Jiang Chen looked at his sister's excited expression and scratched his head in confusion.
"Is the Imperial Aunt still receiving guests? Has anyone said when it will end?" Jiang Qingqing called the maid from the Princess's mansion who was waiting at the door and asked in detail.
The maid shook her head slightly, indicating that she didn't know.
Jiang Qingqing lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. She could no longer sit still.
Yan Luo had already told her the news a few days ago that the shop at the intersection had started to have more customers, and the eldest princess's banquet had been delayed for a few days and could not wait any longer.
"Go to the main courtyard and tell them that I am taking my brother and the guards out for a walk. Let the aunt rest assured that we have enough people and will be back soon."
The maid answered, turned around and walked out.
Jiang Chen silently watched Jiang Qingqing skillfully arranging people's tasks, and he suddenly fell into deep thought.
There was a moment when I suddenly realized.
Why does the emperor's uncle always set high standards for him? The root of the problem has been found.
His sister is so outstanding, so if he were to become a bad student, it would seem a bit mismatched.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen clenched his fists and looked at Jiang Qingqing with firm eyes.
He secretly swore in his heart that he must improve himself quickly and at least be worthy of his sister.
Just when Jiang Chen was in a state of self-reflection, the maid had already relayed the words and came back. She said in detail that the princess did agree to let them go out for a walk, but they had to bring sword-bearing guards, otherwise the princess would be worried.
Jiang Qingqing had no objection to this.
The princess let them go. Coincidentally, Gan Lin had someone harness the carriage at this moment. Without wasting any time, Jiang Qingqing and Jiang Chen quickly left the princess's mansion.
He walked straight towards the shop at the intersection.
In the carriage, Jiang Qingqing lifted the curtain from time to time and looked at the shops on one side of the street. Seeing the food shop opened by Yan Luo not far away, she retracted her head and looked at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen was looking out along Jiang Qingqing's raised mouth, and the curtain was lowered unexpectedly, which first aroused his doubts, "?"
Jiang Qingqing rubbed the tip of her nose, pressed her belly with her small hands, then looked up at Jiang Chen eagerly.
"Are you hungry?" Jiang Chen noticed her little action and asked first.
Jiang Qingqing did not take the initiative to mention going out for dinner, but followed Jiang Chen's words and nodded obediently in response.
Jiang Chen lifted the curtain and looked at the shops outside, then turned back to look at Jiang Qingqing and asked, "Do you want to eat at Fanlou or Yingniang?"
He did not walk according to his expected plan, and Jiang Qingqing was silent for a moment.
She overestimated Jiang Chen's emotional intelligence and thinking process, and she shouldn't have used the emperor's uncle's aggrieved tactics.
She laid her cards on the table.
“I want to try some of these street food.”
Jiang Chen nodded decisively in agreement, and then the carriage pulled over.
After the brother and sister got off the carriage, Jiang Qingqing began her seemingly ordinary yet deliberate actions.
"This is a mixed noodle shop. It's too dry. I should drink something hot in the morning. I won't eat it."
So the brother and sister went to the next shop.
"Ah, bun, it doesn't look big enough for me to eat. Next one."
Jiang Chen took a look at the bun that was bigger than Jiang Qingqing's fist, and silently stretched out his hand to measure it himself.
Is his sister starving?
"Noodle soup? Ah, I don't want to eat vegetarian noodles. People who can't live without meat can't eat it. Let's look at other things."
Jiang Chen looked up at the sign that said Beef Noodles on the shop and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye.
"Um!"
Jiang Qingqing suddenly stopped and stood at the door of the next shop.
Jiang Chen followed her gaze and saw that it was a wonton shop.
"This is good, meaty and soupy, warming."
As soon as she reached the door, she saw Xiaoke wandering back and forth in front of the numerous tables, busily moving around the guests.
Jiang Chen looked at the simple wonton shop with very few varieties, and then looked at the shops next door with signs displaying a variety of breakfasts.
Little Jiang Chen fell into deep thought for a moment.
"Would you like some wontons? My sister made them herself. It's a secret recipe passed down from our ancestors. They're fresh, fragrant and delicious. Come and try them!"
Xiaoke saw from the corner of her eye that someone else was coming to the door. She concentrated on cleaning up the table left by the previous customer while speaking her signature lines fluently.
Jiang Qingqing sat down carelessly and pulled Jiang Chen to sit down with her.
"Good morning, little girl. Give me a big bowl of wontons. Do you have any pastries?"
Xiaoke paused while wiping the table. She looked up suddenly and saw a sweet-looking little girl, who tilted her head and looked at her coquettishly.
"!!!" Xiaoke opened her eyes wide and opened her mouth slightly, but when she saw Jiang Qingqing's smiling eyes, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
"Yes, yes, miss, we can make whatever kind of pastry you want."
Xiaoke nodded quickly and spoke.
Jiang Chen didn't know the reason, he just thought that this was the style of the shop and it was a little unexpected.
"Is this person coming with you too?" Xiao Ke glanced at the stranger, then turned to Jiang Qingqing and asked cautiously.
"This is my brother." Jiang Qingqing had nothing to hide and said frankly.
Jiang Chen thought for a while and said directly: "Can you make glutinous rice dumplings here? I ate glutinous rice dumplings at Ying Niang's place last time and they tasted really good, right, sister?"
"..." Jiang Chen looked at the lion and opened his mouth wide.
For the first time, she had the idea of not wanting to acknowledge her relatives.
Her brother...
Xiao Ke was obviously dumbfounded, but fortunately she reacted quickly. She smiled and said, "We need to prepare the fillings for glutinous rice dumplings. I'm afraid it won't be ready in a short time. If we can wait, we can try it."
Um!?
This time it was Jiang Qingqing's turn to be dumbfounded.
Are Yanluo and Xiaoke's cooking skills so good? They can even make a cake directly?
Jiang Chen doesn't have any restrictions on time. He just goes out for a walk and stays anywhere.
"It's all right. I can wait." He waved his hand and said generously.
Being able to delay time was exactly what Jiang Qingqing wanted, so she naturally had no objection.
Xiaoke subconsciously glanced at Jiang Qingqing, but the other party didn't react, so she went to find Yan Luo for news without any worries.
After the meal was ready, Jiang Chen looked around. Jiang Qingqing's eyes were always on the shop across the street, and she looked thoughtful.
It was already late when the brother and sister left the house, and the breakfast shop was almost turning into a lunch shop.
However, the shop diagonally opposite just opened its door to the visitor.
Seeing someone coming to the door, Jiang Qingqing stared at the door of the shop. She didn't even pay attention to what Jiang Chen said to her.
Xiaoke came over with a big bowl of wontons, and seeing Jiang Qingqing's eyes on the shop, she spoke casually.