Shen Xiyue continued to walk inside with her aunt.

Along the way, I took a look around the yard. It was well maintained everywhere. There were colorful koi in the fish pond, everything in the warehouse was tidy, and I could start cooking in the kitchen right away.

The aunt helped her arrange the chores for the servants in the mansion, such as the housekeeper, the gatekeeper, the servants in the front and back yards, the kitchen and the hall. After using both kindness and force to persuade them, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Now, Yue'er can live here, and I can rest assured."

Seeing that it was getting late, my aunt left reluctantly.

Shen Xiyue watched her aunt's carriage drive away until it disappeared at the entrance of the alley. She looked up and saw the sunset glow filling the sky.

In the afterglow of sunset, the sky above is pure and deep blue, and the skylight outlines the roofs of the surrounding buildings, peaceful and profound.

Murong Xuan was walking towards her door at a leisurely pace.

After returning to the capital, I haven't seen him for several days.

But now that I really saw it, I felt a little at a loss for a moment.

I had no choice but to look at him.

He was dressed in purple with wide sleeves fluttering in the wind. His indifferent phoenix eyes were stained with the afterglow of the setting sun and became enchanting. His beautiful facial features were balanced by his warm expression, giving him a sense of friendliness.

Her skin is as white as jade, with clear contours and no flaws at all, and she looks extremely beautiful.

He was like a god descending from heaven, walking towards her step by step.

Murong Xuan asked her casually, "Haven't you seen enough?"

Shen Xiyue came back to her senses, subconsciously took a step back, knelt down and saluted, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Murong Xuan looked at her noncommittally and said, "When you were in Jiangnan, you didn't seem to have this attitude towards me."

"Your Highness, stop making trouble!" Shen Xiyue straightened up somewhat embarrassedly. This was the capital city, and there were so many eyes watching her. If she was not careful, she would be gossiped about.

It doesn't matter to her as a divorced princess, but for him, he is a prince and there are people around who are eyeing him covetously, so how can he not act cautiously?

Murong Xuan didn't say anything else.

She followed the rules and led him to the main hall, and Shuang Ye brought in some hot tea.

Murong Xuan picked up the tea and leisurely picked up the lid with his fingers to fiddle with the tea leaves. "I have been busy in the court today and only have time to come here now. How is it? Are you satisfied with it? What do you think of the layout?"

Shen Xiyue nodded immediately: "I like it very much. With the addition of those wintersweets in the garden, the whole yard is full of spring colors. I heard from Mao Ping that they were dug from the Prince's Mansion. Thank you, Your Highness!"

Murong Xuan raised his eyebrows imperceptibly: "Well, the quality of these wintersweets is just average, just for fun. If you like them, I'll ask someone to dig a few good ones from the Imperial Garden."

Shen Xiyue: "......"

Those are the wintersweets from the Imperial Garden. Why does he make it sound like he just picked two from the roadside?

But after talking about these few words, Shen Xiyue regained the familiar and comfortable feeling. She asked with concern as usual: "Your Highness will be here soon. Have you eaten yet?"

Murong Xuan also nodded sincerely.

Shen Xiyue turned around and ordered outside: "Go ask the kitchen to make some food. No need to be too troublesome. Cook two bowls of noodle soup."

Murong Xuan raised his eyebrows: "I came to your house as a guest, and you gave me a bowl of noodles?"

Shen Xiyue thought so too. How could a prince only eat one bowl of noodles? So she ordered, "Put an extra egg in his bowl."

"Yes." Frost Leaf responded from outside.

Murong Xuan didn't say anything, just looked at her. Shen Xiyue had an innocent look on her face, and the corners of her lips slightly upturned made her look a little cute. She smiled softly and said slowly:

"The kitchen has just been cleaned up. It will take some time to prepare other dishes, but it will be much faster to cook a bowl of noodles. I'm afraid you'll be hungry."

After a pause, she added: "I'll treat you to delicious food next time."

The tiredness between Murong Xuan's brows faded a little: "Okay."

The noodles were served quickly, and the aroma filled the air, whetting one's appetite.

The two bowls of noodles were exactly the same, except that one of them had two poached eggs on it.

Shen Xiyue sat at the table, put some more noodles from her bowl into his bowl, and picked out the chopped green onions from the two bowls of noodles one by one: "Okay, eat."

After all, the kitchen staff was newly hired and there were many things they had not been explained to, so they had no idea of ​​them. For instance, men naturally have bigger appetites, and for another example, neither she nor he eats onions.

Shen Xiyue waited for a long time without waiting for him to speak. She looked up at Murong Xuan and found that he was looking at her.

Following his line of sight, she discovered that the chopped green onions were piled up like a small mountain. She smiled softly, "What's the matter? Don't you want to eat this?"

Murong Xuan curled the corners of his lips, and his voice was pleasant and seductive: "Yeah."

In fact, as a prince, he never had any food that he particularly liked or disliked. Or rather, his mother had told him not to show his likes or dislikes. So he had never cared about something as subtle as chopped green onions, which was almost imperceptible.

She thought chopped green onions were not tasty, so she didn't want him to eat them.

He appreciated it.

Murong Xuan walked over and sat next to Shen Xiyue. Shen Xiyue pushed the bowl of extra noodles in front of him and handed him the chopsticks in her hand.

The two noble people sat together and ate the hot noodle soup that ordinary people eat, enjoying it very much.

Then, as Murong Xuan was eating, he noticed that Shen Xiyue suddenly moved towards him, her eyes fixed on his bowl.

Shen Xiyue said: "I think you are eating so deliciously! Is the food in your bowl more delicious?"

Murong Xuan wordlessly pushed his bowl towards Shen Xiyue: "Then you try it?"

Shen Xiyue unceremoniously reached out her chopsticks and picked up a few little finger-thick pieces from his bowl, ate them, and nodded in satisfaction: "It smells really good."

Murong Xuan: "......"

Aren’t they noodles cooked together?

The two of them ate the noodles and drank some tea to relax, and they felt relaxed all over.

Shen Xiyue then asked him about his current situation: "Your Highness, how is the situation in Jiangnan going? Has there been any discussion in the court today?"

Murong Xuan did not answer Shen Xiyue's words immediately, but frowned slightly, met her expectant eyes, and said carefully: "I was just about to tell you."

Shen Xiyue couldn't wait any longer: "Hurry up and tell me..."

Murong Xuan then started talking about what she wanted to know most, the fate of the Gu family:

"In the court today, King Yao said in front of all the civil and military officials that he had arrested Gu and brought him to the palace..."

"Gu Zhilan?!" As expected, when Shen Xiyue heard this name, the hatred in her eyes could no longer be suppressed.

"It's her." Murong Xuan nodded:

"She also confessed her guilt, saying that she was responsible for all the things that happened in Jiangnan. The emperor was furious and sentenced her to be beheaded in public at noon tomorrow."

Shen Xiyue's face was filled with shock. The emperor had spoken the final word of beheading, and Gu Zhilan was afraid that this time, there was no way she could escape.

Her heart was in turmoil. The nightmare of her previous life was shattered in one move, leaving her with a sense of unreality.

But when she thought about how Gu Zhilan in her previous life was not such a resigned person, she felt a little worried: "Tomorrow, I will go and watch her die in person."

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