124 Kept in Da Cheng as Hostage (1/2)
Once they arrived at a restaurant, Prince Lu Wei was taken to a private room where Princess Lingchen was waiting for him. Princess Lingchen stood up when the Prince entered. With a polite smile, she said, ”I'm glad you could make it here.”
Prince Lu Wei cupped his hands and greeted. ”Crown Princess. Thank you for your invitation.”
”Please, have a seat.” Princess Lingchen gestured towards the chair.
The Prince glanced around the room and sat down. He watched Jiang Xiao Tian move and stood behind the princess and smiled. ”I don't know why you invited me for tea today? If you have something to say, you could invite me to the palace.”
”They say that in the palace, even the walls have eyes and ears,” Princess Lingchen said. She observed the Prince's expression and knew that the prince understood her meaning. ”Besides, the tea and pastries in this shop are quite tasty. It's even better than the pastries made in the palace. I wonder if Prince Lu Wei has visited this place before?”
”I haven't. This is the first time I came here.”
A servant walked into the room with a pot of tea. After the maidservant placed the teapot on the table, she stood silently on the side and waited for further instruction.
”Do you have anything you would like to eat?”
”I'll just follow your recommendation,” Prince Lu Wei answered.
Princess Lingchen turned to Jiang Xiao Tian, and soon, the man whispered something to the maidservant. The maidservant nodded and exited the room. Once the door closed, Princess Lingchen started pouring the tea into the cups. Jiang Xiao Tian stepped forward to serve the drink before the prince. Then he went back to his spot behind the princess.
Prince Lu Wei eyed the cups with wary. Then, he slowly reached the cup and took a sip. In an instant, the fragrant taste of the tea lingered in his mouth.
”Prince Lu Wei, I'm sure you must have heard from Mister Jiang that we ran out of medicine needed to cure the poison in my body,” Princess Lingchen asked. When the prince nodded, the Princess continued, ”I heard that you have another way to cure the poison in my body.”