Even Fu Huaichu himself had not imagined that one day he, the crown prince, would actually cook by himself.

And it was in the countryside, cooking for a civilian girl, and the two of them were sitting at the same table eating.

If those people in the capital knew about this, they would be absolutely shocked.

Some time ago, Fu Huaichu saw Su Zhiruan busying around every day, and he could have just left it alone and let her do whatever she wanted.

But inadvertently, he heard her sigh that the previous Erniu brother was very gentle, and if he thought of the past, he would definitely live and work with her in harmony.

Fu Huaichu found a reason. He couldn't let Su Zhiruan see the flaw. Now he needed to stay here, so he had to disguise himself as Su Erniu as much as possible, whom he had never met and only lived in Su Zhiruan's words.

He originally wanted to farm with her and go up the mountain to look for herbs, but Su Zhiruan rejected his plan on the grounds that he needed to recuperate.

In the end, he, a prince, actually stayed and cooked for him and Su Zhiruan every day like a young wife.

He moved his chopsticks but did not pick up any food. He was reminiscing in his mind, but his eyes were looking at Su Zhiruan.

She seemed to be in a good mood. She ate with big mouthfuls and gave a thumbs up. "Brother Erniu, I didn't expect you to be so talented in cooking. It's delicious!"

She praised from the bottom of her heart, saying that the rice porridge was rich and soft, melted in the mouth, and had the fragrance of rice. The green vegetables were light and refreshing, and one bite made her feel refreshed and her mouth full of fragrance. The egg custard had no bubbles at all. She scooped a spoonful with a spoon and it was fragrant and tender, with some chopped green onions on top. The sauce tasted excellent, and every bite was so fragrant that it made people want to bite off their tongue.

Fu Huaichu looked at the girl's sparkling eyes. He picked up a vegetable and suddenly said, "I have never cooked before."

Su Zhiruan thought, it would be strange if he had ever cooked. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince grew up in the palace and was the future ruler of the dynasty. Even if he cooked for him personally, who would dare to eat?

But on the surface, Su Zhiruan pretended to be shocked, "Brother Erniu, you are quite talented in this area. I didn't expect that you can cook so well just when you first started. Whoever follows you will be blessed."

Fu Huaichu felt better. He and Su Zhiruan sat together and finished the meal together. After the meal, Su Zhiruan took the initiative to clean up the dishes.

"Brother Erniu, I'll change the medicine for you later, you go back first." Su Zhiruan quickly washed the dishes while instructing Fu Huaichu.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him nod slightly and then walk into the room.

Outsiders who don't know the situation might think that they live together, working from sunrise to sunset every day, and anyone with a discerning eye would think that they are a young couple.

But perhaps she was the only one who knew that all of this was a disguise between the two of them.

Su Zhiruan pretended that he was her cousin and was able to keep the noble and unparalleled Crown Prince. In order to stay and recuperate, or to avoid someone, Fu Huaichu followed her words and pretended to be her cousin.

She was just a peasant girl, and Fu Huaichu was the crown prince. If she waited for him to return to the capital and the Eastern Palace, the difficulty of completing her mission would skyrocket.

It would be better to complete the task as quickly as possible now and get pregnant with his child.

After washing the dishes, Su Zhiruan tidied the stove, wiped his hands, took the medicine powder and cotton cloth and returned to the room.

With the creaking sound of the door, the first person she saw was the tall and graceful Fu Huaichu standing in front of her herbal drawer.

Even in such an environment and wearing such clothes, he could not hide his expression.

He is very tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His hair is tied up. His eyebrows and eyes are as clear as the moon and the stars. His lips are also beautiful. There is a teardrop mole under the corner of his eye, which is not very obvious and can only be seen when you observe closely. His nose is high and angular.

"Brother Erniu, lie down quickly. I'll change your medicine." Su Zhiruan approached him and raised the cotton cloth and the small bottle of medicine powder in his hand. "Are you feeling better recently?"

"It's much better now." Fu Huaichu sat on the bed and moved his arm. "It's just that my hand is bleeding."

"Ah?" Su Zhiruan looked over and found that the sword wound on her right arm was oozing bright red blood, which had soaked the cotton cloth. She immediately sat down next to Fu Huaichu and said, "Brother Erniu, raise your arm higher to slow down the bleeding."

Fu Huaichu did as he was told and raised his arms.

Su Zhiruan was sitting next to him, and the action of bandaging his arm made the distance between them very close.

At this moment, when Fu Huaichu lowered his head, he could see the wooden hairpin on her bun and smell the faint herbal fragrance on her body.

She was very plain, not even having a suitable piece of gold or silver jewelry. Ever since he had seen her, it seemed as if she had always had her black hair neatly tied up with a wooden hairpin, meticulously, but her exposed snow-white neck was so slender that it seemed as if one could wrap his hand around her entire body.

The two of them were so close that he could clearly feel her gentle movements as she slowly bandaged the wound on his arm, quickly stopped the bleeding, applied medicine powder on it, and wrapped it with cotton cloth.

His breathing suddenly became faster.

Before today, he didn't have these messy thoughts, but now...

Fu Huaichu looked at Su Zhiruan. When she was busy, her whole face was full of seriousness, which made people fascinated by her.

"Can you put your hands down now?" He found a new topic to ask, turned his head away, and managed to calm himself down.

After Su Zhiruan finished bandaging it, he smiled and nodded, "It's okay now."

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Afterwards, Fu Huaichu slowly put down his arm, and at this time——

He accidentally touched the girl's cheek.

At this moment, he was stunned for a second before looking at Su Zhiruan, "Sorry."

"It's okay, it's okay." Su Zhiruan didn't take it seriously. She stood up and sat on the other side of Fu Huaichu, preparing to bandage his arm. "Raise your arm, it's bleeding too."

"Okay." Fu Huaichu responded and then raised his arm.

The room was very quiet at this time, and the only sound one could hear was the two people's extremely shallow breathing.

Fu Huaichu rubbed his fingertips.

The soft touch from before was still lingering on his hand.

Her cheeks were very soft, like the smoothest silk, like warm jade.

The touch was warm and smooth, and for no reason, he thought of the cat in the East Palace.

Su Zhiruan is very thin, but has some baby fat on her cheeks, which makes her look round. She has a small and delicate oval face. She is born with a smiling face and looks very pleasing. Even her eyes are almond-shaped eyes without any aggressiveness, which makes people feel good about her at first sight.

At this time, Fu Huaichu thought the same thing.

For a moment, something he had never thought of appeared in his mind. Her cheeks were so soft, so...

Fu Huaichu looked at the girl who was bandaging his arm carefully, but his eyes gradually darkened.

If, just live like this, with her.

What kind of scene would that be? (End of this chapter)