His composure was unstable, which led to a snapping sound.

She crushed the fragile ink stick.

Su Yan immediately let go.

Bowing his head and clasping his hands in greeting

"Your Highness, please forgive me, I did not mean it."

Situ Xiu slammed the folded document onto the table.

He picked up the jade prayer beads that were placed next to him and played with them in his hands.

casual

"Is it that the food isn't to your liking, or that you don't like handling this ink stick of mine?"

Su Yan said honestly

"I've been eating fish for half a month and I don't want to eat fish anymore."

After she finished speaking, she waited for Situ Xiu's reaction.

After waiting for a long time, he still didn't say whether it was good or bad.

Just one sentence

"Go and squeeze the walnuts."

Su Yan looked at the two pots of walnuts placed next to her.

"Yes, Your Highness."

With that, Su Yan walked to her post.

For the past two weeks, Su Yan has been by his side day and night, doing nothing else.

All they did was crush walnuts.

Two pots a day.

Do not crush it; maintain firm pressure.

You also have to keep each walnut kernel intact.

Su Yan stood there, cracking the walnuts she was pinching.

Situ Xiu rested his forehead on one hand, and picked up the memorials again with the other, reading them one by one.

After a short while, Situ Xiu, without even lifting his eyelids, slowly said...

"Don't make a sound."

Su Yan stopped crushing the walnuts.

Look up at him.

After a while, Situ Xiu looked up.

"Why did you stop? Do you think the job I found for you is a waste of your talents and you're complaining?"

Su Yan blinked.

"Didn't Your Highness say that we were not to make a sound?"

"This doesn't conflict with your kneading walnuts."

Su Yan remained silent.

He looked down at the walnuts and then at the prince who had made this unreasonable demand.

Apply a little force with your hand.

A snap.

The sound of walnut shells cracking rang out again.

Situ Xiu looked up.

His dark eyes gazed at her.

"What? Do you have a problem with me?"

Su Yan reached out and grabbed the hem of her clothes.

Wrap the walnuts inside.

I held it in both hands and gently squeezed it.

Hmm, this time he didn't say anything.

With this technique, Su Yan can easily crush walnuts one by one.

Holding a walnut.

Su Yan watched as she finished kneading a bowl of walnuts.

I processed the walnut skins and kernels.

He went out of the hall once.

I was waiting for her to come back so I could continue my work.

Situ Xiu looked up

"come over."

As soon as he spoke, Su Yan lost control of her strength.

With a snap, the walnut was crushed.

She quickly placed the walnuts on the table.

I wiped my hands.

Walk over there.

Situ Xiu looked at her, but his emotions were unreadable.

He spoke

"Come closer."

Su Yan took two steps toward him.

"Closer."

Su Yan took two more steps.

This time, Su Yan's leg collided with Situ Xiu's knee.

She wondered if the distance was too close and thought about taking a step back.

As soon as they tried to retreat, they were stopped by someone.

He grabbed Su Yan's wrist.

Suddenly a sentence came out

"What did you eat?"

Su Yan blinked

"kindness?"

He asked again.

"What did you eat when you went out?"

She had a faint smell of milk on her.

I could smell it as soon as I came in.

Su Yan swallowed.

"sugar"

His voice was slow

"Stealing food?"

Su Yan opened her mouth

"I didn't know I couldn't eat it."

He raised his hand, his well-defined fingers outstretched.

Where are the rest?

Su Yan lowered her head and opened her purse.

Then he took out five or six pieces and placed them in his hand.

The strawberry milk candies were wrapped in parchment paper.

Even so, you can still clearly smell the aroma of strawberry milk.