Chapter 138 Can You Stay With Me for a While?
Shang Xi really likes being ordered around by Xiao Ning like this; it makes him feel very familiar and close to him...
He took the vegetables and a wooden basin and sat on a small stool on the kitchen floor. While picking vegetables, he looked up at Xiao Ning from time to time.
I used to do the job of picking vegetables at Aunt Zhou’s house, and now I can say that I am very familiar with it.
Xiao Ning looked like a veteran when she was processing the meat. Her knife skills were adept and the meat was sliced to the right thickness.
Shang Xi asked, "Did you cook often before?"
Xiao Ning: “…”
Oops, I was careless!
He was so busy trying to make the princess happy that he forgot that as the heir of a marquisate, even if she was being scolded by her elders, she shouldn't be able to cook...
Especially in this era, the idea that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen is advocated.
"Uh...it seems quite interesting, so I'll try it. I don't make it often, but I hope the princess doesn't find it unpalatable."
Shang Xi just asked casually, not trying to pry into anything. He just smiled and said, "You are so modest. The barbecue you had in the paddock last time was delicious..."
Xiao Ning smiled and said, "Princess's barbecue is delicious too."
Speaking of the meat he grilled, Shang Xi thought of the barbecue she had eaten that he had bitten...
Shang Xi was picking vegetables in his hands, but his eyes fell on Xiao Ning's slightly pursed lips as he was carefully slicing meat.
Good fans...
He swallowed and turned his head away.
The roots of the ears turned red.
My heartbeat is also a little fast.
Does the thing she bit him count as...
Shang Xi didn't dare to think about it anymore.
If he keeps thinking about it, he might lose his composure...
Xiao Ning finished slicing the meat and turned around. "Have you picked the vegetables? If you have, go wash the lotus roots."
“Okay, okay…”
Shang Xi spoke, his voice a little hoarse.
Xiao Ning: “…”
She came over and asked curiously, "Why is your voice hoarse?"
Shang Xi: "...No, it's okay, my throat is a little dry. I've picked the vegetables, you go and do it, I'll go wash the lotus roots..."
Xiao Ning looked at him suspiciously.
You were fine just now, but suddenly your throat becomes dry?
"Go get it quickly, I'm starving..."
Seeing Xiao Ning staring at him, Shang Xi didn't dare to raise his head out of guilt and could only urge.
Xiao Ning took the basin he handed over and turned to cut vegetables.
Shang Xi looked at her back, let out a breath, stood up, took the lotus root and went to wash it.
I didn't dare look at her again.
The cook and the maids standing outside were obviously anxious, glancing into the kitchen from time to time, but they couldn't see anything from where they were standing.
Furong glanced at them and said, "Calm down."
A few people swallowed their saliva and replied awkwardly, "Yes."
Furong let out a breath, took a few steps forward, and took a look inside. She saw Shang Xi washing vegetables with his sleeves rolled up, and Xiao Ning cutting vegetables on the other side.
Both of them seemed to be doing it quite well.
They look like an ordinary couple living in harmony.
Furong quietly retreated and returned to my side, continuing to look up at the sky with her sleeves gathered up.
Others: “…”
No, Aunt Furong told them to stay calm, but she went to watch it herself, and even after watching it, she didn't share it...
They were really curious. A princess and her husband had to go into the kitchen to cook...
Do they understand what they are doing?
I just hope the kitchen doesn't burn down...
After all, he is the one who feeds them.
However, to his surprise, not long after, a fragrance wafted from the kitchen.
I'm not exaggerating, it smells really good!
They have never cooked such delicious food...
Smelling this fragrance, everyone swallowed their saliva frantically, even Furong couldn't help but gulp it down.
The cook swallowed her saliva and asked Furong worriedly, "Aunt, do you think the food we usually cook is too bad, so the masters have to cook it themselves..."
Furong swallowed her saliva and replied with a stern face, "Since you know you can't cook well, then study the recipe carefully, learn more and cook more, and strive to make the master happy with the meal."
Give her something good to eat too!
I don't know if the Prince Consort does a lot...
At least leave some for her to taste...
She had never smelled such a delicious smell of food in her life.
The fragrance made me confused.
Xiao Ning is the chef and Shang Xi is the fireman.
The two of them worked for half an hour and finally prepared a table of food.
Looking at the soot on Shang Xi's nose and cheeks, Xiao Ning couldn't help laughing and said, "You look like a little cat, hahahaha..."
Shang Xi: “…”
What do you mean he looks like a kitten?
"Did I get dust on my face?" Shang Xi asked, raising his sleeve to wipe his cheeks twice.
But I didn't rub the right place, and the more I rubbed, the more it became stained.
Xiao Ning laughed even louder. She took out a clean handkerchief from her body, walked over and wiped his face while laughing.
Shang Xi froze immediately.
Xiao Ning was quite close, and he could even see the small hairs on her face. His face was reflected in her dark eyes...
Shang Xi's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken again.
He lowered his eyes and let her wipe his face with the handkerchief.
Occasionally, her fingertips scratched his cheek.
The fingers were a little rough from years of martial arts training, but they were warm, leaving a series of shivers on his skin.
Kind of cool...
But Xiao Ning quickly stepped away, his plain handkerchief stained with black soot. "Okay, it's clean now."
Shang Xi felt a little disappointed, but still smiled and said, "Thank you."
"Let's go, wash your hands and eat. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Shang Xi nodded.
As soon as the two of them left the kitchen, the maids led by Furong immediately surrounded them.
"Your Highness..."
Just as she opened her mouth, Shang Xi said, "Prepare the scented soap. This lady and the Prince Consort need to wash their hands."
The maid went down immediately to make arrangements.
Furong asked, "Is the meal ready? Then shall I have the hall decorated with flowers and serve you and your husband your meal?"
Shang Xi nodded.
Furong was about to arrange for someone to do it, but Shang Xi added, "You watch over it and don't let anyone steal it."
That was made specially for him by Xiao Ning.
Furong: “…”
No, who would dare to eat secretly...
The meals cooked by the two masters themselves...
Xiao Ning glanced at Shang Xi with amusement, "Is it really that serious?"
Shang Xi said seriously: "Of course."
Xiao Ning: “…”
Could it be that the servants in the princess's mansion steal the princess's meals every day?
The two of them came to the flower hall, washed their hands and sat down. Soon Furong led people to put the food on the table.
It doesn’t have any exquisite presentation and looks ordinary, but it exudes an extremely tempting aroma.
“It’s delicious!”
After taking a bite, Shang Xi praised it sincerely.
Xiao Ning picked up some food for him: "As long as you like it..."
"You eat too."
The two of them finished the meal in a harmonious atmosphere.
Seeing Xiao Ning about to leave, Shang Xi opened his mouth and subconsciously said, "Can you not leave..."
As soon as he said this, his face turned red.
What nonsense is he talking about!
Xiao Ning turned around, and Shang Xi whispered to make amends: "I, I'm still a little sad..."
Shang Xi raised his head, his emotions clearly brewing, a hint of sadness flashing through his eyes. "Can you stay with me for a while longer..."
Xiao Ning: “…”
Shang Xi felt a little despicable.
Knowing that she was the most soft-hearted, he took advantage of her soft-heartedness to keep her.
But when he saw her soften her heart and change because of him, he was so happy that his soul seemed to fly.
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