Shen Chuwei was really worried that he would get new injuries before his old ones healed. It would hurt just to think about falling down five or six flights of stairs.

Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes and looked at the steps under his feet. He was standing on the edge of the steps. 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 clearly written on 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 left, and was stunned for a moment. She turned around to look at the palace door behind her, where there were a lot of delicious food.

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 there were lanterns lit in the palace, the light was not enough for 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 let go of her skirt and stopped chasing him.

He took out a piece of cake from his sleeve pocket, put it in his mouth, took a bite, and walked slowly.

Liu Xi chased after her and saw that Shen Chuwei had stopped chasing him. 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 Queen 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 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 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 didn't like Xiao Jinyan. If she had such an outstanding son in the future, she would wake up laughing in her dreams.

Ah, ugh! That's going too far.

"The Queen doesn't like Your Highness and doesn't want to get close to him. There must be a reason."

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 do have some ability to listen to gossip."

Liu Xi then slowly spoke: "When Prince Yu was a child, he accidentally fell down the stone steps. Many imperial doctors were invited to treat him. The maids and nannies who served him said that it was Your Highness who pushed him. Some bad rumors were also spread in the palace, saying that Your Highness was afraid that Prince Yu would take 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 became tense, so Your Highness exchanged hostages with another country."

Shen Chuwei now understood that the Queen favored her youngest son, and as a result, 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 the poison from Xiao Jinyan.

"When is your highness' birthday?"

Liu Xi slowly said, "Today as well."

Shen Chuwei was stunned when he heard this.

Prince Yu and Xiao Jinyan had their birthdays on the same day, could the Queen have forgotten?

No wonder Xiao Jinyan acted a little weird today.

"Eunuch Liu, what are you doing?"

Liu Xi said with anticipation, "Shen Liang Di, please celebrate His Highness' birthday and cook a bowl of longevity noodles."

Shen Chuwei said helplessly: "But I'm not the Queen. I cook longevity noodles, and Your Highness can't feel the warmth from your mother."

Liu Xi was confused, "I didn't say you were that person, 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 when His Highness sees the longevity noodles, he will see that the Queen cooked the longevity noodles for Prince Yu. Instead of comforting His Highness, it will cause secondary harm to His Highness, which would be bad."

Liu Xi: “…”

Shen Chuwei asked doubtfully, "Why don't you ask the imperial kitchen to prepare a bowl of longevity noodles for His Highness?"

Liu Xi said helplessly: "If it was useful, I would have told the cook to prepare it long ago. Your Highness is not allowed to make these."

Shen Chuwei said coquettishly: "Then you still want me to prepare, aren't you deliberately trying to hurt His Highness?"

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Liu Xi smiled awkwardly and explained, "Shen Liangdi is different from others. Your Highness should be happy."

"They all look 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, I'm used to it after so many years."

Shen Chu lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the cake in his hand. Xiao Jinyan didn't like sweets either, otherwise he would feel better if he ate a few cakes.

"Shen Liangdi, just go and try it." Liu Xi pulled Shen Chuwei towards the small kitchen.

Shen Chuwei was forced to come 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 wasted."

Liu Xi nodded quickly, "Okay, as long as Shen Liangdi cooks the longevity noodles."

A poached egg and some greens.

The noodles are handmade in very long strands, which symbolizes longevity.

Shen Chuwei took out the flour and kneaded the dough skillfully.

Noodles are very time-consuming, but fortunately this is nothing to Shen Chuwei.

Liu Xi was stunned. Such a long noodle seemed to be made easily by Shen Chuwei.

A bowl of steaming longevity noodles was ready, and Shen Chuwei took the longevity noodles to the study.

Liu Xi came back and asked the guards what he learned.

It was quiet at the door of the study, 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 with a bowl of longevity noodles, and looked towards the desk. She saw Xiao Jinyan sitting in front of the desk, handling unfinished official business.

"Your Highness?"

When Xiao Jinyan raised his head upon hearing the voice, he saw a pitch-black head and a pair of beautiful starry eyes staring at him.

"Why are you here?"

Shen Chuwei blinked her beautiful eyes twice and said, "I'm here to bring food to Your Highness."

Xiao Jinyan said calmly: "I'm not hungry."

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