As the saying goes, a monk can't escape the temple if he runs away, so Princess Zhaorong will have to vent her anger on her restaurant in the future.
So if he wants to survive and keep the restaurant, his only life-saving straw is the two people in front of him, to be precise, this man in black with strong martial arts skills and mysterious origins.
Mo Chuan immediately understood that the shopkeeper had vaguely guessed his identity.
He pondered for a moment, took off a jade pendant from his waist, put it in the shopkeeper's hand, then took Shen Ning's hand and left without saying a word.
The shopkeeper glanced at the jade pendant in his hand. His face was full of confusion, but suddenly he became overjoyed. He kowtowed to Mo Chuan's back several times, and then got up happily.
He held the jade pendant tightly, like a treasure falling from the world, and felt confident when he returned to the restaurant.
With this token, he is no longer afraid even if Princess Zhaorong brings people to destroy his restaurant.
Because seeing this thing is like seeing an emperor!
As soon as Mo Chuan and Shen Ning returned to the palace, they received a call from Empress Dowager Zhou, asking Mo Chuan to go to Shoukang Palace to discuss important matters.
Before the two of them could even speak, Mo Chuan changed his clothes and went to Shoukang Palace to meet the Queen Mother Zhou.
Mo Chuan had kept the matter of Shen Ning's leaving the palace a secret. In the past ten days, he had claimed that the queen was ill because of the lingering poison in her body and needed to rest. He did not see anyone.
The Empress Dowager Zhou sent Su Jin to visit Guanju Palace several times, but Mo Chuan sent people to block the door. Therefore, the Empress Dowager Zhou did not mention Shen Ning in her decree this time.
"My son, I pay my respects to my mother."
Mo Chuan saluted Queen Mother Zhou according to the rules and was thinking about the important matter that Queen Mother Zhou suddenly called him to.
Could it be that Princess Zhaorong came to Shoukang Palace to complain to her mother
He thought that if Zhaorong dared to confuse right and wrong and throw dirty water on Ning'er, he would explain to his mother what happened.
"The emperor has been working hard these days. The Ai family has prepared some of your favorite dishes and snacks, so I specially asked you to come and have dinner with your mother."
Empress Dowager Zhou's expression was very kind. She held Mo Chuan's hand and sat at the table. She called Su Jin to serve the food with a smile.
Mo Chuan secretly felt strange, but he still sat respectfully next to Queen Mother Zhou and personally helped Queen Mother Zhou lay the dishes.
During this period of time, he had been busy dealing with government affairs, coupled with Chu Shaobai's illness and the affairs of the Northern Qi envoy, it could be said that he was too busy to get away from it. It had been quite a while since he came to Shoukang Palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother Zhou.
"Mother, this dish is my favorite dish, please eat more." He felt very guilty and ashamed, thinking that he must have a good meal with Queen Mother Zhou.
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and ate the dish he brought to her, and then personally gave him a jade shrimp ball.
"Emperor, please eat more. The Empress likes to watch you eat." She looked at Mo Chuan lovingly, with deep motherly feelings in her eyes.
Mo Chuan smiled and nodded.
After eating, Queen Mother Zhou clapped her hands again and called Sujin to bring several plates of pastries.
Mo Chuan always liked to eat sweet and crispy things, so Empress Dowager Zhou specially prepared several snacks for him, all of which were his favorites.
As he ate, he felt grateful.
"This is the rose mille-feuille cake made by the Ai family. Does it taste good?" Queen Mother Zhou asked with a smile.
"My mother still remembers that my son likes to eat rose mille-feuille cake the most. Speaking of which, I haven't eaten it for several years, and the taste is still as good as before."
Mo Chuan ate a few snacks and drank a cup of tea, then put down the tea cup and looked at Queen Mother Zhou with a smile.