Song Jiaren carefully lifted the corner of the quilt a little, revealing her head. She looked at the Crown Prince standing beside the bed. He looked clean and refreshed, and she knew she had not vomited on him. She breathed a sigh of relief and propped herself up to sit up.
Gu Zhen helped her drink the medicine. Seeing that she was frowning with bitterness, he took out a packet of candied fruit and handed it to her, saying, "This is the only packet. Eat it sparingly." He had asked Shi Tou for this packet of candied fruit before he left, fearing that she would have no snacks on the road.
Song Jiaren misunderstood and thought he had no money and only bought her this one bag, so she was so moved that she cried out "Thank you very much."
She took a candied fruit and put it in her mouth. It tasted like and sweet like jujube. The seeds had been removed and the flesh was soft, tender and sweet. The bitterness and ginger taste of the seasickness medicine she had just taken disappeared in an instant, leaving only sweetness in her mouth. She couldn't help but eat several more.
Gu Zhen frowned as he watched. Eating too much of such sweet and greasy food would be bad for the teeth. "Aren't you tired of it? Drink some water."
"It's not greasy. The sweetness is acceptable, not too sweet." Song Jiaren thought of the egg tarts and cheesecakes she had eaten in modern times. This candied fruit was not very sweet.
"Do you want to try it?" Song Jiaren handed one to him.
Gu Zhen turned his head away and said, "I don't like sweets."
Forget candied fruit, he never drank any sweet soup when he was in the palace.
Seeing that he really didn't want to eat, Song Jiaren ate it herself, smiling with satisfaction.
The seasickness medicine was quite effective. Although she didn't feel very energetic at noon, at least she didn't feel nauseous or want to vomit, but she still felt a little dizzy and confused.
"Are you hungry?" Gu Zhen took out a pack of instant noodles from his bag and soaked them in hot water. "Have some noodles. Although there is a stove on the boat, passengers are not allowed to use it, so there is no way to cook."
Song Jiaren lay on the small bed, looking sick and with no appetite. "I don't want to eat. You eat it."
"How can you not eat?" Gu Zhen was worried that she had just vomited and her stomach was empty. If she didn't eat, she would fall ill. What's the use of those candied fruits? Therefore, his tone was a little serious.
Song Jiaren didn't know what was wrong. When she saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowning and looking at her fiercely, she immediately started crying out of grievance. She also felt ashamed and crawled into the quilt and sobbed quietly.
Gu Zhen was shocked. He said nothing and did nothing.
Why are you crying?
"...Come out, didn't I just tell you that you were stuffy under the quilt..." Before he could finish his words, his crying became louder. He held his forehead helplessly and said, "I didn't mean to say anything to you. I was just worried that you would have no strength if you didn't eat."
A dull voice came from under the quilt, "I'm not blaming you, I just don't know what happened just now, my eyes are blurry..." Song Jiaren found a clumsy excuse. Whether he believed it or not, she couldn't think of anything else for the time being. Anyway, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had seen her in all her looks, and she just vomited in front of him. If she were an ordinary woman in ancient times, she would definitely be ashamed to death.
Instead, she suddenly realized that since it had come to this, she might as well act like a scoundrel and let him have a taste of her own medicine.
A smile flashed in Gu Zhen's eyes. Not wanting to add fuel to the fire, he said calmly, "Then be obedient and come out to eat some noodles and drink some hot soup."
Song Jiaren crawled out from under the quilt, her eyes still red with tears, and she sniffed the aroma of instant noodles. "...Then I'll have a couple of bites." She said it reluctantly.
Gu Zhen handed her the instant noodles and watched her hold the big bowl and eat mouthful after mouthful. Finally, she gulped down all the soup.
Song Jiaren felt a little embarrassed looking at the empty bowl of instant noodles. She had clearly said that she would only eat two bites, but when the food entered her stomach, her stomach suddenly felt better and her appetite came back. She couldn't control herself and ate it all.
"I accidentally ate all your noodles, what are you going to do?"
Gu Zhen casually took out another packet and said, "I'll make another bowl. I took a lot before I left."
Song Jiaren felt bad because there was only one bowl for instant noodles, the one she had used before. Afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would dislike it, she sat up, lifted the quilt, put on her shoes, and went out to wash the bowl.
Gu Zhen saw her stand up and thought she was going to the toilet, but he saw her holding the big bowl, so he stopped her and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"I'll go wash this bowl before you make instant noodles." Song Jiaren held a large bowl in her hand, which showed signs of use.
Gu Zhen felt that there was no need to wash it, so he reached out and took the big bowl and put the noodles in it to soak. "What are you afraid of if you have used it before? I don't despise you."
Song Jiaren would not despise herself at all, so she ignored him and lay down on the small bed after eating and drinking without any image, watching the Crown Prince finish a bowl of instant noodles elegantly and quickly.
"Why are you staring at me?" Gu Zhen asked her with a smile. She had been watching him eat since just now. Wasn't she full?
Song Jiaren met his smiling eyes and said confidently, "I just think instant noodles are really convenient and delicious, I didn't look at anything else."
"Oh, I thought you weren't full." Gu Zhen cleared the dishes.
"I'm full, but a little stuffy." Song Jiaren felt uncomfortable and couldn't stay any longer. She completely forgot what she had said when she insisted on coming here, that she would stay in the cabin and not go out.
Begging, "Can we go out for a walk?"
Gu Zhen looked outside through the window. The sun was shining brightly, so it would be nice to go out for a stroll. "I'll wash the dishes. You get up and put on your coat. The wind is a bit strong."
The river was wide, and a large ship was sailing on the river. The cold wind blew the sails. Song Jiaren breathed in the fresh air and felt much better. "It's because the cabin is too stuffy that I get seasick. It's just a little cold outside. If it were spring or summer, it would be nice to play on the boat for a few days. Now I can only stay in the cabin, which is a bit boring."
Gu Zhen stood beside her, blocking most of the cold wind. "This is how it is on the boat." After all, the space is limited, and this is the only place to move around.
"Is this also your first time on a boat, Your Highness?" Song Jiaren stood beside him, not feeling the cold wind, and knew that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was silently blocking it.
Gu Zhen looked at the surging river water, which was split into two by the boat, and whispered, "I've been on a few boats, both pleasure boats and cruise ships, but never a passenger ship like this. When I went out before, I usually rode horses to the official road, so I didn't have the opportunity to take a passenger ship."
Song Jiaren felt a little cold after standing for a long time. Although she was reluctant to leave the fresh air here, she was also afraid of catching a cold or getting sick. She knew with her eyes closed that there was definitely no doctor on the ship.
"Let's go back." Gu Zhen saw her hugging her arms tightly and wanted to take her back.
Two burly men in dark cotton robes came out of the cabin, along with two thin and slender women holding children. The woman looked at Song Jiaren, smiled shyly, and followed the men forward, standing on the deck to bask in the sun.
Song Jiaren and Gu Zhen returned to the cabin and became increasingly sleepy. They slowly fell asleep under the quilt. When they woke up, there was only a small light on in the cabin, and it was dim. There was a large bowl on the table, and an enticing aroma wafted out of it, but it was not the smell of instant noodles.
She sat up and asked, "What is this?" It seemed like some kind of soup, but where could she get it here?
"Fish soup."
Fish soup?
This shouldn't be something you brought with you when you left, and it's been there for a while. The big bowl doesn't feel hot at all. "Where did the fish soup come from?"
Gu Zhen said calmly, "While you were asleep, I sent a few soldiers who were good at swimming to catch fish in the river. They were tired of eating instant noodles all day, so they wanted to improve their taste. I also sent a few fish to the stewards on the boat and used their stove to make fish soup."
Song Jiaren looked at the tender white fish and green chopped green onions in the big bowl, swallowed her saliva and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"I ate with the soldiers."
After receiving the reply, Song Jiaren picked up the bowl and took a sip without any psychological burden.
The meat was tender and boneless, and the whole bowl was filled with smooth fish meat. Although it was only sprinkled with salt and chopped green onions, it was already extremely delicious for Song Jiaren, who had experienced seasickness.
After finishing the bowl of fish soup, there was a knock on the door outside the cabin. Gu Zhen asked Song Jiaren to lie down and cover herself with the quilt, then opened the door.
"Sir, thank you for the fish soup. This is some dried meat that the child's mother dried. I'll give it to you and your wife to try."
Song Jiaren took a curious look and saw that it was one of the two strong men she met on the deck.
Gu Zhen was stuffed with a handful of dried meat. The man walked away quickly. He closed the door with an awkward look on his face and left the dried meat on the table without moving.
Song Jiaren was curious about what happened while she was asleep and asked, "Why did he give you dried meat? Do you know each other?"
Gu Zhen glanced at her nonchalantly. "We caught a lot of fish. The child in the cabin was crying, and the man could only hold him and comfort him dryly, saying that the child couldn't eat the dry food, and the child's mother hadn't eaten either and couldn't feed the child. I was afraid that the child's crying would wake you, so I asked someone to give them some fish soup when they made it."
Song Jiaren had long known that the Crown Prince was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, so she wasn't surprised that he would send fish soup to someone. She smiled and said, "Next time if there's anything delicious, why not share some with them? Just think of it as a way to prevent the child from crying and disturbing me."
Gu Zhen just lay on his side without saying a word.
Song Jiaren knew that he agreed, and she didn't say anything, which meant she didn't object.
Because she had taken a nap at noon, she couldn't fall asleep for a while at night. She listened to the howling cold wind outside and felt the swaying ship. The small bed opposite her, an arm's length away, was illuminated by the moonlight. Her usually cold eyes were closed at this moment. She was lying flat and straight, with a high nose bridge on her well-defined profile and her thin lips tightly pursed.
I heard that men with thin lips are unfeeling and have little desire, and I also heard that men with high nose bridges have strong sexual desires...
Under the dim light, Song Jiaren's face flushed red, as if blood was about to drip out. She actually took advantage of the other person's sleep to imagine all kinds of nonsense. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell asleep, otherwise it would be really embarrassing. She closed her eyes and dared not stare at the person opposite her anymore.
The eyes that were originally closed on the opposite side suddenly opened, and the eyes were clear. He looked at the person who was forced to sleep with a blush on his face, as if thinking about something.
In the second half of the night, Song Jiaren was already sleeping soundly when the whole ship suddenly shook violently. There was also a loud noise and the shouting of women and children outside.
She woke up instantly and sat up.
He looked at the Crown Prince who was already dressed neatly and wearing a sword.
"What's going on?"
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