Romance of the Resurrected Crown Princess and the Cold-blooded Wolf King - Chapter 180

“I let her in.” Duanmu Xi hastened to explain for fear that Xuanyuan Mo would wrong Yu Ying.

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo raised his head and looked at Duanmu Xi in confusion. What was wrong with Xi? Xi clearly knew that the woman held an ulterior motive but still let her in.

Duanmu Xi glimpsed the aggrieved look of Liqing and slightly curled her lips, “Wasn’t it nice to let her in to relieve our boredom?”

Hearing that, Liqing gnashed her teeth in anger with her eyes glistening with malice.

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo walked to Duanmu Xi and said with a tender look, “If you feel bored, let’s go out shopping after breakfast.”

“Sure.” Duanmu Xi smiled, her dark purple eyes glistening with excitement. She had been in Baihu for such a long time but she hadn’t gone out for fun yet!

When he saw Duanmu Xi’s happy face, Xuanyuan Mo’s amber eyes were full of affection.

Staring at the couple who completely ignored her, Liqing looked a bit jealous and resentful.

She took the hamper from Huai’er and wanted to give it to Xuanyuan Mo when Phoenix Five carried the tray and walked inside.

When she saw Liqing and Huai’er, Phoenix Five’s smiling face instantly darkened.

Why did these two women come to Xuelan House in the early morning? Phoenix Five glanced at the hamper in Liqing’s hand and took a tumble. With a sneer, she carried the tray and walked to the round table, “Your Highness Prince Zhan, Your Highness Princess Consort Zhan, please have the breakfast.”

Then, Phoenix Five took the things off the tray and put them on the round table one by one.

Seeing the scene, Liqing also took the hamper in her hands over and looked at Xuanyuan Mo with a tender look, “Cousin Mo, I’ve made breakfast for you too.”

Then, Liqing opened the hamper and also wanted to take the things outside but she was bumped aside by Phoenix Five.

Liqing stared at Phoenix Five in fury but as Xuanyuan Mo was here, she couldn’t lose her temper. She stared at Xuanyuan with an aggrieved look only to see that he didn’t even take a glance at her. She was so furious.

Xuanyuan Mo filled a bowl with the porridge and gave it to Duanmu Xi, “This is the red bean porridge with lotus seed I’ve just learned yesterday. Try it and see if you like it.”

Liqing widened her eyes in disbelief. What did he say? The red bean porridge was made by him. He cooked for Duanmu Xi.

Not only Liqing but also Huai’er was surprised. She didn’t expect that a prince would cook for a woman. It seemed that Prince Zhan did treasure Princess Consort Zhan dearly as the legend went.

Duanmu Xi picked up the spoon and tried the porridge. It tasted sweet with a rich and waxy flavor. She raised her head and looked at Xuanyuan Mo, saying with a smile, “It tastes good. Your cooking skill is getting better and better.”

Xuanyuan Mo cracked a smile upon hearing that.

Liqing aside stared at the soup and felt madly jealous.

Phoenix Five looked at Liqing’s jealous face with irony in her eyes and stared at Duanmu Xi, “What His Highness has just learned are not only the red bean porridge with the lotus seed but also those side dishes. According to His Highness, he is worried that you may be tired if you eat the same dishes every day. Your Highness, please try the dishes. Some people may not be able to taste the things cooked by His Highness for a lifetime!”

Obviously, she was referring to Liqing.

Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Mo with approving eyes and said with a serious facial expression, “Snow, you’ve thought too much. I won’t get enough of the dishes made by you.”

Xuanyuan Mo slightly curled his lips, “Great. Since you like the dishes, I will cook for you for a lifetime.”

Seeing the lovey-dovey couple who directly ignored her, Liqing couldn’t hold back her emotion anymore. She ran out of the main hall.

Seeing the scene, Huai’er immediately followed.

Upon seeing Liqing had run away, Xuanyuan Mo tapped Duanmu Xi’s nose, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?”

She let Liqing in and then made the latter leave in a fit of pique.

“Ha…” Duanmu Xi gave an embarrassed smile for being seen through and mumbled with a pout, “She asked for it. She plotted against me to make me sad for that long. How could I not vent the anger on her? This time, the punishment was minor. If she dares to do it again, I must make her spit blood in anger.”

Seeing Duanmu Xi’s cute look, Xuanyuan Mo couldn’t help hanging his head to kiss her on the red lips.

Seeing the scene, Phoenix Five immediately crept out of the main hall and also closed the door for them.

A moment later, Xuanyuan Mo loosened Duanmu Xi reluctantly and pressed his forehead against Duanmu Xi’s. He said with a smile, “I will try my best to cooperate with you next time.”

Duanmu Xi leaned against Xuanyuan Mo’s arms and put her arms around his waist, “I deliberately made her mad but I meant what I said just now.”

“I know.” Xuanyuan Mo rubbed against the top of Duanmu Xi’s head, “I also meant what I said. I’ll cook for you every day.”

Touched, Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Mo, “Snow…”

Xuanyuan Mo slightly smiled, “Okay. Time for breakfast. The porridge is getting cold.”

“Okay.” The corner of Duanmu Xi’s lips was lifted high. Eating the red bean porridge with the lotus seed, she felt sweet deep in her heart.

Upon getting out of Xuelan House, Liqing threw the hamper away harshly. The hamper was instantly smashed. The desserts were also thrown here and there.

It seemed unable to vent her anger. Liqing went forward and trampled on a piece of cake harshly as if the cake were Duanmu Xi.

Looking at the mad Liqing, Huai’er was disdainful. This woman didn’t use her brain and could hardly retain her composure, who would always bring disgrace on her own head every time. She had no other merit than beauty but Princess Consort Zhan was a lot more beautiful than her. Even given her only merit, Duanmu Xi was a lot better than her. How could she stand a chance of winning?

After breakfast, Xuanyuan Mo and Duanmu Xi went back to their room and got changed. Because they were going out shopping and didn’t want to make a spectacle, they were not too luxuriously dressed. Duanmu Xi was still wearing white clothes and a pair of white boots. Xuanyuan Mo was also wearing a suit of white clothes as if to cooperate with Duanmu Xi.

Duanmu Xi took a glance at Xuanyuan Mo who was also dressed in white clothes and then smiled, “Whatever you wear, you always look good.”

Xuanyuan Mo smiled with satisfaction.

“Okay. Let’s go!” Duanmu Xi dragged Xuanyuan Mo and walked outside.

“Wait.” Xuanyuan Mo glanced at Duanmu Xi’s thin clothes and slightly knitted his eyebrows, “Are you going out dressed in such clothes?”

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi lowered her head and looked at her clothes. Yet, she didn’t find anything wrong. Hence, she raised her head and asked in confusion, “What? What’s wrong?”

With a sigh, Xuanyuan Mo turned around, took out a white fox fur coat from the wardrobe and put it on Duanmu Xi, “It’s colder outside than in the prince’s mansion. You wear so few layers. You may get a cold.”

Amidst speaking, Xuanyuan Mo was tying the lace for Duanmu Xi.

Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Mo’s affectionate face and felt touched. She stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the thin lips.

The tenderness on his lips made the corner of Xuanyuan Mo’s lips curl.

“Okay. Let’s go!” Once Xuanyuan Mo finished tying the lace, Duanmu Xi couldn’t wait to drag him out of the room.

Xuanyuan Mo stared at the excited Duanmu Xi, his face full of affection.

The two of them took Phoenix Five out of the prince’s mansion.

The guards at the gate of the prince’s mansion all saluted upon seeing Xuanyuan Mo and Duanmu Xi, “Greetings, Your Highnesses.”

Upon seeing Lishang standing among the guards, Duanmu Xi slightly frowned and felt pitiful for him. She turned around and looked at Xuanyuan Mo, “Snow, let Lishang follow us. He can carry the things we may buy later.”

Upon hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo turned around to glimpse Lishang and lifted his chin, “Did you hear Xi? Follow us.”

Lishang was delighted to hear that and cast a grateful glance at Duanmu Xi. Then, he immediately caught up with them.

The people in the street all made way for Xuanyuan Mo and Duanmu Xi upon seeing them.

“Who are they? They are so good-looking!” A middle-aged woman was slightly bewitched to see Xuanyuan Mo and Duanmu Xi.

“Aren’t they Prince Zhan and Princess Consort Zhan? When they got married, I was lucky to take a glance at them from the distance.” A man in green was deeply infatuated.

The man in yellow beside the man in green blinked his eyes, “They are really Prince Zhan and Princess Consort Zhan. It’s said that Prince Zhan is going to have a side consort.”

The man in green was somewhat surprised to hear that, “Oh yeah? Princess Consort Zhan is so beautiful. And Prince Zhan still wants to have a side consort. Can the side consort be as beautiful as Princess Consort Zhan?”

The man in yellow shook his head, “I don’t know. I only know that the side consort seems to be the sacred maiden. It’s said that Prince Zhan doesn’t want to have a side consort either. It was that His Majesty issued an imperial edict to make Prince Zhan accept the woman. The wedding will be held in three months.”

The middle-aged woman heard their conversation and chimed in, “How do you know he is reluctant? The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”

Upon hearing that, the man in yellow said disapprovingly, “You are wrong. Prince Zhan is different from ordinary men. My neighbor’s youngest son is a footboy in Prince Zhan’s mansion. According to him, Prince Zhan loves Princess Consort Zhan very much. It’s said that Prince Zhan even cooks for Princess Consort Zhan on his own!”

“Really?” The middle-aged woman couldn’t believe what she had heard. Even the other passers-by also goggled at the man in yellow in disbelief.

As the others didn’t believe him, the man in yellow was a bit anxious, “Of course it is true. Everything is known by the people in Prince Zhan’s mansion. Believe it or not. Just inquire about it and you’ll know whether I’m telling the truth.”

Seeing the anxious look of the man in yellow, everyone kind of believed him. The men stared at the couple from behind and looked as if lost in thought while the women were full of admiration and longing.

Xuanyuan Mo paid no heed to the people’s discussion and only dedicated himself to accompanying Duanmu Xi shopping.

Xuanyuan Mo would buy whatever Duanmu Xi paid a bit of attention to. Shortly, Lishang was holding things with both hands.

Duanmu Xi turned around to look at Lishang who was holding things with both hands and said with slightly knitted eyebrows, “Snow, enough shopping. Those things are too many for Lishang to hold. I don’t really like them.” She only took a few glances at those things out of curiosity and he just bought them all. In this case, how could she dare to look at any more goods?

Xuanyuan Mo slightly curled his lips and glimpsed Lishang, “It’s okay. He can hold them. We bring him with us only to carry things for us? If we don’t shop, will he go back and guard the gate then?”

“But…”

Duanmu Xi wanted to say something when she heard Lishang say, “Rest assured, Your Highness. I can hold them. Thank you for your care.”

Duanmu Xi rolled her eyes at Xuanyuan Mo resignedly. He was so scheming.

Suddenly, a figure stood in their way.

“What a coincidence!”