Chapter 72: Zuixianlou

After sitting down, Shopkeeper Zeng asked a question.

"Young Madam, is it still the same arrangement as before?"

"Well, ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes and increase the portions."

"yes."

Shopkeeper Zeng walked out of the door with his back half bent, and did not forget to close the door when he left.

Inside the room, even the tea had just been delivered and was piping hot.

They walked around for a long time and felt a little tired.

Therefore, Cherry wanted to go forward to help her young mistress loosen up her muscles, but because of the general's presence, she could only stand there obediently.

It was Shang Ji who spoke first.

"The Du family's property?"

"Well, later my father decided to give it to me as a dowry."

When Luo Yuan heard this, his eyes lit up slightly.

He had never been into the Zuixian Tower even once while following the general.

Now, thanks to the young lady, not only can I come in, but I can also go directly to the private room. I immediately feel a sense of satisfaction that my whole family is rising to heaven.

As soon as this look was revealed, Cherry glared back at him.

Luo Yuan was really unhappy in his heart. What a stinky girl, she only knew how to go against him! Just as he was thinking about it, he saw someone knocking on the door, and then they came in one after another and delivered the dishes.

I made two servings of the same dish, and didn't leave out Cherry and the others.

Shang Ji looked at the table full of dishes, which really had flavors from all over the world.

Both the Jinling cuisine and the Cezhou cuisine that he preferred were included, and a few of them were also common and Du Jingyi's favorites.

I have to say, although it is the same dish, it tastes different when cooked by different chefs.

Shang Ji tasted it carefully this time and then gave a comment.

"With this taste, no wonder the nobles in Sui'an City flock to it."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi was also happy, with a visibly proud look on his face.

You know, when she set the price of the restaurant very high at the beginning, her parents did not quite agree. It was not until they found out that she had taken a different approach and only did business with wealthy people that her business became more and more prosperous.

Now, except for this private room, all the others have been booked long-term.

Either they are from a royal palace or a duke's palace. They don't have any ability and cannot sign a long-term contract.

Therefore, the private rooms here once became a symbol of status.

Naturally, the chefs hired here and the ingredients used will be the best.

"You know how to do business. You just catch the fat sheep and slaughter them."

Shang Ji understood a lot of things just from the short period of meal time.

And Du Jingyi did not hide it.

"If you slap someone in Sui'an City, there will be a lot of dignitaries. If we don't take advantage of such a good place, it will be a shame to the reputation of my Du family."

Shang Ji smiled when he heard this.

Just as I was about to say a few more words, I glanced sideways and saw a carriage parked downstairs.

The carriage was luxurious and elegant, and it was obvious that it was used exclusively by the royal family.

There is also a word "Min" hanging high above it, which is naturally used by the Min Palace.

Thinking of what his wife had asked him to investigate a few days ago, Shang Ji's mouth curled up slightly.

"It's easy to get. Look, who's here?"

Shang Ji's words made Du Jingyi look down as well.

She didn't recognize the person, but the words were written clearly.

"Someone from Prince Min's Palace?"

"Um."

"Who is it? She doesn't look like a princess, nor does she look like a prince's consort."

"She is the wife of the illegitimate son of the King of Min, the third child. People outside call her Madam Qi Shao."

Du Jingyi looked as if he understood.

Since she married into the Duke's Mansion, she seldom went out and seldom attended banquets, so naturally she didn't know these noble families.

But when Shang Ji heard it, he felt it was inappropriate.

She will be the head of the family in the future, and she doesn't know how to get along with these ladies and young ladies. So she thought about it and spoke.

"In a few days, it will be my father's birthday. Madam Wei will certainly invite the ladies from all the mansions to come to the mansion. You just need to go and recognize them. Madam Dou has been with my mother for many years, so I think she knows them all. It will be good for you to remember their faces."

Du Jingyi nodded, she also felt that this move was necessary.

Otherwise, if people are standing right in front of you and you still don’t recognize any of them, that would be embarrassing.

As they were speaking, Madam Qi walked into Zuixian Tower.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The Min Palace also had private rooms in the Zuixian Tower. She knew this, and the waiter naturally knew this too, so he led her up to the third floor.

But there was no one else around her except maids and old women.

Is it really that simple, just coming here to have a meal and drink tea?

Du Jingyi and Shang Ji looked at each other, both showing expressions that looked like they were determined to hear the secret.

So Shang Ji glanced at Luo Yuan, and he immediately stood up sensibly, walked outside, and disappeared in a flash.

Seeing this, Cherry's opinion of him changed a little.

Apart from anything else, this skill seems to be quite strong.

Time passed little by little, and the melon that Manager Zeng had specially sent to him was almost eaten.

Not to mention Yingtao and others, even Du Jingyi was getting a little anxious.

She didn't know Luo Yuan's abilities and wondered if he had been captured accidentally.

But Shang Ji was drinking tea calmly, without any worries at all.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi calmed down a little.

Sure enough, after a while Luo Yuan rushed in from outside.

If they hadn't all been concentrating on staring at the door, they would not have noticed what he was doing.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi felt a little bit of admiration for Luo Yuan's ability, or rather, for the ability of her husband Shang Ji.

But on second thought, it's true.

Without some real kung fu, how can we recapture the thirteen cities over there? The teacup fell on the table, Shang Ji did not even raise his eyebrows, and asked calmly.

"What? What is she doing here?"

Du Jingyi also listened attentively, wanting to know what Madam Qi's intention was.

Luo Yuan didn't laugh it off and answered directly.

"Madam Qi was meeting with a maid in a private room. She mentioned that Prince Min was looking for some concubines to enter the palace. Madam Qi asked the maid to pick a few suitable ones and wait for them. She probably wanted to get people into the palace with other identities."

It can actually be understood from another perspective.

After all, how can a daughter-in-law put someone in her father-in-law's house? Isn't this a slap in the face of her mother-in-law? Moreover, the mother-in-law of Madam Qi, Concubine Wang, is also a well-known figure in the prince's mansion and is deeply loved by the old prince.

If she knew about this, I'm afraid Madam Qi would be in big trouble.

Shang Ji went over all the relationships in his mind, and after a while, he showed some sneer.

Du Jingyi saw that he looked even more "evil" than his own father, so he asked curiously.

"Did the General find anything?"

"Well, the prince of Min Palace has been married for more than ten years, and has no children in the harem. However, this Madam Qi has both sons and daughters, especially her son, who is very much loved by Min Palace. It seems that there is a possibility that he will be adopted by the prince's wife."

(End of this chapter)