Shi Xuan hurriedly said, "I'll go to the storeroom and get some new bedding right away."
"You've worked hard," Mu Run said.
Although her space was filled with bedding, neither the fillings nor the fabrics were of this era. Wanting to avoid trouble, she tried her best not to use anything from her space in front of others.
Not long after, Shi Xuan returned, carrying two bright red wedding quilts, his face also flushed red.
"that……"
"Give it to me." Mu Run took the wedding quilt from his hands quite calmly. It was bulging and looked very fluffy.
"How much silver did it cost?" Mu Run asked.
Bedding and such are large items, and they are not cheap in the market. The steward of the Prince's mansion wanted to make more money, so he quoted two or three times the price in the market. If he got them from the mansion, they must have been very expensive.
"Not much. I'm also a steward in the Prince's mansion. We see each other all the time, and who knows who might need whom? Everyone gives each other face," Shi Xuan replied.
Mu Run didn't ask any more questions and made up the bedding. Each person had their own quilt, with about a foot of space between them.
"You choose, inside or outside?"
"I...I can sleep on the floor."
"If we're going to put on an act, we'll go all the way. If someone finds out, we'll avoid any gossip. Also, don't worry about me doing anything to you in the middle of the night. With your face, I don't even have an appetite." Mu Run glanced at his face again; it was truly ordinary yet extraordinary.
Shi Xuan was speechless. Of course, he wasn't worried about what she might do to him; on the contrary... "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Mu Run took a sheathed knife from his sleeve and placed it between the two of them.
Shi Xuan's lips twitched violently: "..."
"Go to sleep. I need to be taught to read tomorrow morning." Mu Run chose the bed inside. The weather is getting cooler now, and it should be quite cold at night, but it's warmer inside.
"Would you like to soak your feet in hot water?" Shi Xuan asked hesitantly.
Mu Run looked at him and said, "Okay."
Shi Xuan fetched water for Mu Run and placed it by the bedside.
"Thanks." Mu Run didn't stand on ceremony. "Since I'm free anyway, tell me about Rongchao."
"Rong Chao?" Shi Xuan looked at her in surprise. "You don't know him?"
Mu Run patted her head. "I'm injured here, so I don't remember many things. I only vaguely know that my name is Su Xiao, that I'm a maid of the Princess Consort of Sheng, and that my brother's name is Su Qi." Xiang Zhu told her all of this!
Shi Xuan's eyes held a strange look. "You really don't remember?"
"Remember what?" Sure enough, he knew about Xiao Su.
A knocking sound suddenly rang out.
Shi Xuan said to Mu Run, "I'll go out for a bit."
"Mmm." Mu Run rubbed her feet together in the basin of water. Her fair and tender feet and calves were slender and beautiful.
Laughter and chatter drifted in from outside, sounding like auspicious congratulations to Shi Xuan on his marriage. (Biquge)
Not long after, the sound of the courtyard gate closing was heard, and finally the bolt was locked.
Shi Xuan pushed the door open and entered the room, then quickly closed it again to prevent the cold air from outside from getting in.
He held a few raw sweet potatoes in his hand, placed them by the stove in the corner of the room, and then covered them with a tin lid to simmer them.
"The Rong Dynasty is a dynasty with a history of two hundred years. Its royal surname is Jiang, and its current name is Wende. Prince Sheng is the third son of Consort Yu. He has an eldest prince and a second prince above him. The eldest prince, Prince Ping, was born to a palace maid and was not favored by Emperor Wende. The second prince, Prince Cheng, is the legitimate prince and the most popular heir apparent in the court. Last year, Prince Cheng's wife died in childbirth, and their daughter could not be saved either."
"Stop, don't tell me about those royal matters, I'm not interested." Mu Run was all too familiar with the power struggles within the royal family and didn't really want to know.
Shi Xuan looked at her, somewhat surprised. "You are Emperor Wende's illegitimate daughter. I thought you would want to know about things in the palace."
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