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

After a moment of stalemate, Yan Ke didn't even look at her, but looked around Gao Niang with a sidelong glance and looked at the storyteller in the middle with boredom. The content of the story was well known to the people of Nanye, but Yan Ke, who grew up in Beiqi, had never heard of it. Although the story was told by the storyteller in an extremely bland and boring way, and the guests around him had no desire to listen, Yan Ke stared at it with interest.

Wan Ning, who was standing by, secretly glimpsed Gao Niang, who stood aside awkwardly with a frozen smile on her face, revealing a little embarrassment. This was very different from her usual image of being able to get along with everyone, and it was rare to see her like this. Fortunately, Rong'er went to the room to get a teacup and appeared at the stairs, giving the embarrassed Gao Niang a lifeline.

"You lazy thing. It takes you so long to get a cup and makes the young lady wait for so long." Gao Niang said while scolding Rong'er.

Hearing this, Yan Ke, who was staring at the storyteller happily, immediately frowned, suddenly felt unhappy, and looked at her with a cold face. Gao Niang immediately became alert and realized that she had said something wrong. Seeing this, Yan Ke no longer cared and continued to stare at the young storyteller's flawed performance with interest.

At this time, Gao Niang had taken the box from Rong'er, carefully placed it on the table, and gently opened it. A set of cups with the color of spring grass and a box of tea were placed on it. Gao Niang took out the tea and mixed it for a long time. When she finished making the tea, the storytelling had just ended.

Gao Niang handed the cup to Yan Ke, and spoke in a soft voice that Wan Ning had never seen before. No, she had seen it once before. When she first visited Furong Tower, Gao Niang patiently coaxed Gao Rulan back to her room, she used the same tone - the voice of a mother coaxing a child.

"Miss Lao, how about you help me try this tea? This is the new tea from Furong Tower. It is very precious and rare. We are hesitating whether to put it on the shelves, but we are afraid that the people of Nanye will not be accustomed to it." Gao Niang held another cup in both hands and handed it to Wan Ning.

Wan Ning never understood these things. She lowered her head and stared carefully, trying to see if there was any difference, but except that the tea was clearer, there was nothing unusual. If she really couldn't see it, she would just think that she was a wild boar that couldn't eat fine bran.

"It's rare in Nanye, but very common in Beiqi. I have plenty of this kind of tea at home." Yan Ke never looked at her straight in the eye, and had no interest in tasting her tea. Suddenly she added, "Oh, that's not right. I don't have such bad tea at home."

Gao Niang never expected that a little girl would show her no mercy at all. Even though she was extremely angry, she held back and her face turned pale and red.

Yan Ke then added: "The shopkeeper is overthinking. Good things are good things. Even if they are rare in Nanye City, there are people who know the business and like them." From the first time they met, Wan Ning knew that Yan Ke was a straightforward person. She would say what she wanted to say and would never hide it. She would not judge people by their feelings. She would say what she thought. But even so, she was not an unreasonable person. This was her first meeting with Gao Niang, and there was no conflict between them before. Logically, she would not be so unfriendly to a stranger.

But Yan Ke didn't know what was going on. When she first saw Gao Niang, she felt uncomfortable all over. An indescribable sixth sense of strong hostility occupied her whole body, driving her to say these unfriendly words.

Gao Niang was experienced after all. She smiled all the time and responded flexibly: "Thank you for your advice, Miss. Please taste this tea and see if it is good."

Yan Ke held the tea in front of her, but Gao Niang's strong desire to please her made her feel uncomfortable, and she couldn't bring the cup to her mouth. Finally, she gave up and put the cup on the table, making a crisp "bang".

"Does Boss Gao know me?"

"Uh..." Gao Niang didn't expect her to be so straightforward. She was stunned at first, but immediately recovered her usual demeanor and explained with a smile: "The princess is smart. I promised His Royal Highness Prince Qi that I would not go to see you, and I would never mention my relationship with him to you. I didn't expect you to come to Furong Tower. I am really terrified."

Wan Ning, who was standing by, almost spit out her tea. Her wide-open eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, as if she had just eaten something big. She excitedly held Wan Tao's arm, waiting excitedly for the next words.

"Relationship?" Yan Ke snorted coldly, looking disdainful: "If we talk about relationship, I'm afraid that more than half of the people in Chu Country can be related to my father. My father is generous and kind, and he loves to help people wherever he sees injustice. The more good things he does, the more people will remember him. Who knows that it's just a small thing, but there are always people who think they are different and feel that they are an exception."

"She can tolerate this? I remember Gao Niang had a bad temper. How can she tolerate this now? Is it because her daughter is in someone else's hands?" Wan Ning guessed in her heart while eating melon.

The corners of Gao Niang's mouth twitched slightly and she seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Wan Ning recalled the incident of following Gao Niang to the inn that night, and was afraid that Gao Niang would tell it out in a hurry, so she stood up to smooth things over. As soon as she said it, Gao Niang took the initiative to introduce: "His Royal Highness Prince Qi is kind-hearted and generous, and his grace benefits the people of the world. If you say I am different, it is probably that I am luckier than others. I met Prince Qi more than ten years ago. If you count it, Prince Qi and I have been friends for many years, and I have a sisterly relationship with Princess Le Yan's mother. In the folk, the princess still calls me aunt."

Seeing that she was not allowed to mediate, Wan Ning, who had just stood up, sat back down. Yan Ke was not annoyed, but looked at the person in front of him with squinted eyes. Her kindness to him was definitely not the concern of a friend whose father had not seen for many years, but a kind of flattery with a purpose, with an unknown purpose behind it, which made people uncomfortable and had to be on guard.

"Aunt, there's no need. We are not familiar with each other. If we are friends, why have I never heard father mention us, and why have we not been in touch for so many years?" Yan Ke asked.

"Well, the journey is too long and inconvenient. Princess, don't doubt it. Wait for Prince Qi to come back in a few days and then you can confirm it with him."

"Wait, how does she know that Prince Qi will be back in a few days? Could it be that she has contact with Prince Qi privately?" Wan Ning thought to herself.

Yan Ke waved his hand: "No need, father's generosity will naturally make people obsessed with it and have fantasies. How can I confirm everyone? Maybe I can confirm it today, but I don't know where the person is tomorrow. Why waste time? I heard that Boss Gao's daughter used the name of my Qi Wangfu to participate in the talent show?"

After all, her daughter was in someone else's hands. When Gao's mother heard Yan Ke mention Gao Rulan, she immediately became nervous.

"Thanks to Prince Qi's kindness, I do have a daughter who was promoted by His Royal Highness to enter the palace to participate in the selection. Speaking of Rulan, I haven't seen her for a long time. This child is simple-minded and admires Sister Le Yan very much. I beg Princess Le Yan to take good care of her for the sake of Concubine Lan."

"Wait, why is this topic coming to me again?" Wan Ning complained in her heart a little confused, and nodded silently subconsciously.

At this time, Rong'er brought a plate of snacks from the kitchen to break the awkward situation. She placed the plate of snacks in the middle of the table. There were several different kinds of snacks on it. Among them, the lotus crisps that Gao Niang was good at were placed in the middle, looking lifelike.

Yan Ke took a casual glance and saw that this lotus crisp was different from the ones on the market. It was exactly the same one she had left for Prince Qi at the memorial banquet for Concubine Lan. Her father, who loved to display lotus crisps but didn't like to eat them, missed the taste very much. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, could it be that the person her father had been missing for many years was the person in front of her?

Thinking of this, she raised her eyes and looked around. A physiological disgust arose spontaneously. She couldn't stay here any longer, so she stood up and left quickly, leaving Wan Ning and Wan Tao staring at each other, and then immediately stood up and chased after them.