To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 156 The smell of wine

  Although it was not time for the restaurant to open, the female shopkeepers were all there.

  Luo Sheng waited for Hongdou to come forward to knock on the door, and when he noticed someone looking at him, he turned his eyes to look over.

   Not far away, a man with an extraordinary bearing stood looking over here.

  Wei Qiang?

  Luo Sheng looked at Wei Qiang without changing his face, and clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves.

  How did he come here?

  Just as he was thinking, Wei Qiang had strode forward.

   "Your Highness." Luo Sheng suppressed his hatred and bowed slightly.

  Wei Qiang spoke softly: "Miss Luo, you don't need to be too polite. I'm going to visit Uncle Wang of Pingnan today, and I heard that Miss Luo has opened a wine shop here, so I'm curious to see it."

   "Yesterday, the prince had an accident not long after leaving the restaurant." Luo Sheng said lightly.

  Wei Qiang didn't expect the other party to bring up what happened last night so frankly, it stands to reason that it's too late to avoid suspicion.

  He froze for a moment before saying, "That's why I want to take a look."

  Luo Sheng raised his eyebrows: "Your Highness is not afraid of danger? I heard that the assassin has not been found yet."

  As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a group of officers and soldiers running past, all with solemn expressions.

   "In less than half an hour, people from Bingmasi passed by here. Didn't Your Highness notice that there are not many pedestrians on this street?"

  In the past, Qingxing Street was full of people, but today there are few pedestrians, and occasionally people passing by will hurry up.

  They are not afraid of the villains who have not yet been found. After all, they have already assassinated the prince, so they will definitely not waste their energy on their little people.

   What they want to avoid are officers and soldiers.

  I always feel uncomfortable seeing groups of officers and soldiers holding up knives and guns.

  Wei Qiang glanced at him, and said calmly: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, those who do evil will definitely not go unpunished. What does Miss Luo think?"

  Luo Sheng pulled the corners of his lips and smiled: "Your Highness is right, those who do evil will definitely not go unpunished, good and evil will be rewarded."

   Wei Qiang frowned slightly, always finding it a little funny to discuss the topic of good and evil with a little girl.

  At this moment, the door of the restaurant opened, and the female shopkeeper came out quickly: "Boss, you came quite early today—"

  Seeing the man standing opposite Luo Sheng, the female shopkeeper paused and her eyes flickered.

  Although this man is wearing ordinary clothes, he does not look like a simple person.

  Wei Qiang pointed to the restaurant: "Miss Luo, won't you invite me in?"

   "It's not yet time for the opening, and there is no food and drink for His Highness. If His Highness doesn't mind, please come inside."

   Wei Qiang lifted his foot and walked in.

  While Wei Qiang was looking at the restaurant, the female shopkeeper quietly asked Hong Dou: "What is the identity of the guest accompanying the owner?"

  The boss seemed to call the man "His Royal Highness"—thinking of this title, the female shopkeeper's heart trembled.

  Hong Dou didn't look nervous at all, pursed her lips and said, "Didn't the shopkeeper hear the girl's address? That's His Royal Highness—"

  The female shopkeeper's legs softened, and she hurriedly supported the edge of the counter.

  Mom, there is actually a prince in the restaurant!

  She knew it was right to follow her new employer. How much knowledge is needed for this.

dangerous? The prince was assassinated?

  Ahem, isn’t this also a form of gaining insight. If she was still an ordinary shopkeeper of the powder shop, let alone seeing the prince assassinated, she would have no chance to entertain the prince.

  The stewed meat needs to be prepared in advance. At this time, the smell of meat comes from the direction of the kitchen.

   Wei Qiang's appetite was suddenly aroused, and he walked towards the back kitchen unconsciously.

  The closer you get, the more fragrant it becomes.

  But his biological father had just had an accident, so it was not easy for him to talk about eating, and it was even inconvenient for him to say such things as "go to the restaurant in the future".

   There was a bang, startling Dou Ren, and said sharply, "Who is it!"

   At the door of the back kitchen stood an ugly woman, a wine jar fell to pieces at her feet.

  With a hint of sweet wine aroma, it permeates instantly.

   Wei Qiang was temporarily distracted by the smell of wine.

   This is the smell of wine that he is familiar with.

  When he was young, he was not used to drinking. Once he drank strong alcohol and had a terrible cough. On his birthday, he received a jar of orange wine.

   It was brewed by Luo Er himself.

  Clean and clear, great taste.

  He cherishes it very much, even after twelve years, he can still smell the familiar smell in this lingering orange fragrance.

  Wei Qiang couldn't help but took a step forward.

  Red beans rushed past Wei Qiang like a whirlwind, stomping his feet in distress: "Why are you so careless, the good orange wine has been dropped!"

  She stomped her feet and pushed Xiuyue into the kitchen: "Go in quickly, or you will cause trouble!"

  Hmph, now the girl knows who is the most reliable.

  A village woman like Xiugu who has little knowledge, sees the prince's hands softening, and she can't get on the stage at all.

   Wei Qiang came to his senses and looked at Luo Sheng: "This wine—"

  Luo Sheng looked indifferent: "There is a special fruit wine in a wine shop, and I brew it."

   "Miss Luo can make wine?" Wei Qiang lost his voice in astonishment.

  Luo Sheng glanced at him, and asked confidently, "Can't you?"

  She is the famous Luo girl, she can do whatever she likes, and she has money and leisure.

  Wei Qiang stared at her intently, with deep eyes: "I thought that a noble lady like Miss Luo wouldn't study these things."

  Luo Sheng smiled: "I always come here as I like. For example, I was interested in men before, so I raised a few noodles for fun."

  Wei Qiang: "..."

   "I think His Highness is not in the mood to drink at the moment, so I won't invite you to taste it." Luo Sheng raised his hand and brushed the broken hair behind his ears, then turned and walked back.

   Wei Qiang's eyes fell on the white wrist, and he couldn't help frowning.

  The bracelet Miss Luo is wearing looks very familiar.

  Yes, this is the kind of bracelet Yu Niang wears every day.

   "Miss Luo—" he couldn't help shouting.

  Luo Sheng stopped to look at him.

   Wei Qiang had nothing to say.

  The other party is not an insignificant little maid, even if he is a prince, it is not easy to ask about a bracelet.

  Luo Sheng's face was calm, and the corners of his lips were slightly pursed to hide his disdain.

  I want to know, but I am afraid that if I ask, it will affect the image of the prince.

  Such hypocrisy is disgusting.

   "What do you want to say, Your Highness?" Luo Sheng asked with the corners of his lips hooked.

   "It's nothing, I have seen Miss Luo's restaurant, I should go back to the palace."

  Luo Sheng smiled: "The palace is safe, Your Highness should go back earlier."

  Wei Qiang always felt that these words were not pleasant to his ears, and he couldn't find any faults, so he could only walk out with a smile.

  Crossing the lobby to outside the restaurant, Wei Qiang stopped: "Miss Luo doesn't need to send it off."

   "Your Highness, go slowly."

   Watching Wei Qiang leave expressionlessly, Luo Sheng was about to turn around and go back to the restaurant when he saw Lin Teng walking over with three or two people.

   "Can I ask Miss Luo for some saliva?"

  Luo Sheng's eyes fell on the chapped lips of the other party for a moment, and he smiled: "Of course."

  Seeing Lin Teng take a gulp of water from the ladle handed by the female shopkeeper, Luo Sheng asked casually, "Did Mr. Lin stay outside all the time in such hot weather?"

Returning the water ladle to the female shopkeeper, Lin Teng nodded: "I always feel that the villain who assassinated King Pingnan escaped too smoothly. The hidden guards of the palace who chased him lost him, and the officers and soldiers who arrived soon found nothing, as if they disappeared out of thin air." Average. I'll take someone to familiarize myself with the surrounding area to see if I can find any clues."

Good morning.

  (end of this chapter)