The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1967

Chapter 1967: Chapter 980: Stealing Fragrance (Xinyang vs. Xiao Ji Extra)

But on second thought, if she had really gone, she would have already been caught by the Dongyi soldiers at the entrance.

How could he... always think of her so thoroughly?

Princess Xinyang was moved, forgetting all about how he had driven her crazy in the cave. She instinctively raised her hand and touched his forehead: "You’re burning up!"

Xiao Ji took her hand down and held it tightly in his palm without saying a word.

The room returned to silence.

Princess Xinyang felt the warmth coming from his palm. He held her hand tightly, his thumb unconsciously stroking the back of her hand lightly.

It was like a silent reassurance.

...

Princess Xinyang tidied up the room, took out cotton quilts and mattresses from the cabinet. Thankfully, these were clean, though slightly damp.

Princess Xinyang went to borrow a brazier from the old lady and squatted down with a fire striker to start a fire.

She struggled with the fire for half a day, only to end up with a face covered in soot.

Xiao Ji sat on the stool, pale but with an amused look: "Qin Fengwan, is this your first time doing this?"

"So what if it is?" Princess Xinyang muttered, "I saw Jiaojiao start a fire quickly. This is how she did it."

Xiao Ji chuckled, though it was painful and his wound threatened to tear from the laughter.

He steadied his emotions and stopped smiling, though the amusement in his eyes was almost overflowing.

He said, "Let me do it."

"You sit!" Princess Xinyang ordered coldly.

Xiao Ji sat back down, relinquishing control.

Princess Xinyang continued trying to start the fire, finally managing it at the cost of singeing a small lock of her hair.

She started drying the damp mattress.

Only to burn it instead...

The old lady hadn’t wanted to involve herself with the two at first, but she was probably worried that the woman would burn her house down if left alone.

With a dark face, she came over and helped the two dry the quilt and brought over a new mattress, already warmed, handing it to Princess Xinyang.

Princess Xinyang laid the bed, then helped Xiao Ji remove his armor, and finally assisted him in lying down on the warm mattress.

"I’ll get something to eat." She pulled the covers over Xiao Ji and turned to the kitchen.

The old lady’s living conditions were tough; there was nothing in the kitchen except for Pickled Vegetables and flatbread.

But the flatbread was as hard as a rock, impossible to bite into.

Princess Xinyang looked at the water in the jar and came up with an idea.

The old lady, in her own room twisting twine, was too old to farm or hunt, so she made a living with simple handcrafts.

She thought the two would need to eat. One of them looked delicate and probably wouldn’t eat cold food.

But when she decided to heat food for them, the kitchen was already on fire.

Soot-covered, Princess Xinyang stood awkwardly in the Courtyard.

The old lady looked at her speechlessly.

Princess Xinyang pretended to be calm and said in a deep voice, "I’ve cooked at home, it’s just that your stove doesn’t work well!"

The old lady: "..."

Princess Xinyang took off the gold bracelet from her wrist and compensated the old lady.

The old lady fetched a piece of bacon from the cellar and made bread stew for them.

Princess Xinyang looked at the meat soup on the table and said to the old lady gloomily, "So you were hiding good food."

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