"Miss Su, please have a seat. The tea will be ready soon. However, before drinking the tea, please have some snacks to avoid getting drunk on an empty stomach."
The tea table was already laden with various snacks and preserved fruits, including bean flour cakes, ox tongue cakes, jujube paste cakes, osmanthus cakes, mung bean cakes, preserved apricots, preserved peaches, candied winter melon, and so on—a truly abundant selection.
Su Ruojin didn't stand on ceremony. She sat down, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake, and started eating. But when she put the apricot preserve in her mouth, she paused for a moment.
The familiar taste made her ask, "Is this Yueji's dried apricots?"
How could there be Yueji's dried apricots in the capital?
Jiang Qi'an brought the tea he had poured to Su Ruojin: "When I saw Miss Su enjoying Yueji's dried apricots in Yanyang, I thought they must taste good, so I bought some to bring back to the capital."
"You have good taste. Yueji's dried apricots are the best I've ever had, bar none," Su Ruojin praised.
Jiang Qi'an's lips curled up even more.
Hu Qing, who was standing to the side, secretly rolled her eyes.
Mingming would have someone bring back some Yueji apricot preserves from Yanyang every now and then, and just leave them there if they didn't eat them.
Others may not know, but he doesn't know either.
The prince was simply worried that if Miss Su came to the capital one day and wanted to eat Yueji's dried apricots, she wouldn't be able to find a place to buy them.
Now it has indeed come in handy.
"Young Master Jiang, how did you know I came to the capital?" Su Ruojin asked directly.
“Yesterday, Hu Qing went out for a stroll... and happened to see Miss Su,” Jiang Qi’an said casually.
"Oh~~~" Su Ruojin raised an eyebrow slightly: "Then why didn't he greet me back then?"
"Because... Hu Qing went to a place where it was inconvenient to greet Miss Su."
Su Ruojin glanced at Hu Qing, her eyes revealing understanding.
Yesterday I went to a brothel, but I changed into men's clothing and did not disguise myself.
If Hu Qing happened to have also gone to the brothel, it wouldn't be surprising if he recognized her.
Yan Luo understood and glared at Hu Qing. He was a well-behaved person in Yan Yang, but once he returned to the capital, he revealed his true colors and started visiting brothels.
Hu Qing stood to the side, on the verge of tears. "Your Highness, this is too much!"
"So you found the inn? Young Master Jiang, your information network is truly impressive." Su Ruojin said meaningfully.
“It’s a rare treat for Miss Su to visit the capital, so I should certainly extend my hospitality. May I ask if Miss Su is here to visit relatives, friends, or perhaps for sightseeing? If it’s sightseeing, I happen to have some free time recently and can show Miss Su around the capital,” Jiang Qi’an asked.
"Looking for someone." Su Ruojin was very direct.
Jiang Qi'an paused in pouring tea: "Who are you looking for?"
"My grandmother."
Jiang Qi'an was slightly surprised: "What's wrong with Old Madam Lin?"
"She has disappeared; she must have been kidnapped and brought to the capital."
Su Ruojin hadn't originally intended to ask Jiang Qi'an for help, but since Jiang Qi'an had come to her, his connections in the capital might come in handy.
"Hu Qing, go investigate!" Jiang Qi'an said in a deep voice.
During her time in Yanyang, Madam Lin treated Xiaobao like her own grandson. How could Jiang Qi'an allow anyone to harm Madam Lin under his very nose?
"Yes." Hu Qing accepted the order and was about to leave when Su Ruojin called out to him, "Don't rush, wait a little longer, perhaps we'll hear news soon."
At this moment, Feng Ying entered and paused for a moment when she saw Jiang Qi'an.
When he went to the room to look for Su Ruojin earlier, the waiter said she was there, but he didn't expect Jiang Qi'an to be there too.
That guy is like a persistent ghost!
Others might not know, but as a man himself, how could he not see that Jiang Qi'an's gaze towards the young lady was strange?
“Miss…” Feng Ying hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.
Su Ruojin nodded: "It's alright, we're all family, just say what you want."
Upon hearing the phrase "they're all on our side," Jiang Qi'an's smile widened.
Oh, they're one of us!
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