"You're as spooky as she is."

Chu Yunshen casually wanted to put Bao Huan back into the birdcage, but the image of the lion cats huddled together in a ball and hugging Bao Huan to sleep flashed uncontrollably in his mind.

The fingers holding the treasure letter were tightened once more, and the sound of clothing rubbing together resumed.

The candles in the room were quickly extinguished, and the sleeping man on the bed closed his eyes, his bony fingers still clutching the precious letter that emanated a glistening jade light.

Early the next morning, Cheng Xiaoxiao was called up by Ru Han, saying that His Highness King Xuan was waiting for her to serve dinner.

She naturally knew that this was Chu Hongyi's words to the outside world, and hurriedly put on the appearance of a small courtesan.

However, when she hurried there after freshening up, she realized that the temple of the Temple of the Brocade had become empty again.

Inside the large hall there was only Chu Hongyi sitting alone at the table, as well as the table of large and small food boxes in front of him.

"Are you short of people in this Fairview Palace? Or is it the case that the palace people have all rolled up their sleeves in arrears of their monthly salaries."

Cheng Xiaoxiao yawned while squinting her eyes towards Chu Hongyi who was smiling and showing a mouthful of white teeth.

Chu Hongyi was different from Chu Yunshen, Chu Yunshen liked to sit with his back towards the door, Chu Hongyi was the opposite.

Chu Hongyi didn't care when he heard Cheng Xiaoxiao's flirting, he waved his arms and pointed at the piece full of people in front of him, and laughed at Cheng Xiaoxiao and said.

"Xiao Xiao, you just love to joke! Come over for dinner quickly."

Chu Hongyi had already stood up when he spoke, he helped Cheng Xiaoxiao to open those food boxes one by one, and carefully set up each and every breakfast that was still steaming on the table.

Scum Cheng Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, lazily rested her cheeks and watched Chu Hongyi busy himself.

At first she yawned with the intention of helping, but it turned out that she didn't know if she yawned too much, was blinded by physical tears, or if her head was still too foggy from her early start to fully wake up.

Anyway, just when she almost spilled some soup or some porridge on the table for the third time, Chu Hongyi finally couldn't help but open his mouth directly)

"Dash, just sit down, I'll be fine on my own."

"That's why I said that you're short of people in this Jinxiu Palace, look at you, Your Highness King Winston, you still need to set up the meals yourself."

Cheng Xiaoxiao, on the contrary, had no self-consciousness, as she wiped away the tears that flowed from the corners of her eyes due to yawning, and nonchalantly proposed to Chu Hongyi.

"You're right, I'll add some more people later."

Chu Hongyi also didn't correct Cheng Xiaoxiao's words, but instead nodded approvingly, "But today I purposely told them to stand down, I think you definitely don't like being surrounded by people for your meal."

He stopped the movements in his hands and looked fixedly at Cheng Xiaoxiao, who was holding her hand to support her head.

Cheng Xiaoxiao undeniably skimmed her mouth, "That's true."

Receiving an affirmative answer, Chu Hongyi revealed a satisfied smile before continuing to busy himself with the dishes in his hands.

Chu Hongyi was the one who found out on the day he picked up Cheng Xiaoxia and entered the palace, and Chu Yunshen did not let his subordinates serve him.

Thinking of Fourth Brother's quiet nature, and seeing Cheng Xiaoxiao's accustomed appearance, he took it upon himself to make such arrangements in the past two days.

"But I thought you were afraid I'd attract trouble and bring you gossip."

Seeing Chu Hongyi finally put the last plate of shrimp dumplings on the table, Cheng Xiaoxia had already quickly picked up one and put it into the empty bowl beside her, then she contentedly picked up another one and sent it to her mouth.

"How could it be? Xiao Xiao you even think of me like this?"

Chu Hongyi immediately moved over and walked over to Cheng Xiaoxiao's side, turning to Cheng Xiaoxiao and trying to give a long explanation.

Cheng Xiaoxiao swung her empty left hand several times forcefully at Chu Hongyi, while her right hand was still busy trying to clip the fried dumplings to hold the eggs.

It's the same order, one in the bowl and another for herself.

Probably because she thought the fried dumplings tasted good, her eyes lit up, and the curve of her mouth kept rising even more.

Chu Hongyi was stopped by Cheng Xiaoxiao from explaining, the whole person became even more anxious, but on the other hand, he could only watch Cheng Xiaoxiao eat, and it was not good to speak out to stop her.

After swallowing all the fried dumplings in her mouth, as if she had just remembered Chu Hongyi at her side, Cheng Xiaoxia opened her mouth in embarrassment,

"I'm just kidding, it's not that I feel I'm eating indecently, and I'm afraid that I'll lose your status as Your Highness King Winston and lose your face."

I thought this finished Chu Hongyi must be able to eat properly, I did not expect him to be more serious back.

"Xiao Xiao is not being presumptuous. You are the most special woman I have ever seen, and you are my best friend, so I will definitely not do anything to harm you or disadvantage you because of the eyes of outsiders or the sayings of the world."

Chu Hongyi's words were so strong, but Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't put this matter too much on her mind without a heart.

She knew that Chu Hongyi was a pure person and treated her even better.

So there's no need to say anything at all, or deliberately do anything, in order to prove any of this.

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't care, but Chu Hongyi put it on his heart.

When Cheng Xiaoxiao did not answer, Chu Hongyi continued to look at her seriously.

In the end there is really no way, she had to also seriously tell Chu Hongyi that she is also sincerely take Chu Hongyi as a friend.

Only then did Chu Hongyi cheerfully sit down on his side, and began to enjoy the various breakfast items piled up like a small mountain in his bowl.

"Don't force yourself if you can't eat."

Cheng Xiaoxiao reached out and jerked Chu Hongyi's bowl away, casually placing it in front of herself.

Chu Hongyi struggled to swallow the Xiao Long Bao in his mouth and desperately squeezed out a warm smile,

"Not barely, not barely, I can use a little more."

"Just stop when you're full. Are you afraid of wasting food? Don't worry, I'll eliminate all of it."

After Cheng Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she smoothly poured the rest of Chu Hongyi's bowl into her own bowl, and purposely picked up the shrimp dumpling that she had first clamped to Chu Hongyi, and put it into her own mouth.

"Don't eat it Dash, it's in my bowl, dirty."

Chu Hongyi hurriedly wanted to block, but in his heart, he suddenly felt some sweetness.

Cheng Xiaoxiao really waved her hand with full concern,

"It's fine, it's fine, don't worry, it won't go to waste anyway."

Chu Hongyi no longer insisted, but only muttered in a small voice to himself,

"I'm not afraid of wasting it, it's just that that's what you pinned for me."

Cheng Xiaoxiao was already immersed in the good time of enjoying breakfast, and didn't even hear Hiroyuki's words clearly,

"Huh? What did you just say?"

"No no, you eat more, this quicksand bun tastes good too."

Chu Hongyi hurriedly returned to his senses and used his chopsticks to give Cheng Xiaoxiao some other food.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, who had a full belly and rolled round, leaned slightly on the table and let out a sigh of contentment, the morning meal on the table was just as she said, all of it had been wiped out.

This meal was considered to be the fullest breakfast Cheng Xiaoxiao had eaten since crossing the border, and it was also the most sumptuous breakfast.

Chu Hongyi is still very careful in this aspect of things, each kind of set up a copy, a copy and a small portion, a wide variety, Cheng Xiaoxiao can choose at random.

It seems that if Chu Hongyi does not become the fourteenth prince, he can consider dry catering.

Open a cafeteria or something. That's a promising look for him.

Cheng Xiaoxia thought in her mind as she burped.

Chu Hongyi didn't know that Cheng Xiaoxiao had even helped to think of his side business, he saw Cheng Xiaoxiao finish eating, and only then did he tell Cheng Xiaoxiao about his proposal,

"Xiao Xiao, how about taking you for a stroll through the Imperial Garden today?"

"No go."

Without hesitation, Cheng Xiaoxiao decisively rejected Chu Hongyi.

Chu Hongyi paused there without a sound, and Cheng Xiaoxiao had to hurriedly look at him,

"Didn't I just go there yesterday, and I didn't say I wouldn't go somewhere else, so change it."

Hearing that Cheng Xiao Xiao was not rejecting him outright, and had come over to comfort him on purpose, Chu Hong Yi then continued to open his mouth, the corners of his mouth also secretly blooming a smile where Cheng Xiao Xiao could not see it,

"Then do you want to see animals? Father has a garden with a colorful bird that has an extra large tail, I heard it's called ..."

"Call the peacock!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao immediately knew what Chu Hongyi was talking about as soon as she heard this description.

"Dash you're so smart, how do you know everything? Then you ..."

Chu Hongyi naturally looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao with adoring eyes again, only that before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Cheng Xiaoxiao again.

"No go."

Cheng Xiaoxiao's refusal was also very fast this time, but she learned to be smart and hurriedly added her own reasons behind it,

"I've never been a fan of looking at locked up animals, it always feels a bit cruel, so I'd rather not."

"But none of them are locked in cages, but have their own gardens." Chu Hongyi still wanted to describe it a few more times, but seeing that Cheng Xiaoxia still looked uninterested, he finally compromised his words,

"Okay then, we'll change places if you don't like it."

It's just that in this way, there really aren't many fun places left that Chu Hongyi can know about.

Chu Hongyi was caught in the middle of a long meditation, Cheng Xiaoxiao on the contrary suddenly shouted with excitement,

"Chu Hongyi Chu Hongyi, go and steal another set of courtesan clothes for me!"

Chu Hongyi asked with a puzzled expression,

"Does this one not fit? Then you have others in your room that you can try on."

"No no, I don't want the courtesan's clothes from your palace, I want the ones from Shufang Palace."

Cheng Xiaoxia shook her head and quickly denied it, and began to gesture on her body,

"I know that the pattern on the lapel of the courtesan's uniform is different in every palace, so go find me one from Shufang Palace, will you?"

Chu Hongyi did not respond in a single breath this time, he frowned and lowered his head into a moment of silence.

"What's wrong? Why don't you say something?"

Cheng Xiaoxia also discovered Chu Hongyi's abnormality, she touched Chu Hongyi's shoulder with her own and asked in a low voice,

"Is it difficult for you? If it's inconvenient for you to get it, then forget it! It's not really a big problem."

"It's OK, it's just ... forget it, you wait here for me."

Chu Hongyi just thought that Shufang Palace is the place where Noble Consort Zhao lives, and his every move in this palace will actually have someone to report to Noble Consort Su, so that's why he didn't agree to Cheng Xiaoxiao immediately for a moment.

But since Cheng Xiaoxiao had requested it, he was still determined to give it a try.

If then Su Guifei really asked, he said that he felt that the clothes of the palace maids were too similar, so he wanted to use them to study for a different style.

Well, that doesn't seem like a bad reason indeed.

Chu Hongyi secretly nodded his head, as if he thought of something and asked suspiciously,

"Xiao Xiao, what do you need the courtesan's uniform from Shufang Palace for?"

"Of course I'm going to be a courtesan for Hyun-jae-chan."

Cheng Xiaoxia answered Chu Hongyi as a matter of course.

"Huh? So you don't live here with me? Didn't you come to the palace to play with me?"

Chu Hongyi's eyes widened in disappointment, and he whispered to Cheng Xiaoxiao with some loss.

Cheng Xiaoxia of course could not tell Chu Hongyi the whole truth, in order to protect Chu Hongyi the safety of this two fools, but also in order to protect Chu Yunshen a cadre of people, she could only continue to conceal,

"Of course I came to play with you, but yesterday Hyun-jae-yu told me interesting things about their Pangaea, and today she said she'd make me Pangaea food, so I ..."