Fish swimming around the world

"You have heard of me. There are no so many rules. Just sit down when you are told to."

Jiang Fan ate by himself without looking up.

Ba Qing had to sit down sideways. Yuwen Chengxin hurriedly added a pair of bowls and chopsticks for her. Then she sat down with a smile, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Ba Qing was stunned. Chengxin was too rude.

But unexpectedly, the world-famous king just glared at him: "There are some in the kitchen, why are you taking mine."

Yuwen Chengxin stuffed a meatball into his mouth, chewing while saying: "Eating with the master is delicious."

Seeing that she stretched out her chopsticks to pick up the few meatballs, the young king casually knocked her wrist with the chopsticks: "There is a soup spoon! How can I eat with chopsticks soaked in saliva!"

Yuwen Chengxin stuck out his tongue, picked up the soup spoon, first served a bowl to Ba Qing, and then made a bowl for himself, so that the meatball soup was only soup.

"You learned bad things from your idiot senior brother." The young king sighed helplessly.

"Senior brother said that the food tastes good only when you rush to eat it. He said that the master taught you that."

"I told you to stay away from me..."

The two of them ate while chattering and bickering.

Ba Qing was stunned.

After all, this is a big shot with a status second only to the empress.

And Cheng Xin's behavior is obviously not artificial, she is used to it.

Is Cheng Xin too favored, or is King Xiaoyao so weird?

"You eat too." Jiang Fan said casually when she saw that she didn't move her chopsticks.

Yuwen Chengxin also smiled and said, "Aunt, eat, let me tell you, the master eats from a small stove, it's not easy to eat his food."

Then he stuffed a pair of chopsticks into Ba Qing's hands without saying anything.

Ba Qing was stunned, her eyes flashed slightly, and she slowly stretched out her chopsticks to pick up the food and started eating.

Although she ate very slowly and carefully, she didn't seem to be very relaxed.

Jiang Fan said with a smile: "Your aunt is better than you. When you had dinner with me for the first time, you didn't even dare to sit down, like a frightened chicken."

Yuwen Chengxin pouted: "Master doesn't expose people's shortcomings."

Jiang Fan didn't tease her, and said while eating: "Madam Qing, you don't have to be polite. Try this dish, it's called Kung Pao Chicken, it goes well with rice..."

He didn't know the name of Ba Qing's husband, but everyone called her Madam Qing, so he followed suit.

Ba Qing thanked him lightly, and was not polite. She also said while eating: "I heard that Xiaoyao King's food is the best in the world. Now I have the honor to taste it. It is indeed delicious."

"What's that?" Yuwen Chengxin started to brag for the master again.

"The four dishes and one soup of Linjiang Pavilion, and the 108-course banquet of Taibaiju are all from the master's handicraft. There are many that even Taibaiju and Linjiang Pavilion have never seen. I believe my niece will gain weight after eating for a few days."

Jiang Fan looked at her with disdain: "Then you are like a little chicken."

Yuwen Chengxin felt a little wronged: "I can't compete with my senior brother for food."

"Don't talk about him!"

It is no secret that the things of Linjiang Pavilion and Taibaiju are already known by Ba Qing. So he whispered: "Ba Qing has heard of it. If the prince opens a restaurant, it may be the best in the world."

"Master is the best in the world!" Yuwen Chengxin's mode can't be stopped once it is turned on.

"Don't make trouble, it makes people laugh."

Jiang Fan was also helpless. This apprentice is a complete fangirl. As long as it is related to herself, she is interested in everything. She even said that one day she must write a biography for the master. I heard that she even thought of the name...

Eating is just chatting. Jiang Fan never likes to talk about profound topics at the dinner table, which affects his appetite.

I don't know if Ba Qing saw this, but she didn't say a word about the business.

It was not until lunch was over that Yuwen Chengxin cleaned the table, made tea, and brought fruit, and then said that he was going to finish his afternoon homework and leave.

Jiang Fan set up a fishing rod under the pavilion and started fishing.

"The prince lives a leisurely life."

Ba Qing sat aside, her face calm.

Jiang Fan looked at her: "Madam Qing, nicknamed Stone Guanyin, is indeed calm and composed, extraordinary."

Ba Qing said calmly: "Ba Qing is a merchant. I have been entertained by the prince for more than a month. Today I finally meet you. Please forgive me for my rudeness."

Jiang Fan waved his hand: "Is it rude? No, no, I am a little rude." He smiled and said: "Are you surprised? Why did you come to my palace?"

Ba Qing still looked calm: "If the prince can tell me honestly, Ba Qing will be grateful."

Jiang Fan spread his hands: "It's simple. The emperor offended me, so I want you as an apology."

Ah? Even if Ba Qing was calm, he didn't expect to hear such a statement, and he was a little stunned.

The emperor offended you? That's the emperor, you actually asked him to apologize, and you also want to compensate for this great gift? Do you know what you are talking about?

Ba Qing just felt confused.

Seeing her stunned, Jiang Fan smiled: "The truth is so simple. He wanted to kill me, but he failed. I had to fight back. He couldn't bear it, so he had to apologize. So, this is the only reason why you came to the palace."

Ba Qing is known as the Stone Guanyin, and people praise her for her calmness, but now her face changes drastically.

"Is that so?"

"That's it."

Ba Qing was silent for a moment.

Maybe this is the truth, but what is reflected behind this fact makes her tremble with fear. What did the emperor do? What did he do? What does this have to do with the empress? What does it have to do with the struggle for power?

...The water is too deep, and some people dare not think about it.

"Next, you will definitely wonder why I want you to make an apology."

When Jiang Fan saw that she was silent, he spoke himself.

"Bachelor is listening attentively." She bowed slightly and said.

Jiang Fan couldn't help but admire her secretly when he saw that she regained her composure in just a moment. He smiled and said: "It's very simple. Speaking of which, aren't you the most important purse for the Emperor? I happen to be short of money."

He said it so simply and directly, Ba Qing was stunned.

Jiang Fan continued: "Ba Qing, the richest man in the five countries, controls 80% of the world's cinnabar and mercury. He is truly rich and unparalleled. He achieved this position at a young age and was even called one of the three wise men in the world. He is the same as Xuanji, the king of the Great Zhou Dynasty. , Sima Guoshi of the State of Wei is as famous as a senior, but is she really just a businessman?"

Jiang Fan looked at Ba Qing with a smile.

Ba Qing was silent. She knew that since Jiang Fan could speak openly and honestly, he had already mastered these things very clearly and could not be argued with.

"Of course not. A businessman who leaves power is nothing. Shi Guanyin can rise only because there are two big trees behind her..."

When he said this, he paused for a moment.

Although Ba Qing's face was still calm, his heart was strongly shaken.