Emerging from the private room in Cao Cao's camp, Yuan Yao shook the still-wet ink on the document in his hand.
She looked at it carefully for a moment, and a smile appeared on her lips.
Are you trying to scam her out of money?
Absolutely impossible!
Moreover, the restaurant industry in Beijing has long suffered under the influence of Tianxianglou.
She chose a day, and Yuan Yao was determined to rid the people of this scourge!
When we returned to the private room, all the dishes had already been served.
Danqing, Yu'er, and Manager Bai sat properly, drinking tea.
Yuan Yao glanced at the dishes on the table and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Why don't you start eating first?"
Shopkeeper Bai smiled and said, "Aren't we waiting for the princess to eat together?"
Danqing looked Yuanyao over and, seeing that she was unharmed and even in a good mood, reached out and picked her up to sit on a chair.
At this moment, Yu'er asked curiously, "Princess, who is the person who invited you over?"
"Cao's camp," Yuan Yao replied.
"Cao's camp?" Upon hearing this name, Danqing frowned.
Yuan Yao turned her head: "Sister Danqing, do you know Cao Ying?"
Danqing nodded: "In Cao Ying's case, his aunt married into the Dingjun Marquis's mansion, which is also the Crown Prince's maternal grandmother."
"Anything else?" Yuan Yao pressed.
Danqing said, "This man, relying on his status as the Crown Prince's maternal uncle, obtained the official position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"I first truly heard his name when he slept with three women in one night..."
As she spoke, Danqing looked disgusted, as if she had remembered something repulsive.
Three women in one night?
Yuan Yao's mouth was slightly open.
Cao Cao's camp is truly a master of time management...
Unexpectedly, someone with that build would be so formidable.
It's truly admirable!
Yu'er wiped the goosebumps off her arm and said with disdain, "Those spoiled young masters from prestigious families are all bad news."
Who can argue with that?
Moreover, most of them are woodworms.
He takes a salary but doesn't do his job properly; instead, he uses his status to bully people everywhere...
At this moment, Manager Bai coughed lightly and asked, "Princess, did Cao Cao's camp summon you to discuss the Tianxiang Tower matter?"
"Yes." Yuan Yao took out the document from her sleeve.
"This is..." Manager Bai was slightly surprised: "Princess, have you been deceived by him?"
Was the princess deceived?
Danqing and Yu'er also looked over in surprise.
On the white paper, written in black ink, were the two large characters "IOU".
Below that was another row of densely packed small characters.
At a glance, the group noticed the words "500,000 taels of silver".
These characters looked as if they had been specially traced, their color exceptionally deep.
"Princess, how could you agree to give Cao Cao's camp 500,000 taels of silver?" Yu'er exclaimed in surprise, "500,000 is no small sum!"
Danqing's expression also darkened, and she stood up: "Princess, this matter must be informed of His Highness!"
How dare they deceive Princess Yuan Yao? This Cao camp must have a death wish!
"Wait!" Yuan Yao grabbed Danqing's wrist.
Danqing lowered his head, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Seeing how nervous they were, Yuan Yao pulled Danqing down to sit.
She took the note: "Look, this IOU is written like this."
She shook the pages, gesturing for the others to look.
Upon hearing this, the three of them looked over at the same time.
Yuan Yao said, "Everyone in the capital knows that the manager of Tianxianglou made a bet with me."
Everyone knew that the stakes in this high-stakes gamble consisted only of Tianxianglou and Sishichun; there were no other items involved.
Cao Ying came to me because he was unwilling to accept the loss of such a large restaurant and wanted to get some money from me to minimize his losses.
But how could I possibly give him money for nothing?
"What does the princess mean..." Yu'er looked puzzled.
Yuan Yao said, "I deliberately wrote that I owed Cao Cao money and would pay him back in installments, but I didn't write the reason why."
Shopkeeper Bai added, "Did the princess deliberately allow Cao Cao's camp to leave evidence by pressing their fingerprints?"
"Smart!" Yuan Yao patted her chubby little hands.
Yu'er suddenly realized: "The princess made Cao Ying sign his name and put his fingerprint on the document, is she trying to turn the tables on him?"
Yuan Yao gazed at the name of Cao Ying and slowly said, "Cao Ying, relying on his status as the Crown Prince's maternal uncle, secretly suppressed other merchants and engaged in vicious competition, causing other restaurants to suffer greatly."
Unfortunately, no one could do anything about him, so he could only suffer in silence.
The Crown Prince is probably unaware of this matter…
Manager Bai frowned: "As the heir apparent, the Crown Prince cannot make the slightest mistake in his behavior. Otherwise, if the Emperor finds out, it may be detrimental to him."
Yuan Yao's eyes shone brightly: "So, I'm going to do the Crown Prince a favor."
Human relationships?
Manager Bai and Yu'er exchanged a glance.
Danqing said gently, "Princess, we must proceed with caution in this matter."
After a moment's thought, Yuan Yao said softly, "I'll go find Consort Lin."
Consort Lin?
Shopkeeper Bai said cautiously, "Your Highness, this Consort Lin... is Cao Cao's cousin..."
Yuan Yao's eyes were big and bright: "It is precisely because Consort Lin is his cousin that I am going to find her."
As the Crown Prince's mother, Consort Lin wanted him to be safe and sound more than anyone else.
It would be perfect if Consort Lin were to punish Cao Cao's camp!
Just then, there was another knock on the door of the private room.
One of the waiters said, "Princess, someone is looking for you."
Another person has arrived?
Yuan Yao said, "Let him in."
Soon, a member of the Imperial Guard entered the private room: "Princess, something has happened at Tianxiang Tower."
Yuan Yao raised an eyebrow.
When Yuan Yao arrived at Tianxiang Tower with his men, a great commotion was taking place.
Several carriages were parked in front of Tianxiang Tower.
The crowd of onlookers stood in layers upon layers.
The imperial guards shouted, "Make way, make way!"
Yuan Yao walked through the crowd and stood at the entrance of Tianxiang Tower.
Suddenly, several people dressed in fine clothes were seen pointing at Tianxiang Tower and cursing loudly...
"The porridge at Tianxianglou causes vomiting and diarrhea after eating it. Doesn't your manager care about that?"
“My dad also got sick from eating it, and he’s getting treatment right now!”
"The food at Tianxianglou is unclean!"
"He even hired someone to harm Si Shi Chun this afternoon! Now he's getting his comeuppance!"
Is there a problem with the congee from Tianxianglou?
Yuan Yao walked up the steps, turned around and asked, "Before the incident, did your family members only drink the porridge from Tianxianglou?"
“That’s right!” said a particularly fat woman. “Princess, you don’t know this!”
My son didn't have a good appetite today and couldn't eat anything all morning, so I asked someone to buy him some porridge from Tianxianglou!
“My dad is the same!” a middle-aged man said. “It’s hot, and my dad doesn’t have a good appetite. I heard that Tianxiang Restaurant has fresh shrimp and milk congee, so I brought him here. He ate two bowls, and then he had an upset stomach when he got home…”
One or two cases are probably due to their own problems.
But……
Yuan Yao glanced at the people demanding an explanation.
There are about ten of them!
The families of these ten or so people all experienced health problems after eating the food...
Yuan Yao looked up and gazed into Tianxiang Tower.
The main gate of Tianxiang Tower was tightly closed, and there was a faint sound coming from inside, but no one dared to open the door.
Seeing this, Yuan Yao said, "Let's report it to the authorities."
Food poisoning is a serious matter!
Moreover, she's about to take over Tianxiang Tower...
She has to do something about this!
She didn't want to take on this mess!
Thinking it over, Yuan Yao beckoned and called Manager Bai over: "Uncle Bai, take the Imperial Guards and stay here to handle this."
"And you, Princess?" Manager Bai asked.
Yuan Yao squinted: "Go to the palace to see Consort Lin and His Highness the Crown Prince."
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