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Wu Tan shook his head, "No."

"Oh." Shen Chuwei lowered her head to look at the food she had prepared, then raised her head again to look at Wu Tan, "Aside from the roasted rabbit that is meat, the Fried Dough Balls I made are vegetarian and they taste good when hot. Once they cool, they won’t taste as good.

You can eat first and then continue with your chanting, it will be the same. "

Xiao Jinyan looked up at Shen Chuwei and then at Wu Tan, who sat there like a bell, retracted his gaze towards Shen Chuwei, "He’s not a child, he will eat when he’s hungry."

Shen Chuwei said, "But, the Fried Dough Balls won’t be delicious once they’ve cooled."

Xiao Jinyan scoffed, "If he likes them cold, what business is it of yours?"

Shen Chuwei lowered her eyes to the steaming Fried Dough Balls. As a food lover, she knew the taste wasn’t the same once they cooled down compared to when they were freshly out of the pan.

Seeing that the roasted rabbit had cooled a bit, Xiao Jinyan stretched out his hand to tear off a rabbit leg and handed it to Shen Chuwei, "The roasted rabbit is also best eaten while hot."

Shen Chuwei had been craving it already. She nodded, agreeing with Xiao Jinyan’s point of view, took the rabbit leg, bit into it near her mouth—crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, very delicious.

Xiao Jinyan, holding Broken Moon, sliced off a piece of rabbit meat and was surprised to find how sharp Broken Moon was. A gentle slice, and a piece of meat came off effortlessly...

At this moment, Wu Tan, who had been chanting, suddenly walked over and sat down in front of Shen Chuwei. He saw the Fried Dough Balls in front of him, still steaming hot.

When Shen Chuwei saw Wu Tan sit down, she looked at the glossy Fried Dough Balls and explained, "Wu Tan, don’t be fooled by the fact they’re fried; this is vegetable oil, not animal fat. Try it and you’ll know."

"Alright." Wu Tan picked up the bowl, served himself some rice, grabbed a Fried Dough Ball with his chopsticks and placed it in his bowl, then took a bite.

Although a bit oily, it tasted very good.

Having eaten vegetarian food for so many years, he could tell if it was animal fat or not without even tasting—it was enough to just smell it.

Wu Tan looked up at Shen Chuwei and praised warmly, "It’s very tasty."

Shen Chuwei smiled, "It’s good while hot. When it’s too cold, it will harden, and the texture will become very poor."

Wu Tan smiled and said, "That’s why the monk wishes to eat it while it’s hot."

Xiao Jinyan: "..."

Qin Xiao had eaten plenty of Fried Dough Balls over the years, sometimes made by Chun Xi. Thinking of this, he started to miss Chun Xi. How was she doing in the palace?

This time when he returned, he definitely had to marry her and bring her home.

After dinner, Qin Xiao thoroughly cleaned the pots and pans.

The temple wasn’t large, just two small rooms available for resting. Four people, two per room, very straightforward.

Outside it was pitch black, and after the heavy rain came light rain, drizzling without end.

Xiao Jinyan led Shen Chuwei into the small room and, seeing the cold bed, decided they didn’t need to change clothes for bed.

Shen Chuwei also looked at the cold bed. She liked sleeping on a somewhat firmer bed, but not as hard as this one.

There were quilts in the Space. But would it be too conspicuous to take them out now?

Xiao Jinyan sat on the bed and, while doing so, grabbed Shen Chuwei who was in thought and pulled her into his embrace, gently calling out, "Xiaojium (Little Nine)."

Shen Chuwei tilted her head to look at Xiao Jinyan, sensing something was off about him. Out of concern, she asked, "Your Highness, what’s wrong?"

Xiao Jinyan furrowed his brows, murmured lowly, "A severe headache."

In fact, his head had been hurting all day, but it had been bearable at first. Now, the pain was intolerable.

"Headache? Could it be you’ve caught a chill?" Shen Chuwei hurriedly pushed him away, raised her hand to touch his forehead, then compared it with her own and found hers to be hotter.

She took Xiao Jinyan’s wrist and checked his pulse, which was normal. So why the headache?

Shen Chuwei saw that he was in considerable pain, and thought lying down might offer some relief, but this bed was simply not suitable for lying down on.

After some thought, she decided to take the quilts out of the Space.

The sudden appearance of quilts caused Xiao Jinyan, who was already suffering from a headache, to be momentarily stunned; he remembered that there had been no quilts in the room before.

Shen Chuwei could not afford to explain at that moment; she spread the quilts on the bed.

Xiao Jinyan watched her make the bed and finally couldn’t help asking, "Where did you get these quilts from?"

Shen Chuwei said, "Your Highness, didn’t the concubine tell you? Once you remember things from before, the concubine will share her secret with you."

Xiao Jinyan stared skeptically at Shen Chuwei for a long while, "Could it be that you know the legendary magic spells?"

Shen Chuwei could not help but let out a chuckle, "Is the concubine a fox spirit then?"

Xiao Jinyan examined Shen Chuwei from head to toe; she lacked any semblance of a seductive fox spirit. He played along and nodded, "Quite possible."

After laughing, Shen Chuwei spoke seriously, "I should send two more quilts to Qin Xiao and Wu Tan. It will be somewhat cold tonight when sleeping."

Xiao Jinyan looked at the brand new quilts on the bed, "It’s just hard to explain where they came from."

"Then don’t explain and maintain the mystery." When Shen Chuwei finished speaking, she took two more quilts and walked out.

When the quilts were brought to the opposite small room, Qin Xiao was dumbfounded, "Crown Princess, where did these quilts come from?"

"What does it matter where they came from? Just use them." Shen Chuwei glanced around the small room, didn’t see Wu Tan, so she left carrying her curiosity outside.

Passing the Central Hall, she saw Wu Tan meditating and chanting there. She still admired him, so determined to meditate and chant even in the cold.

Shen Chuwei didn’t go up to disturb him, and instead went back to the small room.

As she entered, she saw that Xiao Jinyan was already in bed. Only a single oil lamp illuminated the room, and she couldn’t see his face, but the intermittent moaning made it clear he was in discomfort.

What worried Shen Chuwei was that the examination revealed no issues, so she did not know what was causing the headache.