After explaining to Su Mochen for a while, Jing Zhe managed to get away with Murong Xi's question. He was also relieved that he hadn't revealed the true origin of the white phoenix hairpin earlier, otherwise Su Mochen would have been furious!
The two spent some more time being intimate in the room—of course, the most Jing Zhe could do was to quietly touch or kiss a few times; he couldn't even stick out his tongue.
Gaining an advantage over Su Mochen is a long and arduous task, and Jing Zhe feels he still needs to work harder.
Just then, a soft knock sounded at the door.
Like a startled deer, Su Mochen quickly jumped off Jing Zhe, straightened his clothes, and tidied his messy hair before feeling at ease.
Who is it?
"It is I, Your Highness!"
Guizhi's voice could be heard from outside the door.
Su Mochen pursed his lips. He had been so engrossed in his intimate moment with Jing Zhe that he had completely forgotten about his little maid, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
Before she could speak, Guizhi outside the door said, "Your Highness...are you...are you ready?"
After saying that, perhaps realizing she had been rash, Guizhi quickly added, "If Your Highness is not well—would you like to send Guizhi some clothes?"
Just then, the door creaked open.
Su Mochen, his face slightly flushed, stood in the doorway and glared at Guizhi: "What nonsense are you talking about? I just... I just hadn't seen him for so long, so we talked for a while. What... did I do?"
"..."
Su Mochen's blatant attempt to cover up his misunderstanding only solidified Guizhi's suspicions. She secretly peeked inside and said, "Yes, yes, Your Highness, you just... need to talk! It's too cold outside. Your Highness told Guizhi to grab a coat and go out. I won't disturb your conversation!"
The word "speak" was deliberately emphasized, and Su Mochen's pretty face flushed even more upon hearing it. She glared fiercely at Guizhi.
"Don't overthink it, we're really just talking!"
"Yes, Your Highness, Guizhi understands, Guizhi understands everything!"
Guizhi glanced at the two of them with a smile, then shook herself off at the door, and the thick layers of snowflakes on her body fluttered down.
"Guizhi didn't want to disturb Your Highness and President Jing, but the snow is falling heavier and heavier—it's just too cold!"
After hearing her words, Jing Zhe and Su Mochen noticed outside that the snowflakes that were just falling had now turned into heavy snow. When Jing Zhe first arrived, the ground outside was still covered with the gray of the bluestone slabs, but now, everything was white and covered with thick snowflakes.
"The first snow in Jingzhou is so heavy!"
Jing Zhe sighed.
When he transmigrated to this world, the first snow he saw was in that dilapidated temple at the foot of Changsheng Mountain in Jinxi.
He still remembers that night when he and Mu Qingren were completely honest with each other and had a passionate encounter. The next day, when he opened the door, he saw the first snow.
It is said that a timely snowfall foretells a bumper harvest. The first snowfall in Jinxi was followed by a major battle, and today is the first snowfall in Jingzhou. Does this foreshadow another major battle tonight?
Thinking of this, Jing Zhe turned to look at Su Mochen, his gaze slowly moving down from her beautiful face...
Su Mochen immediately sensed his gaze, but when she noticed that Jing Zhe's gaze slowly lingered on certain important parts below her neck with a dazed look on his face, Su Mochen instantly knew what he was thinking and quickly glared at him.
Jing Zhe shook his head helplessly, turning his gaze away. It seemed that even if there was a major battle tonight, it wouldn't be with her...
At this moment, Guizhi had already grabbed a thick cotton coat, and then ran to the door, pretending to leave, but Su Mochen stopped her.
Where are you going?
"I'll... just find a random spot so as not to interrupt Your Highness!"
"We're done talking! Go to the imperial kitchen and have them prepare some good dishes and send them over!"
"Oh—so early?"
The morning court session had just ended, and they had only just finished breakfast, which is why Guizhi was curious.
"Why are you talking so much? Just go when I tell you to!"
"oh."
Guizhi agreed and ran out, still pondering, "The two of them seem to be in a better state, so why is His Highness still so angry?"
After Guizhi left, Su Mochen took Jing Zhe's hand and said softly, "Today is the Little New Year, and I want to spend the whole day with you... But I also know you came to see me as soon as you returned to Jingzhou, so I should be grateful. Have a meal with me here, and then go find Second Sister and the others..."
Jing Zhe nodded, then looked at Su Mochen's bulging chest and couldn't help but sigh, "This magnanimity is truly remarkable!"
He had been traveling these past few days and hadn't had a hot meal, so he still longed for the food from the imperial kitchen.
...
"Royal Sister!"
After Guizhi left, Su Mochen and Jing Zhe sat by the window, holding hands, listening to him recount what had happened outside.
Although I had read about these things in newspapers and letters, hearing them from Jing Zhe's mouth still gave them a unique flavor.
Suddenly, a clear shout came from outside.
Su Mochen quickly pulled his hand back from Jing Zhe's hand and stood up, while Jing Zhe silently turned his body away from the door: How did we run into this little loli again?
The voice was all too familiar to Jing Zhe; it was none other than Princess Su Xiaoxiao, whom he had met in Jinxi!
"Xiaoxiao is here?"
Su Mochen walked to the door and said with a smile.
"Sister, I just saw Guizhi running towards the Imperial Kitchen. When I asked her what she was doing, she only said that you asked the Imperial Kitchen to cook and deliver the dishes—you wouldn't have known I didn't eat breakfast this morning, so you sent the Imperial Kitchen to cook at this time, would you? Hehe~"
Unlike what she heard in Jinxi, Su Xiaoxiao's voice was extremely light and cheerful, with a hint of coquetry.
"You! I told you to get up early in the morning, but you just wouldn't listen. If we hadn't come to Fuchen Palace, you wouldn't even have breakfast!"
"Hehe, I knew I had an older sister!"
As the two talked, their voices drifted from the doorway into the room.
"Huh—"
Su Xiaoxiao's voice stopped abruptly, and then Jing Zhe heard a trotting sound behind him. In no time, the little girl Su Xiaoxiao, dressed in a pink cotton dress, came to Jing Zhe.
The two stared at each other, and Jing Zhe greeted them first.
"Little princess, it's been a long time..."
"You shameless bastard!"
Su Xiaoxiao made a surprising remark, reverting to how she addressed Jing Zhe when they first met in Jinxi.
"..."
Jing Zhe lowered his head, feeling utterly hopeless.
But Su Xiaoxiao saw Jing Zhe's reaction as something else entirely: "You've been caught red-handed doing something bad, haven't you?"
"You're really something! You actually chased me all the way to the palace? And you even found out I came to my elder sister's place? But you're dreaming. I will never forgive you! Humph, shameless!"
Jing Zhe: "..."
Su Mochen: "???"
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