When they arrived at the private room, Xia Tian knocked on the door and went in.
County Lady Yunying was sitting and talking with three young ladies. She knew all three of these young ladies and had seen them with County Lady Yunying at several gatherings.
At the poetry gathering hosted by Princess Ruihua, these people helped County Lady Yunying to ridicule her.
But they were all guests of their restaurant today, so she couldn't help but be nice to them.
When County Lady Yunying saw that it was her who came in, she snorted and said impatiently, "What are you doing here? Hurry up and serve us some food. Do you want to starve me to death?"
The words of thanks that were on the tip of Xia Tian's tongue could not be uttered in an instant. She now wished she could beat up County Lady Yunying.
This is really infuriating.
She was also surprised that someone like County Master Yunying could still have friends. It was really like they were just like-minded.
"I have instructed the kitchen to serve the dishes to the county lady as soon as possible. Please wait for a moment." Xia Tian turned and walked out the door. Forget it. She and County Lady Yunying were not compatible. It would be better for her to stay away from them in the future.
After going downstairs, he asked Aunt Gu to brew another pot of the best Biluochun tea and prepare a few plates of signature snacks to send over.
Aunt Gu took a few steps, and Xia Tian called her again, "Forget it, Aunt Gu, I'll take her in."
No matter what, County Master Yunying really helped a lot today. If it weren't for her, who knows how long the situation would have lasted.
She delivered it personally as a thank you.
When she knocked on the door again and entered, County Master Yunying frowned when she saw that it was her again. "Why are you here again?"
"Please forgive me, my lady. I don't want to be around you all the time. I just want to thank you for your help today. I asked the kitchen to make a few of our restaurant's signature dim sum for you to fill your stomach first."
When Yunying County Master heard her say this, her brows relaxed and she returned to her arrogant and provocative expression. "Don't be so self-indulgent. I'm not trying to help you."
"Yes, yes, I know. The county lady just thinks they are too noisy." Xia Tian responded repeatedly.
This ancestor is just a stubborn donkey, he has to be stroked by the right hand.
"Hmph, I'm glad to know." Yunying County Master snorted disdainfully, "Put your things down, and you can leave now."
"Okay, everyone, enjoy your meal." Xia Tian didn't argue anymore, put down the tray, and walked out.
County Lady Yunying looked at Xia Tian's back as she left, feeling complicated. In fact, she didn't know what had taken her fancy today and why she wanted to help her.
Originally, it was because they had just arrived at the restaurant when they encountered those thugs causing trouble. She really wanted to deal with them because she felt that they were affecting her mood for dining.
When summer came and she found out that the restaurant was owned by her, she didn't want to care about it anymore and even wanted to watch the fun from the side.
But listening to her arguing back and forth with them, she couldn't help but take action.
Maybe she couldn't stand this slow way of doing things, so she took action. It was definitely not to help her.
That's definitely the case.
County Lady Yunying found an excuse to help, breathed a sigh of relief, and picked up a shrimp dumpling with chopsticks to savor slowly.
Xia Tian went downstairs and asked Aunt Gu to go to the kitchen and urge her to prepare the dishes for County Master Yunying and send them up first.
After waiting in the restaurant for a while, Uncle Gu came back and told her what happened in the yamen.
"Madam, that Mr. Qi firmly denied that he ordered Zhang Datou and the others, and Zhang Datou and the others couldn't produce any evidence to prove that it was Mr. Qi who ordered them. So the Lord locked them all up and said he would investigate before giving us a reply."
"Yeah." Xia Tian nodded. "You go ahead and do your work. If you have anything else, send someone to let me know as soon as possible. I'll be leaving first."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Oh. By the way, the bill for County Master Yunying's private room upstairs is waived, and all the existing customers downstairs will get a 50% discount. I've already promised to treat the folks who helped me to a meal, so there's no need to charge them. Just put the amount in my account."
"Yes, ma'am."
After saying that, Xia Tian took Ningxiang back first.
In the carriage, Ningxiang looked at the pensive Xia Tian and asked in confusion, "Madam, if Mr. Qi doesn't admit it, are we just going to let him go?"
"How is that possible? If we find out that he was the one behind this, we definitely can't let him go." Xia Tian paused, "But Mr. Qi and I have no grudges against each other, why would he want to harm me? There must be someone behind this."
"Madam, are you talking about that one?" Ningxiang asked in a low voice.
Xia Tian knew that the person Ningxiang was talking about was Liu.
"Well, it's very likely." Xia Tian nodded.
Anyway, the person who ordered it was either Liu or Chen Ke. Even if it wasn't them, they must have added fuel to the fire.
Otherwise, would this Mr. Qi know who she is?
We also need to confirm whether this Mr. Qi is Madam Qi's son. If he is, those two people will definitely not be able to escape.
Ningxiang widened her eyes. She was finding it increasingly difficult to understand Liu. You said she came from a prominent family and married the Marquis of Wu'an.
She is already the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, so why is she doing this?
Although she is not the prince's biological mother, she raised him since he was a child and is his legal mother.
Even if the prince inherits the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion in the future, she will still be his legal mother and the legitimate old lady of the mansion. No one dares to disobey her.
What was she dissatisfied with? Why did she have to kill the prince?
Ningxiang couldn't figure it out, and neither could Xiatian. All they could say was that some people's desires were truly endless. The more they got, the more they wanted.
Along the way, the two did not speak again. After all, the person driving the carriage today was arranged by the mansion, and who knew whether what they said would be told to others.
So the two of them kept quiet tacitly and waited until they returned to Jinglan Garden to talk.
On the way, Xia Tian passed by a gold and silver shop and went in to buy a few longevity locks for children, as well as gold and silver collars.
Tomorrow is Shen Hui’s youngest son’s third birthday ceremony, and as his aunt, she must attend.
It’s better to buy a few more, just in case they come in handy in the future!
They have been busy for so long today that they haven't had lunch yet.
Ningxue saw them coming back and asked if they had eaten yet, so she quickly arranged for someone to reheat the food. Xia Tian didn't let Ningxiang go out again, and asked her to sit down and eat together.
After the two of them finished their meal, she went to the study, and Ningxiang and Ningxue followed her in.
Cuiyun was very tactful and stood outside the door, not letting anyone else get close.
"Madam, is the restaurant okay? What happened to the people who caused the trouble?" Ningxue asked worriedly.
When the lady heard that there was trouble in the restaurant, she left without even eating. She was worried for a while.
Xia Tian waved her hand. Ningxiang saw that she was a little tired, so she told Ningxue what had happened in the restaurant just now.
Ningxue was relieved to hear that the restaurant was fine and no one was killed. "It's good that nothing happened."
"We just need to confirm whether Mr. Qi is Madam Qi's son." Xia Tian said to Ning Xue.
"No need to confirm, I know this." Ningxue said, "Is Mr. Qi the owner of Caiyun Cloth Shop on Jinshi Street?"
"Yes, it's him. Do you know him?" Xia Tian was curious. He didn't expect Ningxue actually knew this person.
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