Cough cough, cough cough.
Lin Yuan, who was drinking tea, was suddenly choked. Cheng Haoxuan really had no filter, even uttering such unrefined words. It seems he was truly angered.
"Let’s not worry about the concubine’s daughter for now; I’ve arranged to et with Sister Hui at Idle Tea House tomorrow. She doesn’t know that it’s actually you who wants to et Xuanxuan, so, you should go there early. I will bring Xuanxuan over."
"Okay, okay!"
Cheng Haoxuan nodded repeatedly, thanking Lin Yuan ti and again.
Having sent Cheng Haoxuan off, Lin Yuan shook her head speechlessly, wondering if matchmaking Tian Xuan and Cheng Haoxuan was a right or wrong decision.
"Wow! Princess Pingxi not only possesses excellent culinary skills but turns out to be a fervent matchmaker too! I think, as long as Princess Pingxi is willing to play matchmaker, you’ll surely put all the matchmakers in Dayong out of business!"
Lin Yuan narrowed her eyes and silently rolled them in her mind.
"Is the Crown Prince of Xiliang too bored that he resorts to eavesdropping on others’ conversations?"
The speaker was none other than the Crown Prince of Xiliang, He Lianluo. Lin Yuan and Cheng Haoxuan were talking in a room. Perhaps because Cheng Haoxuan was too excited, his voice was quite loud and had been overheard by He Lianluo, who happened to be passing by the door.
Today, He Lianluo had changed into another set of splendid attire, but Lin Yuan could tell at a glance that the pattern on his clothes ca from Red Smoke Pavilion.
His boots weren’t anything special, still the pair adorned with fragnted gems. However, his robe was extraordinarily flamboyant.
Around the collar of the robe was a circle of black fur, glossy and distinct, clearly not an ordinary item.
Seeing Lin Yuan assessing the black fur on his clothes, He Lianluo felt very smug, and with a swoosh, he opened his ink jade bone fan and gently started waving it.
"What’s the matter? Does Princess Pingxi also fancy the black bear fur on my body? Your taste isn’t bad at all. Only the black bears from Xiliang have such glossy, lustrous fur. And let tell you, the best ti to catch them is during early spring when the ice and snow first begin to lt."
Lin Yuan had no interest in such acts of animal cruelty, so without waiting for He Lianluo to finish, she scoffed and interrupted him, "The fur of Crown Prince Helian is indeed very nice, glossy and black, it must be very oily. I guess it would burn quite easily, wouldn’t it? Shall we try? I just so happen to need sothing suitable to start a fire in the kitchen!"
Pfft!
He Lianluo nearly choked on his own spit. His bear fur was rare and precious, and this wretched girl was actually thinking of using it to start a fire!
No, this girl was clearly hinting at Xia Zheng’s bad deeds!
The veins on He Lianluo’s forehead throbbed as he recalled the furs burned by Xia Zheng, feeling a deep pain in his heart for the loss of so many taels of silver. It was a huge financial blow!
Lin Yuan had no interest in wasting words with He Lianluo, but she was quite eager to have this fellow dine at Dong Tian, rembering that his last visit contributed nearly one thousand taels of silver!
Recalling the guy who ate voraciously, Lin Yuan’s eyes imdiately lit up: "Eh? Is the tall guy here today? How co only the short one’s here?"
Leaning on the railing of the second floor, she glanced downwards, but didn’t see the tall guy’s figure. Could he still be outside? Why is he so slow?
Seeing Lin Yuan acting like she was looking for a God of Wealth, He Lianluo’s gums ached with irritation.
This girl was truly money-eyed, treating the tall guy who could eat as her most esteed guest, entirely different from the disdainful look she gave him the first ti they t.
"Cough cough, it seems you’ve forgotten, the person who paid the tall guy’s bill was none other than ! I!"
Pointing to his own nose with the ink jade bone fan, He Lianluo emphasized repeatedly that he was the one who handled the bill, trying to gain at least a bit of recognition from Lin Yuan’s gaze.
She gave him a disdainful look, and Lin Yuan finally confird that the tall guy couldn’t make it, snorting: "Even though you’re paying, you, Crown Prince, eat too little to be of any use!"
It was the first ti Helianluo had been snubbed like this, and he felt his heart took ten thousand points of damage.
Clutching his chest, Helianluo felt he needed to vanish from Lin Yuan’s presence quickly; otherwise, he was certain that he’d suffer a heart attack and drop dead on the spot!
However, Lin Yuan clearly wasn’t going to give him a chance to leave.
Before he could even turn around, Lin Yuan’s greedy eyes shifted from Helianluo to the short guy beside him.
The short guy stiffened, feeling a chill breeze blowing at his back.
As expected, Lin Yuan’s unscrupulous voice rang in his ears: "Mr. Shorty, this won’t do. Do you know why you’re so short while the tall guy is so tall? It’s because you don’t eat as much as he does! So, you must eat more! I know exactly what helps with growing taller, yes, those steaks and sushi, you must eat more of them! And hot pot and such, you really need to eat more at, get it? at is the best for growing taller!"
Following behind Lin Yuan, Shui Xian and Yin Xing exchanged looks, their mistress was naming all the most expensive dishes at Dong Tian!
Helianluo was twitching at the corner of his mouth as well; a thirty-year-old shorty would need a miracle to grow taller by eating those things!
Unable to bear Lin Yuan’s nagging any longer, the short guy sneakily tugged on Helianluo’s sleeve, begging him to leave quickly.
Helianluo wholeheartedly agreed and turned to leave. His gut told him not to dine at Dong Tian today; otherwise, he was certain to be fleeced to the bone by this little money-grubber.
Just as he turned around, Lin Yuan’s voice ca from behind: "Ah, since Crown Prince Helian thinks so highly of , should I consider switching careers to beco a Little Matchmaker? Tsk tsk, it seems matchmakers earn quite a bit too! But there are so risks involved!"
Risks?
Helianluo paused midstep; he had never heard of matchmaking being risky!
Behind him, soone caressed her face in a coquettish manner: "Isn’t there a saying, ’A maiden making matches is unlikely to keep herself safe.’ Tsk tsk, I, a beauty fair and rich, am the epito of the legendary white, rich, and beautiful! Soone like turning into a matchmaker would definitely fail to make any matches! I might even end up betting myself instead!"
Shaking her head, Lin Yuan entered her room with a sense of regret, and even after she shut the door, Helianluo could vaguely hear her self-pitying voice from inside.
Helianluo pursed his lips vigorously, finding it impossible to even lift his feet.
How did he co across such a woman? So shaless! Such a money-grubber!
Standing rigid for what seed like forever, Helianluo finally shook his head and staggered away, muttering under his breath: "A maiden making matches is unlikely to keep herself safe? Tsk tsk, if that’s the case, it seems that only that ugly girl could beco a matchmaker!"
Shaking his head as he left Dong Tian, Helianluo suddenly rembered that he had actually planned to inquire about soone from Lin Yuan today.
But...
Glancing back at Lin Yuan’s room, Helianluo shivered and left without looking back.
Having arranged to et Tian Hui at the Idle Tea House, Lin Yuan rushed there early the next morning, only to find Cheng Haoxuan had arrived even earlier.
Upon seeing Lin Yuan, Cheng Haoxuan hurried over eagerly.
Though it had been just one night, Cheng Haoxuan looked significantly more disheveled than usual, despite the clear signs of freshly shaved stubble on his face.
Love indeed hurts!
Lin Yuan shook her head in silence and led Cheng Haoxuan upstairs, planning to have Tian Xuan et him here later.
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