Though Shen Yangge still had his heart set on it, he listened to Chu Xuanzhen.
But he was miserably hungry, so he plopped down on the tabletop, crossed his legs, and propped his chin on one hand. "Your Highness, since I can't eat the divine medicine, shouldn't we get breakfast ready?"
Ever since they had made their relationship official, Shen Yangge had grown increasingly brazen. He ordered a certain someone around without so much as batting an eye.
Had any other subject done that, he would have been branded a traitor for defying his superior.
Chu Xuanzhen tucked the tiny man into his robes and carried him out of the room. In the Kitchen, the woman cooking in the inner room jumped in fright. Why had this important man, who looked so refined and distinguished, come into the back?
She awkwardly slapped her forehead, suddenly remembering that she had not brought this gentleman his breakfast. Now he had come looking for it himself.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"
"Please sit outside. I'll get your food ready right away. It won't take long."
Only after he left did the woman settle back into her "work." Having someone watch her the entire time made it hard to work comfortably, after all.
Before long, she brought breakfast out: a bowl of creamy white congee sprinkled with chopped scallions, along with several fried scallion pancakes.
There were pickled vegetables and slices of boiled pork. It was a simple breakfast, yet Shen Yangge wanted to wolf down every last bite on the spot.
The woman breathed a sigh of relief and intended to take a portion to the old doctor in the Medical Clinic as well. But she worried that once she left, the gentleman eating outside might need her for something.
Chu Xuanzhen waved