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  Everyone got on the horse-drawn carriage at once.

  Dingxiang Building suddenly appeared in front of me.

  It's a three-story wooden building, with a facade of about four bays wide. The three characters "Ding Xiang Lou" on the signboard are gilded and shining with golden light. Customers come and go without end, making it very lively.

  There were several attendants at the door, dressed neatly and with a warm smile. One of them had already come up smiling: "Are you gentlemen here to eat? Please go inside!"

  This fellow's enthusiastic greeting was accompanied by a secret astonishment in his heart.

  Dingxiang Building is very famous, and sometimes people bring their families to eat. However, among the group of people in front of me, except for a handsome and stunning young man, they are all women. Although they all wear veils that obscure their faces, it can be seen that two of them are daughters from wealthy families who have not yet married...

  In such a situation, the older Jiang is naturally the most suitable one to come forward.

  "Is there still a refined room available?" asked Jiang with a hint of a smile.

  The fellow replied somewhat awkwardly: "I'm really sorry. The deluxe rooms on the second and third floors are all taken. Now there are only two empty seats left in the large hall on the first floor."

  Jiang furrowed her brow. They were sitting in the main hall eating, which was really not proper. Moreover, as soon as they sat down to eat, they had to remove their veils... completely unacceptable!

  "In that case, let's change to another restaurant..."

  "Sister-in-law, wait a minute." Ling Jingyan hastily interrupted Jiang Shi and turned to the shop assistant: "You didn't tell the truth just now! Although there is no VIP room on the second floor, there must be one on the third floor. Your Dingxiang Building always reserves several VIP rooms with the best view of the street every day in case noble guests arrive at any time. These VIP rooms are named after plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums. Are they occupied now?"

  The fellow was taken aback at first, then smiled and said: "I didn't expect this young lady to know the four elegant rooms of plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum. It turns out that she is a familiar guest of our Dingxiang Building. I have eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai, and I was rude to you, esteemed guest. Please don't be offended!"

  Jiang looked at Ling Jingyan with some surprise, smiling and joking: "Ah Yan, when did you become a regular customer of Dingxiang Building? How come I don't know?"

  This young lady is lively and charming, but she usually stays in the boudoir. She doesn't have many opportunities to go out. How could she have come to Dingxiang Tower?

  Ling Jingyan felt a bit guilty under Jiang's gaze, and didn't explain much, vaguely saying: "I've only come here once or twice before."

  It seems like it was just one of those "one or two times". I met that Prince Yan Wang...

  Ling Jingxian thought to herself, smiling as she helped Ling Jingyan out of the awkward situation: "Elder sister-in-law, since we've come all this way, we should at least try some of the dishes here at Ding Xiang Lou personally. Otherwise, it would be a waste of our trip. There are so many people coming and going at the entrance. Let's go inside to talk!"

  Chiang nodded.

  Ling Jingyan was secretly delighted in her heart, but she still had to pretend to be calm on the surface, and it was very hard for her to hold back.

  ......

  Ling Jingxu and others followed the shopkeeper into Dingxiang Building.

  A beautiful woman is really eye-catching, even if she covers her face, she still attracts a lot of attention.

  Jiang's thorn is already on our back, and since he has come, it's too late to regret now. It's better to quickly go up to the elegant room on the third floor.

  Unfortunately, things didn't go as I wished.

  The shopkeeper whispered a few words to the man, then slightly furrowed his brow and walked forward to apologize: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry. Our store's four best rooms, three of them already have guests, only one is left..."

  "Since there's still one left, we'll take that one." Ling Jingyan cut in without hesitation.

  The shopkeeper's face was difficult: "Miss, please calm down and listen to me finish speaking. The remaining luxurious room has been booked by Prince Yan for a long time and never receives other guests. Please forgive me!"

  It's really the King of Swallows!

  Ling Jingxu confirmed her conjecture in her heart, but there was not much joy in her heart.

  Ling Jingyan heard the four words from Prince Yan, and a handsome young face flashed through her mind, her pretty face suddenly blushing.

  Fortunately, there was a light gauze covering her face at this time. Otherwise, she would have been unable to deceive the meticulous Jiang and the clever and sharp Ling Jingxian.

  Ling Jingyan, who didn't even realize she had already revealed her intentions, asked with a hint of hope in her voice: "Could it be that the Prince of Yan will also come today?"

  "This is not the case." The shopkeeper smiled and said: "His Royal Highness, the King of Yan, comes only two or three times a month. The time is uncertain, depending on His Royal Highness's mood. His Royal Highness came just a few days ago, so it's unlikely he'll come again soon. However, this room has been reserved by His Royal Highness, and it's really not convenient to let other guests in. Please forgive us."

  The King of Yan will not come today!

  Ling Jing's heart was filled with a deep sense of disappointment.

  She tried every means to persuade her mother to agree to her trip, and today she dressed up carefully and came to Dingxiang Building, hoping to have a beautiful "unexpected encounter".

  It seems like all of this was for nothing now...

  Ling Jingyan felt more and more downhearted and dispirited. She hung her head and didn't say a word.

  At this time, Jiang also saw that Ling Jingyan was not feeling well. However, it was inconvenient to ask in detail at the moment, and he still had to help cover up a bit.

  Jiang cleared his throat and said, "Since the shopkeeper has spoken, we shouldn't be making things difficult for him. But we've come from afar, specifically to pay our respects. Now that there's a vacant elegant room available, why must the shopkeeper refuse us entry?"

  "The shopkeeper also said that the King of Yan had just arrived not long ago and would not be coming again soon. We'll just have a meal and leave, it won't take up much time at all. As long as the shopkeeper doesn't say anything, how will the King of Yan know?"

  "To express our sincerity, no matter how much silver this elegant room costs, we will pay three times the amount of silver, what do you think?"

  ......

  It was either Chiang's eloquent tongue that had taken effect or the tripled silver had done its job.

  The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before finally agreeing.

  The fellow led a group of people up to the third floor, stopped in front of a room marked "Listening to Bamboo", and pushed open the door with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, please enter."

  Ling Jingyu stepped forward, her eyes scanning the room, and nodded slightly.

  The room is spacious and clean, spotless.

  On the wall hung a splashed ink landscape painting. It was unknown which famous artist's brushwork it came from, but it made the elegant room even more elegant.

  A sturdy rosewood round table that can seat twelve people.

  Next to the round table was a pot of peonies, tender and beautiful, fragrant and touching people's hearts.

  Jiang was also very satisfied with the room, and smiled at Ling Jingyan: "It looks good, it's worth our effort and money today."

  Ling Jingyan was taken aback, forcing a smile and saying: "Wait a bit and try some of the most famous dishes here, I guarantee you'll be satisfied, it won't be a wasted trip."

  Just as they were talking, a strange noise suddenly came from outside the door.

  ......(。)，。