C299 299 Filled with Desolation

"So the Divine Martial Empress died to save Mother."

"Yes."

Yan Yuan nodded with a heavy expression, "When Imperial Mother thought of the great kindness that the Divine Martial Empress had shown you, and felt that Yun Ai had lost her mother at such a young age, she was accepted as a servant. She was bestowed the title of Princess Longqing, and was kowtowed to by all the officials present, and before Mother passed away, she even specially said that everyone in the Yan Clan must take good care of Yun Ai and protect him."

Liu Ruo Qing listened quietly for a while, then said thoughtfully: "So, the disappearance of Princess Yun Ai made you so worried?"

Yan Yuan heard the strangeness in his tone, he looked at her and said: "Forget about protecting Yun Ai is mother's last wish, she is also the princess of the Eastern Ocean, due to this incident in our country, I am not sure whether she is dead or alive, I am naturally worried about her, furthermore, the Divine Martial Empress died while saving mother, if we do not protect Yun Ai, how can we repay her?"

Knowing that Yan Yuan was trying to explain to her, Liu Ruo Qing casually shrugged her shoulders and laughed, "I know, I don't have any other thoughts. Princess Yun Ai is currently missing in our country, no matter what, we have to give the Divine Martial Emperor an explanation.

"Are you really not jealous?"

Yan Yuan rubbed her head, he looked down at her and asked half jokingly and half seriously.

Liu Ruo Qing pouted and said snappily: "It's no wonder that I'm jealous when I see my man not being able to eat for another woman."

She admitted it honestly when Yan Yuan laughed.

Extending his arms, he pulled her into his embrace and lightly kissed her cheek. "I won't be angry anymore. I won't dare to do that again, okay?"

Liu Ruo Qing held her cheeks and pretended to be deep in thought, after that she looked up at Yan Yuan and said: "It's not impossible, but, in the future, you can't be like today, you can't be quiet and not tell me anything, and made me worry like this for the whole night."

"Alright, I promise, I won't let Love Consort worry anymore."

Yan Yuan swore an oath and looked at her seriously and sincerely.

"That's more like it."

Liu Ruo Qing rolled her eyes in annoyance, and then withdrew from Yan Yuan's embrace and laid down, "Go to sleep now, since you're looking for the whereabouts of Princess Yun Ai, you need to revitalize yourself."

Yan Yuan laughed as he looked at Liu Ruo Qing. This guy was usually careless, heartless and reckless, but on important issues, shshewas never sloppy. She would never cause trouble for Liu Ruo Qing, and he was so sensible that he couldn't help but want to hug her.

He leaned over and lied down beside her, and hugged Liu Ruo Qing from behind. "Qing Qing …"

"Hmm?"

"It's great that I can meet you in this life."

In his arms, Liu Ruo Qing's body stiffened for a moment. Then, she turned around to face him.

Two days later, Liu Ruo Qing's restaurant officially opened.

When the "Red House" signboard was hung, Liu Ruo Qing smiled.

She always felt that she was right next to a rich man. Plus, this rich man's thighs were really thick. He just casually bought her a restaurant to amuse himself with.

With the Taotie Residence as the base, because everyone in the kitchen was from the same batch, everyone was naturally assured about the taste of the restaurant.

On the day of the opening, there were quite a few people who came to eat. It was not a problem to maintain stability in the business.

However, in Liu Ruo Qing's opinion, her hopes were not limited to just this.

What she wanted was to expand in many ways, not just at the meal time. What she wanted was something other than the meal time, and there were still endless streams of guests.

At the same time, on the menu, she added some dishes that no one here had ever eaten before.

"Xiao Yue, did you find the storyteller I told you to look for?"

"I've found it and I've already agreed on the reward. I should be back by the time it's time for dinner."

"Alright."

In the rear hall, Liu Ruo Qing passed a few pieces of paper she had prepared earlier to Xiao Yue and said: "Wait until Mister storytelling arrives, then give these pieces of paper to him."

"Yes."

There were still two hours until the restaurant. Once everything was ready, Liu Ruo Qing propped up her cheeks and sat in front of the table, in a daze.

"I wonder if Princess Yun Ai can find it."

Thinking about how Yan Yuan looked so worried that night with his brows furrowed, Liu Ruo Qing felt really uncomfortable in her heart.

Xiao Yue took care of the matters at the front, and when she returned, she saw Liu Ruo Qing holding her cheeks and sighing, a look of worry flashing past her eyes.

"Princess, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yue's voice caused Liu Ruo Qing to regain her senses, and she withdrew all of her thoughts, before saying: "It's nothing."

"Princess, are you thinking about the prince?"

Xiao Yue covered her mouth and teased, causing Liu Ruo Qing to roll her eyes at him in annoyance, "You damned girl, you think about men and women all the time, be careful or else I might find someone else to marry you off."

Hearing Liu Ruo Qing's words, the smile on Xiao Yue's face immediately froze.

His heart hurt, but it quickly dissipated. He immediately changed the topic, "Alright, Princess, I won't tease you anymore, but …" Today is the opening day of our Red Chamber. Why hasn't the Prince come over to support you? "

"Never mind, don't bother him. He's been busy with work these few days, so it's best not to bother him with such a small matter."

Although he said that, in Liu Ruo Qing's heart, he actually still hoped that Yan Yuan could come over and take a look.

Seeing that Liu Ruo Qing was not in a good mood, Xiao Yue did not mention about him.

"Princess, you wrote 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. This servant has already passed it to storyteller. He has read it for a while and thinks that this story is very interesting. It will definitely make our 'Dream of the Red Chamber' famous overnight."

"Of course."

Since it was known as the Four Great Classical Novels, of course, it had its own influence.

"Dream of the Red Chamber" was regarded as a "counter letter" in the Qing Dynasty, but the more famous the world was in the feudal environment, the more influence one could imagine.

"We'll listen to it when it's time for dinner."

"Alright, this servant hasn't seen it yet."

Two hours had passed. All the customers who liked the Taotie cuisine had entered the restaurant one by one. They originally only wanted to satisfy their stomachs, but they didn't expect that there were some unexpected surprises waiting for them.

When the dishes were served, there was a pot of something added to each guest's table.

"Waiter, what's this? We didn't order it."

"Reporting to esteemed customer, this is the new dish from the store. It's called the Boiled Fish, and our restaurant's owner gave it to you to savor. If esteemed customer likes it, please come over next time."

"Oh? Boiled Fish? This really is a new dish. Alright, let's give it a try. "

"…"

"The paper is filled with wild words and bitter tears. Even the author of the book is lost in thought. Who knows what's behind it?"

When Liu Ruo Qing and Xiao Yue came out from the rear hall, they happened to hear Mr. Book Narrator's lecture.

The customers were all attracted by the storyteller's voice.