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

It was late, and when they arrived at Furong Tower, the storytelling activity had already ended. There were not many customers inside, and they were eating and drinking tea in groups of three or four. The shopkeeper stood behind the counter and looked at the account book, but there was no sign of the waiter. Ziheng's first impression was that it was bleak.

"Ahem." Rulan coughed mischievously twice, disturbing the shopkeeper who was concentrating on counting. Seeing the young lady coming back, he quickly put down the account book and went to greet her. He politely led them to a seat by the window and said while pouring tea, "Young lady, you came back early today. Are these your friends?"

"This is the new shopkeeper of our Furong Tower, so he doesn't recognize you." Rulan first explained to Wan Ning why the shopkeeper didn't recognize her, and then turned back to introduce the shopkeeper: "Yes, they are my friends, and they have been to Furong Tower before. Why are you checking the account books today? Where is my mother?"

The shopkeeper was young and handsome, and he looked like a scholar. He explained hesitantly with an embarrassed look on his face, "The boss lady, the boss lady is not feeling well today and has gone back to her room to rest. I will go and inform her right away."

"It's really strange. I was fine when I went out. Why do I feel unwell all of a sudden?" Rulan murmured softly. Although she had doubts, she didn't think much about it. She picked up the tea on the table and handed it to Ziheng: "Brother Huaichu, this is the signature of our Furong Tower - Furong Tea. Many people come to Furong Tower just for this. Brother, please try it."

Ziheng glanced at Wan Ning and took it, but just put it in front of him without taking a sip. Wan Tao, who was standing next to him, took the initiative to pick up a cup and sniffed it to avoid embarrassment. Sure enough, there was a fragrant hibiscus flavor. She turned her back and took a sip gently - the taste was really hard to describe. If she hadn't had nowhere to spit it out, she would definitely not have swallowed it.

"How is it, Sister Wantao? Is it delicious?"

Looking at Rulan's expectant eyes, Wantao was extremely glad that she was wearing a veil, which could hide her expression and make her say something insincere: "It's really rare to see this." Then, in Wantao's shock, Rulan picked up the cup in front of her and drank it all.

As they were talking and laughing, Gao Niang's voice came from afar. Her first reaction was extremely charming and tender: "Lan'er, I heard that you brought a friend here?"

Following the sound, Ziheng's eyes found the source on the second floor: Gao Niang was standing at the door of the room in the middle of the second floor, closing the door as she spoke, but at the moment of closing the door he seemed to see the back of a familiar man in the room. Before he could think about it, Gao Niang had already come downstairs and stood in front of the few people, interrupting his thoughts.

"Oh, so we are old acquaintances. You didn't get to eat at Furonglou last time, so you must enjoy the food today." She held a handkerchief in one hand and subconsciously adjusted her hair with the other. The neat hair was indeed a little messy, and the bangs on both sides of her cheeks were also not neat, one pointing inwards and the other pointing outwards. Her cheeks were slightly red, and her coat was a little uneven, as if it had just been rearranged. Her heaving chest also showed the panic that had just occurred.

"Why isn't the young man who was as handsome as Pan An who came with us last time coming along? My business has improved a lot because of his coming." As Gao Niang said this she laughed out loud, but Ziheng looked at Wan Ning with displeasure out of jealousy, and then looked at Gao Niang as if he was competing with her.

"I just heard that Boss Gao is not feeling well. Do you need to go back to the second floor to rest?"

Gao Niang was a little flustered but pretended to be calm. She joked, "Sir, you are joking. Since Lan'er's friend is here, how can I go back to my room by myself? Oh, I didn't see it carefully just now. Miss Le Yan is so lucky that every time she goes out, she is followed by such handsome young men, and even one of them is better than the other. You two sitting together are really pleasing to the eyes! This is an old problem of mine. I just need to rest for a while. Thank you for your concern."

After all, she was here to ask for help. Wan Ning could hear a hint of unfriendliness in Ziheng's tone, so she secretly patted his thigh under the table as a reminder. Ziheng, however, deliberately grabbed her sleeve. On the surface, the two of them agreed calmly, but there was a "battle" under the table. In the end, this "struggle" ended with Ziheng admitting defeat and sitting aside obediently.

At this time, Wan Ning stood up and told Gao Niang that she wanted to order a few boxes of lotus cakes. She was reluctant at first, but when she heard that it was someone who was helped by Concubine Lan before and needed it, she agreed and agreed to come to Furong Tower to pick it up on the morning of October 15th.

It was really late when they were talking about things, so Wan Ning and the others stood up and said goodbye to Gao Niang and Rulan. Before leaving, Wan Ning suddenly remembered that Rulan had said not long ago that she would get married next year, so she asked, "Rulan, I just heard you say that you will get married next year, but is that true? Have you chosen a partner?"

Rulan squinted her eyes and smiled, her eyes curved into crescent shapes, and she answered shyly, "The target is the current emperor, sister. I will enter the palace next year, and then I will be the 'Lan Concubine'!"

Wan Ning was very surprised to hear this answer. She was stunned and mustered up the courage to look at Ziheng, only to see that he had not changed at all and just coughed twice. Then Wan Ning returned to normal, said goodbye to Furong Tower properly, and turned back to her carriage.

After the few people left, Furong Building returned to peace. The few guests left, leaving the workers to clean up. Gao Niang returned to her room on the second floor. At this time, everyone in the room had packed up and was about to leave. Gao Niang looked at him reluctantly. At this time, the person in the room said something for no reason: "Look carefully, the person who came today is the one found for Rulan. Are you satisfied?"

Gao Niang stared in surprise and couldn't believe it for a moment: "Is he the emperor?"

The carriage back to the palace was shaking on the quiet road in the middle of the night, and the wheels made a squeaking sound on the ground. The people in the carriage were upset and silent, as if they were all worried. In the end, Wan Ning spoke first and asked, "Why aren't you surprised at all?"

"What are you surprised about?" Ziheng looked into her eyes and asked in confusion.

"Gao Rulan said she wanted to enter the palace. She looked so sure that she didn't seem to be lying. Besides, next year is when the Queen Mother plans to select concubines. It seems that there must be someone behind her who wants to make this happen. Aren't you worried?"

Ziheng smiled casually, stared at her with a playful look, and asked, "Are you worried?"

"Of course," she added, "As an aunt, of course I worry about my nephew's marriage!"

Ziheng shook his head and said firmly: "I know who I will marry, but it's not her."

Seeing that the parties were so calm, Wan Ning felt that there was really no need for her to worry. She stared at his face and asked, "Then with that expression on your face just now, weren't you thinking about this problem? Seeing that you looked thoughtful all the way, I thought you were worried about this. Well, I worried for nothing."

"I was wondering why you didn't eat any wontons just now? You must be angry." Ziheng looked straight into her eyes from his high position, frankly and sincerely. Wan Ning was a little panicked and leaned back to her seat with her head lowered.

"Because...I eat onions."