Xiao Cao didn't make any teasing remarks. In her previous life, it would be okay to tease a shy boy. But now, men and women are strictly separated. She and Jian Shu were not actually very familiar with each other. If she spoke casually, it would seem frivolous. She took Wen Renying and sat aside, as if she didn't see them. It was almost as if the words "please ignore" were written on her face.
Wen Renying couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. To be honest, before she met Jian Shu, she also looked down on this kind of man. But when she saw the sweet atmosphere between him and Zhen Muyao, she suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with him. For a woman, a man like Jian Shu was really better than many men. Of course, Wen Renying privately thought that if it were her, she probably wouldn't be able to do what Zhen Muyao did, because she also needed to be pampered, not the one who pampered others.
Wen Renying glanced at her fourth sister, thinking that maybe her fourth sister could also raise one like this.
It took a while for the heat on Jian Shu's face to fade away.
Zhen Muyao gave some money as a reward, sent the singing girl away, and ordered another pot of tea.
There was a storyteller in the lobby downstairs. It sounded familiar. Well, needless to say, it was written by Li Ruoshui again. She stole poems and characters. Now she even stole the four famous classics. However, maybe it was not just the four famous classics. It was said that she was only good at poetry. Is she preparing to enrich her talent and character
Hearing the constant cheers and the sound of silver coins clattering, Xiaocao really couldn't help but sneer, "Let's go, I don't want to stay here, it's annoying." After saying that, he stood up.
Wen Renying and Zhen Muyao looked at each other in bewilderment. What was going on? They knew Xiaocao well. She was usually calm and composed. There weren't many times when she would get angry. It seemed that there was nothing to make her angry right now, right
However, they still followed him out. Although the storyteller was interesting, that was all.
Just as he reached the gate, Xiao Cao suddenly heard the storyteller say in a loud voice: The emperor takes turns, and next year it will be my turn.
Xiao Cao paused and turned around, with an incredible look in his eyes. Was Li Ruoshui's brain filled with water? What a fool. Did he dislike that he lived too comfortably? He dared to say such words. Emperor Xuanren was a benevolent and wise monarch, but that did not mean that he could tolerate such remarks. Xiao Cao suddenly felt that getting angry about such things was simply asking for trouble.
Because of the audience's applause, the storyteller, who was speaking with great enthusiasm, didn't notice that all the listeners had fallen silent, and their faces were filled with astonishment. The people following Xiaocao were also in disbelief.
"Who wrote this book? How bold! Is he dissatisfied with his life being too long?" Zhen Muyao murmured.
To be honest, she is a very daring person, but compared with this person, oh, I really dare not compare.
The innkeeper ran up to the stage in shock, anger, and fear, and grabbed the storyteller, "Shut up!"
The storyteller still looked confused and puzzled.
The guests upstairs and downstairs have now stood up, ready to leave this place as soon as possible.
Xiaocao and the others were right at the door and were the first group to leave, but they did not go far. Instead, they went next door.
As expected, in just about a quarter of an hour, a team of Kaiping guards arrived at the teahouse and surrounded the entire teahouse. Afterwards, all the people in the teahouse were arrested and the teahouse was directly sealed off.
"This teahouse has been around for a long time, and the storytelling has always been there. Logically, the scripts that are used for telling stories should be strictly selected and screened, with those that should be discarded and those that should be deleted or revised. There is no reason for such a mistake to occur. Moreover, since he can tell stories in a teahouse like this, he should also know the taboos and prohibitions. How can this storyteller just speak so freely?" Zhen Muyao was a little confused.
Xiaocao didn't quite understand. Li Ruoshui shouldn't be so stupid. In the feudal dynasty, imperial power was supreme. Even if he was an idiot in history, a newbie who had just traveled through time shouldn't make such a mistake.
"Mu Yao, do you know who this teahouse belongs to?" Xiao Cao asked.
When Xiaocao asked this, Zhen Muyao's expression became a little subtle. "The Zhang family, or more precisely, the Dali Temple Minister, is the father of Zhang Junliang at Tianshui Lake last time. Sister Xuan still remembers him, right? This teahouse is under the name of Zhang Junliang's mother, the wife of the Dali Temple Minister."
Xiao Cao curled the corners of her mouth. This was related to the Empress Dowager. Even if the Zhang family had nothing to do with this kind of thing, the Zhang family would be held accountable. Even if Emperor Xuanren was merciful, he would never let it go easily. It was conceivable how angry the Empress Dowager would be when she knew about it. After all, saying this was simply clamoring for usurpation of the throne. People could not help but wonder if someone deliberately wanted to sow discord between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. With such ill-intentions, to be honest, having the whole house searched would be the least of their worries after being found out.
Xiaocao now really wants to know what role Li Ruoshui plays in this.
However, Xiao Cao felt that Li Ruoshui should not have any other thoughts. After all, she was now living a life of luxury, her grandfather and father were both important officials, the power was in her hands, and her maternal family was also very prominent. How much water must have gone into her brain to do such a thing? If she really planned it on purpose, she didn't have the ability to do it.
It's easy to imagine what kind of sensation this incident will cause. I believe Li Ruoshui will find out soon. As for whether this incident will eventually lead to her, we will have to wait and see. If Li Ruoshui died because of this incident, Xiaocao would not feel the slightest bit of emotion. At most, she would sigh for the innocent people who were implicated, and then there would be no more.
"Sister Xuan, it's almost time. Do you still want to go to Fengtai Restaurant for dinner?" Zhen Muyao asked.
"Go, why not go? This matter has nothing to do with us." Xiaocao said in a calm voice.
Wen Renying and Zhen Muyao looked at each other again. There was really something wrong with the Fourth Sister (Sister Xuan) today. It was understandable to say that they were indifferent, but the Fourth Sister (Sister Xuan) was not like that by nature.
However, it seemed that there was nothing he could get out of him, so he remained silent.
Fengtai Restaurant is right on this street. It doesn't take much effort to get there just by walking over.
They had one table for the four of them, and they also had another table for the servants so that they didn't have to wait on them.
Zhen Muyao ordered four dishes and Wen Renying ordered four dishes, so everyone's taste was taken care of.
Xiaocao is not picky about food, and has eaten all kinds of delicacies. During the years she followed her adoptive father, she did not only treat the poor. When she met the rich, she naturally had a lot of good things. Later, she lived with Tingyu for a few years, and her food was also very refined. She had a lot of simple meals, and she could eat anything. When she was young, she traveled to many places, so her taste was more diverse. She had no problem with light or heavy food. When she lived with Tingyu, she also had a variety of dishes, so her taste did not change. After returning to the Wenren family, Han Shi learned about this and also made various dishes, and even specially added people to the kitchen. Xiaocao did not know this.
Xiao Cao took the first bite and her eyes lit up. "Well, it's really good, very authentic."
Zhen Muyao looked at her and said, "This is not a dish from the Imperial City. Sister Xuan, have you eaten this dish in its origin?"
Xiaocao nodded, "Yes, that's right. At that time, my adoptive father happened to be treating a wealthy businessman. The businessman was a gourmet. He didn't like anything else but food. His family hired dozens of chefs from all over the place. Those days were the first time that my adoptive father and I had such a feast." As he spoke, his eyes and brows were filled with smiles.
"That rich businessman really knows how to enjoy life." Zhen Muyao sighed.
"That's right. Fortunately, my adoptive father and I are not the kind of people who care about food, otherwise my adoptive father would have agreed to the rich businessman and directly become his family's doctor." My adoptive father has been obsessed with medicine all his life. Even during those few days, he was very happy to eat. However, that little bit of food could not keep him after all. Xiaocao personally thought that if she wanted to keep her adoptive father, she would have to have a room full of medical books that were of real value and enough for him to study for a long time.
"That rich businessman should be very fat, right?" Wen Renying said softly.
Xiao Cao was stunned for a moment, then laughed again, "Yes, he is very plump, and he got sick because he is too fat. But some people just have such a hobby, and for this, they are willing to do anything even if it harms their health. I definitely don't agree with such things, but it's not easy to force anything, because it's more important than life, so I can only do nothing about it."
"So, people like me are not destined to enjoy the desire of food." Wen Renying said that she was also helpless.
"If you really want to eat, I can keep you from getting fat, but it might be a little hard." Just eat and don't let the fat accumulate in your body. Pretty simple, right? Xiao Cao thought so anyway.
Wen Renying thought of Xia Bihe's weight loss and shook her head decisively, "No, I don't have a big appetite to begin with, there's no need to expand it."
"You eat more now than before." Xiaocao said bluntly.
Wen Renying wailed softly, "Who should I blame? It's all because of you, Fourth Sister. You have a good appetite, so I ate more without realizing it. Day after day, I ate more than before. When I was cutting summer clothes, my waistline was obviously bigger. If this continues, I won't dare to wear thin clothes in the future."
"I asked you to move more with me, but you didn't listen. You will continue to grow like this." Xiaocao continued with a smile.
"I'm not eating anymore," Wen Renying put down her chopsticks angrily, "Fourth sister is the most annoying. She only knows how to bully me."
Xiaocao couldn't help laughing, Zhen Muyao burst into laughter, and even Jianshu next to him chuckled.
At this moment, Wen Renying could not help but feel a little stiff. She had just been in front of a foreign man... Speaking of which, he was such a living person, right in front of her, how could she ignore him? Huh? Why on earth was this happening
Wen Renying lowered her head, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Her inner thoughts did not affect Xiaocao and Zhen Muyao, but Xiaocao thought she was really embarrassed and angry, so he patted her head, comforted her, and said it was okay, and he would go back to get some medicine for her. Although the medicine was not very good, it was okay to do it occasionally.
Wen Renying was naturally not angry, but she became more careful about her image afterwards.
Zhen Muyao and Xiaocao have similar appetites, which is even more incomparable to Jianshu as a man. He also serves food to Zhen Muyao from time to time, and it is obvious that he knows Zhen Muyao's appetite and taste very well. This is invisibly showing off their love for each other.
After eating too much dog food, Xiaocao turned his grief and anger into appetite and ate even more than usual.
Zhen Muyao also ate too much without realizing it. There were eight dishes, which was not a small amount. By the end, the plate was almost empty. It was Xiaocao and Zhen Muyao's turn to look at each other, feeling a little awkward.
"Who is the owner of this restaurant? Where did he find the chef? He's really amazing." Xiaocao said in a way that made things more obvious.
Zhen Muyao burst out laughing. She thought it was cute that Sister Xuan, who was always calm and self-sustaining, had such a side to her. She didn't feel embarrassed at all. "I'm not sure about this, but it is said that Fengtai Restaurant, Zhenshanfang, and Sifang Wine Shop - the most famous wine shops in the imperial city - are all owned by the same person."
"Oh? Could it be that this host is a person who loves good food and wine?"
"Perhaps."
"If that's true, this person seems to be someone who enjoys life, otherwise why would he spend so much effort. However, he also seems to be someone who is willing to share, otherwise he could just keep the person privately like that rich businessman did."
This is good. Although whether it is Fengtai Restaurant or Zhenshenfang, I believe the same is true for the wine shop, the prices are relatively expensive and ordinary people can't afford it, it is good that some people can afford it.
"Anyone who can afford to open a place like this and has a thriving business should have a good background. How come Mu Yao doesn't know who he is?"
Zhen Muyao spread her hands and said, "I did ask my mother, but she just looked at me and said nothing. I didn't have any interest in pursuing it afterwards." Her mother's eyes weren't right at the time.
"This, actually I know a little about it. It should be from Shangshu Xie's family, but I'm not sure who it is specifically. It seems that the person is not in the imperial city." Jian Shu said.
Among the six ministries, the Minister of Personnel was named Xie, and he was naturally a close minister of Emperor Xuanren.
The Xie family is also a large family, with several branches that are relatively prosperous.
"But some people suspect that it should be Mr. Xie's."
"Third Master Xie?" Zhen Muyao was stunned when she heard that. "If that's the case, it's not impossible." If it was really Third Master Xie, then it was natural for her mother's eyes to be wrong. People of their generation didn't have much impression of Third Master Xie, because he had been away from the imperial city for more than ten years. He was not an official in the local area, but a free and easy wanderer, traveling outside.
The reason why Zhen Muyao knew him was because, based on the information she occasionally got and some speculation, that Mr. Xie San was very likely the person her mother admired.