When the group arrived at the entrance of Quanfu Restaurant, the bustling crowd stunned Qingyan. She had thought Quanfu Restaurant was just a small shop, but the shop in front of her completely overturned Qingyan's expectations.
The shop has three floors. During business hours, all four doors open at the same time. Inside, the first floor is the dining area for ordinary people, the second floor is the private rooms for dignitaries, and the third floor is the private rooms for the powerful and wealthy.
The first floor is furnished with simple wooden chairs. The steps leading from the first floor to the second floor are made of simple mahogany with only square decorations on the handrails. The steps leading from the second floor to the private rooms on the third floor have handrails that are carefully carved by Nan Kung Fu craftsmen. The wooden stools with the shape of small lions playing with embroidered balls look high-end and classy, which is a significant improvement over the second floor.
When Quanfude was being renovated, Qingyan and Feiyanggu mentioned that the dining environment on the first floor should be clean, tidy, and cozy for ordinary people. The rooms for high-ranking officials and nobles on the second floor should be comfortable and decorated like those in a typical wealthy family. The private rooms on the third floor should be luxurious, and it would be best if even the furnishings were of high quality.
"Qingyan, how is it?" Fei Yanggu watched Qingyan look around at the furnishings, her small hands behind her back as she began to wander around. Yin smiled and pursed his thin lips, following behind her to prevent anyone from hurting her.
"Oh, the private room is quite nice. I don't know about the second floor. Father, who named this private room?" Qingyan wanted to cover her face. Peony Pavilion... Who would have a secret rendezvous here?
In the corridor, Qingyan pointed tremblingly with her chubby little hand to a plaque on a door.
Fei Yanggu was stunned for a moment when he heard his daughter's words, but Yin immediately understood what Qingyan was talking about.
"Uh... it was Prince Yu who personally named it!" Fei Yanggu's face darkened. Kangxi's knowledge of Chinese classics was the best, while Prince Yu and several other princes were only so-so. Now, hearing this from Qingyan's mouth, he couldn't save face.
"Fourth brother, what brings you here!" Fu Quan came upstairs with a smile and immediately saw Fei Yanggu standing at the door of his private room with two little dumplings.
"Yin greets Second Uncle!" Yin bowed obediently.
As Qingyan swayed and bowed to Fuquan, Fei Yanggu's expression puzzled Fuquan even more. What was wrong? Everyone's attention was focused on the plaque he had sent over. Could there be something wrong with it?
"Father!" Yin's eyes lit up as he looked at the person who appeared behind him.
"Little Four is not bad, Fourth Brother, you've taken good care of him!" Kangxi nodded with a smile and hugged Qingyan into his arms.
Emperor Kangxi looked up at the plaque and choked on his own saliva.
"Second Brother, who came up with this name?!" Kangxi was speechless. Fei Yanggu was not good at Chinese studies, and he wouldn't have come up with such a name either.
Qingyan covered her mouth and chuckled. Fei Yanggu must have realized what was going on, but Fuquan was still completely confused.
After a brief gesture from Emperor Kangxi, the entire group went to Fei Yanggu's private room.
"Second brother, you should change your name." Fuquan's heart sank as he looked at Yin's face, which had turned purple.
"Fourth brother!" Fei Yanggu was startled, his face full of bitterness. When they went on private tours, he wasn't the youngest, but he was often treated as a gofer by these masters.
Fei Yanggu shook his head, his right hand to his mouth, drawing a line across his chin to indicate he wouldn't speak. Kangxi was very pleased with Fei Yanggu's actions.
"Second brother, you'd better think about it yourself. Back then, Father Emperor told you to read more books on Chinese studies!" Kangxi peeled several peanuts and placed them in Qingyan's small hand as a reward for her.
Fei Yanggu's daughter is an excellent woman; she is a few years younger than Yin but was able to notice the inconsistencies in the plaque.
"Hmph! Qingyan, tell your second uncle what's wrong with this plaque, and your second uncle will buy you something delicious later!" Yin said with an icy face. He didn't intend to tease Fuquan, but he could tease the little bean curd in Kangxi's arms.
"Huh?!" Yin looked at Qingyan with concern; her Achilles' heel was snacks.
Fei Yanggu strictly forbade Qingyan from eating too many snacks, but Qingyan would find all sorts of excuses to increase the amount of snacks she ate. This battle of wits between father and daughter brought Yin a lot of amusement.
"Look, there are cream puffs brought by the missionaries in Second Uncle's purse!" Fuquan was planning to bring them back to Baoshan. He could clearly feel Kangxi and Feiyanggu's snickers. No, sacrificing cream puffs was acceptable when it came to saving face.
Qingyan looked at Yin with troubled eyes, her little paws trembling. Her watery eyes were filled with apprehension. This…
"I told you, Second Uncle can't be angry!" Qingyan finally couldn't resist the temptation of the cream puffs. Fei Yanggu lowered her head in annoyance, and Kangxi's deep laughter came from behind her.
Emperor Kangxi shook his head helplessly. This girl still needed some proper guidance. He had never seen a socialite so obsessed with food before.
"Speak!" Fuquan understood that the meaning behind this plaque was definitely not good.
"They said before that Lü Bu and Diao Chan's secret rendezvous took place at the Peony Pavilion!" Qingyan's sweet, childlike voice rang out. Her big eyes looked at Yin, asking repeatedly, "Is she right?" "Fourth Brother, I remember the story you told me!"
Qingyan looked at Yin with flattery. When the resounding title of Fourth Prince appeared, Kangxi was stunned. Yin took out a silk handkerchief as usual and wiped Qingyan's little hands clean. She handed the bitten cream puff to Yin's mouth.
"Fourth Prince, eat~" Upon hearing this, Yin lowered his head and took a bite of the cream puff in Qingyan's hand. This action stunned Kangxi. Yin had a slight germaphobia; he would definitely not touch food that others had touched.
"Little Fourth is so cute!" Kangxi was delighted that after Yinzhen left the palace, he had found someone who truly loved him.
"You eat it obediently. Take the rest back and use them later. We won't be able to finish the roast duck later!" Yin awkwardly instructed Qingyan. The roast duck was something Qingyan had been thinking about all the way in the carriage.
"Your Majesty, what do you suggest we change the name to?" Fu Quan was helpless. He had given Fei Yanggu several names, but they had all been rejected.
"Second brother, think for yourself. This is your private room. Look at Fei Yanggu's private room, it blends ancient charm with modern style." Kangxi shook his head, but his brothers all followed suit. Fuquan, Longxi, and Changning treated this as a chore and dealt with it casually.
You only realize how little you know when you need it.
That's true. Fei Yanggu had chosen a name for the private room based on numerous allusions, and he had rejected all the women he had previously married. Kangxi handed the banquet over to Yinzhen, who, while sipping his tea, undeniably wanted to see his elder brother make a fool of himself.
"!" Fuquan racked his brains before finally uttering the name, and immediately, Kangxi spat out a mouthful of tea onto the table. In his decades-long reign as emperor, this was the first time such a situation had occurred.
Fei Yanggu was a little puzzled. He had thought of this name before, and Qingyan had a strange look on his face.
"Second Brother! The two children are still here. Next year, when we go to Jiangnan, I'll let you visit them." Kangxi coughed awkwardly twice, and Fei Yanggu immediately remembered that back then, Kangxi had disappeared for a day without telling the Empress Dowager, and that was the place he went to.
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