"Butler Lin, are you mistaken? How can there be no seat for the prince inside?”
No matter what Lin Wan 'er said, she would not believe it. Xiang Yun was the son of the King of the Side by Side. On the birthday of the King of the Side by Side, Xiang Yun did not even have a seat. How was this possible?!
Because Xiang Yun was not favored, he had once sat on the second floor of the Spring Pavilion with the Eldest and Second Princes to accompany His Highness. Later, he was arranged to sit on the first floor of the Spring Pavilion, but that was fine.
No matter what, there should be a seat for Xiang Yun on the first floor. Now that Butler Lin said that there was no seat for Xiang Yun on the first floor, Lin Wan 'er was surprised.
Butler Lin looked at Lin Wan 'er helplessly and shook his head."
"Miss Wan 'er, this…There should be no mistake. In the seating order of the wang fu, there was indeed no seat for the little prince in the spring pavilion.”
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Even if the little prince isn't sitting on the second floor of Spring Pavilion, there must be seats on the first floor.”
Lin Wan 'er had changed her usual gentle and demure appearance. Her face was cold, and her tone was firm. At this moment, Xiang Yun's dignity was at stake. Lin Wan' er was like a little tiger defending her master's rights, unwilling to give in.
At this moment, the people who had already taken their seats on the first floor of the Spring Arrival Pavilion seemed to have noticed the abnormality outside. Everyone glanced at Xiang Yun from time to time and whispered to each other. Some of them had mocking expressions on their faces.
Xiang Yun's reputation as a silkpants resounded throughout the entire Fengyun Nation. The things he had done, such as the Fragrance Brothel and the Jin clan's young master burning money to cook a cauldron, reading a painting album of erotic scenes in front of the Principal of the Orthodox Academy, publicly teasing the daughter of the Minister of Rites…all of these actions were shocking and widely circulated. Of course, even more of them attracted ridicule and curses.
Facing Lin Wan 'er's unyielding attitude, Housekeeper Lin felt a little helpless. He could only nod repeatedly and say,"
"Good, good, good…I'll get the servants to check and see if there's a mistake.”
Butler Lin said as he turned to leave.
"Butler Lin, you don't have to make a wasted trip. Since there's no seat for me, I'll sit outside.”
Butler Lin had just turned around and taken a step when Xiang Yun, who had been silent all this while, spoke.
Hearing this, Housekeeper Lin could not help but turn his head and look at Xiang Yun with a surprised expression. In his impression, given the prince's personality, it would be strange for him to not curse out of anger and cause trouble in the Spring Pavilion when he encountered such a situation. Why was he so calm today and even took the initiative to sit outside?
Butler Lin didn't understand, and Wan 'er couldn't understand Xiang Yun's actions either. He said anxiously,"
"Prince, with your status, how can you sit outside? They must have made a mistake. You must be in the Spring Pavilion.
Let Butler Lin check.”
Xiang Yun smiled bitterly and patted Lin Wan 'er's head."
"Silly girl, the seats in Spring Arrival Pavilion are reserved for VIPs. The Imperial Residence will definitely check them carefully. Our Butler Lin will have to look at the seating order of Spring Arrival Pavilion more than ten times before he can be at ease. Even that fellow will have to look at it to prevent any mistakes.”
As soon as Xiang Yun said this, not only Lin Wan 'er, but even Butler Lin, who had always looked innocent, revealed a look of surprise. Of course, there was even more embarrassment!
Steward Lin obviously didn't expect Xiang Yun to be so shrewd, seeing through everything in an instant. Xiang Yun was right, the reason why he didn't get a seat in Spring Pavilion this time was because the king had personally arranged for him to erase it. Otherwise, with the importance of being a guest in Spring Pavilion, Lin Bin could have memorized it, how could he have left out the name of the third prince of the royal residence?
The reason why he didn't say it was because he didn't want to say that it was his highness who personally got rid of the little shizi's name. He didn't expect that the other party would see through everything with a single glance, and it was his own self-directed act that made him a clown. It was really a little awkward.
"Little prince…I…"
Butler Lin wanted to say something, but Xiang Yun waved his hand and said to him,
"Alright, Butler Lin, I know this matter has nothing to do with you. Isn't it just a seat? What's there to fight for? Anyway, the food on every table is the same.”
"Wan 'er, let's sit outside. We can breathe some fresh air!”
Xiang Yun's expression is indifferent. Without the slightest hesitation, he turns around and says,
Let's go.
Hearing this, Lin Wan 'er hesitated for a moment. In the end, she could only use her beautiful eyes to glare fiercely at Butler Lin, who had an ugly expression on his face. Then, she turned around and followed Xiang Yun down the stairs of Spring Arrival Pavilion. As everyone in the hall on the first floor laughed at her, she walked down step by step.
Looking at Xiang Yun's back, Butler Lin, who had an awkward expression and lowered his head, had his eyes become extremely bright. His deep eyes stared at Xiang Yun's back as if he wanted to see through him.
"This little guy seems to have changed a lot, but isn't his highness 'method a little too unreasonable? After all, this is his own son! Sigh…"
Housekeeper Lin sighed, and then a smile appeared on his face as he faced the guests in Spring Arrival Pavilion.
Around the middle of the night, the sun had just set. The Apricot Altar Garden of the Prince's Mansion was lit up with lamps scattered all over the place. Under the illumination of the fire, the entire Apricot Altar Garden was covered in silver, bright as day, and beautiful.
At this moment, the entire Apricot Altar Garden was filled with guests. There were thousands of people. The tables and chairs were placed directly outside the garden, but there were still no empty seats. The lively noise spread out of the residence and passed through the streets and alleys, allowing the commoners outside the residence to hear the noise in the residence.
As for the master and servant who walked down the stairs of Spring Arrival Pavilion, Lin Wan 'er had originally wanted Xiang Yun to sit closest to Spring Arrival Pavilion. Those who could sit here were all powerful officials in the court. Although Xiang Yun was lowering his status by sitting here, it was not too embarrassing.
However, Xiang Yun didn't listen to Lin Wan 'er's arrangements. He directly followed her through the middle garden of the Apricot Garden, then to the back garden, and finally to the west gate of the Apricot Garden.
Xiang Yun saw that there was actually a banquet table in the corner of the garden. Because it could not be placed, it was moved outside the garden. Xiang Yun swaggered out a chair and sat down. He immediately grinned at Lin Wan 'er and said,
"Alright, Wan 'er, let's sit here.”
"What…?"
Lin Wan 'er looked at Xiang Yun in disbelief. She had thought that Xiang Yun was going to leave in a huff, but she had not expected him to find such a remote seat outside the garden. This seat was practically reserved for the lowest level officials who had entered the Prince's mansion.
"Prince, with your status, how can you sit here?”
Hearing this, Xiang Yun says with a smile:
"What's the big deal? Since they didn't even prepare seats for us, why are we still sucking up to them? We might as well sit at the outermost area.”
"But Prince, your identity…"
"Sigh…what status? My status is the deputy city lord of Qinfeng City, not some bullsh * t prince. We're from a small family. It's already not bad for them to let us sit here. Don't you think so, girl?”
When Xiang Yun was arranged to stay in the Qinfeng City, he was given the false title of the deputy city lord of the Qinfeng City. At this moment, he took the title for granted.
As he spoke, Xiang Yun waved at Lin Wan 'er and said,"
"Come, come, come. Why are you standing there? Sit with me.”
"That won't do. Wan 'er is only a maidservant. How can she sit with young master?”
"Hey…you little girl, when did I treat you like a little girl? Didn't I say that you're my future mistress?”
"Prince…!"
Lin Wan 'er glared at Xiang Yun, her face blushing.
"Come and sit with me, or else it'll be so awkward for me to sit here alone.”
Xiang Yun persuaded.
However, no matter what Xiang Yun said, Lin Wan 'er refused to sit down. This was not the era of Xiang Yun's previous life. It was still a feudal society with a strict hierarchy. Servants were absolutely not allowed to eat at the same table as their masters. It was even more impossible to appear in such a public banquet.
However, how could Xiang Yun follow these pedantic rules? He pretended to be angry as he looked at Lin Wan 'er.
"You little girl, this prince came with a heavy gift this time. If we don't eat more of the things in the wang fu now, won't we suffer a big loss? I can't eat much alone.”
When Lin Wan 'er heard this, she immediately thought of the dozen or so small wooden boxes on the carriage. Compared to the congratulatory gifts from others, the size of one box was probably comparable to all of these boxes. Even if there was gold in it, it would not exceed 1,000 taels. For other people's birthday gifts to the Prince's mansion, it was simply too shabby. However, the prince could still say the word "valuable gift". Lin Wan' er felt her little face burn.
Unable to endure Xiang Yun's coaxing and pestering, and worried that Xiang Yun would be unhappy, Lin Wan 'er could only bite the bullet and sit beside Xiang Yun.
Looking at the empty table, Xiang Yun turned his head and looked at the two servants who were already stunned and said,
"Why are you two still standing there? Can't you see that the table is still empty? Hurry up and serve all the food and wine on this table.”
"Erm…Yes, yes, yes…We'll go serve the dishes right away. Please wait a moment!”
Only then did the two servants wake up from their daze.
When the two servants who were guarding outside the garden saw the prince sitting outside the garden, they thought that they had mistaken him for someone else. Now, they finally confirmed that they had not mistaken him for someone else. This was really the little prince.
The two servants hurriedly went to arrange for people to serve the dishes to the table. Just as they took a step forward, they were stopped by Xiang Yun.
"What orders does the prince have?"
The two of them asked respectfully.
"Well, this prince has a good appetite today. Give me two portions of wine and dishes. There's no need to serve chicken and duck. Give me more abalone, sea cucumber, bird's nest, shark's fin, and so on.
Beside her, Lin Wan 'er already felt her cheeks burning. If it wasn't for the fact that there was no one else here, this servant girl would really want to cover her face and pretend that she didn't know Xiang Yun. Her master was too thick-skinned.... He usually ate the best food and wine in the prince's manor in Qin Feng City. Why did he look like he had never eaten anything good here?
Lin Wan 'er lowered her head awkwardly. Xiang Yun turned his head and whispered into Lin Wan' er's ear,"
"Wan 'er, you have to eat hard later and help this prince earn more. Don't lose money.”
"Prince…"
Lin Wan 'er didn't know how to respond. She could only nod and say seriously,"
"Wan 'er will definitely try her best to eat more."
"Ouch…"
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