Qin Ye's suggestion hit the nail on the head for Song Qianning. If she opened a restaurant, it would not only help her relieve her boredom, but would also give her an excuse to refuse the visiting invitations sent by the ladies in the future.
So she did what she said and started to prepare immediately after deciding to open a restaurant.
At first, Qin Ye wanted to help her with the restaurant business, but was rejected by Song Qianning.
As the regent, Qin Ye is already busy, and opening a restaurant is not a difficult matter. She can handle it by herself, so there is no need to trouble him.
The restaurant was Song Qianning's main business when she was in the county town. As she had no shortage of money now, it didn't take long for her to find a suitable restaurant to buy.
The location and position were both very much to her liking.
Since the predecessor was also a restaurant, most things do not need to be prepared separately. Just make some changes to the restaurant's decoration and any unsatisfactory parts.
After everything was ready, Song Qianning started to open the restaurant.
The capital city is not big, but it is definitely not small either. Because of Song Qianning's identity as the Regent Princess, many noble ladies in the capital are paying attention to her and the restaurant.
Recently, many women and young ladies who sent visiting cards to Song Qianning were rejected by her. The reason for the rejection was that she was busy running a restaurant and had no time.
When the rejected ladies and young ladies saw the reason for her refusal, they almost thought that Song Qianning was deliberately fooling them. They didn't expect that she was really running a restaurant.
Once the news spread, the entire capital city finally knew everything they should and shouldn't know. Countless people were paying attention to it secretly, and they had all kinds of thoughts.
On the opening day of the restaurant, many people came, and a large number of them came with the intention of establishing a good relationship with Song Qianning.
Everyone originally thought that Song Qianning had handed over the management of the restaurant to her servants, but they never expected that she would run it herself.
Even on the opening day, he personally stayed in the restaurant to entertain guests, which really shocked countless people.
What surprised them even more was that the Regent not only did not stop them, but also sent guards from the palace to maintain order outside the restaurant that day.
As a result, everyone had a higher understanding of how popular Song Qianning was.
After all, no young lady or lady in the capital would run a restaurant or shop herself, and her husband's family would never agree.
The fact that the Prince Regent was willing to let his princess run the restaurant personally was enough to show how much she was favored.
There were more and more people coming to eat because of the title of Regent Princess, including ladies and young ladies from various families.
At the beginning, all the ladies came to eat because of Song Qianning's title as the Regent Princess, and with the idea of giving her face.
I didn't have high expectations for the taste of the food. I even thought that no matter how bad the food in the restaurant tasted, I had to pretend to be delicious.
Their thoughts continued until the moment they put the food into their mouths.
Everyone went from being determined to eat it to being amazed by the taste of the food.
The taste of the food alone is much better than those old restaurants in Beijing.
The ladies present all had many skilled cooks at home, and they had eaten many meals prepared by the imperial chefs at palace banquets.
It is no exaggeration to say that the taste of the food in Song Qianning's restaurant is comparable to that of the imperial chef.
Word of this matter spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and soon it spread throughout the aristocratic circles in the capital.
Believe it or not, after trying the restaurant's food, nine out of ten people will become repeat customers and will feel uncomfortable if they don't eat there for a few days.
If other restaurants were to face such a grand occasion, they would definitely be suppressed and envied by their peers.
But Song Qianning's identity as the Regent Princess was well known, and even though people from other restaurants were jealous, they did not dare to make trouble for the Regent Princess.
It didn't take long for the name of the restaurant to spread throughout the capital, and its reputation became more and more widespread, with a steady stream of customers every day.
He gradually gained a place in the capital and in the business community.
On this day, a man dressed slightly differently from the people in the capital stopped outside the restaurant.
Looking at the restaurant packed with customers, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he stood up and walked in.
"Waiter, come to a private room."
After being led to the private room by the waiter, the man said directly: "Give me one portion of your restaurant's signature dishes."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
When the waiter brought the food and wanted to leave, the man stopped him and said, "Wait."
The waiter stopped and said enthusiastically, "Sir, is there anything else you can do for me?"
The man didn't answer the waiter. He just picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of food from each of the plates in front of him and put it into his mouth.
Just when the waiter was puzzled, he saw the man put down his chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed to him by the servant behind him and wiped his mouth.
"I recently heard people say that the food in your restaurant is so delicious that people don't want to leave after eating it. They think it's so delicious."
As he spoke, the man suddenly sneered: "In my opinion, the food in your restaurant is no different from other ordinary restaurants. It doesn't live up to its reputation and is not even as delicious as the food made by my chef."
The waiter was stunned for a moment by the man's undisguised hostility: "Sir, why don't you try it again? I'm not exaggerating, but the taste of our restaurant is famous throughout the capital..."
"Don't try it. If something tastes bad, it will still taste bad no matter how many times you try it."
Song Qianning passed by the box and happened to hear the conversation inside.
Raising an eyebrow, she walked towards the box and said with a smile, "I was just passing by and heard what you said, so I came over to take a look. I apologize for disturbing you."
At the same time, she looked around at the man and said, "I don't think you are from this country."
"I am a merchant from a neighboring country. I happened to pass by the capital, so I came here to try the restaurant. I didn't expect the taste to be so disappointing."
Not at all angry at the man's words, Song Qianning said in a good-tempered manner, "It just so happens that I also work at this restaurant. Young Master thinks our dishes are not as delicious as your chef's, so why not have a competition?"
The man looked at Song Qianning and asked, "How do you want to compete, girl?"
"Your chef and I will prepare the same dish, and the winner will be determined by taste."
"Then let's do as the young lady said and let the taste determine the winner."
After saying that, the man randomly pointed out someone from behind him and said, "You, go compete with her."
When they arrived at the restaurant's kitchen, Song Qianning took the initiative to ask the other chef to choose a dish, and the dish she finally cooked was also the one chosen by the other chef.
Half an hour later.
Song Qianning and the cook walked into the box one after another. The cook's expression was much worse than before.
Placing two dishes in front of the man, Song Qianning smiled as usual: "Please try it, sir. Who cooks better, me or your chef?"
The man only picked up a piece of the dish made by Song Qianning with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth. After putting down the chopsticks, his face was obviously not very good.
The man's cook lowered his head and dared not say a word.
Suddenly, the man sneered and his eyes shot towards Song Qianning: "As the Regent Princess, you don't stay in the palace properly, but instead run out to show your face."
"Could it be that the Regent can't even afford to support a woman?"
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