But he stood calmly to the side, arms crossed, as if nothing had happened.
【puff……】
[I realized I actually wanted to laugh, which was rather unkind.]
But the way he had chicken feathers stuck in his hair was really funny, hahaha...
"Cluck cluck cluck—" Even the chicken that Xiao Tang was holding kept clucking, as if it was silently mocking the man in front of it.
Di Jingling lowered his eyes in a daze and noticed the chicken feathers on his body, which displeased him.
"Cluck cluck cluck!" The chicken was still clucking.
However, the next moment, a strong gust of wind swept by.
The rooster's crowing stopped abruptly.
Xiao Tang looked down and saw that the chicken's head had been knocked askew by the man's palm strike; it had died a truly gruesome death.
"Yan Jiu, come and handle this." Di Jingling still had that perpetually icy expression.
It was as if the chicken hadn't just made a mess of its appearance.
Xiao Tang handed the chicken to Yan Jiu, stepped forward, and stood on tiptoe, saying, "Husband, please bend down."
Upon hearing this, the man indeed listened to her and bent down.
He could feel her small hand reach into her hair and pluck a few chicken feathers for him.
Xiao Tang tossed aside the chicken feathers and asked with a smile, "What are you doing, husband?"
You know, a figure like the Regent would never step into the kitchen; today is like the sun rising in the west.
No wonder the steward and guards were discussing so enthusiastically when they first entered the mansion.
It was probably the regent's strange behavior that made them suspicious at one point.
Don't tell me you're going to make chicken soup?
[Could it be... that it's going to be stewed for the scheming female lead in the dark prison?]
Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Tang couldn't help but sigh twice.
She looked at Di Jingling strangely.
He shook his head.
I really want to sigh and say: "My dear son, listen to your mother's advice, stop getting hung up on that 'white lotus' (a term of endearment for a seemingly innocent but actually manipulative woman)."
Little did they know, the man's face gradually darkened.
"I will make soup."
"Then..." She was about to ask a couple more questions when Ruyi and Yanjiu both noticed that the atmosphere between the two of them was not right.
Ruyi rushed forward, eager to explain, "Your Highness, why don't you go back and rest? The palace has sent over some fresh Biluochun tea, would you like to try it?"
Xiao Tang was dragged away by Ruyi.
Once outside the kitchen courtyard, Ruyi said, "Your Highness, I heard that His Highness wants to learn how to make soup. He might just be giving you a surprise."
Xiao Tang rolled her eyes helplessly, "How could that be?"
The main villain would never give her a surprise; making soup is definitely something for the scheming female lead.
After all, there's a plot like that in the book!
She muttered, "Anyway, Xiao Rourou is in the dark dungeon, looking pitiful. He must feel guilty about it."
"Oh? Your Highness, what are you saying?"
Ruyi was dumbfounded.
Because she genuinely didn't understand the meaning behind the princess's words.
Why does that sound so awkward?
And why does she feel that the princess is jealous?
How could the Prince possibly make soup for Xiao Rourou? He must be making soup for the Princess! Didn't we go to Zuichunlou yesterday? The Princess kept praising the black chicken soup there.
The prince just wanted to show off in front of the princess after hearing this!
Xiao Tang thoughtfully pinched her chin as she returned to the house to tidy up.
Sure enough, when it was time for dinner, there was black chicken soup!
Although I'm starting to have some existential doubts...
However, Xiao Tang still hesitated and didn't dare to extend the spoon.
In their ancient royal aristocracy, it was not customary to gulp down soup; one had to learn from refined ladies and sip it slowly and elegantly with a spoon.
The man asked, "Won't you try some?"
I... want to try it, but... I'm afraid...
He frowned.
What is she afraid of?
He poisoned it?
It shouldn't be.
I'm afraid you're using me as a guinea pig...
"I will feed you." Before Xiao Tang could make any further move, Di Jingling had already grabbed her spoon and picked up her soup bowl.
The man picked up a spoonful, blew on it for her, and brought it to her lips.
The whole process was completed in one go!
Xiao Tang didn't dare to refuse, so she opened her mouth and bit the spoon with a smack.
The soup enters the mouth.
Although it wasn't as sweet and clear as the soup I had yesterday, it was still quite delicious.
Xiao Tang's eyes lit up several degrees.
She looked at him in surprise.
She answered him with her expression, saying she really liked drinking it.
"It's delicious!" She snatched back the soup bowl, ignoring what others thought, and gulped it down.
After drinking the chicken soup, my body felt much warmer.
As she asked Ruyi to serve her a second bowl, she happened to catch a glimpse of the slight curve of the man's thin lips out of the corner of her eye.
That curve... seemed to be telling her his level of pleasure.
Xiao Tang was quite astonished.
Could it be... that the main villain was really just there to make soup for me?
That doesn't make sense.
[Is this soup really, really, really just for me??]
"Your Highness." Ruyi carefully handed her the bowl of soup that had been filled.
As Xiao Tang drank, she gave the man's handsome face a strange look.
Elegant and noble, incomparably handsome.
He didn't even have a sharp aura; all he exuded was a strange tenderness and doting affection.
What's wrong with him lately?
Anyone who didn't know better would think he was trying to pursue me.
[No, how could the Regent chase after women? The villain's methods for pursuing women have already been described in the book—imprisonment, house arrest, and all sorts of other forms of confinement...]
Otherwise, why would the seemingly innocent female lead choose a scoundrel male lead instead of this major villain?
[In terms of looks, the villain wins. In terms of strength, the villain still wins. Therefore, the conclusion is... the villain doesn't pursue women.]
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