Her face, which had finally calmed down, turned red again.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault."

Upon hearing the reason for Chen Nian's silence, Ertai's face showed regret; he hadn't considered things carefully.

He definitely hadn't considered this aspect.

"Ertai, it's alright, there's no need to blame yourself."

With her phoenix crown and various hairpins removed, Shen Nian felt a sense of relief. She turned around and looked up to meet Ertai's frustrated eyes. Just as Shen Nian finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. The food delivery person had arrived.

"Wait for me to get the food."

Looking into Chen Nian's gentle eyes, Ertai reached out and rubbed Chen Nian's head.

"Um."

"I don't have time to cook for you myself today, but I'll make you something delicious tomorrow. Just make do with what you have for today."

Ertai moved the longan, peanuts, and other food from the table, clearing the space so that he could set out the food.

"Don't bother me, let's eat together."

Chen Nian watched as Ertai busied himself picking up food and meat for him, deboning the meat, and the bowl in front of him remained untouched. She then spoke up to urge him to stop.

"I'm not that hungry yet. It's most important that you eat well. Eat quickly."

Ertai placed the deboned chicken wing in his hand into the bowl that was already piled high with thoughts, as a reminder.

As Shen Nian listened to Ertai's words, having read all sorts of romance novels in her previous life, how could she not understand the meaning behind Ertai's words?

Ertai, who was actually just lost in his own thoughts and hadn't really thought that far ahead: ...

She paused for a moment, then retaliated by picking up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and shoving it into Ertai's mouth, silencing him, and then started bouncing on Ertai's head.

"You should eat something too, so you don't end up starving..."

He murmured the last two words so softly they were almost inaudible, then silently started shoveling rice into his mouth, not daring to look at Ertai at all.

If you're going to die, eat your fill and be a well-fed ghost.

It has to be said that Shen Nian made a terrible mistake. Ertai was so angry at Shen Nian's words that he laughed. He glanced at the guilty person next to him and curled his lips.

He was genuinely focused on serving her meals and hadn't thought much of it, but it seems his wife misunderstood.

He will let her know whether he "can do it" or not.

Looking down at the bowl of white rice covered with vegetables in front of him, he joined in the eating.

In the end, both of them were full and satisfied.

Having eaten and drunk her fill, and having gotten up very early today, Chen Nian was sitting at the dressing table taking her hair out. After taking it out for a long time, she felt sleepy and still couldn't get it out. Chen Nian gave up and decided to give up, leaning back in the chair and dozing off.

Ertai had dismissed all the palace maids, and with Xuan'er and Ying'er not around, she couldn't take her hair down or even comb it properly.

Noticing Chen Nian's condition, Ertai went to the inner room, fetched water, wet it, wrung out a handkerchief, and wiped Chen Nian's face.

Feeling the touch on her face, Chen Nian opened her eyes and saw that it was Ertai wiping her face. She immediately raised her hand to hug Ertai's waist and kowtowed her head to Ertai.

Are you tired?

Sensing Chen Nian's deep dependence, Ertai put down the handkerchief in his hand and brought the cup to Chen Nian's lips.

"Come rinse your mouth, then I'll take you to bed and I'll take your hair off."

Ertai gently coaxed the sleepy person.

With her eyes closed, Chen Nian did exactly what Ertai told her to do.

He obediently drank the water, gulped it down for a while, and then spat it out.

"Lean on me and rest for a while."

"Um."

Chen Nian nodded softly.

Ertai wrung out his handkerchief and wiped his face, quickly rinsed his mouth, stared at Chen Nian's hair which was still untied and even a little messy because its owner was annoyed with taking it apart, and shook his head helplessly.

Her eyes were full of doting affection for the person in her arms as she meticulously and patiently untangled their hair.

No wonder it's so troublesome to take apart this hairstyle; it's really quite complicated.

In just that short time, Chen Nian had already fallen asleep.

"I can't sleep tonight, I have to hold on a little longer."

Ertai picked the person up horizontally and carried them to the bed.

"Hmm, Ertai—"

As she was placed on the bed, the moment Ertai leaned over her, Shen Nian opened her eyes and instinctively pushed away the person pressing down on her. She was so sleepy that her mind couldn't process anything, and she had completely forgotten that it was her wedding night.

"good--"

Ertai held the hand that was pushing him away above his head, and Chen Nian was completely powerless to resist. All her sobs were swallowed.

(Ten thousand words of details omitted here; use your imagination.)

She drifted in and out of consciousness throughout the night, waking up countless times. In the end, she paid the price for her arrogant words. She didn't even know how she finally fell asleep.

Ertai really wanted to control himself, but unfortunately his self-control failed him in this regard.

They could only tirelessly enjoy the delicious food they had long coveted and finally obtained, time and time again.

After washing up again with a heavy heart, Ertai returned to his bed. Looking at the unconscious person, he gently kissed Shen Nian's forehead, held him tightly in his arms, and then fell into a deep sleep, completely satisfied.

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