bullyxtreme Chapter 163 Talk
Chapter 163 Talk
Lin Yan and Quan Wenxue were in the same room. At that moment, Quan Wenxue was staring at Lin Yan with a resentful look.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Lin Yan raised her hand innocently and said, "I'm not making this up, that guy secretly glanced at you several times!"
Lin Yan smiled and said, "If he had just glanced at me openly, I wouldn't have noticed. At most, I would have thought he was looking at a beautiful woman. But it's strange that he pretends not to care and keeps looking in that direction."
Quan Wenxue lowered her head, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Hey, did you two know each other when you were in the capital?" Lin Yan asked, her eyes sparkling as she leaned closer.
If Zhao Yunqing saw her expression right now, he would definitely shout: "You, whose eyes are full of gossip, have the right to talk about my good deeds!"
Quan Wenxue sat on the edge of the bed and said softly, "I didn't tell you this, so I didn't know you knew the Seventh Prince. The reason we were kicked out of the Quan Family Wine Shop was because my second uncle sided with the Fifth Prince."
"The Fifth Prince?" Lin Yan recalled that Yu Wenxuan had specifically mentioned it when they were in Wutai County. The Crown Prince's current mortal enemy was the Fifth Prince. She had even suspected that he might be the mastermind behind the gold mine. However, judging from their later actions, the Fifth Prince and the Crown Prince were now fighting over the gold mine, so she felt that it was unlikely.
"Yes, the Fifth Prince's birth mother, Consort Rong, is currently the most favored concubine. Besides that, what makes him most frightening is his maternal uncle."
"My family?"
"Consort Rong's brother, Murong Fu, is the Governor-General of Pingzhou, a high-ranking official of the second rank. He has absolute power over the military and political affairs of the entire north."
"Wow! Second rank." Lin Yan felt like she was the straight man in a comedy duo.
"Isn't this a case of the maternal relatives wielding power? The emperor actually allowed them to climb so high."
Quan Wenxue smiled. "I heard that His Majesty is indeed somewhat... um... biased."
Quan Wenxue thought for a long time but couldn't say anything outrageous.
“I don’t know much about these things, but in the eyes of the Fifth Prince, we merchants are just ants. He thought he could get rid of us directly, but the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince protected us. Therefore, we stayed at the Qing Prince’s Mansion for a while.”
Lin Yan nodded. "I see. That's why when I wrote to Zhao Yuncheng asking for a brewing master, he sent you all over directly. On the one hand, it was to help me, and on the other hand, since Yun'an is far from the emperor's reach, I don't have to worry about being silenced all the time."
Quan Wenxue sighed and said, "Yes. So, I am very grateful to His Highness. Although he seems unserious, he is very respectful to people."
"Haha, do you know that he has feelings for you?"
Quan Wenxue turned her head, lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then said softly, "He has not shown any intention to do so. He must have his own considerations. In his position, this person is very important."
"So you know!" Lin Yan glanced at Quan Wenxue's lowered head, unable to see her expression, and teased, "I think that guy is too carefree and unrestrained to care about these things!"
Quan Wenxue smiled and said, "He seems to be a very dissolute person."
"Forget it, let's not talk about him. You finally made it back to Luocheng, are you going to go home and visit someone or something?" Lin Yan waved her hand, changed the subject, lay on the bed, and tilted her head to ask Quan Wenxue.
“My brother and I are planning to visit the old house sometime. Actually, there’s not much to see; no one has lived there for a long time. We haven’t been back to pay respects to our ancestors for the past three years, so it’s probably been abandoned. We just cherish the memories of our childhood.”
“Then we’ll go with you tomorrow, and then go to your house the day after tomorrow…” Lin Yan said softly.
When Quan Wenxue heard no more sound, she turned around and saw that Lin Yan had already fallen asleep.
She sat on the edge of the bed and fanned herself. This inn even had an ice chest, and there was a slight chill in the room. As expected of Luocheng, its luxury was evident.
However, Quan Wenxue was unaware that the other wineries did not have such rooms.
For example, the young master of Liulin Winery was sweating profusely and tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep. Thinking about his humiliation at the restaurant that day, his mood worsened.
He scolded the servant who was fanning him, "Useless thing! You're fanning me too hard, it's not cooling me down at all!"
……
The next day, Lin Yan was woken up by Quan Wenxue, and got up to wash and eat breakfast.
"I want to eat some of Luocheng's specialties," Lin Yan said to Quan Wenxue as she walked downstairs.
"In the morning, you can try mutton soup, spicy soup, braised noodles, potstickers..." Quan Wenxue said, talking about the food in Luoyang.
Lin Yu swallowed hard as he listened.
Fu Bo said, "There are many of us, so let's order a little bit of everything and try it all!"
Quan Sinian smiled and said, "What's the rush? You're going to stay here for a while; there'll be enough food for you!"
As he spoke, Quan Sinian smelled the aroma from downstairs and swallowed hard. "I'm also starting to miss the local snacks from my hometown."
"I remember there was a mutton soup noodle shop on East Street that was really good! It was a small shop, I don't know if it's still open."
“Yes, yes, this place is delicious!” Quan Wenxue also said.
Fu Bo waved his hand and said, "Then let's go there!"
"Where are you going?" Zhao Yunqing suddenly appeared downstairs, waving his fan and blocking their way.
"Uh." Fu Bo's hand was pointing at Zhao Yunqing's face, and he awkwardly lowered his hand.
"We said we're going to a small shop to eat braised noodles, do you want to come along?" Lin Yan asked with a smile.
"Great! I love delicious food! Let's go, call Fan Yizhou, and after breakfast, we'll go hiking."
"Hey? Where's the other one?" Lin Yan looked around but didn't see Zhao Yuncheng.
Zhao Yunqing gave her a meaningful look. "He's discussing business with Fan Yizhou. Who's like me, idling around all day!"
Lin Yan blinked: So you do have self-awareness!
"Oh. You're here to see Sister Wenxue..."
"Shut up," Zhao Yunqing suddenly interrupted, pointing at Lin Yan with his fan, signaling her to shut up.
"Oh."
……
After Zhao Yuncheng and Fan Yizhou got off, the group boarded a carriage and went to the small shop that Quan Sinian had mentioned.
When they arrived, Lin Yan realized it was a small shop with no proper sign, just a simple wooden sign that read "Old Zhang's Braised Noodles".
However, this restaurant is indeed very popular. It should be known to all the locals. All the tables inside and outside were full, and some people were even sitting on the roadside eating with a bowl in their hands.
Fan Yizhou looked at the store and said,
"This shop is indeed very popular, and it's usually frequented by locals. This couple has been running the shop for almost twenty years."
"It's been so long! The noodles must be delicious."
Zhao Yunqing looked around and was a little stunned. "How are we supposed to eat here? There's no room left!"
Fan Yizhou smiled and said, "I knew you were coming here, so I was prepared!"
Fan Yizhou called out to the servant, who then unloaded two small folding tables and some folding stools from the carriage.
Lin Yan's eyes lit up; she was very familiar with this!