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Lan Qi lowered his voice, but he couldn't suppress his excitement: "Completely booked! Since we opened this morning, there hasn't been a single empty table. Especially those signature medicinal dishes, the clay pots in the kitchen have been burning non-stop."

"Jin'er, your recipe is absolutely amazing! The guests all say that after drinking it, they feel warm all over, and even their spirits are lifted."

Yun Jin smiled and said, "That's good then. You go ahead with your work, Uncle. The Prince and I will find ourselves some seats."

Lan Qi hurriedly said, "No way! Since Your Highness is here, you should naturally go to a private room. I've already reserved one for you, the quietest one at the very back on the second floor."

He then personally led the way, escorting the two up to the second floor, before preparing a medicinal meal for them.

The private room was elegantly furnished, with a rosewood round table, four armchairs, and two pots of green bamboo by the window.

Xiao Jingyan looked out the window at the scene below, then turned to Yun Jin and smiled, "Your cousin is quite the businessman. Your medicinal cuisine restaurant is already so popular before it even opens; you'll probably have trouble making reservations in the future."

Yun Jin poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, then sat down herself, her tone tinged with relief: "Luckily, I brought him in, otherwise, with my limited intelligence, I definitely wouldn't have managed it so well."

As expected, everyone has their own expertise, and at this moment she felt fortunate for her wise decision back then.

Xiao Jingyan affectionately ruffled her hair: "Don't underestimate yourself, you're very good."

Yun Jin slapped his hand away and scolded, "You're so annoying! I told you not to touch my hair anymore."

Xiao Jingyan rubbed his nose and couldn't help but laugh.

The waiter quickly brought out several of their signature medicinal dishes.

Just as Yun Jin was about to taste the food, she suddenly heard a commotion downstairs, interspersed with a woman's shrill cry: "What kind of stuff do you sell in this shop! My husband ate your medicinal food and has been vomiting and having diarrhea ever since. He's almost dying! You have to give me an explanation!"

Yun Jin and Xiao Jingyan exchanged a glance, put down their chopsticks, got up and walked to the door of the private room to look down.

In the lobby, a woman in her thirties was seen clutching the waiter's clothes, while a man sat beside her, clutching his stomach and groaning in pain.

The surrounding guests put down their chopsticks and looked over with various expressions.

Lan Qi rushed out upon hearing the commotion, first bowing to the woman with a forced smile, and said, "Sister-in-law, let's talk this out. If someone really got sick from our food, we'll compensate you and treat you as needed; we won't shirk our responsibility. Why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea to calm down, and we'll talk it over slowly?"

The woman, however, remained relentless, wailing even louder: "Don't give me that! You heartless merchants, you make money that will leave us childless! If anything happens to my husband, I'll fight you to the death!"

Lan Qi's smile faded slightly, but he still patiently said, "Madam, since you say that the medicinal cuisine in my shop made people sick, may I ask when you two ate here? What dishes did you order? Which table were you sitting at? How much did you spend in total? If you can provide these details, my shop can verify them."

The woman paused for a moment, then stiffened her neck and cried, "We were invited by relatives to eat here. We can't remember the names of the dishes, and we didn't pay the bill. How would we know how much money your dishes cost! Anyway, my husband became like this because he ate your food! Don't try to deny it!"

They came to the shop to cause trouble, but couldn't even say what they ate or how much they spent. Lan Qi became even more certain that they were there to cause trouble, so he said, "Since you two can't explain, then let's have a doctor take a look. If you've really gotten sick, our shop will cover all medical expenses, whatever amount is due. Luckily, Weicaotang is right next door; I'll have someone go and invite Doctor Liu from Weicaotang over..."

"No!" the woman interrupted shrilly, her eyes flashing. "Who knows if you're in cahoots! What if that Doctor Liu is in league with you? My husband's life is in danger!"

Yun Jin frowned, about to speak, when Xiao Jingyan suddenly tugged at her sleeve and shook his head at her almost imperceptibly.

Yun Jin understood, took half a step back, and let him step forward.

Xiao Jingyan descended the stairs step by step, saying loudly as he went, "Since the doctors at Weicao Hall are not trustworthy, then let's go and invite the imperial physician. Jin Hu, take this letter to the Imperial Hospital and ask the physician on duty to come over. Also, send someone to the Jingzhao Yin's office and invite their chief official over as well. Tell him that I am here and I ask him to come and be a witness."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the woman and the man behind her, his tone suddenly turning serious, "If there's something wrong with the food in this shop, make them compensate you with five hundred taels of silver. But if you're trying to extort money from them and ruin their business, it won't just be a matter of paying money; it will lead to legal trouble. You two should think this through."

The moment the words "This King" were uttered, the entire hall was astonished.

The onlookers' expressions changed drastically. Some of the officials' family members recognized him and hurriedly stood up to pay their respects.

Lan Qi reacted quickly, immediately bowing to Xiao Jingyan and saying, "This humble subject greets Your Highness Prince Yu. I am sorry for disturbing Your Highness and the County Princess's meal."

The woman's face turned pale instantly, and her grip on the waiter's clothes loosened involuntarily.

The man beside her shuddered, no longer bothering to feign stomach pain, and struggled to his feet, trying to squeeze out.

Jin Hu had somehow appeared in the doorway, arms crossed, and said coldly, "Gentlemen, are you in such a hurry to leave before we've even finished talking?"

Seeing that they couldn't escape, the woman's legs went weak and she knelt down, trembling as she begged for mercy:

"Your Highness, spare us! Your Highness, spare us! It wasn't me who wanted to cause trouble, it was...it was someone who gave me five taels of silver to come to this shop and make a scene, saying that if I could ruin their business, they would give me ten more taels. I was greedy for money, so I listened to that person. Please, Your Highness, have mercy and spare me this time!"

Yun Jin quickly gave Dong Xue and Hong Ling a wink, and the two immediately turned around, went back to the private room, climbed out of the window, and went out of the medicinal cuisine restaurant to look for the person.

Xiao Jingyan spoke again, asking, "Who was that person? What did they look like? Where did they find you?"

The woman lay prostrate on the ground, shaking her head. "I don't recognize him. The man was masked, only his eyes were visible. He gave me the money and left. He said he would come back to find me after the deed was done, and said nothing else. Everything I've said is true; if I've uttered even a single falsehood, may I be struck by lightning!"

Xiao Jingyan stopped looking at her and said to Jin Hu, "Send these two to the Jingzhao Prefecture and let the prefect question them thoroughly to see if they have done any other evil deeds."

"Your Highness, spare my life! I will never dare to do it again!" The woman was so frightened that she knelt down and begged for mercy repeatedly, but in the end, Jin Hu dragged her and her husband away together.

The hall fell silent for a moment, everyone trembling with fear.

Xiao Jingyan turned to face the diners and said with a faint smile, "Although this medicinal cuisine restaurant was opened by my betrothed princess, it is a legitimate business that upholds fairness and integrity. If anyone feels unwell after eating at this restaurant, just report it to the authorities, and I will personally take care of it for them."

But if anyone intends to cause trouble or ruin my business, then don't blame me for being impolite. My future queen is not someone anyone can trample on as they please.