I don't know whether the man's gaze was too thoughtful or his tone was too gentle, which caused Yan Mingzhu's heartbeat to skip half a beat.
In a hurry, he could only dryly stretch the melon in his hand forward.
"You should eat too."
Qi Jue responded in a low voice, and while leaning forward, he opened his mouth and took a bite of the cantaloupe in Yan Mingzhu's hand.
"It is indeed very sweet, but I have tasted something sweeter. There is nothing in this world that can match it."
Her taste is sweet, refreshing and addictive.
Although every time Yan Mingzhu was kissed by Qi Jue, she was always unconscious.
But for some reason, after hearing Qi Jue's words, her ears turned red instinctively.
"I...I asked you to eat the melon on the plate, how could you eat my melon!"
Isn't it always certain that His Royal Highness the North King has a mysophobia, and if anyone else touches him, he can chop off his hands?
Such a cruel person, now eating the melon she had eaten, and looking like he was enjoying it?
"My hands are dirty, can't I eat yours?"
Qi Jue raised his ointment-stained hand with an innocent look on his face.
As the saying goes, eating people is soft-spoken and taking advantage of others is short-handed. Yan Mingzhu felt wrong for a moment, but instinctively refused to admit defeat, so she stuffed the remaining half of the cantaloupe into Qi Jue's mouth.
"Then I'll give you all the ointment. I'm going to rest after applying the ointment. Your Highness, please rest early too."
Yan Mingzhu quickly took her feet back and hid them under her skirt.
It was rare to see this girl showing a shy expression, and Qi Jue was amused.
After eating all the remaining cantaloupe, he stretched out his long, jade-like hand.
"Okay, go to sleep."
Yan Mingzhu looked at him confused, "What are you doing?"
"I will carry you to bed. I have just applied ointment on your feet. Do not apply force immediately, otherwise the effect of the ointment will be weakened."
His Majesty the King of Dingbei, in order to hold Ruanxiang in his arms, his ability to lie with open eyes has reached the level of proficiency.
Can Yan Mingzhu be fooled? Of course not. If she can believe this kind of trick to deceive children, her rebirth will be in vain.
He decisively slapped Qi Jue's hand away and walked to the bed.
"Your Highness, are you still not leaving?"
Qi Jue stood tall, with one hand behind his back and a lingering smile in his eyes.
"I see you have fallen asleep before leaving."
Just look at her, but don't look at her with such a strange look, it will make her wonder what's going on, her heartbeat will be erratic, and her ears will feel hot!
Yan Mingzhu pulled the quilt forward, covering half of her head, and said in a muffled voice: "I'm going to sleep."
"Well, good night and sweet dreams."
Qi Jue really did what he said, he didn't do anything extreme, he just waited for Yan Mingzhu's breathing to calm down.
Only then did he come closer and tuck the corner of her quilt for her. Looking at her defenseless sleeping face, the smile on his lips gradually deepened.
Good night, my princess, you can't run away.
This is the first time in twenty years that he has wanted someone so much. She can only belong to him and no one can take her away!
In the middle of the night, Yan Mingzhu was awakened by the rustling outside the window and opened her eyes instantly.
"Gu Gu."
Hearing this cry, Yan Mingzhu realized something instantly and immediately stood up and opened the window lattice.
A homing pigeon covered in pitch black flew in. Yan Mingzhu stretched out her hand. It stopped in the palm of Yan Mingzhu's hand and rubbed its head against her palm affectionately.
Yan Mingzhu smiled and touched its head, "Thank you for your hard work."
Yan Mingzhu took off the letter from its feet and took a look. Yan Mingzhu was instantly pleasantly surprised.
The letter came from Lin Sangzhi, using a carrier pigeon specially trained by Qingniaoqi, which has the ability to travel a thousand miles at a time.
In the letter, Lin Sangzhi stated that they had found Yuan Jinshen. Fortunately, Yuan Jinshen was still alive, but he had been seriously injured and was dying. At the moment, Lin Sangzhi was taking Yuan Jinshen with him.
On the way back to the imperial capital!
This is the greatest joy since rebirth!
As long as Yuan Jinshen is still alive, she is 100% sure that she can overturn the case for the Yuan family!
Based on the distance traveled by the Blue Bird Rider, he could reach the imperial capital in two days.
However, Lin Sangzhi also mentioned in the letter that Yuan Jinshen was seriously injured. The emphasis on the word serious meant that his life was really in danger, so she had to prepare as soon as possible.
Because she was so happy, Yan Mingzhu barely slept that night.
She got up at dawn the next day, washed and dressed up, and planned to go out.
It was so early, Qi Jue hadn't even gotten up yet, and when Yan Mingzhu was at the door, he met the guard sweeping the floor.
"Miss Yan, are you going out?"
The entire palace has reached a consensus, knowing that as long as there are no accidents, this Miss Yan San will be the mistress of their palace.
Seeing that His Highness attaches so much importance to her, they, the servants, naturally do not dare to neglect her in the slightest.
"I have something to do. If His Highness asks, just tell him that I will be back in the evening so that he does not have to worry."
Naturally, the guards did not dare to stop her, so they could only say yes and watched Yan Mingzhu go out.
After Yan Mingzhu went out, she first went to Ming Yuexuan.
Because it was still too early, the teahouse wasn't open yet.
When Shopkeeper Luo got up to go to the toilet, he heard movement from the direction of the accounting room.
It's still dark, who will be in the accounting room? Wait, isn't it a thief?
Shopkeeper Luo was so frightened that he woke up instantly. Then he immediately called everyone in the teahouse to pick up the guy and catch the thief.
After surrounding the accounting room, shopkeeper Luo gave the clerk a look. The clerk held the broom and wanted to rush forward, but he didn't dare and stepped back.
"Shopkeeper, I have an eighty-year-old mother above me, and below me..."
Before he could finish his words, shopkeeper Luo kicked him in the butt.
With a bang, the guy rushed in, swinging the broom around out of instinct.
"You are a bold thief who dares to steal from a teahouse. Please...stop it!"
After a random wave, a clear voice sounded: "It's me."
The waiter took a closer look and realized, isn't this the owner?
"The shopkeeper is the boss..."
Before the clerk finished speaking, shopkeeper Luo had already thrown away the weapon in his hand and walked in with a smile on his face.
"Master, why are you here so early today? When I heard some movement in the accounting room, I thought it was a thief, so I called everyone over to check the situation."
With that said, Shopkeeper Luo gave the waiter a slap on the back of his head, "If you have any sense, step back. Boss, you weren't scared just now, were you?"
"It's okay. I came here to get some money because of an emergency. I thought it was still early, so I didn't alarm you, but you were shocked."
Yan Mingzhu recorded a sum of money in the account book and handed it to Shopkeeper Luo.
"Get this money first."
Shopkeeper Luo looked at the number and found that it was a thousand taels!
But after all, it was Yan Mingzhu who wanted it, so he didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly went to get the money.
"Master, please take it."
Yan Mingzhu accepted the money and warned: "I need a lot of money here recently. In addition to the tea expenses and the wages of the waiters, I have to tighten my pants for everything else. During this period, I will work hard for you. I will wait for you later."