Chapter 173

Duanmu Xi stood outside the kitchen and watched Xuanyuan Mo working inside in a great bustle, her eyes slightly flickering.

Actually, he didn’t fit with the kitchen at all but he was being very serious. He integrated himself into the kitchen and dedicated himself to his work in the kitchen carefully, even though he didn’t do it very well.

Phoenix Five aside immediately greeted Duanmu Xi respectfully upon seeing the latter, “Your Highness.”

Xuanyuan Mo heard the voice and turned around to look out of the door. Upon seeing Duanmu Xi at the door, Xuanyuan Mo immediately put down the spoon and went outside.

“Why are you here? The cooking smell here is quite heavy.”

Looking at Xuanyuan Mo’s forehead which was still red and swollen, Duanmu Xi felt pitiful for him and took out her handkerchief to wipe off the sweat for him, “Let’s ask Chief Master to check on your forehead injury later.”

It had been several days. He had eaten the elixirs but the injury was still not healed.

Xuanyuan Mo felt touched, slightly curled his lips and grabbed Duanmu Xi’s hand, “It’s a skin injury only. It doesn’t matter.”

Phoenix Five aside felt delighted to see them like this.

It seemed that Her Highness and Mr. Xuanyuan had made peace. Mr. Xuanyuan had made a big mistake but what he had done these days was quite satisfying. They were not in the Zhuque Empire. As a prince of the Baihu Empire, Mr. Xuanyuan was willing to cook and prepare three meals elaborately for Her Highness on a daily basis.

Most importantly, Her Highness would eat whatever dish Mr. Xuanyuan cooked and not throw it up. Maybe Her Highness’s baby especially liked eating the food cooked by its father, so Her Highness wouldn’t vomit!

Having taken a glance at Duanmu Xi’s belly, Xuanyuan Mo said with gentle eyes, “Are you hungry? Let’s go over there and have breakfast!”

Duanmu Xi nodded. They walked to the front yard together.

Seeing the scene, Phoenix Five immediately filled a pot with the porridge made by Xuanyuan Mo, put the porridge and the side dishes on the tray, and carried them to the front yard.

Xuanyuan Mo filled a bowl of yam porridge with sesame for Duanmu Xi. For the health of Xi and the baby, he deliberately went into the palace to ask the imperial doctors to offer him some recipes and consult them about the dos and don’ts.

The yam porridge with sesame could benefit the spleens, lubricate the intestines, enrich Yin and nourish kidneys. It was also conducive to the baby. He had spent a long time learning how to cook it.

Duanmu Xi picked up the bowl and tasted the porridge. Then, she nodded. The porridge melted in her mouth instantly. The sesame was richly aromatic while the yam was soft and waxy. The porridge was well cooked.

She picked up the spoon and served Xuanyuan Mo a bowl of porridge too, “Let’s eat together!”

Xuanyuan Mo was about to take the bowl when the bowl was taken by someone else.

“What porridge is this? It smells so good!” Situ Kong sniffed at the porridge and started eating with the spoon aside.

Seeing the scene, Phoenix Five went into the kitchen and brought a bowl along with a pair of chopsticks.

Situ Kong had two bowls of porridge in a row and touched his belly with satisfaction, “It tastes fine but the side dish is less satisfactory. Phoenix Five has lagged behind in terms of cooking.”

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo slightly frowned. He picked up the chopsticks aside and tried the side dish. Instantly, he knitted his eyebrows heavily. It tasted so salty.

When Duanmu Xi saw Xuanyuan Mo’s facial expression, her eyes slightly flickered, “I disagree. I think it tastes delicious!”

Amidst talking, Duanmu Xi put a part of the side dish in her bowl.

Xuanyuan Mo was touched. These several days, he saw her eating the dishes made by him and thought they must have tasted yummy. Unexpectedly, the dish turned out to taste so bad. However, she had never pointed it out.

“Oh right. Chief Master, please take a look at his forehead injury. Why doesn’t his injury get any better after eating the elixirs?” Duanmu Xi put down the bowl and the chopsticks and said to Situ Kong.

Hearing that, Situ Kong took a glance at Xuanyuan Mo and slightly frowned. The elixirs given by Xi were of the superb level. How could this minor injury not be healed after he ate the elixirs? The only explanation was that Mo didn’t eat the elixirs given by Xi at all.

Stared at by Situ Kong, Xuanyuan Mo lowered his head with a guilty conscience. Did this old man find anything?

Seeing Xuanyuan Mo’s guilty look, Situ Kong was even surer of his thought and knew that Xuanyuan Mo was playing a trick to win Duanmu Xi’s sympathy. Situ Kong decided not to lay him bare. He took out a wooden box from his arms and passed it to Xuanyuan Mo, “Apply this ointment to your injury. It will be healed within three days.”

Xuanyuan Mo took the wooden box and put it away without looking at it. He cast a meaningful glance at Situ Kong, “Thank you, Chief Master.”

Situ Kong looked at Xuanyuan Mo and waved his hand, “Remember to apply the ointment. Don’t let Xi worry about you. She can’t afford to be worried since she is pregnant.”

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo slightly knitted his eyebrows and felt a bit regretful. With a nod, he said seriously, “Yes. With your ointment, the injury will be healed quickly.”

In Ximo House at night.

Xuanyuan Mo wandered outside the room for a while and finally braced himself to push open the door.

Duanmu Xi was sleeping on the daybed in the room with a book in her hand.

Xuanyuan Mo gently closed the door, walked to the daybed and put Duanmu Xi’s book aside carefully.

His eyes became darkened when he saw Duanmu Xi’s slightly loosened collars and her red bellyband slightly exposed to the air. However, upon seeing her wet and long hair, he knitted his eyebrows again.

He carried her in his arms carefully, walked to the bedside and put her on the bed tenderly.

The moment Duanmu Xi was put down, she woke up.

Seeing that Duanmu Xi was awake, Xuanyuan Mo felt a bit sorry, “Did I wake you up?”

Duanmu Xi shook her head, slowly sat up, looked at Xuanyuan Mo and stuck out her hand, saying, “Where is Chief Master’s ointment? Let me apply it to your injury.”

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo smiled, took out the black wooden box from his arms and put it in Duanmu Xi’s hand.

Duanmu Xi opened the wooden box, dipped her finger in the ointment and smeared it gently on Xuanyuan Mo’s forehead.

Gazing at Duanmu Xi’s serious face, Xuanyuan Mo felt rather moved.

Sitting on her heels, Duanmu Xi blew air to Xuanyuan Mo’s injury gently, “Okay. With Chief Master’s ointment, it will be healed soon.”

The warm breath on Xuanyuan Mo’s forehead turned him on. He looked away with a red face and said gently, “Yes.”

Xuanyuan Mo glimpsed Duanmu Xi’s wet hair on her chest and slightly frowned, “Why don’t you dry your hair after taking a bath? You may get a cold.”

Amidst talking, Xuanyuan Mo stood up and fetched a piece of silk cloth. He sat back on the bed and looked at Duanmu Xi, “Come here.”

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi lay on Xuanyuan Mo’s thighs. He picked up her wet hair and wiped it softly.

Duanmu Xi slowly closed her eyes and smiled. She felt so good with Snow around. Maybe because she was pregnant, she became fragile. Or perhaps she had been used to his company. These days, as Snow was not around her, she couldn’t sleep well every night and even had nightmares from time to time. Now, she felt so reassured.

Xuanyuan Mo was wiping Duanmu Xi’s wet hair tenderly. He enjoyed the warmth for the moment. Only when he was with her could he feel warm.

Xuanyuan Mo was so happy to hear Duanmu Xi’s even breath. He exerted the mysterious Qi to dry her long hair. Stroking her hair, he carried her into his arms gently and wanted to lie her flat so that she could sleep comfortably.

However, the moment he acted, the woman in his arms seemed to be alarmed. She clutched his collars and didn’t want to loosen her grip.

A glint of pity flashed across his amber eyes. He hung his head and kissed her lips affectionately.

He seemed to be pacified. The woman in his arms slowly loosened her hands and put her arms around his waist. She rubbed her face against his chest and muttered, “Snow…”

Xuanyuan Mo’s heart suddenly thumped. He stroked Duanmu Xi’s long hair and held her into his arms tightly.

The next day, Xuanyuan Mo slowly opened his eyes and looked at the soundly sleeping woman in his arms. His amber eyes were full of affection. He hung his head to plant a kiss on her curled red lips. He hadn’t slept so well for a long time. It was best to sleep with her in his arms.

He put down the woman gently, got off the bed tenderly, put on his clothes and went out to prepare breakfast for her.

Because the side dish tasted really less satisfactory yesterday, Xuanyuan Mo cooked the dish several times carefully today.

After getting up, Duanmu Xi directly went to the kitchen as she did yesterday.

Upon seeing Duanmu Xi, Xuanyuan Mo slightly curled his lips and swept her hair behind her ears, “Why didn’t you get a bit more sleep?”

Duanmu Xi raised the black wooden box, “I’m here to put the ointment on you.”

Amidst talking, she looked at Xuanyuan Mo’s injury and said with surprise, “It has really become a lot better. The swelling has been relieved. Chief Master’s ointment really works very well.”

Xuanyuan Mo smiled noncommittally. Actually, the injury could be healed so quickly simply because last night, he ate the elixir she gave him the other day.

Duanmu Xi opened the black wooden box and applied the ointment to Xuanyuan Mo’s injury carefully.

“You go to the front yard first. The food will be ready shortly,” Xuanyuan Mo stared at Duanmu Xi and said after the ointment was applied to his injury.

Duanmu Xi took a look at the side dish over there and nodded.

After Duanmu Xi left, Xuanyuan Mo tried the food before he asked Phoenix Five to bring it to the front yard.

Xuanyuan Mo put a bit of the side dish into Duanmu Xi’s bowl, “Here. Try it and see if it still tastes bad today.”

Duanmu Xi tried it and nodded, saying with praise, “It tastes good. Big progress.”

Xuanyuan Mo smiled brightly and looked as if a kid got praised.

After breakfast, Xuanyuan Mo came to the study to deal with the official affairs.

“Your Highness.” Lishang looked at Xuanyuan Mo in the study and knocked on the door.

“Come in.” Xuanyuan Mo was reviewing the official documents quickly without even raising his head. These days, he was not in the mood to deal with the official documents. As a result, the official documents were stacked up.

Upon entering the study, Lishang directly said with a bow, “Your Highness, King has arrived.”

Xuanyuan Mo stopped and frowned. Grandpa? Grandpa didn’t even come to attend his wedding. Why did he come now? Xuanyuan Mo stared at Lishang and asked, “Where is he?”

Hearing that, Lishang immediately replied respectfully, “In the main hall.”

Xuanyuan Mo pondered for a while with a frown. Then, he put down the official documents, got up and walked to the main hall.

Seeing the scene, Lishang felt worried and then followed Xuanyuan Mo away.

An old man in golden with white beards and hair was sitting on the seat of honor in the main hall of Prince Zhan’s mansion. He was Sir Snow, the Wolf King of the snow wolf clan.

A woman in green was standing behind Sir Now. The woman was Liqing.