C23 Restaurant Storm

When the carriage arrived at the Yan Mansion gate, the sky was already bright. Two doormen, Yan Ji and Yan Xiang, were cleaning the door, seeing the strange horse carriage stop in front of their house, wondering, when they saw Yan Ge coming out from the carriage. Didn't Second Young Master enter the palace already?

"Second, Second Young Master?"

Yan Ge laughed: "Go report to Madam that I am back. "Don't make any noise."

"Yes, yes."

Yan Ji threw down his broom and ran inside.

Lady Yan walked out quickly. She was both surprised and happy to see Yan Ge and worried that something bad had happened to him. She was worried that the emperor had chased him out of the palace and grabbed onto Yan Ge's arm. "What's going on?"

"Mom, don't worry, it's a good thing." Yan Ge patted the back of her hand, supporting her, "Let's go in first and talk."

Gao Feng and Gao Yun were monitoring him, so Yan Ge did not leave them outside.

After sitting down in the hall, Lady Yan immediately asked: "Ge'er, what exactly happened? Speak clearly to Mother. "

Yan Ge said: "I can't explain it very clearly for now. In short, it was a good thing. The Emperor gave me a token and allowed me to leave the palace every day. He also sent two experts to protect me. They are Gao Feng and Gao Yun, guards with sabers at the front. "

Gao Feng and Gao Yun immediately cupped their hands in greeting, "Greetings Lady Yan."

Lady Yan looked at the order badge carefully, and then saw that Yan Ge's smile was not the least bit fake, he finally believed it and sighed a breath of relief: "Child! It gave mom a fright to suddenly run back. "

"I've made you worry," Yan Ge said, "Did father go to the imperial court? My brother isn't here either? "

"En, your big brother went to the Central Academy's yamen office," Lady Yan looked at him benevolently, "You woke up early today, right? Are you hungry? Mother told someone to prepare something for you to eat. "

"I'm not hungry." Yan Ge said, "Mother, I want to go check out the Immortal Residence first. I'll come back and eat with you guys when Dad and Big Bro get back in the afternoon. "

Lady Yan had not seen him for a long time, he missed him a lot, and was reluctant to part with him. Don't be late, Mother has someone cook your favorite food for you. Take this jade pendant, the people in the restaurant will know that you are their boss when they see you. "

Before leaving, Yan Ge instructed Lady Yan to take care of his servants. It was best for him not to let everyone know about the matter of Gong Fei leaving the palace.

Lady Yan smiled, her beautiful eyes revealing a rare look of shrewdness, "Don't worry, mother is not that muddleheaded. No one will tell. "

Yan Ge felt that Lady Yan, as an ancient woman, was quite adorable. He hugged her closer, making her smile.

Every inch of land in the capital was now filled with gold coins. The Golden District had long since been occupied by all kinds of shops, and there were quite a few restaurants. Yan Xiaojing and Yan Su spent a lot of effort to find a suitable place on the second busy street. It was a two story big restaurant. Unfortunately, it did not have any special features and it was not managed well, so it finally failed due to the intense competition in the restaurant industry. It was bought seriously by Yan Xiaojing and was now under the name of Lady Yan.

"Don't reveal my identity when you go to Immortal Residence later."

"Yes." All four of them agreed.

Yan Ge brought up Wan Xiang and Xiao Chuanzi, "This young master might need to use you two more in the future, so you guys should read more outside. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask. I won't leave any useless people by my side. Do you understand now? "

Wan Xiang and Xiao Chuanzi could tell that their master was extraordinary from the way Yan Ge was able to move into the Tengloong Hall. When they heard him say that, they were excited, and immediately agreed.

Gao Feng and Gao Yun looked at each other, as their opinion of Yan Ge slightly changed. Just from his bearing and demeanor, one could tell that this young man was not an ordinary son of the Shangguan family. Was it because the emperor had discovered this point that he had made such a 'shocking' and unprecedented decision to allow his imperial concubine to leave the palace as she pleased?

Arriving at the Immortal Residence gate, the carriage stopped steadily, and three attendants dressed in identical black clothing came forward to welcome them, "Welcome esteemed guests, this lowly one will lead your horses, and will definitely take good care of your horses."

At the same time, a waiter dressed in clean and tidy white clothes ran down the stairs and called out to Yan Ge, who was obviously in the lead, "Young Noble, please come in! Is this your first time here, young master? I promise you that I won't regret coming here. "Please!"

Warmth and patience. Yan Ge secretly nodded.

The man in black led the carriage and horses through a side door to the stables behind the restaurant.

The waiter asked, "Does Young Master want to go to a quiet room or sit in a bustling hall?"

Yan Ge looked around. The business in the morning was not bad, and the hall was almost full.

"In the lobby."

"Yes, this way, please." The waiter led them to an empty table and sat them down.

Yan Ge made Gao Feng, Gao Yun, Wan Xiang and Xiao Chuanzi sit at the same table. Gao Feng and Gao Yun hesitated for a moment before they sat down. Little Thug refused to sit with them and sat at the other table. Yan Ge could only let him go.

"May I know what you would like to eat? This is the menu. "

Yan Ge laughed: "You can all eat without worries. This time, I will treat you all." He ordered some steamed dumplings and fish porridge and asked the others to order some more.

Wan Xiang and Xiao Chuanzi knew that their master was adamant, and openly ordered what they wanted to eat. Gao Feng, Gao Yun and Little Leopard originally still had some reservations, but after seeing this, they also selected some things they liked.

Yan Ge looked around, the hall was swept extremely clean, the tables and chairs were all new, the walls had been repainted. The table was separated from the table by four round wooden pillars and decorated with thin, plain gauze curtains, creating an atmosphere of private space and adding a touch of elegance. The cleanly dressed waiter calmly carried a tray through the aisle, silently placing down each plate. He politely said "Please enjoy" to the guests before leaving.

His gaze focused on the manager behind the counter. The man was a thin, middle-aged man in his early forties. His elegance and shrewdness didn't contradict him at all. He was lowering his head and calculating his accounts. From the smile on his face, one could tell that his business was doing very well.

Yan Ge silently calculated that the hall could at least have 30 tables. Judging by the size of the tables, there should be at least 10 private rooms on the second floor. If the business is stable, the minimum monthly income will be 20 thousand silver. Assuming that there were only four people in each private room, the number of noble guests that could be welcomed by Immortal Residence was 40. But with the capital being so big, there must be more than 40 rich people. In other words, the second and third Immortal Residence could definitely be activated.

Just as Yan Ge was thinking this, a customer at a table not far away suddenly clutched his stomach and fell to the ground, "Ah, my stomach hurts!"

Then the other two at the table rolled on the floor.

"Me too, it hurts! The food in Immortal Residence is not clean, you can't eat — "

"We must have been poisoned!"

"What?"

All the guests in the hall panicked as they stood up one by one and looked at the table in horror, where a lot of the food had already been eaten.

Wan Xiang and Xiao Chuanzi's expressions changed as they looked towards Yan Ge at the same time.

"Gao Feng, watch the food on the table quietly and do not allow anyone to touch it. Gao Yun, go and find a doctor immediately." Yan Ge said softly, he did not move as he continued to leisurely eat the steamed dumplings, and glanced at the shopkeeper.

Gao Feng and Gao Yun accepted their orders and left.

The shopkeeper's expression changed and he walked out from behind the counter, walking swiftly towards the three people. "How could he be poisoned?" Our Immortal Residence's food is the cleanest! Did the people from the other restaurants find you here on purpose? I've seen many such tricks! "Everyone, everyone, don't believe them …"

Yan Ge frowned, and put down the chopsticks in his hand.

"Then why does my stomach hurt so much? Something must be wrong with your food! "

"Yeah, me too."

"Take them away first." With a straight face, the shopkeeper ordered a few waiters who didn't know what to do, and then tried to urge them to stay. "Everyone, it definitely isn't a problem with our food. Otherwise, why would only the ones sitting at their table have stomachs ache? "

The guests all cherished their lives, so how could they trust him with just a single sentence? Many of them hurriedly left, yelling that they wanted to see a doctor. There were also some bold ones who didn't feel like their stomachs had been poisoned, so they stayed behind and huddled together to watch the show.

The lobby was much emptier.

Yan Ge walked over and glanced at the three people. Seeing that there was something wrong with their expressions, he asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, should we ask for a doctor to take a look at them first?"

The shopkeeper thought about how this matter would cause terrible effects to his Immortal Residence and was just about to vent his anger when he heard that someone was meddling in his affairs. Without even turning his head around, he impatiently said, "The three of them were obviously pretending —"

The smile on Yan Ge's face became wider, but his eyes revealed dissatisfaction: "Oh? Are you that sure? What if he really was sick? You can afford that? "

Upon being criticized like that, the shopkeeper immediately looked over. Just as he was about to get angry, his mind suddenly cleared up. There were many people who could afford to eat Immortal Residence, so he didn't want to accidentally offend a big shot.

"Young master, please be at ease. I, Yuan Zhou, will definitely settle this matter properly."

Yan Ge looked at him indifferently.

"Young master, the doctor is here."

Gao Yun immediately used his Qing Gong, returning very quickly with the shocked old doctor in his hands.

"Doctor, quickly show them." Wan Xiang urged. She knew that the restaurant belonged to the owner, so she took extra care.

The old doctor nodded and reached for his pulse.

"Yes, he was poisoned. Fortunately, it was only mild, and the symptoms were only a stomachache. Just drink a set of medicine. "

"There's actually poison in the food from Immortal Residence!" The guests were discussing amongst themselves with faces full of anger. From the looks of it, they would not return in the future.

Yan Ge opened his mouth in time: "Doctor, please inspect all the food on the table, see if it's just the food that's poisonous, or all the food that's poisonous."

Seeing that he was so calm and handled appropriately, the shopkeeper finally woke up from his daze. He couldn't help but be puzzled about his identity.

After the guests heard Yan Ge's words, they became a little curious.

The old doctor inspected all the food with silver needles and said with certainty, "Only the porridge on this table has poison."

Yan Ge immediately said to everyone: "Everyone has seen it. At the same time, only one table had been ordered for Slimming Porridge, but only one table had been poisoned. It can be seen that there is absolutely no problem with the Immortal Residence's food, and the ones with problems are these three people. "

The three of them looked away guiltily, crawled up, and wanted to escape. Gao Feng drew his sword and faced them.

The remaining customers did not have any adverse reactions, and after they basically believed in Yan Ge's words, they shook their heads and left.

Very quickly, only Yan Ge's group, three suspects, the shopkeeper, and a group of waiters remained in the hall.

Yan Ge instructed: "Gao Yun, Xiao Chuanzi, go and find a few more people at once and spread the news that someone had intentionally poisoned the poison. I hope that Immortal Residence's reputation can be saved in time. "

"Yes sir!"

Yan Ge gave Gao Yun a note worth one hundred silver. As for the loose silver Xiao Chuanzi gave him before he left the palace, he was afraid that it would be used for now.

The shopkeeper had the servant tie up the three people who poisoned him, so he cupped his hands towards Yan Ge, "Many thanks to young master for your help. May I dare to ask for Young Master's name? "

Yan Ge took out the jade pendant.

The manager's expression changed and his lips trembled, but he didn't say anything.