The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 798 - 382: Folk Divine Doctor (Second Update)
"You’re doing business in Xuzhou?" Xiao Jinxing raised his eyebrows.
"I do not wish to hide from Your Majesty, I am the owner of Anji’s business," Xing Yang quickly spoke, "An is my late husband’s family name."
"Where is your husband?"
"After I followed my husband to Xuzhou, just as we started a small business, he died suddenly of a disease. Now it’s just me and the child left behind by my husband," Xing Yang continued answering.
Xiao Jinxing scrutinized her.
Seeing that the Emperor did not speak, Xing Yang naturally did not dare to speak either.
"Rise." Xiao Jinxing suddenly spoke.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xing Yang stood up.
Then, she bowed her head, not daring to look directly at Xiao Jinxing.
"You’re really the owner of Anji’s business?"
"I dare not deceive Your Majesty," Xing Yang quickly said.
"How did you start such a big business?" Xiao Jinxing asked.
"Back when I was at the Prince’s mansion, though I seldom served the Princess, I often chatted with Lady Lu You, who frequently spoke of the Princess. I listened well to her," Xing Yang answered, "The Princess once said, if one wishes to do business, one should start by purchasing premises, then open a restaurant, then an inn, brothels, and so on. In short, to reach the pinnacle of business, one must provide an all-encompassing service. I kept expanding other ventures and gradually reached this point."
"The menu and cooking in the restaurant, did you instruct the chefs to do it that way?"
"That too was the Princess’s achievement. The Princess often made food with Lady Lu You in the mansion, and I helped the Princess, thus I learned a lot," she replied.
Xiao Jinxing’s eyes tightened.
So.
He really was overthinking.
"May I ask Your Majesty, do you have urgent business at Qingfeng Building today? I will certainly do my utmost to serve Your Majesty," Xing Yang mustered her courage to say.
"I indeed came to meet the owner of Anji," Xiao Jinxing stated plainly.
Upon hearing this, Xing Yang immediately knelt down, "I did not know it was Your Majesty. Please, Your Majesty, punish me."
"The ignorant are not guilty," Xiao Jinxing said indifferently, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xing Yang stood up.
"Why do you avoid meeting strangers?" Xiao Jinxing suddenly asked again.
"Answering Your Majesty, there are many from around the country who come to see me. I used to meet them, but after encountering a robber disguised as a merchant who wanted to kill me and seize my wealth, I did it for my self-preservation. After all, being a mere woman, it’s easy for others to covet my wealth, so I became even more cautious," she replied.
Xiao Jinxing narrowed his eyes.
Everything makes sense.
"Why employ former brothel women?" Xiao Jinxing asked, seemingly still with a slight expectation.
"Yan Jinyao is the sister of my deceased husband. Due to family poverty, she was sold into a brothel. Now that I am capable, I redeemed her back and she manages the Anji’s business with me," Xing Yang answered again.
Xiao Jinxing’s Adam’s apple moved.
All doubts, gone.
Familiar smell of shredded potatoes, employing former brothel women, avoiding strangers.
Xiao Jinxing remained silent for a long while.
Indeed, it was his delusion.
He naturally would not show his emotions before anyone.
He turned around, "Do not tell anyone I’ve been here, been to Xuzhou."
"I obey Your Majesty’s command," Xing Yang quickly acknowledged respectfully.
Watching the Emperor preparing to leave.
She knelt again, "I respectfully see off Your Majesty."
Xiao Jinxing walked straight out.
Directly, he left Qingfeng Building.
The night deepened.
The bustling Xuzhou City during the day, now became quiet and lonely.
An Ning leaned on the railing overlooking the street, indifferently watching Xiao Jinxing’s departing figure.
Watching him, in his white clothes, his tall figure blending gradually with the dark night.
After tonight.
They would not meet again.
...
Guilai Inn.
Little Wu was again drowsy, waiting for the Emperor’s return.
Hearing footsteps, he quickly rose from his chair, stood straight, and before the Emperor’s return, opened the door for him.
"My lord."
He returned earlier tonight than last night.
But the emotion on his face was even more somber than last night.
Little Wu could feel a sense of being utterly dejected.
As if he had been abandoned once again.
Such a state of the Emperor, he had seen only in Muge City before, and now again tonight.
Thinking about it.
The Emperor should not have given himself any hope.
"Little Wu." Xiao Jinxing’s hoarse voice said, "Tomorrow, we return to the palace."
Little Wu thought he had heard wrong.
Xiao Jinxing did not say another word.
He didn’t even let Little Wu help him with a bath or change his clothes, he just laid directly on the bed.
Then he stared blankly at the ceiling above.
Silently enduring countless pains, as sharp as knives, unbearable.
Years had not dampened them...
Tears, from the corners of his eyes, silently flowed, landing on the pillow.
Always, silently... flowing.
...
The next day.
Little Wu helped Xiao Jinxing get dressed.
"My lord, everything is ready, we can depart for the palace after breakfast," Little Wu said respectfully.
"Hmm," Xiao Jinxing responded.
He regained all his indifference, returning to his usual self just for this night.
Little Wu did not know whether to feel relieved or not.
Relieved that the Emperor had regained his senses, not providing himself with false hopes, not living in sorrow.
Unrelieved because the Emperor had once again become that heartless, lifeless Sovereign!
Little Wu quickly finished helping the Emperor get dressed.
The moment Xiao Jinxing rose from the bed.
The soreness and pain in his knees made him frown.
Having been by the Emperor’s side for many years, Little Wu knew his thoughts by just one expression, and he quickly asked, "My lord, is the leg ailment acting up again?"
Xiao Jinxing did not answer.
It had been like this ever since coming to Xuzhou.
It was just, missing her, he never cared.
Now, there was no need to care either.
"I heard there’s a Divine Doctor among the common folk, maybe he can cure your leg ailment," Little Wu quickly said.
He couldn’t help but internally criticize the incompetence of those royal physicians!
The Empress had once cured the Emperor’s disability, and now those quacks couldn’t even alleviate the Prince’s pain from his leg ailment, letting the Emperor suffer from the pain of its outbreaks.
"No need," Xiao Jinxing directly refused.
"Please consider your health, your highness. Over time, the leg ailment will certainly worsen, and it is very likely..." it could lead to a disability again.
Thinking this, Little Wu became even more determined.
He gathered his courage and said, "In the past, to alleviate the pain from your highness’s leg ailment, I also inquired about some Divine Doctors, and if I remember correctly, they appear quite frequently around Xuzhou area, could it be, the Divine Doctor is also in Xuzhou?!"
Little Wu grew more excited the more he spoke.
Previously, the Emperor had no outbreaks, and they were also looking for that mysterious Anji Boss, almost forgetting it.
Now that they were already here in Xuzhou, why not wait a few more days before returning to the palace, perhaps they could find the Divine Doctor, and if the Emperor’s leg ailment is cured, it wouldn’t be a wasted trip!
