Chapter 96

Luo Qinghan said indifferently, "When we are out, there's no need to adhere strictly to the rules of the palace. From now on, I only need five dishes and one soup for each meal."

Eunuch Chang was greatly shocked: "How can this be? You are the Crown Prince, a person of great value, how can you eat so little?"

"I don't eat much anyway. With twenty dishes at each meal, I only eat a little, and most of it is wasted. This is a rule established by our ancestors, and I cannot change it easily. But outside the palace, there's no need for such extravagance and waste. Everything should be kept simple."

Eunuch Chang, hearing this, felt even more heartache, thinking the Crown Prince was being wronged. He sighed deeply: "I understand."

"You all go down. Leave Xiao Xi to attend to me here."

Eunuch Chang led the maids and eunuchs out.

The room was left with only Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi.

Luo Qinghan asked her to sit.

Xiao Xixi didn't hesitate and knelt on the soft cushion opposite him.

As usual, she first served the Crown Prince his soup. After he ate, she began to eat.

They had brought the imperial chef, whose skills were unquestionable, but due to limited ingredients, the dishes were not as exquisite as the imperial cuisine.

Luo Qinghan, accustomed to the imperial cuisine, tasted the difference after just one bite.

He looked at the woman sitting opposite him.

She was still eating happily, showing no dissatisfaction with the simpler meal.

Luo Qinghan, seeing her content and happy expression, found the food more palatable and couldn't help but eat more.

After they were full, Eunuch Chang brought people in to clear the table.

People tend to feel sleepy after eating.

Xiao Xixi yawned: "Your Highness, where will I sleep tonight?"

Luo Qinghan: "You will sleep here."

Here? Xiao Xixi looked around and found that there was only one bed in the room. She blinked: "Are you going to make me sleep on the floor?"

As a laid-back person, she could sleep anywhere, but if she had a choice, she would rather sleep on the bed.

Luo Qinghan: "You will sleep in the same bed as me."

Xiao Xixi hesitated for a second between the hard floor and the soft bed, and made her decision.

"Alright, Your Highness."

After all, she had already slept with the Crown Prince before, and a few more times wouldn't matter. She just needed to get used to it.

Eunuch Chang knew her identity and didn't react, but the other maids and eunuchs didn't know that Xiao Xixi was a woman.

When they heard that the Crown Prince was going to share a bed with a young eunuch, they were all shocked and looked at Xiao Xixi with complex expressions.

They never expected this young eunuch to be so capable, managing to get the Crown Prince to keep him overnight.

What surprised them even more was that the Crown Prince seemed to have no qualms about it.

This was far from the aloof and cold image the Crown Prince usually presented.

Regardless of what they thought, they all pretended to be indifferent and continued with their duties.

The eunuchs brought hot water to serve the Crown Prince for his bath.

Xiao Xixi tactfully left to avoid seeing anything she shouldn't.

Without Baoqin by her side and now just a eunuch, no one would attend to her washing, so she had to do everything herself.

Fortunately, she had taken care of herself on the mountain before, so she was quite capable.

She went downstairs to the kitchen, fetched hot water, washed her face, rinsed her mouth with salt water, and soaked her feet in hot water.

Since she had been in the carriage all day, she was still quite clean and didn't need to bathe and change clothes.

Xiao Xixi poured out the foot-washing water and, just as she turned around, she ran into Nie Changping.