In her past life, she defied her father and brothers and exhausted all her efforts to support that scum of a man to the throne, only to have him slaughter her entire family in return.
Reborn ...
Haitang asked, "How did you get injured so badly?"
Yinshuang said, "The wind was strong outside, and the signboard in front of Deyue Tower was blown off. Chen Feng was injured while saving people."
As she spoke, Yinshuang said, "Chen Feng is the prince's bodyguard. He was hit so badly that Yue Lou should compensate him."
Compensation is certain.
Even without them saying it, Deyuelou should still pay compensation.
Shen Wan said, "I wonder who owns Deyuelou."
She looked at Xie Jingyan.
Xie Jingyan coughed lightly, "The owner of Deyuelou is your elder brother, your cousin, and my husband."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Shen Wan couldn't believe it. "Deyuelou has been open for several years. How could it be opened by you guys?"
Xie Jingyan said, "I went to the Pingyang Marquis's residence to learn military strategy and martial arts from my father-in-law. Your elder brother persuaded me to be your cousin's backer. The three characters 'Deyuelou' were even personally inscribed by my father."
Shen Wan, "..."
Are you kidding me?
They were only twelve or thirteen years old back then.
They quietly opened such a large restaurant, and no one knows about it?
Why has no one dared to cause trouble for Deyuelou all these years? Besides the fact that no one knows who owns Deyuelou, there's also the unassuming plaque. Those familiar with the emperor's handwriting can recognize that it's his own work. What a prestigious thing it is to have the emperor personally inscribe it! Yet Deyuelou doesn't publicize it, which makes it seem like the person behind it is no ordinary person.
Shen Wan said, "You've really hidden it well."
Xie Jingyan said, "Deyuelou has always been managed by your eldest cousin. Your eldest brother and I have never interfered."
It has to be said that the eldest brother knew how to find a backer for the Yun family. At that time, before Consort Chen's accident, Xie Jingyan was seen as the future crown prince by the civil and military officials. Finding the future emperor as a backer was the most reliable thing to do. However, no one could have predicted what happened later. Xie Jingyan was punished to guard the imperial mausoleum and injured his legs, but Deyuelou was not affected at all.
Thinking of Deyuelou, Shen Wan suddenly froze. She remembered that in her previous life, the signboard of Deyuelou had smashed the carriage of the Left Prime Minister's wife's family. At that time, Xie Jingyin had already ascended the throne, and the Left Prime Minister's mansion was in unparalleled glory.
The manager of Deyuelou Restaurant delivered a generous gift to apologize, but the Left Prime Minister's wife's family was extremely dissatisfied and demanded that the owner of Deyuelou Restaurant go in person. The owner of Deyuelou Restaurant did not show up that day, and the restaurant was shut down by the government the next day.
She remembered that two days after Deyuelou was shut down, a smallpox epidemic broke out in Kyoto.
Shen Wan suddenly drifted off into thought, and Xie Jingyan asked her, "What's wrong?"
Shen Wan looked at him and said, "In three more days, smallpox will ravage the capital."