Chapter 81 A Large Table of Seafood

Mo Yunzhu and Jun Huolan entered the luxurious private room on the third floor from the side door.

Chang Qing immediately came to report that the shopkeeper had gone to inform Mr. Ouyang.

Ouyang Cong actually lives in an elegant courtyard behind this street, which makes it convenient for him to go back and forth to the restaurant. Of course, his business is far more than just this seafood restaurant, but he likes this place the most. After all, he can make friends with more powerful people here, which makes his business more and more prosperous.

As soon as Mo Yunzhu sat down, she ordered the most expensive seafood here, and also ordered a lot of delicious dishes because Jun Huolan couldn't eat seafood.

When Jun Huolan saw the table full of dishes, the corners of his mouth twitched. This table cost at least one hundred taels of silver.

"You all sit down and eat. If it's not enough, order more. The more expensive the better." Mo Yunzhu asked Haojiang Changqing, Chang Teng and Yuanqing to sit down.

None of the four dared to do so, but were finally forced to sit down by Mo Yunzhu. After all, the private room was very large and the table could seat twelve people. The sight of the table filled with dishes was really shocking. How could two people possibly finish it?

The eldest lady did it on purpose.

"Please sit down and eat. I cannot eat seafood, so you guys can enjoy it." Jun Huolan said with a smile. He found that he had not been so happy for a long time. Although he had not taken revenge yet, his mood was getting better and better.

Thinking of this, he picked up a prawn and prepared to peel it for Mo Yunzhu, but he saw that Mo Yunzhu had already picked up a prawn and started peeling it with skillful movements.

"Miss, let me help you peel it." Yuan Qing said anxiously. How could he let the young lady peel it herself when they were the ones who did it in the first place?

"Everyone sit down and eat. I can peel it myself. I'm not that pretentious. Eat quickly." Mo Yunzhu said unhappily, "If you miss this meal, you won't have the next one."

The four guards didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but they were also ecstatic in their hearts. They started eating immediately. One plate of crabs was not enough, so they ordered another one, which scared the waiter.

These are all seafood, very expensive. It’s fine if you eat them yourself, but how come the guards can eat them with their stomachs full?

This master is so nice.

But thinking that she was Miss Mo from the general's mansion and had plenty of money, she still felt jealous and resentful. Why wasn't their master so good?

While eating, Mo Yunzhu chatted with everyone, just like a family dining together, and the atmosphere was very good.

Jun Huolan couldn't eat seafood, so Mo Yunzhu let him drink Ganoderma lucidum bone soup and eat ginseng stewed chicken, which are all good things.

I have to say, the dishes are very good and taste great, no wonder the business is so good. During the lunch and dinner hours, the daily income is more than ten thousand dollars.

If it weren't for the connections and power, it would be impossible to keep the business going.

So who is the biggest force behind Ouyang Cong?

"The Ouyang family is the richest in the imperial city. They have good relations with many officials in the court and send gifts to them during the Chinese New Year. The biggest power behind them seems to be the Zhao family, but it's hard to say. On the surface, it's a cooperative relationship, but in reality, the relationship is complicated. The Ouyang family is not stupid. It's impossible for them to be sucked dry by the Zhao family alone. Otherwise, I'm afraid they would have changed their surname to Zhao long ago."

"Zhao family? Queen Zhao?" Mo Yunzhu asked in surprise.

"It should be the father-in-law and uncle of the emperor."

Mo Yunzhu understood immediately: "No wonder the prince is rich, it turns out he has a rich grandfather and uncle."

"The Zhao family is a large imperial family. My grandfather was an official in the imperial court and served as the Minister of Transfer. He started to accumulate wealth at that time."

"The Minister of Revenue, isn't that the God of Wealth?" Mo Yunzhu smiled bitterly, "Then why has the Dai family become the Minister of Revenue? Is the Zhao family willing to give it up?"

"The emperor ordered the change, who dares to disobey? The Dai family is a descendant of the emperor's biological mother."

Mo Yunzhu was a little confused for a moment. It turned out that nothing was easy.

"The Emperor's biological mother is Concubine Dowager De, right?"

"Yes, but the emperor was killed when he was very young, and the emperor was raised by the empress dowager. At that time, Concubine De was not favored, and her family was not powerful, so she was often bullied.

After the emperor was made the crown prince, the Dai family began to slowly rise to prominence. Minister Dai was quite capable and was actually the emperor's cousin, but this relationship was kept secret. As the emperor replaced his ministers after he took the throne, everyone gradually forgot the actual relationship between the Dai family and the emperor."

"The Queen is not angry. There is no one in the Zhao family who is a high-ranking official now."

"Haha, aren't the titles of father-in-law and uncle-in-law enough? Who among the court officials dares to be rude to them?" Jun Huolan sneered, "My mother was asked by Uncle Zhao to serve the queen."

Mo Yunzhu stopped chewing and looked at Jun Huolan's cold and handsome face.

"Do you know the background of Concubine Hui?" Concubine Hui is Jun Huolan's mother.

Jun Huolan shook his head and said, "She never told me that. She only told me to listen to the Queen and do whatever she told us to do, so I became a hostage." As he spoke, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"So Concubine Hui is a pawn of Empress Zhao."

"In order to survive, she would even push her own son into the fire pit." Jun Huolan clenched one hand into a fist.

"Okay, okay, don't think about it. Otherwise, I'll push you into the fire pit and we may never be together again." Mo Yunzhu immediately changed the subject.

The other four guards went from eating a lot, to eating quietly, and now they dared not eat at all. Listening to their two masters talking about these secrets without any reservation, they were actually a little moved in their hearts. Suddenly, they felt that seafood was not delicious anymore, and they felt that it was really pitiful for Jun Huo Lan to be born in the royal family.

"Yes, so now I feel less hatred." Jun Huolan suddenly smiled, "Eat quickly, and don't talk about unpleasant things."

"Well, believe me, you have finally come to the day of sweetness after bitterness." Mo Yunzhu smiled and gave him a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs. "Eat something sweet and your heart will be sweet too."

Jun Huolan looked at her with sparkling eyes, then started eating with a smile.

Sour and sweet, that was indeed his mood at the moment.

When we had almost finished the seafood on the table, there was a knock on the door.

The four guards stood up immediately and Yuan Qing went forward to open the door.

The person who came in was the owner of Haiguanlou, Young Master Ouyang Cong.

His face was full of smiles, and he looked good, like a gentleman, but his eyes were too lively, and it was obvious at first glance that he was a calculating person.

"Ouyang Cong has met His Royal Highness Prince Lan and Miss Mo." Ouyang Cong came in and saluted, "How are you two doing?"

"Master Ouyang, the seafood is good and the workmanship is also good. Your Haiguanlou can indeed make a lot of money." Mo Yunzhu said with a smile.

"It all depends on the support of my friends." Ouyang Cong immediately smiled like a chrysanthemum.

"We ate a lot in this meal, let's count the amount." Mo Yunzhu said with a smile.

Ouyang Cong immediately said, "This is the first time for Prince Lan and Miss Mo to come to Haiguanlou. I will treat you to this meal. I hope you can come more often next time."

Mo Yunzhu raised her eyebrows instantly. This guy is really magnanimous and has a broad mind.

"How can that be? This table is worth several hundred taels. We can't let Young Master Ouyang do business at a loss. But we don't have enough silver. I wonder if this will do?"

As Mo Yunzhu spoke, she took out a black tube.