The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 789 - 375: Realization, A Familiar Scent (Three Updates)
Xiao Jinxing, accompanied by Little Wu, walked into Anji Lingxiao Building.
The attendant approached to serve them and arranged for the best street-facing private room.
The inn’s decorations and views were indeed high-end and novel, leaving Little Wu incessantly singing its praises.
"Gentlemen, have a look at what you would like to eat?" the attendant enthusiastically offered the menu.
It was indeed a shop under Anji’s name.
The menu before them and the feel of the inn were cut from the same cloth.
Xiao Jinxing casually flipped through it.
Little Wu, understanding the Emperor’s thoughts, instructed, "Serve us a portion of each of your signature dishes."
"Right away," the attendant promptly agreed, "You gentlement look to be from out of town, so let me recommend a two-person set meal for you."
"There’s a two-person set meal?"
"Of course, we have three-person, four-person, and five-person sets too, we have all sorts of set meals tailored for our guests, including both meat and vegetable dishes, as well as desserts," said the attendant proudly.
He seemed quite proud of the considerate services offered by his inn.
Little Wu glanced at the Emperor.
Obviously, seeking his opinion.
Xiao Jinxing gave a slight nod.
"Then we’ll have the two-person set meal," said Little Wu.
"Alright, I will go prepare it right away for our distinguished guests," the attendant said as he prepared to leave.
"Wait," Xiao Jinxing called out to the attendant.
"Yes, sir?"
"This ’Last Meal,’ what kind of dish is it?" Xiao Jinxing asked casually.
"It’s just a bowl of rice topped with a layer of stir-fried meat and vegetables, and then it comes with a chicken leg," the attendant explained, "This dish is said to be a dish of remembrance, specially named by our boss to commemorate a deceased friend of hers. Not many people order it though; it’s probably just the boss’s own sentiment."
Xiao Jinxing gave a slight nod.
And said no more.
The attendant also hurried off.
Unable to resist, Little Wu said to the Emperor, "My lord, this Anji Boss really grows more and more intriguing. What sort of person could run such an enterprise that leaves one... endlessly reminiscing? I feel that one visit to Xuzhou is hardly enough; when we return, I am certain I will frequently think of this place."
Xiao Jinxing paid no attention to Little Wu.
His gaze rested outside the window, upon the excessively bustling streetscape of Xuzhou City.
Was that just a momentary illusion just now?!
His dark eyes, unfathomable.
After a while.
The two-person set meal was served one dish after another.
Little Wu really wasn’t hungry at all, but upon seeing such refined food and smelling the inviting aroma, his appetite suddenly returned.
But the Emperor did not reach for his chopsticks.
Little Wu didn’t dare to start eating on his own, only quietly waiting for the Emperor.
For some reason, he felt that the Emperor was very downcast, very repressed.
In fact.
Before coming to Xuzhou, they had first visited the border to see the Empress’s grave.
Afterward, the Emperor returned to Xun City and made a separate grand tomb for the Empress, with numerous lavish burial goods.
Because the Empress loved gold, silver, and jewels.
Yet, the Empress’s real remains were still outside Muge City.
Muge City, that fortress, had always been desolate and uninhabited, solely to guard and entomb the Empress resting there.
And each time, as soon as the Emperor went to the border, his whole demeanor would become very troubled.
Little Wu didn’t know if it was because an encounter with a young girl seemed to slightly alter the Emperor’s mood, but since coming to Xuzhou, he had sensed a slight change in the Emperor’s mood, which had now suddenly, returned to square one.
Little Wu really didn’t know how long it would take for the thorn that was the Empress’s death to be pulled out from the Emperor’s heart. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Within the quiet private room.
Xiao Jinxing withdrew his gaze.
How dare he still harbor the hope that she might be alive?!
The fleeting emotion in Xiao Jinxing’s eyes was thoroughly concealed.
The Emperor that Little Wu could see was always, indifferent and soulless.
He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat with refined elegance.
Only then did Little Wu dare to start his meal.
Xiao Jinxing ate very slowly, very little.
His appetite wasn’t very good.
Xiao Wu couldn’t bear to look.
He had just gobbled down so many chicken legs and now was even eating more than the Emperor.
The Emperor’s stomach had been weak to begin with.
For years, the Imperial Physician had been trying to treat the Emperor, but it seemed to no avail.
Only the Empress...
Whenever there was the slightest discomfort in the Emperor’s body, Xiao Wu couldn’t help but think of the Empress.
He would think of all the good things the Empress had done for the Emperor.
"My lord, please eat a bit more," urged Xiao Wu, unable to hold back.
Xiao Jinxing then realized that he had barely touched his chopsticks.
He looked at the full spread of dishes.
He picked up a few strands of shredded potatoes and slowly placed them in his mouth.
He chewed one bite.
His eyes suddenly froze.
A long time passed.
He chewed another bite.
As if afraid that the taste would change.
After several more bites in this manner,
He swallowed them down.
At the moment of swallowing, Xiao Jinxing’s eyes were red.
Xiao Wu was scared by the Emperor’s appearance.
He had just been eating chicken legs with tears streaming down his face.
Now the Emperor’s eyes were moist while eating shredded potatoes.
This dish must be magical.
No, no, no.
The taste of this dish was exactly like the ones the Empress used to make when she was alive.
He had initially thought it was an illusion.
Now seeing the Emperor react the same, it must certainly be real.
Who would have thought that in a place as far from Xun City as Xuzhou, there would be someone with such culinary skills comparable to the Empress’s.
"My lord," Xiao Wu just watched as the Emperor’s emotions fluctuated.
Watching him stuff bite after bite of shredded potatoes into his mouth, as if numb.
A whole plate of shredded potatoes was finished by him.
He wouldn’t eat a bite just a moment ago.
Now not a bite was left.
The Imperial Physician had clearly warned against binge eating.
"Take your time eating," Xiao Wu said cautiously.
Xiao Jinxing seemed, at that moment, to finally calm himself down.
Continuously, forcibly calming himself down.
"Call the chef over," Xiao Jinxing ordered, with a deep and quiet voice.
Xiao Wu was startled.
Then, gathering his courage, he said, "My lord, the Empress jumped off the wall right before our eyes..."
Although it was night when she jumped, and it was too dark to see clearly after the fall, they had watched her go down with the King of Chu. A fall from such a high wall would surely result in a shattered body, and there had even been a fire, leaving no chance of survival.
Later, it was he who personally collected the remains of the Empress and the King of Chu. The Empress had no significant items on her body, but on the King of Chu’s bones, there still hung a piece of jade pendant exclusive to the King.
It was indeed the King of Chu and the Empress.
Could the Emperor still be holding on to hope?!
He was truly afraid that greater hope would lead to greater disappointment.
It had not been easy for the Emperor to survive all these years.
Should he suffer another blow, he feared he would end up burying the Emperor outside of Muge City, right next to the Empress’s grave.
Xiao Jinxing’s eyes were coldly fixed on Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu dared not speak further and could only ask the inn’s server to summon the chef.
