"I heard that an assassin appeared in Xiaoxiang Tower that night. Fortunately, Boss Wang didn't take me in, otherwise I would have been taken back to the government for review." Song Che said with a smile.
Wang Ke immediately grimaced.
At this time, Shen Wenjun took Song Che's arm and said, "Xiaoxiang Tower is not a brothel. It's no big deal to go in and listen to music and drink."
Qin Ruo took the other hand and said with a smile: "Yes, as long as Mr. Song is willing, he can go wherever he wants."
Lin Yue pressed close to Song Che's chest from the left and asked proudly: "Can the girl in Xiaoxiang Tower be as beautiful as me?"
Jiang Xiaoli pressed close to Song Che's chest from the right, blushing and said, "Boss Song is broad-minded and we all love him."
If there were no seats left, Qin Huaiyu and Song Linger would have to come and join in.
Song Che sighed and felt helpless: "There is no way. Mr. Song has been a friend of women since he was a child, and there is no shortage of girls around him who want to embrace him."
Wang Ke was so jealous that he gritted his teeth. Not to mention him, who among the other male bosses wouldn’t cast envious glances?
Wang Ke pretended to be dismissive and hummed: "What's the use of having more women? This year's Jinxiu Conference, the leader is still my Wang family!"
Shen Wenjun stared: "Don't talk too much!"
"Then let's just wait and see!"
Wang Ke left with all the embroiderers.
Only then did Song Che notice a familiar figure among the Wang family's embroiderers. She lowered her head the whole time and was hidden in the crowd. Her long slanted bangs covered less than half of her face.
It was that familiar feeling again, exactly the same as when I saw the woman in tears at the execution ground.
She seemed to feel someone looking at her, raised her head slightly, and met Song Che's eyes.
The look in his eyes confirmed that he was someone he had seen before.
Song Che blinked at her, and she quickly pretended to turn a blind eye, avoiding her eyes and burying her head lower.
"The princess is here!"
A shout.
I saw a beautiful middle-aged woman in gorgeous clothes walking into the pavilion with a spring breeze on her face. As a member of the royal family, she had an innate aristocratic temperament.
The wife of the governor of Chengdu, the emperor's aunt, Princess Zhao Yu of Minghua.
"I kept everyone waiting."
Zhao Yu walked to the high hall and sat down, and called everyone to sit down.
"Thank you all for coming all the way to Chengdu to attend this Jinxiu Conference. Today happens to be my birthday, so I want to take advantage of the celebration to open the conference in advance..."
His impassioned speech attracted adulation and applause from the whole room.
Song Che didn't think this old princess was very lovable. After all, she would have a wife just like her husband.
Zhao Yu finished his speech, and according to the procedure, it was time to receive the birthday gift.
Wang Ke took the lead, holding a brocade box in his hand, walked up to Zhao Yu with a smile, deliberately raised it high, and opened the brocade box in front of everyone, revealing a lifelike jade lion.
"This luminous jade lion was obtained by chance when I was traveling to the Western Regions in the past. I will give it to Her Royal Highness today to protect the house from evil and ensure longevity!"
"Oh, Boss Wang is too polite... I actually just want to have fun with everyone."
Zhao Yu said a few token polite words and still asked the maid to accept the gift.
Immediately after, Wu Shouxin presented a string of Buddhist beads and said: "This rosary is made from beautiful jade from the East China Sea, a total of 108 beads. It has also been worshiped with incense in the White Horse Temple in Jinling for three years. I have heard that the Lord presided over the vegetarian diet and liked Buddhism." , I gave this bead to the princess and wished her wisdom and Zen, good fortune and longevity!"
"Okay, okay, Boss Wu is interested..."
Afterwards, many famous embroidery families gave birthday gifts one after another, the last of which were gold and jade treasures. It was obvious that they had made preparations in advance.
Seeing that everyone's birthday gifts were so expensive, Shen Wenjun's confidence in the cake was somewhat shaken.
Song Che, however, remained calm, as the rare thing would naturally make its final appearance.
Soon, all the celebrities had given birthday gifts.
"What? The famous Suzhou Jinxiu Shen family didn't prepare a birthday gift for the princess?" Seeing that Song Che and the others had not given a gift for a long time, Wang Ke got angry when he took the opportunity.
Song Che stood up from his seat and said first: "Of course there is a birthday gift, but because it is too special and too fragile, we are afraid that it will be damaged by a bump and make the princess regret her life, so we stayed until the end."
Wang Ke sneered: "Ha...what a big statement. The princess is of noble birth and has nothing in the world. How can she regret this small birthday gift of yours?"
Zhao Yu was obviously interested and urged: "I also want to see how rare this thing is, so please present it to me quickly!"
Song Che didn't say much and clapped his hands.
Lin Yue and Jiang Xiaoli took out the large cardboard boxes that had been prepared and placed them on the coffee table next to Zhao Yu.
"Is it so big? What's inside this place?" All the guests were talking with curiosity and anticipation.
Song Che slowly opened the carton, and for a while, the fragrance of fruits and rich milk filled the entire pavilion. The unique shape that had never been seen before made people's eyes even more dazzled.
"What... is this?" Zhao Yu was surprised.
Song Che was slightly restrained and said first: "As Boss Wang said before, the princess has a noble status. There is nothing in the world that cannot be obtained. These gold and silver treasures have long been commonplace. Therefore, the common people and their wives and the Tanzhou Qin family Two famous embroiders worked together to create this 'Assorted Fruit and Cream Birthday Cake' for the princess!"
"Ha... what did I think it was?" Wang Ke said disparagingly: "No matter how long the name is, it is just a plate of cakes. As long as there are gold, silver and jewelry, you can buy as much as you want."
"You are exactly wrong. This cake is my own secret recipe. Even if you lose all your money, you will never be able to buy another one in this world."
Song Che didn't want to pay attention to the common people, cut a piece of cake, put it on a plate, and handed it to Zhao Yu with a homemade bamboo fork: "Princess, would you like to try it?"
Zhao Yu took the cake, forked a small piece and put it into her mouth. She chewed it twice. Her eyes widened. She then forked a bigger piece and stuffed it into her mouth. She seemed to have forgotten her status and reserve, and started to gobble it up while eating. While eating, I sighed:
"I have tasted all kinds of palace pastries since I was a child, and I have never tasted such delicious food... Just the right amount of sweetness, the aroma of egg and milk hits my tongue, this feeling is like flying freely in the sky, it is so good have eaten!"
Song Che only felt that it was expected, and he added: "Princess, cake is like joy, why not share it with everyone, come and taste the delicious food together, and be happy?"
"That's right!"
The maid divided the cake into many small portions and distributed them to every guest present. Everyone who tasted it gave a thumbs up.
Wang Ke was reluctant to taste it at first, but after taking a small bite, he felt ashamed.
The average age of the ancients was only over 60 years old, and cakes were a craft that was made thousands of years later. If you can't have this bite today, it will be a lifelong regret, not to mention a lifelong regret. Eighteen generations of ancestors will also regret it.
This is called rarity.
(To be continued...)
