The merchant's rebirth led to the complete downfall of the Marquis's mansion.

With disbelief in his eyes, Jiang Liu still went into the Guozhongxian Hot Pot restaurant.

The layout inside was quite similar to the Divine Hot Pot restaurant in his previous life. The enthusiastic waiter had already come over to ask him how many people were in his party and whether he needed a private room.

Jiang Liu looked around and saw hot pots steaming everywhere. Looking up, he could see that the private rooms were packed with people.

"Who is your boss?" Jiang Liu asked, his face dark and his voice trembling.

The waiter was completely baffled. He scratched his head and asked curiously, "Young master, would you like to eat? If not, I'll go and serve someone else."

Seeing that he also looked clueless, Jiang Liu went straight to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was startled, but still politely asked, "Young master, what brings you here?"

"Who is your boss?!"

The shopkeeper thought for a moment, then said with a grin, "Young master, are you looking for our boss? Which one? The Princess's residence? Lord Chen's house? Or..."

This is what Qin Yao taught him: when someone asks the boss, first bring out the person with the highest status to set the tone.

Who dares to vandalize Her Highness's shop?

As for her, I'll leave it as a mystery; I won't say anything unless necessary.

Sure enough, the shopkeeper was captivated by Jiang Liu's words.

He couldn't afford to offend any of these people.

I had to force myself to calm down.

"Young master? Would you like to dine?" the innkeeper asked again.

This time, Jiang Liu did not refuse and followed the waiter upstairs to the second floor.

After ordering, the dishes were quickly brought over.

"Young master, hot pot is more lively when there are many people. Next time, you can invite your friends and family to experience the lively atmosphere."

The waiter served the dishes and didn't forget to share his thoughts with Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu remained silent, looking at the hot pot gradually steaming in front of him, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

This……

The hot pot has already been made by someone else, so how can he preemptively seize the opportunity?

Moreover, he knows about hot pot because he has memories of his past life, but what about the owner?

Have they found Lina? Or have they also regained their memories of their past lives?

Their status was so high that he didn't even have the right to ask them! This made him feel extremely aggrieved.

Jiang Liu ordered several jugs of wine and started drinking them with the hot pot.

In the end, he barely ate any food, but drank quite a bit of alcohol.

He had been drinking with Jiang Su for years and had long since developed a high alcohol tolerance, but he forgot that he was still someone who had hardly ever drunk alcohol.

After downing several jugs of wine, Jiang Liu quickly lost his senses.

He glanced around in a daze, feeling as if he had returned to his previous life, where he was respected wherever he went as the Grand Secretary's confidant.

They never have to pay for meals.

Jiang Liu, drunk, staggered out of the door. The waiter came to greet him and, seeing that he was drunk, kindly helped him up.

"Young master, please be careful..."

Jiang Liu staggered downstairs, and was about to leave when he was stopped by the waiter.

"What are you doing? Come here!"

The waiter dared not move aside, and could only smile obsequiously:

"Young master, you forgot to settle your bill! Or are you from some household? I'll have the manager put it on your tab."

"Money? Checkout?" Jiang Liu burst into laughter as if he had heard a joke.

"Do you know who I am? You dare ask me for money?"

"Young master, you're joking. No matter who you are, you still have to pay, right?" The waiter maintained his smile.

"Get out of my way!" Jiang Liu shoved him away.

The waiter stopped laughing, staggered a couple of steps, and winked at the person next to him.

They, the "Pot Immortals," are using the name of the Eldest Princess; who wouldn't give them face?

The waiter had never seen a customer like this before.

After Jiang Liu went inside, he inquired about the person and found out that he wasn't from a prominent family.

And yet, someone like that dares to act wildly here?

Jiang Liu had only taken one step when he was blocked by five or six burly men.

"Young master, the bill is due!" The burly man at the head of the group politely extended his hand.

However, Jiang Liu completely ignored him.

He, the Grand Secretary's confidant, is afraid of them?

Jiang Liu tried to force his way in, but several burly men surrounded him, grabbed him, and headed for the backyard.

The waiter quickly apologized to the customers who were eating and asked them to continue enjoying their meal.

upstairs

Liu Qingping leaned against the railing, watching Jiang Liu being pulled away with dissatisfaction.

"That was your servant from before, what a big mouth! I'd really think he had the Emperor backing him up!"

Qin Yao smiled but didn't say anything.

Although they were far apart, Jiang Liu's words were still clearly audible. His tone and arrogance suggested he was drunk and thinking he was a lackey from a past life.

Let him suffer a bit and wake up to his senses.

"Let's go! Let's see what happens to him." Liu Qingping said with a wicked smile, pulling Qin Yao into another room.

Open the window, and you'll see the backyard right below.

Jiang Liu was clearly still drunk, and even after being thrown onto the ground in the backyard, he was still yelling, "Do you know who I am?"

A burly man picked up a bucket of water and poured it over Jiang Liu. Jiang Liu shuddered and stared at them blankly.

"beat!"

The next second, a rain of fists fell, and Jiang Liu rolled on the ground, clutching his head.

"Hahaha..." Liu Qingping laughed when she saw this.

Is this the same person who just turned his nose up at everyone and acted arrogantly?

After the beating ended, Jiang Liu curled up and didn't react for a long time.

A burly man kicked him, yelling, "Stop playing dead!"

Jiang Liu put the money in his hand, his face no longer showing the arrogance he had shown before. He rolled his eyes and then took out the silver from his pocket.

"Check...check out."

The burly man snatched the money bag from his hand. "That's more like it. If you'd done this earlier, you wouldn't have gotten beaten up!"

Seeing the burly man about to leave with the money, Jiang Liu quickly scrambled to his feet. "Brother! The rest of the money..."

"What leftover money? The brothers worked so hard, so this is naturally our reward for their hard work!"

Jiang Liu was dumbfounded and could only watch them leave.

"I thought he had some trick up his sleeve! He just takes the beating like that and then obediently pays up? Hilarious!"

Liu Qingping found it boring. "Sister Qin, do you keep someone like that around just for amusement? If it were me, I would have dealt with him long ago."

Betraying one's master, framing others, and aiding one's enemy.

Such a person would not survive in the princess's residence.

Although the princess's mother was tolerant, she could not allow these scoundrels to tarnish the reputation of the princess's residence.

Qin Yao had originally planned to see him fall from grace, but she hadn't expected him to get involved with Jiang Su. Now she was trying to deal with him, but he managed to escape by sheer luck.

He returned to Kyoto, right under the emperor's nose, so she couldn't easily take action.

Qin Yao took Liu Qingping back to the private room, intending to ask about the restaurant.

On the first floor, Jiang Liu emerged with a bruised and swollen face.

After thinking about it, I walked up to the shopkeeper.

This time, Jiang Liu was much more polite.

"Shopkeeper, could you please give me my change for the money I just paid?"

Although he earned a lot, his son is still in jail and the Marquis's mansion has been seized.

He also had to support the young master's livelihood for the next three years, so he naturally tried to save money wherever possible.

The shopkeeper glanced at the bill. "Young master, your bill has been settled. There is no extra money left."

"Those guys just now! They stole my purse!" Jiang Liu searched everywhere for the men.

The shopkeeper's face darkened.

"Young master, please be careful with your words! We're open to do business, how could we possibly rob our customers!"

"You're talking nonsense! Everyone, come and judge this..." Jiang Liu tried to incite the guests in the hall, but the next second he was lifted up by several people.

"What are you doing!" Jiang Liu fought back.

"Bang!" Jiang Liu was thrown out solidly and crashed to the ground.

"Bad luck! You're not welcome at Guozhongxian anymore. You tried to dine and dash and ended up with Guozhongxian without even asking who Guozhongxian is!"

When the people around heard what the pot-pot immortal said, they all pointed at the river and started talking amongst themselves.

Jiang Liu couldn't stand it, so he immediately got up and scrambled away.

He completely forgot that his purpose today was to find the Jiang family...