All the people following the fat man entered the second shop. Jiang Shan looked at Aunt Hong with some confusion, then at Manager Li, only to see Manager Li staring wide-eyed and ashen-faced in the direction of the second shop.
Jiang Shan's heart tightened, and he tugged at the trembling Manager Li, "Manager Li, what's wrong?"
Manager Li's lips trembled as he said desperately, "It's over! It's all over! Quick, go and inform the head manager, that devil is here!"
Jiang Shan's heart pounded in his chest. "The head manager? Which head manager? And who is this 'demon'?"
Manager Li was almost in tears. He slapped his thigh and roared at Jiang Shan, "Which other manager could it be? Manager An, the head manager of Juxian Manor! We're doomed, we're doomed this time!"
Jiang Shan was still wondering who the manager of Juxian Manor was when An Jing had already rushed over from the other end of the street with his men.
"Manager Li!" Upon hearing Manager Li's shout, An Jing's expression changed.
We're still too late!
Seeing An Jing like this, Jiang Shan didn't have time to think and stepped forward to ask, "What's going on? Who is that fat guy?"
An Jing slowly turned around, her dark eyes fixed on Jiang Shan.
At this moment, an unprecedented panic surged through Jiangshan's body.
"Tell me what happened, I can handle it."
An Jing took a deep breath, closed his eyes tightly, and said, word by word, "He is Prince Rong, the son of the Grand Princess and the Duke of Rong!"
Jiang Shan patted his chest. "What's wrong with Prince Rong again? Even a princess has to be reasonable. I haven't offended him. Is he going to eat me alive?"
"You didn't offend him, but you offended the Emperor's will! Any restaurant or eatery that has not been authorized to serve Prince Rong will, at best, have its property confiscated, and at worst, lose its life! Let me tell you why: because Prince Rong has been ordered to lose weight!"
Ordered to lose weight?
Ordered to lose weight!
With a "bang," a firecracker exploded in Jiang Shan's mind.
By imperial decree... was that what she understood it to mean?
In this world, disobeying the emperor's orders is punishable by death!
Holy shit!
Jiang Shan cursed inwardly, turned around and hugged the trembling Aunt Hong, fighting off the urge to faint, and said, "Aunt Hong, please ask Lord Fu to come and save us! Quickly!"
"Oh! Oh! I'll go right now!" Aunt Hong trembled on the spot for a while, gritted her teeth, turned around and ran back for her life.
Jiang Shan grabbed her skirt and ran towards the second store, but An Jing grabbed her arm.
"Where are you going? Go back first, don't go anywhere else. Take Jiang Huai back and wait for my news!"
Jiang Shan glanced back at An Jing, forcing a bitter smile. "Do you think I can escape? Even if I leave now, do you think the dozens of people in the shop can hide? The shop is mine. I'll deal with whatever comes my way. I can't just sit here and wait to die!"
Jiang Shan led the way, and a group of managers followed behind, each holding up their own clothes.
As they went upstairs, Jiang Shan pulled Manager Li aside and said, "If there's any commotion upstairs later, tell the guests to leave immediately. Don't charge them, and don't entertain anyone else afterwards! Starting tomorrow, Jiang's Private Kitchen will be closed for three days. Just say you're going to do renovations!"
This group of guests arrived in a big way, and at Sanlang's instruction, the head waiter had already led them to another private room they had reserved on the third floor.
Upon seeing Jiang Shan, Sanlang hurriedly went to greet her, saying, "Sister, they...!"
Jiang Shan steadied himself, patted Sanlang's head reassuringly, and said, "Take Shitou and the others next door to have dinner with your teacher. Your sister has an important guest tonight and won't be able to have the family reunion dinner with you. If you hear any noise later, don't come out, understand?"
Saburo became even more worried, but he didn't say anything more, only nodded silently.
When Jiang Shan pushed open the door, the fat man had already impatiently pointed at the menu and ordered a long list of dishes. Behind him, seven or eight plainclothes guards and attendants glared fiercely at Jiang Shan, looking as if they wanted to pounce on him and devour him.
If Master eats this meal, none of them will survive!
And the culprit is this woman!
The waiter, whose legs were weak, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Shan, and rushed over to hide behind him without asking any questions.
Jiang Shan gestured for the waiter to leave, leaving only An Jing and Manager Li behind.
An Jing stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "This humble subject, An Jing, pays his respects to Prince Rong."
Jiang Shan and Manager Li also bowed in greeting.
Prince Rong's expression changed, and he slammed his fat hand on the table. "You know me? I sneaked out here. If you dare to leak my information, I'll kill you!"
Jiang Shan's legs went weak, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He truly is a demon, completely disregarding human life!
An Jing smiled bitterly and said, "I also wanted to treat Your Highness to this meal without anyone knowing, and then we could go our separate ways and not recognize each other. But your attendants obviously don't think that way. They're just waiting for my head to be handed over!"
Jiang Shan tugged at An Jing's sleeve from behind.
The young master Rong's fat face fell, and he glared fiercely at the attendant beside him, saying angrily, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I must have a sumptuous feast. I've been starving for days! You, go and cook me something delicious, or I'll chop off your head!"
With his chubby little hand pointing at the landscape, Rong Shizi's face was full of fierce and menacing expressions.
Another beheading!
An Jing stood in front of Jiang Shan and said to Prince Rong in a gentle tone, "Prince, it's not that we want to go against your wishes, but it's just that the imperial decree is hard to disobey! You are ordered to lose weight, how many of us dare to defy the imperial decree? If you eat here, I probably won't have my head left until tomorrow."
Prince Rong slammed his hand on the table and stood up, saying fiercely, "If you won't let me eat, I'll take your head right now!"
He was so angry that he stopped saying "this prince" altogether.
It's time for their heads again!
"It's either beheading or taking my head!" Jiang Shan jumped out, furious, and pointed at Rong Shizi, shouting.
"You're always chopping off people's heads, so why don't you come to me for food! If you're so capable, why haven't you lost weight by imperial decree? You're the one ordered to lose weight, not us! You're the one who can't get good food, not us! You're the one who disobeys the imperial decree, not us! If anyone's going to be chopped off, it'll be your head, not ours!"
The entire room fell silent.
That's the logic, everyone knows that, but how could you put it so bluntly? Aren't you just asking for trouble?
The attendant beside Prince Rong glanced at his master, his eyes darting around, then pointed at Jiang Shan and cursed, "How dare you...!"
"You're the one who dares to do that!" Jiang Shan retorted angrily.
"You let your master risk being accused of disobeying imperial orders to wander the streets looking for good food, and you actually have the nerve to swagger around and shout for violence? If you can't solve your master's problems, you're not a good servant! If I were your master, I'd chop off your head first!"
That's right! A servant who can't share his master's burdens isn't a qualified servant! He should be punished!
Prince Rong glared angrily at his entourage!
The accompanying guards and attendants all knelt down on the ground.
(Update: The "Grand Princess" mentioned in Chapter 44 has been changed to "Princess". This is the real Grand Princess.)
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