It's the middle of the night, and there's still a cook simmering soup.

Xiao Qingyin recognized the aroma of coconut chicken soup, and her mouth watered.

She and Yi Shuihan exchanged a glance, and the two tacitly split up. One pretended to meow outside the window to lure the cook out, while the other took the opportunity to serve the soup.

Xiao Qingyin was in charge of serving the soup. Not wanting to arouse suspicion, she poured out half of the chicken and soup from each bowl and then added water back.

After successfully completing their mission, the two hid by the artificial hill in the garden.

Xiao Qingyin couldn't wait to start.

Seeing that she was even enjoying a simple stewed chicken leg, Yi Shuihan said with heartache, "I'll bring you three meals a day tomorrow."

Xiao Qingyin shook her head: "Just send dinner. I guess we'll be locked in the hall for meditation during the day."

Yi Shuihan frowned: "Won't you get stomach problems from skipping meals and eating irregularly?"

“Not in the short term,” Xiao Qingyin replied. “Occasional intermittent fasting does have its benefits.”

She had already calculated that she could still eat something.

The other candidates for the imperial concubines had to endure nine days of waiting.

Hopefully they don't have hypoglycemia or diabetes.

After finishing the meat and soup, and burying the chicken bones under the flowers, Xiao Qingyin clapped her hands.

"Let's go and see Princess Xilin."

"good."

Yi Shuihan used his lightness skill to quietly move her through the palace, and soon arrived at the courtyard where Princess Xilin was.

The place was brightly lit and filled with palace servants, clearly indicating that Princess Xilin was still awake.

The two hid in a corner, wondering how to sneak in, when a voice that they both recognized suddenly came from inside the house.

"Your Highness, I really have no appetite. You should drink the chicken soup, cough cough—"

Xiao Qingyin was stunned on the spot, almost thinking she was hallucinating.

Isn't that Bai Musheng's voice?

How did he end up here?

Then came Princess Xilin's voice: "You haven't eaten all day. You'll starve to death if you don't eat soon."

"The shamans all say my lifespan is up, and even if I don't starve to death, I'll die of illness..."

"Shut up! Without my permission, not even a god can take you away from me!"

"Your Highness, you really are..."

The doting tone in their voices gave Xiao Qingyin goosebumps.

Are these still the Princess Xilin and Bai Musheng she knows?

Could it be someone else impersonating me?

She turned her head and glanced at Yi Shuihan, only to find that he had an expression of watching a good show.

"what's on your mind?"

She leaned closer and asked.

Yi Shuihan coughed lightly: "I was wondering what it feels like for an ex-lover to become someone else's male concubine..."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't expose him, she would have given him a good beating.

"What else could I feel? Just like when I saw you marry that bandit leader."

Yi Shuihan: "!!!"

Bai Musheng is actually on equal footing with him.

He was instantly filled with rage.

He let Bai Musheng slip away right under his nose last time, but this time he will not let him get away!

Just then, two palace servants entered the courtyard carrying food boxes.

Xiao Qingyin straightened up and, through the open window, saw Princess Xilin personally feeding soup to Bai Musheng, who was leaning against the headboard, looking sickly.

She secretly complained that if she had known the soup was for Bai Musheng, she would have added more water.

Even if she only added half water, the taste would still be very bland and not tasty.

Whether it was a loss of taste or a case of being content with love, Bai Musheng showed no reaction, coughing as he drank, and was fed the entire bowl of soup by Princess Xilin.

Princess Xilin wanted to feed him a second bowl, but he waved his hand and said weakly, "I'm already full."

"Your stomach is smaller than a bird's."

Princess Xilin shook her head and sighed.

"It's getting late, you should rest first, I'm going back to my room."

Bai Musheng nodded: "Your Highness should also get some rest."

Princess Xilin then left the room and went to another room next to the hall, where the lights were turned off shortly afterward.

The same applies to Bai Musheng.

Xiao Qingyin was only here tonight to scout the place and didn't plan to make a move. Seeing that there were no corners to listen to, she left with Yi Shuihan.

Before saying goodbye, Yi Shuihan hugged her tightly and said, "I'll come see you again tomorrow night."

"good."

Xiao Qingyin watched his figure disappear into the night, quietly closed the window, and fell asleep soon after lying down.

As expected, the second day was the same as the first day; I was led to that palace to meditate again.

Apart from her, everyone else looked weak and had dark circles under their eyes, clearly having been too hungry to sleep last night.

Some of them looked shaky and precarious, as if they would collapse and faint at any moment.

The first two days of fasting are the hardest to endure, especially when you're sitting still and your attention is entirely focused on your body, which amplifies the feeling of hunger.

Going outside for a walk would make things much better.

Fasting burns fat, while exercise allows fat to be better converted into body fat, providing the body with energy.

Unfortunately, she couldn't share these opinions with Wu Li.

Seeing that several girls looked extremely pale, she secretly added a few pills to their water cups when she went to get a drink.

The pills dissolve instantly in water, losing almost all color.

This was made by her to supplement Yun Shu's nutrition. She didn't carry many with her, just enough to give them one pill a day.

But it's better than nothing.

It's still possible to keep them alive for a while.

After drinking the water, the girls looked much better and managed to get through another day.

At night, Xiao Qingyin sneaked into the garden to be fed by Yi Shuihan.

The two then went to Princess Xilin's courtyard.

Princess Xilin and Bai Musheng went to bed early tonight.

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