"No." Shen Xihe refused decisively.
Last time in the East Palace, Xiao Huayong mentioned this nickname that the Queen Mother gave him. Shen Xihe wanted to test Xiao Huayong at that time and did not feel that there was anything ambiguous about it. But when he mentioned it again today, she felt a little disgusted.
Xiao Huayong laughed softly, feeling very happy. When she gave him a look that seemed to indicate she couldn't understand him, he went to wash up simply.
Shen Xihe recovered very quickly after following Ah Xi's prescription medicine and acupuncture. In the morning, she cooked a pot of meat porridge. The ingredients were simple, just meat and rice, with some medicinal herbs, which smelled extremely fragrant.
Shen Xihe took the bowl to serve the porridge, and Xiao Huayong hurried over to take the bowl: "I'll do it."
Without being polite with him, Shen Xihe let go. She was a good cook, but she didn't like cooking, but she didn't hate it either.
Xiao Huayong first served a bowl to Shen Xihe, and then served one to himself. When he saw that there were two more bowls, he immediately raised his eyebrows, raised his head and gently asked Sui Axi and Mo Yu: "Would you two like to eat some porridge?"
Sui Axi had already stretched his neck and waited, after all, the rich fragrance was so tempting that he was moaning to himself.
However, when I met Xiao Huayong's eyes, his smiling face and gentle tone, I felt scared no matter how I looked at him.
Sui Ah Xi shook his head subconsciously: "I don't... don't like to eat porridge."
Sui Axi shed tears silently in his heart after he finished speaking. He loved eating porridge, especially the porridge cooked by the princess. The fragrance was something he had never smelled before.
Mo Yu was Shen Xihe's maid, and the coldest one. She was just like Shen Xihe, and didn't know how to read anyone else's eyes. She was not afraid of Xiao Huayong, and stepped forward herself: "I dare not trouble Your Highness to serve the porridge."
After saying that, he took the bowl. Mo Yu's reaction not only did not make Xiao Huayong angry, but instead showed a hint of appreciation.
However, praise aside, he handed the spoon to Mo Yu with a smile. Before Mo Yu could grab it, he let go. Mo Yu grabbed it with agility. Xiao Huayong flicked his fingertips, and a bead pulled from the belt hit Mo Yu's arm.
Mo Yu's hand loosened and the spoon fell to the ground.
The noise startled Shen Xihe, who turned around and saw the spoon on the ground: "Pick it up and wash it."
"Yes." Mo Yu didn't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant. She only listened to Shen Xihe's orders, but would not complain.
Seeing that Moyu was stupid and ignorant, Sui Axi took out some dry food from his bag and gave it to Moyu who was washing the spoon: "Eat some dry food."
Mo Yu was not picky about food. Sui Axi was also Shen Xihe's man, so he did not refuse the Mo Yu he gave him. He took it and started eating.
He put down the washed spoon and didn't serve the porridge. By the time Mo Yu finished eating the dry food, there was no porridge left in the pot.
Xiao Huayong asked Shen Xihe: "Do you want more?"
Shen Xihe had a small appetite, so he shook his head. Then Xiao Huayong swallowed the porridge in the bowl in two gulps and poured the rest into the bowl. When he found that there was still some left, he drank the whole bowl in two gulps, and there was just enough for another bowl.
Shen Xihe: …
Xiao Huayong drank to his heart's content, and then said, "I haven't eaten since I came out to look for you yesterday."
This was not a lie. He really hadn't eaten since he came to see Shen Xihe. In fact, he wasn't full even after three bowls of porridge.