The weather was kind to us; the days we spent traveling were all overcast.
The group split into four teams, disguised themselves, and entered the capital of Daqi, agreeing to meet in the spring.
After arriving in the capital, Yuan Yao sent Shi Ru Po Zhu to deliver a message for her.
They abandoned their horses, boarded a carriage, and the two of them went to Si Shi Chun first.
In the summer, business was as booming as when she first took over.
In the morning, the shop was filled with diners.
Yuan Yao and Yun Chan, both wearing veils, walked side by side into the Four Seasons of Spring.
As soon as you enter, the waiter greets you warmly: "Sir, please come in. Would you like to sit in the main hall or in a private room?"
Yun Chan said coldly, "I'd like a private room, thank you."
He rarely came to Four Seasons Spring alone, and even when he did, he rarely spoke, so the staff didn't recognize him.
The waiter bowed and said with a smile, "Please come upstairs, sir."
After saying that, he walked ahead and led the way.
Yuan Yao and Yun Chan smiled at each other through the long, thin veil on their veils, and then followed the waiter upstairs.
After finding a large private room, Yuan Yao said in a gruff voice, "I heard that Si Shi Chun is the best dessert shop in Da Qi."
Bring out all of your shop's signature desserts!
The waiter paused for a moment, then quickly adjusted his expression and asked enthusiastically, "Judging from your accent, young master, you are not from the Great Qi, are you?"
“Hmm…” Yuan Yao replied, “I am a man from Xiqiu who married into the Chu state after living in the Great Qi for more than ten years.”
The Xiqiu people who lived in the Qi state and married into the Chu state?
Upon hearing this, the waiter became even more enthusiastic: "Isn't this a coincidence? Our Princess Yuan Yao also grew up in Daqi and married into the Chu Kingdom as Empress after coming of age!"
I wonder how our princess is doing in the State of Chu?
Young master, you come from the State of Chu. Have you met our princess?
Our little princess is so beautiful! I've never seen a woman as beautiful as her before..."
While pouring water, the waiter talked non-stop.
Yuan Yao listened, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
She glanced at Yun Chan across from her and continued in a rough voice, "Don't worry about your little princess, she's doing very well in Chu."
After she got married, she spent her days eating, drinking, and having fun, and she was very happy.
Upon hearing this, the waiter paused in wiping the table and said, "Young master, I don't like hearing you say that."
What do you mean by 'eating, drinking, and having fun every day'? Our princess is clever, generous, and kind; she has done so much for the Great Qi!
Our princess is a woman destined for great things!
She is not a vulgar woman who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun every day!
If you ride your horse to the west of the city, you'll see ten miles of rice paddies, all of which she bought and reclaimed from barren mountains before she got married...
In the southern cities of Tongcheng and Huaishui, the princess donated money to repair many waterways and cultivate a lot of fertile land for the people!
Furthermore, because of her, the Great Qi was able to transport gypsum from Dongye, and the people of the capital no longer needed to burn firewood for cooking.
Our princess is not one to only know how to eat, drink, and have fun…
The more he talked, the angrier the man became.
He would probably rather forgo the money from these two people and risk being fired by Sishichun than fail to vindicate the princess he spoke of.
Yuan Yao: "..."
shock!
So, in the eyes of the people of Daqi, she was so hardworking and capable?
Beneath her veil, she blinked and asked the waiter, "Who do you think is more powerful, Princess Yuan Yao or the Ninth Prince?"
The waiter gave her a look that was hard to describe.
But, after all, he worked in the spring season and was very good at changing his expression.
After wiping the table spotless, the waiter straightened up and said, "Young master, you're too kind! In the Great Qi, of course, the Ninth Prince is the most powerful!"
The Nine Thousand Years Old is the god of our Great Qi!
Without him, the Great Qi would not have the peace and prosperity it enjoys today!
The people of our Great Qi Dynasty adore His Majesty the Ninth Prince!
Even though he has passed away, we will never forget him!
After saying that, he proudly puffed out his chest.
That expression seemed to say: "Our Great Qi has a nine-thousand-year-old emperor, you don't, do you? Envious? Humph!"
While Yuan Yao found it amusing, her eyes also stung with tears.
My father's life's work has not been in vain.
The people of Daqi all remembered his kindness.
Remember it for a long, long time...
Taking Yuan Yao's hand under the table, Yun Chan spoke coldly to the waiter, "You talk too much. Go down and invite your manager here."
"Ah?" The waiter panicked: "Young master, I was wrong, please don't tell my manager!"
Yun Chan: "..."
He said coldly, "I am an old acquaintance of your shopkeeper."
The waiter immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a beaming smile, "I'll be right there! Please wait a moment, young master!"
After saying that, he quickly ran out of the private room.
The private room fell silent instantly.
Yuan Yao picked at her ear: "Why did Uncle Bai hire such a talkative guy?"
Yun Chan, holding her teacup, said without much emotion, "Doesn't Yao'er like talkative people? I see you're having a good chat with him."
What kind of jealous talk is this?
Yuan Yao tilted her head and asked with a smile, "You're even jealous of the waiter?"
"No," Yun Chan replied.
"Really?"
Yuan Yao lifted the thin veil of his veil, brought her face close, and blinked.
"Really." Yun Chan lifted her chin and kissed her: "When Cheng Yan and the others arrive, you'll have to talk a lot, and your throat will hurt."
“You underestimate me!” Yuan Yao raised an eyebrow and said, “I have mastered the skill of talking all day without my throat hurting.”
Yun Chan pursed his thin lips and kissed her again: "Tonight, I'll give it a try."
"Huh?" Yuan Yao opened her eyes wide.
What to try?
Just as she was about to ask, footsteps sounded outside the door.
"cough……"
Yuan Yao emerged from Yun Chan's veil and sat up straight with a serious expression.
Yun Chan smiled and adjusted the veil for her.
Just then, the footsteps outside the door stopped, and a knock sounded.
Manager Bai's voice rang out politely at the door: "Gentlemen, I am the manager of Si Shi Chun."
"Did you two call me here because you have something to tell me?"
Yun Chan looked towards the door and said coldly, "Come in and talk."
Upon hearing this, Manager Bai slowly entered the private room, cupped his hands in a respectful greeting, and said, "If you need anything, please feel free to ask."
Yuan Yao suppressed a laugh and said in a gruff voice, "Shopkeeper, I'd like to see your wife. Could you please invite her over?"
See Yu'er?
Manager Bai's expression immediately changed, and his attitude turned cold: "I thought you had an extraordinary air about you, but I never expected you to be such a lecherous rogue?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao was not angry at all. Instead, she asked happily, "Wow! Uncle Bai, do you really think I have an extraordinary demeanor?"
Uncle Bai?
Manager Bai was taken aback by this title.
His anger turned to joy: "Princess??"
Yuan Yao removed her veil: "Uncle Bai! Are you surprised or not?"
"Princess, is it really you?!" Manager Bai's eyes instantly reddened.
He was both surprised and delighted: "Princess, weren't you in the State of Chu? How did you suddenly appear in the State of Qi?"
As he spoke, he looked at Yun Chan, who had been sitting quietly sipping tea: "Could it be that he is..."
Yun Chan put down her teacup, lifted a corner of her veil, and smiled gently: "Uncle Bai, how are you?"
"It really is you!" Manager Bai was completely stunned and bowed to greet His Majesty the Emperor of Chu!
Yun Chan raised her hand to stop him: "Uncle Bai, there's no need for such formalities. I'm here to accompany Yao'er to visit an old friend, so it's not convenient to make a fuss..."
"It's too late."
A voice, suppressing joy and feigning indifference, came from the doorway.
The man stood by the door, looked up and said, "Yuan Xiaoyao, Yun Chan, you two are really something, only sending me a message after you've arrived in the capital."
His tone was somewhat strained and resentful.
Yuan Yao's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed joyfully, "Cheng Yan!"
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