Chapter 98 I Can't Help It Anymore

Shen Chuwei ran into the house in one breath, and saw Xiao Jinyan, wearing moon-white clothes, sitting on the couch with Xuetuan in his arms. When he saw her coming, he raised his eyes and looked over.

She did not look deeply into Xiao Jinyan's eyes, but instead looked at the plate of snacks on the low table, which seemed to have two more.

She secretly thanked her luck that she came back in time, otherwise Xiao Jinyan would have finished eating.

Shen Chuwei took two breaths and stepped forward to bow, "May your highness be blessed with good health."

Xiao Jinyan saw that she was running out of breath and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I was so happy to hear that His Highness was here." Shen Chuwei just made it up. She couldn't say she was afraid that he would eat all the snacks.

Xiao Jinyan felt inexplicably happier: "Girls should be more reserved."

Shen Chuwei nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."

Xiao Jinyan glanced at the snowball in his arms and pinched its paws with his hands. The snowball was forced to open its eyes and looked at Xiao Jinyan with a confused look.

Is it sleeping?

He ignored Xuetuan's accusations and said to Shen Chuwei, "Xuetuan has been a little restless these past two days. Maybe he misses you."

"Xuetuan comes to eat every few days, do you miss me?" Shen Chuwei walked forward happily, bent down, picked up Xuetuan, sat down on the couch, and stroked him a few times.

Xuetuan called out to Shen Chuwei, as if to act coquettishly, "Meow"

Shen Chuwei touched Xuetuan's belly and said with a smile: "You have gained weight."

Xuetuan's dull eyes seemed to be saying, regardless of weight, we are still good friends.

Xiao Jinyan looked at the man and the cat and asked a very inappropriate question, "How is your reading going?"

Shen Chuwei felt a little guilty, "I have seen it."

Xiao Jinyan nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How do you feel?"

A smell of fish wafted in from the window. Xuetuan, who had originally planned to continue sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes, jumped off Shen Chuwei nimbly, and disappeared in a flash.

Xiao Jinyan: “…” I asked you to come here for something, why are you running away?

If Xuetuan could speak, he would definitely reply without even turning his head: "The temptation of fish is too great..."

Shen Chuwei answered honestly: "It's easy to fall asleep after reading."

She falls asleep easily when reading, without turning the pages~

Xiao Jinyan thought she had fallen asleep because she had been reading for too long, and said with some relief: "Take a proper rest while reading. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Shen Chu nodded guiltily. She didn't even finish looking at a single photo.

Xiao Jinyan originally wanted to try whether he could read Shen Chuwei's mind by holding Xuetuan, but Xuetuan ran away, so he could only try next time.

Xiao Jinyan came to Xiyun Pavilion just to see how Shen Chuwei was doing with his studies. Now it was time for dinner, so he stayed for dinner.

Chunxi made sweet and sour fish tonight, and Xuetuan ate half of it.

Even Xiao Jinyan, who was not jealous, took a few pieces of fish meat and thought it tasted good. "What is this dish called?"

Shen Chuwei smiled, "Your Highness, this is sweet and sour fish."

Xiao Jinyan paused when he heard this, because he was not jealous and he didn't notice it when he was eating the fish just now.

"What's wrong, Your Highness? Don't you like it?" Shen Chuwei looked at the sweet and sour fish in front of her. If she remembered correctly, Xiao Jinyan picked up several pieces and ate them.

Xiao Jinyan shook his head, "No, it tastes good."

Shen Chuwei continued to eat because if she ate slowly with Xiao Jinyan, she would not feel full.

Xiao Jinyan instructed Liu Xi, "Tomorrow, ask the chef to learn how to cook this dish."

Liu Xi: “Yes.”

After what happened last night, Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan who was drinking tea and felt a little uneasy.

Xiao Jinyan put down the teacup and looked over. Shen Chu lowered his head subconsciously, as if asking her to ignore his existence.

In Xiao Jinyan's eyes, this behavior is a sign of shyness.

"What's your nickname?"

Shen Chu paused slightly when she heard this. She didn't seem to have a nickname. She only remembered that she often dreamed that someone called her Xiaojiu in her dreams.

Seeing her hesitation, Xiao Jinyan thought she was embarrassed to say, "Go ahead and say it."

Shen Chuwei asked: "Xiao Jiu?"

Xiao Jinyan repeated silently: "Xiao Jiu?"

Shen Chuwei was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

Xiao Jinyan said: "When no one is around, I will call you, Xiaojiu."

"Okay." Shen Chuwei didn't care. It was just a name, no matter whether it was Xiaojiu or Dajiu.

Before leaving, Xiao Jinyan said, "Go to bed early at night. There is no rush to read."

Shen Chuwei listened to what was said and took it to heart, so after taking a bath, she directly threw back the quilt and lay down in the bed, hugging the cat pillow and sleeping soundly.

Fengyi Palace

The queen had endured two days of hard work. The word "crazy" could no longer be used to describe how much she wanted to eat the appetizers such as pickled beans, dried radishes, and spicy and sour potato shreds.

Today, the Queen sat at the dining table and had no desire to even pick up her chopsticks.

The Queen had a poor appetite and had visibly lost a lot of weight. Qingying felt very distressed when she saw this.

"Your Majesty, I will go to the East Palace to ask if these side dishes are still available?" Qingying asked in a questioning tone, fearing that her master would be unhappy.

The queen wanted to be tough, but she really wanted to eat, so she said, "Don't say that I asked you to go."

Qingying nodded vigorously, "I understand. It was I who took the initiative to ask."

The queen then nodded with satisfaction.

Qingying didn't delay and turned around and went to the East Palace.

Liu Xi saw Aunt Qingying coming from a distance and greeted her with a smile: "Anything for Aunt Qingying?"

Qingying smiled and said, "The Empress has lost her appetite and can't eat. She has lost a lot of weight. Do you still have the side dishes that Eunuch Liu sent last time? I can take some back to serve as meals for the Empress."

"The Empress's loss of appetite is a top priority." Liu Xi was a little embarrassed: "But Madam Qingying, the raw materials of those side dishes are too precious. We don't have them at the moment. We have to wait for a while."

When Qingying heard that it was gone, she was a little disappointed. No wonder it hadn't been sent for many days.

"What can we do? Your Majesty, those side dishes go better with rice."

Liu Xi thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, Madam Qingying. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare a sweet and sour fish. How about you take it back and let the Empress taste it?"

When Qingying heard it was fish, she didn't have any expectations, "This is the only way."

"Madame Qingying, please wait a moment. We will get it right away."

Liu Xi walked quickly towards the small kitchen holding the dust whisk.

Qingying didn't have to wait long before Liu Xi hurried over with a lunch box.

"Madame Qingying, this is sweet and sour fish. Take it."

"Okay." Qingying quickly returned to Fengyi Palace with the food box.

When the Queen saw Qingying coming in with a food box, she became excited.

Qingying repeated what Liu Xi said.

The Queen then realized that it wasn't that the Prince didn't send her side dishes these days, but that he just didn't have them temporarily.

She misunderstood the prince.

Qingying placed the sweet and sour fish in front of the Empress and said, "Empress, this is sweet and sour fish. Liu Xi asked me to bring it back."

When the queen saw that it was a very common fish, she instantly lost her appetite.

There was always fish and meat in Fengyi Palace every day, in all kinds of different forms, and she was tired of it.

The queen put down her chopsticks in disappointment.

Seeing this, Qingying picked up the chopsticks and passed them to the Empress, saying, "Empress, please eat something."