Don't You Think She Looks Exactly Like the Emperor?

It must be said that the eldest princess was quite generous with the banquet.

As they ate the watermelon, they exclaimed, "This watermelon tastes amazing! I've never had such a delicious watermelon before!"

"Not just watermelons, look at these grapes, each one is like agate, and most importantly, they're delicious! Sweet and fragrant."

"Your princess's meals must be prepared by the imperial chefs, right? They taste so good!"

The maids nearby said, "The Princess's meals are all from takeout; they're outsourced."

"What? Your Princess's residence orders takeout too?"

The maid explained:

"Our princess was on a whim the other day and ordered a whole table of takeout."

After eating, they said it was even better than the food cooked by the imperial chef; the whole table was filled with seafood.

Moreover, all of these seafood items were transported directly from the dock, making them extremely fresh.

So today's banquet was ordered as takeout.

Everyone nodded in agreement, saying, "We don't know how much this meal cost, but the quality is absolutely superb."

"I've never eaten anything so delicious before—seafood, milk tea, cake, ice cream, barbecue, wow..."

I wonder if these takeout orders are sold in small quantities?

"Selling in retail, selling in retail, don't you know that?"

You can order food from a nearby restaurant. Last time I had my maid order more than a dozen dishes, and they were delivered very quickly.

"Then I'll try it next time."

The staff quickly handed them the menus, saying:

"We currently have 16 stores in Upper Capital. You can simply go into any of these stores to order food."

We'll receive a notification and deliver your food to your door shortly.

Wow! That's so professional! Quick, let's see if there's anything I like on the menu.

The menu spanned two full pages, and was completely filled with writing.

However, dishes specially prepared for the Princess's banquet are not on the menu; they are all VIP specials.

This meal only cost 1,000 taels of silver. If the Princess had prepared it herself, it would have cost several thousand taels.

Therefore, this is the advantage of cost.

Everyone can see how convenient food delivery is.

"This store is right near my house, just a few steps away. Does that mean I'll be able to eat delicious food here from now on?"

"This store is very close to my home!"

"I heard that food delivery isn't just about selling food; you can pick out anything you want from the restaurant!"

Everyone was extremely curious:

"Who exactly runs this delivery service? What kind of person could possibly do that?"

"Just like this fresh seafood, most people couldn't make it like this, right?"

There were things they dared not say, for even in the palace, one might not necessarily get to eat such fresh seafood.

"I heard this shop was opened by Zhou Wanwan."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er was standing nearby, was so angry that she couldn't even eat.

Princess Jianing was enjoying her meal when she heard the name Zhou Wanwan and became furious. "I didn't expect this to be Zhou Wanwan's business! How come she does everything?"

Shangguan Wan'er sighed helplessly, "You have no idea how much this brat values money. She'll do anything to make money."

Princess Jianing gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, fine, I'll tell my mother when I get back today that she'll teach that wretched girl a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er immediately advised:

"Princess Jianing, you'd better not fight with her. She has endless tricks up her sleeve, and I've been defeated by her many times."

Even last time, when I led tens of thousands of elite troops to wipe out her stronghold, we couldn't even find the way."

Princess Jianing sneered:

"What are you afraid of? Don't you know how powerful my mother is?"

Just wait and see! I'll bring her into the palace to be my study companion.

Furthermore, Noble Consort Ning is currently short of money, so she will inevitably try to steal Zhou Wanwan's business.

Zhou Wanwan is only eight years old, how could she possibly compete with the Imperial Concubine?

Shangguan Wan'er was overjoyed; she felt especially happy whenever Zhou Wanwan was unhappy.

Zhou Wanwan pulled Zhou Fusheng towards the backyard. Zhou Fusheng looked at her and said:

"Wanwan, what's the rush?"

"You haven't even eaten yet! What are you doing in the back? Why don't you go eat in the front?"

Her elderly father still only thinks about eating.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "I'll take you to find your mother."

Zhou Fusheng looked at Zhou Wanwan helplessly and said, "What's there to see her for? Wait a minute! I just saw her at the banquet! She was gnawing on a big pork knuckle."

Zhou Wanwan scoffed, "That's not your real mother either. Alright, alright, we're almost there."

Zhou Wanwan dragged Zhou Fusheng inside, and the old lady's expression changed:

Zhou Wanwan, are you out of your mind?

Pull the man over here and tell him to get out of here right now!

"He's just a peasant, does he even deserve to stand here?"

The princess paused, looked at Zhou Fusheng's face, and her expression suddenly changed. "You... you look somewhat like the prince consort."

Zhou Wanwan looked at the Princess and said:

"He is my father. He lives in Zhou Family Village Dongshan Prefecture. He was brought back from outside by my grandparents."

"I had 100 taels of silver on me at the time. Father, take out your jade pendant."

Zhou Fusheng took out a jade pendant from his pocket, on which were engraved the three characters "Xiao Huaijin".

The eldest princess rushed to Zhou Fusheng, picked up the jade pendant, examined it carefully for a long time, and suddenly burst into tears, hugging Zhou Fusheng tightly.

"Waaaaah... You are my child, you are Huaijin! Waaaaah..."

I've been searching for you for so long! Do you know how many years I've been looking for you? More than thirty years, searching for you every single day.

I have never given up on you.

Zhou Fusheng stared blankly at her and said, "Mother?"

His mind can't process what's going on; what's happening?

In the span of just one meal, how did the eldest princess become his mother?

Zhou Wanwan laughed happily beside her. Wasn't that princess her grandmother?

Wouldn't she be able to do whatever she wanted in the Upper Capital City from then on?

Hahahahahaha...

How could something so fun happen?

Zhou Fusheng patted the princess on the shoulder and said, "Don't cry! Oh dear! I... I'm just from the countryside. You must have mistaken me for someone else."

The princess wiped away her tears and asked, "Do you have a red birthmark on your shoulder?"

Zhou Fusheng was taken aback for a moment and said, "How did you know? Yes, I have a red birthmark on my shoulder."

The princess cried even harder, "Then you are my son. When you were born, I only caught a glimpse of you in my dazed state."

The old lady said loudly:

"What a coincidence, Princess! You must have mistaken me for someone else."

We just found out about this today, and then your son showed up. It's such a coincidence.

It must have been that wretched girl who arranged it.

The eldest princess scooped up Zhou Wanwan and spun her around happily.

"How could I mistake her for someone else? Zhou Wanwan doesn't look like me, though."

But don't you all think she looks exactly like the current emperor?

Oh my god!

Zhou Wanwan never expected that she would look like the emperor!

The old lady looked at Zhou Wanwan's face and took two steps back in alarm.

Zhou Wanwan's face bears a striking resemblance to the current emperor, with about seven-tenths of her features.

They even resemble the emperor's own children more.