The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

After the first batch of fish was delivered, Lu Yun only kept one basket and sent the rest to the villa as a snack for everyone.

In the next yard, after driving everyone else out, Caihe, Biyu and Hongfei followed the method given by the princess. They selected the two fattest fish, cleaned them, peeled them, and steamed them in a pot for one stick of incense. After mashing the steamed fish meat, they put it into the pot and stir-fried it continuously, adding salt, light soy sauce and a small amount of sesame oil, until the fish meat was loose and slightly curled, like fine wool, and was browned. They sprinkled a little cooked sesame seeds on it before serving.

The air was filled with a mouth-watering aroma of burnt meat. Cai He and the others quickly devoured the entire plate of pork floss. Da Shou quickly protected her own plate, intending to leave the rest for Hui Hui.

Biyu ate the most, but she still felt unsatisfied after finishing it, and her eyes could not stop looking at the remaining fish.

Zhou Boli curiously picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. The crispy, salty and fragrant taste filled his mouth. It was indeed good. "Are you planning to buy the shop and sell this?"

"Your Highness, please don't look down on this little piece of meat floss. Just this little bit would require three arm-lengths of sea fish. If we sell enough, it could support a small fishing village." Lu Yun calculated as she gestured. "Compared to the cost of shipping sea fish all the way to the Central Plains, the cost of meat floss is lower. And as long as we use quicklime to keep the meat floss dry enough, it can be kept for two months. It takes a month to ride from Nanyue to Kyoto, but it's much faster to go by water."

"You can add pork or chicken to it to improve the taste - you can wrap it in pancakes, add it to porridge or use it as a condiment in cooking."

Lu Yun remembered the stir-fried pork floss and choy sum that she had eaten in the south in her previous life, so she asked the kitchen staff to try making this dish tonight.

After hearing this, Zhou Boli wanted to just crack her little head open to see what was inside. How could she have so many tricks all day long? "Ayun, there will be a garden banquet the day after tomorrow. Why don't you send some to your mother to try."

Princess Gao looked at the food on the table with curiosity. She picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into her mouth. It was surprisingly delicious. "What is this called? Meat floss?"

Lu Yun replied obediently, "Your Majesty, it's not wrong to call it meat floss. But the one you're eating is made from razorfish, which is more precious than the others, so it's also called golden meat floss."

Princess Gao was visibly pleased. "That's a good name. Can you give it to the prince?"

Lu Yun pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, we only got one swordfish, and it's all here with you."

Princess Gao laughed heartily. "It should be sent to the prince first. I see there's another plate here. Yaochun, please go to Sansi Hall in person."

Then he looked at Lu Yun and said, "I heard from Bo Li that you want to open a small shop in the city?"

Lu Yun immediately jumped on the bandwagon when she heard this. "Ever since I took over the Maritime Affairs Bureau, I've noticed that fishermen have a hard time. So I came up with this idea. Firstly, they won't be exploited by fishmongers anymore, secondly, it will allow them to earn more. Thirdly, I have a godsister, so I can give her something to do to pass the time."

Princess Gao was even happier when she heard this. She said with a smile, "If the silver and money you have are not enough, just tell me directly. I have a few small veins of gold, silver, red, and green. If it's difficult to ask, just tell Boli."

Lu Yun, woooo, so rich.

Yaochun walked in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, the prince said that the golden silk meat velvet was very appetizing to him, and asked me to ask if there was any left."

"How can such a good thing be obtained just by saying so?" Princess Gao said bluntly, "Let him wait for a while."

In fact, Lu Yun still has a few knife-swallowing fish in her hands, but they can only be delivered in a few days.

Princess Gao blinked her eyes and said, "The garden banquet will be held the day after tomorrow. Please make more of this pork floss and send it over. If there are other ways to eat it, please teach them as well. I guarantee that your sister's shop will be crowded with customers."

The next morning, the masters of the palace, both big and small, enjoyed the pork floss mixed with white porridge, which was well received by everyone. The old prince even sent the steward Liao to the palace to buy up all the pork floss in the kitchen and take it to Sansi Hall.

With Lu Yun's deliberate promotion, the news that the palace had found a new delicacy spread like wildfire throughout the city. Having to arrange for people to produce large quantities of meat floss, repair the shop, and instruct Da Shou on all matters, Lu Yun was extremely busy.

Director Jiang, who had been secretly following the movements of the fishing village, scoffed when he heard that the princess had bought all the fish in the fishing village. "With such little ability, let's see how long she can keep buying fish."

Jiang Sanbian's injuries hadn't healed yet, and he looked emaciated. His eyes were sinister. "I'm afraid her yard will stink in a few days. I can't wait to see her make a fool of herself."

Director Jiang stroked his beard and said, "A little girl is not worth all the trouble we have to deal with. Have you collected any fish this month? The customers are waiting."

Jiang San "has already collected it according to my brother's request, and will be leaving for Beijing soon."

Director Jiang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Our business will grow bigger and bigger in the future. When the time comes, I can use the Gong family's connections and some money to get you a small official position in Nanyue."

Jiang San was overjoyed when he heard this, and forgot about the wound on his back as he bowed. As a result, he grimaced in pain and had to be helped away.

Just the day before the garden banquet, the palace welcomed a group of unexpected guests.

In Mingde Hall, to Princess Gao's left sat a beautiful woman in rich attire. Her neck, wrists, and waist were adorned with gold jewelry. Her bun was covered with bamboo shoot-shaped hairpins of various sizes, the largest of which was as big as the back of a child's hand. A string of silk hairpins hung from her ear.

The only flaw was that the woman was constantly wiping the tears from her face with a handkerchief, her brows slightly furrowed and her eyes filled with sadness, as if she had suffered great injustice.

"Princess, please help me," the woman sobbed. "My brother was attacked by the Pagans for no apparent reason. He's been in a coma ever since with a head injury, not to mention a broken leg. The doctor said he wouldn't be able to walk even if he woke up. What should I do?"

Gao Yuzhu sat down and wiped her tears.

Princess Gao waited until she finished speaking before saying calmly, "The prince has ordered that the inner court not interfere in matters outside. I really can't help you. If you have nothing else to do, go back quickly. Living a good life with Gao Tai is more important than anything else."

The beautiful woman became even more sad after hearing this, tears streaming down her face. "I don't know where these little vixens came from. Your brother won't even go to my yard now."

"Oh?" Princess Gao immediately became interested. "What vixen?" Her second brother actually dared to take a concubine.

The beautiful woman gradually stopped crying and began to grit her teeth. "Who knows? They said they met outside. At first I didn't take it seriously, but who knew——"

Thinking of what happened in those days, Diao felt hopeless.

Even though she hadn't touched a single hair on them, these bitches all said in unison that she had beaten them, and repeatedly tried to sow discord between her and Gao Tai.

After much persuasion, Gao Tai was persuaded to hand over the newly discovered iron ore mine to her brother. However, before he could even warm up to the property, something happened to his brother, and a few more little goblins appeared in the mansion. Finally, she found an opportunity to talk to Gao Tai about the iron mine, only to learn that it had been discovered by the prince's nephew and was now heavily guarded. The Tusi Mansion could not get a finger in.

Not to mention that now there are rumors all over Yunnan and Dian about the black-hearted Diao Sanlang, a chicken-hearted man who captured people to dig quarries and finally got his retribution and almost lost his life - these are all nonsense, and the Diao family is now almost condemned by everyone.

Yes, to keep it secret and save money, A-di had captured a group of people mining in the mountains. When he reported it to Gao Tai, he simply said it was the Pagan massacre. Gao Tai, however, wanted to use this incident to demand military control from the royal court, so he sent a memorial to the palace. By the time she found out, it was too late, so she had no choice but to confess. Under her constant persuasion, Gao Tai also submitted the memorial stating that the Pagans would not come again in the near future and that the royal court did not need to send troops.

In the end, it became the current situation.

Diao felt she had now been subjected to the most agonizing hardships she had ever endured. The only person who could save her was her sister-in-law, the princess. With her support, her daughter, Yuzhu, would become the next great chieftain of Yunnan and Dian.

Princess Gao was too lazy to think about the little tricks in her mind. "It's getting late, so I won't keep you for dinner."

Diao had no choice but to get up and say goodbye with her daughter.