Chapter 263
Shen Qingnian looked at Song Xuan, who had a cold expression. He walked straight to the chair and sat down, with Xia Zi following behind him carrying a food box.
She waved to Xiaoju, who was kneeling on the ground, and Xiaoju carefully got up and stepped aside with her head down.
"Your Majesty, did you bring something good?" Shen Qingnian asked with a smile, not at all intimidated by Song Xuan's coldness.
Xia Zi placed the food box on the table and said solicitously, "His Majesty has recently acquired some venison, so he specially ordered his servants to cut the freshest and most tender parts and send them over for Miss Liu to try."
Although it is autumn now, the hunted venison will spoil if left for a few days. This venison was delivered by fast horse with ice.
Shen Qingnian looked at Song Xuan in the chair, her tone tinged with tenderness: "It is Your Majesty's thoughtfulness."
Today she was planning to make a barbecue, and this venison was a perfect addition to the dish. The thinly sliced venison was grilled until it was fragrant and tender, and the taste was excellent.
Upon hearing this, Song Xuan snorted coldly. His expression remained cold, and his indifferent demeanor was enough to terrify the ministers of the previous dynasty, but Shen Qingnian was not afraid.
The man's tone was icy: "You're getting bolder and bolder these days. Not only do you spout nonsense, but you also went to see Prince Chongmeng on your own. You were having a great time with Xiaoxi and Yanqing in the prince's palace?"
He had finally managed to find some free time today, intending to thoroughly study the double-sided embroidery technique, when he heard from a palace servant that she had taken her two children to the hostage's palace and stayed there for nearly an hour before emerging with a smile.
Upon hearing this, he lost all interest in further study and immediately went to the Golden Palace.
Hearing the man's somewhat annoyed words, Shen Qingnian paused for a moment, then her smile widened.
"Your Majesty is blaming me for going to see the hostage," Shen Qingnian said with a hint of teasing.
The person adopted such a cold demeanor because they were jealous.
Song Xuan sensed the teasing in Shen Qingnian's words. Feeling a little uncomfortable, he cleared his throat and said in a high-sounding tone, "The hostage is the Third Prince of Chongmeng. We must not get too close to him."
He knew men's minds best; they were either ill-intentioned or had ulterior motives. Qing Nian was naive and couldn't see through it at all.
“It’s not that I want to get to know him better, it’s just that today I took the children to fly kites, and the kite broke and fell into the palace. I just went to retrieve the kite,” Shen Qingnian’s eyes were about to overflow with laughter.
Upon hearing this, Song Xuan couldn't help but ask, "Then why did you stay in his palace for so long?"
"The kite was torn by a tree branch when it fell, and the hostage kindly helped to repair it, which is why it took a few hours," Shen Qingnian answered truthfully.
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Xuan immediately said in a gloomy tone: "There are so many palace servants to fill the vacancy, yet he insists on currying favor with them. He is truly a cunning man."
Although she said that, the pent-up frustration she had been holding in had finally dissipated.
He knew for sure that there was nothing between the two of them, but when he heard that Qing Nian had been staying in Meng Yun's palace for a long time, he felt a little sad.
People in love will feel jealous and upset if their partner even glances at someone else; even the emperor is no exception.
Shen Qingnian noticed that the man's expression relaxed. She pointed to the venison on the table and said, "His Majesty just sent over some venison. Let's roast it tonight."
This is to invite people to stay for dinner.
Song Xuan nodded, a hint of gentleness finally appearing in his eyes.
Shen Qingnian waved for the palace servants to take the venison away, then looked at Song Xuan and said softly, "His Majesty said I should go to the palace of the hostage. What does His Majesty think of the Goddess?"
If a man comes to confront her, she should also settle accounts; there's no reason why he should be the only one jealous.
Song Xuan understood Shen Qingnian's meaning. He coughed lightly and softened his tone: "I have no interest in the Goddess Chongmeng. Although she ambushed me on the road, as you just said, if I take the bait, I would be unworthy of the throne."
Since Qing Nian has indulged his possessiveness, he will treat her equally.
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