Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2248 Another Truth 9.0

When the steamed fish that had been taken away to have its bones removed was brought back, it had been cleaned into fish fillets without any bones. Shen Cha found it magical, as she had never seen such a method before. Since the kitchen could make it, she would ask to eat fish fillets instead of whole fish in the future.

Qi Zhifeng smelled the fragrance and immediately abandoned his friends and went towards the fish fillets on the table.

Seeing that he looked very satisfied after eating, Shen Cha smiled. This little guy looked like a kitten most of the time. As long as there was something delicious, he would follow you obediently.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Xue Ruitian invited everyone to go to the yard to get some fresh air and help digest the food, while Merlin took people to clean the flower hall again, opened the windows for ventilation to get rid of the smell of the food, and put up the small round table for tea again. When everything was ready, everyone was invited back in.

"You two should not go in, let's go back to the camp!" Shen Cha pulled Xia Jiu and Shen Jiu from behind and said, "Today's training was not very good, but it is understandable. You should go back and have a good talk with the brothers below, enlighten them, and let them understand our intentions. Do you understand?"

"Okay sister, we got it. Don't worry, we will definitely give you some advice."

Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu said goodbye to the Third Master, Qi Zhifeng and Xiao Fengqi, said hello to everyone else, then left the Duke's Mansion and returned to the camp.

Shen Cha watched them leave and was the last one to enter the flower hall. Before entering, he whispered a few words in Merlin's ear.

"Yes, boss!"

Seeing that Merlin had arranged several shadows to guard the roof of the flower hall, Shen Cha turned around, closed the door of the flower hall, walked to sit next to Shen Haolin, and when passing by Xiao Fengqi, he looked at him deeply.

"Duke, Marquis, General." Xiao Fengqi stood up and saluted to everyone. "This visit is mainly my idea. I have an unreasonable request."

"Mr. Xiao, there is no need to be so polite. Please take a seat." Shen Cha looked at him. "I wonder what Mr. Xiao's unwelcome request is referring to?"

"I want to see someone." Xiao Fengqi looked at Shen Cha, "It's the owner of the teahouse yesterday. I'm asked by my elders to tell him something."

"If you want to meet the teahouse owner, you should go to the teahouse instead of coming to us." Xue Ruitian picked up the tea in front of him, blew it twice, raised his eyelids and looked at him, "You know where the teahouse is, right?"

"That's right!" Jin Miaomiao took two sips of tea and smiled at Xiao Fengqi, "Didn't you go to see the boss when you left the teahouse yesterday?"

Xiao Fengqi looked at the two of them, then at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, and finally at the Third Master and Qi Zhifeng.

"Hey, Brother Fengqi, just tell me everything. There's no need to hide it. It's not conducive to solving your problem, is it?" Qi Zhifeng patted Xiao Fengqi's shoulder and picked a grape for himself. While eating, he said, "You should explain things clearly to all the brothers and sisters first, then you can ask them to pass on the message and ask the boss to see you. It's not like you didn't go to see him yesterday. Didn't he say he was too busy so it was inconvenient for him to meet?" Xiao Fengqi looked at Qi Zhifeng. He really didn't expect that this guy would directly expose his secrets. Seeing Qi Zhifeng making faces at him, he could only sigh helplessly. He couldn't do anything to him because of this matter. There was no need for that.

"Feng Qi, since you are asking someone to do something for you, you must be sincere, right?"

The Third Master drank tea leisurely. He had heard some things about the head of the Xiao family who almost became the second Empress Dowager Xiao. Although he didn't like to ask about these things, some rumors still reached his ears. It is said that when this female head of the Xiao family, who was the most ruthless in history, was young, she had a very unforgettable relationship, but for various reasons, the two were separated and never met again in their lives.

Judging from the current situation, the owner of the teahouse is most likely the other person in the rumors. Not only that, it is also possible that the female owner let down the teahouse owner. Otherwise, Xiao Fengqi should not have behaved in such a guilty and cowardly manner, which is not in line with his usual style of doing things.

The Third Master looked at Qi Zhifeng who turned to look at him. The two exchanged glances and looked at Xiao Fengqi at the same time.

Xiao Fengqi was silent for a long time, then he sighed softly and said, "Uncle is right. If you ask for help, you should be sincere. But before that, I want to ask you a question. Do you know the story of the teahouse owner?" He looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian, "From your reactions just now, you should know something about it, right?"

Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian looked at each other and nodded slightly to Xiao Fengqi.

"I know a little, but not much. The teahouse owner wouldn't say much about his past. We also tried to find out some information indirectly, but not much. We just heard about it."

"What did you hear?"

"When he was young, he had a beloved who had agreed to marry him and was about to propose marriage. Unfortunately, after both of them had discussed it, the other party left without saying goodbye overnight." Shen Cha looked at Xiao Fengqi, "We don't really care what happened between them, but we just want to know if it's true that they left without saying goodbye and what the reason is."

"If there is a reason, can you tell us what it is?" Jin Miaomiao tapped the table gently. "Also, we heard that they met again after a long time, but they just passed each other by without any explanation. We also want to know why." She looked at Xiao Fengqi. "Mr. Xiao, can you answer these questions for us?"

"There is one more thing." Shen Cha thought for a moment, "She, I mean Mr. Xiao's elders, when did they know the true identity of the teahouse owner? Do they really have feelings for him? These are what we want to know."

"I can answer the question that the general is most concerned about first. My elder has deep feelings for that boss, and throughout her life, she has always been the person she loves the most, and that has never changed."

"Even if she later married someone else?"

"Yes." Xiao Fengqi nodded, "Even if she married someone else, she never let anyone live in her heart."