Yang Ruyi did not seem to have thought of this at all. Instead, she happily took the wine back to the palace.
Although it was already late at night, Yang Ruyi knew very well that her father must be reviewing memorials at this time. He often did so, so Yang Ruyi went straight to the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity without saying anything.
When he arrived at the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, he saw his father diligently handling government affairs under the candlelight.
In the main hall, Xiao Meiniang was serving him.
"Imperial Father, Imperial Mother, your son has come to pay his respects.”
Yang Ruyi immediately walked in and bowed.
Qin Qiong didn't receive the order and didn't dare to leave casually. He could only follow in, but he only dared to stand far away at the door.
"It's Ruyi! You're back. Come quickly!"
Hearing the voice, Yang Guang and Xiao Meiniang looked up at the same time. For a moment, the faces of these two parents revealed a trace of love and joy.
Yang Guang immediately put down what he was doing and waved at Yang Ruyi, indicating for her to sit beside him.
"Imperial Father, I brought back a bottle of good wine for you. This wine is absolutely delicious! Try it!"
Yang Ruyi immediately handed the wine to Yang Guang and said with a face full of pride and anticipation.
"Oh? My precious daughter has indeed grown up. She even knows to save good wine for Imperial Father!”
Yang Guang immediately patted Yang Ruyi's head dotingly. Even though he was very happy, he still felt a little disdainful towards the wine that Yang Ruyi had brought back.
As the emperor, he had tasted all the fine wines in the world. What other wine could enter his eyes?
However, since it was his precious daughter's good intentions, he could not bear to reject it. Therefore, he took the bamboo tube symbolically and pulled out the cork.
As soon as it was opened, the rich fragrance of wine filled Yang Guang and Xiao Meiniang's noses.
The two of them trembled, and their eyes went wide as they looked curiously at the bamboo tube.
Then, Yang Guang took a sip with deep curiosity and desire.
With this shout, it was instantly incredible.
Yang Guang felt that his life had been sublimated in an instant. As soon as the wine entered his mouth, its fragrance filled the air. The warm and sweet taste flowed on the tip of his tongue and throat, making him intoxicated.
Beautiful! It was indeed very delicious!
For a moment, Yang Guang's eyes widened as he took a few mouthfuls. He ignored Xiao Meiniang who was swallowing her saliva and directly made himself clean.
After drinking it, Yang Guang was still a little unsatisfied. He raised the bamboo tube high, washed the mouth of the tube down, shook it down hard, and dripped the last few drops of wine into his mouth before giving up.
Then, Yang Guang looked at Yang Ruyi in surprise and asked urgently,"My dear daughter, where did you get this wine?”
"It was bought from a tavern called Grand Hyatt Restaurant.”
Yang Ruyi said truthfully.
"Grand Hyatt Restaurant?"
Yang Guang was very curious. He had never heard of it before!
Of course, he had never heard that Ye Fan had just changed the plaque of the Grand Hyatt Restaurant today.
Although Yang Guang had been there a few times before, at that time, the signboard of the tavern had not been taken care of for half a year. It was dilapidated and some words could not be seen clearly. Therefore, Ye Fan found someone to make a new signboard and just hung it up today.
Therefore, Yang Guang did not know that this Grand Hyatt Restaurant was the pub that he often went to.
Right at this moment, Qin Qiong wanted to say something but hesitated. He wanted to say something, but he still harbored fear.
Yang Guang also noticed Qin Qiong and immediately said,"Commandant Qin, you seem to have something to say. If you have something to say, say it. If there's nothing else, go back and rest.”
After hearing Tian Zi's words, Qin Qiong couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart. Princess, I hope you don't blame me. I'm doing this for your own good!
After saying that, Qin Qiong immediately walked forward and gave a respectful military salute."Your Majesty, today I accompanied the princess to patrol in plain clothes. It was this official who forgot to bring money, causing the princess to pawn her jade pendant to the tavern owner when she bought wine. However, please rest assured, Your Majesty. This official will definitely redeem the jade pendant tomorrow!”
In fact, Qin Qiong was worried that Princess Ruyi would casually give the love token to someone else and cause trouble in the future. On the other hand, he was also worried that if the emperor knew that the princess had pawned his personal jade pendant, he would vent his anger on him and label him as a poor protector. That would be troublesome.
That was why Qin Qiong did not hesitate to take the risk of offending the princess and told everything in detail.
After hearing Qin Qiong's words, Yang Guang's expression instantly changed, and he flew into a rage.
No one knew better than him the importance of that jade pendant.
Back then, he had asked a fortune-teller to tell him that this jade pendant could only be given to a fated person by the princess.
But now, his precious daughter actually pawned the jade pendant just for a pot of wine. The most important thing was that the tavern owner really dared to accept it. He was really tired of living!
In Yang Guang's opinion, the person his precious daughter was going to marry had to be the most capable person in the world.
He could ignore her family background, but if her family background was not good and her ability was not outstanding, it would be a dream to marry her daughter!
Princess Ruyi was the center of attention. Countless noble sons admired her and tried their best to win her heart.
It was a pity that Princess Ruyi had always been indifferent and did not like anyone. Therefore, her marriage had been put on hold until today.
"This damned commoner really doesn't know what's good for him. Commandant Qin, immediately send someone to capture the tavern owner. I want to kill him!”
Yang Guang said angrily.
After hearing Yang Guang's words, Qin Qiong wanted to agree immediately, but Xiao Meiniang and Yang Ruyi's expressions changed and they tried to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, you can't!"
"Father, don't!"
"Why don't you let me kill that damned commoner?”
" Hmph!" Yang Guang snorted coldly, clearly unwilling.
"Your Majesty, Ruyi went out on patrol in plain clothes. Moreover, she used the jade pendant as a temporary mortgage without money. Ruyi was willing to do so. How can you blame others for this?”
Xiao Meiniang was a little anxious and advised,"I would like to ask Your Majesty to retract your order. Although the might of the Son of Heaven cannot be disobeyed, you must not kill people without reason. Otherwise, the Humble Class will definitely have complaints and fear. At that time, it will be extremely detrimental to the rule of the Son of Heaven.”
After hearing Xiao Meiniang's words, Yang Guang nodded thoughtfully.
"Then in the Empress 'opinion, what should I do?”
Yang Guang asked.
"We can ask Commandant Qin to take a hundred taels of gold to the tavern owner to exchange for it. He only wants money, and the jade pendant is of little significance to him. If the other party doesn't agree, we can add more.”
Xiao Meiniang suggested.
"Alright, we'll do as the Empress says!"
Yang Guang nodded, then looked at Qin Qiong and said,"Commandant Qin, did you hear that?"
"This lowly subject obeys the decree!"
How could Qin Qiong dare to be negligent? He immediately bowed to receive the decree.
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