The weather grew colder and colder, and getting up early to attend court required more and more courage.
Wenren Luoshui had taken ten consecutive days off. She even secretly hoped the emperor would get angry and strip her of her inconsequential official post.
At first, Tie Sumi, who was staying at the prince's residence, appeared in every corner of the estate every day, either wearing a face full of misery or sighing endlessly.
Not a single person in the residence paid her any attention.
At noon on the seventh day, the Iron Clan Head arrived at the residence, travel-worn and dusty. After apologizing to the Princess Consort and the prince, he forcibly took Tie Sumi away, regardless of her wishes.
"Commandery Princess! Commandery Princess!"
Yin Xing ran up to Wenren Luoshui with the sweet potatoes she had just roasted in the small kitchen. She ran quite fast-the sweet potatoes were still burning hot.
"Try one, Commandery Princess! These sweet potatoes are so sweet after roasting!"
The system had been sleeping on the fruit platter. When Yin Xing tossed the roasted sweet potatoes onto the table, it got quite a fright.
Once it calmed down, it stretched out a little paw, picked up a smaller roasted sweet potato, and took a bite. It was hot and sweet.
The sweet potato tasted good. It wanted more.
But it was too hot to swallow.
The system held its mouth open, its little tongue shifting the sweet potato around inside, stubbornly refusing to spit out the food.
"Little Shui, I'm here!"
Yunjian's lively voice reached Wenren Luoshui's ears. She ran in from outside, bringing the bitter cold in with her.
"Why aren't you keeping your sweetheart company? Why do you keep coming here every day?"
"Even lovers need their own space! Besides, my experimental