Your Highness King Yan, we met on the third floor of Dingxiang Building a few months ago. Have you completely forgotten about it?

Ling Jingyan exhausted all her self-control and finally swallowed these words, thanked him in a low voice, and then stood up and walked behind Jiang Shi.

Finally, she didn’t make a fool of herself.

Jiang Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and said with an apologetic smile: “It’s all our fault today for disturbing His Highness Prince Yan’s interest in dining. We will leave first. If there was anything wrong with what we said just now, please forgive me. Sir, please don’t take it to heart.”

Jiang Shi’s attitude was so humble that King Yan couldn’t hold on to what happened just now.

What’s more, he actually wasn’t too unhappy about being offended.

As the youngest prince of the Zhou Dynasty, he had been superior to others since birth. People around him were obedient to him, and his father, the Emperor, and his mother even held him in their hands and doted on him. As a result, he developed a willful and reckless temperament.

The girls who saw him were either attracted by his distinguished status, or his extremely handsome appearance, or by his arrogant and wanton demeanor.

He was already used to seeing the admiration in the girl’s eyes. It was almost unprecedented for Ling Jingshu to be so unmoved and indifferent, which gave him a sense of novelty and freshness that was ready to move.

Of course, he was a high-ranking prince and always prided himself on his status. He could not and did not bother to do things like bullying men and dominating women.

When Jiang Shi was about to resign, King Yan did not stop her. He just responded casually: “That’s all, it’s not a big deal. Let’s forget about today’s matter.”

The shopkeeper and Eunuch Xi who were kneeling on the ground were almost crying.

The shopkeeper was lucky to have escaped.

But Eunuch Xi was frightened that a disaster was imminent.

…

King Yan was still standing at the door, and the shopkeeper and Eunuch Xi were kneeling again, blocking the door tightly.

If you want to get out, you have to ask King Yan to get out of the way…

But who had the guts to say that?

While Jiang Shi was hesitating, she heard Ling Jingshu open her mouth and say: “Respectfully asking His Highness King Yan to come in first.”

Yes, it would be enough to let King Yan come in first. Jiang Shi finally came to her senses as if enlightened, and immediately led everyone to stand aside.

King Yan obviously didn’t understand the meaning of refusing to be polite. After stepping into the private room, he sat down with a calm expression.

Eunuch Xi was originally kneeling at the door. Changing from his previous majestic demeanor, he stood up tremblingly, walked in humbly, and opened his mouth tremblingly: “This slave made a mistake. Please punish me, Your Highness.”

King Yan looked at Eunuch Xi impatiently:” Okay, we will punish you when you return home. Let the shopkeeper stand up first and order people to serve the food.”

I have escaped this disaster today!

The shopkeeper burst into tears of gratitude, thanked him hurriedly, and then stood up numbly.

The doorway was empty. Jiang Shi immediately took the lead and walked out. After walking out of the private room and the door behind her was closed, the tight strings in Jiang Shi’s mind relaxed slightly.

Ling Jingshu asked in a low voice: “Tangsao, where are we going next?”

It was noon and they couldn’t go back without eating.

Trying to find another restaurant would be time-consuming and troublesome, and they really didn’t have the interest anymore.

Jiang Shi frowned slightly, and just as she was about to say something, she saw the waiter who had greeted the guests hurried over with an apologetic expression: “I didn’t expect something like this to happen today. I’m really sorry for all the guests. It happens to be on the second floor the guests in the private room have left and everything has been tidied up. Please move there and the shopkeeper said that all the previous money would be returned. This lunch can be regarded as a treat for you at Dingxiang Tower, and it can also be regarded as an apology to all the guests.

Jiang Shi looked at Ling Jingshu: “Ah Shu, what do you think?”

Ling Jingshu’s calmness and composure when encountering problems were really impressive. Jiang Shi couldn’t make up her mind, so she naturally asked Ling Jingshu for her opinion.

“Since the shopkeeper is sincere, we should accept this kindness.” Ling Jingshu smiled slightly: “It’s getting late. If we finish our meal earlier, we can go back earlier. “

That was the correct way to go.

Jiang Shi nodded and said to the waiter: “Lead the way.”

…

The waiter led a group of people to the private room on the second floor.

Although the private room here is not as good as the third floor, it was clean and spacious.

Everyone had their own thoughts and took their seats in silence. Four cold dishes, six hot-fried dishes, and eight main dishes were served quickly. A full table was set up.

The dishes were not very rare, but the taste was surprisingly good.

There was also Dingxianglou’s special fruit wine, which was not high in alcohol content and had a slightly sweet taste and the aroma was fragrant.

If it weren’t for the scene that happened before that made everyone feel depressed, this would have been a delicious and enjoyable lunch. Now, no matter how delicious the wine and food were, no one was in the mood to savor it carefully.

Especially Ling Jingyan, she was like a beaten eggplant and wilted without any energy. Counting the rice grains in the bowl, she barely ate a few mouthfuls. Without touching the dishes, she put down her chopsticks.

Jiang Shi glanced at Ling Jingyan and put down her chopsticks. She said calmly: “Ah Yan, tell me honestly, today you specifically wanted to go to Dingxiang Tower and insisted on going to Tingzhuxuan. Is it because of King Yan?”

Ling Jingyan bit her lip hard and kept silent, but her eyes were quietly red.

Jiang Shi’s expression remained unchanged, but her tone intensified slightly, faintly carrying a hint of reproach: “After all, you are still an unmarried girl, even if… you must maintain some modesty. If your Mother finds out about today’s incident, I’m afraid you will be scolded, and you can forget about going out again in the future.”

Ling Jingyan panicked and raised her head without thinking: “Dàsǎo, I beg you, please don’t tell Mother about what happened today. Otherwise, she will definitely scold me harshly.”

Getting scolded was still a trivial matter.

What she feared the most was, as Jiang Shi said, being strictly banned by Madam Sun and never being able to go out easily again.

Ling Jingyan begged with a pitiful face: “Dàsǎo, I will never go out again. I don’t dare to do this anymore. Can you keep what happened today a secret for me?

Jiang Shi was just trying to scare Ling Jingyan a moment ago. Seeing her yield, she sighed lightly and said, “Alright, I’ll keep it a secret for you this time. Don’t let it happen again!”

“Thank you, dàsǎo.” Ling Jingyan thanked her with a grateful face.

From the beginning to the end, she didn’t even look at Ling Jingshu.

Ling Jingshu’s face was expressionless, but she sighed secretly in her heart.

Ling Jingyan obviously had a grudge against her because of what happened just now…

Between them, the friendship seemed to be strong, but in fact, it was very fragile. Even the smallest things could cause unpleasantness. What’s more, among Ling Jingyan’s many advantages, generosity was definitely not included. The young man she likes can’t remember ever seeing her, didn’t even look at her and all his attention was attracted by another girl. Such a “serious” thing could make the two girls turn against each other!

(To be continued.)