Volume 6: Dream Record Chapter 377 Yuan Xudong pretends to have a stomachache
Yuan Xudong, Gu Qianfan, and Lao Jia were sitting in the front yard of Zhao's Tea House chatting. Lao Jia said respectfully:
"Master Yuan, Commander, only the chief of the yamen runners knows the identity of our Imperial City Division. But please rest assured, I have warned the chief of the yamen runners not to disclose it to others!"
"No problem!"
Gu Qianfan waved his hand, and Yuan Xudong smiled and reminded:
"I don't mind. I 'm not here to investigate a case. But since the chief of the yamen runners already knows the identity of your Imperial City Division, then the county magistrate of Qiantang and the prefect of Jiangnan will surely know soon that someone from your Imperial City Division is here. By then, will they have any misunderstandings?"
"What misunderstanding could there be?"
Looking up at Yuan Xudong, Gu Qianfan asked casually.
"Officials of all ranks in Jiangnan are all tied together. The goods from Southeast Asia here are much cheaper than those in the Maritime Customs Office opened by the imperial court. Foreign merchants of all kinds come here in an endless stream. If they knew that the commander of the Imperial City Office of Tokyo had secretly come here, do you think they would think that the imperial court had sent someone here to investigate this matter?"
As he spoke, Yuan Xudong looked at Gu Qianfan and said with a smile:
" Trading privately, lifting the ban on sea trade, and allowing foreign merchants to freely enter and exit the ports of the Song Dynasty, this is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of three clans. All officials of Jiangnan are involved. If it were me, even if they are from your Imperial City Department, I would take the initiative to kill them and silence them!"
After listening to Yuan Xudong's words, Lao Jia immediately apologized with fear and trepidation:
"Commander, what Master Yuan said is true. It is my fault for being incompetent and inconsiderate. Please forgive me, Commander!"
"Is this the case throughout the Jiangnan officialdom?"
Looking at the terrified Old Jia, Gu Qianfan said with an extremely unpleasant expression:
"The Imperial City Division is responsible for managing all inappropriate matters in the world. Such a big case happened in Jiangnan. What did your local Imperial City Division do?"
"Please forgive me, Commander!"
Seeing Gu Qianfan getting angry, Lao Jia quickly explained:
"This case is of great importance. The people below dare not make a decision on their own, so they report it to the higher levels one by one, but there has been no response!"
At this point, Lao Jia glanced at Gu Qianfan and said cryptically:
"I have reported this major case directly to the Imperial City Division headquarters in Tokyo. I heard that it was shelved by Mr. Lei, and the reply said that he would ignore it for the time being!"
After listening to Lao Jia, Gu Qianfan frowned slightly and said:
"Are you sure it's Lord Lei?"
"I dare not speak nonsense!"
Just then, Zhao Pan'er came over with a tea tray. Gu Qianfan waved his hand slightly, signaling Lao Jia to be quiet.
Walking closer, Zhao Pan'er served Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia a cup of tea each, and also presented three plates of tea and fruit, smiling:
"Dragon and Phoenix tea, pear strips and peach rings, candied fruit carvings, and Bijian bean cakes!"
After that, she brought Yuan Xudong another cup of tea and said with a smile:
"Light tea with water!"
"Thank you Pan'er!"
"You're welcome. Please have a taste of this tea, Young Master Xiao!"
Having said that, Zhao Pan'er respectfully stepped aside with the tea tray in her arms.
Looking up at Zhao Pan'er, Gu Qianfan picked up the tea, smelled it, tasted it, and then said sarcastically:
"The mouth of a bamboo snake, the sting of a wasp's tail!"
"Sly woman!"
Hearing that Zhao Pan'er dared to poison him and others, Lao Jia was furious and slammed the table and shouted:
"How dare you poison someone in public!"
"Why do you say that, sir?"
Looking up at the angry Lao Jia and Gu Qianfan, Zhao Paner looked calm, took off the silver hairpin on her head, and said loudly:
"I dare to guarantee with my life that there is absolutely no poison in this tea. If you don't believe me, this hairpin is made of silver. Check it yourself!"
"Yeah?"
Old Jia just stretched out his hand, wanting to take the silver hairpin from Zhao Pan'er to test for poison, but Gu Qianfan smiled contemptuously, pointing at the Dragon and Phoenix tea and three plates of tea fruit on the table and said with a smile:
"Dragon and Phoenix tea, pear strips and peach rings, candied fruit carvings. The first two are common tea cakes in the market, but the last one is the most exquisite, but it is the Bijian Bean Cake. As long as you are not blind, nine out of ten people will choose it to go with tea. The reason why Dragon and Phoenix tea is called Dragon and Phoenix is because it contains camphor, which has a bitter and cold flavor, and mung beans are also cold in nature. With the combination of the main and the secondary, it's okay to drink it now, but in two or three hours, I'm afraid I will vomit and have diarrhea, right?"
After listening to Gu Qianfan, Lao Jia looked at Zhao Paner, Yuan Xudong also looked up at her. Sun Sanniang was standing in the shade of a tree not far away, with a nervous expression, her hands behind her back tightly grasping two sharp kitchen knives, and she was really worried about Zhao Paner!
Zhao Paner was slightly stunned for a moment, and said stubbornly:
"I don't understand what you said, sir. I'm not a deity, so how do I know you will eat this bean cake?"
Seeing that Zhao Pan'er was still stubborn even after being exposed in public, Gu Qianfan said directly:
"Well, then, you just give me this cup of Dragon and Phoenix tea, and let me eat all the Bijian Bean Cakes. Then I will believe that what you said is true. How about that?"
Hearing this, Zhao Pan'er's face turned pale. Just as she was hesitating, she suddenly heard Gu Qianfan shouting in a deep voice:
"What are you doing?"
“I’m hungry!”
As he spoke, he stuffed the last piece of Bijian Douer Cake from the fruit plate into his mouth. Yuan Xudong looked at Gu Qianfan, who was full of anger, and said with an inarticulate smile:
"It tastes pretty good, but it's a pity there are only three pieces, it won't fill me up!"
"you……"
Gu Qianfan knew exactly what Yuan Xudong was planning. Looking at Yuan Xudong, whose cheeks were bulging with food, Gu Qianfan became furious and laughed:
"Okay, if you have the guts, give me this cup of Dragon and Phoenix tea!"
As he said this, he pushed his Dragon and Phoenix Tea in front of Yuan Xudong. After just one look, Yuan Xudong said with disdain:
"I don't want to drink your saliva!"
After saying that, Yuan Xudong directly picked up Lao Jia's Dragon and Phoenix tea and drank it like a cow drinking water, without leaving a drop.
Seeing this, Gu Qianfan stood up suddenly, took a deep look at his brother who had never listened to his advice since he was a child, and said angrily:
"I will notify your father as soon as possible to send someone to take you back to Tokyo. You can take care of yourself!"
After saying that, Gu Qianfan turned around and left with Lao Jia.
Looking at Gu Qianfan who left angrily, Yuan Xudong waved at his back and said with a smile:
"Thanks, bro!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong calling him "big brother", Gu Qianfan froze, his body somewhat unsteady. This was the first time Xiao Fan had called him "big brother" since his biological parents divorced and Xiao Qinyan took the young Xiao Fan away from the Gu family. After a slight hesitation, he stopped, turned around and looked at Yuan Xudong who was still waving goodbye to him, and said expressionlessly:
"I will help you keep Miss Zhao's matter secret for a while. When you return to Tokyo, you can find a way to tell Minister Xiao yourself!"
"Okay, big brother!"
Looking at the grinning Yuan Xudong, Gu Qianfan's mouth twitched slightly, and then he looked at Zhao Pan'er who was in a daze and reminded her:
"I know you are not an ignorant village woman. I hope you can understand the principle that things that are too hard will break easily. Also, my brother is young and doesn't understand much about love. I hope you won't hurt him. Otherwise , I will definitely..."
"You better leave now!"
Looking at Gu Qianfan who was still chattering non-stop, Yuan Xudong waved his hand with a look of disgust on his face, and secretly praised him in his heart. This elder brother is pretty good. He helps me maintain my simple personality. My brother is young and doesn't understand much about love affairs. I hope you don't hurt him. Yuan Xudong was secretly happy to hear this. I am simple and young. Please don't hurt me, otherwise you will be in trouble!
After taking a deep look at Yuan Xudong, Gu Qianfan took Lao Jia away from Zhao's Tea Shop. After they left, Sun Sanniang hurried over and looked at Zhao Pan'er worriedly and said:
"Pan'er, are you okay?"
"fine!"
Gently shaking her head, Zhao Pan'er walked straight towards Yuan Xudong, her eyes slightly red. She tried to pretend to be expressionless, but her voice was obviously choked and trembling as she said:
"Mr. Yuan, no, I should call you Mr. Xiao. Mr. Xiao, I am of humble origin and I dare not associate with the rich and powerful. I hope you can leave as soon as possible. I really don't want to cause unnecessary trouble, or even death!"
"No, Pan'er, I will..."
Before Yuan Xudong could finish, Zhao Paner interrupted him and said:
"Mr. Xiao, please respect yourself. I'm already engaged, you really shouldn't..."
Seeing Zhao Pan'er's attitude towards Yuan Xudong suddenly change, as if she had become a different person, Sun Sanniang beside her said with a worried look on her face:
"Pan'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Sanniang, please don't..."
Before Zhao Pan'er could finish her words, Yuan Xudong suddenly squatted down, holding his stomach, and kept shouting "Ouch" and "Ouch". Seeing him like this, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang were startled. Sun Sanniang hurriedly asked with concern:
"Mr. Xiao, what's wrong with you?"
"Sanniang, you should just call me Young Master Yuan. I'm not used to hearing Young Master Xiao!"
"Okay!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong yelling "Ouch", Sun Sanniang finally reacted. She squatted beside Yuan Xudong and said with a smile:
"Mr. Yuan, what's wrong with you?"
"My stomach hurts, maybe I'm poisoned!"
As he spoke, Yuan Xudong sat down on the ground, leaning back against the chair, gasping weakly and crying out in pain:
"It hurts so much, I can't stand it anymore, help me into the house and let me rest for a while!"
"you……"
Looking at Yuan Xudong's extremely exaggerated and poor acting skills, Zhao Pan'er frowned, and was about to expose him when Sun Sanniang quickly , making her hold back the words she was about to say. Zhao Pan'er was puzzled, and Sun Sanniang did not explain much. She just helped Yuan Xudong back to the room to rest, let him lie on the bed to sleep, and brought him a cup of hot tea and placed it beside the bed.
After Sun Sanniang and Zhao Pan'er left, Yuan Xudong hurriedly got up from the bed, found medicine for treating diarrhea from the dimensional space, and randomly took two pills. Although he didn't know whether what Gu Qianfan said was true or not, he was prepared for the worst. He didn't want to really vomit and have diarrhea. Physical discomfort was a small matter, but losing face was a big deal!
