Chapter 272
He pushed the drawer, which was holding the embroidery hoop, further inside with his hand under the table.
Shen Qingnian walked to Song Xuan's side and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what were you doing just now?"
The way her hand moved up and down made it hard for her not to suspect anything.
Song Xuan got up and walked around the desk. He came to Shen Qingnian's side and helped her up: "I was just handling some official business. Qingnian, did you bring me something to eat?"
Seeing that the man didn't speak, Shen Qingnian didn't bring up the matter again. She waved the food box in her hand and said, "It's some braised offal. The imperial chef His Majesty sent me is very good at making braised offal, so I thought I'd send some over."
Song Xuan took the food box and placed it on the small table next to him, saying happily, "Qing Nian is truly thoughtful."
Today was Qingnian's first time back, and he was very happy, whatever her purpose was.
“Xiao Xi and Yan Qing both really like it, especially the braised beef,” Shen Qingnian said as she opened the food box. The aroma of the braised beef filled the air, making everyone’s mouths water.
She handed the silver chopsticks from the food box to Song Xuan. After he took them and put a piece of beef in his mouth, she said indifferently, "I've heard that His Majesty has been frequently visiting the Goddess these past few days."
Interactions between the inside and outside of the hall also count as interactions.
"Cough cough cough..." Upon hearing this, Song Xuan seemed to choke. Seeing this, Shen Qingnian poured him some tea and handed it to him.
After the man took the tea and drank it, he looked at Shen Qingnian with a hint of grievance in his eyes: "I have never had any contact with the goddess, so don't slander me."
They really spout all sorts of nonsense.
Shen Qingnian said calmly, "Oh."
They looked disbelieving.
Seeing her indifferent expression, Song Xuan felt a little anxious and couldn't help but explain, "Qing Nian, that goddess is bothering me every day because she received a secret letter from the Crown Prince Chongmeng. I don't want to see her, but I want to see what she will do next."
The fact that the eldest prince was able to send messages into the palace was actually intentional; he wanted to turn the tables on the prince.
Shen Qingnian nodded knowingly: "Next, we'll climb into your bed."
Song Xuan was taken aback upon hearing this, then apologized: "Qing Nian, it was my fault. I didn't think things through enough. I wanted to try to get some useful information from this, but I didn't consider your feelings. The secret letter is on the table. You can go and take a look."
He did indeed act improperly, as he did not discuss it with Qingnian beforehand, which led to the misunderstanding.
He and Qingnian were already very close, so he should take the initiative to bring up these things.
Seeing that the man's attitude was sincere, Shen Qingnian didn't say anything more.
She wasn't angry; at most, she was just puzzled. She wondered why the man didn't just send the goddess away. Given his personality, the goddess wouldn't perform a second time after her first dance.
She became interested in the secret letter: "The braised pork is delicious, you should eat more, I'm going to take a look at the secret letter."
Seeing that she didn't seem angry, Song Xuan felt relieved and started eating the braised pork as instructed.
It was already afternoon, and he was a little hungry.
Shen Qingnian came to the desk and looked at it. She saw the letter on the corner of the desk. The desk was wide, so she had to go around to the other side to get the letter.
But as she went around it, something else caught her attention.
Shen Qingnian's gaze fell on the drawer under the table. She saw that there was an embroidery hoop in the half-open drawer.
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