vrcanaries Chapter 419 Eat enough
Chapter 419 Eat enough
After dinner, Eunuch Wei arranged a song and dance performance. Xu Chengyou insisted on being held by Luo An while watching, and fell asleep in Luo An's arms as she watched.
Luo An gave Nian Yao a wink, and Nian Yao understood immediately. She greeted Zheng Chu and Madam Xue, and then left with Luo An.
After Luo An returned to his palace, he handed Xu Chengyou over to the wet nurse, who remarked, "The Third Princess really likes His Highness."
Ci Jing and Ci Shu then served Nian Yao as she bathed. A layer of gardenia petals floated in the steaming tub, and the entire bathing room was filled with a delicate fragrance.
Ci Jing washed Nian Yao's hair and massaged her shoulders, while Ci Shu offered to wipe her body. Washing her hair and massaging her shoulders was tolerable, but wiping her body?!
Nianyao stepped aside and took the gardenia bath powder from Cishu's hand: "You can all step back, I'll do it myself."
Just as Ci Jing and Ci Shu were about to turn and leave, they heard Nian Yao say, "Wait a minute!"
Nianyao leaned against the edge of the bathtub, meeting the two men's questioning gazes, and asked, "Are you two specifically taking care of the Crown Prince?"
Both Ci Jing and Ci Shu said, "Yes."
Nianyao asked, "Including bathing, changing clothes, and serving you in bed?"
Ci Jing and Ci Shu exchanged a glance, but before they could answer, they heard Luo An's voice: "Yes!"
Luo An lifted the shower curtain and came in, waving for Ci Jing and Ci Shu to leave. He casually took off his clothes and climbed into the bathtub, sitting down in front of Nian Yao: "Give me a shoulder massage and back scrub."
Nianyao instinctively raised her hand and massaged Luo An's shoulder a couple of times, then realized something was wrong: "Do you think I'm a palace maid?"
Luo An leaned back slightly and pressed Nian Yao down: "You're not happy with the palace maids serving you, and you're still not happy with the Crown Princess serving you? What should this Crown Prince do?"
Nianyao was so overwhelmed she could hardly breathe, so she had to brace herself against Luo An's back with both hands: "It seems being the crown prince is better than being a doctor."
Luo An let her hold on for a while, then suddenly leaned forward. Nian Yao let go of her hands and fell forward, her chest hitting Luo An's back.
Before Nianyao could react, Luo An turned to the side, pulled her forward, and Nianyao was half-lying under Luo An.
In private, when it was just the two of them, Luo An was always unrestrained, and Nian Yao, knowing him, naturally wouldn't be coy or struggle.
Xu Chengyou's childish voice suddenly rang out from outside the shower curtain: "Crown Prince Brother..."
Nianyao was startled and hugged Luo An's neck, pressing her head against his chest without daring to move.
Xu Chengyou, who was originally lying in bed waiting for Luo An, took advantage of Ci Jing and Ci Shu not paying attention and ran to the bathroom to find Luo An.
Ci Jing stopped Xu Chengyou before she could slip through the bath curtain: "Third Princess, we'll wait for His Highness outside."
Xu Chengyou refused: "I can take a bath with the Crown Prince."
Once Nianyao was sure Xu Chengyou wouldn't come in, she immediately let go of Luo An, jumped out of the bathtub, grabbed a towel, dried herself quickly, and draped the clothes off the rack.
Luo An sat leisurely in the bathtub, watching Nian Yao hurriedly get ready, before slowly reminding her, "You're wearing my clothes."
It's a bit big, but I can still wear it. Nianyao ignored him and pulled her curly hair out as she went outside.
Luo An only stood up after hearing that Nian Yao had taken Xu Chengyou away. He was stunned when he unfolded his clothes: a light pink, semi-transparent, thin gauze dress, cut into pieces below the waist.
Aside from Zheng Chu, probably no one else would send such clothes to Ciming Palace. It's truly a waste of Zheng Chu's position as a head chef!
So Nianyao actually saw this outfit and that's why she specifically chose his clothes to wear? What should he wear then?
"Your Highness." Ci Jing stood outside the bath curtain, holding up a set of clothes to hand in: "The Crown Princess sent me to deliver clothes to Your Highness!"
Nianyao and Xu Chengyou sat on the bed waiting for him. When Nianyao saw Luo An come out, she raised her eyebrows and smiled, looking quite smug.
Xu Chengyou sat in the middle and patted the bed outside: "Crown Prince, you sleep here."
Luo An sat on the bed and looked down at Xu Chengyou, who had only slept for a short while before waking up: "Where's the wet nurse?"
"I don't want to sleep with the wet nurse, I want to sleep with the Crown Prince." Xu Chengyou pouted and turned to Nian Yao: "Sister-in-law, you have to lie down to sleep."
Nianyao slowly lay down, and Xu Chengyou followed suit, saying to Luo An, "Crown Prince, you lie down too."
Cijing and Cishu lowered the curtains, leaving a small nightlight in the corner, and quietly withdrew.
The three of them lay in bed, and as usual, Xu Chengyou reached out and hugged Luo An's neck before quickly falling asleep again.
Luo An's breathing was shallow, and he seemed to be asleep as well. Nian Yao couldn't sleep and didn't dare to move, afraid of waking Xu Chengyou and Luo An.
She didn't know how long she had been lying there, but she was so uncomfortable that she slowly sat up with the lightest movement she had ever made, and then slowly crawled to the foot of the bed to get out.
After getting out of bed, Nianyao gently turned her head to make sure she hadn't disturbed the two people in bed before quietly leaving the room.
It was drizzling during the day, but now the moon is bright and the stars are few. It looks like it will clear up tomorrow.
Nianyao flew onto the roof, sat on it, propped her chin up, and looked up at the sky, her thoughts drifting back to her childhood.
Nianyao lived in Ciming Palace at that time, and was considered a child personally raised by the late emperor.
The late emperor was very busy and very lenient with her. He didn't deliberately teach her any rules or etiquette, seemingly intending to let her grow up freely.
The officials and palace servants didn't know who she was, and no one dared to offend her.
General Xue dared to interfere, but he was young at the time and busy with military affairs, so he really didn't have time to go to the palace to discipline her.
Nianyao didn't want to stay in the palace, so she started causing trouble, hoping that the late emperor would throw her out.
She first went to the laundry department and hid the late emperor's clothes, watching the palace maids frantically search for them.
Then, he went to the Imperial Garden and trampled a patch of orchids and cymbidiums. The gardener looked at the chaotic flower field and burst into tears.
Finally, she roasted and ate the osmanthus carp from the lotus pond, which was specially raised for the late emperor. The palace servant in charge of the lotus pond immediately dragged Nianyao to Zheng Chu to complain.
Seeing Zheng Chu's gentle demeanor, Nian Yao mistakenly assumed that Zheng Chu was a female tutor in the palace, specializing in disciplining children.
Before Zheng Chu could speak, she knelt down in front of him with a thud, hugged him, and began to sob:
"Master, I am an orphan girl who was captured and brought to the palace. I am bullied and have no one to rely on. The people in the imperial kitchen are wicked. They don't give me any food every day. I was so hungry that I stole fish to eat. Please have pity on me. I am so hungry."
To gain Zheng Chu's trust, she even forced out two tears, making the little girl look both aggrieved and pitiful.
Zheng Chu asked with a smile, "How many bowls of rice can you eat?"
Nianyao first held up one finger, then thought for a moment and held up two, then thought again and held up three: "Three bowls of rice."
Zheng Chu then asked, "How many bowls did you eat?"
Nianyao pleaded pitifully, "I haven't eaten a single bowl. The imperial kitchen is bullying an orphan like me, not giving me any food. Teacher, please let me out!"
A child who can eat three bowls of rice isn't even given one. It's so pitiful. Zheng Chu will definitely let her out since she's so pitiful.
Zheng Chu summoned the imperial chef: "Give her three bowls of rice."
Nianyao asked expectantly, "Master, will you let me out after I finish eating?"
Zheng Chu nodded with a smile, and Nian Yao was overjoyed.
But were those three bowls of rice? The bowl was bigger than the one Dad used, and the rice was pressed smoother than a snowball and piled higher than a cedar tree.