Jiang Muyu ordered another cook to wash and scale the fish, then she cut the fish into pieces and marinated it with salt for a while to drain the water.

"Put the wok on the stove and add some oil."

"Yes." Yunshan also helped.

She fried the crucian carp on both sides in an oil pan until golden brown and then removed it for later use. She cleaned the pan, added a small amount of oil, and stir-fried the chopped garlic and ginger on a low heat. She added soup and cooking wine, and added the fish, shredded white radish, and shredded mushrooms. She brought the food to a boil over high heat, skimmed off the foam, and asked the cook to remove some firewood and simmer over medium heat.

Then she went to the side to prepare mountain flower custard.

After a quarter of an hour, she added seasonings and mountain flower egg milk, poured sesame oil into the soup, sprinkled with shredded ginger and served.

The fragrance spread in the kitchen. The fish looked delicious and the soup was milky white. Everyone was drooling at the sight.

"Go see the shopkeeper and try it."

"Yes!" Yunshan went out happily.

Shopkeeper Hu didn't expect that she only took half an hour to finish the meal. He thought it would be impossible to make a delicious dish in such a short time, so he went to the kitchen with the mentality of giving it a try.

Jiang Muyu rested one hand on the table and said, "Manager Hu, try the crucian carp in milk soup that I made."

Shopkeeper Hu took a look at the dishes on the table and was stunned for a moment. The soup was actually milky white. He asked, "Did you add milk?"

"No, this dish has no milk or goat's milk added to it. You don't have to judge it first. It's not too late to try it first."

Shopkeeper Hu picked up the chopsticks hesitantly, picked up a piece of fish meat and put it into his mouth. His eyes widened instantly, "This fish can still maintain such tender meat even in the soup."

He picked up the soup spoon again, scooped a spoonful of soup, tasted it, and nodded, "The soup really doesn't have a trace of milk flavor, let alone a trace of fishy smell, and it tastes fresh."

"The customer's craftsmanship is amazing," praised the shopkeeper Hu.

Jiang Muyu untied his bib and said with a smile, "Now, does the shopkeeper want to discuss business with me?"

The shopkeeper said, "Of course you can. Please follow me to the private room to discuss in detail."

The two returned to the private room they had just been in. The shopkeeper came straight to the point and asked, "How much would you like for this dish?"

"Then it depends on what price the shopkeeper can afford."

Shopkeeper Hu thought for a moment, then held up two fingers and said, "How about two hundred taels, sir?"

"Heh..." Jiang Muyu stood up, "It looks like Manager Hu is not sincere about doing business."

Shopkeeper Hu quickly stood up to stop her, "What about the two hundred and fifty taels? No more."

Jiang Muyu sneered and walked out.

"You're still two hundred and fifty, who are you scolding?"

She had eaten at Shuiyunjian twice and had roughly figured out some of the ins and outs. Shuiyunjian was known as "the best restaurant in the world", so the prices of the dishes they sold were higher than those of other restaurants. A vegetarian dish of others would only cost a few dozen coins, but they could sell it for hundreds of coins, and a dish of pickled vegetables could cost over one or two ounces of silver.

Once she sells this recipe, it will become Shui Yunjian's product. They have a large customer flow here. Just from this dish, they can earn two hundred taels in less than three months. What's more, Shui Yunjian has more than one store in the capital.

Do you think Jiang Muyu is easy to fool? Who hasn't run a business or opened a store before?

When Yun Xuan saw her coming out angrily, he knew that the deal had not been concluded.

Although she didn't taste the dish just now, she knew from the shopkeeper's expression that it must taste good. Unfortunately, Shui Yunjian was always very selective and the price he offered would not be too high.

Jiang Muyu got into the carriage. He was still angry and had to drink half a cup of tea before he felt better.

Yun Xuan deliberately asked, "Your Majesty, did you not negotiate this deal?"

Jiang Muyu got angry when she mentioned this. She said, "That miser wants my recipe for only two hundred taels. He can just dream on it!"

"Uh..." Yun Xuan wiped the spit on his face and soothed, "Your Majesty's recipe is good. It's the shopkeeper who doesn't know what's good. There will always be someone who knows what's good. Your Majesty doesn't need to be so upset."

"I can understand that he didn't think highly of me at first, but what happened later? I would never sell the recipe to him even if I sold it to his mortal enemy." As she spoke, she thought for a moment and asked, "Besides Shuiyunjian, which is the largest restaurant in the capital?"

"My lady, it is the secluded residence in the bamboo forest."

"The one opposite Shuiyunjian?"

Yun Xuan nodded, "That's right."

Jiang Muyu smiled and said, "The owner of this Zhulin Youju is really interesting. He opened a store directly opposite Shuiyunjian. Isn't this a challenge to Shuiyunjian? Does Shuiyunjian have any objection?"

"Of course they have opinions, but they don't dare to speak out."

"Why?"

"Because it is said that the boss behind Zhulin Youju is quite influential."

"Is that so..." Jiang Muyu took a sip of tea and thought secretly in his heart.

Soon they returned to the palace, and Jiang Muyu went straight back to Qingyu Courtyard.

The rain had been falling all day and there was no sign of stopping. Even with an umbrella, her skirt and shoes were soaked. The first thing she did when she got home was to take a shower and change her clothes.

Yun Xuan continued to comb her hair as usual.

Jiang Muyu thought about it and said, "If the weather is like this tomorrow, we won't go to Putuo Temple... But it is said that when it rains on the mountain, there will be fairy mist, and the scenery is very pleasant."

Yun Xuan said: "If the rain is not too heavy, we can still go."

"Well, let's see tomorrow."

She suddenly thought of Liang Qingchen. She hadn't seen him for two days. Ever since he mentioned that she had had three or four boyfriends in college, he left angrily and never came back. If she hadn't heard from others that he had returned to the palace, she would have thought that he was keeping a mistress outside.

In fact, the relationships she had in college were all just following the trend. At that time, every girl in the dormitory had a boyfriend, and she didn't want to be single, so she tried dating a few. However, she didn't date anyone after she graduated until she came through the book. One of them was busy making money, and the other was sick and didn't allow it.

However, ancient men had feudal ideas. When they heard that their wives had several lovers before, they would feel that they were already unscrupulous and would be considered the most righteous person if they did not divorce them.

After thinking from this perspective, Jiang Muyu felt that he needed to explain.

She asked Yun Xuan: "Where is the prince now?"

"I'll ask later."

She touched her hair and felt that it was almost dry, so she said, "I'll do the rest myself."

"Yes." Yun Xuan put down the handkerchief and went out. After a while, he came back and said, "Yun Yan has been in the mansion. She said that the prince came back after noon. He was caught in the rain and stayed in the academy after taking a bath."

She nodded.

Liang Qingchen's academy had a separate dormitory, and he used to stay overnight there when he was busy with work late at night.

Jiang Muyu changed his clothes and went to the academy holding an umbrella.

As the sky gradually darkened, the rain became much lighter, like thousands of silver threads floating on the eaves. A row of drops fell from the eaves, like a hanging pearl curtain.

The light was on in the study. Xu Lang was standing by the door. He was stunned for a moment when he saw her coming. "Madam, why are you here?"

"I'm here to see the prince."

Xu Lang took her into the house, helped her close the umbrella, and said, "The prince is in the house."

When Jiang Muyu walked in, he did not see Liang Qingchen sitting behind the desk as usual. He was lying on his side on the beauty couch by the window, wearing a crimson wide-sleeved robe, with his long hair like ink spread out on the couch. He was holding a military book in his hand, his long and thick eyelashes cast an arc-shaped shadow under his eyes, his thin lips were slightly pursed, looking a little pale, but his porcelain-white skin was set off to look a bit pink.

Such a coquettish outfit actually gave him a sense of aloofness and coldness, and the whole picture was like a fine portrait of a beauty.

Jiang Muyu stared at him in fascination and just stood there motionless.

Liang Qingchen originally wanted to pretend to ignore her until she spoke, but he didn't expect that she was more patient than him. She just stood there for a long time without saying a word, staring at him until his face turned red.

Liang Qingchen's face turned visibly red.

Jiang Muyu laughed out loud when he saw this.

He finally couldn't stand it anymore, threw the military book away, sat up with his legs crossed, and glared at her angrily, "What are you doing here?"

"Come and see if a certain jealous person is still angry."