Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 212 People compare with people

Handan rolled her eyes at Zhao Yu, wrinkled her nose and said, "The Queen gave us to the King, but because you often leave the palace, the Queen wanted us to protect you.

Who told you, my king, to insist that we protect him closely? We stuck to the couch. Otherwise..."

Handan rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "How about you, my king, send all ten of us sisters away while I am still young and beautiful?"

"That won't work!"

Prince Enping said righteously: "It is tiring, but I enjoy it. Those who are capable should do more work. If I am not tired, who should be tired?"

"whispering sound!"

"Oh, you little bastard, who are you scolding? How dare you disrespect the king!"

Handan made a face at him and said, "I am disrespectful to Your Majesty. What do you want to do?"

Zhao Yu held her slender waist and said with a sly smile: "Then the king will also be disrespectful to you..."

He pouted his lips and was about to kiss her, but Handan suddenly pushed him and whispered, "My lord, the boat is coming."

"Ok?"

Zhao Qu turned his head and saw another pleasure boat also heading towards the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant.

The boat was slightly smaller than his, but with colorful lights hanging high on it, it looked a bit more lively than his painted boat, which had an imposing and luxurious feel. It was actually a flower boat.

Zhao Yu's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly, "Could it be that Erlang has invited a famous prostitute from Lin'an to help him? I don't know which girl she is."

Handan pouted and said, "My King..."

Zhao Yu patted her butt and said righteously: "Don't think too much, I just want to know whether she is good at playing the piano or green waist."

Handan curled her lips and said, "My king, you only listen to recorders and only watch yoga, don't you? When did you change your taste?"

As the two men were arguing, two pleasure boats slowly approached the shore.

The sailors lowered the step, and on the two boats, two men each brought their female companions ashore.

"Geese, geese, geese... I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be Uncle Liu..."

Zhao Yu saw the man on the opposite bow and couldn't help laughing: "Who is so honorable that he can invite Uncle Liu to come tonight?"

Liu Shangqiu was considerately helping the jade-waisted slave to the shore when he suddenly heard that devilish laughter and couldn't help but look up.

It was indeed him, the Prince of Enping.

Liu Shangqiu was also a little surprised to see him, and frowned slightly and said, "So it's the king. Who are you looking up to to attend the 'burning tail banquet'?"

Zhao Qu laughed and said, "As for me, I was just bored and wandering around. How about you?"

Liu Shangqiu smiled faintly and said, "Same here, same here."

The prince's uncle and the king don't get along.

Upon hearing the two people's tone, when Handan and Yuyaonu looked at each other again, the admiring looks suddenly turned into slight hostility.

Actually, to be honest, Liu Shangqiu and Zhao Qu had no grudge against each other. They just had different auras.

The two of them just couldn't match their auras.

Zhao Qu is the kind of person who believes that "of all things in the world, only brothers and beauties should not be let down."

In his eyes, brothers can only be men, and beauties can only be women.

Liu Shangqiu, however, had a feminine beauty that was difficult to distinguish between male and female, which made him feel awkward.

From the perspective of status and seniority, if we talk seriously, Liu Shangqiu can be considered his uncle, because Liu Shangqiu's sister is the concubine of Zhao Qiu's adoptive father.

As for Liu Shangqiu, he became the emperor's brother-in-law because his sister entered the palace and became the emperor's favorite concubine.

But the identity of the king's uncle was exactly what he hated the most.

He didn't want his efforts and achievements to be erased because of his identity as the "king's uncle", as if all those were brought to him by this identity.

Therefore, he was unwilling to see Prince Enping, because if he saw him, it would be like reminding him all the time that he was the king's uncle.

Zhao Que looked at the woman next to Liu Shangqiu. Although she was only 80% pretty, slightly inferior to Liu Guojiu in women's clothes, her figure was very perfect, with straight waist, thin neck and upright back, and she looked very energetic.

Zhao Yu smiled and asked, "Is this girl the sweetheart of Uncle Liu?"

Liu Shangqiu said, "We have similar interests and are a pair of close friends of the opposite sex. Your Majesty, it is rather presumptuous of you to speak like this."

After hearing this, Yuyaonu's heart darkened slightly.

With her background, even though she was respected as a "big family", she still could not catch the eyes of nobles.

Zhao Yu laughed and said, "Uncle Liu, don't deny it. You can't hide your love for someone. Even if your upper head is shaking, your lower head is nodding."

Handan hit him lightly. This stupid king was talking nonsense.

Liu Shangqiu subconsciously looked down, and then he realized that he had been tricked. He could not help but get angry and said, "Your Majesty, you are really talking nonsense. It is disgraceful and inappropriate!"

"Goose, goose, goose, he's anxious, he's anxious!"

Zhao Yu pulled Handan up and left, saying to her proudly, "Handan, if you're looking for a man, you should look for someone like your king, who never hides his joys, anger, sorrows, and happiness, unlike some guys who say one thing and mean another, and are very hypocritical."

Handan didn't give him any face at all, and asked with shining eyes: "Can I really find a man?"

"That's not the point!"

Zhao Qu slapped Handan's round and perky butt again in hatred.

The two of them were joking around and walking towards the entrance of the restaurant.

When Handan talked to her sisters Leng Yuchan and Xue Bingxin, she always talked about the days she spent with Zhao Qu with a little joy and pride.

In fact, she is really lucky.

The status and position of Prince Enping was high enough to give her the best life.

Moreover, this prince was unorthodox. He refused to be influenced by royal rules and never used them to restrain his women.

Only a girl like Handan can live out her true self when she is with him.

Even when it comes to sex, ordinary couples are more intimate when they are newly married.

As time went by, the frequency and quality of their love affairs were not as much as that of the king who loved beauty more than the throne.

……

Liu Shangqiu also knew that the Prince of Enping was always absurd, so he turned to Yuyao Nu and said somewhat embarrassedly: "Miss Yuyao, don't be upset. This person just now is the current Prince of Enping. He has always acted absurdly and has no restraint in his words."

Seeing his embarrassment, Yuyaonu felt an inexplicable joy in her heart.

Yuyao Nu was secretly feeling inferior because of her humble background and the fact that she could not even compare to Liu Shangqiu's beauty in women's clothing.

But Liu Shangqiu grew up among women. He likes jade waist slaves, but he doesn't know how to express himself in a domineering and possessive way like men.

Therefore, the two of them were always unable to take the next step in their relationship, and the more they spent time together, the more they became like a pair of close friends.

If they continue like this, one day, the two of them will drift apart and return to their own routines of life.

But at this moment, Zhao Que's words seemed to have poked a hole in the ambiguous window paper between the two of them.

Yuyao Nu suddenly mustered up the courage and smiled at Liu Shangqiu: "Of course I don't care about other people's nonsense. But... I want to know whether what Prince Enping said is really absurd and untrue?"

"Ah? This..."

Liu Shangqiu suddenly became a little flustered.

How to deal with this kind of situation?
From childhood to adulthood, I had six sisters, seven or eight concubines, and hundreds of maids...

It seems... it seems like there are no answers to similar questions to choose from?

Seeing no response from Liu Shangqiu, Yu Yao Nu lowered her eyes slightly and said faintly: "I really like your modesty and integrity. If you are not interested, I should avoid suspicion to avoid ruining your reputation."

As strong as iron?

Yuyao understands me!
Liu Shangqiu's heart warmed up, and he grabbed the wrist of Yuyao Nu, who was about to turn around and return to the boat, and said with a burning gaze: "Shangqiu, of course I like you, Miss Yuyao, too." "Really?"

Yuyao Nu slowly turned around and stared at Liu Shangqiu.

Liu Shangqiu was just as excited as any other young man when he fell in love for the first time, confessed his love for the first time, and got a positive response for the first time.

He nodded vigorously: "Really!"

Suddenly, Liu Shangqiu felt that the legend was true.

"Shuiyunjian" restaurant is a holy place for success in imperial examinations!
Big Dengke, small Dengke, they are all Dengke!

……

Zhao Qu, who accidentally became a matchmaker, walked towards the restaurant happily.

When Dan Niang heard him introduce himself as Young Master Bojiu, she did not advertise herself and quickly asked Qingtang, who was the receptionist tonight, to take the distinguished guest in.

As soon as he entered the hall, Zhao Qu stretched his neck to look around, but didn't see anyone he recognized.

Miss Handan suddenly saw Leng Yuchan. Leng Yuchan was sitting there like a little hamster, with a pile of melon seed shells in front of her.

"Cold girl!"

Handan shouted in joy and pulled Zhao Yu over: "Master... this way."

"Handan!" Leng Yuchan stood up in surprise when she saw Handan.

Seeing Prince Enping dressed in casual clothes, Leng Yuchan was even more surprised. Who was so honorable as to invite Prince Enping?
Without waiting for Leng Yuchan to salute, Handan said, "This is my uncle."

"Uncle... Young Master?"

"I am Master Bojiu."

Zhao Yu laughed at her, sat down with his arms and legs spread out, and looked at Leng Yuchan: "Who is this girl..."

Handan sat next to Zhao Yu and whispered, "I just told you about this, sir. It's the cold girl who was with Yang Yuan."

"Oh~, oh oh, it's you!"

Zhao Qu suddenly realized that this girl was from the Speed ​​​​Room.

Zhao Yu laughed and said, "How could Yang Yuan be so ignorant of etiquette? He even left such a beautiful female companion behind. Where is she?"

Leng Yuchan said calmly, "Vice Imperial Secretary Yang joined the army when he was young and lived in the land of barbarians. How could he know any etiquette? Young Master...you think too highly of him."

Leng Yuchan didn't even realize how sour her tone was when she said this. Handan, who was sitting opposite her, could smell the jealousy.

It seems that Xue girl was right, Leng girl is really trapped.

Oh, that won’t do!
Yang Yuan is not comparable to the king. The king turned the ten female guards given to him by the queen into ten female concubines and nothing happened to him.

But if Yang Yuan dared to have an affair with a female official in the inner court, Leng Yatou would be doomed along with him.

Handan said immediately: "I heard that the northerners are barbaric. Even if they appear polite on the surface, they are beasts in private. They are lustful, gamble, drink, visit prostitutes, and beat their wives...

Yang Yuan has lived in the northern border for a long time, so he must have acquired some bad habits. Leng girl, you better stay away from him."

Leng Yuchan was stunned and stammered, "He... wouldn't be so unbearable, right?"

Handan was anxious, and of course she believed what her best friend said.

Xue Bingxin described Yang Yuan as extremely sinister and vicious, and Handan had a preconceived impression of him, so naturally she had a bad impression of Yang Yuan.

If Yang Yuan was interested in another woman, she would not bother to care. How could Handan watch her, a good sister who grew up with her, fall into the fire pit?

Handan said anxiously, "Leng girl, it's hard to paint the bones of a tiger, and you can only know the face but not the heart. You have only known him for a short time, don't be deceived by his good appearance."

Prince Enping slapped the table and said with a gloomy face: "You also said that you can only know a person's face but not his heart. How many times have you met Yang Yuan to know that he is a terrible person?"

"Ah I……"

"You are a long-tongued person, trying to sow discord. You talk about Ma in Che's ear and scold Che in front of Ma. If I were not here today, would you also devalue me and make me worthless?"

Handan said timidly: "Ah? No, I..."

"Shut up!"

Handan quickly and obediently closed her cherry lips.

Zhao Yu pulled the half-empty plate of melon seeds in front of Leng Yuchan and threw it in front of her: "I want to eat melon seeds!"

"Oh!"

Handan quickly picked up the melon seeds, cracked one, and then fed one to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Qu sat upright with a stern face. He only opened his mouth when melon seeds were handed to him. He really was the type who opened his mouth only when food was served.

Leng Yuchan looked at the two of them and suddenly felt that Yang Yuan seemed to be a good person.

Handan praised her man to the skies, but it was nothing more than this.

Although Yang Yuan brought me here as a female companion, he ran away by himself.

But even if he was very angry, he wouldn't embarrass me in front of others...

……

The kitchen of the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant has been expanded. At the end of the entire restaurant, another area has been added towards the jungle open space behind.

The kitchen is spacious, with a long chopping board in the middle and stoves on both sides.

The chef from "Shuiyunjian" was busy at the stove on the left, and the chef seconded from "Fengweilou" was working at the stove on the right.

Both sides have chefs in charge of the first, second and third kitchens. Today, the two restaurants are cooperating but also inevitably competing with each other.

Therefore, the chefs in charge of the kitchen tried their best, with serious faces, as they carefully prepared their specialties.

The people responsible for the water table, chopping board, stove, and other tasks each have their own duties.

Luxi was patrolling slowly under the kitchen.

The highlight of today is of course the gimmick of the Four Jinshi Burning Tail Banquet. However, if a restaurant wants to last long, it cannot just rely on a signboard. The delicious food that people really praise is its foundation.

Therefore, Lu Xi attached great importance to the kitchen affairs. As soon as he arrived at the restaurant, he rushed into the kitchen.

Fortunately, however, the entire kitchen was in order and there was no trouble that required her to make any adjustments, so Lu Xi felt relieved.

She was just about to go out to see the situation in front and see if Dan Niang needed her help. When she turned around, she saw Yang Yuan standing at the side of the kitchen door, looking at her with a smile.

Yang Yuan had been at the tea plantation for the past two days and had not come back. Lu Xi really missed him. When he saw him coming, he could not help but be delighted and hurried to greet him.

Yang Yuan turned around and left first, and the two of them entered the backyard tacitly.

Lu Xi said happily: "Second brother, why are you coming to the kitchen instead of going to the living room to accompany the guests?"

"Of course it depends on you."

Lu Xi wrinkled his nose and said sweetly, "From now on, I'll ask you to watch it every day. Just make sure you don't get tired of it."

"Do you think so?"

Yang Yuan took Lu Xi's hand and said, "The day after tomorrow, you have to go to the palace to cook. I wanted to wait outside and celebrate your success as soon as possible. But..."

Lu Xi became nervous: "Is Second Brother's side about to start?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Soon, you will have your own ocean-going fleet. Are you happy?"

Lu Xi said: "Second brother is...going to sea the day after tomorrow?"

Yang Yuan said helplessly: "Yes, it happened to be the day when you entered the palace to prepare the imperial meal. I was really helpless..."

Lu Xi shook his head: "No, no, it's not because of this!"

Lu Xi said: "Kuntai, Hojo Daisho and Ya Ge, they are also going out to sea the day after tomorrow, will they... delay Second Brother's important event?"

(End of this chapter)