Jiang Yuchao heard footsteps and saw her idol.
Xi Zhuoyu waved at her and smiled, "Princess Consort, let's go back for lunch."
Jiang Yuchao stood up, "Brother, did you make this?"
Xi Zhuoyu walked over and looked at the signpost, "I made this a few years ago, no one else knows. At that time, a warehouse was being built on the west side of the mansion. I went to get some wood and secretly made this by myself. It's very crude."
The big dog sunbathing circled around his feet and lay down again next to his leg. Xi Zhuoyu patted it, then raised his hand to point at the map below the signpost, "If I didn't come to get you, you could still look at this map and should be able to find your way back. If you don't remember the way, this map can be peeled off, and I will replace it with a new one next time."
Jiang Yuchao was almost killed by the cuteness of this serious idol.
"Besides Brother, do other people often get lost and come here?"
Xi Zhuoyu simply sat down, not in a hurry to leave, "I made this signpost here without telling anyone else. As for whether it has been discovered by others, I'm not sure."
Jiang Yuchao: "Then, did Brother make this signpost because you miss modern life?"
Seeing her looking at him with a face full of adoration again, Xi Zhuoyu felt very helpless. Yes, fans always think he's suffering, but in fact, he doesn't feel it himself and just feels that life is pretty good wherever he is.
He explained, "It's not that I miss modern times. At first, I just occasionally wanted to find a place to be alone. It's good for sunbathing here and it's secluded, so I chose this place. Later, it rained one day, and I got wet here with nowhere to hide, so I wanted to build a shed to take shelter from the rain. During the construction process, I had a sudden whim and built it into a signpost."
Jiang Yuchao nodded, "Then Brother felt the signpost was too empty, so you drew the route and map on it?"
Xi Zhuoyu laughed, "Do you think this behavior is very boring?"
Jiang Yuchao: "No, I'm about to be killed by your cuteness. Oh my god, how can there be such a cute person in the world! I love Brother so much today too!"
Xi Zhuoyu: "Ahem." Being confessed to and praised face-to-face by an iron fan every day, he really felt that his skin had become a little thicker.
Jiang Yuchao: "But this is Brother's personal territory. Now that I know about it, won't it disturb Brother's peace and quiet?"
Xi Zhuoyu winked at her with a smile, "It's okay, you're different from others. I've given you a pass."
Jiang Yuchao's heart was hit by her idol's unintentional flirting, but she quickly gave herself a buff with her excellent iron fan quality and hammered her beating heart back. Don't move randomly, don't misbehave in front of Brother!
At the same time, the Greening System gave Prince Yu a system prompt - "Ding - emotional deviation of five percent."
Prince Yu was startled, "What?" How did it suddenly deviate? No, shouldn't it have deviated long ago? Is the system lying?
Just as his suspicion arose, the system quickly popped up another prompt - "Ding - emotional deviation reset to zero, no deviation."
Prince Yu's face darkened, "Are you trying to play tricks on me?"
Greening System: That's just what the data shows. Blame me?
Prince Yu: "Heh, you think I'll still believe you?"
Okay, if you don't believe it, forget it. The Greening System remained silent, not wanting to be a conscientious and dedicated good system anymore. It should just be a jerk system to match this jerk host.
...
Spring has arrived. Although it's not as cold as in winter, the continuous rain also makes people feel damp and cold. The charcoal fire burning in the hall hasn't stopped, creating a relatively dry space. In this weather, Jiang Yuchao can't go out for walks, so she stays in the hall and draws things with a pen. This charcoal pen feels a bit like a pencil, provided by Xi Zhuoyu for her use.
Jiang Yuchao was drawing a train carriage, sketching its interior layout, exterior appearance, the materials to be used, and the assembly of each part. Ever since seeing Xi Zhuoyu's shelter, Jiang Yuchao has been wanting to make something too. In the end, she decided to make a train carriage and put it next to it. After all, a person sitting in that shelter on rainy days still gets blown by the wind. It would be nice if it were an enclosed carriage.
She wouldn't have thought of doing these things before, thinking it was meaningless and a waste of time. But living with her idol, who is a very "romantic" person, she has also slowly changed a bit.
Lan Qiao brought over a newly lit lamp, "Lady, you're drawing this again. Be careful, it'll hurt your eyes when it gets dark."
Jiang Yuchao casually hmmed.
Lan Qiao peeked and asked curiously, "Lady, what exactly are you drawing? It looks strange, not like a house or a pavilion."
Jiang Yuchao: "It's something you don't know about."
Lan Qiao glanced at the hall entrance and asked in a low voice with hesitation, "Lady, is the Prince not coming again tonight?"
Jiang Yuchao looked up at her, "What, did the old housekeeper or the nanny ask you to come and ask?"
"No, no." Lan Qiao shook her head, "I'm just worried about you, Lady. You and the Prince get along so well, how come you don't sleep together at night? No husband and wife are like this."
Jiang Yuchao: That's why we're not husband and wife.
But she can't tell others about her relationship with her idol, and others can't understand her feelings either. She can fall in love with any other man, but she can't fall in love with her idol, because that would be very troublesome for him.
What her idol needs is just a partner, not a spouse, so she must guard this line and maintain this relaxed and pleasant way of getting along - once a relationship develops into a romance, there are always many unacceptable rules, as strict as shackles.
In a palace next door, Xi Zhuoyu put down his book. He had been to the palace today and was a bit tired, ready to rest early.
The attending housekeeper tentatively asked him, "Sir, not going to the Princess Consort's place again tonight?"
Xi Zhuoyu: "Mm, not going." Running to his old pal's place in the middle of the night, he's not a hooligan. He had agreed not to sleep with fans.
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