"Manager Bai said that Miss Lingqin would definitely come if she knew about the opening, and in order not to disturb the opening, she would enter through the back door. So he repeatedly told her to wait at the back door."
Xie Lingqin nodded. "How about the white jade?"
"Miss Lingqin, it's all right."
"What about major life events?"
He Zixuan paused slightly, a dark glint in his eyes, "Reporting to Miss Lingqin, Master Nie has entered the palace."
"What?"
Xie Lingqin's expression changed. "What is she doing in the palace?" After saying that, she looked at Suanpizi and said, "You knew all along, didn't you? Tell me."
Suanpizi looked embarrassed. "Actually, I only received the news yesterday. Young Master was afraid you would worry, so he..."
"Let's get down to business."
Xie Lingqin's voice turned somber.
“Miss Lingqin, as you know, Master Nie has a grudge against the Northern Emperor. Now, you have been forced to leave, while the Northern Emperor is still alive and well. So, in order to take revenge, Master Nie infiltrated the ranks of dancers. As it happened, he caught the Emperor's eye and quietly made her a Consort De, residing in the harem…”
Suanpizi's voice grew softer and softer, but Xie Lingqin's expression grew even more gloomy. "Consort De?"
"Yes, the official news from the palace is that she is the daughter of a county official."
Xie Lingqin clenched her fist, then relaxed it after a moment. What could she do now that she was far away in Southern Qi? Looking at He Zixuan, she asked, "Does Bai Yu still have the mind to create a world of refined cuisine?"
“Reporting to Miss Lingqin, we were originally scheduled to reopen in a few days, but Manager Bai insisted on seeing it after you arrived in Nanqi. So we’ve been working overtime these past few days, and thankfully, we’ve succeeded. As for Master Nie, Manager Bai didn’t say much, but he often drank with me when I left Beirong.” He Zixuan paused, then continued, “By the way, Manager Bai also asked me to pass on a message to you, Miss Lingqin: it is a blessing to have a friend in life, and I hope you will cherish He Zhong. If you… you die, he will definitely not come to pay his respects, saying that Nanqi is too far away.”
It must have been really tough on He Zixuan, the one who delivered the message.
The somber look on Xie Lingqin's face slowly faded, and after a moment, she instructed He Zixuan, "Prepare three bowls of maocai for me."
Three bowls?
Zui Pizi looked at himself and then at Xie Lingqin, "Miss Lingqin, isn't it just the two of us?"
There's another one on the wall.
Xie Lingqin pointed, and a fiery red figure landed on the wall. The figure clapped its hands and walked over, looking nonchalant. "You've got a conscience, at least you prepared a bowl for me."
"Of course, you are my sister."
Xie Lingqin looked at Nan Fenghuang and said, "It's so good that you've come. The rain has even stopped."
Suanpizi, who was holding an umbrella nearby, then raised his hand and went outside, saying, "Really, the rain has stopped."
Nan Fenghuang's expression grew slightly more serious as Xie Lingqin uttered those words. Looking at Xie Lingqin, she knew that Xie Lingqin was definitely not referring to that.
The three entered the elegant room, and before Xie Lingqin could speak, Nan Fenghuang ordered her a bowl of light soup.
Xie Lingqin remained noncommittal.
When the light and simple hot pot was served, Nan Fenghuang, who had long wanted to try it, found it tasteless and instead looked at Xie Lingqin, asking, "Do you have something to say?"
You eat first.
Nan Fenghuang nodded, picked up her chopsticks and started eating, but her heart was still pounding.
Suanpizi didn't go with them, but went to the lobby instead.
Seeing that Nan Fenghuang was enjoying her meal, Xie Lingqin spoke softly, "Nan Fenghuang, now everyone in the world knows that I have arrived in Southern Qi and am living on the border, isn't that right?"
"yes."
"And the Crown Prince of Beirong is in the capital of Beirong, that's an undeniable fact, isn't it?"
"Yes." Nan Fenghuang raised her head from the large bowl, a glint of light flashing in her eyes, and looked at Xie Lingqin. "You want to... take action?"
"It's better to start sooner rather than later."
"However, the details of the feud between Southern Qi and Northern Rong are unknown to the world. We only gained the status of victims because of an imperial decree issued by our father and your escape to Southern Qi. If we make the first move, we will surely give others a pretext to criticize us."
"Then let's not let the world think that we started it."
Nan Fenghuang could no longer eat. Her expression turned serious. "What do you want to do?"
“Southern Phoenix, the world was bound to change, it should have changed long ago. However, now Northern Rong, like us, dares not act rashly and give others ammunition to criticize us. Since that’s the case, we, Southern Qi, must seize the initiative.”
That very night, a piece of news sent shockwaves through the world.
---Aside---
Some of the scenes of Xu Yiran and Yu Riyu vying for Xu Yiran's affections have been cut, and the main plot has returned to its original direction. Let me say this: Heaven owes me an even greater Yuwen Yao!
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy; please do not reproduce it!
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