"I called you here because I wanted to help your shop get more business. I didn't expect her to be so ignorant. I don't know how much money she received as a matchmaker. She seems to be very poor indeed."
The sixth princess sent them out in person, avoiding the eyes of the nobles, she explained a little embarrassedly.
Zhu Yan naturally knew that it was none of her business, so she smiled and said, "My aunt and my mother are here, so there is no need to worry, and don't be angry."
"I am angry, and my mother-in-law is also very angry. After I return, my mother-in-law will definitely find out who instigated her."
"Let me know if you find out."
Zhu Yan explained, "I have to know who is plotting my marriage."
The sixth princess nodded naturally.
"By the way, are you going back home now?"
"If you don't want to go back, we have already agreed. At noon, we will all go to Ruyi Building for lunch. I have already asked someone to book a private room."
The sixth princess looked at them with envy, she wanted to go too.
"Is the food at Ruyilou delicious?"
"tasty!"
Seeing the Sixth Princess's increasingly envious look, Zhu Yan said: "You must not eat out today. There is a banquet in the palace. When you are free another day, and the emperor and the empress agree that you leave the palace, I will take care of Master Xiaoyu from Ruyilou." I’ll order all the dishes and treat them to you.”
"Master Xiaoyu?" The Sixth Princess didn't know why, "You're the chef in the restaurant?"
"It's amazing!"
Then, Zhu Yan told the Sixth Princess everything she knew about Tao Yuyu, and asked Geng Xingshuang to echo her words from time to time.
"It turns out to be a teenage girl's house, so I have to find time to eat there."
The sixth princess was even more interested in what Zhu Yan said, and even wanted to skip the royal banquet and secretly go to Ruyi Tower to eat with them.
Zhu Yan suddenly felt like he had shot himself in the foot, and immediately turned around, "Actually, no matter how delicious Master Xiaoyu's food is, it's still not as good as the royal chef in the palace."
Under the urging of Zhu Yan's eyes, Geng Xingshuang had no choice but to follow her back. The two of them persuaded the Sixth Princess to change her mind.
After the sixth princess was surrounded by several palace maids and returned to the royal pavilion, Zhu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Almost got into trouble!"
Geng Xingshuang laughed out loud, "If you do this again, I will be angry."
"Huh? Why are you angry?" Zhu Yan opened her big confused and innocent eyes, looking very confused.
"Because I'm jealous." Geng Xingshuang said with a smile.
Zhu Yan knew that she had been teased by her, and she was also confused, "I don't know why, but I just think that Master Xiaoyu is very friendly. Maybe she looks more like me?"
"Then our future gathering place will be at Ruyi Building, so that Master Xiaoyu can get more rewards."
Geng Xingshuang actually thinks that Master Xiaoyu is very good. Since Zhu Yan likes her, he might as well pay more attention to her.
Zhu Yan nodded, "Okay."
Because Xu Lianyang was going back to Yannian Hall for consultation, Geng Xingshuang asked a carriage to take her back first. However, the number of people going to Ruyilou for dinner this time was not less than last time, because there were more Zhu Ni and her cousin Liao Wei.
Yes, Liao Wei originally left, but when Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan came back from the royal pavilion, she appeared again.
When she heard that they were going to Ruyi Building for lunch, she roundly said that she wanted to go too, but as long as she didn't say it explicitly, Zhu Yan and Geng Xingshuang could pretend not to understand.
But unfortunately, Zhu Yan has a cousin who is holding him back.
Zhu Ni was very smart. She immediately understood Liao Wei’s true meaning hidden in the fog of words. Then Zhu Ni, who was not planning to go to dinner with them, said that she wanted to go too for the sake of her good cousin, and said in front of Zhu Yan invited Liao Wei in front of her and gave her enough face.
No matter how much Zhu Yan disliked her cousin, it was impossible for her to directly refuse her request to have dinner with them. After all, her grandmother had always felt pity for Zhu Ni because her parents were not around her, although her grandmother did not. She was asked to do something to Zhu Ni, but Zhu Yan didn't want her loving grandmother to be troubled and worried about this.
In this way, a group of six people each took the carriage they came from. Since Geng Xingshuang ordered the uncle's carriage to see off Xu Lianyang, the sisters took the Jiang family's carriage and went to Ruyi Tower together.
Although today is the Dragon Boat Festival, because there is a dragon boat race and Ruyi Building is very close to the Luxun River, business is booming. If we hadn't booked a private room in advance, we wouldn't have been able to queue up.
The waiter was very impressed with the eldest lady of Zhen Guo Gongfu. As soon as he saw them and his group, he immediately warmly welcomed them to the reserved private room. The Luxun River could be seen from the back window of this room.
When the waiter saw everyone sitting down, he made a gesture and prepared to announce the names of the dishes.
"No need to sign up, just serve the little fish in your restaurant...oh, all the dishes cooked by Master Tao. By the way, Master Tao also cooks vegetarian dishes, right?"
Next time we come to Ruyilou for dinner, we will order all the dishes cooked by Master Tao. This was a decision made by the five of us after they finished eating last time, but Zhu Ni and Liao Wei didn't know it.
Zhu Ni was born in Zhenguo Gongfu, where the food is famous, and she has eaten all kinds of delicacies since she was a child. Unlike Zhu Yan, she is very interested in what to eat and will eat what she likes, so she refused the waiter's menu to Zhu Yan. I just ordered the food without asking anyone, and I didn't feel much about it.
Anyway, Zhu Yan has always been like this, never paying attention to other people's thoughts. She is used to it.
However, as soon as they entered Ruyi Building, Liao Wei, who was a little absent-minded, suddenly smiled and said: "It's strange that everyone says that Cousin Yan is a good idea. My mother also said that I should learn more from Cousin Yan and not be hesitant when encountering problems in the future. I am not sure. He always asks for other people’s opinions, lacks etiquette, and makes people laugh.”
Zhu Yan sneered and was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Jiang Xuefu was stunned for a moment. She didn't realize what Liao Wei was talking about. She leaned into Geng Xingchen's ear who was closest to her and asked: "What is she talking about? What is her idea? What is she making people laugh about?" Are you making people laugh?"
Geng Xingchen glanced at Liao Wei, curled his lips, and said, "It's just that some people are ignorant and say that others are ignorant, which is just making people laugh."
Liao Wei glanced at Geng Xingchen, then looked at Zhu Ni, and asked: "Cousin Ni, how come...everyone in your family can..."
"I wonder if Miss Liao has ever heard of the saying that guests do as they please. Maybe Miss Liao doesn't know that Sister Yan is treating everyone to this meal. As the host, I think she has the right to make this decision."
Geng Xingshuang interrupted Liao Wei's hidden words, she smiled slightly and said: "Does it mean that before Miss Liao goes to someone else's house to be a guest, the host still needs the host to send the menu to your house and ask Miss Liao to make a decision? What if the host If your family doesn’t do this, is it because you don’t know the etiquette and are making people laugh? If so, you should tell those who are planning to invite Miss Liao and your family to the banquet to make preparations in advance, so that they will not have to work hard to prepare the banquet. But to be told by Miss Liao and your family that you are disrespectful and make people laugh, isn't it unfair?"
(End of chapter)
