Upon arriving upstairs, Zhang Mama was idly embroidering in a corner. Upon seeing Lu Ziyuan, she nearly dropped her needle: "Your Highness? This old servant is not mistaken, is she? This old servant greets Your Highness!"

Zhong Muyu looked helpless: "Granny, you're not mistaken, it's him."

She used to get along quite well with these people, but as soon as Lu Ziyuan arrived, they all became cautious and timid, which was really troublesome!

"But, what's wrong with the Princess?"

"I just sprained my ankle by accident, it'll be fine tomorrow!"

"Oh dear! How could you be so careless! Luckily, the prince brought you up."

Granny Zhang was filled with gratitude for Lu Ziyuan and hurriedly ran out to boil water and make tea.

Zhong Muyu spread her hands: "Look how scared you've made Granny Zhang. But since you're here, then have dinner here tonight as my way of repaying you for saving me. There's plenty of food here, what would you like to eat?"

Hearing that Zhong Muyu had allowed him to stay, Lu Ziyuan was actually quite happy: "Anything is fine."

"Not a picky eater? That's a good thing."

Zhong Muyu moved to her "desk" and began preparing tonight's dishes and tomorrow's supplies.

She was very serious. Lu Ziyuan quietly walked over and was quite surprised when he saw the neatly arranged forms and ledgers: "Did you make all of this?"

"Most of them are, some were made by Liu Fu and Chi Xuanzhu, but their writing is still a bit difficult for me to understand."

After all, they were all using traditional Chinese characters for calculations, which made it a bit tiring for Zhong Muyu's eyes to read.

Lu Ziyuan exclaimed, "You are truly a master of housekeeping."

"You flatter me. I'm just more concerned about my money."

At this moment, Granny Zhang brought in tea.

"Oh, Your Highness! It's rare to see the Prince here, why are you still busy with these things!"

"What does this have to do with him? Please put down your tea and leave. I have other things to do! Oh, by the way, if Your Highness is bored, you might as well go out for a stroll."

Lu Ziyuan agreed, "Very well, I happen to be quite interested in your restaurant."

"Look if you want, but don't touch anything else, or don't blame me if you lose an arm or a leg."

Zhong Muyu didn't look up, just waved goodbye. After Lu Ziyuan left, Chengfeng was waiting there.

"Chengfeng, come and wander around here with me."

"Understood."

The two wandered into the lobby, which was somewhat dark since it was not yet open. Chengfeng skillfully turned on the lights, instantly illuminating the surroundings.

Lu Ziyuan was surprised: "How did you make it light up?"

"The princess said it was an electric light and that we could just press the switch on the wall. However, the princess also warned everyone that we should not touch anything related to the light except for the switch."

"Electric light..."

Lu Ziyuan was staring blankly at the crystal chandelier when a heavy chime pulled him back to reality.

To be honest, he came here specifically to see this mechanical timepiece.

Such a massive and ingenious object is truly unimaginable.

Lu Ziyuan walked over to take a closer look, just in time to run into Liu Ping walking towards him.

"Ah, sir."

Liu Ping bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

Lu Ziyuan looked completely bewildered, and Chengfeng quickly smoothed things over: "The princess did not tell them her true identity, so they have always called the princess 'Madam,' and naturally they call you 'Master.'"

"I see. There's no need to hide this. Just tell them."

...

Inside, Zhong Muyu was working intently when Zaochun rushed in.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"

Zhong Muyu asked nonchalantly, "What happened? Did Lu Ziyuan get electrocuted?"

"No, no! The prince has told Liu Ping and the others our true identities, and now Liu Ping and his family are terrified!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Muyu slammed down her pen: "What is Lu Ziyuan trying to do? Does he really enjoy being waited on hand and foot? I'd rather he got electrocuted!"

She rubbed her temples, looking impatient, and asked Zaochun to help her to the courtyard. There she saw the four members of the Liu family standing there, barely daring to breathe, and they were much more respectful to Zhong Muyu than before.

"Your Highness, Princess Consort."

Zhong Muyu replied irritably, "What 'Princess Consort'! I just want to start a business, do I have to make everyone know this title?"

That's right, that's what Lu Ziyuan was thinking.

Lu Ziyuan said in a serious tone, "I don't like them calling me 'Master'."

"That's it? Lu Ziyuan, you can be quite childish sometimes."

Zhong Muyu didn't want to talk to him anymore, but unexpectedly Lu Ziyuan reached out and pulled her, causing Zhong Muyu to lose her balance and bump into him.

Zhong Muyu shook her foot. Was twisting her ankle really that serious? Why does it still hurt when I step on it? When will she be able to walk freely and stop having to be carried around like this?

"Don't leave yet, I still have something to ask you."

"What are you planning to do now?"

Lu Ziyuan moved her to the mechanical clock, pointed at it, and asked, "Where did you get this?"

"A clock? I assembled it myself using the parts!"

Lu Ziyuan clearly didn't believe it: "You can assemble such a behemoth by yourself?"

"Fine, don't believe me then."

Zhong Muyu rolled her eyes. She had this thing in her space. She just assembled it according to the instructions, made some changes, and combined it with the original owner's woodworking skills. It wasn't difficult to assemble it.

"It's not that I don't believe it, I'm just a little surprised for a moment. Since you can assemble this, there's something I need your help with."

Lu Ziyuan was somewhat excited. If that was the case, then the kite was very likely to be hers, and the modification of the chariot would also be settled!

Zhong Muyu found a chair, sat down, and casually crossed her legs: "So serious, it must be something very important?"

"Very important."

"No problem, no problem, as long as you pay me enough. What are you looking at? If it's something complicated, I won't do it for nothing!"

"Don't worry, you'll get your money back. I'll have someone bring the blueprints over tomorrow, and we'll deal with it once your foot is healed."

Lu Ziyuan was somewhat speechless. Zhong Muyu had never lacked money since childhood, so why was she suddenly so concerned about money?

"Okay, I'll take a look first and then make a decision."

...

Lu Ziyuan stayed here all afternoon. For some reason, Fang Dazhuang went home in the morning and said he would come back in the evening, but he didn't. This made Zhong Muyu very curious.

"Why hasn't Fang Dazhuang come back yet? Could something have happened to him on the way?"

Zaochun said, "Don't worry. Liu Ping said that Dazhuang's family lives in a fishing village near the harbor, which is very close. He hasn't come back yet, probably because he's busy with something at home."

"I hope so. He really has to come back. I might not be able to work tomorrow in this condition."

However, after Lu Ziyuan finished eating and left, everyone was about to rest, but Fang Dazhuang still hadn't returned.

Seeing Zhong Muyu's worried expression, Chengfeng volunteered, "How about I go and look for her?"

This time, Lu Ziyuan specifically left Chengfeng to help Zhong Muyu. Having learned from the previous experience, Lu Ziyuan also made a special explanation that it was not surveillance.

Zhong Muyu said, "Do you know where he lives? Let's wait a bit longer. If she doesn't come back, I'll make you the cook tomorrow."

Chengfeng was startled: "My cooking skills might ruin the restaurant's reputation."