Upon hearing this, Murong Jing looked over and laughed, "As expected of the Pavilion Master Lan, who is primarily focused on business. Your friend, Miss Hong, is leaving this place in a few days, yet you seem quite at ease. You seem to be enjoying this drink quite a bit."
"I am still young, and my mind is not as firm as yours, Master. I still find it hard to accept the joys and sorrows of friendship. Alas." After saying this, he sighed, raised his cup to Lan Zechen, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Haha, I'm sorry, Your Highness. It's not that I'm heartless, but I've already decided to leave with Xiao Duo and continue our journey together."
The purpose of this pavilion master's journey is to find a suitable place to open a branch pavilion. If I haven't found one here, then naturally I'll look elsewhere.
Since we're going to look for it anywhere anyway, we might as well travel with Xiaoduo. So, how can I not enjoy this wine to the fullest?" Lan Zechen laughed heartily as he finished speaking, took a sip of his wine, and even raised an eyebrow triumphantly at Murong Jing.
Hmm? Shall we continue traveling together?
Inside the private room, everyone, including Lan Zechen's people and Hong Xiaoduo, was taken aback upon hearing his words and turned to look at him in unison.
The three guards, Liu and his companion, wondered if their master had made this decision on short notice. They had been teasing their master behind his back, judging from his attitude towards Miss Hong. Surely, their master wouldn't follow Miss Hong wherever she went!
As it turned out, they were right!
They don't believe the idea of finding a new location for the branch pavilion anymore; they really don't believe it!
Tian Shu and the others, being younger, didn't think that far ahead and took Pavilion Master Lan's words seriously. After all, what else could this be if not choosing a location for a branch of the renowned Duobao Pavilion?
It couldn't possibly be because he enjoys spending time with her and gets to eat delicious snacks and desserts that can't be bought in stores! The Pavilion Master is getting on in years, right?
Of the three groups of people in the private room, only Mu Rongjing showed a special reaction after hearing Lan Gezhu's words.
Even Fan Wu didn't find it strange that the Pavilion Master Lan wanted to continue traveling with Xiao Duo.
His little sister is just special, so people who come into contact with her can't help but be attracted to her and want to be with her. Isn't that normal?
If he heard about the decision made by the Pavilion Master Lan, what would he feel and think?
Yes, that's true. When Fan Wu looked at this Pavilion Master Lan, he felt a sense of shared vision and found the Pavilion Master increasingly pleasing to the eye.
Fan Wu didn't care at all whether the Pavilion Master was traveling with Xiao Duo to choose a location for opening a branch pavilion, or something else entirely.
Anyway, he trusted his own feelings and Xiaoduo's judgment of people. This Lan Pavilion Master was of good character, and the way he looked at Xiaoduo was innocent.
As for whether he might have any schemes or plots against Xiao Duo behind her back? Heh, if he could scheme against her and gain some advantage, he would admire the other party's ability.
Mu Rongjing looked at Hong Xiaoduo, only to see that she was only slightly surprised and then showed no other particular reaction. She didn't seem to mind at all!
If she doesn't mind being followed by a middle-aged man like the Pavilion Master Lan, then it shouldn't be a problem if I, an old acquaintance, also accompany her, right?
The reasons and excuses were no different from those of that middle-aged man surnamed Lan, who could travel everywhere as long as he acted as an agent of the emperor to inspect the localities, investigate corrupt officials, and show compassion for the people.
As soon as the thought popped into his head, he quickly suppressed it. Using such a persistent and ruthless tactic on her would seem a bit shameless!
It seemed that everyone except for Prince Mu, who was preoccupied and sullen, ate and drank to their heart's content at the dinner that evening.
After the meal, Lan Zechen and Fan Wu didn't dare to take the initiative to pay the bill.
Mu Rongjing was distracted and didn't think to order his subordinate to pay the bill. So, Tian Shu paid the money smoothly. After putting the change back into his purse, Tian Shu couldn't help but sigh to himself, "How long has it been since I, the big manager, had the opportunity to pay this kind of bill?"
When he first got his purse and the money she gave him, he felt a pang of heartache every time he spent a single copper coin.
In just over two years, his bulging purse no longer contained only a few silver coins and some copper coins.
Inside are small denomination silver notes, gold beads, silver ingots, loose silver coins, and copper coins that are a bit too heavy but necessary to keep on hand.
His wallet was now bulging, so he no longer felt the pinch when paying for things.
However, opportunities to spend money are becoming increasingly rare.
There were always people trying to steal his job as chief steward, making the purse at his waist look more and more like an ornament.
"Tianxuan, here you go, this is to prepay for a month's food expenses." Tianshu had just put away his purse when a silver note was suddenly handed to him. He recognized the voice without even looking up; it was the Pavilion Master Lan.
Before Tian Shu could react, the silver note was stuffed into his hand. Tian Shu naturally knew that the Pavilion Master Lan and the others were sharing the food expenses of fifty taels a day. However, when Tian Xuan was around, the food expenses were paid to Tian Xuan.
He unfolded it and saw five hundred taels?
Tianxuan has gone home and will no longer travel with everyone. It's only right that she keeps the food expenses herself. Tianji hasn't even figured out how to cook yet, let alone buy ingredients.
After Tianxuan left, she went to buy groceries. Although Tianji went to the market herself, she had to ask him before buying anything, asking if it was okay to buy this or what vegetables she wanted to buy.
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