When it was lunch time, Shengbian Mo came back on time.
The servants came over mysteriously to report that the Crown Princess had personally cooked and prepared lunch for His Royal Highness.
When Sheng Bian Mo heard these words, his eyes suddenly lit up. After passing the main hall, he saw that the table was already filled with delicacies, all of which were his favorites.
With a smile in her eyes, Sheng Bianmo asked the maid on the side: "Where is the Crown Princess?"
However, before the maid could answer, Sheng Bianmo heard Qiao Ran's voice coming from behind, "His Royal Highness is back."
Shengbian Mo turned around and saw Qiao Ran coming over personally carrying the last meal. Shengbian Mo hurried over to take over, not forgetting to scold: "What's going on with you people? How could you let the Crown Princess handle something so hot?" thing?"
Qiao Ran coaxed him helplessly: "I want to serve it myself, and there is a serving plate, so it won't burn my hands."
"That's also dangerous. You're not allowed to handle it yourself in the future."
Sheng Bianmo put down his meal and told Qiao Ran sternly.
Qiao Ran had no choice but to nod and say yes.
Qiao Ran was not used to being served by servants when eating, so after sitting down, Sheng Bianmo dismissed the servants.
Qiao Ran asked Sheng Bianmo casually while serving soup, "Are you busy at the Chao Palace?"
"Fortunately, there have been a lot of things lately." Shengbian Mo took it himself without waiting for her to finish it, and motioned her to sit down with his eyes. Qiao Ran was frightened by his eyes and had no choice but to sit back.
"Where's the boat?" Shengbian Mo first served Qiao Ran a bowl of soup and then asked.
"I went to bed after feeding." Qiao Ran took a sip of the soup and thought it was delicious, so he couldn't wait to look up at Sheng Bian Mo. Sheng Bian Mo just raised his eyes and said with a smile, "It tastes good, from my wife. The craftsmanship is really good.”
Qiao Ran blushed slightly and didn't dare to look at him anymore. He lowered his head to drink the soup with a faint sweet smile on his lips.
The two of them chatted about their daily life without saying a word. As they chatted, Qiao Ran talked about King Xu's wife and concubines whom he met in the market today. Sheng Bianmo didn't seem to be very interested in this, and was still concentrating on helping Qiao Ran. vegetable.
"Your Highness, King Xu married many beautiful concubines..." Qiao Ran lowered his head and took a bite of the food, then said casually.
But Sheng Bian Mo was slightly startled when he heard these words, and then he realized something, put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, and said to Qiao Ran Mingzhi very seriously: "Ran Ran is not allowed to compare this king with other powerful children. , I will not marry another woman."
Qiao Ran looked up for a moment when he heard these words. When he saw Sheng Bian Mo frowning and looking at her seriously, Qiao Ran pursed his lips and said, "Your Highness, I... didn't mean that."
"Then you should say this calmly." Sheng Bianmo was a little angry, no, very angry.
"I know His Highness loves me, and I also like to be loved like this by His Highness. I'm just afraid that His Highness will be in trouble." Qiao Ran said with lowered eyes.
The more Shengbian Mo listened, the more something was wrong. He frowned and said, "What's wrong with me?"
Qiao Ran was afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince would be angry, so he thought hard and carefully, and finally said, "Your Highness, I am not a domineering person. If I marry a concubine, I can block Youyou's mouth, and Your Highness will not have to be harassed in the court." Hold on to this."
There was a slight vibration as Sheng Bianmo put down the tea cup in his hand, causing tea to splash everywhere.
Shengbian Mo stared at Qiao Ran with a heavy gaze, pursed his thin lips and said nothing.
Qiao Ran could of course feel that His Highness the Crown Prince was angry, so he did not dare to say anything. He silently put down the bowls and chopsticks, stood up and knelt down beside him, lowering his eyebrows and saying nothing.
Shengbianmo waited for Qiao Ran for a long time, but did not wait for Qiao Ran to explain a single word, even to admit that he had said something wrong.
Sheng Bianmo's face became increasingly gloomy, and finally he couldn't help but stand up and leave indifferently.
This lunch ended unhappy.
Qiao Ran knelt on the ground for a long time, until the maid Alan came in to help her up. Qiao Ran finally came to her senses and looked outside the palace several times. In the end, she couldn't help but asked, "Where is Your Highness?"
Alan replied in a low voice, "His Royal Highness said that he has entered the palace to handle government affairs."
"We haven't eaten much." Qiao Ran glanced at the meal on the table, whispered, pursed his lips, feeling uncomfortable in his heart, and ordered: "Let the dining room prepare lunch again and deliver it to His Highness. Go into the palace."
Alan couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Isn't the Crown Princess going?"
Qiao Ran shook his head. If she went at this time, it would obviously only make His Highness the Crown Prince more unhappy.
"If you please say something more, Your Highness must care about the Crown Princess more than anyone else. If the Crown Princess can stay with His Highness when he is in a bad mood, Your Highness will definitely get better soon."
Qiao Ran calmly broke her fantasy, "It was me who caused His Highness the Crown Prince's displeasure this time."
Therefore, Qiao Ran did not enter the palace in the end.
However, Qiao Ran soon discovered that she had really angered the Crown Prince this time.
In the past, Sheng Bian Mo would always come back before sunset no matter how busy he was, but on this day, Sheng Bian Mo didn't come back until dark.
Qiao Ran was holding Xiao Zhou in her bedroom, coaxing Xiao Zhou's baby to sleep, and thinking about Sheng Mo's eyes were red. The more she thought about it, the more she felt there was something wrong with her.
She is obviously unwilling in her heart, so why does she have to act like she has the overall situation in mind? His Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t like it, and she doesn’t like it either, and now she has pissed off the Crown Prince...
But…
What she said was because she was really too afraid of losing His Highness the Crown Prince.
Because she had lost her once, she was so cautious, lest she would cause trouble to His Highness the Crown Prince, or that one day she would really become a scourge among those people. It didn't matter to her, but she could not accept others slandering His Highness the Crown Prince.
She knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was kind and loyal, and was not that kind of person at all.
It was quite late when Sheng Bianmo came back, but after Qiao Ran coaxed Xiaozhou's baby to sleep, she had been sitting by the bed waiting for him to come back. As soon as she heard the door outside the palace opened, familiar footsteps followed. Qiao Ran walked in with a loud voice, and Qiao Ran stood up without thinking, watching nervously as the person walked into the inner hall.
After Sheng Bianmo came in, he glanced at her lightly and walked directly to the clothes rack to change clothes.
Qiao Ran hesitated for a moment, followed silently, walked to him, lowered his head and said, "Let me help your highness."
Qiao Ran said, lowering his head to help him untie his belt. Sheng Bianmo paused for a moment, said nothing, put down his hand, and let her help him.
After Qiao Ran untied his belt, he helped him take off his robe, and whispered: "I asked the people below to put the hot water on."
But Sheng Bianmo still looked at her lowering her head without saying a word.
Qiao Ran took the clothes he had changed into and put them on the hanger nearby. Then, he finally plucked up the courage to look up at him.
(End of chapter)