"Do you know who the real owner of this restaurant is?”
Although Li Shi Min was tempted, he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he pretended to ask casually.
Li Shi Min was also very curious about this restaurant.
Li Shiming didn't like this feeling. He decided that if he couldn't get an answer, he would secretly send someone to investigate.
He wanted to see who the owner of this restaurant was.
"How would your son know? Your son only came to take a look because he heard a few days ago that there was a restaurant with delicious food.”
Li Kuan pretended to be confused.
Li Shi Min nodded and didn't say anything else.
Li Kuan was a little anxious.
"Imperial Father, that ink treasure…"
"I'll send someone over tomorrow."
Li Shi Min decided to agree after some consideration.
He had also benefited from it. Although he couldn't stand up for the restaurant like his son, a painting was still enough.
Moreover, he also wanted to see what the owner of this restaurant wanted to do.
After the meal, Li Shiming left with his underlings.
Before he left, he packed some snacks and side dishes to bring back for his wife and baby daughter to try.
As for his son, what was he?
Several big shots had also secretly reached some unspeakable deals with Shen Wansan.
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Li Shiming returned to the palace and rushed to Empress Zhangsun.
"Guanyin maidservant, look at what zhen brought you.”
Li Shimin said as he got someone to open the food box he brought from Fuyuan Restaurant.
Empress Zhangsun, who was playing with the little loli Li Lizhi, looked at Li Shimin, who was rushing over, and was a little puzzled.
"Come and try this dish and this snack.”
Li Shiming passed the chopsticks to Zhangsun Wugou as if he was showing off.
Zhangsun Wugou smelled the fragrance of the vegetables and put a mouthful of food into his mouth.
The taste that she had never tasted before made Empress Zhangsun's appetite rise.
The little loli at the side also grabbed a piece of pastry and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Imperial Father, Imperial Father, what is this? It's even more delicious than osmanthus cake.”
The little loli asked Li Shiming with her big eyes.
" This is something from a restaurant in Chang 'an. It's delicious, right? Kuan' er has asked for the recipe. You can eat it every day in the palace."”
Li Shiming said to his wife and daughter proudly.
It was as if he had contributed a lot to this.
Zhangsun Wirt rolled his eyes at his man, his eyes looking at Li Shiming, who had drunk quite a bit of wine.
"Lizhi, bring some pastries back to eat. Your mother is tired and needs to rest.”
Li Shiming coaxed his daughter for his own sake.
"Mother, are you tired? Alright then."
The little loli blinked her big eyes and looked at her mother before she went back with the food box.
Empress Zhangsun glared at Li Shimin with a red face. How could she not know what her man was going to do?
Li Shiming couldn't hold it in anymore as he watched his precious daughter being coaxed away.
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Just like that, Li Kuan's younger brother, Li Zhi, managed to kill his way out.
The five surnames were the Li family of Longxi, the Li family of Zhao Jun, the Cui family of Boling, the Cui family of Qinghe, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Zheng family of Xingyang.
As the representatives of all the aristocratic families in the Great Tang, these families basically monopolized all the profitable industries.
A hundred-year dynasty, a thousand-year family.
A family that had existed for hundreds or thousands of years was not easy to deal with.
Their background had made the emperors of the past dynasties extremely wary.
Everyone in the world was proud of marrying a woman from the five surnames. This was even worse than marrying a princess.
In history, Li Shi Min had once wanted to marry a woman with five surnames for the Crown Prince, but he was rejected.
But Li Shi Min couldn't do anything to them.
This was because more than half of the officials in the court were related to aristocratic families, not to mention some of the lower officials.
Because most of the books were controlled by the aristocratic families, the scholars in the world could only rely on the aristocratic families.
This resulted in no emperor being able to eradicate the aristocratic families.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was destroyed because he went against the aristocratic families.
In a secret residence in Chang 'an.
"Old Master, the business of the restaurant and the winery hasn't been very good recently.”
The butler said respectfully to the Wang family head.
"Is it because of the Fortune Restaurant?”
Wang Du said as he took a sip of the wine he had brought from Fuyuan Restaurant.
"Didn't I ask you to buy the recipe and wine recipe for Fuyuan Restaurant? You didn't go?"
Wang Du asked the housekeeper casually.
"Master, they are not selling."
the butler said hesitantly.
In the butler's opinion, it was impossible for him to sell it. After all, the money he gave was too little. It was no different from robbing.
Wang Du had taken a fancy to the restaurant when it had just started to flourish.
"Oh? Didn't you say that I, the Wang family of Taiyuan, wanted to buy it?”
Wang Du frowned.
"I told you, he's not selling."
"Pa!"
"Humph! Do you really think that you don't put my Wang Clan in your eyes just because you have a few backers? You want to do it the hard way?"
Wang Du threw the wine glass in his hand on the ground and said angrily.
"You don't have to worry about this matter. I'll handle it.”
With the strength and background of the Wang family of Taiyuan, they were not afraid of a few High Dukes and a young prince.
However, if they could avoid a direct conflict, they should not do so.
Since Fortune Source Restaurant didn't know what was good for them, they could do whatever they wanted in the dark.
When they got the recipe, would they still be able to start a war with the Wang Clan?
......
Li Kuan did not know that his restaurant was targeted by the Wang family of Taiyuan.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
Although the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs were powerful, they were in the open while he was in the dark.
As long as their identities were not exposed, they were no threat to him.
If they provoked him, he would let those arrogant aristocratic families know what cruelty was.
Li Kuan was happily counting the numbers on the panel, planning to draw a lottery.
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