Chapter 70 - Uncle CHen

Lord Ni and Uncle Ni are occupying the time with Jin Yu to discuss some matter relate on the scholar when Ni Qing is elegantly walk outside to the courtyard before pinching Lin Yue's ear and dragged her into the courtyard table. He screams with her sudden attack and tries to hold his ear. Ni Sheng is laughing to see her barbaric method to drag the most notorious general in the Dayu Kingdom. 

"Tell me about the story behind my missing wine collection?" Ni Qing is demanding explanation from Lin Yue.

"Leave my ear alone… it's hurt!!" Lin Yue is holding his red ear from the pinching.

"I am asking one more time… You have a lot of stuff to square it with me… start with the wine and explain about your wife," Ni Qing is putting her hand on her waist.

"You also need to explain something to me… what about your married with the emperor? how can you abandon your fiancée and marry someone else?" Lin Yue is barking back toward Ni Qing as if he vents all his heart.

"Are you serious? Who start it first… no… Who left who first? Did I get caught to sleep with someone in the tea house? Or did I force you to marry my cousin? What is the correlation between my wine and your wife jealousy?" Ni Qing is screaming to him. 

"I am sorry… however, it is true that I fail you first… regarding the wine… it is my fault to drink your wine in your room. I kind of miss you when all of Ni Shi nagging…" Lin Yue is putting his head down. He always like that in front of Ni Qing.  He is not some brave general that people afraid of his brutality on the war zone. He becomes timid in front of his love heart.

"Are you going to replace it?" Ni Qing become softer in front of Lin Yue.

"I will replace it soon. I will ask Wang Bo to buy the same wine for you…" Lin Yue is holding her hand. Ni Qing is missing their time in capital in the small shop who sell rare wine and local delicacies.

"A Sheng, how about we go to Uncle Chen shop and have fun in there? I Kind of miss his cuisine and wine…" Ni Qing is looking around to make sure no one is looking at them.

"Are you sure?" Ni Sheng is looking around them.

"Come on… we can sneak out now…" Ni Qing is walking out to the back door for the maid which got follow by Ni Sheng and Lin Yue. They are a trio of best friend since they were a kid and Ni Qing are the leader from them. 

They are sneaking to Uncle Chen shop. It is night-time when they pass the night market. Ni Qing is going to miss the time for all of this. She is walking in the market with Lin Yue on his left hand and Ni Sheng in the right hand. The Uncle Chen shop locates in the market area near the tea house. He knows them as they always come to visit his shop when they are in town.

As soon as they arrive in the shop, they are sitting in their favourite table in the corner looking outside the street from second floor. The table reserve only for them and Lin Yue is always paying for Uncle Chen loss for their table. As usual the shop is full of people who is going to eat and enjoying his good quality wine. However, He always keep the best and rare wine for Ni Qing which got pay by Lin Yue no matter the price.

"Welcome… Welcome… It has been quite a long time for you guys to visit this old man," Uncle Chen is coming to their table with a jar of wine in his hand.

"Uncle… we are busy, and someone is getting married…" Ni Qing is still mocking Lin Yue for his marriage which make Ni Sheng to hit her feet to stop her. He did not want Lin Yue to investigate the matter. However, Ni Sheng known his best friend well enough to know all his winning war due to Ni Qing and his brilliant strategies whilst Lin Yue is the sword to slay all the opponent. 

"I heard about it… This is the exclusive lotus wine with the hint of cherry and oaks wood on it. I have matured it in the Zhao Yao soil ceramic for almost five year. I dedicate this wine only for you, your highness General Lin Yue," Uncle Chen is pouring the wine to their bowl. The aroma from the wine makes Ni Qing eyes glitter with excitement. She always loves to enjoy the good wine and the waiter is serving the Beggar's chicken, the smoked deer legs, the braised pork, sweet sour pork, and homemade braised meat ball. Ni Sheng is chowing down the food and forget about the wine while Ni Qing is the another around. She is getting mad to drink Uncle Chen amazing perfect wine.

"what else are you going to give us, Uncle Chen? This one jar of wine will not be enough for three of us," Ni Qing is looking at him really sharply. However, Uncle Chen is looking toward Lin Yue to ask for permission. He is well aware her behaviour when drunk, so he needs an approval from Lin Yue who is giving him the approval. 

"I am going to dig open the grape wine with the crisp taste of peach and orange with cinnamon stick to warm your body," Uncle Chen is bowing to them and disappear to the back yard where he stores the wine underneath the storage building. He is making a storage area underneath for maturing his wine. However, no one know about his secret passage to his storage of expensive and rare wine which he creates from his own hand. The competition already vying for the recipe of his wine and sometimes his office got broken into by the thief.

However, someone is trying to wait for Uncle Chen to move and see his secret storage when he got ambush in his own backyard. Ni Qing, Lin Yue, and Ni Shen are rushing to the backyard to find unconscious Uncle Chen with a tear of clothes material. Lin Yue is showing his badge with Ni Sheng to stop and allow someone to me closer.

Ni Qing is kneeling near Uncle Chen and check into his vital before she check into his wrist pulse. she is opening her small pouch to take out the needle. She is going to heal his body who is getting into shock due on the incident, His body did not have any sign of traumatic which easier for Ni Qing to heal him. She is actually piercing the silver needles into his acupuncture point in his body. Uncle Chen is coughing and gasping for oxygen as if he does not have those things. 

"My wine storage… he must be wanting to steal some of the recipe," Uncle Chen is asking so weakly.

"You need to rest first uncle Chen… we will help you to trace the missing book," Ni Qing is helping him to go inside the building.

"Ah Sheng, look for the cue from the wine storage… AH Yue help me to hold Uncle Shen body as this last acupuncture point will be hurt for him to handle," Ni Qing is asking Uncle Chen to hold himself while Lin Yue is strong enough to hold Uncle Chen body.

As soon as Ni Qing is pressing the point, Uncle Chen is screaming in agony due to the pain inflicted from the pressure point. However, this point will make Uncle Chen to release the pressure from the block blood in the veins. Uncle Chen is having a mild to medium blood clot in his veins. After, he screams out all the pain from his mouth. Uncle Chen is quite relieving when Ni Qing is assuring him about their help. However, he cannot believe that his loyal customer will help him for this matter. Uncle Chen remember about the dragon picture on his arm. He relays the message to Ni Qing and tell him about the thief who he has the tattoo on his arm.

Lin Yue and Ni Qing are listening all the story from Uncle Chen. It means someone in this capital city want to take advantages in the city. As soon as Lin Yue understand of his job, Ni Qing is trying to tell her about this all problem will be assign by Lin Yue as the head of the city centre.

The guards from the police department are arriving the shop which making the situation becoming worse. Apparently, the guards send by Uncle Chen's competitor really make the shop as his personal job. Instead of helping Ni Sheng and Lin Yue to gain more evidence that can lead them to the main culprit. The guards are making mess by telling the guest to go away and leaving the bills behind.