King's Regrets
Eps 63s

"Let go of me, my majesty in slander. Release me noble, concubine Zhu has conspired with that j*lang to slander me and enter me here. Your Majesty set me free, your majesty!"

Clontang!

The sound of the empty bowl throwing sounded extremely loud inside the inner palace prison.

"Heh lady j*lang, shut up! Don't make a fuss here!" Said a woman who was also in the prison.

Concubine Ning looked at the woman who was opposite her place inside the prison.

"Basan a lowly woman! Who are you calling j*lang? I am a noble concubine, how dare you say I am j*lang!"

"Heh, your noble concubine? You're in this prison, but you still consider yourself the emperor's favorite concubine? Hahaha are you going crazy?"

Concubine Ning looked at the woman with nanar.

"You lowly woman don't know herself! I will ask your Majesty to give you the death penalty after I get out of here! You'll be sorry!"

"It looks like you're really overconfident. Do you know what? Anyone who enters the inner palace prison is the one who will get the severe punishment from the noble one. If it's not a life sentence in here, then he'll be put to death."

Both of Ning's concubine's eyes were rounded, she took a few steps back hearing the remark from the woman.

"No, who's starting to definitely not do that to me. I'm his favorite concubine, your Majesty will definitely get me out of here tomorrow." Concubine Ning's body sat limply imagining that she would accept the punishment that the woman had said.

Her tears flowed, Ning's fierce concubine's hands clenched. He curled up as he muttered if he was innocent, and emperor Shun would take him out of the inner palace prison.

***

While concubine Ning was in fear at the punishment she would receive from the emperor's highness. In Yu city, Xia Lian An was busy because the day after tomorrow he would open a restaurant and inn.

Xia Lian An was not so concerned with what would be the emperor Shun's decision, after getting word if empress Rui had given evidence of the malice of concubine Ning and her father to the head of the court. Because for him, whatever the decision of emperor Shun had nothing to do with him anymore.

"Miss, where is this supposed to be put?" Xiao Fen asked while carrying a medium-sized urn.

"Just put it on a little table in the corner there." Appoint Xia Lian An.

Xiao Fen who was looking at the small table pointed at by Xia Lian An nodded, then walked towards the small table.

Everyone in Xia Lian An's new restaurant was very busy, as was Min'er who helped her brother clear up the inn that was located not far from Xia Lian An's new restaurant.

And after a day of work, finally the new restaurant owned by Xia Lian An already looks neat and clean. Some decorations have also been placed in the right place.

"It's more tiring than cleaning up a cake shop." Said Xia Lian An while sitting on one of the chairs.

"Miss, drink first."Xiao Wei said giving Xia Lian An a glass of water.

"Thank you."

Xia Lian An drank the water that Xiao Wei gave her.

"Amorning tomorrow we can start opening this restaurant, miss."

Xia Lian An shook her head "Tomorrow we have to make more preparations duli, tomorrow the day after tomorrow we will just open it with various dishes that are not yet in this Yu city."

"Fine miss. I'm sure this restaurant will be as crowded as the cake shop that Miss owns."

Xia Lian An smiled and nodded.

"All right, I'll go back home first. You rest first, you can come back after everything is done and lock this restaurant."

"Well miss."

Xia Lian An stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

"I have not eaten hotpot for a long time, it seems that after a tired day will be very suitable to eat fruitful food with a lot of food ingredients. Well decided, tonight's menu is hotpot, Min'er, Xiao Wei and Xiao Fen have also been working hard today."

Xia Lian An then went to buy the ingredients to make a hotpot later tonight.

Finished buying the ingredients, Xia Lian An immediately returned home with both her hands full of vegetables as well as some fish, meat and shellfish.

"May they like to eat hotpots." Xia Lian An muttered.

Xia Lian An's house was not far from the market, therefore she didn't take long to get to her house.

"Min'er, have you arrived?" Xia Lian An asked who saw her sister standing ready to open the gate of the house.

"Sister, are you done shopping?" Min'er saw so much stuff in her brother's hands.

"Yes, tonight brother will make a hotpot for our dinner."

"Hottpots? Is that brother?"

Xia Lian An forgot that she was currently living in ancient times who did not know what a hotpot was.

"Son't tell you later, now you open the door so we can get in."

"Ah yes, a moment brother."

Min'er then unlocked the gate of Xia Lian An's house.

Because today the two guards at Xia Lian An's house helped them clear Xia Lian An's new inn. They had to bring their own keys.

After opening the gate, Min'er helped Xia Lian An carry the groceries in her brother's hands.

"Bring everything into the kitchen. Brother will be processing it soon." Xia Lian An.

"Yes, brother."

Min'er brought all the hotpot ingredients into the kitchen, while Xia Lian An closed the gate back to her house.

"Son't told you that you're gonna make a hotpot."

"Hotpots?"

"That's the new cuisine that you'll introduce in Yu city, and also as the main menu of your sister's restaurant later."

"Then, these are all the ingredients to make that hotpot?"

"really. Help brother clean this clam, then soak it with salt water."

Min'er nodded, she then went to pick up a container and did as her brother said.

While Min'er was cleaning the clams, Xia Lian An started her work by cleaning the fish and other ingredients.

Kraaak

The sound of people closing the gate. And before long Xia Lian An saw Xiao Wei and Xiao Fen return.

"Miss, young master. What are you doing in the kitchen?" Xiao Wei asked in surprise.

"Don't just stand there. Let's help me clean up the mushrooms and other vegetables." Xia Lian An.

"Ah, well miss."

Xiao Wei and Xiao Fen then helped Xia Lian An clean up the vegetables that Xia Lian An had bought.

Xia Lian An looked so serious, at this time Xia Lian An was making condiments for hotpot. He made it in a medium-sized pot of earth, he wanted everyone in his house to taste the food called hotpot.

After 30 minutes, Xia Lian An finished making gravy for the hotpot along with the herbs he made. He had also put some ingredients into the pot filled with boiling water.

Min'er who was outside the house with the two guards, also finished making the embers that were placed in the furnace.

"Min'er, help me get this pot out." Xia Lian An said from the kitchen.

"Good brother."

Min'er walked into the kitchen and saw a pot with hotpot ingredients in it.

"Xiao Wei, help me grab 6 sets of cutlery and take them out."

"Well miss."

Min'er placed a pot containing half-cooked hotpot ingredients on a stove filled with embers.

Before long Xiao Wei and Xiao Fen came to bring the tableware that Xia Lian An said, then placed the tableware on the table.

"It's a hotpot, it's a food you've never met anywhere. And this will also be the main menu in the restaurant later. You guys should try it." Xia Lian An said to Min'er and the others.

Xia Lian An took her cutlery, then chopped the thin raw meat and dipped it in a pot.

In just a split second Xia Lian An raised the ripe meat, then gave it to Min'er.

"Try."

Min'er hesitantly tried to eat the meat that Xia Lian An gave her.

"Sister, this is really very good. I've never tasted good food like this." Said Min'er with sparkling eyes.

"really? That nice. Let's try it too, it's still very much. We'll spend it together."

Xiao Wei, Xiao Fen and the two house guards tried the hotpot that Xia Lian An had made. They enjoy food that they have never had and have never tasted before.

Xia Lian An was happy to see the people she was with could enjoy what she ate.

After everything ran out, Xiao Wei and Xiao Fen cleaned up all the cutlery and also brought the hotpot pot to the kitchen for them to clean. While the two house guards cleaned the furnace and the table they had used.

Now Xia Lian An and Min'er were sitting in the garden beside their house.

"Sister."

"Yes?"

"You've heard about concubine Ning and her family?"

Xia Lian An nodded "Yes, I already know."

"Then?"

"It is the business of the emperor, I am no longer an empress or a member of the palace. So it's none of my business."

"But concubine Ning had hurt brother while brother was still in the palace."

"The emperor has also hurt me, should I punish him as well?"

"Sister."

Xia Lian An laughed softly at Min'er who was a little annoyed at him.

"Min 'er. I am no longer a person of power, nor am I a person who can decide everything. If concubine Ning will be punished, then let the emperor give her punishment."

"and even though he did it for me, it was too late. Because I don't care about him anymore."

Min'er looked at her silent brother. She knew, in her brother's heart was not willing. Because after he came out of the palace, Emperor Shun just gave him justice. The justice that Xia Lian An should have obtained long ago.