nucmednet Chapter 53 The restaurant is in trouble!
Chapter 53 The restaurant is in trouble!
Su Mowan knew that Murong Jing's original intention was to ask Emperor Moyao to show leniency and reduce the sentence of the Seventh Princess. However, his plan backfired, and the Seventh Princess was tricked even more by his words.
After finishing the meal, Emperor Moyao began to give Murong Jing further instructions.
"Bring more people with you next time you come to the palace. Things have been quite unsettled lately, and the Crown Prince is giving me a real headache. Fortunately, my daughter-in-law's brother is here."
Emperor Mo Yao glanced at Su Mo Wan with affection, then glared at Murong Jing: "If the same thing happens again, I'll kill you! You're not even as good as a daughter-in-law, what kind of man are you!"
This is referring to the previous assassination attempt.
Emperor Moyao always thought that Su Mowan had shielded his son from the arrow, but that was not the case. Su Mowan felt that at most, it was Murong Jing who slowed down her dodging speed.
Murong Jing remained silent with a cold expression.
The Empress stepped in to smooth things over again: "Alright, Your Majesty, the young couple is very loving, and the daughter-in-law is on our son's side. Why are you still unhappy?"
Emperor Mo Yao could only hum and reluctantly shut his mouth.
In the end, he left without ever seeing the Seventh Princess again.
Emperor Mo Yao had some business to attend to and went to the Imperial Study first. Murong Jing and the Empress talked for a while, and Su Mo Wan was a little sleepy when she left.
Inside the carriage, Murong Jing remained silent with a cold expression.
But Su Mowan had a gut feeling that he was unhappy with her, and as for why, she guessed it was because of the Seventh Princess.
"Your Highness, please speak freely. I'm listening."
Su Mowan lay on the low table, her eyes half-open.
Murong Jing's thin lips moved slightly, but he finally uttered, "I have nothing to say."
Su Mowan sat up abruptly, secretly grinding her teeth, and laughed, "Since you have nothing to say, then let me say it. What does it mean to have a miscarriage? How come I didn't know when I had a miscarriage?"
Murong Jing turned his face away and said coldly, "I am doing this for your own good. Your father insists on sending you to the palace, and I know you don't want to."
So you came up with this lame excuse?
And Emperor Moyao actually believed it?
At this moment, Su Mowan finally realized that they were father and son, and their emotional intelligence was equally touching!
Oh well, it's not like I'm missing a piece of flesh anyway.
Su Mowan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Highness, please don't blame me for not speaking well of the Seventh Princess as you wish. After all, I am not familiar with the Emperor. If I say something wrong, I will not only fail to help the Seventh Princess, but also leave a bad impression on the Emperor."
Murong Jing raised an eyebrow in surprise.
He did mean that, but Su Mowan's expression at the time didn't seem to understand him. Now it seems she was just pretending to be stupid.
Murong Jing snorted unhappily.
Su Mowan smiled slightly, somewhat curious: "Your Highness seems to care quite a bit about the Seventh Princess. You didn't mean to ask me to persuade the Emperor to postpone the Seventh Princess's marriage, did you?"
"That's certainly the idea."
"Is the son of the Right Chancellor really that bad?" Su Mowan was puzzled. "If that's the case, why would the Emperor want the Seventh Princess to marry him?"
"This has nothing to do with whether he is good or not. Xiaoqi doesn't want to marry him."
It turned out to be the case.
Su Mowan smiled.
"The prince is truly a good elder brother."
Unbelievable! Murong Jing is so good to his sister. I wish her brother was like that too.
Murong Jing naturally understood her implied meaning and immediately fell silent.
Upon returning to the gate of the Prince of Qin's residence, a servant was waiting outside. Seeing Su Mowan get out of the carriage, he hurriedly ran over.
Su Mowan recognized this person; he was a newly hired waiter at Zui Jinzhao.
"What's the matter?"
The waiter, as if seeing a savior, hurriedly said to Su Mowan, "Consort Su, please come over quickly, there's some trouble in the building!"
Su Mowan told the waiter to go back and tell Manager Qian that she would be there right away.
After the waiter left, she turned to Murong Jing and said, "Your Highness, please return to your residence first. I have something to attend to."
As he spoke, he gestured with his chin toward Yinshuang, indicating that he was about to leave.
Murong Jing's face immediately darkened.
"Is there anything that absolutely requires your presence?"
Su Mowan turned around and smiled: "I'm just doing my duty. Since Your Highness has entrusted me with this task, I naturally have to take it seriously. You can wait for the results in ten days."
Murong Jing was speechless at these words and watched helplessly as she disappeared from sight.
Looking at his master's expression, Feng Yue clicked his tongue inwardly: Why does it feel like Consort Su is the one who's supporting the family, while his master is only responsible for being beautiful?
When Su Mowan arrived at the entrance of Zui Jinzhao Restaurant, she saw a large crowd of onlookers gathered outside.
It seems this is quite a problem.
The waiter was anxiously looking out the door. When he saw her arrive, he quickly pushed through the crowd and led her into the building.
The lobby was full of guests, all craning their necks to look up at the second floor.
Su Mowan followed the waiter upstairs to the second floor, where private rooms were located, and those who came to patronize them were naturally wealthy people.
Upon arriving at the door of the first private room, they heard Manager Qian's voice coming from inside.
"You two gentlemen have really put this old man in a difficult position. I really can only make one!"
Xiao Er darted inside in a flash.
Su Mowan frowned and stepped inside.
It turned out that there were two groups of people facing off in the private room.
One group was led by the young man in green robes, and the other group was led by the young man in purple robes.
Upon seeing her enter, Manager Qian's eyes lit up. He quickly wiped the sweat from his brow and said to the two young masters, "My boss is here. Why don't you two talk to him?"
Manager Qian's address of "boss" immediately energized Su Mowan.
She puffed out her chest, a surge of pride welling up within her, and took a long stride to lean against him.
The young man in purple glanced at it, then glanced at it again, and immediately stammered, "Y-you, it's you?!"
Su Mowan chuckled.
"Your Highness Prince Jin, it is I."
The young man in the blue robe glanced at Su Mowan with a complicated expression, then at the young man in the purple robe, and said, "So the restaurant owner is an acquaintance of His Highness Prince Jin?"
The man dressed in purple was none other than Prince Murong Xuan of Jin.
His eyes widened as he stared intently at Su Mowan, still stammering, "You... woman?!"
His words seemed nonsensical, and anyone who didn't know better might think he was surprised that the restaurant owner was a woman. But Su Mowan knew that Murong Xuan was simply surprised that she was a woman.
Every time she went to see Qingcheng, she was dressed in men's clothing.
Su Mowan deliberately puffed out her chest and smiled, revealing a dimple: "Your Highness Prince Jin is not mistaken."
His Highness Prince Jin's mouth was big enough to fit an egg. A moment later, he glared angrily at Su Mowan: "You're so rich from running a restaurant, why are you so stingy!"
These words seemed nonsensical, but Su Mowan understood what he meant. He was simply saying that every time she went to see Qingcheng, Qingcheng would pay for her meals.
It's truly unexpected that His Highness Prince Jin is so 'obsessed with evil'.
Su Mowan smiled.
"Although the restaurant can make some money, household expenses are high, and this amount of money is simply not enough to cover the costs!"
Yinshuang blinked behind her. Why did it feel like Consort Su was complaining that the prince wasn't making enough money?
Prince Jin snorted and turned to the man in the blue robe, saying, "Tang Minzhi, you've seen it yourself, the owner of this restaurant is my friend. You'd better be sensible and leave now!"