The sick king's bride to bring him good fortune

Ruan Mozhu was calling out to the customers at the top of her lungs, while Su'er was clearing away the dishes and wiping the tables. It was quite a sight to see a princess like Ruan Mozhu spending all her time in a restaurant, even doing the work of a manager or waiter.

Su'er had tried to stop Ruan Mozhu from reacting to her several times, but Ruan Mozhu wouldn't stop. Whenever Su'er brought it up, Ruan Mozhu would cover her ears.

The modern restaurant was always packed with customers, and Ruan Mozhu had been so poor these past few days that all she had left was money. Looking at the piles of silver notes in her hand, her smile almost stretched to her neck.

"Young master, this is the place." Outside the hotel, a waiter led a wealthy-looking young man to the front of the restaurant. This young man was none other than the Crown Prince Wei Jingye.

Wei Jingye looked up at the magnificent plaque of "Modern Restaurant" and muttered to himself, "How interesting."

Wei Jingye strode into the restaurant. Seeing the arrival of the Crown Prince, Ruan Mozhu hurriedly went out to greet him.

Just as Ruan Mozhu was about to call out "Crown Prince," she realized she had let something slip and quickly corrected herself, saying, "This young master is a rare guest. Please, take a seat." Ruan Mozhu hurriedly responded, never expecting that her restaurant would attract the current Crown Prince. She was about to make a fortune.

"Su'er, quickly bring this young master all the best food in our shop." Ruan Mozhu winked at Su'er, who was busy working nearby. Su'er understood and hurried to the back of the kitchen to instruct the chef.

The Crown Prince actually came today; she's going to extort a good sum from him.

Ruan Mozhu straightened her French hair and smiled gently at Wei Jingye.

"This woman is really interesting," Wei Jingye thought to himself.

Soon, Su'er brought out all the most expensive and profitable dishes in the hotel and placed them in front of Wei Jingye. Wei Jingye had never seen such dishes before and found them quite novel.

"Young master, this is called a hamburger," Ruan Mozhu said, pointing to the food on the plate and introducing it to Wei Jingye.

"Han baby," Wei Jingye repeated, though he had never heard of the term before.

"Yes, this is one of our shop's specialties. I don't usually give it to just anyone," Ruan Mozhu whispered in Wei Jingye's ear.

This Ruan Mozhu is really interesting. No wonder Wei Jingnan is so infatuated with her. She must be quite extraordinary.

"Oh, is that so? Then I'll have to try it and see how it differs from the food at home." Modern restaurants are so popular lately, he'd been wanting to check it out for a while now, so today he could have both. Wei Jingye took a small bite, a satisfied look on his face.

Ruan Mozhu looked at her with expectant eyes. If she could win the praise of the current Crown Prince, her restaurant would surely become even more popular in the future.

"Hmm, it's truly unique," Wei Jingye exclaimed after taking a bite.

"Yes!" Ruan Mozhu shouted, making an extremely edgy and flamboyant gesture that drew everyone's attention. Knowing she had made a fool of herself again, she coughed lightly and said, "If you like it, then so be it."

Wei Jingye chuckled.

Ruan Mozhu continued, "This is our restaurant's second specialty dish, known as Mao Xue Wang (Spicy Blood Tofu)." She pointed to another plate of food and said.

Wei Jingye looked at the unidentified object in the porcelain basin and asked with a puzzled expression, "Is this edible?"

"Of course, this is our restaurant's second specialty. Look, people are lining up for several alleys just to eat this dish," Ruan Mozhu said proudly.

"But you get what you pay for. This is our restaurant's most special dish, and of course, it's also the most expensive." Ruan Mozhu looked at Wei Jingye with a grin. Having caught the current crown prince, she had really struck it rich today.

Luo Yi had no idea that there was a line of people outside the door; she never imagined that doing business in ancient times would be so popular.

Just then, a customer suddenly shouted, "There are cockroaches! There are cockroaches in this food! How can your hotel do business like this? Call your boss over here right now!"

All eyes turned to the customer.

"How could there be cockroaches?" Ruan Mozhu muttered to herself. She had ordered the vegetables to be carefully selected and thoroughly washed.

Ruan Mozhu rushed over upon hearing the noise, wanting to get more details.

"What nonsense are you spouting? How could there possibly be cockroaches here?" Ruan Mozhu said angrily, hands on her hips. These people in ancient times really know how to find fault; they're much harder to deal with than modern people.

Hearing Ruan Mozhu say such things, the man became even more furious. "Listen to this, everyone! This is how modern restaurants do business—they find cockroaches in the food and won't admit it!"

"Hey, how can you be so unreasonable? How could there be cockroaches in our store? I can guarantee it with my reputation," Ruan Mozhu said angrily.

The customer pointed to the cockroach on the table and shouted, "You're just lying through your teeth! The cockroach is right there on the table, do you think I'm blind? Someone, smash this shop up! The owner is so heartless, don't blame us for what we do!"

Everyone at the same table as this customer jumped up, ready to smash the shop.

It seems they had planned this all along. Ruan Mozhu finally understood, but it was too late now.

Several people picked up the bowls and basins on the table and smashed them on the ground, knocking over a bunch of tables and chairs.

This costs a lot of money, Ruan Mozhu felt a pang of heartache. "Su'er!" she called out.

A dark figure flew through the air and, in the blink of an eye, knocked several troublemakers to the ground. By the time Su'er came out, the people in front of her were already lying on the ground.

This person was indeed the servant boy beside Wei Jingye.

"Tell me, who sent you?" Wei Jingye said sternly. How could such a little trick escape his eyes? He had seen through it long ago.

"What can I say? Look what happened, everyone! This shady restaurant not only had cockroaches in their bowls, but they also sent people to beat up customers. Don't ever eat here again. It's such a waste to spend all our hard-earned money on such a shady place." The customer, lying on the ground, wiped the blood from his mouth and said angrily.

Several people who were eating with him were also lying on the ground, clutching their stomachs and groaning.

Ruan Mozhu was so angry she wanted to bite her teeth, and she didn't know what to say.

"Look how badly you've beaten my brothers. Pay up!" The customer spread out his palms at Ruan Mozhu.

"Hey, are you even being reasonable? You're the one causing trouble in my restaurant, and you expect me to pay you back? Don't even think about it!" Ruan Mozhu shouted, she had never seen such a shameless person in her life. So what if there were cockroaches in the food? There was no need to yell about it in front of so many people.

Looking at all this, Wei Jingye already had a plan in mind. This was an excellent opportunity to win over Ruan Mozhu.

"Let everyone be the judge! Do you think a restaurant as big as yours would be short of a few dollars? Besides, we found a cockroach in our food; we are the victims. Not only do you not apologize, but you also assaulted us, injuring us and refusing to pay compensation. Tell me, is there no justice left?"

Ruan Mozhu was truly impressed. If this person were in modern times, he would definitely be a great debater. So many words came out in one breath, and she was speechless.

Shouts of "Pay up!" rose and fell around the restaurant, indicating that if this matter wasn't dealt with promptly, her modern restaurant's reputation would be completely ruined.

"How much longer are you going to act?" Wei Jingye asked slowly at this moment.

Wei Jingye whispered a few words in his personal servant's ear, and the servant nodded and walked out the door.

"What did you say? I'm acting?" The customer looked at Wei Jingye's noble air and didn't dare to speak rudely.

“Yes, isn’t that right? You started this trouble first, and now you’re demanding compensation from the proprietress. What are your intentions?” Wei Jingye said coldly, and the entire modern restaurant fell silent. Seeing that the troublemaking customer remained silent, Wei Jingye paused for a moment before continuing, “If you continue to cause trouble like this, be careful I don’t arrest you and take you to the authorities for questioning.”

At this moment, the servant who had been following Wei Jingye returned and whispered a few words in Wei Jingye's ear.

Several guards walked in from outside the door. Their imposing manner was just like a hero rescuing a damsel in distress in a TV drama. Ruan Mozhu looked at Wei Jingye with admiration.

The troublemakers, seeing these guards standing in front of them, were so frightened that they fell silent and quickly lowered their heads.

"Why won't you tell the truth? Aren't you afraid of being arrested and taken to the authorities?" Wei Jingye shouted, his tone and aura were incredibly cool.

The person lying on the ground was already trembling uncontrollably, and the person who had been groaning while clutching their abdomen had also stopped groaning.

What to do? The troublemakers were also pondering their options. If they revealed the truth, they would ruin the shop's decades-old reputation; how could they face their boss? If they didn't speak up, this young master in front of them didn't seem like someone to be trifled with.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke. "Young master, what are you saying? I really don't understand. Anyway, you're definitely going to have to pay compensation today." The person who was causing trouble on the ground replied irritably.

"Oh, you said it yourself. Well then, I'll have you arrested and taken to the authorities for a thorough interrogation today. Guards!"

Upon hearing this, the man lying on the ground immediately changed his expression, hurriedly got up, and knelt down on the ground tremblingly, saying, "Sir, we were wrong. We were only doing this for someone else."

"Sir, spare us! Spare us!" the people kneeling on the ground cried out in unison.

"Fine," Wei Jingye sneered. "Then you should explain this matter in detail and clear up the name of Modern Restaurant."

"Alright, I'll talk, I'll talk." The man kneeling on the ground composed himself and said, "I'm just a servant at Xiangmanlou. The boss told us to do this. Please spare my life, young master!"

"There's definitely something fishy going on here," Ruan Mozhu muttered to herself. "It's Xiangmanlou again."

"Guards, arrest the owner of Xiangmanlou!" Wei Jingye ordered.

"No need, I thank you for your help today, young master, which saved my modern restaurant from disaster. But I have my own way of handling this matter." Ruan Mozhu smiled.

This article is from Kanshuwang Novels.