nucmednet Chapter 224 You're just a stupid blockhead
Chapter 224 You're just a stupid blockhead
Before Shen Sangwan could speak, Ruoying knelt down first to beg for forgiveness, bowing and saying, "Your Highness, I failed in my duty to protect the princess. Please punish me."
Cen Yan, who was about to get up, paused slightly at this moment, then sat back down, waiting for Shen Sangwan to speak.
Wen Yuening stirred the dipping sauce in the bowl with a spoon, as if the thing in front of her didn't exist.
The air seemed to stand still, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.
After a long silence, Shen Sangwan slowly spoke: "What, now that there's an extra person, you don't even bother to add a set of bowls and chopsticks? Do I have to go get them myself?"
Everyone was puzzled by Shen Sangwan's illogical move. The maids in the government office, however, were quite quick-witted and ran to the kitchen to add a new set of bowls and chopsticks to the table.
Ruoying, kneeling on the ground, dared not raise her head. Shen Sangwan did not tell her to get up, and she did not dare to move at all.
"I am in a good mood today, so I will not punish you for now. Get up and sit down. If you can make the princess happy, you will be spared the punishment for dereliction of duty that day."
Completely bewildered, Ruoying raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief. Seeing that Shen Sangwan didn't seem to be lying, she hesitated as she stood up.
Fortunately, Cen Yan spoke up and eased the tension a bit, saying, "Since His Highness has asked you to get up, you should sit down and eat with us. Being so hesitant is not like you."
Seeing that Cen Yan had already spoken, Ruoying said no more and got up to glance at the empty seats at the dining table.
She made a firm choice to sit below Cen Yan, far away from Shen Sangwan, and sat obediently upright.
His expression didn't resemble that of someone eating; rather, it was one of resolute determination, like someone heading to their execution.
His serious demeanor made Cen Yan unable to suppress her laughter, but she couldn't be too unrestrained, so she could only hold back.
Shen Sangwan prepared dipping sauces for Wen Yuening and Cen Yan, but Ruoying's was empty, which didn't matter since she wasn't in the mood to eat.
Cen Yan, noticing Ruoying's somewhat haggard appearance, kept serving her a lot of cooked meat slices.
On the other side, Shen Sangwan thoughtfully served Wen Yuening hot pot meat and vegetables. Because she was worried that it was her first time eating hot pot and she might not be able to handle the spiciness, she specially prepared drinks to help with the spiciness.
However, after a while, she realized she had worried too much; Wen Yuening was someone who could handle spicy food.
"Your Highness, you may also eat."
With Shen Sangwan constantly putting food on her plate, Wen Yuening finally reached out and stopped the meat that was about to be placed into her bowl.
"It's alright, I'll take care of the hot pot today, so Ah Ning can just eat as much as she wants."
Cen Yan unconsciously rolled her eyes at Shen Sangwan, clicked her tongue softly, picked up the meat in her bowl, looked at it, and instantly lost her appetite.
Upon hearing Cen Yan's voice, Shen Sangwan retorted directly as always, "If someone is feeling bitter, why don't they just ask Mu Tou to cook you some hot pot? What's with the tsk tsk!"
Ruoying, who had no appetite, suddenly had a clear ear and immediately understood what her lord meant. She then cooked a lot of meat slices and vegetables.
They were very attentive, putting food that had been cooked in the pot into Cen Yan's bowl, almost snatching it from Shen Sangwan's hands. In no time, Cen Yan's bowl was piled high with food.
"Hey, hey, hey—are you trying to stuff me to death by putting so much food on my plate?"
Seeing that Ruoying was still picking up food, Cen Yan was so frightened that she immediately protected her bowl, glared at Ruoying fiercely, and cursed her for being such a stupid blockhead.
The snow outside was falling heavier and heavier, and a thin layer of snow covered the bare branches and eaves.
After they had eaten their fill and drunk some wine, the sky had already darkened before they knew it.
Fearing that Cen Yan's health was not fully recovered, Shen Sangwan forced her to go back to her room to rest and forbade her from going out to play in the snow. She also specifically instructed Ruoying to keep an eye on her.
They went back to their respective rooms in pairs.
The charcoal fire inside was burning brightly, providing constant warmth. Wen Yuening, who had drunk some wine, became a little restless, rubbing against Shen Sangwan haphazardly.
His hands started to get unruly, and he only stopped after being slapped several times, but then he started wrapping his wrists.
Two hands clung tightly to Shen Sangwan's arm, refusing to let go no matter how the other tried to pry them off.
Forced into a corner, Shen Sangwan had no choice but to compromise, and in the end, she could only fall asleep in a very strange position.
On the other hand, the atmosphere between Cen Yan and the other person was subtle.
Perhaps because she had been drinking, Cen Yan's cheeks were flushed, and she stared blankly at Ruoying.
As time went on, even the wooden-like Ruoying became shy and dared not look up at Cen Yan.
"What are you doing standing so far away? I'm not going to eat you."
Cen Yan, leaning against the headboard, waved to Ruoying in the distance, signaling her to come closer.
Hearing Cen Yan's words, Ruoying took two steps forward. "If the princess has any instructions, I can hear them clearly from here."
Cen Yan, who was holding onto the bed frame, first pounded her chest, as if she was gagging.
After calming down a bit, she looked up, pointed to the seat next to her and said, "Come here, sit here, I have something to ask you."
Ruoying looked in the direction the other person was pointing, her steps slightly sluggish. "Princess, if you have any questions, please speak freely. I will answer them one by one while I stand here."
Cen Yan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, almost laughed out of anger at these words. She barely got up and prepared to walk over by herself, but she didn't know if it was because of the wine or because she was not fully recovered.
He stumbled and fell forward.
"Prince, be careful!"
Startled, Ruoying rushed forward and grabbed the man around the waist.
The smell of alcohol and a faint medicinal odor simultaneously filled my nasal cavity, mixing together and making my head feel a little swollen.
They had no choice but to quickly help him back to the bedside. Just as they were about to put him down, he grabbed their waist and they both fell onto the quilt.
Her hand accidentally touched the other person's softness, which startled her so much that she hurriedly tried to pull her hand away, but she lost her balance and her face pressed directly against the other person's.
The charcoal fire in the stove was burning brightly, and the two people's body temperatures rose rapidly, becoming alarmingly hot.
"Um...I...your subordinate...I didn't mean it, please forgive me, Your Highness."
The more Ruoying tried to get up, the more flustered she became, and after struggling for a long time, she still couldn't get off Cen Yan.
Instead, her hair and clothes were disheveled.
"Your Highness used to cling to me for years without ever making me think of anything. How come you, a blockhead, have now bewitched me?"
Cen Yan reached her hands through the other person's neck and hooked them firmly. Her eyes blinked rapidly, and as she spoke, she gently pulled the other person's neck down, bringing them even closer.
Ruoying, who had never seen anything like this before, and the startled rabbit were so anxious that they wanted to dart out and escape from Cen Yan as soon as possible, but they did not expect that not only was their neck hooked, but their legs were also wrapped around her.
"Princess, you've had too much to drink!"
"Yeah, I definitely drank too much."
"Your subordinate will go and prepare a hangover soup."
"You stupid blockhead, what I need is not some hangover soup."
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