Wen Nongnong glanced at them and praised, "They look delicious. Did Miss Shen grow all these vegetables herself?"
"Yes, I don't have much to do most of the time. Besides tinkering with herbs, I grow vegetables and fruits in the back garden, which is enough to feed myself three meals a day," Shen Qingning said with a smile.
"Miss Shen is quite admirable," Wen Nongnong said sincerely, glancing at Lü Qiao and Bai Li.
The two men nodded quietly to her, and she felt relieved, picking up the bowl to ladle out the soup.
It's really not fair to blame her for being petty; when you're traveling, you always have to be more cautious.
Moreover, they had already been assassinated once on their way here.
This young lady seems fine, but one should always be wary of others.
Now that Gu Linchao is blind, she has to be more vigilant.
After ladling out the soup, she gently blew on it to make sure it wasn't too hot before handing the bowl to Gu Linchao and saying softly, "Husband, this is winter melon and egg soup. The winter melon was grown by Miss Shen herself, and the eggs were laid by her own chickens. Try it; it should taste good."
When they were at Huangming Temple, she fed him a few times, but he stopped letting her feed him and ate by himself. Now that they're outside, he certainly won't let her feed him either.
"Okay." Gu Linchao replied, picked up the bowl, took a sip, and praised, "It's really good, Miss Shen has excellent skills."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingning's cheeks flushed slightly, and a smile appeared on her lips. "I'm glad you don't mind."
Gu Linchao didn't say anything more and continued drinking his soup.
Besides the winter melon and egg soup, there were two other vegetable dishes on the table: bok choy and stir-fried cured pork with green peppers.
The group ate and talked, and time flew by; it was already dark outside.
After finishing her meal, Wen Nongnong looked at the sky outside and asked Shen Qingning, who was fiddling with herbs, "When will your master return?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingning looked outside and shook her head. "It's hard to say. It might be later, or it might be tomorrow. My master is a man of unpredictable whereabouts; I can't find him."
After saying that, seeing the disappointment on Wen Nong Nong's face, she quickly added, "But my master has only been back for a few days, so he won't be going on a long trip so soon. At least, he didn't leave me a letter, so I guess he'll be back by tomorrow at the latest."
Wen Nongnong was slightly relieved upon hearing this, "I hope your teacher can return tomorrow."
Shen Qingning glanced at Gu Linchao sitting to the side and couldn't help but ask, "I've known you two for half a day now, but I haven't yet asked for your honorable names."
Wen Nongnong said, "We were impolite and forgot to introduce ourselves. My surname is Wen. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Wen. As for my husband, his surname is Gu, and we call him Gu Er."
Shen Qingning smiled and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony, Sister Wen." Then she turned to look at Gu Linchao, "Brother Gu."
Gu Linchao nodded, "Miss Shen."
Shen Qingning said, "Please stop calling me 'Miss'. If you don't mind, you can just call me Qingning."
"Qingning," Wen Nongnong called out to her without hesitation.
Shen Qingning smiled happily.
The three of them sat and talked for a while longer. Shen Qingning looked at the sky outside and said, "It's getting late. I don't think my master will be back tonight. You two should go and rest."
Wen Nongnong also felt that her master would not be able to come back tonight, so she got up and said, "Is that so? Then my husband and I will go to sleep first. Miss Chen, don't work too late, you should rest early."
Shen Qingning said, "I'll go to sleep after I finish working on these herbs."
Wen Nongnong nodded and helped Gu Linchao up. "Husband, let's go and make our arrangements first."
"Okay." Gu Linchao responded softly, stood up, and followed her outside.
Shen Qingning watched the two leave until they were out of sight, then she looked away and sighed softly.
When Wen Nong Nong helped Gu Linchao back to the room, Lü Qiao had already boiled water and brought it in for the two of them to wash up.
"Lvqiao, you and Baili go back to your room and sleep. Everyone is tired, so there's no need to keep watch," Wen Nongnong said.
“Okay.” Lvqiao nodded. “If Miss and the Prince need anything, just call us and we’ll come right away.”
"Alright, go to sleep now," Wen Nongnong said with a smile.
With a grin, Lü Qiao said, "Then this servant won't disturb Miss and the Prince's lovemaking any longer." After saying that, she ran off in a flash before Wen Nongnong could scold her.
Wen Nongnong: "Your Highness, please don't mind. This girl has gotten used to being with me and has become a bit unruly."
Gu Linchao pulled her hand and made her sit on his lap. "Lü Qiao is right."
Wen Nongnong was taken aback. "What do you mean, 'not wrong'?"
Gu Linchao smiled but remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Wen Nongnong immediately realized what was happening and lightly punched him, saying, "Your Highness has turned bad."
“I learned all of this from you, Nong Nong.” Gu Linchao easily took her hand.
After the two whispered sweet nothings to each other for a while, Wen Nongnong wrung out a towel and came over to wipe Gu Linchao's face and body.
Being away from home and in someone else's house, it was really inappropriate to take a shower right away, so the two of them just washed up briefly.
However, on such a hot day, without taking a shower, even after wiping myself down, I still felt quite uncomfortable.
Wen Nongnong simply took off her outer garment, leaving only her bodice.
In her opinion, neither of them could see it, and although he could, she didn't care.
Gu Linchao, dressed in only a single garment, sat down on the edge of the bed.
Then, Wen Nongnong went to bed.
The Shen family's house was small, so the bed was also small and simple.
As soon as the two lay down, the bed creaked, startling Wen Nongnong so much that she dared not move.
"Your Highness, do you think this bed might collapse?" she asked with some concern.
Gu Linchao smiled, "As long as you don't move around too much, it shouldn't be a problem."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong leaned close to his ear and breathed hot air into his mouth, saying, "Who exactly is moving around? Isn't it always the Prince who's doing it?"
Gu Linchao: "..."
Realizing what had happened, his handsome face flushed slightly, and he scolded in a low, hoarse voice, "Wen Nongnong, aren't you ashamed?"
Wen Nong Nong clicked her tongue, "I didn't say anything. It's just that Your Highness misunderstood."
Gu Linchao: "..."
Bathed in the moonlight streaming through the window, Wen Nongnong noticed a blush creeping onto his handsome face. Feeling a surge of desire, she couldn't resist leaning in and gently kissing his lips.
Gu Linchao's Adam's apple bobbed, but he remembered that this was someone else's home, so he restrained himself and only gave a shallow response.
After a long while, Wen Nongnong got tired and fell asleep on his chest.
Gu Linchao heard her breathing and gave a wry smile.
That's how this girl always is; once she's teased someone, she doesn't care anymore.
He put his arm around her bare shoulder, and he was sweating profusely.
After a moment, he moved her to lie on her side on the inside of the bed, got out of bed himself, groped for the basin, wrung out a towel, and washed her again.
After so many days, he has gradually adapted to the darkness and his hearing has become stronger.
Therefore, he heard it the moment the courtyard door was pushed open.
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