Chapter 171: Feed like pigs?
Shen Chuwei desperately winked at Chunxi, "Chunxi, are you too busy to notice anything?"
Chunxi didn't notice the look her master gave her, but instead said more seriously, "My lady, I was not mistaken, the amount of salt was just right."
When she learned that His Highness was coming for dinner, she specially prepared leeks because Shen Chu had mentioned before the wonderful uses of leeks.
Shen Chuwei was almost getting anxious, "Chunxi, I heard you say just now that you put too much salt." The last syllable was dragged out very long, "Chunxi, can you please cooperate with me!"
"My lady, you must have remembered it wrongly. This is definitely not what I said." Chunxi also winked desperately, "My lady, the leeks cannot be removed. It will be of great benefit to you if His Highness eats them."
Just as the two of them were winking at each other, hoping that the other would understand their expressions, Xiao Jinyan reached his chopsticks into the plate, picked up some leeks, put them into his mouth, and began to chew slowly.
After finishing eating, he raised his eyes and looked at Shen Chuwei: "I tried some, it tastes just right, not salty."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei turned her head to look at Xiao Jinyan and couldn't help but sigh, "You are so fast that you even taste the dishes yourself."
He picked up some more leeks and put them into his mouth, taking a small amount each time. His manner of eating was elegant and reserved, which was something she, a foodie, could never learn.
Chunxi saw that His Highness had eaten, and stepped aside to serve him with peace of mind.
"Really? I just heard Chunxi say that too much salt was added. I guess I heard it wrong." She said guiltily.
Xiao Jinyan commented as he ate, "Today's leeks are more tender than the last time."
Shen Chuwei: “…” How could the first batch of leeks not be tender?
How could Chunxi bear to eat such tender leeks?
She picked up a piece of braised pork ribs with her chopsticks and put it in the bowl in front of Xiao Jinyan attentively, "Your Highness, please eat more pork ribs."
"Hmm." Xiao Jinyan picked up the ribs in front of him, put them into his mouth, took a bite, and chewed slowly.
Shen Chuwei reached into the plate with her chopsticks again and picked up several pieces of ribs.
She originally wanted to pick up some more food, but seeing that the bowl was full, if she tried again the food would fall out, so she had to put down her chopsticks.
It’s not too late to pick it up after he finishes eating.
Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes to look at the pile of spareribs in the bowl, then looked at Shen Chuwei with a puzzled look. Braised spareribs were her favorite, so why was she willing to give him the spareribs today? And so much of them?
Shen Chuwei picked up the ribs and put them into her mouth and took a bite. She found that Xiao Jinyan was staring at her. She swallowed the meat in her mouth before speaking again, because Chunxi said it was rude to speak with rice in your mouth.
"Your Highness, don't just look at me. Eat some. Spare ribs taste much better than leeks." Eat more spare ribs and less leeks to sleep better at night.
Xiao Jinyan said: "Do you think this palace is you?"
As he said that, he took some of the ribs from the bowl and put them into her bowl. "You should eat more. You are too thin."
Shen Chuwei put the ribs back and said, "Your Highness, didn't you say I was fat before? I'm losing weight now."
Xiao Jinyan paused and refused to admit it, "When did I ever say that?"
"Yes, yes, Your Highness never said that I want to lose weight." Shen Chuwei said with concern: "Your Highness has lost weight due to overwork these days. It would be better for you to eat more pork ribs."
Xiao Jinyan has indeed been very busy these days, and I don’t know if he has lost weight or not. He came to Hehuan Palace today to relax.
"Okay, I'll eat it." He picked up the ribs and put them into his mouth, chewing them slowly.
Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei also lowered her head and started eating. Braised spare ribs were her favorite. In a short while, she had finished all the ribs in the plate.
When she reached out her chopsticks again, she found the plate was empty, so she had to retract her hand and glanced at the ribs in the bowl in front of Xiao Jinyan. There were still a lot of them.
Suddenly she felt a little regretful for giving him so much, as she still couldn't eat enough.
Xiao Jinyan didn't want to eat anymore after eating three pieces. He looked at the leeks, picked up some and put them in his mouth to chew. They were not as greasy as the pork ribs and tasted just right, so he ate some more.
Chunxi, who was standing nearby, saw this and felt excited. If His Highness ate more, the chances of the young lady getting pregnant would be higher.
Shen Chuwei saw Xiao Jinyan taking a few bites and started to get anxious. If he continued eating like this, Xiao Jinyan would definitely be very excited tonight.
It's better not to stay overnight.
If she stayed overnight, she would suffer.
Shen Chuwei picked up a large bowl, filled it with fish soup and handed it over attentively, "Your Highness, the fish soup is delicious, please try it."
Xiao Jinyan looked up at the bowl in front of him, which was twice as big as the bowl he used to eat. He raised his head and looked at Shen Chuwei with a questioning look in his eyes.
“The bowl is too big.”
Chunxi was so embarrassed that she wanted to lean against the wall. Why use such a big bowl? It would affect her dining etiquette!
Shen Chuwei searched for a long time before coming up with a very convincing reason, "It's not easy to pour soup from a large bowl."
Xiao Jinyan paused, took the bowl of soup from her hand, placed it in front of him, and drank from it with a white porcelain spoon.
Shen Chuwei knew that Xiao Jinyan didn't eat much, and he would probably be full after drinking the fish soup, so he wouldn't be able to eat the leeks.
She continued to eat peacefully, looking at the spare ribs in the bowl in front of Xiao Jinyan from time to time. It would be such a pity if he couldn't finish it!
Until the end of dinner, Shen Chuwei did not eat the ribs that were ignored by Xiao Jinyan. She looked at the ribs that were taken away by Chunxi with her eyes wide open, feeling heartbroken.
I should have known not to give him so many pieces. What a waste!
Xiao Jinyan was drinking freshly brewed tea. Seeing Shen Chu frowning slightly, he paused while drinking tea and asked with some worry in his voice, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Shen Chu shook her head slightly, "I'm not feeling uncomfortable anywhere."
Xiao Jinyan said: "You don't need to act tough in front of me. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me immediately."
"I understand." Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan who continued to drink tea, held the handkerchief tightly, and asked hesitantly: "Your Highness has been busy with official duties recently. Do you have to work overtime at night?"
Even though working overtime is tiring, you should still work overtime!
Xiao Jinyan drank his tea calmly, "I have been quite busy recently."
Shen Chu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It would be better to be busy. Being busy would consolidate the position of the crown prince.
Xiao Jinyan ordered calmly: "Have someone prepare hot water. I want to take a bath."
Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan in disbelief, "Isn't Your Highness busy?"
Should I work overtime if I’m busy?
Xiao Jinyan raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Chuwei, "Are you so busy that you don't allow me to rest?"
"I'll ask someone to prepare hot water." Shen Chuwei stood up guiltily and told Chunxi to prepare hot water.
After hearing this, Chunxi walked happily to ask someone to prepare hot water.
I envy Chunxi so much because she doesn’t have to worry about sleeping with him.
After the hot water was ready, Xiao Jinyan stood up, spread his arms, and looked like he was ready to take off my clothes.
Shen Chuwei took small steps forward and started to strip the prince's clothes. Perhaps because she felt a little resentful, her movements were a little rough.