Chapter Sixteen: The Mysterious Phenomenon of the Dan Tian

  As the guard shouted, a middle-aged man in golden yellow attire, about thirty-five years old, gradually came into view. Actually, from his appearance, Yang Guang was still quite handsome.

  "The Crown Prince, a thousand years, a thousand years, ten thousand years..." The crowd all knelt down and shouted in unison, reminding Li Jiancheng of the eunuchs' cries during the Ming dynasty. Li Yuan and the surrounding officials bowed their heads in respect, and he naturally followed suit, trying to get Li Jiancheng to kowtow to Yang Guang, but it was not possible. However, from this, one can still see the existence of class distinctions, unless Yang Guang were an emperor, then things would be different.

  "Everyone, rise!" Yang Guang gave a hearty smile to the people. According to historical records, before ascending to the throne, Yang Guang's behavior was in line with propriety, and it seems that this is indeed the case now. Then he turned around and said to Li Jiancheng: "Haha, I suppose this must be the eldest son of the Duke of Tang? Indeed, he has a dignified appearance and an impressive demeanor!"

  Wow! He's only 7 years old now, where can you see these, listening to him himself is a bit embarrassed.

  "Your Highness, please take a seat." Yuwen Huaji jumped out and said, seeing that the Li family's people were being praised, he became unhappy.

  "Good! Today I must try the legendary wine house, it's not easy for Tang Guogong to get us into the fourth floor." Yang Guang said.

  "Since Your Highness likes it, I will present this jade token to you." Li Yuan hastily chimed in, causing Li Jiancheng to feel a bit stifled. To think that he had given him the number one token - if only he had known that Li Yuan would offer it up, he would have taken some of the later numbers instead.

  "Haha, since that's the case, then I won't be polite." Yang Guang smiled and was about to take over the jade token.

  "Your Highness, this tavern has rules: the information of the holder of the VIP card has been registered. If it's not the holder who comes to use it, the tavern won't provide service." Yu Wenque reminded him "kindly" from the side.

  "Oh, I see." Yang Guang was a bit disappointed. After all, getting the jade card was a symbol of status, and now he couldn't get it, which made him quite annoyed. "Forget it, let's eat first and talk about it later." He said and walked ahead, while Li Yuan handed the jade card to the staff on the side and then headed towards the fourth floor. Our group walked up to the fourth floor, causing many people's surprise. No one expected that the first person to arrive at the fourth floor would appear, but after a while, everyone was stunned. With the prince here, who else could have entered the fourth floor without proof? Little did they know, the owner of the proof was actually Li Jiancheng's father, Li Yuan, and no one could have thought of that.

  Yang Guang arrived at the "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum" entrance and looked around for a while before choosing the Orchid room, perhaps because of its association with the noble character of flowers.

  "Wow! The decoration is indeed luxurious, without the usual ostentatious air of a nouveau riche, everywhere exudes elegance and subtlety. This fourth floor is truly worth the price." Yang Guang exclaimed as he entered the room and saw the decorations.

  "Originally, after entering the third floor, I found that the layout of the house was not worth mentioning; now that I've seen the layout of the fourth floor, the layout of the third floor is also not worth mentioning. I wonder what the layout of this building called 'Shui Liang Dong' is like." Yuwen Huaji nodded in agreement beside him.

  "Really! May I ask if it's possible to take me to observe the layout of 'Shui Lian Dong'?" Yang Guang said to He Niang who was standing beside him after hearing Yu Wenque's words.

  "Your Highness, please forgive me. The boss has given orders before that without his instructions, no one is allowed to enter. But if someone forcibly breaks in, they will be permanently banned from entering this tavern and we will not provide service." He Yini said calmly.

  "How dare you speak like this in front of the Crown Prince!" Yuwen Huaji jumped out and spoke again.

  "Never mind, General Yuwen. They have their own rules for running a shop, and we shouldn't break theirs." Yang Guang also gave up the idea of entering "Shui Liandong". Yuwen Huaji could only retreat, as those above had nothing to say, and those below dared not speak out. Moreover, they were also somewhat concerned, knowing that someone who could create such a magnificent building must have some power. No one wanted to easily make an unknown enemy for themselves.

  "Since that's the case, let's start ordering then." Yang Guang said and took the menu on the table to order. He ordered all 38 dishes, and they were all from the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast, including braised lion head, steamed dragon liver, stir-fried phoenix gallbladder, Jiangnan first-class fragrant crispy duck, and so on. Every dish was one of the top ones in the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast. This meal would probably cost around 100,000 taels of silver. Who knows whose money it will be spent with? Hopefully not Li Yuan's, or else this meal would be for nothing.

  When the dishes came up, just the color and fragrance of the dishes conquered everyone present, including Li Jiancheng. To know that in his previous life, some ingredients were national-level protected animals, thinking about touching these national treasures? It's either imprisonment or death penalty. In fact, Li Jiancheng had always been puzzled, no matter how rare the animal was, could it be more important than human life? This question had been troubling him for a long time, and he still didn't understand now. When they ate the dishes, the taste made everyone praise them, and Li Jiancheng also thought they were great, making him want to come here to eat every day. Of course, this was impossible, if he did so, his identity would be exposed soon. Ah! It's not like before when he hid his identity, now it's causing him so much trouble, but thinking about the future, he endured it.

  Then came three pots of hot wine, of course not ordinary wine, but made by future methods. Now that it's already October, the weather has turned cool, so the wine needs to be heated up before serving. Moreover, these three pots of wine were left behind by Li Jiancheng yesterday, who specifically asked He Niang to keep them. It's worth knowing that this wine is now a best-seller and sells out quickly every day. He also told Xie Niang not to rush, as the value of this thing lies in its scarcity. However, many guests have been complaining about the lack of wine lately, so it seems necessary to increase the production capacity by adding more brewing equipment. Yang Guang drank the wine and exclaimed that it was great, asking He Niang if there was any more. He Niang replied that these were the last ones for today, as the daily output would not be much. Therefore, Yang Guang could only reluctantly give up his idea of taking some back home.

  Finally ended the dinner in a win-win situation, and after eating, everyone's eyes were on Yuwen Huaji, while Li Jiancheng was very puzzled, could it be...

  As expected, Li Yuan only said: "Mr. Yuwen, didn't you agree to this at the beginning? I just need to get the VIP pass for the fourth floor, and all expenses will be taken care of by you, surely you won't forget?" After finishing speaking, he smiled and looked at Yuwen Huaji, who did not expect such a thing.

  "Hmph! Once spoken, it's hard to take back. How could I forget? Bring me the menu." Yu Wen-chu let out a cold snort and had someone bring over the menu. After taking a look at the prices on it, Yu Wen-chu's face turned white as a sheet. We all took a glance, only to see that it was written with a total of over 170,000 taels, with no change given, only whole numbers accepted.

  "Yuwen Dajun won't be short of money, or trying to welch on the debt, right?" Li Yuan continued. Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement, indeed the old ginger is still spicy, step by step pressing, under so many people's circumstances, Yuwen Huaji probably wouldn't dare to welch on the debt either.

  "Hmph, I wouldn't do something as shameful as that." Yuwen Huaji said to Yuwen Chengdu who was sitting next to him. After saying this, Yuwen Chengdu left and probably went back to get the money. After waiting for a while, Yuwen Chengdu finally came back, looking like he had already paid the money. In fact, such a small amount of money was nothing but a drop in the bucket for the Yuwen family, but they had lost face, which is why he was so angry. Later, everyone followed Yang Guang and left, before leaving, Yang Guang said some words to Li Jiancheng, telling him to work hard and serve the court in the future, because it wouldn't be good if the court was messed up by his own family in the future, so Li Jiancheng pretended to nod respectfully in agreement.

  Li Yuan was delighted for a while after returning home, this time he praised Li Jiancheng for doing a good job. In fact, he didn't understand why these people attached so much importance to face. It's just like the country in his previous life, where many people in their own country were still starving and impoverished, yet they donated money to foreign countries every day, claiming to support international friends, which left him speechless. Are the people of his own country not worth saving compared to foreigners?

  It's been two months since Yang Guang went out to eat, and nothing has happened in the meantime. The New Year is approaching. As the New Year arrives, on this evening, Li Jiancheng's dantian finally shows some unusual signs...