Chen Heng is really not having a good time these days.
Originally, the emperor had promised not to investigate him again about the incident at the dock, but for some reason, rumors spread everywhere. Some said that the emperor was selfish and incompetent, and some said that the Zhenning Houfu betrayed the family and joined the royalists.
A bunch of messy rumors were thrown at the imperial study by the censor all day long.
The emperor has so much face, how can he withstand such words?
On one hand, he had to deal with the punishment from the emperor, on the other hand, he had to deal with the suspicions of other aristocratic families, and at the same time, he had to deal with his family.
After parting ways with Su Luo that day, Chen Heng went home and asked his mother for the marriage certificate signed back then. As expected, the marriage certificate... was gone.
It didn't matter that the marriage certificate was gone, the house had already chosen an auspicious day, and he and Gu Yao would get married three days later.
He didn't want to get married. He, Gu Yao and his mother made it clear that he wanted to marry Su Luo, but that night, someone drugged him into his midnight snack.
He didn't know whether it was his mother's intention or Gu Yao's intention. Anyway...
Before he had time to ask Gu Yao whether she had tampered with Su Zimu's prescription, he and Gu Yao were already married.
He must marry Gu Yao.
But...do you really want Su Luo to be your concubine? How could Su Luo agree?
With a feeling of boredom in his chest, Chen Heng got off the carriage, looked up at the plaque of Fuyuan Restaurant, tilted his head and asked Jin Bao, "Are they all here?"
Jin Bao immediately said: "The owners of the major medicine halls in Zhending and the owners of the major medicine halls in Jinnan are all here. We are waiting for the prince to go up."
Nowadays, the high price of medicine has completely exceeded the affordability of ordinary people. The ordinary people cannot afford the medicine, and the medicine hall cannot make money from the ordinary people, so it can only become more dependent on the aristocratic family. The desired effect of the aristocratic family has been achieved.
After taking control of the medicine hall, the next step is to launch special price medicines.
The common people can afford it, but... the efficacy of the medicine is greatly reduced, which is a win-win situation for both medicine halls and aristocratic families.
As soon as Chen Heng entered the restaurant, he saw a slender figure going up to the second floor. He paused in his steps and even stopped breathing for a moment. Then he squeezed his fist and strode towards the second floor to catch up.
Su Luo followed the restaurant owner into an unused private room on the second floor.
"This is what I brought here to taste. You can taste it and put it in the water. It sounds pickled, but the taste I made is really good. If it's not good, I wouldn't have the shame to come to such a high-end restaurant like yours.
You see, this is the contract I made with the restaurant in Chunxi Town. At first they asked for two barrels per day, but now it has increased to three barrels per day. It can be seen that the diners like it.
The noble gentlemen may not like our thing, but don’t the diners in the restaurant also include ordinary people from better-off families? Don’t you think so?”
Su Luo didn't smear anything on her face this time, but just darkened it a little. Her wheat-colored skin looked healthy and energetic. Her big eyes were smiling, and her eyebrows were crooked as she looked at the shopkeeper. No matter how you looked at her, she looked like the same person.
Spiritual boy.
The shopkeeper didn't want to taste the brine, but he also heard that there was a family in Chunxi Town who came to the butcher in the east of the city every day to collect the brine.
As little as one bucket, as much as two or three buckets.
Now that Su Luo had put the order from Yunxiang Restaurant in front of him, there was nothing else he couldn't figure out.
No matter how reluctant he was, not wanting to hit the smiling man, the shopkeeper reluctantly picked up his chopsticks, took a bite and put it into his mouth.
Su Luo felt like a little chamberlain serving the emperor. At this moment, looking at the shopkeeper's mouth, she held her breath and concentrated.
After the shopkeeper swallowed it, she hurriedly said: "What do you think? Is it okay to eat? You are well-informed and have eaten a lot of delicious food. As long as you think it can be eaten, even if our business cannot be negotiated,
I'm happy too."
Su Luo said it in a humble and coaxing way.
door.
Jinbao glanced at Chen Heng and asked in a low voice, "Sir, do you want to come in?"
Chen Heng didn't say anything. He only saw Su Luo standing there with an expectant look on her face and a smile on her face through the crack of the half-open door, looking at the shopkeeper who was trying the food.
Once upon a time, Su Luo stood beside his desk with a smile on her face, waiting expectantly for him to take a bite of the snack she had just made.
But he had many things to do and was very busy. He had never eaten a bite in front of her. Every time she happily brought it to him, he would send her away quickly so as not to delay his business.
Thinking of the last two meetings with Su Luo, the girl with crooked eyebrows at him seemed to have never smiled at him like that again. Chen Heng felt a dull pain in the pit of his stomach.
He didn't speak, his eyes fixed on the room.
The shopkeeper finished eating one chopstick without saying a word, but then took another chopstick.
Compared to just now, this time he chewed his food slowly and tasted it carefully. Su Luo did not rush him and waited for him quietly.
After the shopkeeper swallowed the mouthful, Su Luo's eyes lit up, "Is it delicious?"
Chen Heng simply couldn't stand Su Luo talking to other men with such eyes. Even if this other man was an old man in his forties or fifties, he couldn't stand it.
boom.
Chen Heng kicked the door open.
In the private room, Su Luo and the shopkeeper were all shocked.
The shopkeeper didn't know who Chen Heng was, but seeing Chen Heng's luxurious clothes, he was sure that although this place was not a big place, it was close to Kyoto, and big shots often passed by. He was so frightened and angry that he did not dare to act presumptuously, with anger in his eyes.
In a flash, he stood up and smiled at Chen Heng: "My guest, what are your orders?"
Chen Heng didn't even look at the shopkeeper, but stared at Su Luo with a pair of burning eyes.
Su Luo cursed in her heart: Enemies met on a narrow road, why did they meet again.
If Chen Heng was allowed to interfere with her, even if Chen Heng only interfered with this family, she would not be able to negotiate with the subsequent ones.
Su Luo vaguely knew where Chen Heng's anger came from. She had chased Chen Heng for five full years. If she didn't know that this man was possessive, she would have been sorry for her efforts in those five years.
Seeing that Jinbao was about to speak to the shopkeeper, Su Luo spoke first before Jinbao could say, "Please step aside."
"This is some braised food I made, and I want to sell it to a restaurant. Do you want to try it?"
The first two times Su Luo saw Chen Heng, she didn't have a good look on her face, let alone enthusiasm, but now she smiled.
Chen Heng frowned and did not move.
Su Luo's smile made him feel that it was better not to smile.
Is she afraid that he will interfere with her business, so she smiles at him like this? In her heart, this is the kind of person he is?
He clenched his hands into fists with his drooping hands, and his fingers squeaked loudly. Fury rolled in his chest. Chen Heng was about to speak when he suddenly thought that Su Luo refused to be his concubine. What if...
Does Su Luo want to live a better life after leaving Zhenninghou Mansion with this small business?
But doing business is easier said than done!
Want to sell a snack in a restaurant just because it tastes good?
It would be too foolish to talk about dreams.
What if his business talks with Su Luo were ruined? What if he helped Su Luo when she was desperate outside? What if he helped her start the business?
Then Su Luo would definitely be willing to be his concubine!
As a foreign wife, he can allow Su Luo to continue her small business. As long as she likes it, he is willing to pamper her like this.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and most of the anger on Chen Heng's face dissipated. He glanced at Su Luo and said to the shopkeeper, "You went to the wrong place."