The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 14

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

Speaking of the Duke of Weiyuan's love for alcohol, it was a well-known fact in the entire Great Chu. He could not eat without having wine on the table, and even almost died in the wild as he was drunk on a snowy night. Yet, wine was the first thing he asked for when he woke up. He would probably not realize his folly until the worst has happened. He had won great battles and saved the life of the first emperor three times. Although he was recuperating in the capital and had not been able to return to his post in the southeast station, he was a respectable figure that nobody dared to provoke. He had a golden whip that was given by the last emperor on his deathbed, which had an immense power to punish incapable rulers or bring down treacherous officials.

In order to gain his favor, people had always brought a jar of fine wine whenever they visited. He would speak candidly when he had some good wine but would chase them out immediately if the wine was not to his liking. It seemed easy to curry favor with him, but that was not true. He went on expeditions with his father at the age of eight; murdered for the first time at the age of nine; drank the strongest wine and became dead drunk at night, but had become addicted to alcohol since then. He had been drinking wine for thirty years and had tried a good variety of wines.

He could no longer tolerate wines that were less than average. Since he had tried all sorts of wine, it was difficult to satisfy his appetite for good wines.

In order to please the Duke of Weiyuan, the bearded man had spent lots of money to get some good wine, but his efforts were futile. But he was exhilarated when he met Manager Lin who possessed exceptional culinary skills and got the legendary Thousand-Days Wine by accident. He hurriedly traveled to the capital and arrived in three days. He did not even bother to find an inn to clean himself up and headed straight to the Duke of Weiyuan's residence.

There were at least dozens or hundreds of people who delivered drinks to the Duke's residence daily, but the steward would never let them in. He received the wine from the bearded man and sent him away, but the bearded man emphasized that he had brought the Thousand-Days Wine which was an extremely rare wine that must be delivered to the Duke. Although the steward agreed to do so, he merely shoved the wine into the storehouse that was especially used to store wines.

The jar was only as big as one's palm and was not even fully filled. The steward held the light jar of wine and thought the bearded man to be rude to present something like this. After leaving the storehouse, the steward criticized the bearded man in his mind and forgot about the incident. That jar of wine was quietly placed on the shelf and had remained unknown to people.

On the other hand, Lin Dan's fleet continued to move along the main road, and the three brawny men guarded on the left and right of the fleet to prevent any surprises from happening. After having breakfast, they only thought about lunch, and after having lunch, they waited eagerly for dinner. After dinner, they would ask Manager Lin if there was any supper. They had enjoyed a life of comfort during this period of time. As they had lost more than seven or eight catties of weight in the past few months while completing a dangerous mission, with Manager Lin's great cooking skills, a healthy pink had gradually regained on their faces.

Four days later, the fleet had arrived at the outskirts of the capital, and it would take half a day to arrive at the West Gate. Lin Dan stopped in a small town and said goodbye to three men. However, they did not bear to part with her and insisted to ensure her safety until she arrived at her destination. The truth was, they were reluctant to part with her good craftsmanship and were finding excuses to stay.

Lin Dan did not know whether to laugh or cry. She let them stay since she was unable to refuse their request.

"Mother, I'm back!" She took the group of people to a small farmhouse. The farmhouse had some vegetable plantations, as well as some chickens and ducks. It was also full of red and white roses, which made the place look warm and welcoming.