Chapter 243: Comfort or Secondary Injury
Shen Chuwei was really worried that he would incur new injuries before his old ones healed. It would hurt just to think about him falling from five or six steps.
Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes and looked at the stairs below his feet. He was standing on the edge of the stairs. If he was really drunk, there was a high possibility that he would fall down.
He turned his head to look at Shen Chuwei. She was looking up at him with her little face, worry written all over her delicate face.
"I'm going back first."
Xiao Jinyan withdrew his gaze and walked straight down the stairs.
Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan's back as he walked away, and was stunned for a moment. She turned her head to look at the palace gate behind her. There were a lot of delicious food there.
Xiao Jinyan and food, she actually hesitated~
She stamped her feet, made up her mind, and trotted after him.
"Your Highness, wait for me!"
Xiao Jinyan did not stop, and his slender figure disappeared into the darkness.
Behind him, not only Shen Chuwei was chasing him, but Liu Xi was also chasing him.
Although the palace lanterns were on, the light was not enough to provide illumination.
Shen Chuwei held up the hem of her skirt and almost stepped on it several times. She looked at the slender figure, who was walking as fast as the wind and had no intention of stopping to wait for her. Until he disappeared around the corner of the corridor, she simply put down her skirt and stopped chasing him.
He took out a piece of candy from his sleeve pocket, put it to his mouth, took a bite, and walked slowly.
Liu Xi chased after her and saw that Shen Chuwei had stopped chasing her. He was anxious and puzzled, "Shen Liangdi, why didn't you chase her?"
Shen Chuwei ate the sugar cake and said vaguely, "Your Highness has gone far away."
Seeing Shen Chuwei leisurely eating cakes, Liu Xi was extremely anxious, "Shen Liangdi, stop eating, and go catch up with His Highness."
"I can't catch up." Shen Chuwei took another bite of the cake and still spoke vaguely.
Liu Xi sighed, "Your Highness has never eaten the longevity noodles cooked by the Empress herself."
Shen Chuwei looked at Liu Xi with a puzzled look on his face, "Why?"
Liu Xi sighed deeply, "Your Highness went to another country as a hostage when he was eight years old, and only came back six years ago. The Queen Mother has never been close to Your Highness, let alone celebrating your birthday. I'm afraid the Queen Mother doesn't even remember when Your Highness' birthday is, so how could she cook longevity noodles for Your Highness?"
Shen Chuwei paused while chewing, his eyes full of surprise: "But Your Highness is also the Queen's son, the eldest son. You should be happy to have such an outstanding son."
"Dear Concubine Shen has just entered the Eastern Palace. Many things cannot be explained clearly in just a few words. His Highness is very outstanding, but the Queen just doesn't like him." Liu Xi sighed again after he finished speaking.
Shen Chuwei also didn't understand why the Queen disliked Xiao Jinyan. If she had such an outstanding son in the future, she would wake up laughing in her dreams.
Ah, ugh!
That's taking it too far.
"The Queen doesn't like Your Highness and doesn't want to get close to him. There must be a reason for that."
Liu Xi hesitated for a long time before saying, "I'm telling you this, don't make it public."
Shen Chuwei nodded vigorously, "I understand, I still have the ability to listen to gossip."
Liu Xi then slowly spoke: "When Prince Yu was a child, he accidentally fell down the stone steps. He invited many doctors to treat him. The maids and nannies who served him said that it was Your Highness who pushed him. Some bad words were also spread in the palace, saying that Your Highness was afraid that Prince Yu would seize his position as the crown prince, so he deliberately pushed Prince Yu. The queen was furious. A month later, the situation between the two countries was tense, and Your Highness exchanged hostages with another country."
Shen Chuwei finally understood that the Queen favored her younger son, but she misunderstood the rumors and thought that Xiao Jinyan wanted to harm her brother.
No wonder last year, when Prince Yu was poisoned after eating mutton, the Queen thought it was Xiao Jinyan who poisoned him.
"When is your highness' birthday?"
Liu Xi said slowly: "It's also today."
Shen Chuwei was stunned when he heard this.
Prince Yu and Xiao Jinyan have the same birthday. Could the Queen have forgotten that?
No wonder Xiao Jinyan was acting a little weird today.
I was born on the same birthday as my younger brother, but my parents don’t remember and only remember my younger brother. Who can stand this?
But Xiao Jinyan has endured it for many years, and he must be very sad now!
Liu Xi suddenly grabbed Shen Chuwei's hand. Shen Chuwei was startled. Looking at Liu Xi's eager eyes, she had a bad feeling.
"Eunuch Liu, what are you doing?"
Liu Xi said expectantly, "Shen Liang Di, please celebrate His Highness' birthday and cook a bowl of longevity noodles."
Shen Chuwei said helplessly: "But I am not the Empress. If I cook longevity noodles, Your Highness will not feel the warmth from your mother."
Liu Xi was confused, "The family didn't say you were the one, you just need to cook a bowl of longevity noodles for His Highness."
Shen Chu shook his head slightly. "It's not a question of whether to cook it or not. I'm afraid that if His Highness sees the longevity noodles, he will see that the Empress cooked the longevity noodles for Prince Yu. It would be bad if I could not comfort His Highness but cause secondary harm to His Highness."
Liu Xi: “…”
Shen Chuwei asked in confusion: "Why don't you ask the kitchen to prepare a bowl of longevity noodles for His Highness?"
Liu Xi said helplessly: "If it was useful, the Za family would have asked the chef to prepare it long ago. Your Highness is not allowed to make these."
Shen Chu said coquettishly, "Then you still want me to prepare, aren't you deliberately trying to hurt His Highness?"
Liu Xi smiled awkwardly and explained, "Shen Liangdi is different from others. Your Highness should be happy."
"It looks the same to me." Shen Chuwei looked at the direction where Xiao Jinyan left, "He left alone."
Liu Xi sighed again, "Your Highness has always been alone, he has gotten used to it after so many years."
Shen Chu lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the sugar cake in his hand. Xiao Jinyan didn't like sweets either, otherwise he would feel better after eating a few pieces of sugar cake.
"Shen Liangdi, just go and try it." Liu Xi pulled Shen Chuwei towards the small kitchen.
Shen Chuwei was forced to go to the small kitchen, which was fully equipped.
"Then I will cook a bowl of longevity noodles. If Your Highness doesn't want to eat it, I will eat it. This way it won't be a waste."
Liu Xi nodded quickly, "Okay, as long as Shen Liangdi cooks longevity noodles."
A poached egg and some greens.
The noodles are handmade and come in very long pieces, symbolizing longevity.
Shen Chuwei took out the flour and kneaded it skillfully.
Noodles are very time-consuming, but fortunately this is nothing to Shen Chuwei.
Liu Xi was stunned as such a long noodle seemed to be easily squeezed out of Shen Chuwei's hands.
A bowl of steaming longevity noodles was ready, and Shen Chuwei went to the study with the noodles.
Liu Xi came back and found out from the guards.
The door of the study was quiet, and Wei Chi stood there like a wooden sculpture. If he hadn't opened the door on his own initiative, she would have suspected that Wei Chi was a fake.
Shen Chuwei walked in holding a bowl of longevity noodles, and looked towards the desk. She saw Xiao Jinyan sitting in front of the desk, dealing with unfinished official business.
"Your Highness?"
When Xiao Jinyan raised his head after hearing the voice, he saw a dark head and a pair of beautiful starry eyes staring at him.
"Why are you here?"
Shen Chuwei blinked her beautiful eyes twice, "I'm bringing food to His Highness."
Xiao Jinyan said calmly: "I am not hungry."