My Wife Is The Final Boss-Chapter 994 - 548: Zhu Pingniang’s Nature Can’t Fool Anyone (Double-Length)
"Leave this matter to your Ms. Zhu." Li Zhibai said.
"...Eh?"
Xu Chang’an was taken aback.
Leave it to Zhu Pingniang, what does that mean?
"Have you heard of Enlightenment Tea?" Li Zhibai asked.
"Never heard of it." Xu Chang’an shook his head.
"It’s normal you haven’t heard of it." Li Zhibai thought to herself that Chang’an couldn’t have come into contact with such high-level treasures at the Steward Hall, but she still briefly explained, "Tong Jun found a treasure to lay the foundation for Ms. Yun, so her talent won’t be too poor."
Li Zhibai’s tone was calm, as if discussing what to eat for lunch.
But for Xu Chang’an, it was deeply touching.
Senior Zhu is always such a meticulous person.
The sisterly affection I invested was indeed well-placed.
Xu Chang’an didn’t show any exaggerated reaction, as Li Zhibai understood that Chang’an didn’t realize the value of Enlightenment Tea, plus...
"Since you know Tong Jun will help you, why are you still uneasy?" Li Zhibai asked somewhat helplessly.
Indeed.
Xu Chang’an probably realized early on that Zhu Pingniang noticed his anxiety, so he guessed that Zhu Pingniang would definitely help him.
"Teacher, I did guess that Senior Zhu would help me." Xu Chang’an admitted.
After all, Zhu Pingniang’s extremely detailed arrangements for the girls under her, Xu Chang’an had seen for himself, so when it came to asking her for help regarding Miss Yun, Xu Chang’an never doubted Zhu Pingniang’s thoroughness.
"But... I’m still uneasy." Xu Chang’an sighed softly.
After all, Yun Qian is too important to him, and unless the issue is truly resolved, even if Li Zhibai vouched for it, he would still be uneasy.
"Impressive." Li Zhibai’s lip curled. "If Tong Jun found out that you saw through her little thoughts... who knows how she’d react?"
Xu Chang’an didn’t share Li Zhibai’s smile.
He was deeply grateful to Zhu Pingniang, so he had no reason to smile, only to feel moved.
Owed too much.
Sometimes, it’s hard to know how to repay... also, it seems he really had no ground to refute accusations of living off a woman.
"Teacher, what is Enlightenment Tea?" Xu Chang’an asked.
"Tea that accelerates the absorption of spiritual power." Li Zhibai didn’t mention that drinking this tea allows one to experience the Heavenly Dao up close, merely saying, "I usually drink it as ordinary tea, the taste is quite nice, actually similar to Great Qin Silk Tea. You’ve attended tea gatherings with the girls many times, you should have tasted it."
Hearing that Li Zhibai drank it often, Xu Chang’an assumed it wasn’t anything precious, considering how humble Li Zhibai’s daily life seemed to be.
He breathed a sigh of relief and blinked.
"Great Qin Silk Tea..."
He indeed tasted it.
If characteristic...
Strong tea.
Bitter tea.
The sweetness comes much later, most of the senior sisters prefer other flavors, only those slightly older and perhaps more experienced in life appreciate bitter tea.
Seeing Xu Chang’an’s hesitation, Li Zhibai asked, "What do you want to say? Speak."
"Teacher, my lady can’t drink strong tea, it makes her intoxicated." Xu Chang’an said helplessly.
Li Zhibai: "...?"
Speechless for a moment, Li Zhibai was at a loss, mentioning the effects of Enlightenment Tea, and Chang’an’s first reaction was that Yun Qian would get tea-drunk?
So that’s what being unimpressive means, she more or less figured it out.
However, coincidentally, Li Zhibai, like Xu Chang’an, tends to think from a lower angle, so... she contemplated along Xu Chang’an’s line of thought.
Yun Qian’s physical condition is quite poor, and indeed prone to tea intoxication.
So, if Tong Jun purifies the essence of Enlightenment Tea... will Yun Qian still get tea-drunk?
She truly wasn’t sure.
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In the banquet hall.
Yun Qian blinked at the teapot filled with the specially prepared, low-concentration tea water Xu Chang’an made for her.
Will she get drunk?
In Miss Yun’s eyes, regardless of what kind of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures the Enlightenment Tea was, without Xu Chang’an’s meticulous processing, any tea would make her drunk.
Even if it was purified by Zhu Pingniang, as long as it had "tea" in its name, she would surely get drunk.
So she picked up the teapot and poured herself another cup, just when she was about to take a sip, a fair hand gently pressed on her wrist.
Yun Qian looked at the person stopping her from drinking the tea her husband prepared.
Miss Lu.
Miss Lu picked up the cup, checked the pot’s temperature, and then poured the precious tea onto the tray right in front of Yun Qian.
Such were the consequences of Xu Chang’an’s influence. Were it anyone else, the lady would certainly have been angry.
"Miss Yun, you shouldn’t drink anymore." Miss Lu said seriously. "The tea has cooled."
With Xu Chang’an absent, she needed to fulfill her duty as an attendant to the best of her ability.
If Yun Qian drank the slightly cool tea while Xu Chang’an was away, how could she face him?
"It’s cooled..." Yun Qian looked at the now empty cup with blinking eyelashes.
"Miss, Young Master Xu is busy. If he were here, he wouldn’t let you drink cold tea." Miss Lu said.
"Hmm."
Made sense.
As long as her husband was mentioned, even the illogical seemed logical.
Yun Qian calmly watched Miss Lu swiftly collecting the teapot and cup from the table.
"..." Wen Li took all this in from the side, watching Miss Lu’s slender back, she blinked.
When Miss Lu suddenly halted her conversation to approach Yun Qian, Wen Li was puzzled, but now she understood.
Come to think of it, as an elder sister, I never noticed that the tea had cooled...
Indeed, being an elder sister isn’t easy.
But there’s no other way, Wen Li never thought much of cold tea to begin with, so she naturally wasn’t attentive to it... in terms of detail, she couldn’t compare to Miss Lu, who was determined to "betray" Zhu Pingniang to become Yun Qian’s attendant.
After putting away the tea, Miss Lu returned to her seat, resuming the prior topic.
About physique.
"Miss Yun, look at Ms. Zhu, her figure isn’t great, yet many people like her." Miss Lu said earnestly. "Even in a brothel, a woman’s figure could represent value, let alone in the Immortal Sect? So... one cannot deem figure as deciding whether men like you or not."
Miss Lu was earnest.
She understood a good figure is important in attracting men, but Miss Yun was pure, and she couldn’t impose such bizarre values on her.
"Figure... isn’t that important?" Yun Qian listened, realizing Miss Lu’s thinking might align with Xu Chang’an’s.
"Yes, that’s it." Miss Lu nodded vigorously. "A young lady’s value is multifaceted, not solely on looks or body."
At this moment, Wen Li, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, "Is that so? But I think figure is extremely important; the junior sisters on Muyu Peak often argue over such matters."
If it weren’t important, why argue?
Many times, the way conflicts between two girls on Muyu Peak were settled was by finding a girl prettier or with a better figure to act as a mediator—they decide who’s right or wrong; truly an absolute blessing.
Good looks and a nice figure might outweigh all rules on Muyu Peak.
So, Wen Li believed it was important and said so directly.
Miss Lu: "..."
Listening to Wen Li, Miss Lu went silent. She glanced at Yun Qian’s once again curious eyes... her fingers clenched together.
This Fairy Wen...
Did she know what she was saying?
Wasn’t she from the Immortal Sect?
Shouldn’t her outlook be extremely high? Isn’t it supposed to be that "the one with the bigger fist is the truth"? Why suddenly care about figures?
Miss Lu was baffled.
Mainly, this Fairy Wen was so ethereal that she was mesmerized for quite some time upon first meeting her, never expecting... that she could say something even brothel courtesans would be ashamed to utter with such seriousness.
"Miss... Miss Wen, are you saying... at the Immortal Sect... appearance and figure are also extremely valued?" she couldn’t help but ask.
"Yes." Wen Li nodded.
On Muyu Peak, it’s very important.
"..."
While Miss Lu was having her worldview overturned, she recalled Zhu Pingniang.
So, Zhu Pingniang really did lie to her.
Despite Pingniang’s underdeveloped appearance, she claimed a high status within the Immortal Sect.
