Song Xibai sat up straight, took the chopsticks Wei Hong handed him, picked up a mouthful of noodles, blew on it slightly, and put it in his mouth.
Then comes the blast of air being sucked in.
Seeing that she was engrossed in eating, the crown prince also felt hungry and started eating as well.
Song Xibai didn't even leave the noodle soup behind.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, she comfortably closed her eyes, then felt sleepy and yawned twice, but she endured it. She watched the prince finish eating, and then pulled him to digest his food.
The village was exceptionally quiet at night.
Without the noise of people coming and going during the day, you can feel nature even more.
Song Xibai thought to herself that coming here to escape the summer heat would definitely be more comfortable than staying in the palace.
After walking around, her hands got a little cold. The Crown Prince rubbed the back of her hands and urged her to go back.
Song Xibai looked up at the sky, shaking his head.
"It's a pity I'm not a talented woman, otherwise, it would be very romantic to recite poetry with Your Highness under the moon at this time."
Although she had lived two lives, she was really not good at writing poetry, and she had almost forgotten all the ancient poems she had memorized as a child.
The only line that comes to mind right now is "Raising a cup to invite the bright moon, we become three with my shadow," but that doesn't fit the occasion at all!
The prince almost burst out laughing.
"Why do you always think of such strange things? I like your most authentic self, Qingqing. Let those pretentious people do the poetry and prose! Alright, it's cold and the dew is heavy. If you stay any longer, your body won't be able to take it. Let's go back!"
While the Crown Prince turned around, Song Xibai stuck out her tongue and obediently snuggled up to him as they walked back.
That night, with the Crown Prince in her arms, Song Xibai slept soundly.
The next day, since there was no need to pay respects, Song Xibai slept until dawn.
The Crown Prince opened his eyes at his usual time, but just as he was about to get up, Song Xibai snuggled into his arms and grabbed his belt.
Looking at Song Xibai's sleeping face, the Crown Prince understood for the first time the meaning of the saying, "The spring night is short and the sun rises high, from then on the emperor no longer holds morning court."
Then, the Crown Prince readjusted his position to make Song Xibai more comfortable, and closed his eyes to continue sleeping.
When Song Xibai woke up, it was already past 9 AM.
She sat up instinctively, feeling somewhat dazed, and it took her a while to truly come to her senses.
Turning his head to look at the water clock, Song Xibai's eyes widened in surprise.
It's almost noon!
Oh no!
She rolled over to get out of bed, but her movements were too hasty, and her hand slipped on the edge of the bed, almost causing her to fall.
Luckily, my foot caught on the bed curtains, and I didn't actually fall.
The Crown Prince opened his eyes abruptly and saw Song Xibai with half her body outside the bed and the other half hanging from the bed curtains. He was so frightened that he quickly pulled her back.
"what you do?!"
The crown prince roared anxiously, and searched her body up and down with both hands. Only after confirming that she was alright did he let out a long sigh of relief.
Song Xibai felt extremely embarrassed.
For someone this old to almost fall off the bed, people would laugh their heads off if they heard it.
She covered her face, rolled over, and curled herself back into the blankets.
I don't want to come out again!
The Crown Prince lifted the blanket and put on his shoes. When he turned his head, he found that Song Xibai had completely burrowed into the blanket, with only the top of her head showing. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Stop fooling around, get up now, your dad's here!"
The Crown Prince gently ruffled Song Xibai's hair.
Song Xibai revealed a small face: "Your Highness, you mustn't tell my father about this."
The prince pinched her cheek: "Fine, I won't say."
Song Xibai then crawled out from under the covers.
Upon hearing the commotion, Wei Hong brought in the hot water and other items that she had prepared beforehand.
Song Xibai didn't ask her to serve her. She washed up, changed her clothes, and even tied her hair up by herself.
She didn't know the complicated hairstyles of the palace, so she simply combed her hair high, wrapped it around a few times, tied it into a single bun, and inserted a simple hairpin on each side. That was it.
Turning around, I saw that the Crown Prince had also finished washing and grooming himself.
Song Xibai exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness can even comb your own hair?"
The prince's technique was quite similar to hers; both of them styled their hair in the simplest way possible.
“I learned it a few years ago when I went out of the capital to provide disaster relief on behalf of my father.”
Song Xibai leaned back in her chair, watching the Crown Prince groom herself.
Once outside the palace, the Crown Prince made her feel much more real and down-to-earth.
Perhaps in the palace, in that kind of environment, he sometimes had to suppress his true nature, even if it meant putting on an act, to appear as an arrogant crown prince.
Once at the manor, there were no palace rules or restrictions, and especially when he was with Song Xibai, the Crown Prince stopped paying attention to formalities.
After tidying up, the Crown Prince walked up to Song Xibai and asked her.
"how?"
Song Xibai was very supportive and gave him a big smile.
"Your Highness is wonderful! Very good."
The crown prince chuckled and reached out to pull her: "That sounds like you're coaxing a child."
"No way! I genuinely think Your Highness is wonderful!"
Song Xibai opened her eyes slightly, trying her best to defend herself.
Hmm, maybe my tone was a bit too exaggerated. I'll be more careful next time.
The two walked towards the front yard, chatting and laughing.
As soon as they stepped out of the second gate, the two saw Song Siyuan standing in the courtyard, talking to Dingxiang.
Hearing the noise, Song Siyuan turned around and saw the two of them; his face immediately fell.
"Look at you, getting up so late, do you think this is your own home? If outsiders find out about your laziness, they'll definitely say you don't follow the rules."
Song Siyuan pointed at Song Xibai and lectured him.
Before Song Xibai could speak, the Crown Prince pulled her behind him.
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