Shocking! After the Marquis’s Estate Was Confiscated, the Eldest Daughter Set Up a Stall to Feed Her Family

Jade-stem rice porridge, jade belt soup, crispy fried lotus flowers...

Sliced raw fish with water shield, crab stuffed with orange, pine-branch-roasted meat...

Shen Mujin was just about to make some crispy fried lotus flowers when the officials arrived to confiscate her family’s property.

“Father, then haven’t you committed a terrible crime?”

Shen Mujin asked, “Did you embezzle anything?”

Her father shook his head.

“Do you have any leads?”

Her father shook his head.

Shen Mujin rubbed her forehead. Life is hard, and even beautiful women have to sigh!

Luckily, she had the cooking skills and knowledge she’d learned as a child at her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan.

One delicious dish after another found its way to the people of Shengjing. Shen Mujin worked her way up from a little street stall to a grand restaurant, and the name “Hibiscus Notes” became famous far and wide.

Later...

Her grandmother, who had once disliked her, declared, “If Jin’er didn’t make it, I won’t eat it!”

Her half-sister, who only knew how to whimper and wait for her betrothed to rescue her, said, “My Muying Embroidery House is the finest in the world. You think you’re worthy of me?”

And then there were her three bumbling assistants: Xichun, Yuexia, and Wandong.

She joined forces with Prince Jing, Xie Yun, and the truth behind the embezzlement case finally came to light. After two more people joined the Shen family, two more graves appeared as well...

But she was only a little vendor, so why did His Highness Prince Jing stand outside her shop every day?

Shen Mutan covered her mouth and giggled. “Elder Sister, this big brother seems to have a certain red book he wants you to read!”

Shen Mujin took it and looked. What a red book indeed: a marriage certificate!

[Gourmet, historical romance, feel-good revenge, strong female lead, street vending, everyday life, confiscation of property, straightforward romance, ensemble cast]

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