Zhou Wanwan, Was It You?
This prince is too ambitious, so there is absolutely no need for cooperation.
Zhou Wanwan stayed in Great Qi to carefully observe the situation Great Qi.
She had just returned to her room when the Crown Prince walked in and said, "Oh my! Do you think it's appropriate for you to live alone in such a luxurious room?"
Zhou Wanwan looked at the Crown Prince and said, "It's suitable. I have money, I can stay in whatever room I want."
The Crown Prince snorted coldly and said, "Zhou Wanwan, how have you considered what I told you yesterday?"
"What's wrong?"
"Become my concubine! I've already made it very clear to you: if you become my concubine, you'll enjoy endless Fugui."
Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said, "What Fugui do you have? You can barely afford to stay in an inn, and you're talking to me about Fugui?"
Zhou Wanwan was speechless. She had never heard of the Crown Prince of the Great Qi Kingdom being so poor.
The crown prince, enraged and humiliated, said:
"I'm only ten years old. I'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. I'm just facing some difficulties at the beginning."
"I'm already being very generous by making you my concubine; don't be ungrateful."
Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:
"You can let whoever you want be the concubine, but I'm not going to be one."
Can you go out now? I'm going to eat!
She's still hungry after finishing court!
The crown prince snorted coldly and said, "I haven't eaten yet!"
Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Your Highness, you wouldn't be thinking of getting a free meal, would you?"
"What do you mean by 'eating for free'? I just want you to perform well now, and I'll decide whether or not to make you a concubine based on your performance," the Crown Prince said seriously.
Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "Throw him out. He's too noisy."
The Crown Prince roared, "Insolence! Zhou Wanwan, don't push your luck!"
Zhou Wanwan slammed her hand on the table and said, "Who's shameless here? Just because you're the crown prince doesn't mean you can eat and drink for free! Stop dreaming! Get out of here!"
This was the first time Zhou Wanwan's face had darkened.
It turns out that since he was willing to pay, a little grievance was nothing.
They don't have a single penny, yet they're still thinking of freeloading. Freeloading is one thing, but being so arrogant is truly shameless.
The crown prince was so angry that he turned and left.
The Old Scholar Tree then passed bowls of vegetables through the window. "We'll make do with what we have today. Our Old Ancestor went to the palace to get these, but the one in the palace made a move, and we won."
Zhou Wanwan's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Really? Our Old Ancestor is that powerful now?"
The Old Scholar Tree smiled and said:
"It wasn't exactly a win! It was a draw, barely."
"It's just that our Old Ancestor remembered your favorite foods and specially brought a few dishes from the Imperial Kitchen for you."
Stewed lamb belly, charcoal-grilled lamb leg, braised beef, pan-fried beef short ribs, braised soft-shelled turtle, river fish stewed in milk sauce, braised beef tendon with mushrooms, crispy fried lamb liver, milk-soaked wild mushrooms, papaya stewed with bird's nest...
Just as Zhou Wanwan was about to eat, Zheng Xing'an walked in and said, "Master, the Crown Prince and several princesses have arrived."
Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow and said, "Why are they here again? They're so annoying!"
Soon, the crown prince and several princesses entered.
Zhou Wanwan ate her lunch slowly and deliberately. The Third Princess looked at her bowl and said:
"Zhou Wanwan, with your status, how dare you eat this stuff here?"
"Get your ass over here right now! I'm starving; I haven't had a single bite to eat."
The third princess sat down on the stool, but as soon as she sat down, the stool suddenly tipped over and she fell to the ground with a "bang".
She cried out, "Ouch! My butt! Zhou Wanwan, was that you?"
Zhou Wanwan said speechlessly:
"Third Princess, how could you be so careless?"
"Aren't you guys too poor? Trying to fleece me?"
The crown prince couldn't help but say, "Do I need to fleece you? I have a jade pendant here, priceless. Here, take it."
Zhou Wanwan looked at the jade pendant the Crown Prince threw at her and said, "Oh dear, I won't accept this kind of jade pendant. If I really pawn this jade pendant, I'm afraid I'll be arrested and taken to the authorities very soon, right?"
The Crown Prince's face stiffened. The Second Princess said, "Wanwan, we'll be family sooner or later."
Zhou Wanwan looked at the Second Princess and said:
Hey! Who's family with you? Anyone who's family with you is doomed. I'm not family with you.
"If you want to eat, that's fine. This meal will cost 100 taels of silver."
The third princess was furious. "Are you robbing me? What kind of meal costs 100 taels of silver? This food costs at most 10 taels of silver."
Zhou Wanwan said speechlessly, "This isn't something an ordinary chef could make. Anyway, it's 100 taels of silver, take it or leave it."
The third princess gritted her teeth, but the crown prince said, "Twenty taels of silver is enough."
Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Deal."
Anyway, she couldn't finish it all by herself, and none of these dishes were her favorites.
Besides, it was taken from the Great Qi Imperial Palace, and she even received twenty taels of silver. Isn't that a sure thing?
The crown prince quickly pulled out 20 taels of silver. The third princess looked at her and said, "Since you've already given the silver, you can't eat this food anymore; it's all ours."
Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Okay, then you can take it!"
The Third Princess looked at the room and said:
Why are you staying in this luxury suite?
Why are we only staying in the superior rooms? The difference is too great!
Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "Because I'm rich! The Third Princess surely knows that money paves the way in this world, doesn't she?"
The third princess snorted coldly and said, "It's just money, isn't it? I have plenty. I'm going to upgrade my room to a luxury suite."
She called over a waiter and said, "I want to upgrade my room."
The waiter looked at her and said, "A deluxe suite costs 500 taels of silver per day. Would you like to switch now?"
The third princess couldn't believe her ears. "500 taels of silver? Are you robbing me?"
The waiter frowned and said:
"Miss, we have clearly marked prices. Since you asked, I will answer you seriously."
If you think it's too expensive, you can stay in a regular superior room, which costs no more than 200 taels of silver per day.
There are also lower-class rooms available, which only cost a few dozen coins a day.
There are also cheaper shared dormitories, costing only a few coins a day, after all, everyone wants a different kind of life.
Of course, we will provide the best service.
The Third Princess gritted her teeth and said:
"Get out of here! 500 taels of silver a day for a room? Why don't you just rob someone?"
Zhou Wanwan, you probably can't live in such a big house by yourself, right? Why don't we live together?
Zhou Wanwan looked at the Third Princess speechlessly and said, "Didn't you say you weren't short of money? Then you'd better figure it out yourself. I'm not used to sharing a room with other people."
The third princess left in anger with her maid.
She went back to her room, drank several glasses of cold water, and said, "I'm so angry! How can Zhou Wanwan be so rich?"