The flames crackled as they licked the melting fat, and the aroma of food gradually spread.
"My baking skills aren't very good, and I left in a hurry this time, so I didn't have any seasoning. The food might be a little hard to swallow, but please try to eat as much as you can, Your Majesty. You don't know when you'll be able to eat decent food again."
The man next to him leaned forward, his face taking on a warm hue as he got closer to the flickering bonfire.
"You are surprisingly good at serving others."
She didn't take it seriously, her attention focused on the piece of meat: "Okay, okay, there's still a lot of room for improvement."
"Wei Xiang has been with me since he left Andaoyuan, so he's already used to doing some things. You were born in a marquisate, so you should be served. How come you're so adept at serving others?"
Her hand that was turning over the branches paused, and then she quickly and neatly added some dead branches to the fire.
"I'm not used to being waited on by others, and there's a patient in our house who needs someone to look after him. I'll help out when I'm free."
There was silence for a moment, and then someone said something indifferently.
"So, practice makes perfect."
She felt a little uncomfortable listening to this, so she started to explain again.
"That wouldn't really be considered serving. Since she's someone close to my adoptive father, I naturally consider her a relative. Family members taking care of each other doesn't count as serving."
Hearing this, he suddenly leaned slightly towards her, put one arm on his forehead, and let the long hair on his shoulders fall heavily, brushing her cheek.
"So, for you, am I serving you or taking care of you?"
He was born with a somewhat androgynous appearance, but he was usually very dignified and aloof, so it wouldn't have caused anyone to think anything inappropriate. But now, with just a hint of his casual, lazy demeanor, he made people blush and their hearts race.
Xiao Nan's hand shook so hard that he almost dropped the piece of meat into the fire.
She intuitively felt that there was a trap in this question, but she couldn't figure out what kind of trap it was.
In short, she couldn't say: Because you are the emperor, I must protect you. If you die, won't my whole family be finished?
She stared at the meat in her hand, not daring to move her eyes. She was afraid that if she met that person's gaze, she would be burned like the meat in the next second.
Swallowing, she suddenly saw Pingxian thrown on the ground.
The originally silver pattern on the gun barrel had now turned a deep ochre, the color of the blood that had congealed inside.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is my benefactor, my lifesaver! So this is... a return of gratitude."
As soon as she said this, she wanted to applaud herself.
She is so witty.
Before the other party could speak again, she quickly handed over the meat in her hand.
"Your Majesty, it's ready."
After a while, she saw the white hand take the food and then hand it back, with half of the meat missing.
She looked at the meat in front of her, then at the man.
"What are you looking at me for? Did you poison this and that's why you won't eat it?"
She quickly took it and took a bite to prove her innocence. The man looked at her with a bit of amusement and silently put the torn half of the meat into his mouth.
The dinner was really simple, but both of them ate very slowly, as if this could prolong the process of filling their stomachs, and they ate more and more.
After eating the hot food, the cold surrounding seemed to become less unbearable.
Xiao Nanhui added more firewood to ensure that the fire would retain some warmth before dawn.
Fine snowflakes swirled around the flames, and the originally dry gravel ground became damp and cold because of the falling snow. She moved the fire away a little, revealing the baked and dry ground. She raised her head and was about to call the man, but saw that he had closed his eyes. She didn't know whether he had fallen asleep.
The wound on the palm of his hand was wrapped with some scraps of cloth that she had torn off from the hem of her clothes. A faint trace of blood could be seen through it, and it had turned slightly black due to drying.
After thinking for a moment, she whispered, "Your Majesty, it's time to change the dressing on the wound on your hand."
The man still had his eyes closed, only slightly extending his hand.
Xiao Nanhui leaned over and peeled back the cloth, revealing a blood-crusted wound underneath. Since she had no clean water nearby to wash the wound, she had to use plant juices instead. Even though she had some wound medicine with her, the wound still had some skin turned outward, and the healing process wasn't entirely smooth.
It might leave a scar.
It’s a pity to think about such a beautiful pair of hands.
But considering everything they had been through, leaving behind some light scars might be the best outcome.
For some unknown reason, she suddenly spoke at an inappropriate time.
"It was too dangerous when we were on the edge of the cliff. If it happens again, Your Majesty should let go."
The man's eyelashes fluttered and he glanced at her.
"You should know that I'm not good at letting go."
She choked, but continued, unwilling to give up, "This time, we were lucky to find a grass on the edge of the cliff. There might not be one next time. I was wearing armor, which was very heavy and could have easily pulled Your Majesty over the cliff with me. Wouldn't anyone have survived then... Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of death?"
It was the same in Huozhou before. While the matter of the secret seal was indeed important, it was also particularly dangerous because of this. It was obviously safer to leave it to a trusted confidant, so why did he go there in person with only one guard?
Of course, she didn't ask the following question out loud, but just muttered it in her heart.
She thought the other person would not answer her silly-sounding question, but the person just paused for a moment, as if he was really thinking about the answer to the question.
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