Jiang Yuwei was busy when she saw Ning Zixuan enter the shop with a flushed face. Just as she was about to go up and greet him, she noticed Wang Yuru standing behind him, her face also completely red, secretly smiling.
Jiang Yuwei was unaware of what had happened between the two, which had caused her to blush so deeply. Feeling somewhat embarrassed to approach them, she asked Ning Qiu, who was beside her, to lead them to their seats first.
After a while, Jiang Yuwei finally finished serving this group of guests and then had a chance to check on Ning Zixuan and Wang Yuru.
"I've already told them what to do. Just have Yunqing fetch whatever you two like to eat."
Wang Yuru greeted Jiang Yuwei warmly and quickly stood up, smiling:
"It's a good thing we know Madam Jiang, otherwise we'd probably have to queue every time we come to this food court. Look how popular your shop is now. Right now, everyone in the aristocratic circles of the capital is talking about your shop."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and patted her shoulder, gesturing for her to sit down.
“As long as Miss Wang comes, she won’t have to queue every time. You and the young master should come often in the future, so that my shop can become more popular.”
Wang Yuru smiled and sat down, stealing a glance at Ning Zixuan who was eating with his head down, then shyly nodded to Jiang Yuwei.
Seeing that the two were deeply in love, Jiang Yuwei didn't want to disturb them for too long, so she made an excuse that she was busy at the store to attend to customers.
Unexpectedly, just after Jiang Yuwei left, Ye Yuqing, the second young lady of the Prime Minister's residence, saw Ning Zixuan and Wang Yurou outside and came in to greet them.
"Young Master, Miss Wang, you two have also come to this food city? What a coincidence."
When Wang Yuru looked up and saw that it was Ye Yuqing, she was very happy. She still remembered when Ye Yuqing spoke up for her at the Prince Jing's mansion last time.
After that banquet, Wang Yuru wanted to visit Ye Yuqing, but she could never find the time, and she never saw her again.
As time dragged on, she became too embarrassed to contact them again. After all, although Wang Yuru was usually carefree, she didn't have many true friends, and she didn't know how to make friends.
Upon seeing Ye Yuqing, he was overjoyed and pulled her to sit down.
"Ye Yuqing, are you here for snacks too? Let me tell you, everything in Madam Jiang's shop is delicious. Look at this huge table, we can't possibly finish it all. Why don't you sit down and eat with us?"
Ning Zixuan frowned slightly upon hearing this. He had clearly done a lot of mental preparation before deciding to invite Wang Yuru out for dinner.
Now that she had pulled a complete stranger to sit down and have dinner with her, Ning Zixuan felt a little uncomfortable.
Ye Yuqing was happy to be able to eat such delicious food without having to queue or spend money. After all, her monthly allowance was not much, and with Madam Lan's deductions, she didn't have much left.
If she were to have a few more clothes made during the change of seasons, the money would be even more tight and not enough to spend. In fact, she had already heard of the reputation of the Delicious City.
Even Ye Yingying has eaten here many times. Every time she returns home, she praises the food here. Because of this, Ye Yuqing thought she would come and have a look around today. Even if she can't afford to eat too much, it would be good to try the food.
Now that Wang Yuru had extended such a warm invitation, and she could dine with the young master, she was naturally very willing. She quickly smiled and nodded to Wang Yuru, saying:
"Yu Rou, I knew that your personality was the most compatible with mine. Thank you. I thought there were too many people in line and I was going to try again next time. I didn't expect to meet you and the prince here."
Hearing Ye Yuqing's words, Wang Yuru was even happier, and immediately picked up a fried cake and stuffed it into her hand.
"Stop talking, try it quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold."
Ye Yuqing smiled and glanced at Wang Yurou, then shyly looked at the prince, before taking the fried cake and eating it in small bites.
Seeing Ye Yuqing start eating, Wang Yuru quickly grabbed one and started eating as well.
Ning Zixuan glanced up at the two people eating, and they were completely different scenes. Wang Yuru had her mouth full of food, and the way she kept chewing with her cheeks puffed out was quite cute.
In contrast, Ye Yuqing looked like a wronged little wife, eating in tiny bites as if afraid someone would say something about her. Ning Zixuan frowned after just one glance, which really made her look unappetizing.
Thinking this, Ning Zixuan stopped looking at Ye Yuqing. He simply turned his body slightly to the side, eating his spicy hot pot while watching Wang Yuru eat, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
In fact, Ye Yuqing had already noticed Ning Zixuan's gaze as he looked at her and Wang Yuru, so she ate more carefully, afraid that any big movement would displease the young master.
Last time, Princess Jing kept Ye Yuqing and Ye Yingying alone for dinner, and said those things in front of Madam Lan. Ye Yuqing thought that when Prince Jing's mansion was choosing a consort, she would definitely be the first choice.
However, she waited at the manor for many days but no matchmaker from the Prince's Mansion came to arrange the marriage. Now, Madam Lan was afraid that if Ye Yuqing really married into the Prince's Mansion and gained power, she would turn around and punish her. Wouldn't that be a loss?
Therefore, Madam Lan was afraid that Ye Yuqing would really marry into the Jing Prince's Mansion. At this time, she didn't care about the order of seniority and went to all her relatives and friends to ask people to help Ye Yuqing find a husband. Then, she carefully selected three candidates from among many people.
One is a 30-year-old widower who lost his wife a month ago; another is the second young master of the Li family, who was born with a weak constitution and a limp; and the last is the eldest young master of the Lin family, who has a slight intellectual disability.
Upon hearing the information about the three men brought by the nanny beside her, Ye Yuqing couldn't help but feel terrified. With so many relatives and friends in her family, wouldn't they all choose suitable young talents to act as matchmakers for her out of respect for the Prime Minister's Mansion?
Now that Madam Lan has specially selected these three people from among many, her intention is quite clear. She is obviously afraid that Ye Yuqing will be disadvantaged if she marries well in the future, and she does not want Ye Yuqing to surpass Ye Yingying in the future.
Others were unaware of Madam Lan's true intentions. Seeing her making such a grand show of arranging a marriage for the second young lady, they assumed that Madam Lan was so worried about the second young lady that she neglected her own daughter and instead wanted to arrange a marriage for the second young lady first.
So, everyone around her is praising Madam Lan for changing her ways. Now that the second young lady has grown up, she finally seems like a mother and is starting to worry about her marriage. Little did they know that Madam Lan had ulterior motives.
Madam Lan has already shown the name cards of the three people she selected to Prime Minister Ye, and perhaps Prime Minister Ye has had a change of heart.
She felt that her daughter was at least good-looking, not too old, and her status and family background were incomparable. Although she was an illegitimate daughter, she was already more noble than many legitimate daughters from small families in the capital.
If Prime Minister Ye were to insist on choosing one of these three elderly, weak, sick, or disabled men as his son-in-law, he simply couldn't make a choice. Therefore, the matter of arranging a marriage for Ye Yuqing was put on hold for the time being.
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