Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls-Chapter 268: Waiting for the Groom

The others could only give him a nod and wait for the next dish to arrive.

Their reactions also gave Lin Xuan Qi more confidence that the MSG business would take off just like his soap business.

And with the earnings from the three businesses he had, he would be able to afford the Spirit Herbs that were required for all the cultivation.

It didn’t take long for the next dish to arrive and it was chicken cooked in mud.

The chicken was stuffed with chestnuts, mushrooms, glutinous rice and red dates, after which it was wrapped in lotus leaf and covered with mud and cooked using slow fire outside the mud.

When it was cooked the mud would have turned into clay.

This cuisine was called either ’beggar chicken’ or ’emperor chicken’ which didn’t fit the occasion so Lin Xuan Qi didn’t call it by either of the names.

But when it came to taste, nothing could beat it, compared to what he had had here in the Da Qian Dynasty so far.

Liu Shao looked on eagerly as the servant girl opened the lotus leaf covering the chicken.

And the aroma from the cooked chicken was overwhelming to him.

It had the fragrance from the lotus leaf mixed with the smell of chicken, the mushrooms and the chestnuts inside the chicken.

He picked up some of the chicken meat from the chicken and put it into his mouth.

The juice in the chicken meat was trapped inside due to it being covered in lotus leaf and the mud, and it filled his mouth in an instant.

It was salty, sweet and above all that, that taste that he had tasted in the tiny octopus was also present.

The same thing happened.

He wanted more of the food to savor more of the taste.

"This secret ingredient of yours made it even more delicious..." Liu Shao said and picked up more of the chicken meat.

The others also quickly joined into the feast and their response was the same.

Some of the guests were even thinking about coming over to Lin Xuan Qi’s mansion more often to have such delicious meals.

Things wouldn’t be the same again after they’d tasted the dishes with the MSG.

Lin Xuan Qi ate some of the chicken meat and while he was doing so, he directed his Five-Element Qi to take care of the wine that was circulating in his body.

He still had very important work to do.

Xue Cong and Yue Jie were still waiting for him in their rooms to consummate the marriage.

Soon, more dishes were served and the feast took the whole day.

When he saw that the sun had set and it was late, he thought that it was time to make his move.

"I shall excuse myself now." He stood up and said to the guests.

The guests who were full with all the food and tipsy from the wine gave him a smile and congratulated him again.

Sima Long gestured with his hands and gave him a wink, reminding him of the ’manuscript’ he had gifted him earlier.

Lin Xuan Qi smiled and nodded at him.

Zhang Jie shook her head and frowned at Sima Long, not knowing what Sima Long was up to.

She waved at Lin Xuan Qi gesturing to him not to waste precious time.

After all, he had a wife and concubine to take care of for the night.

Lin Xuan Qi gave her a nod and left the dining hall.

The other guests also thought that it was late and they proceeded to leave the mansion afterwards.

And Liu Shao with Hun Xiong Kun already thought of visiting him again to discuss the new business venture with the secret ingredient they’d tasted.

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Inside her room, Xue Cong’s red wedding dress was painted in an orange glow from the candle and lantern light.

She was twitching her fingers while she waited nervously for the arrival of Lin Xuan Qi.

Xiu, her capable servant girl stood beside and asked, "Mistress Xue Cong, do you need some tea or something to eat?"

Xue Cong shook her head.

She didn’t have much of an appetite from all the excitement and activities for the day.

Xiu nodded and stood quietly.

The wait continued and soon only the breathing sound from Xue Cong and Xiu could be heard inside the room.

Xue Cong’s heart started pumping hard when she heard footsteps approaching the doors.

But when the footsteps didn’t stop and continued on their path, she held her fingers together tightly.

Thoughts went through her mind.

Was it Lin Xuan Qi? And if it was, did he go over to Yue Jie’s room first?

And if he went over to Yue Jie’s room first did it mean that he preferred Yue Jie over her?

Even though she had accepted the fact that she might not be his one and only or favorite, she couldn’t help herself but think about these at this moment and special occasion.

Some things were hard to overcome in human nature.

Xiu heard the footsteps and said, "Let me go and have a look."

And before Xue Cong could stop her, she had run to the doors of the room, opened it and peeped out from them.

She shook her head, closed the doors and ran back to the side of Xue Cong.

"It was just the guard on patrol passing by."

Xue Cong gave out a sigh silently and nodded her head.

The wait was getting more excruciating with every moment that passed.

But there wasn’t much she could do but wait.

And after a few moments, when she heard footsteps approaching again, she held her breath in anticipation.

This time, the footsteps stopped and the doors of her room creaked open.

Xiu lowered her body and whispered next to her ears, "Master Lin is here, I shall leave the room now."

Xue Cong’s body stiffened when she heard Xiu and before she could say anything Xiu left the room and closed the doors.

Leaving her alone in the room with Lin Xuan Qi.

"How are you doing, my wife?" Lin Xuan Qi’s voice boomed in the room.