Jiang Shu was slightly stunned and didn't understand what Yu Zheng meant by asking.
Seeing her confused look, Yu Zheng put down his wine glass and said, "Why do you give me wine? Do you give it to everyone who comes to Cuiyun Tower to taste food?"
Yu Zheng stared at her lazily, his hand placed next to the wine glass, and his index and middle fingers tapped on the table casually, making a low sound.
Jiang Shu subconsciously looked at Yu Zheng's hand and saw that his fingers were long and well-jointed, like exquisite works of art.
Apricot eyes flashed, Jiang Shu said clearly: "No, I only send it to the prince."
"Oh? Why did you send it to me?" Yu Zheng was very interested and insisted on asking clearly.
Jiang Shu took a deep breath and poured wine while saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving me, and also thank Your Majesty for giving me the gift of jade cicada."
Yu Zheng's dark eyes moved slightly when he heard this: "How can the two things be confused?"
"Huh?" Jiang Shu was completely confused and couldn't keep up with Yu Zheng's mind.
Yu Zheng looked at her confused look, his heart itched a little, his throat rolled unbearably, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
As the mellow wine entered his throat, Yu Zheng used the alcohol to express what was in his heart: "I can only thank you for today's wine once, and I will thank you for the rest next time."
Jiang Shu blinked, never expecting that Yu Zheng meant this.
Does he like to receive thank you gifts?
What a strange hobby.
Yu Zheng felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her, so he picked up his chopsticks and pretended to eat food.
Seeing this, Jiang Shu hurriedly poured the wine and said softly: "Although sweet-scented osmanthus wine is good, drinking too much will harm your health. Your Majesty, you'd better eat more food. I won't disturb you anymore."
After saying this, Jiang Shu stood up and bowed to leave.
Yu Zheng didn't stay, and he couldn't find a reason.
As soon as Yu Yuan saw his friend, he happily forgot about Bei. By the time he thought of Yu Zheng, Yu Zheng was already gone.
He stamped his feet in annoyance and blamed the waiter: "Why didn't you call me?"
The waiter looked innocent: "You didn't say anything either."
"Pig brain." Yu Yuan cursed angrily.
The waiter was full of grievances, but he didn't dare to say anything.
In the evening, Jiang Shu returned to Jiang's house from Cuiyun Tower and brought back two food boxes.
"Father, mother, brother, please try how it tastes."
In order to cater to the taste of Cuiyunlou's previous customers, Jiang Shu retained the previous chef and divided it into two cuisines with Zhong Yue, each handling half of the cuisine.
The dishes in these two food boxes are from Zhong Yue and the previous cook.
The three of them tasted it carefully, and Jiang Ning's eyes lit up after eating one.
"This is delicious, this is delicious, they are all delicious."
Jiang Shu poked Jiang Ning's forehead angrily and told him to eat slower.
Father Jiang and Mother Jiang tasted every dish and said objectively: "They are all good, but I prefer these dishes. They are spicy and refreshing."
Mother Jiang took a sip of the soup and said, "I don't like spicy food. The taste is light. These dishes are very appetizing."
Jiang Ning swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Spicy and delicious, light and delicious, I like them all."
"Greedy cat." Mother Jiang scolded with a smile, and the family ate happily.
While drinking tea after dinner, Jiang's father asked Jiang Shu: "Cuiyun Tower will open soon, are you ready?"
Jiang's father originally wanted to help, but Jiang Shu insisted on taking care of it himself and wouldn't let him interfere, so Jiang's father never went there.
"Shopkeeper Tong didn't take anything with him. There aren't many things to prepare. They have already been arranged."
As the hot tea entered his throat, Jiang Shu felt his whole body warm.
Jiang Ning said excitedly: "Sister, the opening day happens to be the school's ten-day holiday, so I will bring my classmates to support you."
"Then you have to go early. If you are late, you can only watch others eat."
"Won't you leave me a private room?"
"There are noble people everywhere in Beijing. I can't keep them even if I want to."
Jiang Shu's words were true. Jiang's father couldn't help but worry: "Cuiyun Tower is a piece of fat, and many people are jealous. There may be trouble when it opens, so you have to be careful."
Jiang Shu comforted him and said, "Don't worry, dad. With Prince Yu here, anyone who dares to cause trouble is asking for death."
Yu Yuan has a distinguished status, but he does not hold any official position, so he does not need to look forward or backward when doing things, and can do whatever he wants.
Looking around Beijing, there are few people who Yu Yuan dare not touch.
Jiang's father had also heard of Yu Yuan's evil reputation and relaxed a little.
The cold wind is howling, the New Year is approaching, and Shangjing is becoming more and more lively.
On the day Cuiyun Tower opened, there was a rush of people at the door and all seats in the building.
First of all, Cuiyun Tower is already famous. Secondly, Yu Yuan had many friends, and half of the private room was filled with people who came to support him.
The waiter kept going back and forth between the lobby and the kitchen on the stairs, while the shopkeeper settled accounts and used the abacus to clear out the afterimages.
Yu Yuan greeted them in the front hall, and Jiang Shu supervised them in the back kitchen.
Seeing the guests coming in and out in an endless stream, Yu Yuan seemed to see money raining from the sky, and he smiled from ear to ear.
"Prince Yu, do you still have a private room?" Fang Mingxu led several people in.
Yu Yuan's smile disappeared instantly, and he opened his mouth and said: "No, all seats are full."
At the end, he added: "The first and second floors are also full."
Fang Mingxu felt a little regretful. He raised his eyes and saw a group of people coming down from the third floor. The waiter shouted loudly: "Vacate a private room."
"It seems we are lucky." Fang Mingxu said with a smile.
Opening the door for business, there was no reason to chase away customers. Yu Yuan could only watch Fang Mingxu and others go upstairs.
He grabbed the waiter who was passing by and whispered a few words to him in a low voice.
The waiter looked embarrassed after hearing this: "This is not good."
"What are you talking about? Hurry up and go." Yu Yuan kicked the waiter in dissatisfaction.
The waiter had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.
"What do you gentlemen want to eat?" the waiter asked with a smile on his face.
Fang Mingxu looked at the other people and asked them to order first.
Several people looked at each other and asked, "Cuiyun Tower has changed its owner, but have the chefs and dishes been changed?"
The waiter said respectfully: "The previous chef and dishes are still there, but a new chef has been hired and many new dishes have been added. Guests can try it."
"Oh? Tell me about the new dishes."
The waiter followed Yu Yuan's instructions and only ordered expensive dishes, not ordinary dishes.
"Dongpo pork elbow, five-flavor roasted chicken, flower-cooked quail, mandarin duck braised tripe, smoked goose, crab stuffed tofu..."
Fang Mingxu and others felt dizzy after hearing this. They couldn't remember or know what it tasted like, so they simply said: "Serve all your signature dishes."
"Yes." The waiter agreed and then asked: "What kind of drinks do the guests drink?"
"We have Sangluo wine, Xinfeng wine, chrysanthemum wine, Osmanthus aged wine..."
"Okay, let's have a pot of the same." Someone interrupted.
Drinking alcohol in winter can ward off the cold, and one pot per person is not much.
"Okay, a few guests will be here soon." The waiter withdrew with a guilty conscience.
This table costs one or two hundred taels at least, and Prince Yu is too cruel.
Yu Yuan was waiting downstairs. When he saw the waiter coming down, he immediately asked: "How is it?"
The waiter nodded: "They asked me to serve all the expensive dishes."
"Then why don't you go quickly?"
Yu Yuan was in a good mood, thinking that the seats were full, so he decided to go upstairs to have a drink with his friends.
However, as soon as he walked up to the second floor, there was a strange movement in the lobby on the first floor.
"Why is this dish made? It actually has rat tail! The meat in it can't be rat meat, right? Call your shopkeeper here!"
The angry questioning attracted the attention of the surrounding diners. They all looked at the dishes on the table with suspicion and did not dare to move their chopsticks.
