Zhu Ruodie was a little panicked, but when she thought of being reborn and possessing the aura of white lotus, she was destined to be the protagonist, how could she be killed by Baili Jue's ruthlessness early on like in her previous life, Can only be a cannon fodder female supporting role!
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Ruodie calmed herself down, and began to think about countermeasures, how to deal with this pilgrim who suddenly appeared.
It seems that new dishes will be launched, the price will also be lowered, and some gifts will be made to win back the hearts of those customers.
The most important thing is, as long as the other party's restaurant eats dead people, no matter how cheap and delicious it is, no one will dare to go there to eat it!
Thinking of this, Zhu Ruodie showed a sinister smile. She knows a lot of these small tricks, and she will play with each other slowly.
However, Zhu Ruodie would not have imagined that she thought very well and planned very well, but the guy Xia Liang chose and the hidden guards who were always watching in the store were not vegetarians.
The person Zhu Ruodie sent to poison her failed at all and was caught. Although she did not confess in the end, she was still very hurt.
Xia Liang originally wanted to prevent the other party from doing such bad things, so Bai Lijue extravagantly sent secret guards in the store to supervise him. He didn't expect the other party to adopt such low-level methods so soon.
Come and don't reciprocate indecently, in order to make the other party burnt out, there is no time to play tricks, although Xia Liang will not do such things as poisoning people to death, but there is no psychological pressure at all if you give some laxatives or something!
The food at Pinxiangju made some people vomit and diarrhea after eating it, and almost killed them. The news was widely publicized and spread all over the streets and alleys in an instant.
It made Pinxiangju's already bleak business even more deserted.
During this back and forth, Xia Liang's defense and attack slapped Zhu Ruodie in the face once!
Just when the two restaurants were fighting fiercely, and the pilgrims came to firmly overwhelm Pinxiangju, making both Prince Rui and Zhu Ruodie extremely bored, the Hundred Flowers Banquet hosted by the Empress Dowager was about to begin.
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Xia Mansion, Begonia Court.
Wang stared at the post in her hand, frowning tightly, with a somewhat anxious look on her face.
Although my master is the Minister of the Household Department and occupies a high position, this kind of matter involves the selection of concubines, from the point of view of their background, Xia Liang of their family is naturally qualified.
However, she and the master are just such a precious daughter, but they don't want to send their daughter to that man-eating palace to serve a man with a group of women, live in fear every day, and fight for favor.
So, seeing this post asking her daughter to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Wang was not only not happy, but was very sad.
If she is really chosen, wouldn't she be pushing her daughter into the pit of fire!
However, this post has been received, and I have to go, or else I am resisting the order and deceiving the emperor.
The more Wang thought about it, the more panicked she became, and she kept thinking of ways to do it, and suddenly thought that if her daughter was ill, she could evade it.
Yes, yes, you can pretend to be sick!
Moreover, the daughter's health is indeed not very good, even if it is a bone and eye disease at this juncture, this is justified.
Wang's eyes lit up in an instant, thinking, to avoid this time, immediately settle the marriage between Xia Liang and Shaoyang, and never let her daughter be sent to the palace.
It's a pity that Mrs. Wang thought very well, but Xia Liang had already been booked away.
"Go, invite Miss over here." Wang Shi sent a maid to invite Xia Liang over, thinking of discussing this matter with her personally.
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"Mother, why are you looking for me?" Xia Liang took Wang Shi's arm, sat next to her, and said.
Xia Liang was recuperating at home for the past two days, getting enough sleep, and her complexion looked much better than the previous few days. Seeing this, Wang couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, her daughter's good health is the most important thing.
Wang stroked Xia Liang's hair lovingly, told her about the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and finally said, "Liang Liang, don't be afraid, as long as you pretend to be sick, you won't be selected."
When Xia Liang heard this, she frowned, thinking about how to explain this to her mother.
First of all, you can't tell her that she and His Majesty have known each other for a long time, and they have made a private appointment for life, otherwise they will definitely scare the mother to death.
"Mother, pretending to be sick and being found out is deceiving the emperor. Once the emperor and queen mother find out, our family will suffer!" Xia Liang can only persuade from this perspective.
"So, you can't pretend to be sick. And mother, don't worry, even if you are selected, the daughter who enters the palace is not afraid."
"How can that be done?!" Mrs. Wang disagreed, "I will not allow you to go to a place like the imperial palace that cannibalize people. Besides, what should you do with your marriage with Shaoyang when you enter the palace to choose a concubine?"
"Mother, I don't like my cousin, don't marry him!" Xia Liang said seriously.
Wang looks at Xia Liang in surprise, is she really shy or is she telling the truth
Could it be that she, the mother, misunderstood Xia Liang's thoughts
"Mother, I really don't want to marry my cousin." Xia Liang thought for a while, and added, "I heard that His Majesty is very handsome today, even if he enters the palace, he will be fine."
Wang felt that her daughter was crazy and hysterical, how could she have such an idea.
Your Majesty is handsome? Is this the reason for entering the palace? !
"Daughter, have you really thought about it? After entering the palace, you can't come out easily. It's dangerous inside, and your parents can't protect your safety. Everything depends on you." Wang said again persuaded.
"Mother, don't worry, nothing will happen to me." Xia Liang nodded.
Xia Liang thought about Bai Lijue's talk about her being ugly again, so she grabbed Wang's hand and said, "Mother, help me dress up for the Hundred Flowers Banquet tomorrow, um, try to be more beautiful."
Seeing her daughter being so active, Mrs. Wang felt all sorts of emotions in her heart.
However, I was worried in my heart, but I couldn't help my daughter like it and wanted to go.
Mrs. Wang touched Xia Liang's small face, forced a smile, and teased, "Our Liang Liang has really grown up and knows how to be beautiful. Okay, I'll listen to you, mother, I will dress up for you. , Tomorrow will naturally amaze the audience.”
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On the second day, on the carriage to the palace.
Chunxiang looked at her well-dressed young lady and felt that she couldn't take her eyes off her. She clasped her hands on her chin and said with starry eyes,
"Miss, you are really beautiful today!"
"Yeah." Xia Liang responded lightly, doing it very upright, not leaning on it, just to avoid distorting the jewelry on her head.
Today, she wore a lot of jewelry on her body and head, and some rouge and gouache were applied on her face, and even her eyebrows were specially trimmed and drawn, which made Xia Liang feel a little uncomfortable.
However, since mother said it was so beautiful, and Chunxiang also said it was beautiful, Xia Liang thought that her brother always despises her ugliness, so she clenched her fist and endured it!