diskusbooks Chapter 176 The Sadness of a Social Animal Worker
Chapter 176 The Sadness of a Social Animal Worker
Ye Zhaonan is essentially an egoist.
The wine shop's business was related to his income and his wallet, so he naturally valued it very much. Therefore, when Shi Lidie said she wanted to talk about the operation of the wine shop at the dinner table, he immediately agreed.
The food had been prepared long ago. Shi Lidie led Ye Zhaonan to the restaurant and sat down. She whispered a few words in Fenxiang's ear, but Fenxiang nodded and turned to leave.
"Where have you been, your maid?" Ye Zhaonan sat down, picked up the chopsticks but did not eat, instead asked.
"I'm going to get the wine." Shi Lidie said with a smile, "If we want to run a tavern business, we must do a market survey and find out what our customers like, so I asked Anise to bring all the wine I brought this time so that Your Highness can taste them one by one."
Shi Lidie then explained that the Dayin Dynasty and Ye State were located in different geographical locations and had different tastes.
Therefore, the wine that was popular in the Dayin Dynasty might not necessarily sell well in Ye State, but if one wanted to make money, one must first know what the powerful and wealthy people in Ye State would like.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has lived in the capital of Ye State for so many years, so he naturally knows which type of wine best suits the taste of Ye State.
Therefore, for the future operation of the tavern, Ye Zhaonan had to help taste it.
Soon, Fennel brought people to bring all the wine. There were more than twenty kinds of wine. Although they were packaged in small bottles, there was still a lot of wine to taste them all.
Shi Lidie invited Ye Zhaonan to eat and then poured him some wine.
At the same time, she pretended to take out a booklet, under the pretext of writing down His Highness's feelings after tasting the food, and adjusting the taste accordingly, in an effort to make the people in Ye State's capital more satisfied.
When Ye Zhaonan saw that Shi Lidie was so serious, he stopped joking and picked up the wine glass to drink.
As he drank, Shi Lidie advised him:
"Your Highness just drank too quickly, didn't you feel it carefully? Then drink another glass, this time slowly."
"This kind of wine is the favorite of the officials of the Dayin Dynasty. It is fresh and mellow. What? You didn't taste it? You must have drunk too little. Have another glass and taste it carefully."
"This wine is amazing. It is the first choice of the rich and powerful. I heard that if you drink this kind of wine when you go out to discuss business, you will succeed. In the Dayin Dynasty, this wine is highly praised! Your Highness may wish to taste more. In terms of price, this cup of wine is worth thirty taels."
"How about this wine? Do you know the Pei family? The wine that the soldiers in the northern border drink is this kind. It tastes sweet but has a strong aftertaste. It can keep you warm. Drinking a sip can make you wear one less piece of clothing!"
"There is also this kind..."
While she was persuading him, Ye Zhaonan was drinking.
Anyway, what she said was very mysterious and wonderful. Ye Zhaonan wanted to try this and drink that. Before he knew it, he drank one cup after another and had a drunken look in his eyes.
Anyone who has ever drunk alcohol knows that mixing red wine, white wine and beer is the easiest way to get drunk.
Ye Zhaonan now not only mixes various kinds of wine together, he also drinks a lot. You know, this is the high-concentration wine specially brewed by Shi Lidie, not the low-alcohol wine in ancient society.
As time passed, Ye Zhaonan felt dizzy and no longer knew what day it was.
Soon, with a bang, the wine glass fell to the ground, and Ye Zhaonan fell drunkenly on the table, lying unconscious.
"His Highness is drunk, help him go to the guest house to rest." Shi Lidie ordered.
She couldn't help but smile as she watched Ye Zhaonan's followers help the man away. Seeing this, Fennel asked:
"Are you happy, Princess? Don't you dislike the Crown Prince of Ye? Why are you so happy drinking with him?"
"I don't like him. I'm happy because someone is destined to wait in vain this night." Shi Lidie said with a smile, "Then Lin Pianpian coaxed Ye Zhaonan to come to me to question me, so she should be prepared to suffer the consequences."
Shi Lidie’s guess was correct, Lin Pianpian had indeed waited in vain.
She was about to leave in the afternoon, but was stopped by the prince. The prince said in person that he would go to Princess Yun'an to seek an explanation, and then come back to have dinner with her. So she went into the kitchen herself, made a few dishes that the prince liked, and then waited.
The food had grown cold, but the prince had not returned. The food had grown dark, but the prince had still not returned. The food had been heated up again and again, but night had already fallen, but the prince had still not returned.
Lin Pianpian's expectant heart gradually turned from enthusiastic to cold.
Xiaochan advised again:
"Miss, why don't you eat something first? His Highness must have been bothered by something, so he didn't come back to eat with you. Think about it, in the past few years, whenever His Highness was free, he would always have dinner in our courtyard."
"So girl, don't think too much, just take care of yourself."
When Lin Pianpian heard this, she thought it made sense, so she ordered:
"Xiaochan, go and promise me, what did the prince do?"
Xiaochan sighed and resigned herself to going to inquire.
Not long after, she came back with the result, but it was not what Lin Pianpian wanted to know:
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had dinner at Princess Yun'an's residence. I heard that he drank a lot with Princess Yun'an. Now he is drunk and has gone to bed."
Lin Pianpian's tears immediately flowed out again, and she lay on the table and sobbed:
"I knew it. I knew His Highness never cared about me. His true lover has appeared. Naturally, he doesn't want to have dinner with me anymore. Xiaochan, I have seen clearly that His Highness doesn't have me in his heart at all."
Xiaochan: ...
She didn't know what to say. No matter how much she tried to persuade her, Lin Pianpian was still immersed in her own world.
I insisted on waiting, but now I can't wait and I cry in despair.
"Why don't you eat something?" Xiaochan said finally.
"I don't want to eat anymore. You can leave now." Lin Pianpian said, "Tell the gatekeeper to pay attention to the movements of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When he comes back, tell me. I want to go and say goodbye to him in person."
"Goodbye? You still want to leave?" Xiaochan was shocked.
Lin Pianpian didn't say anything, just lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.
Xiaochan cleared away all the food on the table, took it to the small kitchen, heated it up, and started eating by herself.
She ate while muttering:
"What a waste of food! My whole family can't survive, so I came to the Prince's Mansion to sell myself as a slave. Some people are lucky enough to be brought back by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be his master, but they have forgotten what their lives were like before!"
"In my opinion, even if she was wronged by Princess Yun'an, she could just cry and beg His Highness and get some benefits. It's much better than being unable to survive outside. But she is greedy and even wants to challenge the future Crown Princess."
"She's a princess, what right does she have to challenge me? If I had known she was such a person, I wouldn't have helped her during the day. I've been hungry for such a long time. What bad luck!"
Xiaochan cursed and swore, perfectly cosplaying the sadness of a social animal working person.
The main reason is that she didn’t realize that she followed the wrong master before!
Before Princess Yun'an came to Ye State, although Lin Pianpian was a little weak, a little pretentious, and cried at every turn, she was not as outrageous as she is now. She was more comfortable serving Lin Pianpian than other servants in the mansion.
Who would have thought that after Princess Yun'an arrived, Lin Pianpian would become like this?
What a suffering!