Chapter 51 Chapter 51
Jiang Huai told Xiao Jingzhao about Chen Hui's situation and also expressed his concerns. Anyway, he had already told Xiao Jingzhao about his ancestor's dream, so it didn't matter if the other party knew about it.
Xiao Jingzhao lowered his eyes slightly, looking extremely serious, and listened attentively to Jiang Huai's distress.
After Jiang Huai finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, feeling that the burden in his heart was lighter. When things are kept in the heart, the burden is a bit heavy, but finding someone to talk to makes it much better.
But speaking of this, Jiang Huai asked Xiao Jingzhao curiously, "Have you ever seen anyone who looks like the Crown Prince?"
Jiang Huai was quite curious about the prince. Logically, the prince was in Anyuan Prefecture and should be next to Wei Xuan, but he had never seen anyone who looked like the prince. He didn't know whether the other party was hiding too deeply or his ability to judge people was too poor. However, Xiao Jingzhao must have seen more people than him in the military camp, and might have seen the prince.
Xiao Jingzhao didn't expect Jiang Huai to think of this aspect so quickly. Seeing Jiang Huai's eyes full of curiosity and speculation, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up. He cleared his throat and shook his head, saying, "No, I didn't see anyone suspicious around General Wei."
"Maybe it's still hidden deep enough," Jiang Huai said. Suddenly remembering something, he warned Xiao Jingzhao, "Although I told you this, you must not go out of your way to look for it. If someone discovers it, it will be dangerous for you and the prince as well. Just pretend you don't know anything about it."
Although Xiao Jingzhao and Wei Xuan are now close, Jiang Huai didn't dare let Wei Xuan know that he knew the inside story of this matter. If Xiao Jingzhao deliberately looked for the prince and was discovered by Wei Xuan, Jiang Huai didn't know what choice Wei Xuan would make, so it was better not to test human nature.
What's more, if Xiao Jingzhao deliberately went to look for the prince, it would be fine if he was only noticed by Wei Xuan. But if he was discovered by the emperor and then guessed the existence of the prince, that would be real danger.
Because if Wei Xuan found out, no matter how bad the result was, he would not lose his life. But if the emperor found out, Xiao Jingzhao would probably be caught and tortured in an attempt to find out the whereabouts of the prince, and there was a high possibility that he would lose his life.
"Do you care about the prince?" Xiao Jingzhao stared at Jiang Huai.
"After all, it's about the rehabilitation that will happen in five years, no, four years. How could I not care?" Jiang Huai held his chin with one hand and blinked as he replied, "Don't you care?"
Xiao Jingzhao's fingers trembled slightly, and he clenched his fingertips and whispered, "Of course I care."
"The safety of the prince is related to our future, so you must be careful. Don't reveal that you know about this later." Jiang Huai warned carefully, fearing that Xiao Jingzhao would say something wrong.
The other party believed the excuses he and Xiao Jingzhao gave, but Wei Xuan might not believe it, and the prince would find it even harder to believe. After all, considering what the prince had experienced, Jiang Huai put himself in his shoes. After experiencing this series of events, if someone said that he was an ancestor who appeared in his dream and knew his plan, he would only think that the other person had a conspiracy.
Even if he was not killed for the sake of the Jiang family, he would definitely be imprisoned for the next five years and would not be able to do anything he wanted, let alone be as free as he is now.
Jiang Huai deliberately spoke in a more serious manner. Seeing that Xiao Jingzhao's face was solemn, he was worried that he would scare him again, so he quickly took back some of the money.
"But it's not that serious. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind to others. Even if he imprisons me, it won't make me too sad. At most, I won't be able to do business and contact strangers." Jiang Huai felt a little guilty as he spoke. It was possible to say that the Crown Prince was kind and gentle before, but the Crown Prince after the misfortune was called a violent king in the original text. Even if he is not in his complete form now, his personality will not be much better.
What does he look like in Jiang Huai's eyes?
Xiao Jingzhao suddenly felt curious, but he had already mentioned the prince enough today. If he continued, Jiang Huai might become suspicious. Xiao Jingzhao lowered his eyes and pretended to be convinced by Jiang Huai.
After chatting with Xiao Jingzhao for a while, Jiang Huai thought about it and suddenly found a blind spot in his thinking. He knew that it would be easy to get information by opening a restaurant. Could it be that Wei Xuan would not think of this after hearing him talk about the news of opening a restaurant?
He just needs to tell Wei Xuan about this matter. If the other party has this intention, he will naturally bring it up implicitly. At that time, he just needs to pretend that he knows nothing and do everything according to Wei Xuan's arrangements. In case Wei Xuan does not have this idea, he can also choose to open a restaurant or not. Anyway, the decision is in his hands.
After thinking it over, Jiang Huai didn't waste any time and went straight to Wei Mansion to talk about the expansion of the restaurant.
And the development of the matter was exactly as Jiang Huai had expected. After learning that Jiang Huai was hesitating whether to go to other places, or to open a restaurant in Kyoto, Wei Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he obviously realized the benefits that this matter could bring.
Anyuan Prefecture is quite far from Kyoto. This certainly allows Anyuan Prefecture to develop secretly, but it also makes it difficult for them to receive news from Kyoto. Even if they have arranged special personnel to collect information, they can only receive the most general news now, and there is no channel for more information.
Xiao Jingzhao used to have some channels for collecting information, but now he dares not activate them for fear that he has been targeted. If Xiao Jingzhao's whereabouts are discovered by the emperor because of activating these people, it will be a loss. This requires them to establish new information channels.
However, it is not easy to establish a new information channel, and the new restaurant proposed by Jiang Huai this time allowed Wei Xuan to discover a new method.
The restaurant is a noisy place. Some people like to go to brothels and teahouses to talk about things, and the restaurant is also a frequented place. It's just that it is difficult for the restaurant to attract enough diners, not to mention how fierce the competition is in Kyoto restaurants. Wei Xuan had never thought about this before, because he knew that the restaurant they opened would definitely not be able to compete.
But now it seems that we can’t really compete.
After taking the matter from Jiang Huai, Wei Xuan did not take any direct action, but went to find Xiao Jingzhao. The matter was of great importance, so he had to ask Xiao Jingzhao first and discuss with him what to do.
Xiao Jingzhao knew about this a long time ago and had already thought about how to arrange it before Jiang Huai went to find Wei Xuan. As soon as Wei Xuan arrived, he had just finished speaking and before he asked Xiao Jingzhao what to do, he got a plan for opening a restaurant.
"You knew about this a long time ago?" Wei Xuan blurted out, "I forgot, you live with Huai Ge'er, you knew about this before me."
Wei Xuan made all the arrangements, and Jiang Huai passed the reply to Chen Hui. Of course, considering that the purpose of this restaurant was not very simple, Jiang Huai was not the one who came forward in the end. Jiang Huai was in the dark, and behind him were Wei Xuan and Xiao Jingzhao. But on the surface, after these restaurants learned to cook, they ambitiously headed towards Kyoto, wanting to make cooking the most popular dish in the entire Da Zhou.
Although it may sound a bit arrogant, this is also the fastest way to achieve the goal of making your cooking a hit in Kyoto.
Several chefs with the best cooking skills were picked out, and then each restaurant contributed manpower and effort, and each person took a share of the dividends. Under Wei Xuan's arrangement, they set off with their people.
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The people of Kyoto have been a little unhappy recently.
In their view, Kyoto has always been the most prosperous and lively city. Any new things must appear in Kyoto. Some less popular things are treated as treasures in other places. They are always the first to come up with new things, and no one else is ahead of them.
But now, the situation seems to be reversed.
Sweaters were introduced from other places, and later wool yarn and sweater weaving methods were introduced. That would have been fine, but snowflake salt also came from other places. Although most of the snowflake salt was divided up by Kyoto, some local gentry had already eaten snowflake salt before them.
As a result, now, some stir-fried dishes have been introduced from other places, which are said to surpass other dishes in color, aroma and taste. This makes many diners feel that the other party is exaggerating, but also a little curious.
The people of Kyoto are still waiting for someone to come forward to refute. After all, in this world, when it comes to food, is there anyone who is more particular than the chefs in Kyoto?
However, the chefs from various restaurants went to eat, and the regular gourmets also went to eat. They stopped cursing and swearing. Although they said that each restaurant had its own merits, they had already lost if they did not curse or find fault.
Some people noticed that some children from wealthy families used to often go to some restaurants for meals, but now they rarely go there. The restaurant they often go to has changed to Changfenglou, and they even had conflicts over seats. This is enough to show the situation.
Some officials were accustomed to talking in other places, but now they have gradually switched to Changfeng Tower. There is no other way. The food in Changfeng Tower tastes really good. Although their main purpose is to talk, they cannot lose their mouths for the sake of talking.
The most important thing is that the party hosting the banquet will subconsciously choose the best restaurant in Kyoto, so as to show more face. Now Changfenglou is the most prosperous restaurant in Kyoto, and it is even difficult to get a seat. The more this is the case, the more some officials who host the banquet like to hold the banquet in such a place. Only in this way can they prove their intentions.
Regarding the business situation of Changfeng Tower, the news from Anyuan Prefecture was a bit slow. After all, it would take at least half a month to go back and forth.
However, Jiang Huai was not worried about the business performance of Changfenglou. He was very confident in cooking, and the restaurant in Anyuan Prefecture directly demonstrated the lethality of cooking to people of this era. As for the restaurant in Kyoto...
Jiang Huai remembered that he had eaten there several times. In terms of taste, it was better than the restaurant in Anyuan Prefecture, and the cooking method was more refined, but it still did not transcend the limitations of the times. The cooking methods were nothing more than frying, steaming, boiling and baking. Although it tasted good, it was easy to get tired of it.
Putting aside other things about stir-frying, the freshness of the dishes alone is enough to make an impact. The most important thing is that Jiang Huai also recalled some recipes and slightly adjusted the dishes of Changfenglou. Jiang Huai felt that he could deal a huge blow to the restaurants in Kyoto.
The others believed what Jiang Huaigui believed, but they were still a little nervous before they got the specific news. Fortunately, the news was quickly passed back.
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