Chapter 198: Prince Zhou Likes the Food at Huaxianglou
Seeing that the prefect's wife didn't move, he frowned: "Why don't you go back to the mansion with me?!"
The originally bustling banquet suddenly became quiet.
Some people noticed what Magistrate Liu was up to and stood up as well, ready to follow him as soon as he walked out of the gate of Huaxiang Tower.
The prefect's wife looked incredulous.
No manners at all, using power to bully others!
When did Liu Tianhai become like this?
"If you want to reply, you can reply. I won't reply."
After saying that, he picked up some food for his daughter. The two of them chatted and laughed, not taking Magistrate Liu seriously at all.
Being humiliated in public, a trace of anger flashed through Magistrate Liu's heart.
Master Liu stepped forward and pleaded, "Madam, my sister is ill now. Please go back to the mansion with the master."
The prefect's wife glanced at him coldly: "Your sister is sick, what does it have to do with me? Instead, you didn't go to the doctor, but came here to see the master. Do you think the master will treat the disease?"
Mr. Liu spit in his heart, then looked at his brother-in-law, too aggrieved to speak.
Prefect Liu snorted coldly: "I don't like the food here. Are you leaving or not?"
The prefect's wife was very straightforward: "I'm not leaving! Besides, I think the food in Huaxianglou is delicious!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was deadlocked, some people began to urge the Luo family to come out to negotiate, but they saw that they still stayed out of it, as if they were just watching the fun.
Suddenly, a clear voice came from behind the crowd: "What the madam said coincides with what this prince said."
Everyone turned around to look, some were confused, but some people's faces changed drastically, obviously recognizing the other person's identity.
"Your humble servant greets Prince Zhou." Prefect Liu reacted very quickly and immediately stepped forward to pay his respects with a smile, but he felt very nervous and confused in his heart.
The Prince Huai really came, and he came to the restaurant opened by the Luo family.
Could it be that the rumors of bad relations are false?
After hearing his name, the people who were confused about the situation immediately realized the other party's identity and knelt on the ground in haste.
"Everyone, please stand up." Prince Zhou said in a gentle voice, "I just heard that the food in Guancheng has been very popular recently, so I came to check it out. The food I ate tonight was indeed excellent."
Fugui behind him nodded vigorously. He had thought the rumors were exaggerated, but it seemed that they were indeed true.
"Your Highness is right. I didn't expect you to actually like Guancheng food. If I had known this, I would have arranged everything in advance." Prefect Liu said to Luo Xiao, who was not far away, "Third Young Master, why don't you quickly prepare a few classic dishes from your restaurant? You must not neglect Prince Zhou."
Prince Zhou glanced at him calmly and said, "But I just heard that Lord Liu doesn't seem to like the food at the banquet."
"No, I was just worried about my concubines. In fact, I have long been attracted by the food in Huaxianglou."
"Oh, so you're not going back?"
"I won't go back. I don't know any medical skills, so how can I treat patients?" Prefect Liu explained hurriedly, and at the same time signaled with his eyes that Master Liu and the other two should leave quickly.
Mr. Liu knew the seriousness of the matter and was unhappy but there was nothing he could do.
But Shopkeeper Xu was extremely anxious.
Now all the dignitaries in Guancheng have gathered in Huaxianglou. If Huaxianglou can really open successfully, there will be no place for him in Guancheng anymore.
When people are panicked, they tend to make mistakes.
He got anxious and said directly, "Your Excellency, I am the shopkeeper Xu from Tianxianglou across the street. The chefs of Huaxianglou all came from my family. If you want to eat authentic Guancheng cuisine, you have to go to Tianxianglou."
The fact that Prince Huai appeared in public at Huaxiang Tower showed his support for Huaxiang Tower.
In front of everyone, he directly refuted Prince Huai and said that Huaxiang Tower was not as good as Tianxiang Tower. Is Manager Xu crazy?
Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.
"Tianxiang Tower?" Prince Zhou glanced at Prefect Liu indifferently, and the other party immediately lowered his head. He said casually, "I understand. I will definitely visit you someday!"
Shopkeeper Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead, didn't dare to say anything more, and hurriedly left with Master Liu.
After walking away, he was scolded by Mr. Liu. Shopkeeper Xu didn't say anything, but he regretted having spoken too much.
During the banquet, Prince Zhou sat directly at the main table, accompanied by the Luo family.
Prefect Liu really wanted to go there. After finally meeting people from Prince Huai's mansion, he still wanted to leave the city.
"Sit down!" The prefect's wife glanced at him: "Isn't this embarrassing enough?"
Hearing this, Magistrate Liu was stunned, finding it hard to believe that this was what his wife said to him.
Still in a scolding tone.
However, when he saw He Shu, who was smiling and looking at them with a glass of wine, and then looked at Madam Wang who was chatting happily with Madam Zhu, Magistrate Liu sat down unconsciously.
He always felt that things were starting to go in a direction he didn't expect.
Halfway through the banquet, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and had already started talking to each other.
Especially when he saw Prince Huai chatting happily with Wang Tongpan, He Shu and others, Prefect Liu couldn't help but walk towards Prince Huai.
But as if knowing his actions, Prince Zhou quickly stood up and left with his entourage.
Come and go in a hurry.
It seems like it's just as simple as having a dinner.
Seeing this situation, everyone present was clear-eyed and clear-minded.
It seems that Magistrate Liu has offended Prince Zhou.
At the banquet, Magistrate Liu was very depressed, but fortunately, there were still people praising him, so his mood was not so bad.
Moreover, Luo Huai specially brought Luo Xiao to toast him, making him mistakenly believe that the other party did not care about what had just happened.
As time passed, people gradually left Huaxiang Tower.
As soon as Prefect Liu returned to the government office, he immediately sent people to investigate the purpose of Prince Zhou's visit to Guancheng.
Then he called Manager Xu and Mr. Liu late at night.
"idiot!"
Looking at the two people huddled together, Magistrate Liu was so angry that he threw the inkstone in his hand directly onto Shopkeeper Xu's forehead, and a trace of blood flowed down.
He didn't dare raise his hand.
"I specifically sent people to warn you repeatedly not to cause trouble. Who let you in?" Magistrate Liu asked angrily.
Shopkeeper Xu looked at Master Liu, and Master Liu grunted, "I saw that you hadn't come out yet, brother-in-law, so I thought you were stuck, so I wanted to... wanted to..."
When Magistrate Liu saw his proactive attitude, he was furious!
Isn't it just that I didn't cooperate with him?
The Xu family, which was the most affected, did not say anything. Instead, it was the brother-in-law who was instigated to speak out.
But the Xu family is really stupid today!
Magistrate Liu regretted agreeing to help deal with the Luo family that day.
Isn’t it just opening a restaurant?
It doesn't matter who opens it, it won't affect his political achievements anyway, and it will also increase the income of Guancheng.
A real political achievement!
"Master Liu, what should we do next?" Shopkeeper Xu's eyes turned and he asked carefully, "If we offend the Luo family, does that mean we have already offended the Prince Huai?"
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