Kangxi had his own guess, but since his beloved was asking, he would just listen.

Ten companies are indeed not simple.

Normally, he wouldn't have thought anything of it.

With the imperial examinations just around the corner, and this restaurant suddenly opening, he couldn't help but suspect there was some connection between them.

"The Manchus were everywhere. There were several in Jiangnan, as well as in Jinan Prefecture, Shanxi Prefecture, Yunnan, and Fujian Province."

As for the employer, I honestly don't know where he's from; I've never met him before.

The waiter spoke with great pride, but Kangxi's heart skipped a beat.

Hopefully it's not what he thinks; if it is, it's really troublesome.

Knowing that he wouldn't get any more information by asking, Harigana simply ordered a few dishes, gave Dulan a reward of two taels of silver, and then sent him away.

After everyone left, Kangxi waved for Dulan to leave. Once she closed the door, he picked her up and placed her on his lap: "Jiaojiao, you've noticed something unusual too?"

Fearing that the walls might hear them, the two spoke very softly, so that only the two of them could hear them.

Even those secretly observing them simply assumed they were flirting.

"Hmm, ten families. If it's a large family, Second Brother couldn't possibly not have noticed."

Harigana and his business has grown very large. In the past few years, they have not only spread throughout the entire Qing Dynasty, but at least in most places.

If it were truly a wealthy family settling down in the capital, Prince Yu would surely receive the news immediately.

He probably wouldn't have paid attention to these things before, but she had just told Prince Yu that she wanted to pay attention to restaurants and that she wanted to open one herself.

Therefore, this restaurant is probably problematic.