Chapter 320 - 318: Little Point Was Right (Second Update)

Chapter 320: Chapter 318: Little Point Was Right (Second Update)

She was too lazy to argue with him, and said, "Tonight, just skip the bath and wipe yourself down instead. I’ll call someone to bring in two basins of warm water in a while. After you’re done, take some rest early..."

After a pause, she suddenly had a mischievous idea, raised her eyebrow slightly, and said, "Can you wipe yourself? Or do you need my help?"

Seeing the teasing smile in her eyes, Xiao Yi fell silent.

His wife seemed particularly fond of teasing him tonight.

And it so happened that he felt a painful yet delightful sensation at her teasing.

Jing personally helping him wipe down? Xiao Yi couldn’t even dare to imagine. Just thinking about it made his body heat up as if it were about to explode.

If they were a truly married couple...

If he weren’t injured...

Only a fool would refuse such a sweet opportunity delivered to his door!

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to suppress the impulse in his heart, and said with gritted teeth, "No need to trouble you, I can do it myself."

Seeing his expression, Xu Jing finally couldn’t hold back and let out a soft laugh.

So this man had such a playful side to him, such a lively side.

She realized she actually knew very little about Xiao Yi before.

While Xiao Yi was wiping his body, she went to the kitchen. Initially, she wanted to have the servants prepare two bowls of noodles. But then she realized that all the attendants here in Lingzhou Prefecture were men, and she wasn’t sure about their cooking skills. Besides, Chunyang was still in White Poplar Village and hadn’t come back, so she decided to cook herself. In the end, she even fried two poached eggs. Looking at two bowls of noodles garnished with scallions and eggs, she nodded with satisfaction.

No matter how it tastes, at least it looks good!

After all, her cooking skills were like this. Even if Xiao Yi disliked it, it wouldn’t matter. If he didn’t like it, then she just wouldn’t let him eat!

The truth was, she was hungry. That entire afternoon, she was so busy catching Wang Dazhi that she hadn’t even drunk much water.

Only when she had some free time did she realize how hungry she really was.

When she brought back the noodles, Xiao Yi had just changed into loose home clothes. Seeing Xu Jing with the noodles, he furrowed his brows and quickly took the tray from her hands, saying, "Why didn’t you let the attendants bring it?"

"It’s just a few steps, I didn’t want to trouble them."

Xu Jing directed Xiao Yi to place the noodles on the small table on the couch and said with a smile, "You probably didn’t eat much this afternoon; it’s better to fill your stomach before sleeping."

Xiao Yi looked at the noodles on the table, his eyes slightly moved, "Did you make this?"

Xu Jing was slightly stunned, "How did you know?"

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but laugh, gracefully sat down on the couch, and said, "The Lingzhou Prefecture has hired cooks, but after the recent battle, the cooks here probably haven’t returned to their duties. Besides, I’ve been eating the prefecture’s official kitchen meals every day; this doesn’t seem like their work."

Xu Jing couldn’t help but give him a sideways glance, "Vice Minister Xiao, you’re exaggerating. How can my skills compare with the cooks hired by the prefecture?"

Xiao Yi’s smile deepened, and he said, "What my wife makes, naturally no one in the world can match."

Xu Jing: "..."

She forgot, this guy was such a smooth talker!

"Besides, didn’t you make noodles for Chang Xiao before?"

Xu Jing was taken aback, "I did. Why?"

With her cooking skills, the best she could make was noodles.

When Little Point came over occasionally, and if she was in a motherly mood or Little Point wanted to eat something she made, she would personally cook a bowl of noodles for him.

Of course, most of the time, Chunyang and Qiushui did the cooking.

Xiao Yi’s eyes were full of laughter but he didn’t say much, just replied, "It’s nothing."

Then he picked up the chopsticks and began eating elegantly.

What Xu Jing didn’t know was that earlier, every time Chang Xiao returned from her place, he’d chatter on to Xiao Yi about every bit of his time with her.

He’d say how Mom would personally make noodles for him...

How food with Mom was especially delicious, and Qingqing said it’s because one eats with the person they like...

And that sometimes Mom would hold him while eating, making the food even better!

All the while using what he believed was a secretively sympathetic look at him.

Even though he was the boy’s father, he couldn’t help but feel like a little kid was outsmarting him.

Even knowing he shouldn’t mind the child’s words, he had felt a bit stifled for a long time.

Today, the stifled feeling that had been hidden in his heart for so long finally dissipated.

The Little Point wasn’t wrong.

The noodles were indeed delicious, the best he’d ever tasted.

After finishing their delayed dinner, Xu Jing washed up quickly and practically pushed Xiao Yi to bed.

As a married couple, they were naturally not going to have separate rooms. Fortunately, the bed was large enough, and she wasn’t sharing a bed with him for the first time, so she didn’t have any concerns.

As soon as Xu Jing’s head touched the pillow, she became drowsy.

These past two days, she was either traveling or examining, never getting a good night’s sleep.

Now her stomach was full, and with someone warming the bed for her, both her body and mind relaxed immensely. In no time, most of her consciousness drifted off into a sweet dream.

Only a small part refused to subside, troubled by the man next to her turning restlessly.

She waited a bit but finally ran out of patience. Half-asleep, she turned over, reached out, and hugged the man beside her, gently patting his back and murmured as if coaxing a child, "There, go to sleep. Just sleep, and everything will be fine..."

In her drowsy state, she didn’t notice the moment she hugged him, the man’s body grew rigid.

Soon, a steady and light breathing came from the person in her arms. Xiao Yi looked down at her, both resigned and helpless.

Did she take him for Chang Xiao?

She was peacefully asleep now, but how was he expected to fall asleep in this situation?

For a long time, he finally let out a long breath.

This was destined to be a sleepless night.

The next day, as soon as Xu Jing woke up, she found the spot next to her empty.

Her eyelid twitched slightly.

This scene felt quite familiar.

How early did this man wake up, really?

Just as she was about to get out of bed, the door was gently pushed open. Chunyang walked in, and seeing Xu Jing awake, she exclaimed in delight, "Madam, you’re awake!"

Xu Jing raised an eyebrow slightly at her, Chunyang immediately understood her meaning, and said, "Last night, Guard Captain Cheng personally went to White Poplar Village and brought Yanhua and me back. Madam, it’s so good that you’re fine! You have no idea how worried Yanhua and I have been these days. I finally found a chance to get Doctor Wei to help send a safety letter to Lord, and who would have thought that even Doctor Wei wouldn’t return..."

Xu Jing quickly interrupted her, saying, "It’s fine as long as you and Yanhua are okay. Where is Lord?"

Chunyang seemed to recall something and said, "Oh right, Lord went with Prince Zhao to interrogate the prisoners captured yesterday. He just sent someone with a message for you to go over when you wake up, as it seems the prisoners mentioned something that relates to you."