Besides, he was very curious about the identity of the woman in front of him, and a warm smile appeared on his face.
"Hello, sir. I heard from the shopkeeper that you wanted to see me." Ye Qingyan looked into Zhou Xuanning's eyes and said without any timidity.
Zhou Xuanning secretly sighed inwardly at the interesting woman. After all, the women he had met were either too shy to even look at him, or too bold, as if they wanted to cling to him.
"My surname is Zhou, my given name is Xuanning, and my courtesy name is Shaoqing. You can call me by my first name or courtesy name. I wonder what you should call me, young lady?"
"Mr. Zhou, my surname is Ye and my name is Qingyan." Ye Qingyan did not overstep the line. She knew that the more noble a person is, the less he likes unreasonable women.
"Miss, please come this way and try the tea I made." Zhou Xuanning poured a cup of tea himself, obviously in a good mood.
Shopkeeper Li rarely saw the young master pouring tea for other people, and he immediately noticed something different.
He glanced at Ye Qingyan, then retreated with the others. For a moment, only Zhou Xuanning and Ye Qingyan were left in the room.
"Where did you get this recipe, Miss Ye?" Zhou Xuanning asked. Obviously, this was what he wanted to know the most, so he didn't beat around the bush.
"This is what a good friend of mine told me. If you still want some, I have a few more." Ye Qingyan said. What she had always wanted was to be able to invest in Fenglinlou so that she could get some money every month.
Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, Zhou Xuanning did not force her. Before meeting her, he wanted to ask about the origin of the prescription at once. After meeting her, he felt that he could have more contact with her.
"Sir, are you willing to make a bet with me? If I win today, you will agree to one of my requests. If you win, I will give you this recipe." Ye Qingyan's clear voice sounded, bringing Zhou Xuanning back to his senses.
Ye Qingyan had met many people in the palace. This young man had an extraordinary bearing and did not seem like an ordinary person. If she could marry him, she would have a backer in Qingzhou.
If she won, she could become a shareholder of Fenglinlou and have more interactions with this young master. If she lost, she would only lose a few prescriptions, but she would become acquainted with the noble man, and it would be nice for her to open her own shop.
"What are we betting on?" Zhou Xuanning became interested. He felt like he was teasing a cat.
"Let's bet. If we can earn 100,000 taels of silver today, I win, otherwise you win." Fenglinlou usually earns a maximum of 20,000 taels of silver. This is five times more, which shows that they are very ambitious.
The thing Zhou Xuanning had the most of was money, and he didn't think he could earn that much more by just making a few dishes, so he quickly agreed.
"Come here." The shopkeeper heard the voice and entered the wing room. Zhou Xuanning ordered, "Bring all of Fenglinlou's signature dishes and today's new dishes here. Treat Miss Ye well."
In just a short while, the dishes were served one after another, filling up the entire table. There were more than twenty dishes in total.
Ye Qingyan had seen this a lot in the palace, and every master in the palace was like this. They would taste each dish and then have it taken away.
She picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef and put it in her mouth.
The beef was very tender and tasty, and was obviously not much different from the imperial kitchen in the palace.
Zhou Xuanning kept paying attention to the woman's expression, and became more certain that his guess was correct.
"What do you think of these dishes, young lady?" Zhou Xuanning asked. "Don't worry about being laughed at, young lady. I usually like to eat fresh dishes."
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