Chapter 499: You Can’t Say It Like That

Waking up the next morning, the first thing Lin Xun did was pull back his covers.

Only after confirming that there was no one in his bed did Lin Xun let out a heavy sigh of relief.

“Young Master Lin, this servant is named Lian’er. I have come to serve you.”

Just as Lin Xun got out of bed, he heard a maid knocking on the door from the other side.

“Oh, there’s no need. I can do it myself. I won’t trouble you, miss.”

Lin Xun declined.

It was mainly because Lin Xun was truly not used to having a maid serve him.

“Please allow this servant to serve you. Young Master Lin, please do not refuse, otherwise, this servant will be reprimanded by Your Majesty.”

Standing outside the door, the maid Lian’er’s tone sounded a bit worried.

Lian’er was afraid that Lin Xun would truly refuse her service entirely.

After all, this was an order personally given by Your Majesty. If things went like that, she would be reprimanded.

Hearing the maid’s words, Lin Xun knew it would be difficult to refuse, and could only let out a soft sigh.

He knew this must be Xiaomeng’s request, asking this maid to serve him.

After all, Xiaomeng was their Empress.

If he were to refuse, it would certainly have a negative impact on this girl.

Left with no choice, Lin Xun had to let the girl serve him as he dressed and washed up.

After finishing his morning routine, Lin Xun was led by the girl to a grand hall specifically for dining.

In the grand hall, a small table was set.

This was the place where Xia Xiaomeng usually ate.

This small table happened to be able to seat five or six people.

It didn’t make the distance between everyone seem too far, yet it maintained a certain dining space.

It was just like a meal in an ordinary family.

At this time, Jiang Qingshang and Xia Xiaomeng had already arrived, though Jiang Yuerou and Le Sha had not.

Seeing Lin Xun walk in, Jiang Qingshang’s heart suddenly began to race.

Jiang Qingshang took a deep breath and then glanced at her sister beside her.

At this moment, Xia Xiaomeng appeared extremely calm, with a faint smile on her face.

“Xiao Xun, you’re here?”

Xiaomeng stepped forward and intimately hugged Lin Xun’s arm.

All these movements were so natural and practiced that Lin Xun didn’t even have time to react.

With his arm hugged, Lin Xun’s body jolted, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead.

Lin Xun glanced at Jiang Qingshang not far away.

At this moment, Jiang Qingshang was looking at Lin Xun with a smile, her expression appearing extremely calm.

However, from that smile, Lin Xun could sense an extremely dangerous killing intent.

If he wasn’t mistaken, Qinger was likely gripping the hem of her skirt tightly right now.

If it weren’t for the fact that Xiaomeng was also here…

Otherwise, Qinger would have probably wanted to find a place to bury him already.

Lin Xun wanted to pull his arm out of Xiaomeng’s embrace.

But unfortunately, Xiaomeng was holding on far too tightly.

If Lin Xun wanted to pull it out by force, he would have to use more strength, and even then, the feeling would be very awkward.

“Alright, Xiao Xun is here, let’s eat…”

As if not noticing Lin Xun’s predicament or her sister’s dangerous smile.

Xiaomeng directly pulled Lin Xun to the dining table.

Xiaomeng sat down right next to Lin Xun and personally served him a bowl of hot porridge.

“Xiaomeng… I can do it myself.”

Just as Xiaomeng was about to serve him some food, Lin Xun quickly stopped her.

“It’s fine, it’s fine. It wasn’t easy for you to come here, Xiao Xun. What’s wrong with me serving you some food?”

Xiaomeng gently held Lin Xun’s hand.

Xiaomeng moved Lin Xun’s hand away and then placed a piece of braised pork into his bowl.

“Xiao Xun, do you remember when we were little?

When we were little, I used to serve you food just like this.

But back then, our conditions were very difficult; we couldn’t even eat a small piece of meat once a month.

When we went hunting in the mountains, we were still young, so we could only catch small insects and the like.

That was the first time I ate roasted grasshoppers.

Back then, we lived from hand to mouth, yet we still made it through.

Although we now eat all kinds of delicacies and are well-fed and well-clothed.

Compared to our current life, I actually prefer the life we had before.

These dishes aren’t even as delicious as the ones you make, Xiao Xun.”

Lin Xun smiled slightly and then gently withdrew his hand from Xiaomeng’s palm:

“Sister Xiaomeng, you overpraise me. How can the things we ate back then compare to these dishes prepared by the Imperial Chefs?

Besides, we lived from hand to mouth back then; that kind of life isn’t worth commemorating.”

“You can’t say it like that…”

Xiaomeng gently rested her head on Lin Xun’s shoulder.

“If I were given the choice again, I would rather not have the throne and instead be willing to stay by your side, Xiao Xun…”

*Snap…*

Just as Xiaomeng finished speaking, on the other side, the pair of chopsticks in Jiang Qingshang’s hand were “accidentally” snapped in half.

“Sorry, sorry, I’m really sorry, Sister. These chopsticks of yours are truly too brittle; how could they be broken so easily…”

Jiang Qingshang said with a smile.

Naturally, neither Lin Xun nor Xiaomeng believed Jiang Qingshang’s nonsense.

This pair of chopsticks was made of special Mithril and could detect countless types of poisonous substances.

As for their hardness, it went without saying.

So how could they possibly be broken by accident?

Besides, why would Jiang Qingshang accidentally snap a pair of chopsticks?

Lin Xun swallowed hard, cold sweat slowly trickling down his forehead, while Xiaomeng remained perfectly calm.

Xiaomeng had long been mentally prepared for her sister’s actions.

Otherwise, if her sister didn’t even show much Life Qi or even have any reaction at all…

Then, Xiaomeng would feel that something was very wrong.

At that moment, Jiang Qingshang took the opportunity to glare fiercely at Lin Xun.

Lin Xun quickly moved some of the food from his bowl into Jiang Qingshang’s.

“Um, Senior Sister Jiang, please eat more of these dishes. I must thank you for your care of Xiaomeng during this time!”

Lin Xun quickly spoke up, his survival instinct flaring up just in time.

At Lin Xun’s actions, Xiaomeng frowned slightly, while Jiang Qingshang felt much more pleased.

Hmph, at least husband knows what’s good for him. Otherwise, husband, you’d be finished.

Seeing Jiang Qingshang’s expression soften significantly, Lin Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

All Lin Xun wanted now was to finish the meal quickly and then leave as soon as possible.

But even if Lin Xun wanted to leave quickly, how could Xiaomeng and Jiang Qingshang let him go so easily?”}】,