Su Liuyue tried her best not to let her mind wander, coughed lightly, stood up and said, "Yes."

Her stomach was already numb from hunger.

My throat was so dry that it felt like it was on fire.

Under such circumstances, even though she was a little nervous, she didn't have time to think about these lustful things.

She walked to the couch and sat down face to face with Zhou Yunke.

Zhou Yunke had already picked up the exquisite four-clawed python dragon purple clay teapot and filled the cup in front of her. Su Liuyue took it and drank it in one gulp, and Zhou Yunke filled her cup again at the right time.

After drinking three small cups of tea, Su Liuyue finally felt her thirst was slightly quenched. She tried to be as reserved as possible and began to eat the meal in front of her.

Because it was a meal before going to bed, the palace did not prepare much for them, just a small bowl of abalone and shredded chicken porridge, two small dishes of pickled vegetables, two small pieces of shrimp dumplings, and a small dish of cold shredded lettuce.

Su Liuyue ate up all the food quickly and felt that her empty stomach was finally filled a little, but she was still far from satisfied.

Just when she was still unsatisfied, Zhou Yunke's smiling voice came from the other side, "If it's not enough, you can eat mine too."

Su Liuyue was slightly stunned, and looked up at the man opposite her. Only then did she realize that the man opposite her had been just sipping his tea leisurely since just now, and he hadn't touched the food on the table at all.

At this moment, he was sitting leisurely, looking at her without blinking with a pair of phoenix eyes with a faint smile, and she didn't know how long he had been looking at her.

Su Liuyue could only be thankful that after some time of instruction from the teaching nanny, she would not eat like a wolf no matter how hungry she was, and she should not be laughed at by this man.

She looked at his untouched bowl of abalone and shredded chicken porridge and unconsciously licked her lips with her tongue, "Your Highness, aren't you hungry?"

The cooking skills of the imperial chefs in the palace are quite good. They can make a simple bowl of porridge soft, glutinous and delicious. After finishing a bowl of it, you will feel warm and comfortable.

Seeing her light pink tongue gently sweeping across her plump lips, Zhou Yunke's eyes deepened, but his expression remained unchanged. "I ate before I went to meet the bride, so I'm not hungry now."

That’s great, it turns out that he is different from her and can eat normally.

It’s really not easy to be a woman these days.

Su Liuyue couldn't help but look at Zhou Yunke with jealousy. She didn't bother to be polite with him anymore. She reached out and took his bowl of porridge and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhou Yunke chuckled and said, "It's my duty to feed my wife."

Su Liuyue's hand holding the spoon trembled unconsciously, and she coughed lightly again. She did not respond to his words, and finished his bowl of porridge in a few bites.

From now on, they have an extremely close relationship as husband and wife.

But, until this moment, she still felt a little unreal.

Seeing that she had finished eating, Zhou Yunke gently pushed the dishes on his side and asked, "Do you want to eat more of these?"

Su Liuyue couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "Your Highness, do you think you are feeding pigs?"

No matter how hungry she was, she would feel full after eating so much.

Besides, she was going to bed soon and didn't want to eat too much.

It was clearly just a very ordinary sentence, but the man opposite her laughed softly, as if she had said something that made him extremely happy.

Next, he ate the remaining food quickly but politely and sent someone in to clean up.

The maid who came in to clean up also brought them tea for rinsing their mouths, but Su Liuyue noticed that the maid who served her handed the tea to her personally, while the maid on Zhou Yunke's side only carefully placed the tea on the small table in front of Zhou Yunke and asked him to take it himself. The entire process that followed was done by Zhou Yunke himself, and the maid on his side played almost no role.

Su Liuyue couldn't help but recall that Feng Qi had said before that their prince never let anyone get close to him to serve him, and even if he was injured, he would mostly handle it himself, unless his injury was very serious or he could no longer move at all.

It seems that his mysophobia is still very serious.

Seeing Su Liuyue staring at him motionlessly, Zhou Yunke couldn't help but laugh and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No, I just feel..."

Su Liuyue organized her words and said, "These days, I almost forgot that His Highness has mysophobia."

After all, every physical contact between him and her was so natural, and there didn't seem to be any rejection.

Zhou Yunke knew the implication of her words. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "You are not dirty, and...when I see you in front of me, I just want to get close to you."

No matter how close we are, it's not enough.

Every time his skin touched hers, he would feel an incomparable sense of satisfaction and comfort in his heart, as if he, who always walked alone before, was no longer lonely. His heart seemed to be soaked in hot spring water, warm and swelling, tempting him to touch her skin more often. It would be best if his whole body could fit perfectly against hers.

When he first realized this uncontrollable thought, even he was shocked. Over the years, he was accustomed to feeling disgusted with all people who came into contact with him, but with Su Liuyue, he experienced a completely different feeling.

God knows how much self-control he used these days to prevent himself from acting on the increasingly uncontrollable thoughts in his heart.

Su Liuyue was slightly stunned, but she didn't expect that he would speak so bluntly.

This was the man who had avoided her like the plague in the beginning, and who was unwilling to help her up even when she fell...

After Zhou Yunke finished speaking, he suddenly stood up, walked in front of her, stretched out his hand to her and said, "It's getting late, let's go and rest."

Su Liuyue looked at the hand in front of her and was silent.

It's time to get to the stage where when you're well fed and well clothed you start to think about sex.

She thought she was mentally prepared, but when the moment came, she found that she was not as calm as she had imagined.

She reached out and held Zhou Yunke's hand, letting him slowly lead her to the bed.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, she made small talk: "I heard from the teaching nanny earlier that there will be eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting guarding outside on the wedding night, right?"

It is said that the queen would judge whether the sleeping arrangement was successful by listening to the sound, and would also write it down in a small notebook for the queen to read.

To be honest, Su Liuyue was a little disgusted with this part.

This kind of thing is private, and she is not open enough to allow others to comment on her bedroom affairs.

The man holding her hand said, "According to the regulations, someone must be guarding outside, but don't worry, there will be no one outside tonight."

Su Liuyue was a little surprised.

At this time, they had already walked to the bed.

Zhou Yunke turned his head, looked at her intently, and said, "This is the East Palace, I still have the ability to make you live more comfortably here.

However, tonight is our wedding night after all, and there will be many eyes and ears on the wedding night. No matter what, you will sleep with me tonight." (End of this chapter)