"Well, I can certainly see why this place is favored amongst the aristocrats," Duchess Wang Qixing mused, turning to Xueyue who was taking everything in with wide, curious eyes.
"It's perpetually clean and the decoration is elegant, but not too gaudy," Duchess Wang Qixing pointed out, glancing back to see the quiet streets filled with only a handful of people. This place was far from the main roads, thus, far from the typical crowd. The shops here were mainly frequented by the upper middle-class and above.
"Duchess Wang, Princess Li, it is an honor to serve you," a middle-aged man happily greeted them with a deep bow. "I was requested by the Commander to bring you upstairs to the private room."
"Lead the way," Duchess Wang Qixing said as Li Xueyue absentmindedly stared outside of the restaurant.
Duchess Wang Qixing shifted her gaze to see what had caught Li Xueyue's attention. Her eyebrows briefly shot up. 'Oh my, if it wasn't—'
[1] Diyu: Realm of the dead. In Chinese mythology, it's the realm of the dead. Very similar to "Hell." Diyu can also be referred to as the Underworld.
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(The title of this chapter reminded me of Yang Feng xD)