Chapter Thirty-One

  The next day, a delicate and beautiful carriage slowly moved along the street and finally stopped in front of the Warm Smoke Building.

  The gatekeeper saw the "quiet" sign on the carriage and immediately turned around and ran to the owner of the Warm Smoke Building.

  "Shopkeeper, quickly, quickly, over by the entrance..."

  He hadn't even finished speaking when he was interrupted by the owner of Warm Smoke Building, who scolded him, "What's with all the fuss? Does that make sense?"

  The shopkeeper was busy explaining, "No, it's not that, a carriage from the Jing Wang Fu has arrived at the entrance." The shopkeeper had instructed him to keep a close eye on news from the Jing Wang Fu. Now they were delivering themselves right to his doorstep.

  Chen Zhanggui was startled and opened his eyes wide. "Why didn't you say so earlier?" He hastily rushed towards the door as soon as he finished speaking.

  The buddy looked at the shopkeeper's back as he turned and left, muttering in a low voice, "This isn't being interrupted by you, is it? It's not like I did it on purpose..."

  Chen the shopkeeper didn't have time to bother with his apprentices' idle chatter, and as he walked, he thought about how Miss had instructed him a few days ago to closely monitor and gather information about the Jing Wang Fu, especially the Jing Wang's son. Now that the Jing Wang Fu's carriage was here, he couldn't let go of this good opportunity to gather news.

  Hurriedly arriving at the entrance of the wine tower, I saw a horse-drawn carriage with the emblem of the Jing Wang Fu parked beside it.

  A refined and dignified gentleman had just stepped down from the carriage, followed by a person dressed as an attendant.

  Chen Zhanggui looked at the other party with a scrutinizing gaze, and judging from their appearance, they seemed to be the Miss's description of Jing Wang Shizi and his guard. They had also gotten off the carriage from Jing Wang Fu, so it was likely that they were the real deal.

  Chen the shopkeeper's heart was delighted, Miss had instructed him to thoroughly investigate the matter of King Jing's son, and now the main person had arrived. He must make a good impression and see if he could find out anything.

  He smoothed out his clothes and cleared his throat. Putting on a friendly smile, he walked towards the other person and said, "This young master, please come in."

  Baili Yongjin didn't notice Chen Zhanggui's inquiring gaze, and merely nodded slightly. Under the enthusiastic welcome of the host, she walked into the Warm Smoke Building.

  He had just come down from the palace, because he had promised his two younger brothers yesterday to bring back some delicious dishes for them. So before returning to the mansion, he came to this Warm Smoke Building on the way, planning to order some food to take back and let those two little guys taste it.

  As soon as he walked in, Baili Rongjin discreetly took stock of the layout and decor of the wine house. The interior was very spacious, with a well-planned layout and tasteful decorations that were both elegant and majestic, making him feel somewhat at ease.

  Under the guidance of Zhanggui, Baili Rongjin brought Qingyu to the second floor's side room and sat down.

  Mr. Chen handed over a delicate menu with a smile and said, "Young master, this is an introduction to all the dishes in our restaurant. Please take a look and see what you need."

  Baili Rongjin took the menu, slightly surprised to flip through it. This method was indeed novel. However, he only flipped through a few pages before stopping, as he had never dined here before and didn't know which dishes were good.

  He closed the menu and said faintly, "What dishes in this restaurant are more popular among children?"

  Chen Zhanggui heard this and secretly rejoiced. The news had arrived. Was it for the child to eat? Could it be that the child of Jing Wang's son was coming?

  Although there was a hint of thought in her mind, her face didn't show half a bit, and she only asked, "I wonder how old the child is?"

  "He's only eight years old and a boy."

  Chen Zhanggui thought to himself, eight years old? The quiet king's son is only twenty years old, so it seems that the child is not his after all.

  He pretended to think for a moment before responding, "Yes, our restaurant's braised lion's head, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork chops, etc. are all very popular among children."

  Baili Rongjin slightly furrowed her brow, they were all meat dishes, those two round and plump little guys probably couldn't eat that much greasy food anymore.

  Qing Yu obviously also felt that Bai Li Rong Qi and Bai Li Rong Chen should not eat so much meat anymore, softly saying "Young Master, Third Young Master and Fourth Young Master shouldn't eat so much meat." If they got any fatter, he was really worried they wouldn't be able to walk on the road.

  Baili Rongjin also thought so and continued to ask, "Are there any vegetarian dishes? Some of them are overweight and can't eat so much greasy food."

  Boss Chen's eyes lit up, "Young Master", "Third Young Master and Fourth Young Master". Upon hearing these words, he immediately confirmed that the young man in front of him was indeed the Prince of Jing, whom Miss had mentioned, and that he also had two younger brothers, who seemed to be quite chubby.

  He folded up his ears and introduced to Baili Rongyin with a big smile, "We have fragrant chives and tofu, sticky rice porridge with gold and silver, rose shrimp, minced meat black fungus, pearl balls, and tomato dumplings. These dishes are very suitable for the young master's brother to eat. They won't get fat after eating."

  Bai Li Rongjin had never heard of these dishes, but after listening to the shopkeeper's introduction, they should be good. He nodded and said, "Then I'll take all of them, packed to go."

  He had been hearing about the praise of this wine house in Kyoto for several days, so he bought some back to let Qi'er and Chen'er try it out, whether it was as good as others said.

  "All right, young master, please wait a moment." Chen Zhuang said with a smile. Then he went downstairs to the kitchen to hurry up the dishes.

  After a busy day, they packed up more than ten dishes and handed them over to the other party. Chen Zhanggui was standing at the door, respectfully seeing off Bai Lirongjin as she got into her carriage and left. As soon as the other party had just left, he hastily called a trusted person to go to the Xia residence to deliver the message.

  Xia Ting was sitting at her desk calculating accounts when she saw Wan Yu rush in, her skirt held high.

  "With an excited face, he said, 'Miss, there's news from the Warm Smoke Building. Just now, Chen Zhuanggui sent someone to say that the King of Jing's son had just gone to the wine building to buy some food and took it away.' I really didn't expect to find out about the King of Jing's son's whereabouts so quickly. Miss's matter has finally been settled."

  Xia Ting Cong put down the brush in his hand after hearing this and said with a serious face, "He went to Warm Smoke Building? Can you confirm it's him?"

  Wan Yu nodded "It should be him, according to the description of the shopkeeper, it is very similar to the two people we met last time, and they were also riding in the Jing Wang Fu's carriage. Moreover, Chen Zhanggui also heard the guard call his master as Shizi. I think, it shouldn't be wrong."

  Xia Ting nodded lightly in response. Wan Yu continued, "Also, the shopkeeper heard that the quiet king's son has two eight-year-old younger brothers, and today he went to Warm Smoke Building to buy them food. He seems to be very fond of them."

  Younger brother? It turns out he has two younger brothers. Xia Ting condensed into a faint smile "Tell the partners to pay attention and listen for news about the Jing Wang Fu. Also, let Chen Zhuanggui be careful, he should go to Wēn Yān Lóu again." An eight-year-old child is at the age of gluttony. After tasting the dishes at Wēn Yān Lóu, they will surely remember it fondly. At that time, the Jing Wang Shìzi will come knocking on the door again. It seems that in a few days, she can resolve this troublesome matter.

  "Really." Late Jade said with great joy.

  "By the way, has there been any news from Hong Yin's side?" Xia Ting asked softly.

  Wan Yu shook her head, "Not yet. These two days, the King's consort has not gone to the Mei Ren Tang, so Hong Yin did not have a chance to talk with the other servant girl and get any information out of her. However, she has been working on another lady, probing and inquiring about some things related to the King's son. I think we should be getting news soon."

  "Alright, no need to rush. Just let her pay attention and that's enough. Don't ask too many questions, lest you arouse suspicion."

  Digression

  Sorry guys, I'm late again, my computer is being weird and the internet connection won't work. It's really strange.