"Why are you here?" Ruan Tang asked him instead of replying.
The corners of Chu Mu's originally curved lips straightened instantly, "Can't this king be here?"
He had been away from Beijing for several months and had left behind a lot of official duties. He pushed these aside and just wanted to see her. She seemed to not want to see him.
Seeing her pursed lips, Ruan Tang immediately explained: "No, it's just that it was getting late and raining, so I thought His Highness wouldn't come over."
As he spoke, a stiff smile appeared on his lips.
After hearing this, Chu Mu put a smile on his face again, stepped forward and took her into his arms.
"I missed you, so I came here."
His deep voice came from above Ruan Tang's head.
Ruan Tang's body stiffened subconsciously, and his originally good mood suddenly disappeared.
She knew all too well the underlying meaning of his words.
But it's not his fault. After the incident at Tana's family, they were on the road for more than a month until they returned to Beijing. In addition, she was with Tana all the way, so she had no time to talk to him at all.
And ever since he started eating meat, he would get into trouble with him every three days.
Now that Tana is no longer around, how can he bear it?
What's more, I agreed to his agreement. If he wanted it, I couldn't always refuse him pretentiously.
Ruan Tang calmly let him hold her, letting him bury his face in her neck and rub her again and again.
After a long time, he took her waist and led her to her room.
Ruan Tang was already prepared to be tortured by him all night. Unexpectedly, he smelled the aroma of food as soon as he walked into the house.
The table was full of food, some of which was still steaming.
Chu Mu saw her looking at the food on the table in a daze and said with a smile: "I haven't eaten yet, so please accompany me."
Ruan Tang stayed at the Jing'an Marquis Mansion for a whole day and ate the little bit in Mrs. Ruan's room.
Although her appetite is not very good these days, she has been hungry for such a long time.
Without thinking much, he responded: "Okay."
After saying that, he walked directly to the dining table and sat down.
Chu Mu also sat down next to her.
Perhaps it was because she had been with him for a long time, or perhaps because she had experienced various things in the Western Regions, Ruan Tang did not have many restrictions in front of him, so she threw all etiquette and rules behind her.
He picked up the chopsticks and started eating without any scruples.
But as soon as she picked up a piece of braised tofu and put it in her mouth, Chu Mu took her chopsticks off her hands and said, "Wipe your hands first before eating."
Chu Mu picked up the wet cotton towel on the tray next to him and wiped her hands inch by inch.
Chu Mu seemed to have these etiquette habits before eating engraved in his bones.
Although Ruan Tang has been in this dynasty for more than five years, he still forgets this pre-dinner etiquette many times.
But she was still not used to having Chu Mu 'serve' her like this. She moved her hands and said, "Your Highness, I will do it myself!"
But Chu Mu held her hand tightly and said, "Here comes my king."
Chu Mu's movements were very gentle and he wiped it very carefully, even the gaps between his fingers.
"A Tang's hands are so beautiful." The man wiped them and said something on his lips.
Ruan Tang was stunned, not used to the fact that he suddenly called him Ah Tang.
Especially, Shen Qianyi called her like this before, and she immediately felt extremely awkward.
When Chu Mu raised his eyes, he happened to see her frowning, and his expression darkened, "What? You don't like me to wipe it for you?"
Ruan Tang recovered his thoughts and quickly shook his head, "No, I... I'm just not used to His Highness calling me that just now."
"You don't like it when I call you Ah Tang?"
If he remembered correctly, this was how Shen Qianyi called her.
Does she only like Shen Qianyi to call her like this?
Thinking of this, Chu Mu's face completely darkened, and his eyes turned cold when he looked at Ruan Tang.
In just a moment, Ruan Tang once again experienced his ability to change his face.
His body trembled involuntarily, and he hurriedly explained: "It's not that I don't like His Highness calling me, it's just...it's just that Shen Qianyi called me like this before, and when I heard His Highness call me like this again, I felt a little awkward."
But when Chu Mu heard this, his face became even more serious: "So this is his exclusive name for you, and I can't call you by it?"
"No..." Ruan Tang waved his hands repeatedly, "Your Highness has misunderstood. I just don't like Shen Qianyi calling me. If Your Highness calls me like him, I will feel... disgusting."
"So, you are disgusted with him?" Chu Mu looked a little relieved.
"Yeah." Ruan Tang nodded quickly, "So, Your Highness, could you please stop calling me that way?"
A smile appeared on Chu Mu's face again, as if the gloomy person just now was not him.
"Of course. If you don't like it, I won't call you. Just eat!"
Chu Mu let go of her hand.
Ruan Tang also breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his chopsticks and continued eating.
But she hadn't taken a few bites when Chu Mu's voice sounded again: "Then I'll call you Tangtang from now on."
Ruan Tang just took a sip of the soup and almost couldn't help but spit it out.
Although I resisted squirting, I still got choked.
Ruan Tang covered his mouth and coughed violently. He coughed until the corners of his eyes turned red before he stopped.
Chu Mu didn't expect her to react so strongly, and he frowned again.
But his hand subconsciously patted her on the back.
Ruan Tang only felt a little helpless, doesn't 'Ruan Tang' sound good? Do you have to call me something so disgusting?
She tolerated it before as a little gummy candy, but now it's Tangtang again. Is it over?
She raised her eyes to look at him, wanting him to just call her Ruan Tang, but seeing the wrong look on his face, she had to give up.
He's a very unstable person, so it's better not to offend him and let him call you whatever he wants.
It's just a title.
"As long as His Highness likes it, I'll do it."
The meal was like a roller coaster. After that, Ruan Tang put down his chopsticks without eating much.
Chu Mu followed closely and also put down his chopsticks.
"Why do you eat so little? Are you full?" Chu Mu asked.
Ruan Tang nodded, "Well, I'm full."
As soon as she finished speaking, two girls dressed as maids walked in from outside.
Both of them were holding trays with things on them for them to rinse their mouths and clean their hands.
Ruan Tang knew that Chu Mu was more particular about these things, so without thinking much, he picked up one of the teacups, took a sip of water, and then spit it into the spittoon aside.
After both of them had finished washing, the two little maids took away all the seats on the table.
When there were only two people left in the room again, Chu Mu said: "These two maids are from my palace. They are both loyal and honest. Now that you don't have any maids around to serve you, just use them first."
"Yes." Ruan Tang nodded in agreement.
Now that Chunhan and Xia Zhu are not around, she really needs someone to wait on her.
Moreover, if Chu Mu came over, she would be in trouble if she refused.
"Now that we've eaten enough, let's go exercise and eat." As he said that, Chu Mu took her hand and stood up.
Ruan Tang knew that she couldn't escape tonight, but when he said it directly like this, she couldn't help but blush.
"Your Highness, I...I'm going to wash up first."
