Chapter 6: The White Porridge Heroine!
Chapter 6 – White Porridge Heroine!
Zhao Coronation was gone, and the good show had broken up!
The fat shopkeeper saw that no one had raised the bid, so he immediately saw fit to announce the auction results directly.
“I announce that today’s grand finale auction item, the dragon egg, was auctioned off by the Sixth Prince at a price of ten thousand taels of gold! Congratulations to the Sixth Prince!”
Boom!
The crowd in the restaurant instantly returned to their senses, their eyes sizzling as they looked towards Zhao Yi.
Although it had long been rumored in Shengjing City that Sixth Prince Zhao Yi was the number one mega-rich of the royal family, and that the old emperor’s small treasury wasn’t even as rich as his.
But the crowd didn’t have a clear concept of how rich Zhao Yi was.
And there were still many people who didn’t believe that Zhao Yi was richer than the emperor!
The Emperor was the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Even if Zhao Yi was rich, his status was only that of a prince, and the emperor could take it back with a word.
How dare Zhao Yi disobey the Emperor’s orders?
But Zhao Yi now took out 20,000 taels of gold at once, completely shocking everyone!
This is 20,000 taels of gold!
Last year, when the Northern border troops went on an autumn hunt and killed tens of thousands of barbarians, the total military expenditure was only 5,000 taels of gold!
The amount of money Zhao Yi spent today is enough for the border troops to go north for four autumn hunts!
If word of this gets out, the military leaders at the border will go crazy!
Zhao Yi didn’t pay any attention to the hot gazes of the crowd.
He beckoned the fat shopkeeper to send the sandalwood box over and said nonchalantly, “Shopkeeper Zhu, I didn’t bring any money with me when I went out today, so you can go to my residence later to get the gold you owe me, is that okay?”
The fat shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, “No problem, of course no problem!”
Although the rules of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce were money and goods, meaning one hand pays, one hand delivers!
But rules are dead, people are alive.
Zhao Yi was the one who could change the rules.
Not to mention just going to Zhao Yi’s house to get money, even if Zhao Yi said on credit, the fat shopkeeper would nod his head without hesitation!
In the entire Wangjing City, Zhao Yi was the only one who could take out 20,000 taels of gold at once!
If he offended a big patron like Zhao Yi, the business of Four Seas Restaurant would be reduced by half!
These days, a high cultivation level might not be able to do whatever they want.
But you can with money!
After all, not everyone is like the heroine who dislikes dirty money!
Zhao Yi gestured towards the maid behind her, Qing Bee, and told her to bring the Golden Snake Sword and the sandalwood chest with her before getting up and preparing to leave.
“Wait!”
The male lead suddenly stopped in front of Zhao Yi at this time.
He clasped his hands together and saluted Zhao Yi with earnest words, “Your Highness the Sixth Prince, the object in this box is just a dead egg, useless to you, but it can save the young monk from the fire! Please be magnanimous and let me have this item, and I will definitely repay you tenfold and a hundredfold in the future!”
Zhao Yi looked at the male lead with an expressionless face, and said in an icy tone, “Little monk, this Emperor didn’t settle with you just now, do you think that this Emperor intends to let you off the hook? You wait with this prince, the hatred of taking his wife, this prince will also surely retaliate to you tenfold, a hundredfold!”
The male master’s face changed, his brows furrowed to the point where he could pinch a fly!
He folded his hands together, his bright eyes looking straight into Zhao Yi’s eyes, and said in an unassuming manner, “Your Highness, if you want to commit a crime, why would you not be able to do so? The little monk has already said that the little monk has no idea who your highness’ fiancée is, much less has ever been acquainted with her! If there is any concealment, God and Buddha ……”
Just as the male master’s words reached this point, he heard a surprised voice suddenly ring out from outside the restaurant:
“Master, why are you here?”
That voice was crisp and pleasant, clearly a wonderful woman.
When the people in the tavern heard this voice, they all looked towards the door in unison!
At the entrance of the restaurant, there stood an innocent woman of 28 years old with a pretty appearance.
The woman was wearing a goose-yellow long skirt, wearing a gold step on her head, her delicate handsome face without applying any powder, looking pure and lovely, unforgettable.
Su Shallow stood at the entrance of the restaurant, looking at the male lead with a surprised face.
Her eyes, her heart were all on the male lead, and she directly regarded the surrounding spectators as if they were nothing.
Of course.
Zhao Yi wasn’t in her eyes either!
When the male lord saw the female lord, he first froze, then his brows furrowed slightly.
For him, a monk, to be so close to a woman in public was not in line with etiquette.
Not to mention the fact that he had a lawsuit on him!
The Sixth Prince Zhao Yi’s slander of him having an affair with the future Sixth Imperial Concubine has yet to be explained.
With another woman at this time, his reputation really was completely ruined.
Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, I’m afraid he wouldn’t be able to wash it away!
The male master folded his hands and said in a stiff tone, “Amitabha Buddha! This female cultivator, do you know the young monk?”
Seeing that the male master had forgotten himself, the smile on Su Shallow’s face froze slightly, then returned to normal.
She smiled and nodded, prompting, “The day before yesterday at the Western Mountain Temple, I went up the mountain with my maid to pay homage to the Buddha, and you, master, personally cooked rice porridge for me!”
The heroine’s face was filled with sweetness as she spoke of the rice porridge.
She stole a glance at the male lead, then sheepishly lowered her head again, her fingers gently kneading the corner of her coat as she shyly and timidly said, “That bowl of rice congee was the best delicacy I’ve ever eaten in my life!”
Wow!
The entire restaurant was in an uproar when the heroine’s words came out!
Everyone’s eyes widened at the same time, looking at the heroine as if she was looking at a psychopath!
It was just a bowl of rice porridge!
Is it necessary to say it so exaggeratedly?
A sentence suddenly and simultaneously surfaced in everyone’s mind.
Sentient Drinking!
The watchers who originally didn’t believe what Zhao Yi said and thought that he was smearing the male and female leads had to face reality at this moment.
Everyone looked at Zhao Yi with a gaze filled with sympathy.
The eyes that looked at the heroine were all over the place!
When the male lead heard Su Shanshan’s reminder, he immediately remembered the pair of masters and servants he had seen on the mountain the day before.
Su Shallow looked delicate and handsome, if it was at any other time, the male lead would have recognized them at a glance.
It was only now that the dragon egg had been cut off by Zhao Yi and he himself was at risk of losing his reputation, so that’s why he didn’t remember who Su Shanshan was for a moment.
The male lead clasped his hands together and called out a Buddha’s name under his breath, “So it’s Scholar Su, please forgive my humble monk for forgetting Scholar’s elegant name, please forgive me!”
Su Shanshan’s lips rose, and her beautiful eyes curved into a pair of good-looking crescent moons.
She softly said, “Master, you are overstating it, how could Shallow impute to you!”
After saying that, she carefully and tentatively asked, “Master, in the future, can I still go to the mountain to look for you and drink the rice porridge you cooked?”
As soon as these words came out, a chorus of voices sucking in cool air resounded in the restaurant.
The male master also realized the problem, but didn’t figure out where things went wrong, and could only nod his head, “My Buddha has long ago decreed that the Buddhist sect opens the door of convenience, if you want to drink congee, just go up to the mountain though!”
Su Shanshan was instantly overjoyed, the little bird pecking like a joyful nod of the head.
“A promise?”
The male lead was just about to respond when he suddenly heard the sound of a cup smashing heavily on the side!
Bang!
The male lead subconsciously turned around.
Then he saw the Sixth Prince with red eyes staring at him in death!
Zhao Yi’s face was hideous with rage.
“Did you guys think I was dead?”
(End of chapter)