Chapter 75 Chapter 75

Jiang Huai now encountered the same dilemma that Xiao Jingzhao had encountered before. He had to squeeze against Xiao Jingzhao if he wanted to see clearly through the quilt. Xiao Jingzhao slept on the inside, but he didn't have to worry about pushing him off the bed. Jiang Huai wanted to observe his sleeping condition instead of disturbing his rest.

This way, he could only keep his body away, but if he leaned his head over, problems would arise again. After maintaining this awkward posture for a while, Jiang Huai felt his shoulders and neck becoming sore. Obviously, this posture would make his body extremely tense.

Jiang Huai wondered if he could continue like this. It was hard to say what would happen tomorrow, at least he wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

Jiang Huai looked at the bedding on his body, pulled it apart, and used his hands and feet to push the quilt aside. Only the edge of the quilt was covering his body. This did not prevent him from getting close to Xiao Jingzhao. The only problem was that there was a little bit of air leaking in.

The Yuhua Palace was probably heated by floor heating, so it was warm. Although it was leaking air, it wasn't particularly cold, but there was still a little temperature difference. Most importantly, it was cold that day, so I really wanted to wrap myself tightly in the quilt.

Jiang Huai glanced at the quilt on Xiao Jingzhao. The quilts prepared by the eunuchs were extremely large and thick, and they were not too big for two people to sleep on. It should be okay for him to cover himself with it quietly.

Jiang Huai was not afraid of disturbing Xiao Jingzhao. After all, he had just helped cover the quilt, and Xiao Jingzhao was still sleeping soundly and was not disturbed at all.

Jiang Huai was still thinking, but his hands moved faster than his brain. He quickly grabbed the quilt and covered himself with it, and at the same time drew the heat from Xiao Jingzhao's quilt towards him.

Jiang Huai's original intention was to only take up a part of Xiao Jingzhao's quilt, but he underestimated his inertia. After all, it was not very convenient to cover himself with two quilts. In addition, he felt sleepy, and even if he was thinking about something, he would wake up from time to time to check on Xiao Jingzhao's sleep. His attention was all on Xiao Jingzhao, so naturally he forgot that he was covering himself with two quilts. He completely threw away the quilt that belonged to him and directly covered himself with the same quilt with Xiao Jingzhao.

Xiao Jingzhao hadn't fallen asleep yet and was pleasantly surprised when Jiang Huai leaned over to him. However, he soon discovered that Jiang Huai's intention in looking at him was different from his own. The other party seemed to be observing, but Xiao Jingzhao was a little confused about what he was observing.

However, Xiao Jingzhao did not expect that after he failed to get close to Jiang Huai just now, Jiang Huai actually took the initiative to approach him. This was an unexpected surprise.

Never mind, it’s good like this now.

Although he still wanted to get closer to Jiang Huai, the current closeness was initiated by Jiang Huai, which made Xiao Jingzhao somewhat satisfied.

With his beloved by his side, and having not had a good rest recently, Xiao Jingzhao fell asleep unconsciously. Usually, he would feel uneasy in his sleep because of worry, but tonight, as long as he was a little worried, he could sense the presence of Jiang Huai beside him in a half-awake state, and he was comforted and fell into sleep again.

Although the quality of this sleep is still a little worse than a completely peaceful and sound sleep, it is still much better than the previous few days.

At least after Xiao Jingzhao opened his eyes and woke up, he felt completely refreshed compared to the previous few days. With the comparison, Xiao Jingzhao realized that he had slept well last night.

Xiao Jingzhao subconsciously looked to the side and found that the noise of him waking up had actually woken up Jiang Huai. The other party was sleepy and looked a little bad.

"Huai'er, did I wake you up?"

"It's not your problem, it's my own problem." Jiang Huai heard Xiao Jingzhao's words with sharp ears, yawned, and glanced at Xiao Jingzhao. He had been thinking about how Xiao Jingzhao slept all night, but he fell asleep easily. Every time he fell asleep, he would wake up because of something he was worried about, and his sleep was too light.

But after this night, Jiang Huai found that his observation plan was implemented too suddenly. He should either sleep a little longer today, or even better, reverse his day and night schedule so that he would not fall asleep at night. Because once he fell asleep, with his sleeping condition, he might not be able to notice any reaction from Xiao Jingzhao.

Otherwise, he could just ask Xiao Jingzhao directly. After all, he should be the one who knows best about his sleep condition. Jiang Huai was not worried that Xiao Jingzhao would lie to him. He was just afraid that he would be in a daze in his sleep and not know enough about his sleep condition.

But for now, he should go to sleep first.

Jiang Huai suspected that if there were still sleep monitoring now, his sleep today would definitely not pass.

"I'll sleep a little longer, don't make any noise." Jiang Huai left a word and fell asleep again. Before falling into a deep sleep, he only heard Xiao Jingzhao's chuckle.

Xiao Jingzhao woke up, and the eunuchs were supposed to go in to serve him, but Xiao Jingzhao had said in advance that they were not allowed to come in, so Xiao Jingzhao had to dress himself.

However, Xiao Jingzhao was used to dressing. At most, the service in the palace was a little more complicated, but it could be sorted out with a little more time.

After glancing at Jiang Huai who was still sleeping soundly, Xiao Jingzhao left the hall, but still gave orders that no one could go in and disturb Jiang Huai unless Jiang Huai said something.

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Jiang Huai woke up again because he was hungry. His three meals a day were too regular, so he would feel hungry at a certain time.

Jiang Huai opened his eyes and saw the room full of carved beams and painted buildings. He was a little drowsy from sleep and had forgotten where he was. He blinked for a while before he came to his senses and realized that he was in the palace.

So, what time is it now?

Jiang Huai looked out the window. It was hard to tell what time it was from the sky, but according to his biological clock, it should be about time for breakfast.

Jiang Huai quickly got up and saw the clothes prepared by Xiao Jingzhao by the bed. He put them on neatly and prepared all the toiletries. After washing up, Jiang Huai was about to go out to find Xiao Jingzhao, but just as he took a step, Jiang Huai remembered that he had not put on his mask yet, so he quickly turned around and put it on.

Jiang Huai stepped out of the palace. When he came yesterday, it was a little late. The palace was tall and seemed a bit oppressive. But now the light of the morning sun cast a layer of golden light on the palace, making it look magnificent and not so oppressive.

Seeing Jiang Huai come out, the eunuchs all lowered their heads. Jiang Huai asked casually, "Where is His Highness?"

The eunuch being questioned bowed his head and said, "My lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is currently in the front hall discussing matters with the ministers."

Meeting of business?

So early...

Jiang Huai subconsciously glanced at the rising sun and calculated the time. He found that it was not too early. According to the time of the court session in the Great Zhou Dynasty, even a small court session would be almost over by now. After all, in addition to attending court sessions, officials still had to return to the office to do work.

"Sir, do you want to have breakfast?" the eunuch asked again. This was also the order given by Xiao Jingzhao when he left. If Jiang Huai woke up, he should be allowed to have breakfast immediately without waiting for him.

Jiang Huai definitely wanted to eat, but he asked the eunuch again: "How long will the court meeting be over?"

The eunuch replied, "Sir, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be over in a quarter of an hour according to the usual time. I just don't know if there will be any unexpected events."

As for what the accident was, that was a matter for the court.

"Then don't rush to serve. Give me something, some pastries." Jiang Huai wanted to wait for Xiao Jingzhao to come back before eating, but it wouldn't be good to go on an empty stomach like this. "Not too sweet, not too sour, preferably with a bit of fruit flavor, salty is also OK, but not too filling, just a little to fill your stomach."

After saying this, Jiang Huai felt that his request was a bit too much. Just as he was about to say a few more words, he saw the eunuch agree and leave.

Although Jiang Huai had many requirements, the eunuchs had heard even more outrageous ones, and Jiang Huai had made it very clear that there were definitely snacks prepared by the palace kitchen that met Jiang Huai's requirements.

However, before the eunuch went to the kitchen, he first instructed another young eunuch to go to the front court and pass the news that Jiang Huai had woken up to Xiao Jingzhao. This was also what Xiao Jingzhao had instructed before he left.

When Xiao Jingzhao heard the eunuch say that Jiang Huai had woken up and was not in a hurry to eat breakfast, but wanted to wait until he returned, a smile appeared on his face. Although it quickly disappeared, it was noticed by others, which made some officials attending the meeting curious.

However, no matter how curious they were, government affairs were more important at the court meeting, so the officials did not think about it any further.

Soon, the court meeting ended and Xiao Jingzhao left in a hurry. Anyone could see that he was impatient, which immediately aroused the curiosity of some ministers.

"Does the Marquis know anything?" Someone noticed that Wei Xuan was in a daze and asked.

Wei Xuan collected his thoughts, shook his head, and left the palace, avoiding the inquiring gazes of others. After hesitating for a moment, he went straight to Jiang Huai's temporary residence. The guard at the gate saw Wei Xuan coming and thought he was looking for Jiang Huai, and hurriedly said, "General Wei, the young master is not at home."

"Where did he go?" Wei Xuan asked.

The guard hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The young master went out last night. I don't know where he went."

"He went out with Wei Xi, right?" Wei Xuan said.

The guard nodded.

He just knew it.

Wei Xuan sighed and asked why Xiao Jingzhao looked so energetic today. It seemed that he had not paid attention to it in the past few days. The relationship between Xiao Jingzhao and Jiang Huai should have eased a bit, but Jiang Huai went out, so he might have gone to the palace.

Wei Xuan was a little confused. He didn't guess the reason why Jiang Huai entered the palace. He just thought that Jiang Huai was willing to enter the palace to see Xiao Jingzhao because their relationship was progressing smoothly. However, the speed of the progress was a little unbelievable to him.

In the palace, as soon as Xiao Jingzhao returned to the hall, he saw Jiang Huai picking up a piece of cake and eating it with relish. When he saw him come back, his eyes lit up.

"Why wait for me? Just eat first if you're hungry." Although Xiao Jingzhao was happy that Jiang Huai waited for him to have a meal together, he didn't want Jiang Huai to wait for him. After all, sometimes he couldn't be sure how long the court meeting would last. Even if he had some cakes to fill his stomach, it would not be as comfortable as having breakfast first.

"It's okay. If I hadn't waited for you, I wouldn't have realized that the snacks in this palace are so delicious." Jiang Huai didn't care. He raised the snack in his hand, swallowed the last bite, and then picked up a piece of snack and held it in front of Xiao Jingzhao, "Try it."

Xiao Jingzhao took a bite, and the sweet peach aroma filled his mouth, but it was not as sweet as the sweetness in his heart.