Although Kong and Mu Rendong were anxious, they didn't urge Mu Fengqie. They just stared at her eagerly.
Mu Fengqie thought for a while and said, "I remember. When that official's wife came to my pharmacy to pick up medicine, she told me that her husband had heard that the emperor had taken a fancy to a woman outside.
It was said that the emperor fell in love with her at first sight, then took the woman back to the palace and granted her a high - ranking concubine position the next day." Well, in fact, the position wasn't that high. It was just a bit better than the maids in the palace, with someone to serve her.
"Then... Did that official's wife say that the woman was your elder sister?" Kong asked excitedly, looking at Mu Fengqie.
"I also asked who that person was at that time. The official's wife told me it seemed to be someone named Mu Xingrou. I was quite shocked then." Mu Fengqie said, looking at Kong in shock, as if recalling the scene at that time.
"Humph! You should see whose daughter she is. Your elder sister was the most beautiful girl in the village when she was there. Now that she's in the capital, she's naturally the most beautiful girl here too."
Now Kong and Mu Rendong believed what Mu Fengqie said. A look of pride appeared on their faces. Their Mu family could finally have such a day. It was really the blessing of their ancestors.
"But Mu Xingrou is in the palace. How can we meet her?" Mu Rendong remembered that they had run out of money this month. If they couldn't meet Mu Xingrou, they would really have nothing to eat this month.
Although Mu Fengqie was sitting opposite them, they didn't consider asking her for help at all. They thought that since Mu Fengqie ran a pharmacy by herself and her husband did nothing but stay at home all day, they must be short of money.
Maybe the meal they treated them to had already cost them all their savings. However, they didn't think there was anything wrong with this. They just thought it was what Mu Fengqie should do.
When Kong heard what Mu Rendong said, her excited mood instantly dropped.
Mu Fengqie noticed their low spirits and knew what they were thinking, so she gave them a little push.
"I have a way."
"You have a way? What way can you have?" Now Mu Rendong and Kong looked down on Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunche even more. How could a pharmacy owner have any good ideas?
"I know the official's wife. I can ask her to talk to her husband. Maybe they can take you into the palace." Then you can all be together as a family.
"Okay, I'll give you one day. We want to enter the palace tomorrow." Mu Rendong looked at Mu Fengqie without showing any sign of asking for a favor.
But Mu Fengqie didn't mind their attitude. "Sure. I'll go find that official's wife later and ask her to take you into the palace."
Only after Mu Fengqie agreed did Mu Rendong and Kong start to eat. To be honest, Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunche watched them gobbling down the food as if they hadn't eaten since they came to the capital.
"Rendong, try this. This meat is really delicious." Kong thought using chopsticks to pick up food was too little, so she directly grabbed the roast chicken on the table with her hands and started to eat.
"Mu Fengqie, do you two want to eat?"
"No, we're not hungry." In fact, all the dishes had been touched by their hands. How could they eat?
"Okay then. You don't have to eat. I'm afraid Rendong and I won't have enough." Kong took the offer without any hesitation.
"Mom, let's eat to our hearts' content today. Anyway, it's her treat. It would be a waste not to eat." Mu Rendong said as he finished off a pig's trotter.
"After we finish eating, we'll ask them to prepare some more and take it away. We'll eat it tonight and tomorrow."
Jing Xunche was really speechless watching them, always eyeing more food while still eating.
What surprised Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunche was that they actually ate up all the sumptuous dishes on the table, not even leaving a single bowl of soup.
Mu Fengqie silently thought in her heart, "Awesome. They've really carried out the clean - plate campaign well."
After Kong and Mu Rendong finished eating, they slumped in their chairs. They had really eaten too much and were stuffed.
"Rendong, I have to say the food in this restaurant is really delicious. After we enter the palace and see Xingrou and ask her for money, we'll come here to eat again." Kong said, patting her bulging stomach.
"Burp! Once is not enough. We'll come here to eat every day from now on."
"Okay, I think so too. Xingrou is a concubine in the palace. She must get a lot of rewards. If she gives us a little, it will be enough for us to spend for a long time." Just thinking about it made them happy, and their eyes were full of greed.
"Let's go after we've finished eating." She had to go and discuss with Lady Shen about taking them into the palace tomorrow.
"No, we still need to take some food away. Prepare another serving of all these dishes for us." As soon as Kong heard they were leaving, she started to be greedy.
"No, two servings. One for tonight and one for tomorrow." Mu Rendong thought one serving might not be enough, so he added another one.
"Okay. Go down and tell the waiter to prepare two servings." Anyway, this restaurant used to belong to the third prince. After the third prince died, she bought it at a high price. So now it was her property.
Kong and Mu Rendong left the restaurant contentedly with the packed food. Before they left, they didn't forget to remind Mu Fengqie to find that official's wife.
After seeing them leave, Jing Xunche immediately hugged Mu Fengqie and rubbed his face against her ear.
"What are you doing?" There were still so many people around. How could he be so bold?
"Qie'er, I haven't had dinner yet." I gave up my dinner time to accompany you out, so you have to compensate me and accompany me to have dinner.
"Then shall we go in and eat again?" To be honest, she was a bit hungry too.
"Forget it. After seeing them eat just now, I don't want to eat here anymore. How about we go somewhere else?"
Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunche, signaling him to lead the way.
Jing Xunche took Mu Fengqie to a small alley. There was a small wonton stall inside. He had eaten there once, and the wontons were really delicious.
"Boss, two large bowls of wontons." Jing Xunche pulled Mu Fengqie and skillfully sat down on the bench beside. He even wiped the bench for her before she sat down.
"Is this the place you wanted to take me to?" Mu Fengqie looked at the wonton stall. It didn't seem to be anything special.
"Qie'er, don't look at this stall being small, but the wontons here are really delicious."
The boss heard what Jing Xunche said and laughed heartily. "This young master is right. My skill in making wontons has been passed down from my ancestors. I guarantee you'll want to eat them again."