"Young Master, this is one day spring, a gift from the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper said that the wine recipe cannot be sold. Since Young Master is short on money, the shopkeeper is willing to treat you to a drink."
"It is likely that Young Master's lack of funds is only temporary."
Even though the waiter had spoken in a certain way in front of the shopkeeper earlier, when he came to He Xiuyuan, his words were extremely pleasant.
He Xiuyuan looked up upon hearing this, his gaze fixed on the waiter in front of him, and he nodded with a smile, thanking him.
Then He Xiuyuan opened the one day spring, sipping it slowly while looking at the garden outside the window.
It must be said that this position was excellent, almost encompassing all the scenery of the garden.
Moreover, it seemed that when the garden was first built, it was considered that people might look down from a high place, so when looking down from this angle, it was clear that several parts of the garden scenery were intentionally designed for He Xiuyuan to see.
After admiring it for a while, He Xiuyuan saw that the one day spring was empty, and immediately got up and went downstairs.
Jinping followed behind He Xiuyuan, also heading downstairs.
Upon arriving at the counter, He Xiuyuan looked at the shopkeeper who was calculating the bill and asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is it?"
The shopkeeper looked up upon hearing this, paused when he saw it was He Xiuyuan, and then revealed a smile.
"The previous wine was a gift to Young Master, so Young Master does not need to pay."
He Xiuyuan nodded upon hearing this, then walked towards the door.
Just as He Xiuyuan's foot was about to step out the door, he suddenly turned his head and asked the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, if your one day spring wine recipe were complete, I wonder what the taste would be like?"
"What?"
The shopkeeper was stunned by these words, then he subconsciously looked up towards the door, but He Xiuyuan had already walked out of the restaurant at this moment.
The shopkeeper looked at the vanished figure, his expression full of doubt and uncertainty.
The one day spring wine recipe was incomplete; he had never told outsiders about this. How did He Xiuyuan know?
Even the waiters in the shop did not know about this, so it was definitely not the waiter who informed He Xiuyuan.
If that was the case, then where did He Xiuyuan learn this?
The shopkeeper's face was full of suspicion and surprise, but after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and stopped thinking further.
Even if an outsider knew that the wine recipe was incomplete, what could they do? It's not like they could help him complete the recipe, could they?
The shopkeeper thought of this and shook his head with a smile.
.........
At this moment, He Xiuyuan and Jinping had already left the restaurant.
Jinping followed behind He Xiuyuan and could smell a slight scent of wine on him, but this wine scent did not have that unpleasant smell that makes people feel disgusted.
For some reason, when the wine scent emanated from He Xiuyuan, it was actually quite pleasant.
"Young Master, is that one day spring wine recipe really incomplete?"
Jinping recalled what He Xiuyuan had just said and asked him with some confusion.
"Yes, that wine recipe is not complete."
He Xiuyuan nodded upon hearing this.
Just now, when he was upstairs in the restaurant, he heard the shopkeeper mumbling downstairs.
Cultivating during this period had made his hearing and eyesight much sharper, and his body had also become much stronger.
Ten or so ordinary strong men would not be able to get close to him.
"How did Young Master know? And... since you knew the wine recipe was incomplete, why did you still want to buy it?"
Jinping was a little confused by these words.
"Of course, I just found out."
He Xiuyuan smiled upon hearing this, "I didn't know when I wanted to buy it before, so that's why I wanted to buy it."
Jinping was even more bewildered by this.
No one had told He Xiuyuan that the wine recipe was incomplete earlier, so how did He Xiuyuan find out?
He Xiuyuan did not explain Jinping's bewildered expression, but simply took Jinping for a stroll outside, letting some of the alcohol scent dissipate from his body, and then, as the sun set, he took her back to the Song Residence.
And after the two returned, dinner was already prepared in the Song Residence.
Seeing He Xiuyuan return, the servants in the Song Residence all breathed a sigh of relief.
The banquet was ready, just waiting to welcome He Xiuyuan, and it would have been truly troublesome if He Xiuyuan had been absent.
Fortunately, Jinping was with He Xiuyuan, and Jinping could more or less keep track of the time.
"He Gongzi, the banquet is ready. Lord Song is already waiting for you."
The servant immediately came to He Xiuyuan and said.
He Xiuyuan nodded upon hearing this and walked forward, led by the servant.
A moment later, He Xiuyuan arrived at the dining hall, where Lord Song was already waiting, and Lady Song was also present.
He Xiuyuan quickly stepped forward to apologize upon seeing this.
To be honest, He Xiuyuan did not know about this, and if he had, he would have returned earlier.
Now, it was quite improper to make them wait for him like this.
However, Song Yongsui did not care about He Xiuyuan's apology.
He Xiuyuan was a guest after all, and waiting for a guest was only proper.
Seeing He Xiuyuan arrive, Song Yongsui then waved his hand for someone to invite Young Miss.
A moment later, a woman wearing a white, embroidered lotus, chest-high ruqun gracefully walked over.
The woman had delicate eyebrows, apricot eyes, an oval face, and her demeanor was very proper.
One glance was enough to tell that she was very well-bred.
This was Song Sijun.
It was the first time He Xiuyuan had seen Song Sijun, and after a glance, he withdrew his gaze.
"Alright, since everyone is here, please sit down. Just treat it as your own home, no need to be polite."
Song Yongsui pulled He Xiuyuan to sit down, saying with a smile.
Then he took out several bottles of treasured fine wine from the side, "You said you love wine, so I specially took out fine wine that has been buried for decades. Let's drink to our heart's content tonight."
Lord Song was also very generous, taking out the wine and pouring it for He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan was a little surprised by this and repeatedly waved his hand, "I can't drink that much tonight. I already drank a lot when I went out during the day today."
He Xiuyuan refused at this moment, mainly because he wanted to go out at night.
He did not want to drink the Chunxi Restaurant shopkeeper's pot of wine for free.
He went out drinking during the day?
Song Sijun lowered her head slightly upon hearing this, secretly feeling that she had underestimated He Xiuyuan's degree of wine addiction.
And Song Yongsui, who was beside her, paused upon hearing this, then laughed, "No matter, then drink as much as you can, how about it?"
Saying that, he directly poured wine for He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan could not refuse this and could only agree.
Cups clinked on the table, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
When they were in high spirits, Song Yongsui also pulled He Xiuyuan to talk about matters of the imperial court.
He talked about how the High Emperor, when he was seriously ill in his later years, directly refused the imperial physicians' treatment and calmly accepted death, only wishing to leave an example for his descendants, so that they would not seek immortality like the previous dynasty's kings.