Fire Phoenix Chapter 62

Chapter 62 Act Like A Rich Man

Yun Canglan suddenly had an idea, as she watched Huo Liuyun and his concubines leave the garden.

"Come on, Yun Qin, Yun Qi, we are going to get out of the imperial palace." Yun Canglan urged.

Yun Canglan, disguised as a gentleman, dressed in white, was fanning herself with the fan she carried. Her straight black hair hung long down her back. A simple red hairpin adorned her hair. Yun Canglan looked quite handsome and her eyes sparkled happily.

Twin females followed Yun Canglan out through the streets. The three of them were quite beautiful, with a delicate look in their eyes.

Here were Yun Canglan dressed as a gentleman, and Yun Qi and Yun Qin dressed like two servant girls still.

The unhappy twins followed Yun Canglan while cursing her silently.

'We are out of the imperial palace. Why do we have to be dressed as servant girls?' They deliberated. 'We could have been dressed as bodyguards!'

"Oh, how I have missed this street!" Yun Canglan said, sighing wistfully. Yun Qin and Yun Qi ignored her.

This street was the same as before! It had been ten years since the vendors on this street nearly abandoned it for another avenue several blocks away. All due to the Royal Highness, the Dingguo Duke's son, who loved this street so much and always caused turmoil on it. As a matter a fact, there came a time when even thieves did not tread this street at night.

Ladies walking down the street openly ogled Yun Canglan who smiled slyly and waved her fan.

"My what a handsome gentleman!"

"He's looking at me and smiling!"

"No, you are an ugly tramp. He is smiling at me!"

"Sir, here! Look at me!"

"Sir, are you married? Do you think I look pretty?"

Men in the street were jealous of Yun Canglan, such as Wang Er who sold pork, Zhang San who sold calligraphy and paintings, Liu Wu who sold tofu, and Fang Liu who carried a broadsword with him.

"He is not handsome or very manly looking."

"Look at how small he is! He won't be to satisfy you! You should be with a man strong enough to take care of you. Look at my muscles!"

"For heaven's sake, you can tell looking at him; he must be copying Mister Night Phoenix! True, he has twin servants too, only his are ladies, and Mister Night Phoenix wears black clothes with a hairpin, he has the opposite."

The talk upset Yun Canglan, and she looked over to her companions, silently asking, 'Now I am copying Mister Night Phoenix?'

'Of course you are!'

Yun Qin and Yun Qi nodded their heads in response.

Yun Canglan rolled her eyes, 'I'm Mister Night Phoenix! Is Mister Night Phoenix only supposed to have the one outfit? Am I not permitted to change my style?'

Mister Night Phoenix was the top member of the Nine Prominent Figures. He's considered a "good-looking man in a red dress. His white jade fan makes jianghu tremble with fear, and his hairpin will save the world. The Medical Sage and Poison Sage are loyal and serve him." Many people dressed like that, but they lacked the qualities of Mister Night Phoenix.

"The Yushi Restaurant!" The food's aroma permeated the air as they passed, making Yun Canglan halt and investigate what was producing the heavenly smells. She fondly smiled when she found it was the Yushi Restaurant. As the Royal Highness of the General's House, Yun Canglan enjoyed dining here regularly without paying for the food.

"Let's have lunch here today!" Yun Canglan was excited; she missed the delicacies served.

When she had left the Can Kingdom over a year ago, she hadn't thought about the Yushi restaurant. When she returned and lived at the Feng's House, she didn't go out to eat and she had stayed at the imperial palace since her divorce. As she stood in the entrance, Yun Canglan felt as though she was returning home.

The manager rushed to greet them warmly as they stepped in, "Welcome! Welcome to the Yushi Restaurant, distinguished guests! Would you like to live here or just eat?"

The owner could see from their clothes that they had wealth.

"We will be eating!"

"Will you be eating in the downstairs hall or can I interest you in a private room on the second floor?"

He planned to gouge the wealthy customers mercilessly.

"The hall!"

"How about this table, right here beside the window?"

The choices made confirmed to the manager these clients were affluent. These days, the only people choosing private rooms were ordinary people who wanted to give the illusion of wealth.

"Yes, that's good!"

"Make I take your order?"

"What are your most expensive dishes?"

The manager flattered at the prospect of an expensive sale, "You know how to enjoy the finer things in life! Our most expen

Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again. But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment. The man had already got what he wanted from her, but she couldn't understand why he still wanted to torture and haunt her.

Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex. To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him. "As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

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sive dish is the birds-nest with shark fin. It is the most unique dish found in Can City, no, throughout all of the Can Kingdom! The nutrition is superior, and the flavor is sublime."

Yun Canglan nodded as she spoke, "What else?" One dish was not enough, and there should be variety.

The manager continued to introduce Yun Canglan to the various dishes they had to offer, becoming more excited as he went along, "We have caviar, lotus seed, turtle..." The dishes he described were each cost over one hundred Liang*.

(*TN: Liang is a monetary unit.)

Yun Canglan waved hand acknowledging the choices, "Okay, got it."

The manager had a look of hopeful expectation when he asked, "So which would you like? Or will you be ordering all of them?"

"I will have a plate of peanuts, tofu, three steamed buns and a pot of tea."

The manager stood there stunned for a minute or two with his mouth open, and then he began waggling his finger in a scolding manner, "Here I thought you were prosperous customers; instead it turns out you just paupers acting as though you have money."

Yun Qin and Yun Qi knew from the moment Yun Canglan entered the Yushi Restaurant she was going to tease the manager and laughed loudly.

Yun Canglan turned to her giggling companions with a look of seriousness, "Okay, what news on Mister Yao Xi?"

Yun Qin explained in respect, "He is not in Can City now. Our people reported that Mister Yao Xi's subordinate was seen in Yun City. "

Yun Canglan frowned as she contemplated the information, 'Is Mister Yao Xi really a simple person? If he is, why am I even unable to find out his background? If he isn't, why does he come to Can City this time?'

Yun Qi saw her worry and reassured her, "Mistress, don't worry, Mister Yao Xi is just a normal man. We will learn more about him at the reunion of the Nine Prominent Figures a few days."

Yun Qin glanced at Yun Qi sternly, "Mistress is worried Mister Yao Xi is plotting something. Remember, it is said, where Mister Yao Xi goes, he spreads the flames of war. The Mistress fears his target is the Can Kingdom. If the Can Kingdom is at war, then General Yun will be on the battlefield."

Yun Qi understood finally, no wonder Yun Canglan ended the war against the Can Kingdom two years ago in one night.

Yun Qi opened his mouth to say something, but Yun Canglan gestured to him, and he didn't. The chatting of customers next to them drew her attention.

"Lao Li, did you hear? The reunion of the Nine Prominent Figures is going to be at the Fengyun Restaurant?"

"Of course I know, everyone in Can City knows that."

"Probably everyone in the world knows too."

"Oh my goodness. My daughter is only 13 and all she talks about is Mister Night Phoenix. She even made a new outfit and plans on seducing him."

"You think that's bad. My wife acts completely crazy lately, saying she wants to marry Mister Yao Yan."

"My mother adores Mister Yao Xi so much that she wanted to divorce my father!"

"Is the reunion of the Nine Prominent Figures a lively event?"

"Rumor has it that Mister Night Phoenix, the top member of the Nine Prominent Figures, will attend the reunion. There are not many people in the world who have seen Mister Night Phoenix, and nobody has succeeded in drawing Mister Night Phoenix over to his side."

"People say whoever wins the Nine Prominent Figures gains the world!"

"That's bullshit though. Ten years ago we were told he who influenced the Fire Phoenix gained the world, and have you seen a Fire Phoenix?"

"I for one think it is a good thing the reunion is going to be here in Can City. I sold the stock in my warehouse in days because of the event."

"Me too, I sold all my inventory of tea in my store."

"I sold out of pork!"

The other people at the table were surprised, what did pork have to do with the reunion of the Nine Prominent Figures?

Yun Canglan praised Yun Qi, "Well done, Yun Qi! you spread the news that Mister Night Phoenix will attend the reunion quickly!"

Yun Qi looked embarrassed and confused as he admitted, "Mistress, I haven't spread the news yet."

"What?" Yun Canglan gave Yun Qi a stern look, "If you haven't spread the news yet how do people know that I'm going to attend the reunion?"

Yun Canglan gave a mysterious smile looking like a demon suddenly, and the twins couldn't help but shiver, 'Our Mistress looks like a demon or devil right now!'

"Yun Qi, good news! You will not be required to spread the news. Yun Qin, keep on monitoring Mister Yao Xi and his movements!"

She furrowed her brow as she puzzled over who did spread the news that Mister Night Phoenix was attending.

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