Chapter 310 Why should we be so clear between you and me?
"Am I in trouble?"
Yu Qinghuan blinked, feeling a little unsure about the imperial wine, and asked Cheng Gongjin.
"Did you steal the wine?" Cheng Gongjin raised his eyes from the book in his hand.
Yu Qinghuan immediately shook his head, "Of course not."
The wine was delivered by Xiao Jinghe a few days ago. He was told that if it was not enough, he would give it to him again. There was plenty of this kind of wine in the palace.
Cheng Gongjin: "If it's not, then it's not a problem."
Even if Censor Mai brought the matter to the emperor's attention, if the emperor refused to recognize the wine, she would not be considered to be selling imperial wine.
However, Xiao Jinghe probably didn't just want to give her a few jars of wine. He probably wanted to use her to teach others a lesson.
Sang Ru on the side finally understood. No matter whether this wine was imperial wine or not, as long as the emperor did not blame him, what else could Censor Mai do?
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After Censor Mai left, Lord Tang and Lord Dai ate more happily and spoke without reservation, speaking frankly.
Soon, the dishes on the table were finished and the wine was almost finished. Lord Tang immediately waved and called the waiter to settle the bill.
The waiter said, "The Crimson Robe Stepping on Snow is eighty-nine taels, the Red Dust Drunken Immortal Duck is ninety-nine taels, and a bowl of Emerald White Jade Soup is twenty-one taels. You ordered three bowls in total, and three pots of specially brewed wine, ten taels each, for a total of two hundred and eighty-one taels. Today we're opening at half price, so I'll charge you one hundred and forty-one taels."
After what happened at noon, the waiter quoted the prices of all the food and drinks.
Lord Tang was dumbfounded. "How much did you say?"
Lin Jing added on behalf of the waiter, "One hundred and forty-one taels."
Seeing Lord Tang's reaction, he felt refreshed.
You're not short of money, so why do you look like that?
Xie Zhili, who was standing by, was stunned for a long time when he learned the price. Chu Er smiled again, lowered his eyes and took a sip of wine.
Mu Huaian was concerned about whether Yu Qinghuan was on the second floor at the moment. Who was the person who could make her run to the second floor even though she knew that he and Xie Zhili were coming?
The one in the palace?
Or...teacher?
Lord Tang subconsciously slammed the table and stood up, his forehead throbbing. "You must have gotten the prices wrong. How could they be so much?"
On weekdays, when they go to Xifeng Tower, they order a full table of ten dishes, and it only costs less than one hundred taels. The food in Fuyan Tower is delicious, but it is not made of gold!
These three dishes are made with ordinary ingredients, how can they be so expensive!
The waiter smiled and said, "That's right, this Lord Lin also came here for lunch, and the silver Lord Gu paid was the same price."
Lord Dai was smarter than Lord Tang and realized it instantly. No wonder Lord Gu looked so unhappy at noon and strongly recommended them to try this restaurant. It was obvious that they had walked into a scam and had to pay the money out of helplessness. Then they were indignant and deliberately dragged them into the water!
Lin Jing picked up the wine jug and poured out the last glass of wine. God knows he had been waiting for this scene for half an hour to drink this small jug of wine.
He watched the show leisurely.
At this moment, just as Master Tang was about to explode, Master Dai tugged at his sleeve. He looked grim, "Why are you pulling me?!"
"They are clearly a shady business. How dare they deceive an official of the imperial court!"
Lord Dai coughed lightly and said, "It's a shady shop, but what else can you do? You've already finished your meal."
He reminded quietly, "Don't forget, Gu Xiao and Cheng Ge Lao just came to eat at noon... and this wine is the real thousand-day brew."
Regardless of the status of those two people, they paid the bill obediently, which shows that the person behind Fuyanlou must be no small figure.
Lord Tang gnashed his teeth, feeling unhappy, but it just so happened that what his friend had reminded him of was true. If he offended someone, it would bring disaster to his family...
Forget it, just consider it as borrowing money to ward off disaster!
He took out his purse, but even after emptying it out, he only found a little over a hundred taels. He could only look at Dai Da Ren beside him and asked in a low voice, "Brother Dai, I don't have enough silver. Do you have any silver with you?"
Lord Dai's face suddenly turned a little ugly. His parents were still alive, and he was still receiving a monthly allowance from the mansion. He could only manage his own salary. He treated many people to drinks last month, and there was not much left in his pocket.
"How much is missing?"
Mr. Tang: "Forty taels."
Dai took out his purse and saw that there was only thirty taels in it.
The waiter beside him also noticed that they didn't bring enough money for the meal. "If the two guests don't have enough money, I can send someone to get it."
The two men had originally kept their voices down, fearing that others would know that they did not bring enough money. After all, they were surrounded by colleagues they knew in the court, and they did not want to lose face.
But as soon as the waiter said this, everyone knew it immediately, even Xie Zhili and Mu Huaian looked over.
Lin Jing felt so aggrieved when he was ridiculed during the day, but now he felt so relieved when he saw the embarrassment of these two people. He deliberately exclaimed, "Master Tang, why don't you even bring money when you go out to eat?"
Lord Tang was so angry that his teeth were itching. He was even stepped on the head by Lin Jing. It was the first time he had felt so embarrassed.
He ripped off the jade pendant from his waist and threw it on the table along with his 100 taels. "This jade pendant is worth at least 70 taels."
The waiter was embarrassed. "Sir, our boss has told us to only accept cash, not pawned items."
Dai Da Ren, who was standing by, was afraid of losing face, so he gave away his thirty taels as well, "I'll take the remaining ten taels tomorrow to make up for it."
The waiter was about to say something when he saw Sang Ru not far away nodding at him and stopped making things difficult for him.
"That's fine. Please pay the money tomorrow at noon. Don't make it difficult for me."
Your Majesty: "Definitely."
After paying the money, he hurriedly pulled Lord Tang away. Today was really a shame.
Lin Jing was so happy that he wanted to order a pot of wine, but he was told that Fuyanlou only sold one pot per person per day, so he had to give up.
At this time, Xie Zhili and Mu Huaian had almost finished eating and were drinking.
Xie Zhili looked around but didn't see anyone he knew. He didn't know where Sang Ru had gone, so he coughed softly and asked Mu Huaian, "Did you really not bring any silver with you?"
Mu Huaian: "I didn't bring it."
He never brought money with him, and usually Xiaowu would pay him from behind.
He had just stayed for dinner and let Xiaowu go back home first. Now he had nothing in his hands, so his words about asking Xie Zhili for a free meal were not just a casual remark.
Xie Zhili's forehead twitched. How could he be so shameless as to go out to eat without bringing any money?
He had just calculated that their table had ordered one less pot of wine, so the total should be 125 taels.
He weighed his purse and found he only had 100 taels of silver, 25 taels short. He had no choice but to ask someone to go back to the mansion to get it.
But when he thought about it, Xie Zhili felt aggrieved again.
Why should Mu Huaian have to pay this money if he wants to take advantage of it?
It’s not enough that you took advantage of his woman, now you even want to take advantage of his money?
The more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became. Xie Zhili said with a cold face, "Our table costs 125 taels, half for each person. I will only pay 62 taels, and you can pay the remaining 63 taels yourself."
Mu Huaian, who didn't even have a dime in his pocket, said calmly, "Brother Xie, why should we be so clear about the matter between you and me?"
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