Lin Yuan affectionately touched her hair and led the way out of the carriage, walking towards Drunken Immortal Tower with a few people.

Inside Drunken Immortal Tower, Cheng Yuexiu looked sternly at the steward, her eyebrows furrowing even more tightly, "How come you can’t make things clear after all this talk? Enough, Miss doesn’t want to talk to you anymore, go call your shopkeeper, I will speak directly to him!"

Butler Luo’s mouth twitched slightly, and the smile on his face stiffened as his gaze unconsciously drifted towards the third floor, but it was only for a moment before reverting to normal, he pleasingly said with a smile, "Our shopkeeper is busy at the moment, I hope Miss Cheng understands, we really don’t have any elegant rooms left, please take pity on me, Miss, don’t make it difficult for me. "

Cheng Yuexiu coldly smiled and rolled her eyes, "Drunken Immortal Tower is so big, and you’re telling me there are no elegant rooms left?

Butler Luo, it’s not my first time here, I’m very clear about the location of the rooms upstairs, look at that, that, and that one, all with doors open, are they occupied? "

Seeing Cheng Yuexiu pointing at the elegant rooms on the second floor with open doors, Butler Luo inwardly sighed, Cheng Yuexiu’s father was just a minor editor at the Hanlin Academy, who had only recently been transferred to the capital at the end of the previous year, such officials did not hold much status in the capital filled with high-ranking consorts and officials.

However, who made her friends with Qiu Yu, the only daughter of Prime Minister Su? He might not care about the Cheng family, but the Su family was not one to offend lightly.

"To be honest with Miss Cheng, those few elegant rooms have already been reserved. Without the permission of the guests, I really dare not let Miss use them!"

Cheng Yuexiu narrowed her eyes, "You are doing this on purpose, Butler Luo. I remember two days ago when I came with Miss Su, she hadn’t reserved a room either, yet, you arranged one for her.

How come today, when I am alone, you won’t offer this courtesy?

I’m not afraid to tell you, although Miss Su isn’t here today, among the guests I am hosting, she is included, you see to it as you think best! "

Butler Luo wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiling bitterly, "Miss Cheng, if it were Miss Su, it would be easy to say, since she has a room reserved year-round at Drunken Immortal Tower, but without Miss Su’s permission, I really can’t let you in."

Cheng Yuexiu’s beauty creased, feeling her face burning hot, it meant that Qiu Yu always had a room reserved year-round at Drunken Immortal Tower, available whenever she came.

Did she, Cheng Yuexiu, have that? Forget about reserving rooms, even hosting this banquet cost her several months of her own savings.

Speaking of which, she only had herself to blame, having confidently announced she would host a dinner, thinking there would always be a room available whenever she came, and yet she had truly been embarrassed! It infuriated her!

What’s even more embarrassing, it was precisely dinner time, and the few ladies she invited were arriving soon; if she didn’t have a room, what then? The Guo family’s Miss was also eagerly trying to ingratiate herself with Qiu Yu recently, she couldn’t let her be outdone!

As she thought this, Cheng Yuexiu suddenly heard a clear voice coming from afar, "Oh! Going for a meal! I’m starving!"

What kind of person shouts like that, completely lacking in breeding!

Cheng Yuexiu looked back displeasedly, only to see a six or seven-year-old girl bouncing in, albeit pretty, in the beauty-filled Capital, one was never esteemed by appearance.

Cheng Yuexiu disdainfully glanced at Xiao Linshuang’s clothes, scoffed, "A pauper daring to eat at Drunken Immortal Tower, how laughably delusional."

Not loud enough for anyone to hear other than her maid, Ah Ling, who was close by.

Butler Luo did not recognize Xiao Linshuang, but he did recognize Dong Qing who came in last, promptly greeting them with a smile, "Welcome, ladies, your room has been prepared; I will have Little Servant take you upstairs right away."

Saying this, he waved over a shrewd Little Servant to lead the way.

Cheng Yuexiu then saw Lin Yuan and Dong Qing, noticing this group all dressed plainly without any expensive jewelry, where Dong Qing, at the back, seemed to be dressed the best.

Cheng Yuexiu scrutinized them for a while and failed to find Dong Qing among the sons of major families she had seen in the capital, her disdain rising.

As Little Servant led Xiao Linshuang past Cheng Yuexiu, she stepped forward to block her path, smiling, "Little girl, did you reserve a room?"

Xiao Linshuang, who was already hungry and thrilled to go upstairs for a meal, hadn’t expected Cheng Yaojin to appear, not only ordinary in looks but also with a distinctly unpleasant smile.

Her eyes darting around, she nodded towards the second floor, "Yes, it was my brother-in-law who reserved the room for us, right there."

Cheng Yuexiu followed her pointing to see indeed a room with an open door, it seemed the little girl was not mistaken.

"Your brother-in-law reserved it?" Cheng Yuexiu raised her eyes, looking over at the approaching Lin Yuan and Dong Qing, assuming them to be Xiao Linshuang’s sister and brother-in-law.

As they came closer, Cheng Yuexiu covertly scrutinized them thoroughly, noting that the biggest girl was wearing a Jade Hairpin, but no one else had any valuable jewelry.

Moreover, none of these women were as beautiful as her.

Cheng Yuexiu confidently flipped her hair, thinking: It seems they are indeed just very ordinary families in the capital.

With that in mind, she was not afraid anymore.

Cheng Yuexiu pursed her lips into a smile, blocking Lin Yuan and Dong Qing’s way, her gaze hardly lingering on Lin Yuan but instead focused on Dong Qing, displaying what she considered her most beautiful and gentle smile, "Would the gentleman be so kind as to oblige?"

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