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Several people visited the room where meat was stored and then entered the room containing vegetarian ingredients.
Not to mention, this place had a variety of precious ingredients such as dried vegetables, kelp, dried Shiitake mushrooms, red dates, Bird's Nest, and so on.
After visiting these two places, they finally entered the last Herbal Medicine storage room. There was no need to elaborate; it was filled with various types of Herbal Medicine, whether high-end or low-end, including items like thousand-year-old ginseng, Korean ginseng, ten-thousand-year-old reishi mushrooms, and hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng—so many that they were beyond counting.
The amount of medicine stored in this room could rival that of the largest pharmacies in the outside world, if not exceed it.
The royal family truly had the best and most precious items accumulated in abundance. For a moment, Ziyan felt a wave of emotion mixed with envy and jealousy.
However, in the next second, Ziyan inexplicably made a silent vow to herself: she would establish countless warehouses that were richer and more complete than this one.
As for what her storage would contain? Naturally, it would be a chain of large supermarkets designed for convenience.
Thinking of this made Ziyan break out in a fine sweat on her forehead. Wasn't this another business that could monopolize the era? As long as she had enough rewards and sources of goods, she could achieve it.
Why hadn't she thought of this earlier? Why did it take until now to realize it? But then again, it wasn't too late. Hadn't she lacked all conditions in the past?
The person beside her, Xiang Wang Ye Ling Feng, noticed the surprise flashing across Ziyan's face. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her while asking with concern, "Girl, what's wrong?"
"Uh? Oh, nothing. I just suddenly remembered something," Ziyan replied as she took the handkerchief and wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead.
She casually said to Ling Feng, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome. As long as you're okay," Xiang Wang Ling Feng smiled gently at her with a doting expression.
"Cough cough—I'm not sure if Miss Zi is willing to reveal to the Crown Prince what kinds of extraordinary dishes you plan to prepare this time?" Crown Prince Ling Xianjun clearly couldn't hold back any longer and deliberately brought up a topic to catch Ziyan's attention.
"I have already discussed the general situation with your father, the Emperor. As for the detailed content, I still need to ponder it a bit more. So, I apologize, but I cannot provide any information at this time," Ziyan wanted them to speculate.
The more they and the people in the palace speculated deeply, and then spread it among the common folk, the faster her banquet would gain fame both north and south, even overseas.
This would undoubtedly serve as a highly effective free advertisement for her future business.
However, she would never reveal these secrets to the people before her. If she told them, there might be jealous individuals who would come out to obstruct her or deliberately create something detrimental to her.
Ziyan was feeling particularly pleased and surprised today because she suddenly came up with a great project plan.
After visiting the storage room of the Imperial Kitchen, Ziyan asked Zhang the Steward for a detailed list of stored items. During her visit, she had been somewhat distracted and hadn’t memorized everything she saw. She planned to take this list back and study which ingredients could be used for the banquet.
As for the main feature of this banquet, she had already decided that it would be hot pot as the centerpiece, accompanied by various Marinated Dishes as cold dishes.
None of these people knew what hot pot was, nor had any of them ever tasted it. This novel way of eating was simple yet innovative, and it wouldn’t lack in presentation. She believed it would surely win loud applause and create a festive atmosphere.
Now, she was just waiting for the merchant convoy arranged by Heavenly Pivot Sect from Chu County to arrive this afternoon; that would complete half of her preparations.
This convoy was bringing large Iron Woks intended for making hot pot. She had secretly ordered about a hundred of them made over half a month ago to keep it confidential. She timed it so that they would be delivered to the capital by a secret merchant convoy in these few days. Along with them were many ingredients not available in the capital; next, she needed to prepare hot pot dishes. However, to ensure freshness for those attending the banquet, she planned to start cooking only one or two days before.
Moreover, not all ingredients for the hot pot could come from Chu County; she believed there would be even better raw materials available in the palace. At that time, she just needed to soak them slightly before cooking them together with those exotic ingredients from Chu County that no one in the capital had ever tasted.
That was why Ziyan first came to the Imperial Kitchen to take a look and select some additional ingredients while diverting any schemers' attention from what the Chu County convoy was bringing.
Everything was progressing smoothly now, and naturally, Ziyan felt quite happy.
With six days left, Ziyan appeared extremely relaxed, which puzzled and made Zhang the Steward anxious. If the Emperor's birthday banquet were to be messed up, it would be a huge issue.
So although Zhang the Steward was usually quite sycophantic and cunning, he did not dare to be careless in the face of such an important matter.
With doubts in his heart, he could not help but approach Ziyan and say, "Miss Zi, it's not just His Highness the Crown Prince who is curious; I, as an old servant, am also quite anxious. You must not mess up this banquet; otherwise, not only will your head be on the line, but as your assistant, mine will be too—"
Hearing Zhang the Steward's words, Ziyan stopped in her tracks and looked at him with amusement. Then she spoke, "Are you so sure that I will definitely mess up this banquet?"
"Uh? Well, no, Miss Zi. You are young and naturally have endless new ideas, but this is not a child's play; this is a birthday banquet for the current Emperor!"
Zhang the Steward felt somewhat helpless, harboring too many worries and concerns for this young and beautiful girl.
If something went wrong at the banquet, given the Emperor's temperament, the entire Imperial Kitchen might face a complete overhaul. He had carefully managed it for many years, working his way from youth to middle age to become the head of the Imperial Kitchen.
He owed his position to the support of Chief Steward Pan by the Emperor's side. Over the years, he had benefited from various delicacies and fine teas contributed from all over the country and even from allied nations. If there were a sudden change in leadership, his good days would undoubtedly come to an end.
That was just the secondary concern; if a major incident occurred, everyone in the Imperial Kitchen might even lose their heads. That would be the most terrifying outcome!
In previous years, he had personally handled such banquets without issue. He never expected that this year a young girl would suddenly appear, and with an imperial decree, he became her assistant. This meant that all authority for organizing this banquet was handed over to this inexperienced girl.
However, imperial orders were paramount, and he had no choice but to comply. He initially thought that following orders would mean less responsibility for him; if anything went wrong at the banquet, it would not concern him. Little did he know that this astute Emperor had added a clause at the end of his decree: if the head of the Imperial Kitchen did not fully cooperate with Miss Zi in completing her tasks and any issues arose before or after the banquet, Zhang the Steward's punishment would be increased.
Thus, although Zhang the Steward was not pleased with Ziyan—this unexpected newcomer to organizing the birthday banquet—he could only hope that she would not mess it up.
Ziyan was unaware that this current Emperor had considered every aspect to support her work. Even if something went wrong at the banquet and she were held accountable, many people had already been arranged to take responsibility for her!
Even Crown Prince Ling Xianjun was surprised by his usually highly cautious father’s immense confidence in this previously unknown commoner girl.
Likewise, he could not understand why this girl, who had disappeared for two years and whom he knew held no affection for him, received such trust.
But they met again.
As soon as he saw her, his heart, which had seemed calm, started to thump wildly again.
And she was still just like before, only willing to get close to him, the Sixth Prince, and nothing more.
Two years ago, he had sent someone to Hengfeng County Town to inquire about her, but the person he sent mysteriously disappeared without a trace. He then sent a more capable Death Warrior, but the result was the same; it was as if they had vanished into thin air.
Thus, he gave up on the idea of continuing to search for her.
At that time, the Emperor had issued a decree for him to marry the daughter of the Grand Preceptor. So for the sake of his future, he married the Young Lady of the Grand Preceptor.
From then on, he thought he would never see Ziyan again.
However—two years later, Ziyan came back into his view. At the same time, it stirred ripples in his heart once more.
After leaving the Imperial Kitchen, Ziyan quickly exited the palace with Xiang Wang Lingfeng. They headed directly to the entrance of the Drunken Immortal Residence branch located in the southern district of the capital and unexpectedly encountered a merchant convoy that had come to deliver goods.
Not knowing what to expect, Ziyan was startled when she saw that this convoy was actually led by Second Elder Qiansha Jun Luyuan himself.
Feeling secretly pleased, Ziyan hurried forward to greet Lu Yuan. At that moment, Head Innkeeper Qi Yu also quietly appeared on the scene.
"Lu Yuan pays respects to the Master." Upon seeing Ziyan, Qiansha Jun Luyuan and his accompanying personnel bowed deeply in greeting.
"Mm! Second Elder, thank you for your hard work coming from afar." Ziyan nodded in response.
"Alright, let's quickly move these items into the backyard." Seeing that these goods had safely arrived in the capital eased her previously worried heart.
Then she focused her attention on Second Elder Lu Yuan, not expecting that Lu Yuan would personally escort this batch of goods.
This was Ziyan's first visit to the Drunken Immortal Residence in the capital. Although she knew it was a direct property of the Heavenly Pivot Sect, she had been too busy these past few days to find time to visit.
At this moment, taking advantage of the opportunity, she decided to go in and have a good look around.
Just as Ziyan felt a bit dissatisfied with this branch, a group of people rushed out from the Drunken Immortal Residence in a flurry.
At the forefront was none other than Li the Shopkeeper, who had previously crossed paths with her. He was also known as the branch leader and was responsible for the Drunken Immortal Residence in the capital. The group stood before Ziyan and began to bow deeply.
"Subordinate pays respects to the Sect Leader, Second Elder, and Head Innkeeper. We had a customer who tried to dine and dash; my subordinates were busy teaching that kid a lesson just now, so we didn't notice that you had already arrived at the door. It is my fault; I request punishment from the Sect Leader."
"Oh? In this grand capital, right under the imperial city, someone actually dares to dine and dash?" Upon hearing that someone had tried to eat without paying at her chain store, Ziyan immediately became curious.
The next moment, she wanted to see how people in ancient times managed to dine and dash. To be honest, since her transmigration, she had never encountered such an interesting event!
"Where is he? Can you let me see what kind of person has such audacity?" Ziyan asked Li the Shopkeeper in front of her.
"Uh? Oh, he's inside; we've tied him up. I was planning to take him to the authorities later," the Shopkeeper replied immediately.
"Alright, take me to see him," Ziyan said as she prepared to stride into the establishment to find out what was going on.
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