Traveling through the ancient times

After Yongkang arrived in Qunan, he began to inquire about Lu Mingqian's news, but the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Prince was not so easy to find out. He was not in a hurry. He had waited for so many years and did not care about this moment.

The king also arrived in Qunan City at the same time as Yongkang, and he lived directly in Lu Mingcheng's Second Prince's Mansion.

The king sat on the throne, drinking tea calmly, not caring about the expressions of his two sons below.

Lu Mingcheng looked at Lu Mingqian several times, but Lu Mingqian pretended not to know. He had no choice but to resign himself to asking the king, "Father, why did you come to Qunan without informing me in advance so that I could send someone to pick you up!"

"It's okay. I know the way. You don't need to pick me up. I'm going to visit incognito this time. You must not tell anyone my identity. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Lu Mingcheng really wanted to know how long the king would stay in Qunan. He hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should ask.

Lu Mingcheng kept winking at Lu Mingqian, "Why don't you say something? You're just being so quiet."

Lu Mingqian [Everyone is here, what do you want me to say?]

Lu Mingcheng [Ask him when he will leave? ]

Lu Mingqian【Just ask】

Lu Mingcheng [Please ask for me]

Lu Mingqian [I don’t ask, you don’t live in my house]

Lu Mingcheng rolled his eyes at Lu Mingqian… [Good for you, Lu Mingqian. We share the good times and I take care of the bad times myself, right? That’s great.]

Lu Mingqian turned his head away and ignored him!

Lu Mingcheng smiled and bowed to the king, "How long do you plan to stay here, father?"

How could the king not know what his son was thinking? However, he still pretended not to know and asked, "Why? I just arrived and you're already looking forward to my departure? Can't you see me so much?"

After the king finished speaking, he raised his sleeves in a serious manner and wiped his eyes which had no tears.

"No, Father, that's not what I meant..."

"That's not what I meant. Then what do you mean?"

Lu Mingcheng scratched his head and said, "I have some new ideas about warships recently. I need to go to sea to try them out to see if they are feasible. So I will be away for a while soon. I am afraid that if you live in this mansion, the servants will not be able to take good care of you..."

When the king heard what was going on, his expression instantly brightened up. He waved his hand and said, "No problem. After you leave, I will move to the Third Brother's house. I will stay in each of your two brothers' houses for a while. I won't show partiality to either of you."

The king spoke with great righteousness, which aroused Lu Mingqian's indignation, "Father..."

"What? Third brother, are you unwilling?" The king looked at Lu Mingqian sideways, as if he was going to blow your head off if you dare to say you don't want to.

"I don't have any..."

"Since there isn't one, then let's just leave it at that!"

Lu Mingcheng looked at Lu Mingqian provocatively and said, "If you don't help me, then we will all have to endure this old man's nagging together!"

Receiving Lu Mingcheng's provocation, Lu Mingqian glared at him fiercely. Lu Mingcheng stiffened his neck. He was not afraid of Lu Mingqian at all now. After getting along with each other for so long, he also got to know Lu Mingqian a little. This man is cold on the outside but warm on the inside!

Go ahead and glare at him, he is not afraid of him!

The king stayed at Lu Mingcheng's house. Lu Mingcheng went out early every day and came back late at night. He didn't want to stay at home and listen to the king reading scriptures to him.

Besides, what he told the king was not a lie. He recently had a new idea that he wanted to use on the ship he built. It was still in the debugging stage and he was indeed very busy every day.

The king didn't care whether he was really busy or pretending to be busy. This was his first time in Qunan, and he wanted to go out and take a good look at this wonderful place that everyone praised.

“Lord, please wait for me.” Seeing that the king was about to walk out of the gate, Eunuch Changde chased him from behind, running out of breath.

The king looked at the long line of guards following behind him with an unhappy expression, "Why are you following so many people? I am here incognito for a private visit. Li Changde, are you afraid that someone doesn't know that I have come to Qunan?"

Eunuch Changde didn't want to bring so many people, but the king's safety was above all else. If he didn't bring more people, he wouldn't be able to bear the consequences if something went wrong. "King, there are all kinds of people out there, you must not be careless, you should bring more guards to ensure your safety."

"Just bring two people with you. No one else needs to follow. You'll be fine with the secret guards accompanying you. Also, call me Master when you get out. Remember?"

"Yes." Eunuch Changde had no choice. He was just a servant and could only do what his master decided.

When the king gets stubborn, he has the temper of a child. I'll have to ask your two highnesses to have a good talk with him some other day!

"Let's go!" The king, accompanied by Eunuch Changde and two guards, swaggered onto the street.

The king looked at the busy streets and alleys, and saw people with smiles on their faces. He thought that the peaceful and prosperous times were all his credit, and he was happy.

After walking on the street for more than an hour, the king felt a little tired, so he called the guards who accompanied him and asked, "Which teahouse has the best business in Qunan City?"

This was no problem for the guards who had lived in Qunan City for a long time, "Return to the country..."

"Hmm?" The guard was about to call the king, but was stopped by a look from the king.

"My Lord, the most famous and busiest teahouse in Qunan City is definitely the Shiguang Teahouse."

"Oh? What's special about this teahouse?" The king was a little curious. The name alone sounded very unique, Shiguang Teahouse!

"This Shiguang Teahouse has three floors. The first floor is a traditional teahouse, the second floor is a specialty teahouse for afternoon tea, and the third floor is an entertainment room."

"What kind of tea is this afternoon tea?" It was the first time that the king heard of afternoon tea. Is it tea that can only be drunk in the afternoon?

"Please come this way, sir. I will introduce the place to you as we go along." The guard led the way towards the Shiguang Teahouse that was painted at the beginning of the year, and introduced the unique features of the Shiguang Teahouse to the king.

The king was very curious about the Shiguang Teahouse. Several of them arrived at the door of the teahouse. Just by standing on the street and looking, they knew that the teahouse was doing a booming business, with people coming and going outside and crowded inside.

When the king walked in, a maid came up to him and asked which floor they wanted to have tea on and whether they had a reservation.

The king became interested again when he heard this. Do I have to make an appointment in advance to have tea?

The maid replied that because their teahouse has many customers every day, sometimes there will be no seats available if you come directly, so guests who do not want to wait can make a reservation in advance.

At the beginning of the year, we were worried that customers might come and there wouldn't be a seat available. After waiting for a long time, some customers might lose patience and make trouble, so we established this rule of requiring advance reservations.

The king nodded in understanding, "Then is there any space now? Do we need to make a reservation for each floor?"

The maid smiled and replied, "There are now vacancies on the first floor. Guests can go in directly. If you want to go to the second or third floor, I can make an appointment for you and wait. I will send someone to notify you when a seat is available."

The king was very interested in the business model of this teahouse, and was even more interested in the second and third floors. He wanted to see what kind of teahouse it was, and that he needed to make an appointment to enter. "Then I'll go to the first floor to drink tea first. You make a reservation for me. Let me know when there's a seat on the second and third floors."

"Yes!" The maid took out a number plate and handed it to the king. "This is your number plate. Please put it in a conspicuous place on the table. When there is a seat available, we will find you based on the number plate.

In addition, I need to inform the guest that the seat is only reserved for you for a quarter of an hour. If you do not arrive in time after notifying you, or you leave and we cannot find you, we will give this seat to the next guest after a quarter of an hour. "

"Okay, I got it!" The king took the number plate, and a servant came over and took them around the screen at the door and to an empty seat. The king ordered a pot of tea, and looked at the decoration and layout of the teahouse with interest, enjoying the performance on the stage while drinking tea.