Chapter 450 The Couple Had a Quarrel
This road is the only way back to the capital. The teahouse owner knew that the emperor and empress had accompanied the late emperor to his burial, and now was the time for them to return to the capital.
He was incredibly lucky to have met the emperor and empress twice in his life, so he became even more attentive and hurriedly brewed tea and poured water.
They had long heard that the Emperor had ordered local governments to issue a notice instructing officials not to disturb the people or make a great fuss, and that the people were not allowed to crowd around or block the route of the Emperor's procession. They were to remain as they were when they saw the Emperor's and Empress's motorcade.
Jiang Fenghua found a stool and sat down, and Xie Shang followed suit. She then saw Xiao Yu, Lin Yu, and the others get out of the car and sit at the next table, so she got up and went to the next table as well.
Xie Shang clenched his fists, suppressing his anger, and put on a gentle expression. "Boss, what do you have to eat?"
The shopkeeper quickly bowed and said, "We have steamed buns, rice porridge, noodles, rice vermicelli, and glutinous rice balls, all made with fresh ingredients." He was just waiting for the Emperor and Empress to pass by again and stop by his humble abode for a rest. From then on, his little shop would have something to boast about.
"Come on up, everyone!" Xie Shang said in a deep voice.
The owner said, "Bring one serving to each of the tables over there as well."
Xie Shang said, "Go ask them what they want to eat and serve them that, be thorough."
The boss went to the next table again; he was good at reading people and knew that the emperor and empress were having a fight.
At this moment, Zhu Yiyi, supported by her maid, gracefully approached Xie Shang, saying, "This humble woman..."
Xie Shang took a sip of hot tea, glanced at her sideways, and seeing that Jiang Fenghua didn't seem to care at all, he said coldly, "No need for formalities, sit down!" He wanted to see how long Jiang Fenghua would stay angry.
The truth is that Xie Shang doesn't know how to please women. His innate sense of superiority only makes women fawn over him. As a prince and emperor, he doesn't have the desire to pursue women, let alone know how to coax them.
Zhu Yiyi had no idea what had happened between them; she just assumed that the two of them had really had a falling out.
Along the way, she saw the Emperor trying to please the Empress in every way, but the Empress always had a cold face. She sneered inwardly. In her opinion, the Emperor had already given the Empress a lot of face, and the Empress should have gone along with it and restrained her temper.
For the Empress to dare to be angry with the Emperor, or even jealous, is truly as foolish as a pig.
She thought to herself, but her face remained gentle and obedient as she sat quietly to the side.
The teahouse owner glanced at them again from afar, recalling how the Emperor and Empress had been so affectionate when they last passed by the teahouse. He then looked at the girl in white beside him, who dared to sit at the same table as the Emperor and acted so frail and delicate. She was obviously a vixen.
Could it be that the Empress was angry with the Emperor because of this woman?
The teahouse owner went to find his wife again. The two discussed it in the room. They were naturally furious that the emperor and empress's relationship had been ruined by the vixen. But after all, they were just ordinary people. Who would dare to be presumptuous in front of the emperor?
The boss's wife was a kind-hearted woman. She waited until the servants had checked the food and found no problems before personally bringing out a bowl of sweet dumplings and placing it in front of the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, please try these sweet dumplings made by this humble woman."
Xie Shang said, "I don't like sweets."
"These glutinous rice balls that I made are quite special. They are best eaten by couples together, symbolizing reunion. The way to eat them is also very particular. If you eat a glutinous rice ball according to my method, I guarantee that it will be sweet to your heart. The Emperor really doesn't like sweets. If he doesn't even like sweets, how can he taste the sweetness of love in the world?"
The woman, blocking the view from the other table, winked at the Emperor and said softly, "When a woman is angry, a man just needs to coax her a bit. What kind of couple sits so far apart? I have a way..."
Xie Shang frowned, feeling somewhat embarrassed. "Does the landlady have any ideas?" He gestured for the woman to do it, promising a generous reward for a good job.
Here, apart from Jiang Fenghua, everyone else was in an awkward situation. The key was that no one dared to offer any advice or speak up, because Jiang Fenghua had almost lost her life. Even Granny Wang didn't want to try to persuade her anymore. No one tried to ease the tension between the couple along the way, so the situation remained deadlocked.
At this moment, they saw Zhu Yiyi suddenly sit at the Emperor's table, and the Emperor had not yet refused her. They had no idea what the Emperor was thinking.
Then the teahouse proprietress brought a bowl of glutinous rice balls to the emperor, saying that it was a way for the couple to eat together. Did the proprietress want the emperor and Zhu Yiyi to share a bowl of glutinous rice balls?
So the group turned their attention to Xie Shang's table, and even Jiang Fenghua looked over unconsciously, but the teahouse owner blocked their view so they couldn't see him completely.
Will Xie Shang share a bowl of glutinous rice balls with Zhu Yiyi? Just like last time, when the Emperor personally applied medicine to Zhu Yiyi.
At this moment, the woman came to Jiang Fenghua and the others' table and said, "This humble woman made some sweet dumplings for Your Majesty."
Jiang Fenghua said awkwardly, "None of the couples at our table can cooperate with the boss lady's new way of eating tangyuan."
The proprietress quickly said, "I haven't been able to find a couple to help me. If Your Majesty doesn't mind, could you do me a small favor as a memento of the Emperor and Empress's two visits to my shop?"
Before Jiang Fenghua could agree, Xie Shang suddenly stepped forward, "The Empress and I are husband and wife, a couple bound together since childhood."
Jiang Fenghua said, "His Majesty has confirmed that we have tied the knot."
Xie Shang was stunned. It seemed that they hadn't even drunk the nuptial wine back then, let alone tied their hair together. "I will make it up to you when I return to the capital."
Jiang Fenghua glanced at Zhu Yiyi and saw that she followed over like a little bird, and there was even a hint of provocation in her eyes.
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "I would like to experience firsthand how sweet the glutinous rice balls are, just like the proprietress does."
She glanced at Xiao Yu and deliberately said, "Lord Xiao."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu immediately began to cough, coughing so hard that his chest was pressed against his back. "I don't like eating glutinous rice balls..."
Lin Yu and Zhang Jingjing were also sitting at the table. They were both a little embarrassed after hearing what the landlady had said. Although they hadn't seen it, they could imagine it.
Lin Yu, however, had a mischievous thought and deliberately said, "I'll eat with Your Highness." He then asked how exactly they would eat to make Zhu Yiyi's lips curl into a wide smile.
She thought: Why should only men be allowed to have three wives and four concubines, and even now, with beauties in their arms, while women must obey the three obediences and four virtues? She had to make Xie Shang angry. Feng Hua also had other men who liked her. Besides, she could see that Xiao Yu was deliberately avoiding suspicion. He was being too deliberate. The more he hid, the more guilty he was. Could it be that he liked Feng Hua, such a gentle and handsome young man?
The proprietress laughed, "This bowl of sweet dumplings is only for a real husband and wife to eat together. Your Majesty has promised me, so you can't go back on your word."
Jiang Fenghua glanced at Xie Shang and saw that he had a smile on his lips, as if he was somewhat smug.
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