King's Regrets
34
Information!!
Starting from this part, the call of Empress Yan will turn into "miss Xia" or "sister/sister Lian".
And the palace chef will be called "Xiao Fen".
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It had been a week that Xia Lian An had been living in her new home after leaving the royal palace. She lives with Xiao Wei and the palace chef who gave her the new name Xiao Fen.
In addition to Xiao Wei and Xiao Fen, Xia Lian An also hired two men to take care of the garden and other heavy work.
Xia Lian An had also started to get busy with her two cake shops that she had just officially opened. Xiao Wei and Xiao Fen also helped Xia Lian An in taking care of the two shops.
The people of Qin state who had been very eager to feel the cake that was often eaten by people in the palace became enthusiastic to come to the cake shop that Xia Lian An officially opened. It was because they had never tasted those cakes and were eager to try them out.
In the cake shop owned by Xia Lian An, in addition to the cheap price of cakes, the taste of the cake is also very good. The people of Qin state can also buy and taste cakes that they have not seen so far in Qin state or in other countries.
The cakes were specifically that Empress Yan made, because only she could and knew how to make cakes from that modern era.
Some visitors who could not eat on the spot because it was full, were also willing to queue for cake from Xia Lian An's shop. The two shops have been so crowded since morning.
During the day, Xia Lian An and the workers in her new shop could breathe a little relieved, as the visitors had already gotten the cake they wanted.
"Truly very crowded. I didn't expect that if it was just a few days open, this store would be crowded." Said Xia Lian An while wiping her forehead with a handkerchief.
"Right lady, but thank God all the cakes in the store are liked by people." Xiao Wei.
"Yes, you're right."
Xiao Fen came with a tray of tea for Xia Lian An, he placed the tea on the table.
"You've been working hard for a few days now, after the store closes we buy some fresh meat and fish for dinner."
"Well, thank you, lady. You're very good." Xiao Wei said happily.
Xia Lian An nodded and also smiled.
The other workers also felt happy working at the cake shop, because in addition to Xia Lian An helping to make cakes, the two servants also helped serve the buyers who came. So they're not so exhausted.
"Miss Xia, is this cake ripe?" Ask the baker while bringing a piece of cake from the kitchen.
Xia Lian An picked up the cake then felt the texture.
"Yes, it's ripe. Please lift it up and let it cool. After that I can just take him out."
"Well Miss Xia."
The baker went back into the kitchen, all this time he had never made the cake that Xia Lian An had made. So he had to ask frequently and bealajar, so that when Xia Lian An was busy and did not come to the store. He had no trouble making cakes.
"You're very good at making cakes, miss." Xiao Fen.
"Don't I teach you guys, you'll also be good at baking."
"For a while this is enough with two cake shops, if these two cake shops are already very developed and famous. I'm just gonna think about it again."
"so."
"Yes, after all the money from the income of these two stores is enough to pay both of you and the others."
"Miss, you don't have to think about how to pay us. Miss has brought us life with Miss alone is enough." Xiao Wei.
"Xiao Wei is right, miss. If you don't bring me too, maybe I've been made a scapegoat by..."
Xia Lian An touched Xiao Fen's hand so as not to mention Ning's concubine's name.
In the city of Yu, Xia Lian An's identity as Yan's empress was unknown. The people in Yu city only knew her name was empress Yan, but they did not know what their empress's face had been like all this time.
Yes of course, because empress Yan was never allowed to come out from inside the palace, and if going to another city or country that emperor Shun would bring was concubine Ning, not her.
"Ma.. I'm sorry, miss, I.."
"It's okay. Remember, we are now ordinary people, and we should not carelessly talk about them."
"Well miss." Said Xiao Wei and Xiao Fen simultaneously.
Xia Lian An nodded, she very much knew how calm they felt after coming out of the royal palace. Because he also felt the same way as they felt.
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In the Ming country, crown prince Zhang who had received news that now Empress Yan was no longer an empress, and already living outside the palace felt very happy.
For a long time crown prince Zhang had been very dislikeful of emperor Shun who had always treated empress Yan harshly, plus crown prince Zhang had also long been fond of empress Yan.
With Emperor Shun's separation from Empress Yan, crown prince Zhang finally had the opportunity to approach the woman he had always liked so blatantly.
"So now he's in Yu town?" Crown Prince Zhang asked his personal bodyguard.
"Right, empress Yan also opened two cake shops. One was in Yu and the other was in Zo. And it's the only cake shop in Yu's town."
"Well, I get it. Send in more secret guards to protect the empress, oh.. She was no longer Empress Yan. But Miss Xia."
Crown Prince Zhang looked at his personal bodyguard.
"Send some more secret bodyguards to protect Miss Xia and the two shops she owned. Do that well, I don't want anything to happen to Miss Xia."
"Oh, your majesty, I will do it."
Crown Prince Zhang's personal bodyguard left crown prince Zhang's reading room.
"Miss Xia, I want to see how you look after you no longer wear the royal clothes and the empress' crown." Crown prince Zhang muttered.
Crown Prince Zhang was already impatient to want to go to the city of Yu in Qin state to meet with Empress Yan. The exciting news certainly excited him.
"I will prepare to visit the Qin state again. But this time not to meet emperor Shun, but rather to meet the miss Xia whom I long for." Crown prince Zhang muttered.