Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Zuixian Tower.

The building was crowded with people and it was a bustling scene. The restaurant's kitchen was already very busy. There were not enough chefs, not enough kitchen assistants, and even not enough waiters.

Li Yao called all the servants and housekeepers to help, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling!

Our own restaurant has never been so prosperous! If it continues like this, Zuixianlou will surpass Qingyunlou and become the largest restaurant in Beijing in no time!

The head shopkeeper also beamed with joy: "Young Master is truly far-sighted. This time, Qingyunlou lost the contest! Our Zuixianlou has become more famous, and there are so many diners that the entire restaurant can no longer accommodate them!"

Li Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "This is not my foresight. You flattered me in the wrong way. This is the credit of that person. I will thank her in the future."

The head shopkeeper didn't know who she was talking about. Although he knew that Prince Ning's wife had come to the restaurant for dinner, he didn't know that it was the wife's idea to improve the restaurant's menu and add some fresh dishes and snacks. He had previously thought that it was all Li Yao's idea.

After all, Li Yao had always liked to tinker with new things, although he hadn't seen much success.

"Although I don't know who the young master is talking about, I do have to thank her. You don't know that the snacks sold by Qingyunlou for thirty taels of silver taste exactly the same as our snacks sold for three taels of silver. Qingyunlou has ruined its reputation now, and many people are scolding them!"

The head shopkeeper was very happy. His mortal enemy finally got into trouble today. He felt relieved. "Qingyunlou didn't know how to live or die by teaming up with Chu Yanluo to cheat customers out of their money. Their reputation plummeted today and their business is bleak! They lost several thousand taels of silver yesterday and will continue to lose money today!"

Li Yao smiled until his face turned sour. "It's a good loss! Qingyunlou was blind to choose Chu Yanluo as a partner. Chu Yanluo has such a bad reputation, it's only a matter of time before their restaurant suffers. I just didn't expect that they would suffer so quickly!"

The head shopkeeper said sincerely, "Yes, they did choose the wrong partner, so they are in the current situation. Unlike Zuixianlou, we chose a reliable partner and won a great victory. Who in Beijing doesn't praise our restaurant for its good quality and reasonable price?"

This time the shopkeeper flattered the right person. Li Yao nodded in agreement: "Yes, it is important to choose the right partner! You go and do your work. I need to build a relationship with that partner, so that she won't think that we have become arrogant after becoming famous and forget about her."

Although the chief manager was curious about who this person was and how he had such great ability to help them defeat Qingyunlou, he was also a very sensible person, otherwise he would not have been able to sit in the position of chief manager.

The way to survive is not to ask what you shouldn’t ask and not to listen to what you shouldn’t listen to.

After Li Yao waited for him to leave, he ordered his subordinates: "Go, send snacks to Prince Ning's wife. Send them freshly baked! And our signature drunken crabs. I saw she loved them last time, so pick the biggest and best ones for her!"

"Yes, Young Master!"

In order to conceal his tracks, Li Yao also specially asked someone to send some snacks to other regular customers of Zuixianlou. This way, even if someone wanted to investigate the secrets of the restaurant, Shen Wantang would not be exposed.

The waiter quickly delivered the snacks and drunken crabs to Prince Ning's mansion.

Shen Wantang didn't expect that even though Zuixianlou was so busy today, Li Yao would still think of sending her something.

She asked Qin Xin to collect the things and gave her a tip with a smile: "Your young master is very thoughtful. Go back and tell her that I will go to eat at Zuixianlou another day when it is not so busy."

The waiter quickly responded and then retreated respectfully.

As he walked out, he weighed the purse in his hand with great excitement. There were at least ten taels of silver in it. People outside said that the newly married Princess Ning was very generous and kind to the servants. After seeing it today, it was indeed true!

He worked day and night in the restaurant for a month, but could only earn three taels of silver. This salary was already a lot. The waiters in other restaurants could only earn one or two taels.

Now, when he went to Prince Ning's Mansion, the Crown Prince's Consort gave him ten taels at once!

She is worthy of being the mistress of the Ning Wang Mansion. She is beautiful and generous, and truly deserves the title of the Crown Prince's Consort. No wonder the Ning Wang's Consort likes her so much. Even Crown Prince Xiao has begun to listen to her. Yesterday, Crown Prince Xiao actually left behind Chu Yanluo, whom he had been thinking about all the time, and followed the Crown Prince's Consort back to the mansion.

Many people who went to Zuixianlou for dinner today were discussing this matter. They all said that after Xiao Qingyuan, the capital's number one romantic, married the Crown Prince's Consort, he must have grown up with his brain. He didn't seem to like Chu Yanluo that much anymore and planned to live a good life with the Crown Prince's Consort.

Shen Wantang had no idea what the waiter was thinking. She tasted a few pieces of snacks and then distributed the rest to the maids.

She kept two of the drunken crabs for herself and asked Madam Chai to send the other four to Princess Ning's courtyard.

Qin Xin was skillfully peeling crabs with tools while she kept telling Shen Wantang what happened outside: "The Crown Prince's Consort may not know that Chu Yanluo's reputation is completely ruined today. She is almost being scolded to death. Now she is like a street rat, hated by everyone. Many people threw rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at her!"

"She probably couldn't stand being scolded anymore, so she asked someone to return the 1,000 taels of gold to the second young master Gu. Oh, it was a big scene, with escorts from the escort agency escorting her all the way, as if they were afraid that others wouldn't know that she had returned the gold."

"Princess, what did she do earlier? She didn't quit earlier. She only quit after being scolded so much. It's too late now! Who doesn't know what kind of person she is now?"

"The prince didn't come back all night. He must have known what kind of person Chu Yanluo is. That's why he is disgusted with her and doesn't want to return to his courtyard!"

Shen Wantang ate the crabs she peeled, drank the fresh fruit yogurt sent by Zuixianlou, listened to the gossip and interesting stories of the people around her, and felt that her life was quite comfortable.

She didn't think that Xiao Qingyuan didn't come home all night because he was tired of Chu Yanluo. When Chu Yanluo came back yesterday, although he had an argument with her, he still let her stay in the palace. If he really tired of her, he would have kicked her out long ago. The fact that he didn't kick her out meant that he still had feelings for her.

He might have been tripped up by other things, so he did not come back all night. Otherwise, when such a big thing happened to Chu Yanluo today, he would not have not shown up.

As for why Chu Yanluo returned the gold after being scolded today...

She said softly, "That Miss Chu is obviously not as noble as she appears to be. She also likes gold and silver. Seeing that the Second Master Gu generously gave her 1,000 taels of gold, she naturally couldn't resist her greed, so she accepted it. Although it's a little late to return it now, it can at least save some face!"