Chapter 359: Chapter 191: The Strongest White Lotus (First Update)
Little Jingkong put on his clothes, adjusted his pants, and bounced on the bed, continuing to show off, “It was Jiaojiao who picked me up and brought me here!”
Little Jingkong lifted his small chin, “Jiaojiao even brought me my clothes; she’s so considerate!”
Little Jingkong got down from the bed and began to look for Gu Jiao, “Where’s Jiaojiao?”
“She has gone to the Medical Hall,” Xiao Liulang replied.
Little Jingkong was disappointed: “Oh.”
Not seeing Jiaojiao in the morning made him feel gloomy.
He gave his brother-in-law a look: “I slept with Jiaojiao! You didn’t!”
Showing off uplifted his mood!
Xiao Liulang vowed that if this little monk bragged one more time, he would tell him the truth!
Fortunately, Little Jingkong brushed it off and moved on to show off to others.
Because Gu Jiao was not present, Xiao Liulang made breakfast.
The family looked at the big lump of unknown substance in the bowl and collectively lost their appetites.
The Old Lady had got up early and…you’re feeding me this?!
Little Jingkong’s small face crumpled. He was not a picky eater, but he also didn’t eat poison!
“Why isn’t anyone eating?” Xiao Liulang asked.
Everyone twitched their mouths and gave him a sidelong eye, “Do you have any clue why we’re not eating? Why don’t you try a bite and see for us!”
Xiao Liulang too, in his heart, refused.
Being true to the principle of not to waste, everyone finally finished the mystery mixture from the bowl. Xiao Liulang’s cooking only got worse over time.
Gu Yan, had his eyeballs rolling back from the awful taste: I need to take two more pills for my heart condition!
After enduring an indescribable breakfast, the family held a small meeting without Xiao Liulang.
Little Jingkong stuck out his tongue dramatically, “We should never let my terrible brother-in-law into the kitchen again! If I faint during class today, it will definitely be because I was poisoned by his breakfast!”
Gu Yan, Gu Xiaoshun, and the Old Lady agreed and decided to put Xiao Liulang permanently on the kitchen blacklist. If they didn’t starve, he was never allowed in the kitchen again!
After missing Xue Ningxiang, they all began to miss Liao Quan. Even the Old Lady, who would get angry at the sight of Liao Quan, admitted that at least his cooking was reliable.
Liao Quan had been kept busy for the past few days playing hide and seek with the emperor.
He couldn’t let the emperor find out about Bishui Alley, so after moving out of the inn, he rented a small house in the suburbs.
The house was signed for by a guarantor and was registered at the Yamen. After a few days, the emperor traced the clues and found this place.
On the first day, Liao Quan was not there.
The second day, Liao Quan was still not there.
On the third day, the fourth day… On the fifth day, the two eunuchs who had been staking out finally spotted Liao Quan.
One was responsible for holding Liao Quan back, while the other rushed back to the palace to report to the emperor.
And that’s how the emperor reunited with Liao Quan, whom he hadn’t seen in three years, on an ordinary afternoon.
Liao Quan looked much more haggard than three years ago.
No surprise, since he had deliberately exposed himself to the cold wind for half a day during the journey, messing up his hair and chapping his lips.
“Your Majesty!” Liao Quan stepped off the horse carriage and bowed to the emperor.
The emperor couldn’t bear to see him bowing and swiftly held him up, “Please rise quickly!”
Liao Quan gave an award-winning performance, with teary eyes and a trembling voice, “I am no longer a court official…This title of ‘Your Majesty’…is too much!”
“The wind is strong outside, you should take care of yourself, let’s talk inside!” In reality, the emperor had been waiting outside for a quarter of an hour, shivering with cold!
The room was simple but clean, thanks to Liao Quan.
The emperor thought it would be warmer inside, but to his surprise, there was no brazier, keeping the room at the same temperature as outside.
The emperor shivered with the cold and felt even more that Liao Quan had spent hard years.
Liao Quan appeared calm, as if he was used to such harsh living conditions. He gently said, “It has been a long time since Your Majesty drank tea brewed by me. Liao Quan, bring some water.”
“Yes!” Liao Quan went to the stove and heated a kettle of water.
Liao Quan personally brewed a pot of Longjing Tea.
Having been used to the excellent tea in the palace, drinking this stale tea was like drinking spoiled water.
He couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you living so poorly?”
Even if Liao Quan was a clean official and only lived on his court salary, his life shouldn’t have got to this point.