I sat up and glanced at the fan in his hand. No wonder I didn't feel very hot; he had been fanning himself the whole time, and it was quite effective. I took a basin from the warehouse, put an ice cube in it, and then I felt much cooler.

Xiao Yubai waited for her to straighten up before taking the bundle beside him out of the carriage. The bundle contained food, which he gave to the guard before telling him to find a place to stop and rest for a while before continuing his journey.

After the carriage stopped, An Shuyi took out a basin to wash up. Her hair was neatly combed, but whenever she sweated, it would stick to the back of her neck, which was very uncomfortable. She lifted the curtain and got off the carriage to find a secluded place to relieve herself.

When she returned and saw Xiao Yubai by the carriage, she ignored him and walked around slowly. She felt bored staying in the carriage all day and got hungry after walking for a while before getting back into the carriage.

He took out a char siu bao, chicken feet, sticky rice chicken, shrimp dumplings, and finally a bowl of noodles. "What would you like to eat?"

"Anything is fine?"

"Yes, anything I have here is fine." She has the most food here. Hua Hua also has some, but not much. Thinking of Hua Hua, she hasn't drunk any alcohol for several days.

I still want to eat hot pot. She has meat and hot pot base here, so we can have it for dinner. But it's not very convenient to stay in a guesthouse.

"How many more days until we arrive?"

Xiao Yubai was about to say that a bowl of noodles would be enough, but when he heard her ask this, he hurriedly replied, "There are still two days left. I'll have the guards hurry up."

An Shuyi nodded, "What do you want to eat?"

"A bowl of noodles will do."

She took out the noodles for him before eating her own. Her noodles were pea and minced meat noodles, made by Huahua, but unfortunately there wasn't much.

"Madam, why is my noodle different from yours?"

"Mine was made by Huahua, it's one of a kind, you don't have it." After saying that, she picked up a char siu bao, took a big bite, and said, "Delicious."

It turns out that Madam Xia made it. I never expected that Madam Xia, who looks so cold, could cook. You really can't judge a book by its cover. Maybe he should learn to cook too, so he can win Madam's favor.

After they finished eating and rested for a while, the guards came to drive the carriage. It wasn't until dark that they saw the inn ahead. There were hardly any people inside. The owner was doing accounts at the counter, his abacus clicking away.

Xiao Yubai requested two rooms, told the guards to eat on their own, and then followed An Shuyi to her room, instructing the waiter to bring water up.

"Go outside and wait." After saying that, he shooed the person out of the room, closed the door, and went to take a shower.

Although there was ice that day, it was still hot. She was also prone to sweating, often feeling sweat under her arms and on her back. After washing up, she changed into her pajamas, which were short-sleeved, but thankfully they had a round neck.

She opened the door and let Xiao Yubai in. He wasn't afraid of being embarrassed, and she wasn't afraid to wear anything either, since this scoundrel hadn't booked an extra room.

Xiao Yubai came in, saw that she was dressed lightly, rubbed his nose, and then went behind the screen to take a bath, not caring at all that the water had been used.

An Shuyi noticed that he had forgotten to dry his hair. She was about to call him, but then she saw him taking off his clothes, so she could only turn her head away. "Couldn't you have gone behind the screen to take them off? Also, let's get another room later."

"Madam, there are no rooms left. When I opened the room, these were the only two rooms available. There are no more."

"Then go live with your bodyguard. If that doesn't work, you can sleep in the carriage."

"Madam, how can two grown men stay together? People will definitely gossip if they see us. I'll share a room with you. Don't worry, I'll take responsibility. How about we get married after we reach the border?"

"No, hurry up, my hair isn't dry yet."

"I'll be quick, Madam, please wait a moment." Xiao Yubai quickened his pace and finished washing up in no time, coming out wearing only a pair of trousers.

"Put your clothes on, or I'll throw you out."

"Hehe, Madam is afraid of the heat, and so am I." Although he said that, he still put on his inner clothes, then walked over, placed his hand on An Shuyi's hair, and used his inner strength to dry her hair instantly.

He picked up the comb from the table and started to comb her hair, but it was quickly snatched away. He could only sit beside her and watch her comb her hair.

"Madam, you are so beautiful."

"Thank you for the compliment." She tossed him the comb, took out a few dishes from the cards and placed them on top, then took out a pastry to eat. She hadn't felt like eating dinner lately.

"Eat your meal, and then peel some fruit for me."

Xiao Yubai dried his hair, then fixed it in place. Seeing that she wasn't eating a meal but rather snacks, he asked, "Isn't Madam eating?"

"I don't want to eat it, it's too greasy." She wanted to eat hot pot, the really spicy kind.

"Greasy? I'll have the innkeeper cook you some plain porridge, okay?"

"No, I'll just have some snacks, you eat!" Plain porridge is bland and tasteless; all she wants now is to get to the border as soon as possible so she can have a proper hot pot meal to satisfy her craving.

"Alright then, let me know when you'd like to eat, Madam. Just bring out the fruit, and I'll peel it for you now." Meals can be eaten anytime, but if Madam wants fruit, then it has to be peeled first.

An Shuyi nodded and took out avocados, kiwis, peaches, loquats, and cherries from the warehouse. "Peel these. Peel this one by hand. This one doesn't need peeling; just wash it."

She originally wanted to eat durian, but she was worried that the smell would be too strong and make people cry, so she opted for something milder.

Xiao Yubai nodded and did as she instructed, peeling and cleaning the fruits as needed, then cutting them into small pieces and placing them in a bowl. "Madam, it's ready."

"Thank you, please eat." She placed the fruit plate in front of her, a fork appeared in her hand, and she began to eat her fruit. She ate a few pieces of each kind and then stopped. "I haven't touched this side."

"Don't worry, Madam. Even if you've only licked it, I'll still eat it."

"Stop talking, let's eat!" This man is really hard to be nice to, he's too greasy. He walked to the window and sat down, a storybook appeared in his hand, and he sat there reading it intently. He slept a lot during the day, so he couldn't sleep now.

Seeing that she was focused, Xiao Yubai didn't disturb her. He quickly finished his meal, walked to the screen, took down the clothes hanging there, and prepared to go downstairs to wash them.

“I still have clothes to wear, so I don’t need to wash them. You can wash them together when we get to the border. Don’t worry, it’s all your work, no one will take it from you,” An Shuyi said.

Although she was reading a storybook, she was also paying attention to him. Not many people would take the initiative to wash clothes, let alone wash them for her.

"Then we'll wash them at the border." Hearing her say that, Xiao Yubai had no choice but to hang up the clothes, gather the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and bring them to her. Then, she pointed at them and they disappeared. Only then did he wipe the table clean with a towel.

After wiping her down, I sat down beside her and read a storybook with her. But as the night deepened, she still hadn't gone to sleep, so I had to remind her, "Madam, it's late, you should go to sleep."

An Shuyi looked at it intently and casually replied, "Go to sleep by yourself, I'm not sleepy yet."

Xiao Yubai had no choice but to go to sleep. When he woke up again, the lady who had been reading the storybook had moved from the window to the bed, but showed no sign of wanting to sleep. "Madam, we should set off now."

"So soon." It hadn't been long since they'd been looking, and they were already setting off. He took a cloak from the warehouse and put it on, too lazy to change his clothes.

"Madam, aren't you going to change into your ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress)?"