Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

At this moment, Li Junfeng felt that his dignity as a man was being trampled underfoot and crushed.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Master Xia, I only want ten taels of silver. Once I get these ten taels of silver, I will never tell anyone about your bribery."

When Lord Xia heard this, he kicked him over.

"Don't you know who you are? Why are you showing off in front of me? You need someone to introduce you to the Crown Prince. Who are you going to complain to?"

Looking at Lord Xia's ferocious and complacent face, Li Junfeng clenched his fists tightly.

"What? You still want to hit me?" Lord Xia was not afraid at all, because there were countless followers standing behind him. If he dared to move, they would beat him to death.

Cuiwei, who heard all this in the carriage, showed a happy smile on her face: "Oh, Li Junfeng here is so heartless and ungrateful, secretly keeping a mistress and abandoning you, princess, and now he has come to this day. It's really refreshing."

Shen Mengyao smiled faintly: "Some people, if you don't expose their dreams, they will always feel that everything they have is what they deserve."

Cuiwei sneered: "Fortunately, you, the princess, have come to your senses and no longer raise those blood-sucking worms."

Shen Mengyao stuck her head out and saw Li Junfeng crawling up from the ground in a panic, his clothes covered with dust, his face full of shame, anger and despair.

He seemed to have completely abandoned his dignity, and fell heavily to his knees with a thud: "Master Xia, I beg you."

"How much is your plea worth? In this capital city, there are powerful people everywhere. You have to put yourself in the right position. If you were still the princess' husband, I could still give you some face, but if you were still, you wouldn't have ended up like this!"

Lord Xia snorted coldly. After saying this, he waved his hand and had the gate closed, then turned around and left.

Li Junfeng looked at Lord Xia's receding back, feeling mixed emotions and regretting his decision. But things had come to this point, and no amount of regret could change the status quo. He could only leave with his exhausted body!

Cuiwei saw him leave and laughed, "What a good show!"

Shen Mengyao said calmly: "Go back."

The carriage slowly drove away from the hustle and bustle, but Shen Mengyao's thoughts did not stop with the rolling of the wheels. She looked out the window, feeling mixed emotions. Once upon a time, she thought love could transcend everything, but she didn't know that in the game of power and the torrent of reality, that innocence and persistence seemed so fragile.

"Princess, have you really let it go?" Cuiwei asked softly, her eyes full of concern and curiosity.

Shen Mengyao smiled slightly, and that smile showed both relief and determination: "Some things you find hard to let go of, but after dying once, there is nothing you can't let go of."

Cuiwei nodded, not quite understanding.

Shen Mengyao didn't want to think about all that mess anymore, she just wanted to take good care of Shuiyunjian.

Mr. Wen, a garden master, was also invited. Since it is close to the river, all we need to do is buy some Taihu stones and place them on the shore. When the lotus flowers are in full bloom, it will be very wild and interesting!

It is inevitable to disturb the guests during the day, so after buying the Taihu stones, I can only decorate it at night.

After finishing all this, she returned to the store and found that Xiao Qi was calculating with an abacus and had a sad face.

Shen Mengyao asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"

"Second Young Master, we've calculated today's bill, and it's half less than yesterday's." Xiao Qi sighed.

Shen Mengyao knew that this was normal because today's discount promotion was over and it was already good enough to be able to keep these diners.

"If you want to keep your customers for a long time, you have to think of new ways."

She saw Chef Li coming out after cleaning up the kitchen, so she asked him, "What dishes are selling best these days?"

Chef Li thought for a moment and said, "A dish of preserved pork with preserved vegetables, which is in season right now and uses the best bacon, nine dishes out of ten tables can be sold, it will be very popular."

Shen Mengyao smiled and said in a deep voice: "Does it take much effort to make this dish?"

“The most important thing about this dish is the heat. With an assistant chef watching over it, there won’t be any mistakes.” Chef Li replied.

Shen Mengyao pondered for a moment, chuckled and said, "Since it is a seasonal dish, it will only be sold for two or three months at most. In this case, put up a sign tomorrow, saying that you will get one sign for every time you eat Yan Du Xian. If you collect eight signs, you will get one free dish."

When Xiao Qi heard this, he immediately started to calculate: "Second Master, you don't know that although the ingredients of this pickled pork with preserved vegetables are not expensive, they need to be cooked slowly over a low fire, which wastes a lot of charcoal. If this is the case, won't we lose money?"

"There are not many customers who come to our restaurant just to eat one dish, pickled pork with preserved vegetables, but if they order this dish and then order other dishes, won't we still make money? Pickled pork with preserved vegetables is just a means to attract customers, and more profits still come from other dishes," Shen Mengyao explained.

So that's how it is. Xiao Qi suddenly understood: "Second Master, you are still the best."

Shen Mengyao smiled and instructed: "We can think of other ways after this time. Tomorrow you can find someone to customize the wooden sign. It needs to be printed with our Shuiyunjian seal, and then there will be no problem. After it is done, hang it up."

"Okay!" Xiao Qi nodded: "I'll let Luo Chuan do it, and he will be responsible for the purchase!"

There were constant coughing sounds in the courtyard late at night!

Li Junfeng carefully brought the medicine he had just bought on credit to Zhu.

"Mom, get up quickly. You will feel better after taking the medicine."

Zhu opened her eyes, her eye circles were dark and she looked listless. When she saw her son, she managed to cheer herself up.

"It's a waste to buy me medicine."

"Mom, drink it right after you buy it. It's necessary for you to get better." Li Junfeng smiled and brought the bowl of medicine to her.

Zhu picked up a pair of scissors and cut the wick of the candle beside the bed. The candle shook and became brighter.

After she finished taking the medicine, she found that Li Junfeng's nose and face were covered with black and gray, so she frowned: "Did you make this medicine? How could you do such a thing with your delicate body?"

Li Junfeng smiled faintly and explained: "Mother, have you forgotten? The original servants have been dismissed."

Zhu was dissatisfied: "Of course I remember, but there is also Meng Yuehuan! Why didn't she do it?"

"I just went to look for her, and there's no one in the room." Li Junfeng pushed the medicine in front of her: "Mom, drink it while it's hot."

Zhu sighed helplessly and said, "What a sin!"

He drank the medicine in one breath and lay down with the quilt closed.

Outside the courtyard wall, not far away, Meng Yuehuan pushed the man in front of her away and said, "You're so annoying. I told you to just drop me off at the alley in front."

"Isn't it because I can't bear to leave you?" The man hugged her slender waist and smiled softly: "I just want to stay with you for a while longer."

"It's so late, I'm afraid they will find out." Meng Yuehuan was reluctant to accept and smiled.