The teahouse was very quiet. Ning Jing hung her head as Tang Li complained in full detail.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye watched quietly. Although their expressions shifted, they didn't interrupt Tang Li.
Little Tang Tang ran off to make a snowman. Little Rui 'er glanced at her before returning his attention to Tang Li. He listened intently, his expression the same as his father's.
As for how much he understood, only he knew.
When Tang Li finished, Han Yunxi slapped the table. "Ridiculous! Too ridiculous! "
Long Fei Ye said, "Tang Li, does your father count as deceiving the sovereign?"
Long Fei Ye hadn't received any reports from Cloud Realm Trade Consortium, but Tang Zijin dared to use his name to fabricate false rumors.
If Ning Jing wasn't an understanding person, Heaven knows what would happen if the news reached the Ning Clan's ears.
"It does! It's the same as a false imperial decree, a serious crime! "Tang Li huffed.
Long Fei Ye gave a cold snort. "You can keep it. When he comes looking for you, Zhen will settle the score with him!"
Tang Li was waiting for Long Fei Ye to say those exact words!
He would definitely send someone to spread Long Fei Ye's words back to the Tang Clan so that Tang Zijin would hear them.
Now it wasn't him, the son, who was threatening Tang Zijin, but Long Feiye, the emperor himself.
Tang Zijin only had two choices if he wanted him to go back. One, he could stop forcing him to take concubines and go back willingly; two, he could find Yunning and confess to his crime of deceiving the sovereign before discussing other matters later.
Thrilled, he chuckled and said, "Big bro, as long as you take us in, I'm willing to work like an ox or a horse!"
Long Feiye rolled his eyes and said coldly, "I'm not lacking."
Ning Jing was also filled with gratitude. She explained, "Your Majesty, I acted on my own and used second-hand weapons. It was inappropriate. I hope …"
"The Tang Clan was in charge of this matter in the first place. I only need to find cheap and easy to use weapons!" Han Yunxi said seriously. "Buying back second-hand weapons is an excellent idea. I'll have to reward the Tang Sect during the Four Armies Conference after spring! "
Ning Jing naturally understood Han Yunxi's good intentions. She swore to herself that she would take good care of Cloud Realm's weapons no matter what. She would never allow anything like this to feather her own pockets.
As they chatted, the sky turned dark.
Xu Donglin had already cleared out all the servants and coachmen in the teahouse and replaced them with the servants they brought from Yunning.
A palace maid came over to light the lamps and whispered in Han Yunxi's ear, "Your Majesty, Zhao mama is almost done with the preparations. The banquet can begin in a while."
On New Year's Eve, Han Yunxi had originally wanted Zhao mama to prepare a family banquet so that the family of three could eat quietly and watch the fireworks.
Now that Tang Li and the others were here, the banquet was still a family banquet, but it had to be livelier.
On the way here, Han Yunxi had already given orders. Even little Tang Tang's rice had to be prepared separately.
"You're all hungry, right? Let's go to Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion and try Zhao mama's cooking, "Han Yunxi said teasingly.
However, Xu Donglin came over at this time.
"Master, I've investigated everything. The one surnamed Wu doesn't know Master and Your Majesty's identities, but Master offered a price several times higher than the Tang Sect Master's, so he went back on his word and wanted to chase the Tang Sect Master away. Moreover, this teahouse wasn't supposed to accept guests. It was the one surnamed Wu who wanted to stay here for the New Year and make a profit of his own accord. "
That Manager Wu was greedy for money and afraid of death, so he didn't need Xu Donglin to interrogate him personally. His subordinates only needed to ask him a few questions before he confessed everything.
"As expected of an honored guest," Tang Li muttered to himself. He'd already offered a very high price, but who knew he'd run into a true moneybag?
Long Fei Ye had no interest in Manager Wu. Coldly, he asked, "What kind of divine being is his master?"
"I did, but he doesn't know the origins of the Owner. He said he's a handsome man who knows a lot about the Dao of Tea. Many of the tea trees in the teahouse were personally planted by the Owner himself."
If this was a few years ago, Long Fei Ye would have a good understanding of the Dao of Tea in Cloud Realm Continent. But after so many years of hard work, he had no idea how many newcomers had joined the teahouse.
"Name and residence?" Long Fei Ye asked next.
Xu Donglin shrugged his shoulders. "That one surnamed Wu doesn't know either. He said the Owner invited him to take care of the teahouse for a few months. Once spring comes, the Owner will return."
Han Yunxi interjected, "Teahouses one to ten don't accept guests?"
"No, only Teahouse seven doesn't accept guests. Supposedly, this teahouse is the most secluded of all. The tea leaves here are the highest quality of all the teahouses," Xu Donglin explained.
Long Fei Ye hadn't finished touring the entire teahouse, but he'd seen plenty of tea trees along the way. Indeed, they were of the highest quality.
"Could it be that he's going to live here by himself?"
Han Yunxi wondered, as if suspecting something.
"Go investigate clearly and find the Owner. Just say Zhen wants to buy this teahouse and have him name a price," Long Fei Ye instructed.
Tang Li immediately expressed his stance. "Brother, I'll stay here and help you take care of the teahouse. I won't go back to Yunning with you."
Long Fei Ye replied with four words, "We don't accept guests."
The reason why he'd spent so much money to reserve the entire teahouse was because he didn't want anyone to disturb him. If it hadn't been his younger brother who'd come recently, he would've chased him away long ago.
He'd bought this teahouse to give to Han Yunxi to make up for the regret of not being able to accompany her to Jiangnan's Plum Blossom Sea for the New Year.
This teahouse was the same as Jiangnan's Plum Blossom Sea. No guests would stay here in the future.
Tang Li was incomparably resentful. He secretly thought about how he'd figure out the Tang Sect's finances one day and find a reason to spend a sum of money to buy a teahouse. Now that he had a family and privacy, leaving home to live under someone else's roof wasn't a solution.
Tang Zijin was celebrating the New Year alone on Crouching Dragon Peak. If he knew his son's thoughts, what would he think?
Han Yunxi stood up and looked around. The more she looked, the more she liked this teahouse.
If Long Fei Ye bought it, then she'd be able to live in a corner in the future. If Long Feiye was busy, then so be it. In any case, there was nothing to do in the imperial harem, much less any concubines for her to worry about. Moreover, as the head of the military, there wasn't much to worry about right now, so she had plenty of free time.
From time to time, she'd bring Rui 'er here to stay for a few days to learn the way of tea and plant tea trees.
Han Yunxi picked Rui 'er up and asked, "Son, do you like it here?"
Rui 'er nodded. As a man of few words, he wouldn't say a word if he didn't have to.
"Let's have Imperial Father buy it and give it to Mother, okay?" Han Yunxi asked again.
Rui 'er shook his head in disagreement.
Han Yunxi was amused. Everyone else didn't understand, but she understood very well. She asked again, "Then give it to Rui 'er, okay?"
This time, Rui 'er finally opened his golden mouth and answered without hesitation, "Okay!"
Everyone was amused. Long Fei Ye couldn't help but laugh, but he still didn't agree.
He said, "You're not allowed to fight with your mother."
Tang Li and Ning Jing were very surprised. They'd never seen a father like Long Fei Ye.
Han Yunxi was long used to it, and so was Rui 'er. He glanced at his Imperial Father and turned away, ignoring him.
When Rui 'er was a little older, he'd probably say "petty". When he was a little older, he'd probably say "don't care".
As for what he was thinking now, no one knew.
Little Tang Tang ran over from the snow and hugged her daddy's thigh. She said in a childish voice, "Daddy, Bao Bao … hug …"
Tang Li immediately carried little Tang Tang up and kissed her forehead. He immediately rubbed her hands to keep her warm.
Long Fei Ye looked at them deeply and was the first to walk out of the tea house.
Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion was the tallest pavilion in the tea house. It was on the east side of the tea house, and there was a lake beside the pavilion. At this time, the lake was already frozen and could be stepped on.
The dinner was set in the spacious hall on the second floor of the pavilion. When Han Yunxi and the rest arrived, the large round table was already filled with delicious wine and delicacies.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi sat at the head of the table. Little Rui 'er sat beside Han Yunxi, and Granny Zhao stood at the side to wait on them.
Tang Li and Ning Jing sat at the side. Little Tang Tang didn't want to sit alone and insisted on being carried by Tang Li. Ning Jing tried to stop her again and again, but little Tang Tang didn't cry or make a fuss. She just looked at her daddy pitifully. Tang Li's heart immediately softened, and he still carried little Tang Tang to sit on his lap.
Long Fei Ye looked at Tang Li deeply again, but unfortunately, Tang Li didn't notice.
Seeing this, little Rui 'er, who always liked to sit by himself, suddenly wanted a hug too.
He stood up and took a step forward on his mother's body.
"Oh, little master, be careful not to fall!" Granny Zhao hurriedly supported him.
Little Rui 'er looked at his mother with a pitiful expression. "Mother … hug."
In fact, little Rui 'er wasn't a clingy child. Usually, he would stick to her when he was wronged or when he was sleeping. Otherwise, he would basically play by himself.
On the other hand, Han Yunxi would sometimes stick to her son and want to hug and kiss him.
"Okay, okay! Hug! "Han Yunxi also let little Rui 'er sit on her lap.
"Let's start the dinner." Long Fei Ye said faintly.
Granny Zhao hurriedly opened the bowl of chicken soup in the center. No chicken, no banquet. Yunning Continent's New Year's custom was to have a bowl of chicken soup for dinner overnight.
Ever since little Rui 'er was born, Granny Zhao could be said to have been cooking from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. On the last day, she still made a pot of old hen soup.
Granny Zhao first served a bowl to Long Fei Ye. Long Fei Ye felt a little nauseous when he saw it.
Yes, this year in the military camp, the old hen soup in the imperial study was no less than what Han Yunxi drank.
Long Fei Ye pushed the bowl of chicken soup to Tang Li. "Here."
Now, he would no longer ask Granny Zhao to make chicken soup for Han Yunxi.
Tang Li was about to decline when Long Fei Ye said, "We're eating as a family, so there's no need for those rules. Let's eat. "
Thus, Han Yunxi also pushed her bowl of chicken soup to Ning Jing.
Tang Li and Ning Jing, who were unaware of the situation, drank with relish. Granny Zhao was overjoyed when she saw this, thinking that Master Li would be staying for a while this time. She had raised more than a hundred hens, and finally, there was a market.
If it wasn't for tonight's family dinner, she wouldn't dare to make chicken soup again, because "old hen soup" had been personally listed as a forbidden product in the palace by His Highness!
After drinking the chicken soup, the real banquet began. The palace maids came to pour wine one after another. It was also during the New Year's Eve family dinner that Long Fei Ye made an exception to drink wine.
"Ning Jing, we spent New Year's Eve at Three-Way Black Market a few years ago. Gu got me drunk, and my brother took revenge for me by getting Gu drunk until he was unconscious for a few days! "
Although Gu was drunk at that time, he was only unconscious for a few days! Tang Li was obviously exaggerating.
"Really?" Ning Jing didn't quite believe it.
Suddenly, someone sneered, "It's fake! Hmph! "
Everyone was shocked. They looked at each other and shook their heads blankly. Who was the one who said that?
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