Following the question, everyone turned their gazes to the window, even Xuan Tianming and Feng Yuheng were no exception.
I saw a small boat swaying on the lake outside Xianya Tower. On the boat, with his back to the window, sat a man, wearing a light blue shirt, his hair tied high, waving a folding fan in his hand, and listening attentively to the lively conversation of the woman sitting opposite him.
The person opposite said it was a girl, but she was only about 11 or 12 years old. She was wearing a bright red dress and had two buns on her hair. She had a pretty face and looked very lively. She was gesticulating with her hands and feet while talking, and laughter could be heard from time to time.
The two of them, one active and one quiet, the girl's joy and the man's calmness, complement each other and create a very pleasing picture.
Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming looked at each other, both of them with a little surprise in their eyes. At this time, Duanmu Qing's voice came from next door again: "Seventh Prince?"
Someone nearby said, "This is really new. The Seventh Prince has never liked to get close to women. Apart from being close to the Princess Ji'an, this is the first time."
"Who is that woman?"
This question stumped everyone. Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming were also guessing, but they had no clue at all. Huang Quan and Wang Chuan also shook their heads, indicating that they did not know him.
The girl looked very unfamiliar, and they had definitely never seen her before. But for some reason, Feng Yuheng always felt that her every frown and smile seemed somewhat familiar.
While we were guessing, the people on the boat had already landed, and the waiter was inviting them upstairs.
Duanmu Qing next door spoke again: "It is said that in Xianyalou, apart from its master, the Ninth Prince, there are only two people who can come to eat at any time without reservation. One is the Princess Ji'an, and the other is the Seventh Prince."
Someone corrected him: "In fact, there is only one Seventh Prince, because Princess Ji'an is also considered the master."
Duanmu Qing snorted coldly and continued, "I only met His Majesty the Seventh Prince once at a palace banquet when I returned to Beijing six years ago. His celestial aura was truly unforgettable. But I didn't expect that when I met him again this time, he already had a female companion. It's really unpredictable! Let's go and say hello to His Majesty the Seventh Prince."
Following Duanmu Qing's call, the people next door stood up in a hurry. As soon as they walked out of the private room, Xuan Tianhua and the girl came up.
Led by Duanmu Qing, a group of officials knelt down in front of Xuan Tianhua and said, "Your subordinates pay their respects to His Royal Highness Prince Chun."
Soon, Xuan Tianhua's voice came: "No need to be polite here, everyone stand up." Then he paused for a while and said: "You call yourself a humble official, but I find you unfamiliar. Are you an official from another province who came to Beijing?"
These words were obviously said to Duanmu Qing. Feng Yuheng laughed when he heard it from inside, but he didn't know that this laughter still fell into the ears of the immortal person outside the door. The corners of his lips curved slightly, and his face became even warmer.
But Duanmu Qing's face turned pale again. Was he extremely unbalanced? He was the deputy governor of the three provinces in the Northern Territory. He was such a high official. The Northern Territory was such an important place. When he came to Beijing, almost half of the officials came to the Prince Xiang's mansion to see him. Now that the war between Dashun and Qianzhou was imminent, as the deputy governor of the three provinces in the Northern Territory, even the old emperor had to take care of his face. But why was his presence so weak in front of Feng Yuheng, the Ninth Prince, and the Seventh Prince? The immortal in front of him was really amazing. He didn't even recognize him at all!
Several officials who came to eat with Duanmu Qing were also very embarrassed, but no matter how embarrassed they were, they did not dare to say much. This was the Seventh Prince, the only one besides the Ninth Prince who dared to challenge the Emperor.
The voices outside were silent for a long time. Finally, Duanmu Qing admitted his mistake and took the initiative to speak: "I am the deputy governor of the three northern provinces, Duanmu Qing."
"Oh." Xuan Tianhua finally reacted, but he muttered in a thoughtful voice: "Duanmu Qing?" It was obvious that he had not yet remembered who the other person was.
At this time, a clear female voice came: "Seventh Brother, let's go eat. I'm hungry."
When Feng Yuheng, who was sitting in the private room, called out "Seventh Brother", she almost choked to death on a mouthful of tea. She stared blankly at the door, and even had the urge to open the door and go out to see. Who on earth is this person? He actually called Xuan Tianhua "Seventh Brother"?
She looked at Xuan Tianming in confusion and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
Xuan Tianming spread his hands, "I don't know either."
Xuan Tianhua's voice rose again outside: "You are here to eat as well, right? This Xianya Restaurant has some delicious dishes. Since the deputy governor has come all the way from the Northern Territory, he must try them all. Waiter!" He called out: "Send the eighteen dishes of Xianya Restaurant to the private rooms of the adults." Then he said: "Everyone, enjoy your meal. This king will not accompany you."
With that, the excitement outside faded away. Duanmu Qing and his friends returned to the next room and sat down. After a while, the so-called eighteen dishes were brought up one by one by the waiter.
Bai Ze was shocked and whispered, "Seventh Prince is really ruthless! Xianyalou's signature eighteen dishes are the best in the world. If ordinary people want to eat them, they have to make a reservation five days in advance. Duanmu Qing is really lucky this time."
As soon as Xuan Tianming saw Feng Yuheng's fiery eyes looking at him, he knew that something bad was going to happen, so he quickly took the initiative to say, "Next time, next time you go hungry for two meals, I'll bring you here to eat."
"Humph." Someone rolled his eyes and ignored him, but still muttered, "It's a waste to give it to Duanmu Qing for free."
Just like that, they sat there for more than an hour, and the table next to them finally finished eating. Several people burped and kept praising, "Xian Ya Lou is really worthy of its reputation." Even Duanmu Qing praised the 18 dishes, and then shouted, "Waiter, settle the bill!"
The waiter came in and said respectfully, "A total of two thousand eight hundred taels."
"What?" Duanmu Qing yelled, "How much?"
The waiter repeated, "Two thousand eight hundred taels in total."
Duanmu Qing burped again and almost vomited out what he had just eaten. He was a little bit unable to accept it, "Why is it so expensive? We only ordered a few dishes?"
The waiter said, "Xianyalou's signature 18-style dish costs 2,666 taels, and you also drank two jars of apricot wine..."
"Wait a minute." The waiter was interrupted, "Those eighteen signature dishes were ordered by His Majesty the Seventh Prince."
"Yes!" The waiter said as a matter of course: "The Seventh Prince helped to order the dishes, but you have to eat them by yourselves. Could it be that this lord... has no money?"
Duanmu Qing was so angry that he slammed the table, "Why do you want us to pay for the food that the Seventh Prince treated us to?"
The waiter's attitude was not very good: "Sir, what you said is unreasonable. I was there when the Seventh Prince ordered this dish. If you think it is too expensive and don't want to eat it, you can refuse it, but you happily accepted it and ate it. Why did you get angry when paying the money? Why don't you go over there and argue with the Seventh Prince?"
Duanmu Qing couldn't afford to lose face, not to mention he didn't dare to do it. Fortunately he did bring some money with him when he went out today. He originally wanted to build some connections in the capital, but he didn't expect to spend most of it in one meal.
When they left, their faces were completely dark. Feng Yuheng lay on the door crack and looked out. Duanmu Qing's distressed expression made her happy. It was not until the group of people had gone downstairs that Xuan Tianming pulled them back.
Bai Ze had already restored the partition mechanism to its original position. She laughed out loud: "Seventh Brother is really great!"
Just as he finished speaking, they heard a chuckle coming from the door, and then a figure that looked like an otherworldly being appeared in front of them.
Feng Yuheng happily broke free from Xuan Tianming's pull, rushed over and hugged Xuan Tianhua's sleeve: "Seventh Brother, I miss you so much."
Xuan Tianhua's eyes curved, his face full of doting, but he asked Xuan Tianming: "Why is this girl so dark and thin?"
Xuan Tianming spread his hands, "Maybe it was the smoke from the steelmaking furnace." Then he reached out to pick the man up and said, "Pay attention to your image."
She quit. She hadn't seen Xuan Tianhua for nearly half a year. It would be a lie to say that she didn't miss him. Xuan Tianming pointed behind someone and saw the girl who was looking around with curiosity.
Feng Yuheng blinked, and the girl also blinked; she pouted, and the girl also pouted; she tilted her head and rested it on Xuan Tianming's arm, and the girl also tilted her head and rested it on Xuan Tianhua's arm.
Feng Yuheng's heart trembled slightly, and a strange feeling came over him. When he looked at Xuan Tianhua again, his eyes were full of inquiry.
But the other party did not respond to her and just introduced them in a normal tone: "This is Yu Qianyin." And that was it.
Feng Yuheng was a little unwilling, but Xuan Tianming put his arm around her shoulders and squeezed them slightly. She understood that this meant that she should not ask any more questions. So she shut up and said nothing more.
Several people sat back at the table. The waiter scattered the dishes and re-ordered a few. The girl named Yu Qianyin swallowed her saliva and asked Xuan Tianhua: "Seventh Brother, can I eat now?"
Xuan Tianhua smiled and nodded, "Eat quickly, you must be hungry on the way." There was some tenderness in his voice, but it did not show the kind of doting he showed on Feng Yuheng.
Yu Qianyin happily picked up the chopsticks and went straight to the big pork elbow without thinking.
This time, not only Feng Yuheng, but even Xuan Tianming was a little overwhelmed. Seeing that girl eating the elbow almost as well as Feng Yuheng, the corners of his mouth twitched subconsciously.
Wangchuan and Huangquan looked at each other, then looked at Yu Qianyin with a hint of hostility in their eyes.
Xuan Tianming took the initiative to speak: "Seventh Brother." With just one word, he knew that the other party would understand his intention.
But Xuan Tianhua just said, "Ming'er, is the new steel ready?" and changed the subject. He didn't want to talk about what was going on with Yu Qianyin at all.
Feng Yuheng couldn't help it, so she just started talking to the main person. She leaned over and asked with a smile: "You like to eat pork elbows too? I love it the most too."
Yu Qianyin was very happy to see Feng Yuheng talking to her. She swallowed the meat in her mouth with force, then drank some water, and then said, "The elbow meat is fine and smooth, and it tastes the best. Especially the part with tendons inside, the taste is amazing!" After that, without waiting for Feng Yuheng to ask again, she added, "In addition to elbows, I also like to eat squab, especially fried ones, with crispy skin, crispy outside and tender inside, and it tastes so delicious when chewed."
Bang!
Feng Yuheng slapped the table and glared at Xuan Tianhua, his face darkening instantly.
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