He was still thinking when the small room came to a steady stop.
The waiter bowed and went out first, “Miss Jiang, Young Master Jiang, this way please!”
The group was led into a private room by the waiter. The
furnishings inside were fresh and elegant.
The windows were wide open, and the summer night breeze rushed in, making them feel refreshed.
They were on the fifth floor, and standing by the window, they could see most of the night view of the capital.
Jiang Zhenzhou walked to the window, waved his arms, and then put them behind his back, “How is it? Cousin, you’ve never seen such a view before, have you?”
Jiang Zhiyu walked over and glanced outside, “Indeed, I’ve never seen anything like it.”
She had many things to do and was busy every day. How could she have time to come to the capital?
She hadn’t been here even once since the Zhexian Tower was built.
This time, she deliberately met Fan Suwan at Longfu Temple in order to get the family heirloom jade pendant.
Sighing inwardly, Jiang Zhiyu urged before Jiang Jingshu could say anything more, “I’m hungry, can we eat first?”
Seeing that Jiang Zhiyu’s every other sentence revolved around food, Jiang Zhenzhou muttered to himself, ”
Eat, eat, eat, all she knows is food!”
Jiang Jingshu, however, smiled, “Waiter, my cousin is hungry, hurry up and bring out your menu.”
The waiter immediately pulled a booklet from his pocket and presented it to Jiang Zhiyu with both hands, “Please, Miss!”
Jiang Zhiyu opened the booklet and saw that each page featured a picture of a dish, with its name below.
Jiang Jingshu walked to the head seat and sat down, her back ramrod straight, her voice gentle yet composed, “Cousin, please order whatever you’d like!”
Jiang Zhenzhou produced a folding fan from somewhere and gently waved it, causing strands of hair to flutter in the breeze.
“The dishes at Zhexianlou vary with the seasons. To try everything at Zhexianlou, you’d need at least a year! And every year they add new dishes, each one a delightful surprise.
If you’re unsure what to order, I can recommend some—”
Hearing Jiang Zhenzhou’s lavish praise, Jiang Zhiyu simply placed the booklet on the table. “In that case, let’s get one!”
Jiang Zhenzhou was puzzled. “Get one? What do you mean? Where’s this dish?”
Jiang Zhiyu smiled at Jiang Zhenzhou. “I mean, get one of everything in this booklet!” ”
What?”
Jiang Zhenzhou exclaimed in shock. Get one of everything in this booklet? That’s a whopping fifty-eight dishes! Thirty-two kinds
of pastries ! Sixteen kinds of soup!
Seventy-two kinds of medicinal cuisine!
In addition, there are twenty-four kinds of wine and thirty-six kinds of tea. Serving them all—does she know how much silver that would cost?
Jiang Jingshu, who had just been acting like the hostess, now had a somewhat stiff smile. Jiang Zhiyu’s big eyes blinked as she stared intently at Jiang Jingshu.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t you tell me to order whatever I wanted? Did I order too much?” “Even if you told me to order whatever I wanted, you can’t order this much!”
“Why not?”
Jiang Zhiyu looked puzzled, her eyes full of inquiry.
“You said I could order whatever I wanted, but now you say I can’t. So, is it okay or not? Okay or not?”
“You—”
“Zhenzhou!”
Jiang Jingshu interrupted Jiang Zhenzhou with a smile.
“Since my cousin wants to eat, then let’s do it this way!”
As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong’s manor, she already owned her own estates and shops when she was one year old.
Over the years, her estates and shops have grown more and more, and all the profits have gone into her private treasury.
Not only that, she also receives a monthly allowance of fifty taels of silver, and her parents give her generous red envelopes during festivals.
Her food, drink, clothing, and other necessities are all paid for by the manor.
To this day, she has hardly spent any money in her private treasury, and it must hold at least tens of thousands of taels.
Ordering a book would certainly cost a lot of money, but she didn’t care.
It would also be a good opportunity for Jiang Zhiyu to see how good her father and mother were to her!
Seeing that Jiang Jingshu had actually agreed, Jiang Zhenzhou glared at Jiang Zhiyu,
“You really are a country bumpkin! Such a nouveau riche attitude! Ordering so much, can you even finish i t all?”
“If I can’t finish it, I’ll take it with me!” Jiang Zhiyu smiled brightly, “I’ll take it back for the people in the manor as a midnight snack!”
Jiang Zhenzhou was shocked again,
“Using your elder sister’s money to do favors! How can you be so shameless!”
Jiang Zhiyu touched her face,
“Probably… from being exposed to the wind and sun in the mountains! Unlike you, who grew up pampered in the Marquis’s manor, with delicate skin!”
“Who are you calling delicate skin!”
Jiang Zhenzhou stood up abruptly, now genuinely angry.
He had always hoped to be as upright and courageous as his father, the Marquis of Zhongyong, and one day take over the Three Thousand Camps, becoming a man of iron will.
Hearing Jiang Zhiyu say he had delicate skin, how could he not be angry?
Jiang Zhiyu looked at him with a smile,
“I was praising you!
Why are you acting like a cat whose tail has been stepped on?
Look at those peddlers and laborers, they want delicate skin, but they don’t even have the chance!”
“You actually compared me to those peddlers and laborers, you—”
“Zhenzhou!”
Jiang Jingshu interrupted Jiang Zhenzhou at the right moment.
Jiang Zhenzhou wasn’t very bright to begin with, and he couldn’t win an argument with Jiang Zhiyu. If he continued, he would only be jumping up and down in anger.
“Your cousin was just joking with you, why are you really angry?”
After comforting Jiang Zhenzhou, Jiang Jingshu said to the waiter, “Go and prepare!”
The waiter responded and quickly withdrew.
Jiang Jingshu then looked at Jiang Zhiyu, “Cousin, I heard from Mother that you were raised by a widowed woman? Where do you live?”
Jiang Zhiyu’s smile remained unchanged as she stared directly at Jiang Jingshu.
The moment their eyes met, Jiang Jingshu felt a bad premonition.
The next moment, Jiang Zhiyu spoke.
“Cousin, it’s just us sisters and my cousin here, no need to beat around the bush. You just want to know where your biological parents are and how they are doing, right?”
Jiang Jingshu’s perfect smile instantly shattered.
When did she ever want to ask these things?
She wished no one would mention those people!
Jiang Jingshu wanted to deny it, but Jiang Zhiyu didn’t give her a chance to speak.
“Although I really want to tell you, cousin, it’s a pity that after that family took me back, they th rew me into the mountains. If my mother hadn’t found me while gathering herbs, I might have died long ago.
As for that family, I really don’t know anything about them! I was just a helpless baby back then, I don’t know how they could be so heartless as to abandon me…”
Jiang Jingshu’s eyebrows twitched violently, suppressing her anger, and she said in a low voice, “Stop talking!”
“Why are you angry, cousin? Isn’t this what you wanted to ask?” Jiang Zhiyu looked completely innocent.
“When did I want to ask!”
“Cousin, just say what you want to say, don’t get so worked up! Look at your face, it’s all distorted, where is the demeanor of a noble lady!”