Xiao Yu was sitting at the counter doing the accounts, a skill she had learned from Uncle Yuan that required a lot of practice. So, whenever she had so free ti, she would be at the counter, calculating first with an abacus, then double-checking by doing the calculation again in her head or on paper. Only when the results matched could she prove to herself that she had truly mastered it.
Princess Yijia?
Xiao Yu looked up and saw the guards were already starting to drive away the custors at the nearby table. She frowned and spoke out to stop them unhappily.
"Pauper? My dear custor, whom are you calling a pauper? Is this your territory? By what right do you demand my guests get out?"
The guard was stunned, clearly not expecting a commoner to dare defy them in the presence of the Commandery Princess. His eyes widened with anger.
"How dare you! Princess Yijia is here, how could you be so insolent? Kneel down at once!"
Xiao Yu gave them an indifferent glance and didn’t reply. She walked straight to the custors and said with a smile,
"Don’t waste food, everyone. Every grain is hard-earned. Please continue eating. I’ll take care of the al today,"
The commoners hesitated and looked around, worried they might be thrown out again, but the shopkeeper was quite right. So while the guards were not yet focusing on them again, they hurriedly scooped up the noodles from their bowls, trying to finish eating as quickly as possible and leave.
Only then did she turn to look at Princess Yijia, "I wasn’t aware of the Princess’s visit and failed to greet you from afar. Please forgive . May I inquire as to what brings the Princess to my humble establishnt?"
She rely clasped her hands in a gesture of respect and did not kneel. As if kidding, how could a modern person kneel before soone from ancient tis?
She hadn’t even knelt before Yan Qing. Would she kneel to this worthless Princess?
Princess Yijia was wearing a veiled hat. Although her face was not clear, she could see Xiao Yu’s expression clearly through the thin veil.
Seeing that Xiao Yu didn’t offer her full respect, her brows already showed her displeasure. And looking at the commoners around, as if they hadn’t heard the guard’s recent eviction attempt, they still had the appetite to continue sitting and eating? Did these people even take her, the Commandery Princess, seriously?
But as angry as she was, she didn’t forget the purpose of her visit today. She suppressed her anger, though her face was strained as she looked at Xiao Yu.
"Are you the shopkeeper of this establishnt?"
"Indeed, I am."
"Good. I’ve heard that Prince Qing has been eating here three tis a day recently?"
"Brother Qing" again? This voice didn’t quite sound the sa as the last princess’s voice. Could this be another one of Yan Qing’s die-hard fans?
With great respect, Xiao Yu bowed with clasped fists, "Yes, Prince Qing indeed dines here daily. May I ask if there is an issue?"
Princess Yijia’s face looked displeased as she stared at Xiao Yu’s calm facade, feeling even more irritated inside, "What enchanting soup have you given Brother Qing, making him run here three tis a day? He’s even skipping the morning court sessions. Do you realize how corrupted he will beco if this continues?"
"Emm...," my goodness, what business is it of hers? And enchanting soup? That’s quite the accusation coming from this girl.
"Princess, you might want to ask Prince Qing himself about that. Besides, he rely cos here to eat. Could a al really affect his attendance at the morning court? Surely, there’s no direct connection. Perhaps you should inquire directly? I am just a cook and do not understand these matters," Xiao Yu replied.
"I find you, the shopkeeper, to be quite sharp-tongued. From the mont I entered, you haven’t shown any respect. If you had even the slightest regard for as a princess, you would not dare to be so brazen. You an to tell you don’t know? Are you trying to fool a ghost? Guards, seize him and interrogate him thoroughly. I want to see what kind of person dares to be so presumptuous in front of , the Commandery Princess!"
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