Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 973 - 143 Little Lord_3

Chapter 973: 143 Little Lord_3

The young master was even more disappointed.

Upon hearing this, the slightly older man immediately laughed, bending over and leaning close to the young master, "Young Master, as you’ve heard, Young Master Xia isn’t here. We should hurry back to avoid worrying Madam..."

"Not going back!" The young master huffed stubbornly, plonking himself on a nearby stool and, like a little adult, tapped on the table, "Xiao Hanzi, pour some tea."

"Right away, Young Master!" The younger lad immediately scurried to pour a cup of tea for the young master.

Only when this lad spoke did Shopkeeper Liu realize that his voice was, just like the old man’s, shrill and unisex.

This ambiguous voice, coupled with the old man’s fair and clean face, sparked a thought in Shopkeeper Liu’s mind that struck him like a blow.

If his guess was correct, then the background of this young master...

At this thought, Shopkeeper Liu couldn’t help but straighten up and smile even warmer, "Is there anything the Young Master wishes to order? Here at Fuman Building, we have quite a few signature dishes, what would you like to try?"

"How dare you!" The old man scolded with a high-pitched voice, glaring at Shopkeeper Liu. This shopkeeper really lacked discernment, couldn’t he see that he was earnestly trying to persuade the young master to return? And yet, he even hurried to ask the young master to order dishes!

However, before he could finish, the young master had already glared at him discontentedly, "Eunuch Chang, don’t be like this. Since this shopkeeper is Brother Xia’s man, he is one of us. You’ll scare him this way. Brother Xia will certainly be even less willing to see me. It’s been nearly a year since I’ve seen him, and if you scare him off, watch your hair!"

Eunuch Chang managed a sheepish smile and instinctively shrank his neck. Others might have a beard to pull, but unfortunately, he was a eunuch, and he had thought himself lucky not to have an Achilles’ heel. Little did he know, the young prince had switched to pulling hair. Pulling hair can be very painful too, you know!

Watching Eunuch Chang look embarrassed, Lao Fan upstairs chuckled behind his hand. Eunuch Chang was none other than Consort Tian’s trusted maid. Back in the days when Lao Fan was still in the palace, he often gambled with the old eunuch.

Not for any other reason but because the old eunuch also had a picky palate, and the two would frequently make secret bets on which dish the Emperor would favor from the Imperial kitchen.

Since Eunuch Chang was serving Consort Tian and often by her side, he naturally knew which dish the Emperor took a few extra chopsticks of during meals. Hence, it was often Lao Fan who lost the bets, and as it turned out, he still owed Eunuch Chang several meals and drinks.

As Lao Fan snickered, counting on his fingers, "One, two, three, four... fifteen, sixteen. Oh dear, I owe him so many meals, tsk tsk, I wonder if this old fellow specifically came to Zhuma Town to collect his debt? No, no, I absolutely cannot go out, I will not!"

Upon hearing the young master address Eunuch Chang, Shopkeeper Liu’s suspicions were confirmed. These were indeed people from the palace. It looked like they were old acquaintances of Xia Zheng.

Indeed, this young master was none other than the Sixth Prince Zhao Hongyan. His mother, Consort Tian, and Princess Anle were close friends in their maiden days, and their sons naturally became good friends as well. But with Xia Zheng frequently running around outside, Zhao Hongyan had not seen him for over half a year and was longing for a reunion.

Initially, he had planned to ask Third Prince Zhao Hongde to bring him to Zhuma Town, but Zhao Hongde was assigned by the Emperor to oversee the current imperial examination. With no other choice, the young boy pleaded with Consort Tian to let him come on his own.

After many years of longing for a child, Consort Tian finally had her precious son, whom she doted on and protected. How could she rest easy? But despite her worries, she couldn’t withstand her son’s continuous nagging and eventually agreed, even sending her trusted Eunuch Chang with him, fearing any mishap.

Taking advantage of Zhao Hongyan’s inattentiveness, Eunuch Chang gestured to Shopkeeper Liu and pulled him aside to whisper.

"Is your boss really not here? He’s not hiding on purpose, is he?"

Shopkeeper Liu was sweating profusely, trying his best to keep his smile natural, "Of course, he’s really not here. As you can see, you’re a friend of my boss, how could I deceive you, right? Hehe."

Eunuch Chang was no ordinary person. He was an old fox who had survived the cutthroat Palace, ’Human Hell’, for years. Would he have reached his age now without some cunning?

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