The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

The signboard of Shunan Hotpot Restaurant was covered with a piece of red silk cloth with a red flower tied in the middle.

A bamboo pole as tall as a person is inserted diagonally into a sand pot on the side. On the pole are bamboo sections woven with gunpowder lines, which are filled with different gunpowders. When the gunpowder lines are lit, crackling sounds are made, adding a bit of festiveness to the opening of the hot pot restaurant.

There is a long scroll below the plaque. On the far left and the far right are two iron pots filled with red soup and various dishes. There is a stove under the iron pot, and a few wisps of white smoke are drawn above the iron pot. In the middle is a

The scroll was pasted on a piece of red cloth with four corners dug out on it, and then hung in the air with ropes passed through the holes at the four corners.

On both sides of the door were eight flower baskets made by Guo Xin, but these flower baskets were a little unique, as they were made of various kinds of vegetables.

There were crowds of people gathered in front of the door. They were the people who had been attracted by the beggars who had been walking around the streets some time ago.

"Do you know what this is for sale?"

"I don't know. The beggar's order said it was a hot pot like the ones peddlers eat, but it wasn't. The description said it was delicious, but I don't know if it was true or not."

"Who knows? Anyway, it just opened and there are discounts, so it doesn't hurt to give it a try."

On the other side, Yang Laosan was invited to Shunan Hotpot Restaurant as a diner. He was surrounded by a group of men who were dressed very simply and elegantly.

"Yang Laosan, I heard that you've eaten at a restaurant owned by this boss before, and the dishes there were all pretty good. Will this one be as delicious now?"

"I believe the food here is really good, and there's a 20% discount today, so it won't hurt to try it. Besides, you have a lot of money. If it doesn't taste good, just go to another restaurant and I'll write a bad review in the booklet."

"That's true. If you miss the chance to be the first to taste the delicious food because you don't dare to try, how can you face traveling with other friends in the future?"

……

The people were discussing this heatedly, and everyone was curious about this mysterious hot pot restaurant.

Guo Xin and Mo Feifei stood together, very satisfied with the situation. Guo Xin made a trumpet shape out of a piece of paper, put it to his mouth, and said loudly: "Dear guests, Shunan Hotpot Restaurant is officially open today, 20% off for all meals. If you spend more than one or two silver coins, you can come here to pick a flower basket to take home."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Xin and Mo Feifei tore off the red silk on the plaque. The words "Shun'an Hotpot" were engraved on the dark red wooden plaque, and a small magnolia was also engraved in the upper right corner, with the word "Shun'an" hidden in the flower.

Guo Xin and Mo Feifei made way for the entrance, diners swarmed in, and the waiters tried hard to maintain order.

“Do you have any dishes you recommend?”

"We have a set meal here today, it only costs 500 coins, and it includes dogwood soup base and mutton slices..."

"Shaved ice? What's that?"

"...

The hotpot restaurant was filled with the voices of the waiter and diners explaining things, it was noisy and lively.

Yang Laosan's pot base was served first. An iron pot was filled with various spices and covered with red oil. It was burned on the stove. Bubbles kept coming out of the pot and the spicy aroma filled the air. The sauce that the waiter had prepared was placed on the table.

The waiter who was at Yang Laosan's table used a wooden chopstick about half an arm's length to pick up a black block and put it into the hot pot. After stirring it up and down, he put it into Yang Laosan's bowl and said, "This is tripe. It's crispy and has a unique flavor."

Hairy belly?

Without having time to think, Yang Laosan put the tripe into the dipping sauce bowl. After it cooled down a little, he put it in his mouth. It had a rich taste, elastic and extremely smooth, with a slight milky flavor and freshness. It was extremely delicious.

"It's so delicious!" Yang Lao San shouted, "Give me a few more pieces of this!"

After hearing what Yang Laosan said, the tables nearby asked the waiter for more tripe.

……

"Your Highness, are we really leaving?" Wen Yan said reluctantly while packing his bags.

Your Highness has just returned to the capital not long ago, why is he running back to Suining City again? Even if His Majesty and Concubine Jing'an love Your Highness very much, will there still be a place for Your Highness in the capital after a long time?

Thinking of this, Wen Yan said, "Your Highness, if you leave, Concubine Jing'an will be so angry. Why don't you just stay?"

The man shook his head and said, "No, I have to leave today. I have already made all the arrangements."

"After leaving Xuanmen, I rushed to Suining City without stopping. The food I ate in the capital these days really doesn't taste that good. The food cooked by the cooks is not bad, but Guo Xin's food is really delicious. I really miss it."

After saying that, he kept urging Wen Yan.

Wen Yan packed up slowly and followed the man out of the bedroom through the side door. On the way, he met a eunuch who whispered a message to him.

The eunuch stared at him as if he couldn't believe it. Wen Yan nodded vigorously and showed the token in his hand to the eunuch, who then left quickly.

The man was walking in front, and when he saw Wen Yan hadn't caught up, he asked, "Wen Yan, what are you doing? Time waits for no one, don't you know?"

Wen Yan responded, trotted over to the man, and said in a flattering manner, "It's not that the new eunuch couldn't find the way, which reminded me of when I first entered the palace, so I was delayed for a while."

The man didn't care whether it was true or not, he just said: "Hurry up, or you won't be able to get to the inn we're staying at tonight."

Wen Yan let out a long sigh. Following His Highness was really like sleeping in the open air and being on the road all the time. He really wanted to stay in the capital!

……

Inside Concubine Jing'an's bedroom, a eunuch tremblingly told Concubine Jing'an what had just happened. This was the first time he had met a noble of such a high rank. He spoke intermittently and was very nervous.

Concubine Jing'an listened patiently, then shook her head and said helplessly to the nanny beside her: "This child, why doesn't he want to stay in the capital for a few more days? How long has he been back? Less than two months, right?"

He waved his hand again to signal the eunuch to leave.

The nanny beside her comforted her, "Your Highness is very much like the Queen when she was a child, free-spirited by nature, but the Queen was sensible at an early age and realized how much responsibility she had on her shoulders, so she settled down. Besides, the Queen still has the Third Prince to accompany her, so it's okay."

"Hong'er is the right person to be that position. He is smart and mature, and he is willing to fight for that position. But He'er is smarter than Hong'er. Why isn't he thinking about that?"

"Your Majesty, don't think too much. The Sixth Prince is not interested in this, but he is very willing to assist the Third Prince. And the relationship between the two brothers is rare in the royal family. This is enough."

Princess Jing'an hesitated to speak and let out a long sigh.

After a while, he said, "It's good that they have a good relationship, but who knows what will happen in the future..."