Gambling methods?
Yuan Yao pondered for a moment, then said in a childish voice, "Let's compare making money!"
Comparing how much money you make?
Shopkeeper Qiu almost blurted out a sarcastic remark: "Is the princess joking with me?"
Comparing how much money you make?
Sishi Chun, a dessert shop that has only been open for a little over two months, wants to compete with Tianxianglou, which has been open for several years?
Are you kidding me?
And, just based on a little baby?
Manager Qiu already felt a sense of excitement, as if victory was within his grasp.
Springtime all year round, he's bound to win!
To be honest, what he wanted wasn't the Four Seasons Spring dessert, but rather the recipes for all of its desserts...
Seeing Qiu's expression, Yuan Yao asked, "So, Qiu, are you going to gamble or not?"
Of course we should gamble!
He's guaranteed to win this match!
Manager Qiu suppressed his emotions and said arrogantly, "Let's bet! To avoid me, an adult, bullying a child like the princess, the rules will be set by the princess."
"Are you sure?" Yuan Yao asked with a half-smile.
"Sure!"
Shopkeeper Qiu stood up straight, as if the Four Seasons Spring tea was already his for the taking.
Yuan Yao smiled, glanced at the diners in the lobby, and asked, "Gentlemen, could you please be my witnesses and that of Manager Qiu?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a voice said, "I've come to bear witness for the princess!"
"Me too!" another voice chimed in.
"Me too!"
That voice... it sounds familiar?
Yuan Yao turned around and looked towards the door.
Three young men in brocade robes were standing at the door.
The one in the green brocade robe is Zhao Lu, the son of the richest man in the south of the city; the one in the golden brocade robe is Wang Rong, the nephew of the richest man in the capital; and the one in the blue brocade robe is named Sun Changrui…
Upon seeing the group, Yuan Yao was delighted.
It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.
These spoiled young masters, when they helped promote Si Shi Chun, walked around the streets of the capital in the sun for three days!
Upon seeing the group, Yuan Yao smiled with narrowed eyes: "Just being a witness isn't enough. This is a great opportunity, why not place a bet?"
Place a bet?
Wang Rong rubbed his hands together: "Is that alright?"
“Of course!” Yuan Yao said with a smile.
At this moment, Sun Changrui raised his hand and said, "I bet! I bet! I bet on the princess to win!"
His family owns several restaurants in Beijing.
In the first year after it opened, business was exceptionally good. Tianxianglou even paid people to cause trouble, almost ruining the restaurant...
Sun Changrui had been dissatisfied with Tianxiang Tower for a long time.
Zhao Lu lifted his green robe and said to Yuan Yao, "Princess, I'm betting on you to win too!"
These individuals come from large and wealthy families.
With their support, nothing could be better!
Yuan Yao smiled and said, "Thank you for your support. I will try my best to help you win the money back."
Wang Rong clenched his fist: "Go, Princess!"
"The princess will surely win!"
Seeing this, other diners also placed their bets.
"I'll vote too! I'll vote for the princess to win!"
I bet on Tianxianglou to win!
"I... I'll join Tianxianglou..."
"..."
The restaurant lobby almost turned into a gambling den.
The number of people who went to Tianxianglou was far greater than the number who went to Sishichun.
Yuan Yao wasn't in a hurry.
She said to Manager Qiu, "The reason for the conflict between you and me is a bowl of milk porridge."
How about we bet on milk porridge?
The gambling period lasts for three days. During these three days, Si Shi Chun and Tian Xiang Lou will each sell their own milk porridge to the public.
Every day, timed with an hourglass, the day's sales figures are announced at the end of the business day.
After the three-day competition, both companies simultaneously announced their total sales revenue for milk porridge; the company with the higher revenue won.
"It's that simple?" Manager Qiu asked in surprise.
“Of course,” Yuan Yao added, “However, we must write a contract and have it notarized at the Censorate within these three days!”
The contract must prohibit certain forms of malicious competition, including but not limited to falsifying accounts, paying people to inflate sales figures, and hiring people to sabotage competitors' businesses.
Anyone who dares to breach the contract will be considered to have automatically admitted defeat!
If Tianxianglou loses, Tianxianglou will belong to me, Yuanyao. Moreover, Manager Qiu must post a notice to inform the capital that Tianxianglou sent people to Sishichun to steal their skills.
If Si Shi Chun loses, Si Shi Chun will belong to you, Manager Qiu, and I will also tell you the complete recipe for Si Shi Chun desserts.
The stakes are too high, the risks are too great, but... the temptation is also great.
Especially the recipes for all the desserts from the Four Seasons Spring Festival!
However, Manager Qiu looked at Yuan Yao and said, "Stealing skills from others is utter nonsense."
Oh……
Yuan Yao wasn't in a hurry: "So, Manager Qiu doesn't dare to gamble?"
"Who says I'm afraid to gamble?" Manager Qiu's face darkened. "Someone, bring me paper and pen!"
The provocation tactic worked.
"Wait!" Yuan Yao called out to him, asking suspiciously, "You're just the manager of this restaurant, can you really make those decisions?"
"This restaurant is so big, are you sure your boss would agree to using it as gambling capital?"
To everyone's surprise, Manager Qiu arrogantly declared, "Since I dared to agree to this matter, I am capable of making the decision!"
Moreover, the property deeds and land deeds for this restaurant are all in my name.
I see.
Yuan Yao smiled faintly and said to Dan Qing, "Go and invite the Minister of Justice."
Minister of Justice?
Shopkeeper Qiu was slightly surprised.
The Minister of Justice got to this position entirely on his own merit.
This man is decisive in killing, and also ruthless.
Moreover, if the Minister of Justice is mobilized, the Imperial Guards will definitely be there as well.
He didn't want to make things that big.
Shopkeeper Qiu said, "Princess, it's just a bet, why bother the Minister of Justice?"
Yuan Yao waved her hand: "No need for Manager Qiu to worry about this. I will go and invite the Minister of Justice. I am the one who will trouble him, so he will not make things difficult for you."
Shopkeeper Qiu: "..."
That's not what he meant.
Although he was confident that he could beat Yuan Yao, what if things didn't go as planned?
No!
There's no such thing as a "what if"!
He absolutely must get his hands on the Four Seasons Spring!
Thinking it over, Manager Qiu raised his head and said, "Princess, please."
The Minister of Justice was very busy, but he arrived quickly.
He had just been released from the Ministry of Justice prison when he heard that a large-scale gambling operation was taking place on Jinzun Street...
At this time, the Empress Dowager was in mourning.
Fearing something might happen, he rode his horse at breakneck speed to get there.
Unexpectedly, upon arrival, he met Yuan Yao's cunning eyes.
The Minister of Justice said sternly, "His Majesty is not in the capital, and the Princess is being naughty again."
During the mourning period for the Empress Dowager, entertainment was prohibited throughout the country.
How could the princess lead the way in gambling at this time?
"Huh?" Yuan Yao stared at him innocently with wide eyes: "Is betting on matches also a banned form of entertainment?"
The Minister of Justice replied, "Of course."
Yuan Yao: "???"
That's infuriating!
She really walked right into a trap!
How could she forget about the Empress Dowager's mourning period?
I'm so annoyed!
At this moment, the Minister of Justice said, "Princess, I am very busy, I will be leaving now."
ah?
They're leaving already?
Manager Qiu was anxious: "Your Excellency, please wait!"
He had long coveted the spring season.
Today is a golden opportunity that has come knocking on our door.
He had to find a way to keep this bet going...
Suddenly, the Minister of Justice turned around and looked at the row of imperial guards behind him: "The capital has been in chaos recently. You few will stay here to protect the princess."
Before the princess returns to the palace, all orders must be obeyed.
"yes!"
A dozen or so imperial guards responded in unison.
Yuan Yao was overjoyed.
Your Excellency Minister of Justice, are you going to turn a blind eye to this?
She returned to the palace, and only then did the Imperial Guards leave?
Then, she can just stay outside the palace for the next few days, right?
witty!
Yuan Yao looked at Manager Qiu with a fierce yet endearing expression: "Come on, let's fight to the death!"
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