The restaurant was indeed doing very well; the main hall was packed with people, not to mention the private rooms.
Yuan Zhao watched for a while and was about to leave when the shopkeeper came out to greet him personally.
"Madam Rong, please come in."
The carriage Yuan Zhao was riding in had a large character "容" on it. Who in the capital city didn't know what this character "容" represented?
There were other officials with the surname Rong, but to avoid his wrath, no one dared to print the character "Rong" on their carriages except for Rong Ruo.
The waiter, with his sharp eyes, immediately went to report to the manager.
The shopkeeper was still wondering why this jinx had come today, but when he saw a woman, he immediately understood Yuan Zhao's identity.
This must be the eldest daughter of the Yuan family, now the Madam of the Rong family.
He dared not be negligent any longer. If he remembered correctly, this ancestor almost got into trouble here last time.
Seeing that he recognized him, Yuan Zhao could only say:
"I came here to dine, but I didn't expect your restaurant to be so popular."
"Madam Rong is too kind. Please come upstairs."
The shopkeeper quickly said, and seeing Yuan Zhao's slight confusion, he added:
“My master has specially reserved two private rooms upstairs to entertain distinguished guests.”
The implication is that there are still seats available upstairs.
Yuan Zhao had heard Princess Chaoyang mention this matter before, and he nodded in agreement.
Following them into the restaurant, Yuan Zhao was taken aback when she saw the food inside. No wonder it looked familiar; she had seen this kind of food at the Zhou residence in her previous life.
Seeing her staring intently at the food, the shopkeeper quickly said:
"This is a new way of eating that my master recently found out, called hot pot."
"Everything can be cooked in it, and with the right seasonings, it has a unique flavor."
"Madam, you can also try it later. There are two kinds of hot pot bases, spicy and non-spicy."
The shopkeeper was enthusiastically promoting their new food, unaware that Yuan Zhao's gaze had changed at some point.
Of course she knew this was hot pot.
In her previous life, when she was locked in the courtyard, she heard the servants in the mansion talk about it, saying that it was Madam Bai's idea and that it had earned the mansion a lot of money.
Then the maids started saying that although they were both ladies, Madam Bai was so capable and powerful, while Madam Yuan could only be a burden to her family and had contracted a strange illness that was quite frightening to look at.
Is Bai Mianmian still alive?
Yuan Zhao frowned. She had Jin Zhu use the same poison on Bai Mianmian.
In her past life, she was able to escape death because of her special constitution. What about Bai Mianmian?
Lost in thought, Yuan Zhao had already arrived at the private room.
Without her having to ask, the shopkeeper had already brought out the best food, including hot pot.
Yuan Zhao's expression was complicated. There were no outsiders here, so she asked Wen Feng and Linglong to sit down together.
"Try it."
The two were unaware of their past lives, and when they ate hot pot, they only thought it tasted delicious.
After eating for a while, the two realized that Yuan Zhao seemed a little unhappy, even though he had been fine before.
"Miss, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the food?"
"……No."
Yuan Zhao thought for a moment and then said:
"Wenfeng, go back to the General's Mansion later."
She wanted her brother to investigate Bai Mianmian's affairs, otherwise she always felt that she was a potential threat.
"Yes, Miss."
The master and servant were eating and talking when there was a knock on the door of the private room:
"Madam Rong."
The voice sounded familiar. Yuan Zhao thought about it carefully and suddenly remembered where he had heard it before.
That's clearly the Second Prince's voice!
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