"How much?"
"Thirty-five taels!"
Chi Xingyue suspected that he was hallucinating. Is this dragon meat? It’s so expensive!
There are only six dishes, and each dish weighs 6 taels. Are you ripping people off?
No wonder they had to pay first and the food came later. If she were an ordinary person, she really couldn't afford it.
Chi Xingyue looked resentful: "Husband, does he think we are unfamiliar and deliberately ask for a high price?"
Before Ling Jiheng could say anything, the waiter hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, ma'am, please don't misunderstand me. We at Qingfeng Tower clearly mark our prices, and we've never cheated or overcharged new customers!"
Chi Xingyue raised an eyebrow and looked at the other person, and saw the waiter lower his voice: "There has been drought in the past two years, and the grain is in the hands of the government. We also used a lot of connections to get the part to maintain the livelihood of the restaurant.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the food here is expensive, but the portions are generous. If you go somewhere else, the price will probably be double that."
Chi Xingyue nodded, and Ling Jiheng took out four ten-liang banknotes.
The waiter's eyes lit up a bit, and he ran away with the banknotes, muttering in his heart: "I didn't expect those two who kept a low profile to be so rich!"
The food in Qingfeng Tower is expensive. Besides the food shortage mentioned by the waiter, it is also due to its high quality.
As one of the largest restaurants in the capital, it is usually visited by dignitaries and ordinary people rarely go there.
So Ling Jiheng and Chi Xingyue accidentally found the right place.
Not long after the two of them sat down, people came in one after another. As soon as they opened their mouths, they listed a long list of dishes, which made Chi Xingyue stunned.
"There are so many rich people in the capital!"
The waiter who came to serve tea happened to hear this and said with a smile: "Those are the newly appointed Minister of Revenue and the Vice Minister of Personnel."
Minister of Revenue?
Isn’t that the person who took over the job of the original heroine’s father!
You have to listen carefully, there might be some big news.
Chi Xingyue tried hard to prick up her ears, but she could hear nothing.
The two of them seemed to be afraid of having their secret discovered, so they kept whispering to each other the whole time.
However, Ling Jiheng "heard" their conversation clearly and had a general understanding of the situation in Shangjing City.
The emperor of the Dayong Dynasty was old and obsessed with beauty, and liked to build palaces.
However, the weather has been bad in the past two years, and taxes have not been collected from all over the country. The construction of Yuquan Palace has reached a critical juncture, so the emperor has set his sights on the wealthy families in Jiangnan.
This is also the reason why the Ling, Cui, Wang, and Chen families were raided.
Not only that, several more families were exiled, and the imperial edict was on the way.
"Yesterday, His Majesty was furious when he learned about the fire in Guzhen."
"How can His Majesty not be angry when so much wealth is destroyed?
Fortunately, the third prince had foresight and sent people to Guzhen Mountain to search for the remaining gold and silver.
If we can find it, it will be a great achievement. Even if we can’t find it, we’ve done our best.”
The slight smile on the corner of the Minister's mouth is very telling.
He didn't seem to think that the third prince would hand over this wealth.
The Minister of Personnel beside him nodded and said, "Your Excellency is right. Among so many princes, the Third Prince is the most favored by the Emperor!"
Ling Jiheng raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that the third prince would go to search the mountain. It seemed that they changed their route on the way and missed each other.
"It's a pity. Originally, the Third Prince marrying a concubine should have been a grand occasion. Now that His Majesty is angry, the scale will probably have to be toned down."
"I wonder what gift your Excellency has prepared?"
"Ah, a bucket of pearls is nothing. But General Xuanwu actually prepared a ten-mile red wedding for his second daughter. I never expected that!"
"In this way, the Third Prince will have an extra helper!"
Ling Jiheng sipped his tea and quickly formulated a plan in his mind.
But then they changed the subject: "I heard that Concubine Wei is looking for a wife for the Sixth Prince. I wonder which girl she has her eyes on?"
"It's just those powerful families!" The Minister of Revenue chuckled. "I heard that the Sixth Prince had a rage at the mansion a while ago and smashed several vases from the previous dynasty?"
"Yes, there's no news about the specific reason. However, because of this incident, the Sixth Prince was confined to his residence by His Majesty for half a month."
"It's also the result of his impulsiveness and irritability."
Ling Jiheng withdrew his attention, looked at the table full of food, and picked up a soup dumpling for Chi Xingyue: "Madam, enjoy!"
Chi Xingyue nodded and picked up a piece of Eight Treasure Duck for him: "Husband, eat too!"
The interaction between the two made others say that it was immoral, but Chi Xingyue didn't care, and neither did Ling Jiheng.
"Husband, I didn't expect the food in Qingfeng Tower to be so delicious."
"Well, if you like, we can come again next time."
"Country bumpkin, if you have money, come back next time."
A discordant voice reached their ears. Chi Xingyue frowned and glanced at the other person. Then the Minister of Personnel spoke up, "So it's the Third Prince's brother-in-law. Has the Yang Mansion prepared everything for tomorrow's ceremony?"
"Of course, my father takes this marriage very seriously!"
The young man looked at Chi Xingyue with disdain and continued, "My sister took away most of our Yang family's wealth!"
Chi Xingyue: “…” Where did this idiot come from? Is he dissatisfied with the Yang family’s stability?
Ling Jiheng raised his hand and called the waiter over, gave him a silver note, and packed up the food.
The moment the two stepped out of the restaurant, they could still hear the young man snorting coldly: "You even want leftovers? If you don't have money, don't come to Qingfeng Tower!"
Chi Xingyue thought that showing off wealth would not end well.
The Third Prince probably married you as a concubine because he was attracted by your family's wealth.
Just wait and see, your sister’s hard days are still ahead!
Neither of them brought up the topic, and they strolled together through the streets and alleys of the capital city.
Chi Xingyue then showed a bit of girlish liveliness. Whenever she saw a nice purse, handkerchief or hairpin, she would stop and ask the price.
Ling Jiheng bought a lot of nutritional supplements, the kind that cost hundreds or even thousands of taels per pound, and he spent all his money without blinking an eye.
As evening approached, Chi Xingyue found a small alley and put all his things into the space.
The two men found a few beggars on the street corner and asked them for gossip about the capital.
Of course, the most important ones are the third prince, the sixth prince, and the third prince’s brother-in-law.
Don't be fooled by beggars' slovenly appearance; their information channels are unmatched by many intelligence personnel.
Several children in their teens told everything they knew without reservation.
Ling Jiheng also kept his promise and gave them a big bag of food and ten taels of silver.
"By the way, whose family is the Third Prince's wife from? Does she have any objection to the Third Prince marrying a concubine?"
"Madam, you've finally asked the right person! I heard from my friends on Ronghua Street that this concubine was arranged by the Third Prince's wife."
"Oh?" Chi Xingyue's interest was piqued: "Tell me about it in detail. If you do well, I'll give you another pack of lotus cakes!"
The little beggar was so greedy that his mouth was watering.
Wiping the suspicious water stains from the corners of his mouth, he whispered, "Some time ago, the Third Prince's wife went out to burn incense and met Miss Yang, and they became sisters."
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