After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

Yan Ke pursed her lips, shrugged helplessly, turned around and went to the table to pick up the documents and read them carefully. Her capable and agile appearance made people feel a little dazed and unfamiliar. She seemed to have changed a lot, or maybe she had always been like this, but she was troubled by Zijian's matter before and trapped herself.

Wan Ning walked over and closed the book in her hand. Yan Ke looked up in surprise. Wan Ning suggested, "Go back and have a rest. You can't finish reading all these things. It's a rare holiday. Why don't you go back to the palace and have a good rest?"

Yan Ke shook his head and snatched the booklet from Wan Ning, but he had no intention of reading it again and simply put it on the table, looking like he didn't want to go back.

Wan Ning asked with concern: "Why are you so depressed? Isn't it good to have a holiday? You don't know, if my boss gave me a holiday, I would be so happy."

"Aunt has a boss?" Yan Ke supported his face with one hand, his elbow resting on the table, and looked at her teasingly with his deep eyes.

Wan Ning immediately denied: "You are good at grasping the key points. I am just making a metaphor. But why don't you want to go back to the palace? Is there still no news about Zijian?"

Hearing Zijian's name, Yan Ke's eyes instantly turned red, but she suppressed her temper and angrily scolded, "Heartless guy, you left Nanye City for so long and there is no news at all. Before, when my father was here, I could still get some news from him. Now my father is gone, and there is no news at all. Doesn't he worry about me?"

Yan Ke was silent for a moment, then he raised his head and said confidently in a high-pitched voice, "Of course Brother Zijian is worried about me. He cares about me the most in the world. When I was a child, my father was busy, so he loved me the most."

Wan Ning blinked. She was shocked by Yan Ke's ability to repair and adjust himself, so she stopped talking about Zijian. So the topic naturally turned to Prince Qi. Wan Ning remembered that the Queen Mother had said that Prince Qi was now on his way back to the capital and would arrive in Nanye City soon. While Prince Qi was away, it might be a good time to investigate his past.

"You know that Prince Qi values ​​you, so you naturally want to serve your adoptive father. After all, it's hard for Brother Prince Qi to still be protecting the border during the New Year. I heard that Brother Prince Qi has won the victory and is about to return to Nanye?"

Yan Ke lowered his head and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, while answering nonchalantly: "Yeah, it stands to reason that we should be able to reach Nanye City in three days."

Wan Ning poured her a glass of water and handed it to her, then talked about the selection: "A lot of things happened during the time that Brother Qi Wang was away, such as the selection of the best men and women. Now the selected men and women have entered the palace. Ke Ke, do you want to go into the palace and take a look?"

Yan Ke waved his hands and refused: "I don't want to go. If I stay in one place, I'm afraid I will be bored to death. I would rather stay in this workshop for a few days."

"But among the young ladies participating in the selection this time, there is one who was reported by Prince Qi's Mansion. Isn't Ke Ke curious about her performance?"

Yan Ke put down the cup in his hand instantly, staring at Wan Ning with wide eyes, her face full of doubt, it seemed that she didn't know. Wan Ning asked: "You don't know?"

Yan Ke shook his head and asked, "Who is it? We just came to Nanye City a few months ago. I haven't heard that my father has any friends with daughters, nor have I heard anyone mention that Prince Qi's Mansion has also reported candidates. But my father never takes such trivial matters to heart. Maybe the steward of the mansion made the decision for my father."

Wan Ning answered tentatively: "She is not the daughter of an official family. Her mother raised her alone and now runs a teahouse in Nanye City."

"Teahouse?" The status of the teahouse owner and the prince of Chu State was indeed quite different. Yan Ke was a little shocked and said immediately: "The daughter of a teahouse owner can be recommended by my father to participate in the draft? No, I want to go and see who this owner is. Aunt, please accompany me!"

Without allowing Wan Ning to refuse, Yan Ke stood up in a hurry and was about to hold Wan Ning's hand, not caring that the tears were still hanging on his slightly red eyes. Wan Tao quickly put away the things on the table and quickly followed the two people. As soon as the three of them went out, they ran into Shen Congyu who was sending the workers away. He looked weak and immediately stepped aside, fearing that he would delay their important event. But when the three of them passed by him, he saw that something was wrong with Yan Ke at a glance, and noticed that she had just cried. He wanted to step forward to show concern but didn't know what to say.

While hesitating, he looked up again and the three of them had already gone far away. A gust of spring breeze with a chill blew through his hair, calming his feverish head. Although he felt lonely, he deeply realized that he shouldn't have such thoughts. He subconsciously wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, turned back to the room to count the items, and after confirming that they were all correct, he picked up his shoulder pole and oil drum, locked the door, and left with them.

Wan Ning and the other two headed straight for Furong Building and had already arrived at the door. Perhaps because the New Year had just passed, the store was particularly deserted. The shopkeeper stood behind the counter, concentrating on calculating the bills with an abacus. There were two or three people sitting in the hall, drinking tea quietly. There was a square table in the middle of the hall, and the storyteller "old gentleman" also took off his costume and told the classic storybook with a childish face - the Mandarin version of the story that everyone in Nanye City knew the content of.

Wan Ning looked around, found a good seat, sat down with Yan Ke and Wan Tao, ordered a pot of tea and melon seeds snacks, and waited patiently.

As she expected, within a moment, Gao Niang's gentle, passionate and charming voice rang out from the second floor of the "quiet" teahouse. As if receiving some kind of instruction, everyone in the hall raised their heads and looked at the same place. Even the young "old gentleman" who was telling the story forgot his duty. His eyes had already wandered to a distant place while he was still talking according to his muscle memory.

"I heard that a distinguished guest was coming to Furong Tower. I'm really sorry that I failed to greet you in person." She walked steadily but quickly. The red hairpin on her head was dignifiedly inserted in her bun, and the ribbons on her clothes fluttered with her body. She looked more dignified and elegant than the last time they met.

As she spoke, she had already stood in front of the three people, taking care of them warmly and even diligently, pouring tea for them and sending someone to bring them the best snacks in the store.

"You have come at the right time. I have just received a batch of high-quality tea in my shop. I would like to invite you ladies to help me taste it. Rong'er, why don't you go and get it." As he spoke, he saw that the cup in front of Yan Ke was only half full of tea, so he immediately picked up the teapot and filled it up.

Yan Ke had a serious expression on his face. He calmly stretched out his hand to stop her and said politely but without letting her refuse: "This tea tastes just average. No need for it."

The hand pouring the tea froze in the air for a few seconds, and Gao Niang immediately smiled and said, "Look at my head. This teapot is the most ordinary one in the store, and it is naturally not suitable for the ladies. Rong'er, go get a new set of tea sets. No, go to my room and take down the teacups from the cabinet. Good tea naturally needs to be accompanied by good cups. Miss, you must try the best tea in Furong Tower."

Yan Ke showed a little impatient, and Gao Niang immediately calmed down and stood quietly by the side waiting.

Wan Ning secretly observed the two of them. She felt that Gao Niang was deliberately trying to please Yan Ke. She was polite and expectant of her in a way that she had never been to herself. It seemed that she knew Yan Ke's identity, not as a princess, but as the daughter of King Qi.