The Vice Minister of Revenue lowered his voice and spoke with the Vice Minister of Rites at the same table. The Vice Minister of Rites, however, had not heard of this and was quite interested.
The officials at the other tables were also chatting and gossiping in small groups, and the teahouse owner and waiters smiled as they watched.
This place used to be so remote that the teahouse was almost going out of business. But ever since a girls' school opened across the street, business has suddenly boomed, and the customers are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The teahouse owner is so happy he's practically grinning from ear to ear.
Just as the teahouse owner and the officials who came to relax were all in a good mood, the princess from the Western Regions entered.
The waiter busied himself greeting the guests, but the officials who looked up at the princess of the Western Regions were taken aback.
Although they didn't know what the princess from the Western Regions was doing here, they still stood up and bowed politely, and Hua Jing returned the bow respectfully.
After Hua Jing found an empty seat and sat down, she glanced around the teahouse and was even more certain that the female student was no ordinary person.
However, despite her thoughts, she remained outwardly calm and asked them why they were all drinking tea here.
"We happened to meet here, so we agreed to come in and have a cup of tea."
The officials smiled and brushed them off, so Hua Jing smiled back and said nothing more.
But at this moment, Chuanwen's joyful voice came through, and the officials stopped talking and silently drank their tea while listening to Chuanwen's movements.
Because the teahouse and Chuanwen's classroom were not close, they usually couldn't hear Chuanwen's thoughts unless there was a favorable wind.
However, they looked outside and saw a cloudless sky, scorching sun, and not a breath of wind. That left only one possibility: Chuanwen had gone to the girls' school cafeteria.
The girls' school cafeteria was closer to the main gate, so they could hear some of it.
So once they figured out this pattern, if they couldn't make it, they would rush over around mealtimes. But they looked at the sky; it wasn't mealtime yet!
[I told you I could smell the braised pig's trotters, and I knew it!]
The officials looked at each other in bewilderment. So, Chuanwen, that girl, went to steal a bite to eat?
Sigh, it's no surprise that she stole food!
[Awesome! Hehe, someone's already made a light bulb. Once I get them to make a few more things, I can retire gracefully! Then I can just eat, drink, gamble, and whore—oops! Eat, drink, and have fun all day long, it'll be awesome!]
Chuan Wen's casual remarks startled everyone eavesdropping in the teahouse.
However, while the officials could hear Chuanwen's thoughts, Huajing could not.
She frowned as she watched the officials alternate between confusion and secret relief.
They were chatting happily before she arrived, but now that she's here, they've all fallen silent and are looking quite strange. I wonder what they're thinking!
[Speaking of the smartest one, it has to be my sister Yu. No wonder she's the heroine of a novel, her brain works like a charm! Then there's Yang Xiaoman. I saw her playing the clapper in the palace before, and I thought she was simple-minded, but I didn't expect her to be so clever! But that little darling almost drove me crazy; she nearly electrocuted me just now!]
Chuanwen's heartfelt words were filled with lingering fear, and the officials were also stunned when they heard them. Suddenly, they remembered the flower thief who had been made to foam at the mouth by Yang Xiaoman, who had apparently used some kind of electricity!
If Chuanwen had been electrocuted like that... they all shuddered, not daring to imagine the scene!
Immediately, everyone's eyes fell on the Minister of Personnel. Wasn't his daughter's name something like Jiao? Could the "Little Jiao" they were talking about be the Minister of Personnel's daughter?
The Minister of Personnel, who was drinking tea, coughed!
His daughter's name does contain the character "娇" (jiao), but that doesn't necessarily mean it refers to his daughter. It's not like only his daughter has the character "娇" in her name!
The Minister of Personnel felt wronged, but he really had to go back and ask if it was his daughter. Chuanwen was the precious darling of their Great Jin Dynasty, and they couldn't afford to hurt her in the slightest!
The Minister of Personnel was feeling aggrieved when he inexplicably met Hua Jing's gaze. Hua Jing was puzzled as to why everyone was looking at this official, and why the official had inexplicably choked on his tea. What had happened between them?
Could it be that they're communicating with their eyes, trying to keep an eye on her?
[Hahaha! Last night, the princess from the Western Regions actually went to the palace to seduce the emperor!]
[My goodness! Why do I keep seeing stories about young girls getting into bed with older men lately?!]
Chuanwen laughed heartily, but the teahouse was filled with the sound of tea being sprayed.
They really endured it, but they really couldn't help it!
Their gazes involuntarily shifted to the princess of the Western Regions, their eyes filled with shock!
Although they felt sorry for the emperor being called an old man, and in such a disdainful tone, they really wanted to know if their old man emperor had rejected this young and beautiful princess from the Western Regions!
The people of the Western Regions have striking features and deep-set eyes, quite different from the people of the Great Jin Dynasty. Historically, the Western Regions would send beautiful women to the palace to serve as concubines in order to seek peace.
Many concubines from the Western Regions have been favored throughout history because of their beauty, but they all hoped that their emperor could resist this temptation, because there must be a conspiracy behind this Western Regions princess climbing into the emperor's bed at this time!
Hua Jing met their gazes and saw their shock, but she hadn't done anything; she had just been sitting here quietly drinking tea!
Are they all mentally ill?
Hua Jing finally came to this conclusion.
The officials quickly looked away, but the shock in their eyes was still undeniable as they lowered their heads to drink their tea.
[Ah! Isn't the emperor a little smarter? He actually knew this princess from the Western Regions had ulterior motives and ruthlessly rejected her... But...]
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