The ointment with the fragrance of wintersweet slowly melted in Xie Xun's big hands.
He looked at Qin Rushuang, who was defenseless and had her neck exposed in front of him, and his breathing became unsteady for a moment.
After calming down, Xie Xun touched his palm.
The skin in his hands was smooth and delicate, and the exposed skin was a little warm, making Xie Xun couldn't help but want to warm it with the warmth of his palms.
When Qin Rushuang pressed Xie Xun's neck against hers, her body tensed for a moment.
Feeling the big hands on her neck, pressing and kneading with some force, she gradually forced herself to relax and enjoy the warmth brought by those big hands.
Xie Xun, on the other hand, was a little distracted by the smooth and tender skin under his hands.
There was no third person in the room. He kneaded Qin Rushuang for a while and was thinking about what to say to break the quiet atmosphere, but he felt his neck bend and Qin Rushuang suddenly turned to the side.
Xie Xun quickly stretched out his hand to support his head, which was leaning to the side. Only then did he realize that maybe because he was too comfortable, Qin Rushuang actually fell asleep.
He carefully looked at Qin Rushuang's slightly tired look, and when he thought of her following him around these days and worrying about things in the house, the last trace of charm in his heart receded.
He held Qin Rushuang's head with one hand, massaged several acupuncture points for her with the other hand, and rubbed her temples.
Qin Rushuang's breathing was a little chaotic at first, but then gradually stabilized, and she should be fast asleep now.
The chair Qin Rushuang was sitting on was made of fine pear wood, but that didn't stop it from having soft cushions. Xie Xun had already finished massaging Qin Rushuang, and was still holding her head firmly with one hand.
Qin Rushuang seemed to be a little uncomfortable being hit by the chair, and her brows furrowed slightly.
Xie Xun thought for a while, stretched his strong arms under her neck, put his other hand on the crook of her legs, and with a little force, he lifted her up horizontally.
He gently weighed the weight in his hands, only to realize that the weight of the person in his arms was indeed a bit light.
Xie Xun frowned slightly. It seemed like she should let the kitchen cook more things to her liking in the future. How could she be so thin...
Qin Rushuang was really tired.
When Xie Xun picked her up, it wasn't that she didn't feel it, she was just too lazy to move.
Feeling that the hands holding his body were steady and strong, he simply didn't care about anything and fell asleep.
Xie Xun held her in his arms and walked to the bed. He looked at the empty bed and the person in his arms who was thinking about her so much that he was reluctant to put her down.
But he was afraid that she would not sleep peacefully in his arms, so after waiting for her breathing to calm down, he finally gently placed her on the bed and covered her with a quilt.
The girl outside the house heard that there was no movement inside. She didn't see the prince coming out for a long time. She thought it was almost time for dinner, so she knocked lightly on the door.
Xie Xun whispered: "If you fall asleep, go and wait outside and don't disturb me."
The little maid has been following Qin Rushuang since Qingzhi left. She is also a smart person.
After thinking about it, he went to the kitchen and ordered, "Let's make the meal for the prince first tonight. After the prince is ready, we will make the meal for the princess. After it is done, keep it warm until the princess wakes up before eating."
She originally thought that Xie Xun would come out and have dinner after settling down with Qin Rushuang, but she didn't expect that even Xie Xun's share would be in vain.
Because Xie Xun had been staying by Qin Rushuang's bed and didn't move even an inch.
He did nothing, just sat on the bedside and quietly looked at Qin Rushuang's sleeping face, and felt that he had gained an indescribable peace in his heart.
It wasn't until he felt Qin Rushuang moving on the side and her eyelashes trembling slightly that he moved his already sore neck.
Only then did he realize that he had been staring at Qin Rushuang for so long without moving.
It was already dark by this time.
When Qin Rushuang first woke up, her eyes couldn't adapt to the darkness in the room.
It wasn't until her mind became clear that she saw that Xie Xun hadn't left and was sitting beside her bed.
Qin Rushuang had just woken up and her voice was a little hoarse.
"Why are you sitting here, Your Majesty? Have you had dinner?"
As she said this, she casually lifted the quilt, but Xie Xun pulled the corners of the quilt over for her and covered her belly.
"You just woke up, take a moment and don't catch a cold."
Then his voice paused, and then he said, "I didn't have dinner. I'm not very hungry. I want to wait for you to wake up together."
But just as he finished speaking, his stomach suddenly growled. In this silent and dark room, this scream seemed particularly obvious.
Xie Xun blushed a little where Qin Rushuang couldn't see.
He had almost forgotten that he had been busy all day today and even had a quick bite of lunch. It was almost midnight now, so he was naturally hungry.
Qin Rushuang chuckled and sat up.
"Your Majesty, you are not hungry, but I am. Your Majesty, please come and eat something with me."
Qin Rushuang was telling the truth. When she woke up from her sleep, she was so hungry that her chest was touching her back.
When she went to the dining room, she asked the cook to bring over the warm meal before she asked him to cook it for her again.
The cook had heard from the maid next to Qin Rushuang that Qin Rushuang hadn't woken up until then. He thought it must be night again when he woke up and he should eat something soft, so he only made a few dishes of porridge and side dishes.
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun made a bowl of gruel and ate the side dishes for a while.
Qin Rushuang finished the last mouthful of porridge in the bowl, smacked her mouth and said, "I followed the prince on the march and fought, and I am used to eating from a big pot. I always feel that the food in this mansion is not very tasty."
Xie Xun thought about it and suddenly remembered that last winter, when Qin Rushuang was pregnant, she especially liked to eat hotpot mutton.
I also thought that when I went out today, I saw the cook in the house bringing back a sheep. There was no mutton on the table today, so it must have been unprocessed, so I called the cook and asked him to kill the sheep.
"Cut it into thin slices, and the princess and I will eat it."
Just as the cook was about to take the order and leave, Xie Xun suddenly stopped him.
"Forget it, wait a minute, I'll go with you. Cut the tender parts into thin slices to make mutton shabu-shabu, process the two lamb legs, and I'll roast them for you to eat."
He remembered that when he was marching outside, he would often make barbecue. Qin Rushuang also seemed to like roast mutton. They couldn't finish a sheep, so they boiled part of it and roasted part of it, and the rest would be eaten tomorrow.
Xie Xun stood up, moved the bowl that Qin Rushuang had put aside, and said, "I'm going to process the mutton. Just wait for a while. Don't eat too much. I'll bring you something delicious later."
Qin Rushuang had just heard Xie Xun say that she was going to cook mutton-boiled and roasted mutton, and she was already craving for it, so she nodded, "Okay, then I'll tell the maid to prepare the copper pot and grill first."
She thought for a moment, raised her head and said, "Why don't you take the test in the courtyard? I remember there are two pots of pear white in the warehouse. It shouldn't be too cold to eat barbecue with strong wine."
Xie Xun and her thought of going to the same place.
It's a good time to go outside and bake. The wintersweet in the garden will wither in a few days. Taking advantage of the moonlight, it's a good time to enjoy the last beautiful scenery.
