"Is this happening?"
Su Liuye hadn't gone out to see it today, and she didn't know that notices had been posted all over the streets.
"That's right! Shopkeeper Su, I am also an old customer here, and I will definitely not lie to you. More importantly, I got the news recently!"
"What news? Do you still know where the princess is?" Another diner joked.
"If I knew where the princess was, I would have looked for her a long time ago. The bounty is ten thousand taels of gold!" he said.
"Then what news do you have?"
Su Liuye became interested and asked the waiter to make another pot of hot tea and get some pastries, then sat down and chatted with the guests.
There's nothing to be busy with now anyway.
The princess's affairs became known to everyone in Qingzhou County in just a few days. Even if Su Liuye didn't inquire specifically and knew a lot of news, he still couldn't find where the princess was. After all, it had been more than ten years. It happened before.
"Shopkeeper Su is so polite!" The diner said hurriedly after receiving the new tea and pastries, "Actually, it's not much news. I just occasionally heard a few old people talk about it. About twenty years ago, a group of officers and soldiers came from our county. It was better. Even the old people remember it.”
Qingzhou County has been just a small place for more than ten years. On weekdays, let alone officers and soldiers, even foreign merchants would not stay here for too long.
"Although that team of officers and soldiers only has about ten people, they are very impressive. They seem to be from the Fifth Prince's side. They are here to find someone."
"The people who came twenty years ago were also from the Fifth Prince?" Su Liuye was surprised.
"Yes, what a coincidence! Twenty years ago, the Fifth Prince's people came to our Qingzhou County. Twenty years later, the Fifth Prince's people came again! If I guessed correctly, the County where the Fifth Prince was looking for The Lord must be twenty years old this year.”
Hearing this, the diners next to him laughed and said, "Then let's quickly go find the twenty-year-old girl and find out who is the fifth prince's daughter. Maybe we can get the reward."
"It's not that easy!" He rolled his eyes, "There are so many 20-year-old girls in the county, where can you find them? Besides, if you go, your parents won't let you go! You're a bad girl. The family is innocent, but who dares to be taken to the Yamen?"
"I just said casually, who dares to do this? Not every girl's family is as talkative and hospitable as Shopkeeper Su. It would be bad if I miss the girl's innocence."
"Looking at what you said, doesn't Shopkeeper Su's innocence mean that he is innocent?"
"That's not what I meant, Shopkeeper Su, please don't misunderstand me! I mean, Shopkeeper Su is a hero among women, so he definitely doesn't care about such trivial matters."
Su Liuye laughed and said, "You two are regular customers of Cyclamen and also my friends. Naturally, I won't care."
"I knew that Shopkeeper Su was generous! Okay, today I'll offer tea instead of wine to apologize to Shopkeeper Su. It's me who can't speak."
With that said, the diner poured a cup of tea and drank it in front of Su Liuye.
Su Liuye chatted for a few more words, then went outside and saw that the notice was posted on the notice board next to the restaurant.
The signboard is still new.
Cyclamen is now the busiest restaurant in Qingzhou County. There are many diners coming in and out every day. Even the shops in the nearby area have been attracted and become a prosperous area in Qingzhou County.
The government posted the notice here just to let more people see it.
Twenty years ago, the Fifth Prince’s people had already been to Qingzhou County?
Su Liuye touched her chin, this is important news!
Her eyes lit up and she immediately ran back to find Chu Yan, "Husband, husband, I just got some news related to the princess!"
Chu Yan had just put away the dishes and chopsticks, but when he heard her words, he didn't even raise his eyebrows, "What's the news?"
"A customer just told me that it turns out that the Fifth Prince's people came to Qingzhou County twenty years ago, which means that the princess is about twenty years old this year. Moreover, except for Qingzhou County, no other place has such a notice. More notices! It seems that the princess is very likely to be in our Qingzhou County!"
"Is this happening?"
Chu Yan put the last bowl away, with a smile in his eyes, "Then shall we go find the princess? Don't you want the reward?"
"Of course I want to look for them, but where can I find them? There are so many twenty-year-old girls in Qingzhou County, so we can't go door to door and ask." Su Liuye was discouraged.
Chu Yan didn't say anything, handed her a cup of tea, and took the dishes to the kitchen to wash.
Looking at his back, Su Liuye's mouth felt a little dry. She was so shocked that she quickly drank up the tea and stopped some thoughts.
After settling the bills at night, she took Dabao and Erbao to take a bath.
I don’t know if it’s because they heard those rumors, but the two dumplings were particularly clinging to her tonight and insisted on sleeping with her.
Wu Xiang felt more at ease, and did not leave the room all night, and two maids brought her food.
Early the next morning, Shaolan and Ruilan hurried to the hall.
Su Liuye happened to be discussing new activities with Qin Lian.
"Mrs. Chu, please save my young lady!"
Before they could react, the two maids suddenly knelt down and began to kowtow.
Su Liuye was baffled by them. When she looked at it again, many diners buying breakfast looked over curiously.
They all knew who Wu Xiang was, and they could naturally recognize the two maids. There was a burst of whispers and gossip about what happened.
"What are you doing? Get up quickly!"
Qin Lian was the first to come to her senses and stretched out her hand to pull them up, "Why are you kneeling so early in the morning? It makes A Liu seem like he is abusing your young lady! She has good food and a good living here with us. The food last night was all It’s prepared for her, don’t slander A Liu at will!”
Qin Lian had known Wu Xiang's thoughts for a long time. She was even more angry after seeing the purse she embroidered yesterday. She was afraid that the vixen deliberately asked the two maids to pretend to be pitiful and make others think that Su Liuye was abusing her.
This is going to ruin A Liu’s reputation!
"No, Miss Qin, my young lady started to have a fever last night and she couldn't wake up today. Shaolan and I want to find a doctor to check on her," Ruilan cried.
"Then go quickly, why are you still kneeling here!" Qin Lian scolded.
As soon as Ruilan and I realized what was happening, they nodded and hurried out.
"Where is the lady in Cyclamen?"
"You just came back a few days ago, don't you know? Our shopkeeper Su is a very kind person. One of her relatives had an accident at home, and her parents are gone. Shopkeeper Su took her back and took good care of her."
"That's such a kind person! Hey, waiter, give me another red bean cake. A kind person like Shopkeeper Su will have a prosperous business!"
"Serious words."
When Su Liuye heard this, she could only agree.
She looked back towards the backyard, a chill growing in her eyes.
I had already guessed that Wu Xiang would not leave so easily, but I didn't expect that she would come up with such a method.
She deliberately chose to send two maids to intercede with her in the morning market, and gave her such a high hat to let the customers know about it, so that she would not be able to drive Wu Xiang away in the future.
