Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Bring them in! Enter the palace!

Upon hearing these four words, Zhao Gou was overjoyed.

Good heavens! Once Madam Shen enters the palace, wouldn't she have the position of head of the imperial kitchen in no time?

His sisters' business is about to succeed!

He's going to do it!

Zhao Gou was so excited that he secretly rubbed his hands together.

But the emperor's words poured cold water on his enthusiasm the next moment.

"No, this is a perfect opportunity for me to leave the palace and have some fun. Don't try to dissuade me; we'll go straight to Ping'an County tomorrow!"

"Your Majesty..." Gao Quan Hong's face was bitter.

He admitted that the chicken feet were delicious and he wanted to eat more of them.

But when the emperor leaves the palace, many people are involved. If he makes a mistake, who can bear the responsibility?

"If you're leaving the palace, you need to give your servants some time to make arrangements..."

"No need, tomorrow it'll just be the three of us, we'll go secretly!" The emperor was determined. "Keep this a secret, or you'll both lose your heads!"

Gao Quan Hong: "..."

He dared not speak; no matter how powerful or capable he was, he was still the emperor's dog.

He couldn't stop the emperor from doing what he wanted to do.

Zhao Gou instinctively shuddered; his head was still very precious.

Even though it's for his sister's career, he can't risk his own life for it.

After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Your Majesty, this servant will definitely keep my mouth shut. Once we arrive in Ping'an County, this servant will find out all the fun things there."

"But if we want to eat Bo Bo Chicken, there's another very important problem: Zhiwei Restaurant is always too crowded; we might have to wait in line..."

"Insolence!!" Gao Quan Hong's eyebrows shot up. "Who dares to make His Majesty queue? Do you have a death wish?"

"I..." Zhao Gou trembled.

It's not that he's being nosy; he has a clear understanding of his sisters, and nine times out of ten, even the emperor would have to wait in line.

He wanted to bring this up beforehand in order to avoid conflict.

"Oh dear, Gao Quan Hong, why are you being so fierce?" The emperor chuckled. "I've lived for so many years and have never stood in line before. This is a chance for me to experience it and share the joy with the people."

In the emperor's mind, queuing was a rare thing, and the rare things outside the palace were just like playing games to him.

Therefore, he was somewhat looking forward to queuing.

"It's settled then, we'll leave first thing tomorrow morning!"

The emperor laughed heartily, then embraced the two beauties and walked away.

Only after the emperor had walked away did Gao Quan Hong frown and point at Zhao Gou, saying, "Fool, all you do is cause trouble for me!"

It's infuriating! Doesn't this idiot know to deliver the chicken feet to his place?

Now look what happened; he barely ate any chicken feet and has ended up with a hot potato.

This is absolutely terrible luck!

......

Meanwhile, Shen Qing's pot-boiled chicken was selling very well.

One serving after another, almost without any suspense, all the food for sale that day was sold out.

Now, the chores like washing dishes and cleaning have been handed over to the group of children, and everyone at Zhiwei Restaurant is doing their own job.

Shen Qing went home.

Holding the dumpling, I opened the system.

[Ding—Congratulations, host, for completing today's restaurant sales task]

[Ding—The purchase limit for Bo Bo Chicken will be increased to 300 servings tomorrow]

[Ding—Congratulations, host, you have successfully conquered the emperor with your culinary skills]

emperor??

Shen Qing was completely baffled.

What's going on? How did she manage to conquer the emperor? How come she didn't know when she conquered the emperor?

Could it be that there is an emperor among today's diners?

Forget it, as long as the mission is completed.

"By the way, now that the mission to conquer the royal family has made progress, can the penalty for the Bobo Chicken be cancelled?" Shen Qing asked quickly.

She's become as thick-skinned as a city wall, but some diners still misunderstand.

For example, there was a eunuch who insisted on becoming her sister.

No, you can't. The penalty for eating boiled chicken in chili oil will always apply.

"What? Do I have to say this every time a customer buys Sichuan-style boiled chicken from now on?"

[Congratulations, host, you answered correctly. This is your punishment for giving up in the early stages.]

Shen Qing: "..."

She didn't give up; she just had no other choice.

How can a restaurant in Ping'an County, which is supposed to win over the imperial family in the capital, be successful while she is just a commoner?

Forget it, considering the system is quite generous, she'll let it go.

The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was gradually darkening...

The night passed quickly.

The next morning, while it was still barely light, Gao Quan Hong secretly woke the emperor.

Of course, the emperor wanted to eat Bo Bo Chicken and was going on a long trip, so he was excited and didn't have any morning grumpiness. In fact, he was as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

After the three men disguised themselves, they boarded a carriage and left the capital.

An hour later, the carriage stopped.

"Have we arrived at Zhiwei Restaurant?" the emperor asked expectantly.

"Your Majesty... My Lord, the road ahead is too crowded, the carriage can't get through," came the coachman's voice.

Zhao Gou lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside. Good heavens, it was packed with people, and quite a few of them had come to set up stalls.

"Master, Zhiwei Restaurant is so popular that there are long queues, which has led to many street vendors setting up stalls in the vicinity, causing the crowds to gather."

"It's not far from Zhiwei Restaurant, but I'm afraid we'll have to walk there."

Gao Quan Hong frowned, instinctively gesturing as if to reprimand the crowd to make way.

But the next moment, he remembered that only the three of them had sneaked out today.

...I'm a little angry.

"It's alright, we'll just walk." The emperor was surprisingly good-natured at this moment.

He's still buzzing with excitement; he's in high spirits right now.

The three of them got off the carriage and walked there.

After walking for a while, we saw a long queue.

A group of people were lined up, some standing and some squatting, and the end of the line was nowhere in sight.

"This...this line is way too long!" Gao Quan Hong exclaimed in shock, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

He had expected a large number of people, but not this many.

Moreover, judging from their clothing, most of these people are servants who are queuing up for their masters.

Many others appear to be either wealthy or of high social standing.

Zhao Gou didn't dare to look at the emperor's expression and hurriedly explained, "The food at Zhiwei Restaurant is rare and delicious. Not only people from Ping'an County come here, but many people from other places also come here. So it's normal for it to be crowded."

Good heavens, he forgot. He should have sent someone to reserve a spot last night. Now look what's happened.

What to do? What to do?

Oh my god, what should we do?