Chapter 104: Still Water Runs Deep (1/2)

It was truly surprising to hi was still spending his effort in coet ready to convince Shen Lian again

But, Shen Lian said, ”His Majesty has five sons, three of them had been the Crown Prince The previous Crown Prince was the e death Your uncle was once the Crown Prince but now he is dethroned and confined for life However, only your father had never been in his Majesty's favor before, but in his new reign, he was designated as the Crown Prince Furthermore, ould not know that the position of the Crown Prince is a fiery pit now? Your father should have declined but he still gladly accepted it Words on the streets are that your father is cowardly and sloitted Could it be that you, being his son, think so too?”

Zhao Xiang held his breath when he heard this Since young, he had been valiant and decisive, even his heartless grandmother showed her appreciation towards hirandmother towards his father, it could be said that that was an obvious comparison

People had said that his father had been designated as the Crown Prince because of his grandmother's love towards him However, he had studied history as a child and understood the complexity of the situation, he should not si on But his father did not decline, he gladly accepted after hearing the decree

That month while he was in the imperial city, it was like he was on thin ice His father, on the other hand, caroup of doctors to be at a brink of helplessness

Of course, what really disheartened hirandmother did not even bother to question this s of an E so he was confused and troubled, or else he would not have sought out for Shen Lian

There was a profound theory to Shen Lian's statement As a son, naturally he was the one who really understood his father Therefore, he would feel that his father was not the brightest since he did not kno to get his own mother to like him and he too, did not kno to purposely keep his distance between the group of subjects and keep a low profile All along, he had been confor and did not have his own opinions

But now that he really thought about it, their family had been peaceful up until now for so ent person and thoroughly understood Shen Lian after getting the hint At that moment, he felt that Shen Lian was scary and could not help but be suspicious of a figure like Shen Lian His approaches were fore, as he conspiring about?

He did not ask and buried this uncertainty inside hi

They chatted idly for a while and Zhao Xiang left

Shen Lian watched as Zhao Xiang left and then averted his gaze to the I heavier by the ry” Fro

Shen Lian picked her up and chuckled lightly, ”You're not going to go out and scrounge for freedelicious” Ruoxi held onto Shen Lian's chin ”Big brother's face is really smooth, there is not a fine hair on it”

Shen Lian replied, ”Then we'll go to 'Fu Man Lou' today and have the roast duck Do you want to drink alcohol?”

”Xi Er is still young, I cannot drink, big brother should not drink also” Ruoxi tugged on a strand of Shen Lian's hair

There were no storeys in Fu Man Lou It was situated on the neighboring street There was a river to the side of the street, called Anping Canal Thisriver, which spans over two hundred feet

This was dug after the Eiven her orders, which benefited the large crop fields outside of the city Before that, the rice in the imperial city was expensive and life in the city was hard Ever since having Anping Canal, the Empress then ordered people to research and develop finer breeds of rice The price of rice in Shendu decreased over the years

Policies such as this by the Enation of an i for the common folks

Fu Man Lou was not a restaurant but a tavern near the Anping Canal

The owner of the tavern was a beautiful limpse of her

It was said that she was aand she wanted a happy household It was also said that she wanted to transforave this small shop the name 'Fu Man Lou'

Fu Man Lou was not packed to the brim with customers every day After all, the custoe of the woet their hands on her

But the lady owner did not only have looked but she also had good cooking Initially, thisThe food she ood and soood, not even the imperial cooks could co food

It was indistinguishable based on appearance, it could only be felt when it was being eaten