Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 764 She is indeed very smart
After figuring this out, Gu Chan put aside all her anxieties and began to enjoy the joy in front of her.

After the cricket fight, even if the opponent lost, she would still reward him with silver, and everyone would applaud her.

Gu Chan waved her hand and said, "Okay, you guys have fun, we are going upstairs for the banquet, we will have a chance to fight crickets together again in the future."

"Yes, Prince Chan." Everyone responded in unison.

Gu Chan nodded happily, without saying anything more, and immediately followed Zuo Yun to the second floor.

Soon the two of them arrived at the private box that Xu Xing'er had specially prepared for them.

At this time, a sumptuous banquet had already been prepared in the box. Xu Xing'er stood beside the table and waved her hand respectfully, saying, "Prince Chan, Prince Consort, please take your seats."

"Manager Xu, you are too polite! We feel unworthy of it!" Gu Chan said with a smile.

As she spoke, she and Zuo Yun walked to the table and sat down.

Xu Xing'er hurriedly poured wine for the two of them and did not dare to sit down easily. Apparently, the rules in Kyoto were very strict. Without the permission of Gu Chan and the others, she, a commoner, had no right to sit at the same table with them to eat and drink.

Gu Chan reached out and pulled her right sleeve and said, "Sit down! There's no need to stand."

"Your Majesty, I am just a commoner, so..."

"Okay, there are not so many rules here. Just sit down when I tell you to. Otherwise, you are disobeying orders." Gu Chan interrupted.

"I dare not. I will just listen to what the prince says." Xu Xing'er said charmingly.

After saying that, she quickly sat next to Gu Chan and deliberately got very close to her.

Zuo Yun teased, "Manager Xu, you better be careful! There are three ladies waiting for him at home! Don't get him drunk. If she can't go back tonight, the three ladies will come to trouble you tomorrow."

"The prince is so powerful, there is no way he would get drunk. In fact, I'm afraid of being drunk by him!" Xu Xing'er said with a giggle.

Gu Chan smiled awkwardly, thinking that this woman was indeed very savvy, worthy of being a figure in this kind of city restaurant. Not only was she very tactful in her words, but she also knew how to avoid the important issues. No wonder she could be the female manager here.

Originally, women had a very humble status in this world. She was able to run such a big restaurant on her own, which showed that she had something unique about her.

Therefore, Gu Chan naturally admired her very much.

At this time, Zuo Yun suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, I remember that the Thirteenth Princess asked me to buy her some osmanthus cake to take back! I can't stay here any longer."

"What do you mean?" Gu Chan was stunned and stared at him coldly.

"Shopkeeper Xu, please help me entertain Prince Chan. I'll be back soon." Zuo Yun ignored her and spoke directly to Xu Xing'er.

Xu Xing'er nodded with a beautiful smile.

Zuo Yun gave Gu Chan a wicked wink and ran away with the big cricket, leaving Gu Chan sitting there, looking at Xu Xing'er in embarrassment.

However, Xu Xing'er said calmly, "Prince Chan, I know you are in a bad mood today, so I will accompany you to relax tonight. If you want to listen to some music, I can sing for you. This way you can listen while eating and it won't be boring." "No need for that. I can see now that Zuo Yun had already informed you and brought me here on purpose to have fun. But I'm still young and I really don't like this." Gu Chan waved her hand and said.

"Then you can choose, Your Majesty! I know a little about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs, and I can help you relieve your boredom." Xu Xing'er said softly.

Gu Chan's eyes rolled, and he suddenly had an idea and said, "Well, let me ask you a question. If you can think of a way to solve it, I will reward you handsomely."

"Your Highness, please feel free to speak." Xu Xing'er said with interest.

"A friend of mine is imprisoned in the prison. Now I want to rescue him, but my superiors don't agree. Do you think there is any good way to get him out of the prison safely?" Gu Chan asked tentatively.

The smile on Xu Xing'er's face immediately stopped and she became serious.

She stood up and walked to the door, locked it from the inside, then walked back to Gu Chan and sat down, whispering in her ear, "Prince Chan, is this friend you are talking about the current ninth prince?"

"How did you guess that?" Gu Chan asked.

"Do we need to guess? The story of how you and the Ninth Prince defeated the enemy in Zhongyuan City has already spread throughout the Tiancang Kingdom. The common people all know that you and he are friends who are willing to die for each other. Moreover, since he returned to Kyoto, he has been locked up in the Sky Prison by the Crown Prince and tortured. Everyone in Kyoto knows about this." Xu Xing'er said solemnly.

Gu Chan smiled bitterly and nodded.

She admitted that Xu Xing'er was right. She and Xuanyuan Qing did have a life-and-death friendship. It was a pity that after being in Kyoto for so long, she had only just managed to gain a foothold. To this day, she had not been able to rescue him from the Heavenly Prison!
Xu Xing'er seemed to see what Gu Chan was thinking, and immediately comforted her, "Your Highness, you don't have to worry so much. If the Crown Prince really dared to kill the Ninth Prince so easily, he would have died long ago, and it would be impossible for him to be locked up in the Sky Prison now."

"Then what do you think is the biggest reason why the prince doesn't dare to kill him easily?" Gu Chan asked with a smile.

"Of course it's the imperial seal! I heard that after the death of the late emperor, this item disappeared. Maybe this treasure is in the hands of the ninth prince. Who knows!" Xu Xing'er said shrewdly.

"Clap clap clap!"

Gu Chan couldn't help but clap and applaud, praising her highly.

Obviously, the real imperial seal is not only her life-saving talisman, but also Xuanyuan Qing's life-saving talisman.

In other words, Xuanyuan Qing will not die as long as the prince does not get the real imperial seal. Therefore, the key to saving Xuanyuan Qing now is the real imperial seal in her hand!

"Perhaps this is the real reason why the late emperor entrusted me with the imperial seal when he was in Jiangnan! He still hopes that I will come to Kyoto to save Xuanyuan Qing's life."

Gu Chan thought this in her heart, but she didn't say much. She just praised him and said, "With your brain, it's really a waste of talent to be a restaurant owner here. How about this, you come to my house tomorrow, and I will arrange some important things for you to do, so that you can have a bright future."

"Oh! Then I would really like to thank Prince Chan for his cultivation." Xu Xing'er quickly stood up and saluted.

If she could enter Prince Chan's palace in the future, with her figure, looks and brains, wouldn't it only be a matter of time before she would rise to prominence?
Therefore, she was extremely excited at this time and never thought that she would have such good luck tonight.

Gu Chan poured cold water on him at the right time and said, "Don't be too happy too soon, I haven't finished what I want to say."

Xu Xing'er quickly suppressed her excitement, sat quietly next to Gu Chan, and began to become very serious.