Chapter 11 The Prince Wasn't Full

The next day, Jiang Fenghua woke up to find herself in Xie Shang's arms again. Thinking of the sleeping potion she had used on him the night before, a smug sneer curled her lips. Su Tingwan, you'll have to wait and see!

Just as she was about to reach out and touch his nose, Xie Shang suddenly stirred as if he was about to wake up. She quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be fast asleep.

Xie Shang suddenly rolled over, placing one of his long legs on Jiang Fenghua's leg, just touching her ankle.

Jiang Fenghua pushed him, but couldn't move him. She said gently, "Your Highness, you're stepping on my foot. It hurts so much. Please let me go. I'm not Miss Su. Look carefully. You're hurting me."

Xie Shang was awakened by her sweet shout. When he opened his eyes and saw the person in his arms, the scene of him breaking into the room last night flashed through his mind. He felt a splitting headache and couldn't remember what happened after he pounced on Jiang Fenghua.

Seeing that he had also taken off his clothes and that the two of them were in such an ambiguous situation, he suddenly pushed her away.

Immediately afterwards, he heard soft sobbing again. He turned his head and saw a woman curled up weakly to one side, her eyes filled with tears, as if she had been bullied.

As if struck by lightning, he jerked himself up from the bed, instantly becoming fully awake, and began to stammer an explanation, "I...we...didn't...why are you crying again? I didn't do anything to you!"

"Your Highness stepped on my foot, and I couldn't help but cry because of the pain. Today I'm going back to my parents' home, and I'm afraid my mother will worry if my foot is injured like this." Jiang Fenghua directly proposed to go back to her parents' home.

Xie Shang felt relieved. So nothing had happened between him and her, and she was only crying because her foot had been stepped on.

He had witnessed her fragility yesterday, how she couldn't bear even the slightest pain. He confirmed again, "I was drunk last night and don't remember very clearly what my clothes were like?"

Jiang Fenghua said pitifully, "Your Highness is sleeping like a pig, and I can't wake you up no matter how much I call you. He keeps calling my name, Wanwan. Your Highness must have mistaken me for Miss Su. I couldn't break free no matter how hard I tried. I had to ask the maid to help me take off your clothes. They were all covered in the smell of alcohol, so the maid took them to wash. In the end, I was so tired that I just fell asleep next to Your Highness."

Her face was full of sincerity, afraid that he would misunderstand. "Your Highness, rest assured, we each slept in our own rooms and slept soundly until dawn. Nothing happened, and everything is perfectly normal."

He suddenly said, "I'm sorry." Jiang Fenghua hadn't done anything wrong, yet he treated her like this.

She wanted to make Xie Shang feel guilty, so that he would hug his legal wife while calling out another woman's name.

“There’s no need to apologize. Your Highness is a gentleman and hasn’t done anything out of line,” she said gently. “It’s just that I’m going back to my parents’ home today, and my parents are surely waiting for us there…”

Xie Shang seemed to have thought of something. Today was the day he and Wanwan had agreed to marry. Last night, he came to talk to Jiang Fenghua about this, and he promised to go to the Su residence to pick up Wanwan.

"Is it really necessary to go back to the bride's parents' home?" Xie Shang asked tentatively in a low voice.

Jiang Fenghua still had tear stains on her cheeks. "Women are supposed to have a homecoming gift after marriage. If a husband doesn't accompany his wife on her homecoming, then that woman can forget about living."

"It's that serious." He didn't quite understand these rules.

"Yes." She nodded heavily. "Your Highness, as I said, I will not disturb you and Miss Su. I just want Your Highness to give the Jiang family some face. I'm only taking up a little bit of Your Highness's time."

Xie Shang saw that her face had turned bright red. "I meant that your foot is injured like this, so it's inconvenient."

“Even if my leg is broken, I’ll crawl back.” She looked away from him.

Xie Shang said, "Then let's leave it at that!" Why are you still angry?

Jiang Fenghua's expression changed quickly. She stared blankly at him, then limped over to him and took his arm. "Your Highness said you would accompany me back to the manor to see my parents. If Your Highness can go, they will be very happy."

Her face was streaked with tears yet beaming with smiles. Her perfect figure resembled a finely sculpted work of art, and her snow-white skin appeared even more captivating in the morning light. For a moment, he was mesmerized and couldn't help but fall for her.

Xie Shang, blinded by lust, nodded. "I will go back with you."

Jiang Fenghua, with an ingratiating expression, helped him up and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Then she called out, "Hongxiu, Lianye, Granny Xu, prepare an extra breakfast and fetch water for my dressing. We're going back to the Jiang residence today, and I miss my father and mother so much."

When she talked about returning to the Jiang family and her parents, her pretty face was filled with smiles, her eyes were bright and dazzling, and she exuded happiness, as joyful as a bird in the forest.

As soon as she finished speaking, the maids filed in. Jiang Fenghua saw that she was only wearing a bodice and underpants, and her eyes filled with shyness. She glanced at Xie Shang and quickly hid behind the screen. "Your Highness, please wash up first. I will be there soon."

Behind the screen, her waist-length hair flowed like a curtain of water, her beautiful figure dazzling and highlighting her perfect silhouette.

Xie Shang was stunned for a moment, and only reacted when he heard her voice. He felt his face turn red. At this moment, Xu Mama came up to greet him. The maid had several clothes in her hand. She said, "Which one would Your Highness like to wear today?"

Xie Shang casually pointed and chose an indigo blue robe. Xu Mama nodded to the maid, who quickly withdrew and chose a light blue long dress with flowing sleeves for Jiang Fenghua.

When the two finished washing up and appeared in front of each other, they were both stunned for a moment.

Jiang Fenghua wore a light blue fitted dress with a hem today. The sleeves were covered with delicate jasmine blossoms in a water lily color. Her long black hair was tied into an exquisite cloud-like bun. Her graceful figure was elegant and slender. A matching tassel fell from her waist, rippling in the wind.

Xie Shang was dressed in an indigo brocade robe with silver trim embroidered with flowing cloud patterns on the collar and cuffs. He wore a wide brocade belt with auspicious cloud patterns of the same color around his waist, a moon-white jade pendant, and his hair was tied up with a silver crown inlaid with jade. He wore black leather boots with gold thread cloud patterns. He was already handsome, and this outfit further accentuated his extraordinary temperament and elegant demeanor.

Xu Mama's design was ingenious. She arranged the prince and princess's breakfast in the pavilion in the garden. As the morning sun rose and wisps of clouds fell from the sky, the two stood in the courtyard, looking like a divine couple.

Lianye brought over a fine meal, deliberately passing between the two of them. "Your Highness, Your Highness, please sit down." Her eyes were practically glued to him. And yet she said she didn't like my Your Highness.

Xie Shang quickly avoided eye contact and walked straight towards the pavilion. He was indeed hungry. He had spent the whole night drinking and hadn't eaten much of the dinner prepared by the butler.

The food on the table emitted a faint aroma, which seemed to awaken his taste buds. His stomach felt empty, and the food made him even hungrier.

He swallowed hard. Xu Mama continued, "This old servant has prepared steamed osmanthus cake for the Princess Consort. The cake is soft and glutinous. There is also bird's nest porridge with silver threads. The porridge is thick but not greasy, and it is smooth and nourishing. There is also a small piece of rose pastry. Milk almond pastry is the Princess Consort's favorite. And... I have also prepared a portion for the Prince."

Xie Shang looked in the direction Xu Mama was pointing. Everything was exquisite, but there were only two small pieces on each plate. He wondered if this was an extra portion. Did Jiang Fenghua usually only eat one piece of each dish?

He slowly sat down in his seat.

Jiang Fenghua sat gracefully on the stool and said gently, "Please enjoy your meal, Your Highness," before falling silent.

Xie Shang nodded.

There were small forks, spoons, chopsticks, and soup spoons prepared in front of me, the spoons being tiny and cute.

Xie Shang simply picked up the chopsticks that were more comfortable with him and started eating.

Jiang Fenghua, on the other hand, ate slowly and carefully with a small spoon. It took her ten spoonfuls to finish a small piece of pastry. Yet, the way she ate was also exquisite. For some reason, he didn't find her delicate appearance repulsive.

A thought suddenly popped into Xie Shang's mind: a daughter raised in a scholarly family like the Jiang family would be a respectable wife for any man!

The breakfast lasted half an hour, and the two of them did not utter a single word throughout.

In the end, Xie Shang felt he hadn't eaten enough, but was too embarrassed to say anything. The Jiang family's cooking was indeed exquisite and delicious, with perfect color, aroma, and taste, leaving him wanting more.