After an unknown amount of time, he spoke to her, saying, "Madam Li has been thinking of our Eastern Depot wholeheartedly, even spending her own money to improve the meals of our shops. I should be the one thanking Madam Li."
Just as she had expected, the other party found the spot. Xia Yixin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and calmly met his gaze. "I have my reasons for doing this. My son was kidnapped near the border of Yushang a month ago and there has been no news of him since. I have searched all the way to the vicinity of the capital but still found nothing. So I opened a restaurant opposite the East Depot in order to secretly find an opportunity to contact you, sir, and ask the East Depot to help me find him. I can offer a thousand taels of gold in exchange."
After speaking in one breath, Xia Yixin was finally able to openly look the other person in the eye.
Compared to three years ago, he was thinner, and the aura he exuded was even more imposing. His breath was deep and his inner strength was profound, making him even more oppressive than when he was unconscious.
A black and gold demon mask covered half of his face, his taut jawline was sharply defined, and he wore a black and gold kisa. He was a tall and slender man who was so cold and aloof that he didn't look like a eunuch.
His beautiful, long, and strong hands were toying with the cup when he suddenly threw it towards her.
She didn't flinch or dodge, her eyes closed. There was a sharp crack as the cup shattered at her feet, filling the room with the aroma of fine Longjing tea.
"It seems that now anyone dares to plot against our Eastern Depot."
Cao Anmin left a few words, got up and left, his chilling murderous aura was overwhelming, and the sounds of smashing and screams of guests came from downstairs.
Xia Yixin breathed a sigh of relief; the fact that he didn't kill anyone on the spot meant there was still room for maneuver.
"Host, are you crazy? You've already smashed things, is there still room for maneuver?" the system asked, bewildered.
"If he were really angry, he wouldn't spare my life at all. How many people who offend the Eastern Depot can survive?" Her only consolation now is that her plan hasn't affected the male supporting character's happiness.
The question now is, how do we increase the happiness level of a high-ranking eunuch?
Suddenly she saw the food on the table and an idea came to her.
Putting aside Xia Yixin's inner turmoil, the whole capital knew that Yuelai Restaurant had offended the Eastern Depot and had been vandalized by the Eastern Depot's constables.
While people were sighing, rumors, from who-knows-where, spread that the head of the Eastern Depot had taken a fancy to the young widow, Madam Li, and had become enraged after being rejected.
The rumor spread like wildfire. Later, although the governor issued a strict order forbidding anyone from eating at Yuelai Restaurant, some ordinary people still went there to eat, which made the reopened Yuelai Restaurant extremely popular.
After realizing that flattery wouldn't work, Xia Yixin simply changed the vegetable prices back to normal. In less than a week, she made back all the losses she had incurred, leaving her somewhat bewildered as she counted her money.
The good news is that because the incident caused such a stir, although she didn't find any news about Xiao Mingyu, a beggar delivered his letter instead.
I am well. When the time is right, my son will come to apologize to his mother in person!
The few words were Xia Mingyu's familiar handwriting, sharp and beautiful in regular script.
Xia Yixin felt a little relieved, but the male supporting character's happiness level kept declining as the rumors intensified. Her attempts to send gold and silver to the Eastern Depot under the guise of apology were ineffective. They accepted the money but refused to give any further instructions. Xia Yixin was so angry that she stopped sending them after a few times. Instead, she sent food to the Eastern Depot every day, all of which she made herself. However, after they entered the depot, she never heard from them again.
And so, a week later, the male supporting character's happiness level remained a steady -380.
On this day, she was sitting in her two-story house as usual, looking out the side window at the dark East Depot and the Governor's Mansion next door. The sun was shining brightly, but it seemed that no sunlight could get into the area.
With the fighting at the front lines intense, she only returned after seeing that cold, aloof figure in a black and gold robe late at night several times.
Xia Yixin remained calm, but the system was getting a little anxious.
"Host, don't give up! Don't be a coward, hurry up and go for it, or you'll be wiped out!" the system urged.
Xia Yixin calmly said, "No rush. He's suspicious by nature. If you rush, it will only make him suspicious. I have people deliver meals that I personally cook to him every day. The fact that he's accepting them now means he's observing the situation. He'll contact us sooner or later."
That day, she noticed that Cao Anmin had touched the food on the table a few times. You have to understand, he came here to cause trouble, yet he actually touched the food. Putting aside the fact that he might be testing why his own constables liked this dish, it at least proves that he is interested in the food at Yuelai Restaurant.
So she thought that this might be a breakthrough point.
Before they knew it, it was getting dark. The man who had ridden his horse from the east returned early that day.
When he dismounted, he glanced in her direction. She was so startled that she shrank back and hid. Only after she finished did she realize why she was hiding. Not only was it difficult for him to see her from his position, but even if he did, her action was just a guilty conscience.
Just as she was feeling annoyed, the servant knocked on the door.
"Boss lady, the person who was responsible for delivering the meals was sent back by the Eastern Depot. They said they want you to go to the Eastern Depot's government office."
Xia Yixin knew immediately that things had succeeded.
The servant was filled with worry; that was a place that would devour people without spitting out their bones. What if the proprietress went in upright and came out horizontally...?
She specially prepared a meal herself, making it even more exquisite and delicious than before. She also specially brought several kinds of snacks that hadn't been served in the restaurant yet. Carrying the food box, she went to the gate of the East Depot government office, and deliberately didn't let Ying Qi and the others follow her.
The simplest way is to deal with complex people.
The constables on either side, wearing animal masks and holding spears, were imposing and seemed to have received instructions beforehand, allowing her to walk in.
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