Chapter 390 A Long-Awaited Reunion
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper dared not hesitate any longer and quickly explained the whole story.
It turns out that this private room was reserved by Mrs. Liu San early in the morning.
However, around noon, Liu San's maidservant came to cancel the private room and took back the five taels of silver deposit that had been paid in advance.
Later, after Madam Min and her entourage arrived, he gave the private room to Madam Min.
To everyone's surprise, not long after, Mrs. Liu returned with her entourage.
After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he specifically pointed to the maid behind Madam Liu.
The maid had been kicked to the ground earlier and wanted to take the opportunity to make a scene and cause a fight between Madam Liu and Madam Min.
As soon as Lady Pingyan arrived, she obediently got up and hid behind Madam Liu.
When the shopkeeper pointed her out in public, the maid immediately knelt on the ground with a thud, trembling like a leaf.
Everyone could see that the problem lay with this maid.
Mrs. Liu was embarrassed and immediately flew into a rage. She raised her hand and slapped the maid across the face, demanding sharply, "What exactly happened? Tell me the truth!"
The maid dared not hide anything any longer and immediately told the whole story.
The restaurant is so popular that a deposit of ten taels of silver is required to reserve a private room. If the guest arrives as scheduled, the deposit will be deducted from the meal cost. If the guest cancels, only five taels of silver will be refunded. If the guest does not arrive and does not cancel, the deposit will not be refunded at all after the scheduled time.
Mrs. Liu sent someone early in the morning to pay a deposit and reserve a private room.
As a result, while shopping in the morning, I suddenly wanted to eat something else.
Of course, Mrs. Liu wouldn't care about those few taels of silver, and naturally she had no intention of asking someone to cancel the order.
As a result, the maid was greedy for the five taels of silver that would be refunded for canceling the reservation. So she found an opportunity to cancel the private room reservation.
But man proposes, God disposes. When it was noon and time for lunch, Mrs. Liu changed her mind and decided to have lunch at this restaurant.
The maid naturally dared not tell the truth to Madam Liu, so she said that Madam Min Qiao had taken the private room they had reserved in advance.
After hearing what had happened, Mrs. Liu was utterly humiliated.
The fact that a maidservant who serves you closely acts in this way shows that she is greedy and morally corrupt.
Anyone who didn't know better would think that the maid learned from her master, just like her master.
"Drag him away and take him back to the mansion for further processing."
After instructing the maid to drag the person away, Madam Liu San turned around, bowed to Madam Min Qiao, and apologized.
Then he bowed to Lady Pingyan and took his leave, quickly departing with his entourage.
After Mrs. Liu and her entourage left, the commotion subsided, and everyone returned to their respective private rooms.
Only Wang, separated by a door, remained standing at the entrance of the private room.
"Aren't you going to invite me in for a seat?" Wang looked at Min Qiao with a complicated expression.
If I say no, will you leave?
Madam Min scoffed and said sarcastically, "You've gone to such lengths just for this moment, haven't you? Did you really need me to invite you?"
"How dare you speak to my mother like that!"
Before Wang could react, the old woman beside her was already jumping up and down, scolding Min Qiao.
Wang quickly raised her hand to stop them, then said with an embarrassed expression, "You all wait outside. Don't come in without my permission."
After saying that, he lifted his foot and went into the private room.
This time, she didn't ask Madam Min if she could sit down. After entering the room, she sat down in the seat opposite Madam Min.
Min Qiaoshi sat in the main seat, and the seat opposite her had its back to the door, which was the worst seat.
As soon as she sat down, the old woman outside the door showed obvious anger on her face.
Who is this old woman? How dare she let their matriarch sit in such a position?
Of course, those in the private room wouldn't care how resentful the old woman was.
After Wang sat down, she looked at Zhen Huan, who was sitting between her and Min Qiaoshi, and said in a gentle tone, "Miss Yu, may I have a few words alone with your old lady?"
"No!" He refused Wang's request almost without thinking.
Wang twitched her lips, looking at Min Qiao with an embarrassed expression, "Look..."
Madam Min knew that she had something to say to her alone. And coincidentally, there were some things she also wanted to ask her privately.
So he winked at Zhao Zhen and said, "Go outside and take a look. There's been such a commotion upstairs, but we haven't seen any of the kingfisher feather diggers."
"Yes." He actually answered obediently and went out the door.
However, she wouldn't go looking for Diancui. She would stand guard at the door, never leaving its side. At the slightest sound of movement inside, she would rush in!
Anyway, she has good hearing; she can hear what's being said inside even with the door closed.
Only Madam Min and Madam Wang remained in the private room.
"Your personality really hasn't changed at all."
Wang broke the silence, her tone full of intimacy and familiarity.
"I merely mentioned that girl's identity, and you immediately started criticizing her with kingfisher feathers. You're unwilling to suffer even the slightest loss."
With a forced smile, Madam Min Qiao said, "You haven't changed either. You used to pretend to be incredibly kind to me, even kinder than my own mother. Now that we've reunited after so long, you're plotting to help me get rid of the trouble that came knocking on my door."
"Tsk tsk, you really are as gentle, generous, kind and considerate as ever."
Min Qiao's words were laced with undisguised sarcasm, causing Wang to frown deeply.
"I know you're angry and resentful. But shouldn't you listen to our grievances before deciding whether to stay angry?"
Suppressing the urge to roll her eyes, Madam Min Qiao sneered, "A predicament? Ha! Could it be another new lie you've carefully crafted for me?"
"Sister, is this how you view me and the Marquis?"
With a hurt expression, Wang said, "Are the Marquis and I really that bad in your eyes, sister?"
"Could it be that all our past friendship was just a lie?"
Min Qiao finally couldn't take it anymore and rolled her eyes in disgust. "Please, please stop disgusting me, okay?"
What's the use of saying more?
"The truth is, you and Min Ji lied to me!"
“You’ve been treating me like a fool, watching me walk step by step into the trap you set, and now I’m grateful to you and you, Min Ji, are deeply in love with me.”
"To repay your kindness, I treat Minhui like my own son, no, I treat him even better than my own son!"
"And what happened? Min Hui isn't even your son!"
"Isn't this ridiculous?"
"To fulfill Min Ji's wish, I have devoted my entire life to worrying about his Xuanping Marquisate!"
"But what was the result?"
"He used false 'sincerity' to trap me in the Marquis's mansion! But then he cruelly destroyed my family!"
"He even raised my only son into a good-for-nothing ingrate!"
"Hahaha... Is this your affection for me? Is this your affection for me!"
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