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Xiao Yao and He Yu rested in the room for a while, and then dinner was served. Xiao Yao looked at the exquisite steamer that was brought in, filled with corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and taro, which were of several colors and instantly lifted her spirits.
He Yu inhaled the fragrant aroma and smiled, "You really know how to think ahead. It looks quite appealing."
"It tastes great too!" Xiao Yao bit into a corn cob and casually handed He Yu a piece of sweet potato. "Try it, it's very sweet!"
He Yu didn't refuse; he took the sweet potato from Xiao Yao's hand and took a bite. "It really is good. I see a lot of this in the garden; is it easy to grow?"
"Seems like it," Xiao Yao recalled hearing her parents talk about it in her past life. When the family was poor, they often ate sweet potatoes until they were sick of them. She said, "I heard my dad mention before that it's particularly easy to grow, so during times of disaster, when people were starving, they relied on this."
After listening to Xiao Yao, He Yu seemed thoughtful. "But I really haven't seen much around the capital. During the severe drought in Henan, if there had been this, many people wouldn't have starved."
Xiao Yao pondered for a moment and said, "I heard from my dad that this grows a lot in Fujian. I didn't expect it to be here in the village. How about we take some back to the capital? We can plant a little in the estate."
"This grows in the village; if you want to eat it, you can have it sent to the estate anytime. Why bother planting it there?" He Yu laughed.
"That's different," Xiao Yao shot He Yu a glance. "Growing it myself and having someone else send it over will taste completely different."
"How could it be different..." He Yu initially intended to tease Xiao Yao but suddenly stopped halfway through, frowning as if deep in thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Yao noticed He Yu lost in thought and waved her hand in front of his eyes. "You started saying something but didn't finish."
At that moment, He Yu's furrowed brow relaxed as he pressed a kiss on Xiao Yao's forehead. "You truly are my lucky star."
"Ah?" Xiao Yao was still processing what happened, staring blankly at He Yu with remnants of corn on her face, looking no different from a child. However, in He Yu's eyes, everything about Xiao Yao was adorable. He reached out to wipe away the remnants at the corner of her mouth and gently kissed her lips.
Yun Zhu and Yun Yue, who came in to serve dinner, quickly retreated. The two exchanged glances, stuck out their tongues at each other, and burst into laughter.
After waiting for a while, estimating that it was about time, Yun Zhu and Yun Yue finally entered and placed the dishes on the table.
Xiao Yao saw the dishes on the table and immediately exclaimed, "Is this the Three Treasures?"
"Yes," Yun Zhu replied with a smile, standing in place. "The kitchen's Li Pei prepared this fresh wild boar today, so we made this fresh dish for the master."
Next to the plate of Three Treasures was a delicate pair of scissors. Yun Zhu stepped forward and slowly used the scissors to cut open the outer pig stomach. Inside was a deboned chicken, and when she cut open the chicken's belly, various colorful stir-fried vegetables spilled out, making the chicken and pig stomach look even more vibrant.
Yun Zhu cut the chicken and pig stomach into pieces before stepping back.
Of course, serving dishes to the princess was something meant for the prince and princess to do for each other; that was where the fun lay.
Just as Yun Zhu had imagined, the two took turns feeding each other various dishes until they finished their meal.
Then one read a book while the other continued to play with buttons. He Yu watched as Xiao Yao skillfully transformed an ordinary rope into a beautiful button knot in no time. He found it quite amusing. He casually picked one from Xiao Yao's box of buttons to play with, squinting at it before suddenly saying, "Actually, I think it doesn't necessarily have to be made with rope."
"Huh?" Xiao Yao paused her hands and looked up. "If not rope, then what?"
"I think using fabric cut into strips could work too," He Yu said slowly.
Xiao Yao was taken aback for a moment but quickly understood. She cheered and hugged He Yu tightly. "You're right! How did I not think of that! Sir, you really are too clever!"
"You..." He Yu felt helpless but was truly satisfied with Xiao Yao's enthusiastic embrace. He enjoyed it immensely.
Xiao Yao patted her head and said, "Right, how did I not think of that! Plus, this way we won't waste the leftover fabric, and it will match the clothes perfectly. It's such a great idea."
He Yu's suggestion had given Xiao Yao countless inspirations, and she spent the next while sketching and writing.
Eventually, He Yu dragged Xiao Yao to the hot spring behind the house for a bath, but his princess was still chattering away. He Yu could no longer stand it and simply kissed Xiao Yao to silence her.
"Sweetheart, that's just something to pass the time. Don't think about it right now," He Yu said with a mischievous smile as he began to unbutton Xiao Yao's clothes one by one. "At this moment, you should focus on serving your husband well."
Feeling her face flush and her heart race from He Yu's wicked smile and words, Xiao Yao suddenly realized she was already at the edge of a misty large pool, her clothes having long been removed by He Yu.
He Yu directly lifted Xiao Yao into the water, his slightly hoarse voice echoing throughout the room. "This is spring water from the mountains. Haven't you always wanted to soak in a hot spring? Here it is."
Xiao Yao didn't know how to respond to He Yu, so she simply smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, giving him a deep kiss before softly whispering in his ear, "Thank you."
He Yu shook his head and held Xiao Yao tighter, thinking to himself that he should be the one thanking her.
With nothing on, their skin touched intimately.
In such a situation, if one could still hold back, they would truly be a Sage.
The warm mist enveloped the entire room, quickly stirring up their emotions.
In the hot spring, He Yu took Xiao Yao once.
After He Yu finished bathing Xiao Yao, drying her off and carrying her to bed, she had no strength left at all and her voice was slightly hoarse.
He Yu picked up a cup of tea from the bedside table and gently supported Xiao Yao, feeding her a little bit.
After drinking the water, Xiao Yao finally felt some relief from the burning sensation in her throat. She weakly leaned against He Yu and said, "I'm so tired."
"If you're tired, just go to sleep," He Yu said softly, patting Xiao Yao's back. He carefully helped her lie down on the bed. After adjusting herself comfortably, Xiao Yao turned to the side and patted the space next to her, saying, "You should come up too."
"Of course," He Yu smiled at Xiao Yao, changed his clothes, and got into bed, wrapping his arms around her tightly.
Xiao Yao shifted slightly to find a comfortable position resting in He Yu's embrace and sighed, "I hope I can still go hunting tomorrow..."
"It's okay. If not tomorrow, we can go later," He Yu replied nonchalantly.
"But later we have to return to the residence," Xiao Yao said with a hint of sorrow as she looked up at He Yu before burying her head again and muttering, "I really don't want to go back."
"I know," He Yu said as he patted Xiao Yao. "You don't want to return to the capital, and I don't want to go back either. There are too many things to deal with, and it's quite bothersome."
"Then let's not go back at all!" Xiao Yao's eyes sparkled as she rolled over onto He Yu's body with an expectant look on her face. "Let's just leave for the capital right now and travel through our beautiful country together, being a pair of loving wild mandarin ducks!"
At first, He Yu found the idea appealing, but the last three words made his brows furrow immediately. He gave a light slap on Xiao Yao's backside and said, "What nonsense! You are my legitimate wife; how can we be wild mandarin ducks?"
Realizing she had misspoken, Xiao Yao shrank her neck and lay on He Yu's chest with a silly grin. Then she put on a pitiful expression and looked up at him, saying, "I was wrong."
"Wrong about what?" Although He Yu knew that Xiao Yao was just acting, he still played along in good spirits. He pretended to be serious as he looked at her with wide eyes, feeling that she was truly putting on a show.
Seeing that He Yu was playing along with her act, Xiao Yao got into character as well and adopted a wronged daughter-in-law demeanor. "I... I... I don't even know what I did wrong. Please enlighten me..."
He Yu rubbed his forehead, feeling that perhaps he had spoiled his delicate wife a bit too much. So, raising his eyebrows and pretending to be fierce, he said, "If you can't figure it out today, I will tie you up until you do!"
Wow, tying up? Xiao Yao couldn't help but admire her man; did he really have such interests?
Curiosity piqued, Xiao Yao was completely unafraid of He Yu's feigned fierceness. She simply put on an even more innocent expression and looked at He Yu, saying, "I truly don't understand what you mean, please let me go."
"Tsk," He Yu glanced at Xiao Yao with disdain. Before he could finish his sentence, Xiao Yao leaped onto him, sitting on his lap. "I don't like your expression!" she declared.
He Yu narrowed his eyes at his wife sitting above him, looking down at him. He reached out and grabbed her waist, swiftly flipping over to take control and pinning Xiao Yao beneath him. With a quick motion, he used the belt of his robe to bind her hands and grinned wickedly, "Now that we're in this position, do you think you can still choose whether you like it or not? Hmm?"
"Dear..." Xiao Yao chuckled nervously at He Yu, trying to plead for mercy.
However, before she could say anything more, He Yu raised an eyebrow and lightly uttered two words, "Too late."
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