Looking at Xie Jingyan's chapped face, Chen Wan tucked the pomegranate blossoms on the quilt.

Ever since she smelled the aroma of pig intestines on the street that day, she had wanted to eat them. She could usually resist the urge, but tonight she ate half a full meal and couldn't suppress the urge to eat them. She couldn't even concentrate on her studies if she couldn't eat them. She thought that going to bed early would help her resist the urge, but she, who usually falls asleep as soon as she hits the bed, tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Pig intestines are something that very few ladies from respectable families would eat; in fact, almost none of them would like to eat them.

She was the only one in the Pingyang Marquis's mansion who knew how to eat.

Because her father liked it, and when her mother was alive, the four of them often ate together. Seeing that her father and older brother both enjoyed it, she once tried it on a whim and fell in love with it.

She hadn't eaten it for many years, and for some reason, she really wanted to eat it this time, to the point that she couldn't stand it anymore.

She knew Xie Jingyan didn't like it, and she felt nauseous when she smelled it on the street that day. She didn't want to tell him, but this bastard insisted on asking, so she decided to go for it.

Xie Jingyan's head was buzzing, his brows furrowed so tightly they could trap a fly. "Do we absolutely have to eat this tonight?"

Shen Wan looked at him without saying a word, but her emotions were written all over her face.

Xie Jingyan rubbed his temples, then got out of bed and walked to the window. Chen Feng appeared and asked, "What are your orders, Master?"

Xie Jingyan said, "Go to the street and buy a bowl of pork intestine noodles."

Chen Feng, "..."

Chen Feng's lips twitched as he looked at Xie Jingyan. "Sir, you're not joking with me, are you?"

It's so late at night, and there's a curfew on the streets. Where is he supposed to buy noodles?

And it's pork intestine noodles.

This is not a waste of their talents or treating them as useless.

"Go immediately."

Chen Feng's mouth and eyes twitched.

Not daring to disobey, Chen Feng silently leaped and disappeared from the window.

Xie Jingyan closed the window, then turned around. Seeing him coming over, Shen Wan quickly moved back to make room for him.

The two of them looked at each other.

The night was long, but the atmosphere, unusually, couldn't become ambiguous.

Shen Wan, feeling awkward and trying to make conversation, broke the silence, "Is there anything you particularly want to eat?"

Xie Jingyan was never a person who cared much about food and drink.

He was a prince who grew up in the palace and was deeply favored by the emperor. He lived a life of luxury and had tasted all kinds of delicious food. If he had to say what he wanted to eat most, it would be the porridge that his birth mother, Consort Chen, cooked herself. Unfortunately, he would never be able to eat it in this lifetime.

Xie Jingyan thought about what else he wanted to eat, and a plate of dark, mushy pork ribs flashed through his mind.

His lips twitched violently.

He felt like he didn't want to eat; he wanted to die.

Seeing Xie Jingyan raise his hand to his forehead, Shen Wan looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Headache?"

It's not a headache.

He actually had the urge to try the cooking skills he used to avoid like the plague; was he really terminally ill?

Seeing Shen Wan looking at him, Xie Jingyan said, "Just bear with it a little longer, Chen Feng will be back soon."

Shen Wan also thought it would be quick, but she waited and waited, a full half hour, before the window was knocked on.

Xie Jingyan went to open the window and said, "Why did you take so long?"

Chen Feng was exhausted.

Buying a bowl of pork intestine noodles is more troublesome than killing someone at night.

Chen Feng said, "It was supposed to be quick, but unfortunately, on the way back, we were spotted by the city patrol. The patrol officers mistook me for an assassin or thief and tried to arrest me. During the fight, I accidentally spilled the noodles, so I had to go back and buy another bowl..."

Thinking of how Lord Li of the City Patrol Division recognized him and heard that the Prince had asked him to come out and buy pig intestine noodles late at night, with that incredulous look in his eyes and that twitching corner of his mouth, he hoped that the City Patrol Division would keep quiet, otherwise the whole capital would know tomorrow that the Prince liked to eat pig intestines.

Well, Chen Feng also thought it was some master who wanted to eat it, he never thought it was Shen Wan. If even a guard like him wouldn't eat it, it's impossible for a young lady from a respectable family to eat it. In addition, Xie Jingyan's tastes have been peculiar lately, so Chen Feng had even less reason to suspect it.

Xie Jingyan took the food box and placed it on the table. Shen Wan couldn't wait to get off the bed. As soon as she opened the food box, the familiar aroma wafted out.

Shen Wan was starving. She brought out the noodles, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating. Xie Jingyan sat down opposite her and watched her eat.

Seeing Xie Jingyan looking at her, Shen Wan said somewhat embarrassedly, "Could you please stop watching me eat?"

Xie Jingyan said, "I know that your father-in-law and your elder brother like to eat it."

After all, he had spent three months studying martial arts and military strategy with Shen Jing at the Pingyang Marquis's residence, so he knew a little about Shen Jing and Shen Du's preferences when it came to food. However, Shen Wan's love of food was quite unexpected.

Even knowing this, watching her eat, Shen Wan didn't know how to chew, so she silently took her bowl to the small table to eat.

I finished the whole bowl of noodles, even drinking half the soup. I was so satisfied.

After eating her fill, her eyelids started drooping and she kept yawning. Xie Jingyan was a little worried that she had eaten too much and would have indigestion, but it was indeed time to sleep late at night. He said, "It's time to sleep."

Shen Wan was extremely sleepy, but she didn't forget that Xie Jingyan didn't like the taste. She rinsed her mouth with tea, drinking two cups before going to bed.

After getting into bed, she took a pillow and placed it on the other side with fluid movements, making Xie Jingyan frown repeatedly. "I don't mind you, go back to sleep."

Isn't she afraid of offending him with the smell?

Xie Jingyan just stared at her, and Shen Wan silently put the pillow back.

After Xie Jingyan lay down, he stretched out his arm and pulled Shen Wan into his arms, closing his eyes and saying, "Sleep."

Shen Wan nestled comfortably in his arms and drifted off to sleep contentedly.

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