally the first choice of countless people. The key is that it tastes absolutely delicious.

While Yan Qiushu was in a daze, several more people joined the team.

Everyone was discussing: "How is this ice cream made? It's so delicious!"

"Yes, the egg rolls underneath are delicious too, not to mention the ice cream. In this summer, having a bite is really a treat! It's just a little expensive. If it weren't for my own son, I really wouldn't be willing to come over and buy it."

"Don't even mention the children. Even I, an adult, couldn't resist. Yesterday, my wife bought some for my daughter-in-law. I took a bite and it was so delicious that I accidentally ate a little more. As a result, my daughter-in-law kept quarreling with me for half the night. She was still sobbing and asking for ice cream when she was lying in bed at night."

“Whoever made this ice cream is amazing!”

Yan Qiushu listened to the discussions and agreed very much.

She is standing on the shoulders of giants and all she has to do is pick up the fruits.

And the person who made this thing in this era just took a look at the recipe and had never seen the real thing, yet he made it just like that. It's amazing!

She looked at another person who walked past her with ice cream in his hand and exclaimed, "Who is so amazing? I just told him the recipe and he made it almost exactly the same."

Shui Yu smiled and said, "It's really amazing. How about I go and ask him?"

Yan Qiushu nodded: "Okay, you go, I'll go line up."

Shui Yan has a brand, and Yan Qiushu also has one, which is the Xiao family's brand. Having this brand comes with certain privileges. For example, now that she has taken out the brand, she can go straight into the ice cream shop with a bunch of envious eyes.

The shops around here don't have two floors, and ice cream requires storing a lot of ice blocks. There is no dine-in area, so she must be an insider to be able to get in.

Yan Qiushu followed the queue to the end and waited for her ice cream.