Four-year-old Juanjuan was unloved by her father, ignored by her mother, and bullied by her older brothers. Left to shoulder the burden of a broken family all on her own.
Then one day, her pa...
Many people are investigating the background of Sihua Jiayaozhai, and Bai Tian and Jiang Dai know this.
Anything that becomes popular is bound to attract some trouble.
People are afraid of becoming famous, just like pigs are afraid of getting fat!
However, in the eyes of these powerful and wealthy people in the capital, the two of them were just ordinary workers, and a large number of people simply ignored the Bai family.
As a member of the royal family, Princess Chaoyang, of noble status, withstood most of the pressure on her own.
Fortunately, she was a princess with little real power, only favored by the emperor and empress dowager. To outsiders, she was just a young girl who could earn a little money.
If it were a prince...
If this were a prince, he probably wouldn't let others know whose property this restaurant belongs to.
In any case, barbecue powder has already gone beyond the circles of high-ranking officials and nobles in Beijing.
The Crown Prince Huai preemptively presented the barbecue powder to the Emperor amidst a group of royal relatives.
"Uncle, you have to try it! This stuff is so delicious."
"Uncle Zhong, you should try some too!"
He originally wanted to wait until the royal autumn hunt, but he was mainly afraid that someone would beat him to it, and then he would lose money.
The Crown Prince Huai did not follow a steady and reliable path. He had less of a relationship with the emperor and more of a relationship with the emperor and the younger generation, which ironically made him more favored by the emperor.
The emperor's chief eunuch, Zang Zhong, chuckled and took a bite first, then praised, "It really tastes good! Would Your Majesty like to try some?"
The emperor picked up a skewer of roasted meat, took a bite, and his expression changed slightly.
"Where did you find this?"
He had eaten ordinary barbecue before, but he had never tasted anything like this, which was amazing after just one bite.
The Crown Prince Huai said, "Uncle, you have no idea about the food, drink and entertainment in the capital. Recently, a new restaurant opened in the capital, and the things inside are quite rare."
"Not only do they have barbecue, but they also have milk tea and some strange and unusual rules. Barbecue like this isn't something just anyone can eat with money; it's limited in quantity!"
"Even I spent a lot of money to upgrade my membership just to get this little bit."
The Emperor chuckled as he listened to the Prince Huai's complaints: "What? Is Heng'er complaining to his uncle?"
The Crown Prince of Huai quickly denied it: "No, that's not true. It's only because others can't buy it that I can make me look amazing!"
"Uncle, this membership is actually quite worthwhile. After topping up, you can get discounts and special privileges. Someone like me doesn't even have to queue; there's always a seat!"
This was the first time the Emperor had ever seen Shangguan Heng so excited about talking about a place.
With the addition of the barbecue powder and the membership system, I became quite interested and listened quietly for a while.
"Which prominent family in the capital owns it?" the Emperor asked.
Although he had never been to this restaurant, from the description, he could imagine that it was a place where high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital gathered, with a membership system and so many strange little things.
It would be very difficult to do this without the backing of a powerful family.
The Crown Prince smiled and said, "Uncle, guess who did it?"
The Emperor tentatively said a name, and then the Prince Huai's heir shook his head.
"Speaking of which, we're still family!"
"Chaoyang?"
The Crown Prince Huai nodded: "Yes, it's Chaoyang! Uncle, tell me, Chaoyang has so many good things, and they didn't even give them to you first. I used to have to buy them with price tags!"
Speaking of which, Prince Huai and Princess Chaoyang are cousins.
However, the relationship between the two is hard to define. They dislike each other and are genuinely at odds, but when facing people outside the royal family, they both stand up for each other.
Now that he had finally found a place to file a complaint, Prince Huai was naturally not going to let it go.
"Alright, the Empress Dowager invited me to a banquet a few days ago. I guess it was Chaoyang who gave this item to the Empress Dowager. However, I was too busy to go."
The Crown Prince nodded: "Alright then! But I'm still the first to let my royal uncle taste this good stuff. Could my royal uncle get some of this barbecue powder for the autumn hunt this year? I want to eat it!"
The Emperor chuckled, realizing that this was where he had been waiting for him!
"I will ask Chaoyang when I have time."
"Alright! Uncle, here's a small packet of barbecue seasoning for you!"
After the Crown Prince left, the Emperor looked at the packet of barbecue powder on the table, turned to Zang Zhong and said, "Let the concubine have a taste when we go to Qin Yan Palace tonight."
Zang Zhong hesitated for a moment, but then nodded.
"By the way, have Chaoyang come see me when you have time."
"yes."