The concubine was charming and alluring, and the ruthless prince coaxed her day and night.

Chapter 77 Lottery

While they were talking, the tea was ready.

The waiter brought the tea and said, "Esteemed guests, your tea is ready. It's hot, so please drink carefully, madam. If you need ice, we can provide it free of charge to cool it down."

Zhao Yunzheng's fingertips twitched slightly as he glanced thoughtfully at the waiter.

The shop's service is quite attentive.

He lowered his eyes to look at the teacup the waiter had brought, and hesitated before examining it closely.

The teacup, which holds the tea, is long and slender, with a lid that has an opening at the top, and a reed stick inserted inside the lid.

Its shape is strange, but its meaning is immediately clear.

Zhao Yunzheng has always been wary of things he cannot see with his own eyes.

He raised his hand, opened the lid, and looked at the tea in the teacup.

At first glance, the tea looks much like ordinary milk tea, and there seems to be nothing special about it.

Zhao Yunzheng tentatively took a small sip.

The refreshing and pleasant tea, infused with a sweet aroma, slowly spread across the lips and tongue. Zhao Yunzheng's eyes lit up: "Not bad."

Xiao Er was overjoyed to receive the Prince's approval.

Xu Jiaojiao gently stirred her hot drink with a reed stalk.

Amidst the rising steam, she smiled contentedly.

Indeed, although the restaurant is not very busy, it still maintains the quality of its ingredients and does not use inferior materials in order to reduce costs. It seems that the manager under Jia Rong is very dedicated to running the business.

If Jia Rong hadn't wanted her subordinates to be too involved in the tea and pastry businesses, Xu Jiaojiao really wouldn't have wanted to change managers.

Zhao Yunzheng took another sip: "Let me ask you, how do you know if a customer needs home delivery if they don't come to the store?"

Seeing that Zhao Yunzheng asked in detail, the waiter immediately took out a whistle from the cashier: "This is a whistle specially made by our boss. It has a unique, loud and long sound. When the pigeons in our shop hear this whistle, they will go there and bring back the tea and drink menus that the customers want."

Anyone who becomes a member of our store will receive one of these whistles.

Of course, customers can also place an order in advance, and we will send someone to deliver it to their door on the ordered date and time.

Zhao Yunzheng took the whistle from the second-hand servant, examined it carefully in his palm, and a look of amazement appeared in his eyes after a moment: "This whistle is quite ingenious. Your boss must be a genius to come up with such a business strategy."

Thinking of this method of using whistles to guide messages and carrier pigeons to transmit messages, Zhao Yunzheng's eyes darkened as he secretly pondered: If this method were improved, it could be used to build a huge underground intelligence network.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yunzheng became even more curious about the owner of the shop.

Zhao Yunzheng rubbed his fingertips together, and then asked casually, "I wonder if your boss is in the shop? I'd like to get to know such an extraordinary person."

Xu Jiaojiao's hand holding the tea trembled slightly, almost spilling the scalding tea. Fortunately, Zhao Yunzheng's mind was on his boss and he didn't notice Xu Jiaojiao's unusual behavior.

The waiter scratched his head with a troubled expression: "To be honest, I've been working here for over a month and I've never seen the owner come to the shop in person. Whenever the owner has something to say, he always sends someone to the shop to find the manager."

So mysterious?

Zhao Yunzheng pondered to himself, thinking that the person behind this shop must be either very rich or very powerful, and might even be a member of the royal family.

He looked down at the whistle in his hand, a barely perceptible dark glint flashing in his eyes.

I'm afraid this shop isn't as simple as it seems...

Thinking of this, Zhao Yunzheng concealed the gloom in his eyes and looked at the waiter as if nothing had happened: "It's alright, make two more tea drinks, I'll take them with me."

The waiter immediately passed the menu to the kitchen.

While waiting for his tea, Zhao Yunzheng took out a 100-tael silver note and directly became a jade member of the shop.

The waiter was speechless.

This is the biggest deal the shop has ever made since it opened.

He smiled broadly: "Today is Qixi Festival, and the store is having a Qixi Festival event. For every ten taels of silver deposited, you will receive one chance to win a prize. You have deposited one hundred taels of silver, so you have ten chances to win a prize!"

Zhao Yunzheng raised an eyebrow slightly: "A lottery? What kind of prizes are there?"

The waiter retrieved a raffle box from under the counter: "Inside are pre-deposit discount coupons, tea drink discount coupons ranging from 10% to 90%, as well as tea drink gift coupons, small tea gifts, and even a free meal! Good luck, sir!"

Zhao Yunzheng didn't care about these things, but he was very interested in the lottery.

Seeing the interest in Zhao Yunzheng's eyes, a smile flashed across Xu Jiaojiao's eyes.

This is one of the activities prepared for today. It's a pity; if it weren't for the riots, these activities could have attracted a large number of guests.

Zhao Yunzheng reached into the lottery box and quickly pulled out a piece of paper: "Three hundred coins..."

The waiter immediately smiled and congratulated him: "Congratulations, sir! You have been able to deduct 300 cash from your pre-deposit. What used to require 100 taels of cash now only requires 99 taels and 700 cash!"

Three hundred coins were insignificant compared to one hundred taels, but it was still a small token of good fortune, making Zhao Yunzheng visibly happier.

He couldn't help but smile and looked at Xu Jiaojiao: "Jiaojiao, you can draw the rest."

Xu Jiaojiao was somewhat surprised: "Me... me smoking?"

Although she came up with the idea for the event and knew about the rewards, she couldn't help but feel hopeful and wanted to see if she would have good luck.

Humans have always been powerless against lotteries; after all, curiosity is eternal.

She just didn't expect that Prince Chen would give her the remaining nine chances.

Seeing her eyes light up, Zhao Yunzheng's smile deepened: "Go ahead and smoke."

Xu Jiaojiao chuckled sweetly, "Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

She reached into the raffle box and quickly drew out a free voucher.

The waiter exclaimed in a rather exaggerated "Wow!": "Congratulations, Madam! Congratulations, Young Master! Your tea is on the house today!"

Xu Jiaojiao's eyes crinkled with laughter...

Although the money comes from the customer, it's all her own revenue in the end, so a little more or less doesn't matter. But she still feels that the milk tea in her hand tastes even better.

Inside the store, a prize draw was taking place. Outside, Lianye and Youde, who had been desperately searching for their master, almost burst into tears upon seeing Yingyi and Jin Gang.

Lianye rushed forward without stopping: "Where is Master? Is Master in the shop?"

Without waiting for their reply, she ran straight into the store without even stopping.

Shadow One, who was about to speak, said, "..."

Seeing her mistress sitting safely in the shop, Lianye sobbed and rushed forward, "Waaah, I was so scared! I heard there was an assassination attempt at Zhengyang Gate, I thought something had happened to you and the Prince..."

Caught off guard, Xu Jiaojiao was startled. When she saw that the person who came was Lianye, her eyelashes trembled and her nose couldn't help but feel a little sore.

This silly girl…

She patted Lianye's head: "I'm fine, I'm sorry to have worried you..."

Lianye raised her head, her tears turning into a smile: "I'm so glad you're alright!"