An Minxia was at a loss for words when asked this question.
Actually, the taste of the century-old monkey wine is definitely first-tier, and even An Minxia, who ca from the Marquis Mansion, couldn’t find any fault with it.
An Minxia’s eyes darted around and, upon seeing Ye Lingyue, noted that she was rely a Martial Artist in the Body Refinent realm, and thus, a crafty plan sprung to mind.
"Country bumpkins will always be country bumpkins. A so-called good wine isn’t just about taste. I happened to co to Li City this ti intending to find ingredients to brew a dicine Wine called Five Treasures Brew. If you can also brew wine like the Five Treasures Brew, I’ll acknowledge your brewing skills and allow your wine to be sold in Drunk Immortal Inn," An Minxia had barely finished speaking when Lan Cai’er frowned and was about to object.
"Fine, let’s see who can brew the Five Treasures Brew first." But before Lan Cai’er could speak, Ye Lingyue preempted her.
"Hold on, this county master hasn’t finished speaking yet. Even if you do brew the Five Treasures Brew, if you want to sell your wine in Drunk Immortal Inn, you will need to pay an entrance fee of one thousand taels of gold," An Minxia declared, causing an uproar.
One thousand taels of gold for an entrance fee?
An Minxia, due to her connections with her brother Heir An, managed to co-run Drunk Immortal Inn with Lan Cai’er. Initially, she spent only one thousand taels of gold.
But now, Drunk Immortal Inn is flourishing within Daxia, making a fortune daily, and An Minxia earns back a thousand taels of silver each month.
It was just for the sake of money that she had been on good terms with Lan Cai’er all along.
"An Minxia, what do you an by that? When you initially bought a share of Drunk Immortal Inn, you only spent one thousand taels of gold. Now, just for consignnt of a wine, you’re charging one thousand taels of gold?" Lan Cai’er was dissatisfied.
"At the ti, this county master did only spend one thousand taels of gold, but now, Drunk Immortal Inn is making a fortune daily. Country bumpkin, do you know what it ans to make a fortune daily? I’m afraid you’ve never seen so much gold in your life. If you can’t produce one thousand taels of gold, you have no right to bargain with this county master," An Minxia scoffed.
An Minxia looked at Ye Lingyue and knew that she couldn’t possibly co up with one thousand taels of gold, which was equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver.
"An Minxia, what do you an? One thousand taels of gold, I will give," Lan Cai’er, unable to contain her anger, blurted out impulsively.
"Sister Lan, this bet is between County Lord An and myself. You don’t need to intervene," Ye Lingyue thought for a mont; indeed, she could not produce one thousand taels of gold in cash on hand.
But if she sold the piece of Agarwood and also sold so Blue-striped Elixir at Juqi Tower...
"I am willing to offer one thousand taels of gold to bet on Lady Ye that she can brew the Five Treasures Brew. I wonder if County Lord An is willing to take that bet with this prince," a voice as warm as the spring breeze ca from outside the door.
It turned out that the commotion in the side room caused by An Minxia and others was so loud that it startled the guests in the neighboring room.
When they saw the newcor, the originally arrogant An Minxia instantly fell silent, looking as if her eyeballs were about to fall out.
It was a young man of about sixteen or seventeen years of age in a large snow-white silk robe, making his tall and lean figure stand out.
His raven-colored hair, fine as ink silk, was adorned with a jade crown, and embroidered with golden threads in the shape of golden bamboo at the collar, indicating an elegant heritage.
Upon seeing his face, whether male or female, just one glance would dazzle them.
Due to being frequently ill, the young man’s complexion was even whiter and more translucent than a woman’s. As he stood at the doorway, the sunlight streaming in made it seem as if he was bathed in moonlight.
In his deep and narrow phoenix eyes shimred ripples like those on a lake. His eyes were peculiar, seemingly profound black at first glance, yet within the darkness shimred hints of amber.
The young man slowly approached, surrounded by several guards, yet all eyes focused solely on him, causing everyone to forget to even breathe.
A man too handso, almost demonically attractive, his arrival quieted the previously noisy room, and for a few breaths’ ti, everyone forgot the argunt.
Ye Lingyue glanced over, recognizing that the newcor was none other than Feng Xun, whom she had t before and who had almost beco a Water Ghost.
She was just about to ask why Feng Xun was in this place.
"Prince Feng?" Lan Cai’er exclaid, everyone present, upon seeing Feng Xun, all knelt down.
Only Ye Lingyue stood there, dumbfounded, completely unaware of what was going on.
Lan Cai’er, next to her, was so frightened that she hurriedly kept making gestures at Ye Lingyue.
"Commandery Princess Lan, County Lord An, there is no need for such formalities from everyone. I am but a hostage from another country, temporarily residing in your land, there is no need for such grand gestures." Feng Xun was a prince from a foreign land, and the highest-ranking person present was Lan Cai’er, the Commandery Princess herself, so indeed, they should have paid respects to Feng Xun.
It was then that Ye Lingyue realized that this seemingly unlucky, frail young man was actually a prince; no wonder last ti, he had given her a bag full of gold leaves.
Had she known the other party was of such rich background, she should have asked for more benefits, Ye Lingyue secretly regretted.
Compared to the other day, Feng Xun was still pale, but that kind of sickly appearance didn’t repel others but instead easily provoked a protective instinct.
Except for Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er, when the other won present saw Feng Xun, their faces involuntarily blushed, showing shy embarrassnt.
Ye Lingyue watched from the sidelines, inwardly sighing to herself.
A man who looks like this is truly bewitchingly attractive; they say that beauty is a disaster, Feng Xun is the epito of a Blue-skinned Calamity.
Perhaps noticing that Ye Lingyue was silently judging him, Feng Xun nodded at her, those indescribable eyes being very friendly, which caused An Minxia standing by to grit her teeth incessantly.
Prince Beiqing, a well-known handso man on the mainland, was soone An Minxia had t once in the Imperial City, and with just a glance, she had already beco infatuated with Prince Feng.
This ti, she followed eagerly to Li City upon hearing that Prince Feng was staying here temporarily.
She had even visited Feng Residence to see Feng Xun, only to be told by the official that Prince Feng was weak and did not want to see guests.
Feng Xun was amiable, but he did not easily grow close to others. When he was in the Imperial City, he always kept to himself, with only a few people being able to interact with him. Publicly showing favor to a woman like this was a first for him.
"County Lord An, just now I was in the next room drinking tea and heard you discussing the Five Treasures Brew. I am quite interested and would like to join your bet that Miss Ye can brew the Five Treasures Brew. I wonder, would you have any objections?" After speaking, Feng Xun had soone bring out a silver note worth a thousand Gold.
Looking at the ten silver notes worth a thousand taels of silver each, Ye Lingyue’s eyes lit up.
Ten thousand silver, equivalent to a thousand Gold.
Just out to drink tea and carrying so many silver notes with him.
This Feng Xun is either a big tycoon or his family has so much money they don’t know where to put it.
Devilishly handso, and a top-grade tycoon, the only flaw is his frail body. But, being frail is one thing, one kick of the bucket and all the family fortune...
No wonder so many county masters and noble ladies seem to want to devour Feng Xun right away.
If Feng Xun knew what was going through Ye Lingyue’s little head at this mont, it’s hard to know what kind of expression he would show.
Although Ye Lingyue was very interested in those silver notes, she also understood that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and she was even less willing to accept benefits from others for no reason.
"Prince Feng..." Ye Lingyue was about to refuse when she started to speak.
"I like it, Miss Ye, call Feng Xun." Feng Xun’s diamond-shaped lips slightly curved, his phoenix eyes shimring with light, as enchanting as the lingering glow of lights.
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