Chapter 169: Eating Watermelons in a Teahouse
"I am also thinking the same thing. Why don't I go with Her Royal Highness the Princess to see the Emperor and give justice to the Marquis of Wuning's mansion?"
Qin Hanzhang spoke sternly, neither humble nor arrogant.
[Hey, this turned out to be a trap!] When did the Marquis become so smart? Taking this opportunity to expose the Gu family's case, His Majesty will have no choice but to investigate it. 】
Su Qianqian said in her heart.
[The Marquis is straightforward, not stupid. When it comes to things that matter to him, his brain works well. 】The system cleared Qin Hanzhang’s name.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the princess was blocked from retreating by Qin Hanzhang, and could only wave her sleeves and snort coldly: "Okay, Marquis Wuning will accompany me."
"I am also not immune from this matter. I am willing to accompany Your Highness and the Marquis to meet the King."
Lord Yin hurriedly followed. He now understood Qin Hanzhang's thoughts, so he naturally wanted to add fuel to the fire and get to the bottom of this old case to see whether the Gu family was really wronged.
When Qin Hanzhang passed by Qin Hanjin, he gave him a wink. Qin Hanjin was not so stupid this time. He understood that he was asked to take care of Su Qianqian and return home.
Su Qianqian left the Ministry of Justice and got on the carriage, but saw Sun Yuanwailang also hurriedly got on the carriage and left.
Qin Hanjin and the Third Master and his son all rode horses. Even though the Third Master's injury had not yet healed, he would not ride in a carriage with Su Qianqian. Not long after they walked, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Su Qianqian lifted the curtain to look, and saw a carriage parked next to her, with Qin Yuzhuo sticking his head out of the carriage.
"Cousin Su, we are going to the teahouse. Would you like to come with us?"
Qin Yuzhuo winked at Su Qianqian, and Su Qianqian saw that there were other people in the car. One of them was Zhou Jinxi, the daughter of Marquis Jinyang, and the other was actually Miss Zhuang Si.
Su Qianqian looked at Qin Hanjin who was riding a horse again. Her face flushed but she kept glancing into the car from time to time.
"I won't go. You guys just have fun." Su Qianqian didn't want to disturb the girls, and Qin Yuzhuo made a look, so it must be Zhou Jinxi who asked her to invite them.
"Mr. Su, I went to your house to see your cousin today. She was not feeling well and could not meet. It is better to meet by chance than to invite her. Since we have met, why not go for tea and listen to books together? Why be so reserved?"
Zhou Jinxi unceremoniously stuck his head out and made a strong invitation to Su Qianqian.
Qin Hanjin also gave him a pleading look at this time: "It's not a big deal for cousin to go back home, why don't we have tea with my sister."
Qin Yuzhuo rolled his eyes at this time: Did I treat you?
Su Qianqian thought about it and took the opportunity to go to the teahouse to eat melon.
The carriage changed direction, the third master returned home, and they all went to Anmin Teahouse.
Because Qin Hanjin and Qin Hanyue participated in recruiting relatives of martyrs, the owner and waiter in the teahouse all recognized Qin Hanjin. When they saw him and a young man bringing three girls in, they quickly invited them to a private room with a good location upstairs.
These days, Qin Hanjin has been reporting to the gate of the manor house every day, making Zhou Jinxi already know about this matter. He even laughed at Zhou Jingnan at home. If he had this attitude, Qin Yuzhuo would have been moved long ago.
Zhou Jingnan retorted to her sister in distress: "What Ah Zhuo hates most is that I pester her. She scolded me many times. I am afraid that I have angered her..."
These words were met with a disdainful remark from Zhou Jinxi: "You are useless!"
The customs of the people in Da Qi are relatively open, and it is common for men and women to sit at the same table. However, when such a young man and woman with outstanding looks and extraordinary clothing walked in, they still attracted a lot of attention.
After they walked into the private room and sat down, the tea master came in to ask the guests to order tea. Qin Hanjin did not dare to look up at Zhuang Yan, but asked in Zhuang Yan's direction: "What kind of tea do you like to drink, young lady?"
"Sister, I like to drink Snow Foam Pear Blossom. Thank you for your help, Fifth Young Master." Zhou Jinxi deliberately teased Qin Hanjin, causing Qin Yuzhuo to cover her mouth and laugh.
Zhuang Yan lit the fragrant leaves generously. At this time, Zhou Jinxi looked at Su Qianqian and said, "Mr. Su, what kind of tea do you like to drink? Even my father praises my tea-making skills. I'll let you taste it when we go to your house some other day."
[Hahaha, her father couldn't help but praise her craftsmanship. The first time he said she still needed to learn, she just kept brewing it over and over again, and made the Marquis of Jinyang so drunk that he had to run to the toilet more than a dozen times at night.
Later, Marquis Jinyang learned his lesson and praised her for her good brewing of tea, which could make people refreshed and connected. She felt that such a magical tea could not be enjoyed by her father alone. Everyone in Marquis Jinyang's mansion, including her grandmother, was so drunk by her that they dared not mention the word tea. They said that she had learned a lot and it was time for her to go out and let others appreciate it.
This is risking one's reputation by letting her harm others! Hahaha……】
The system came out to eat melons.
Su Qianqian found it funny. It was something she could do.
Zhou Jinxi had no idea that his weakness had been exposed, and he continued to instruct the tea doctor with an air of expertise, causing Qin Yuzhuo to cover her mouth in order to hold back her laughter.
"Have you heard that the marriage of the daughter of the prime minister's mansion has caused unrest among the noble families in Xijing who have unmarried sons.
Those young men admired Miss Xue and asked their families to propose marriage to her. It was said that one of them even fell ill from lovesickness and was bedridden. ”
A man's voice came from the private room next door.
"This is nothing unusual. What's unusual is that even the Crown Prince and several other princes are quarreling over Miss Xue. After all, marrying the Prime Minister's only daughter means marrying Prime Minister Xue's position as a civil servant. Who wouldn't be tempted?"
Another person said.
"But it is said that a second young lady has come to the Prime Minister's Mansion. She is quite liked by the Prime Minister's wife and even looks about 70% similar to the Prime Minister's wife. This eldest young lady may not be the only way, right?"
"Brother Liu, you are kidding. She is just an adopted daughter. She looks a bit like the Prime Minister's wife. I took her back to the mansion and treated her like a bird, so that people wouldn't talk about her outside. How can she compare to real blood?"
"That's true. An adopted daughter doesn't even have a single bloodline. She's worse than a concubine's daughter. She's just a slave girl in name only. How can she compare to the eldest daughter? Moreover, that eldest daughter is well-educated and has a good temper. A girl from the countryside is probably not even as good as her maid!"
Several people were talking animatedly. Su Qianqian watched Dr. Tea make tea while listening to their gossip.
[These people did not talk about anything else but the girl from the Xue family. Regardless of whether what they said was true or false, it sounded a bit strange, as if they were deliberately trying to be heard. 】
Su Qianqian said in her heart.
[What the young lady said is correct. What a coincidence! Lu Zhiqing is sitting in the private room over there. There is another person the young lady also knows, and that person is Madam Xu. Madam Xu had someone deliberately tell Lu Zhiqing these words. 】
The system confirmed Su Qianqian's judgment.
"But I heard that the newly promoted Prince Xiang is very reserved and talented. In terms of character, knowledge, appearance and ability, he is not much inferior to the Crown Prince. He has recently completed several tasks and won the favor of the Emperor. I'm afraid that Miss Xue's final lover will be this Prince Xiang!"
Another person mysteriously lowered his voice, but the people in the next room could hear it.
There was a "pa" sound, the crisp sound of a teacup falling to the ground, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps going downstairs.
Su Qianqian looked at the back of Lu Zhiqing, who was wearing a veiled hat, from the patio railing. Madam Xu was following far behind her. What were these two people going to do?
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