"Me? I'm your bride! If I'm not here, where am I?" Mu Run stood up and stomped the black scorpion to death!
Shi Xuan stared at the black scorpion's corpse, speechless for a moment...
Mu Run looked up at the roof. "Are there still scorpions?"
"There should be," Shi Xuan replied truthfully.
"Let's talk outside." Mu Run tossed the wooden hairpin with the black scorpion in it into the corner of the room and went out first.
Shi Xuan looked at the hairpin, then picked up the black scorpion that Mu Run had trampled to death, and followed him out.
There were two hens in the yard. Shi Xuan threw the black scorpion carcass in his hand into the yard, and the two hens immediately devoured it.
Mu Run watched the two hens that had eaten the scorpions and were now muttering to themselves, waiting for more, and casually asked, "Did you raise them?"
"Hmm." Shi Xuan moved a small stool from the corner to her. "I have about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before I have to go out."
Mu Run pulled her wedding dress tighter around herself and sat down on a small stool.
"There was no parental consent, no matchmaker's word, and no marriage certificate signed by us. I don't recognize this marriage. The reason I came here is because of this." Mu Run took out Xiao Su's slave contract. "Therefore, we will continue to live separate lives."
Shi Xuan seemed relieved and replied, "Okay, I agree."
Mu Run looked at him, especially at his eyes and brows; his pupils were as black as ink, his gaze deep and unfathomable, quite incongruous with his ordinary face. She flicked her finger, lifting a corner of his bright red skirt and playing with it between her slender fingers. But as she played, the fabric began to fray…
Shi Xuan's gaze fell on the frayed hem of her skirt, but he said nothing.
Mu Run then pulled out a red thread from where it had been unraveling and wrapped it around his fingertip. "However, I still need to stay in the palace for the time being, and it wouldn't be appropriate to immediately offend the Princess. How about this, we put on an act first?"
"You mean, we're going to pretend to be a couple?"
"Do you have a better way?"
"……No."
"It's a pleasure to work with you." Mu Run extended his hand to him, intending to shake hands and finalize the agreement.
Shi Xuan thought she was about to get up, so he pulled her up.
Mu Run stood up straight...
Two hens, still clucking, circled around them.
Mu Run looked at the hens and asked, "Do they lay eggs?"
"It should still be there. The chicken coop is in that woodpile," Shi Xuan replied.
Mu Run followed the pile of firewood he was told to look for the chicken coop. When he found it, his eyes lit up. There were four round eggs lying in the chicken coop.
She reached out and took two. "Can I have two?"
"Whatever you say. I have other things to do, and I won't be back until almost dark."
"Take care and don't bother seeing me off," Mu Run replied.
After Shi Xuan left, Mu Run took out a gas stove and cooking utensils from her space. Just as she was about to start cooking, Shi Xuan returned, carrying an oil paper package.
This time, Shi Xuan didn't push the door open and enter the house directly. Instead, he knocked first and said, "It's me."
Upon hearing the sound, Mu Run put the gas stove and other items in the house into his spatial storage.
"Please come in, sir. Did you forget something?"
"..." Upon hearing her call him "husband," Shi Xuan's hand trembled before he pushed open the door and entered the room.
Seeing his embarrassed expression, Mu Run understood and laughed, "If you're going to put on an act, you have to call me 'wife' too."
"Mother... Wife." Shi Xuan's ears gradually turned red. "Well, I ran into a street vendor selling roast duck when I went out, so I bought one. Try it and see if you like it."
Mu Run accepted the roast duck. "Thank you for thinking of me, husband. I won't be polite then."
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