"My dear, please sit for a moment. The food will be served shortly."
Xiao Xier raised her chin, and the shopkeeper Fang Zhou bowed and walked out.
Fang Zhou left the private room, turned around and went across the street, knocking gently on the door.
Xiao Xier only saw that half of the door of the private room opposite was opened, and Fang Zhou's whole body blocked Xiao Xier's view.
The half door was quickly closed and Xiao Xier saw nothing.
Seeing Xiao Xier stretching her neck to look across, Yun Shuang whispered, "Young lady, would you like me to go and find out about the guests inside?"
"No, she will come out."
"My lady, the young lady in the private room opposite came here in a carriage from the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion. She is most likely the Crown Prince's youngest daughter."
Those who came to dine at Jintailou were all dignitaries. On the day when Su Xingyi's identity was made public, all the guests dining at Jintailou were discussing the matter.
It’s hard for Ark not to know!
Gu Yunshu: "Find an excuse to give the little noble lady a free meal. Make a few more special dishes, especially ones that children like. Pay attention to what she likes. Oh, right, use those tomatoes we bought from Huayang County to make tomato fish. It's sour and sweet, and the little noble lady might like it. The chili is too spicy, so use less and make a stir-fried lamb."
"Okay miss, I'll go down and arrange it right away."
When Fang Zhou opened the door, he saw Xiao Xier sipping tea slowly, her every move and gesture like a princess.
Xiao Xier looked up, and Fang Zhou quickly lowered his eyes and went downstairs.
Soon, Nan Yin brought two waiters upstairs.
"Miss..." Nan Yin saw that the door of the private room opposite was open, so she quickly shut up, knocked on the door gently, and then opened the two doors directly.
Gu Yunshu stood up from the desk, walked to the dining table, sat down facing the door, and looked up at Xiao Xier opposite her.
Xiao Xier smiled sweetly at her.
At this moment, Gu Yunshu felt an urge to go to the private room opposite and hold Xiao Xier in her arms.
This is her granddaughter.
The door of the private room was quickly closed by the two waiters who left, blocking Gu Yunshu's sight, and the impulse in her heart gradually dissipated.
"Miss, Shopkeeper Fang said the child in the private room across the street is the Crown Prince's youngest daughter, who will be the future princess. I just saw the princess smile at you. She must like you. Now that she's dining at Jintai Tower, this is an opportunity."
Gu Yunshu nodded and picked up her chopsticks to eat.
Nan Yin was a little anxious about Gu Yunshu's reaction.
Her young lady has been trying to find out the Crown Prince's whereabouts these days just to create an opportunity to get acquainted with the Crown Prince and his family.
With the prince as their backer, the second branch will not dare to act rashly, and the Gu family will still be the richest family in the capital in the future.
Now the little princess is right across the street. Normally, her young lady would find ways to strike up a conversation with her.
Gu Yuanshu looked up at her and saw that she looked a little anxious. "...Nanyin, some things can't be rushed. We need to take our time. Being too eager for quick success is not a good thing. Sit down and have your meal. I'll go to the south of the city after I finish looking at the account books."
Half a cup of tea later, Fang Zhou brought in the food.
Yunshuang's eyes widened in shock when she saw the two dishes on Fang Zhou's tray.
"Miss, Jintailou actually has tomatoes and peppers!"
Fang Zhou was a little surprised that the young nobleman had seen tomatoes and peppers before, and said with a smile:
Xiao Xier glanced at the tomato fish and spicy fried lamb on the tray and asked, "Where did you get the tomatoes and peppers?"
Fang Zhou put down the tray. "Last Mid-Autumn Festival, our host heard that Huayang County's Luyuan Qionglou had obtained rare ingredients and made a magical dish. The chili dish made a lot of money. When we rushed to Huayang County, the rare ingredients were gone. This was bought from farmers in Anyang County, Huayang County, half a month ago. We paid a high price, otherwise we wouldn't be able to buy it."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Xier had a bad feeling.
"It's not just us at Jintailou who are buying from farmers. All the merchants who learned about the rare ingredients last year are now rushing to Huayang County to buy from the villagers."
"What?" Xiao Xier was anxious. The villagers actually dared to sell rare ingredients privately!
My mother spent a lot of effort to give the seeds to the villagers!
Let the villagers live a good life, not let them make quick money. What’s the difference between this and selling illegal salt!
"Does this mean that all restaurants in Beijing now have tomatoes and chili peppers as ingredients?"
"Other restaurants in the capital haven't got it yet. They don't know about the rare ingredients yet, so they go to farmers to buy them from merchants in other counties. However, other restaurants in the capital will soon come to our Jintai Restaurant to inquire about it."
Xiao Xier frowned, "The villagers in Anyang County who grow rare ingredients are selling them to merchants at high prices?"
Fang Zhou learned of Xiao Xi'er's identity and told the truth without hiding it: "Most villagers don't sell it. Some villagers secretly sold it to us."
Xiao Xier's face darkened. "Selling rare ingredients without permission is the same as smuggling salt. Both the buyer and the seller are guilty!"
Fang Zhou shuddered with fear and blurted out, "Little Princess...this...we..."
At this time, the door of the room opposite opened and Gu Yunshu walked over. "I am Gu Yunshu, the owner of Jintai Building. Nice to meet you..."
"No need to be so polite." Xiao Xier quickly stopped her.
The person in front of her was most likely her grandmother, and she couldn't accept this gift.
It actually stimulated her, otherwise the beautiful sister might not show up after she finished her meal.
"Little Princess, we did buy this rare ingredient from the villagers in Anyang County in order to make special dishes with rare ingredients to attract more diners. We didn't know the matter was so serious before, but now that we know, we, Jintailou, plead guilty and accept the punishment." Gu Yunshu spoke to Xiao Xier in a serious and sincere tone.
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