Wei Wei lowered his head and looked at the note on the table. He couldn't help but be stunned. But after thinking carefully for a while, he nodded. "Yes, I can prepare some more special dishes for you ladies. Please wait a moment."
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, waiter," Wei Shuxuan winked playfully at him. Wei Wei blushed furiously at his young miss's playful look. "Waiter, please go and prepare for me first."
".....Okay."
Wei Shuxuan knew that she had gone too far with her joke, so she took the initiative to give Wei Wei an excuse to leave. Wei Wei nodded, replied respectfully, and then left the room.
"Wei Wei is actually quite good at painting. You can take a look."
Hearing Ge Zian say this, Wei Shuxuan looked a bit blank. "How come I don't know about this?"
"You only have Young Master Xin in your eyes. How would you know that Wei Wei can paint?" Ge Zian calmly picked up a piece of sweet and sour spareribs and put it into her own bowl.
"What are you talking nonsense about? I do care about Wei Wei very much. It's just that... I didn't know he knew this skill," Wei Shuxuan was extremely hungry and quickly picked up the dishes to eat. "Hurry up and eat, or I'll finish them all."
"You don't look like a noble young lady at all in this state," Ge Zian looked at the way Wei Shuxuan was eating and couldn't help showing a look of disgust.
"Xin Zizhao hasn't disliked me yet. Besides, he later said that he found it very pleasant to watch me eat."
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Everything one does is full of charm. Ge Zian thought silently.
Wei Wei came down from the third floor. There was still a faint blush on his ordinary face. Seeing this, Wang Wu immediately came over to tease him. "Zhang Er, did something happen between you and that pretty young lady? Tell me about it."
"......It's nothing. I still have work to do, so I won't talk to you anymore."
A short while later, Wei Wei carried two dishes up to the third floor. The shopkeeper saw Zhang Er going upstairs and waved to Wang Wu, signaling him to come over. "Recently, I've noticed that Zhang Er seems to have some problems. Have you noticed?"
"Yes, shopkeeper. This lad may be experiencing his first stirrings of love and has developed a lustful interest in the young lady on the third floor. Naturally, he's acting differently."
".....I see. You must keep an eye on him. Don't let him do anything that might damage our Sanmei Inn because of a woman. Do you understand?"
"Understood, shopkeeper. I'll keep a good watch on him."
Wei Shuxuan took out a new piece of white paper and put it aside, asking Wei Wei to draw it when he served the dishes. "Waiter, please put the dishes here. Also, look, the shells of these braised prawns are so hard to peel. Could you peel a few for me before you leave? I'll give you a tip."
".....Okay then."
Since their room door was open, their conversation fell into the ears of the shopkeeper in the lobby below. Although the shopkeeper was a bit dissatisfied that Zhang Er often lingered around that young lady, as long as flattering a wealthy young lady could increase the shop's income, it wasn't a bad thing.
Wei Wei's figure blocked the view from outside the room. He picked up the writing brush, rummaged through his memory of Sima Yongheng's jade pendant, and carefully drew it. "Miss, I've peeled a few prawns for you. I wonder if this is okay?"
Wei Shuxuan looked at the painting and then at Ge Zian. Ge Zian gave Wei Shuxuan a look with his eyes. She smiled, and even her voice was filled with a bit of amusement. "You peeled them very well. Thank you, waiter. If you have something to do, you can go down and get busy first."
Just as Wei Wei was about to walk out of the room, Wei Shuxuan suddenly called him back. "Wait a moment, waiter. I forgot to give you the tip. Wait for me a moment."
So, Wei Shuxuan asked Ge Zian to take out a few copper coins from his pocket. "Here, waiter. This is your tip. Thank you for your trouble."
"It's not a trouble. Thank you, miss."
Ge Zian took the drawing paper and examined it carefully. Sure enough, it was exactly the same as the Sima family crest. Moreover, this one was a bit different from the one he had seen. There was a small character "Lan" engraved on the edge. Why was the character "Lan" engraved? Could it be a name? He didn't know much about Sima Tianhai. He had to go back and ask his father.
"What's wrong?" Wei Shuxuan saw Ge Zian looking so intently at the drawing paper and couldn't help asking.
"Nothing. There are some things I want to go back and ask my father to confirm."
"Okay then. Do you want me to go with you?"
"Sure. I guess my father would be very happy to see you. Where is he now?"
"He's in the military camp. I'll take you there."
Just then, someone knocked on the door from outside. Wei Shuxuan turned around and saw one of the secret guards sent by Xin Zizhao standing outside. She was a bit puzzled. "What's up? Do you have something to tell me?"
"Miss, our master already knows about your situation. He sent us a message a few days ago, saying that he's coming here to find you."
Wei Shuxuan was stunned for a moment and suddenly stood up. "Damn it. How did he find out so quickly? I was still thinking I could keep it a secret for another two or three months. But something's not right. How does he have the time to come and find me? Doesn't he need to take care of the court?"
"Regarding this... Your subordinate doesn't know either. The master just sent a message to tell your subordinate. Seeing you come back, your subordinate came to tell you."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your trouble."
"Then your subordinate will take his leave first."
Ge Zian looked at Wei Shuxuan's somewhat troubled face. "What are you going to do?"
"Don't worry about him for now. Let's go and investigate what we need to investigate first. Come on, let's go to the military camp."
In the military camp, Ge Long'an looked at the drawing paper Ge Zian gave him. "This jade pendant belongs to Sima Tianhai's daughter. His daughter's name is Sima Baolan, so there's a character 'Lan' engraved on the jade pendant. And there's a character 'Hai' engraved on Sima Tianhai's jade pendant. The jade pendants of the Sima family members all have their names engraved on them. Where did you see this jade pendant?"
"That was the jade pendant Sima Yongheng's mother gave him, which is also the jade pendant of the current Eleventh Prince."
Ge Long'an had also heard a bit about the Eleventh Prince. He just didn't expect that this Eleventh Prince actually had another identity, that is, the grandson of Sima Tianhai. He didn't know much about Sima Tianhai's grandson, but his coming to the palace at this time must have some ulterior motives.
Wei Shuxuan thought for a while. That meant Sima Tianhai's daughter, Sima Baolan, had once been with Emperor Jinzheng and gave birth to Sima Yongheng. For some reason, they left.