“Then alright, I’ll leave it to the Prince.” Sheng Sanlang wasn’t a fussy person. Hearing someone was willing to do the work, he naturally couldn’t ask for more.

He hurried back to stand guard—maybe he could even get a beggar’s chicken.

Seeing Sheng Sanlang leave readily, Wei Han earnestly asked Luo Sheng: “Which part of the deer is used for braised deer meat in jar?”

Luo Sheng’s lips twitched.

A dignified prince was becoming more and more experienced with ingredient selection.

Though she grumbled inwardly, she still replied: “Choose the deer flank meat.”

Wei Han pointed at the deer’s abdomen: “Here?”

“Right. After simmering, the deer meat from here is fragrant without being tough. It’s most suitable for this dish.”

“I see.” Wei Han understood, thinking to himself that only this small area of meat was suitable for braised deer meat in jar—one deer indeed wasn’t enough.

Fortunately, Sheng Sanlang had also hunted deer.

Seeing Luo Sheng step onto a flat stone and crouch down, Wei Han quickly said: “Let me handle the cleaning.”

Luo Sheng pointed to the bamboo basket set aside: “I’m washing the June persimmons.”

Only then did Wei Han notice several bright red, plump June persimmons in the bamboo basket.

He couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

June persimmons, this kind of sweet and sour fruit, he actually rarely ate.

Seeing his expression, Luo Sheng smiled: “Does the Prince not like eating June persimmons?”

June persimmons were only introduced from foreign lands during the previous dynasty, and methods of eating them had not yet spread among the common people. Using them in cooking was quite rare.

Wei Han felt this question was somewhat difficult to answer.

He pondered briefly and decided to speak honestly: “If it’s made by Miss Luo, I should like it.”

Luo Sheng: “…”

Truthfully, once it involved food, she felt Prince Kaiyang was a bit different from usual.

“As long as the Prince will like it.” Luo Sheng decided to stop engaging with this foodie and picked up a June persimmon, scooping up stream water to wash it.

Wei Han didn’t shift his gaze.

So long that Luo Sheng couldn’t help but look over and ask: “What is the Prince looking at?”

Looking at the bracelet on your wrist.

Wei Han really wanted to say this.

It shouldn’t be his imagination—the bracelet Luo Sheng was wearing on her wrist today was not the same one as before.

And Luo Sheng clearly noticed where Wei Han’s gaze had fallen, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Wei Han’s heart tensed, and he earnestly praised: “Miss Luo’s bracelet is very beautiful.”

Luo Sheng vaguely felt something was off.

These past days she had always worn the gold-inlaid seven-treasure bracelet, but this was the first time Prince Kaiyang had particularly noticed it.

Don’t think that putting on a sincere expression of praise could make her overlook this abnormality.

Why did Prince Kaiyang particularly notice her bracelet today?

Today… was there something different?

Luo Sheng’s face remained impassive, but her heart sank.

If there was a difference, it was that today she had exchanged bracelets with Zhaohua, without anyone knowing.

But was it truly without anyone knowing?

Luo Sheng looked at the man before her earnestly cleaning the deer meat, her gaze gradually deepening.

Wei Han’s hands didn’t stop moving, but his whole body involuntarily tensed.

This was probably the keen intuition formed from countless battles on the battlefield.

For some reason, he had an ominous premonition that at any moment Miss Luo might pick up a stone to knock him unconscious and throw him into the stream.

After all, Miss Luo had done this once before.

Wei Han swept a glance with his peripheral vision.

Fortunately, there were no handy stones near Miss Luo.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t dodge, but he worried that if he did dodge and Miss Luo got angry, what if she never let him come eat again?

It would be best to maintain their current good and harmonious relationship.

But Luo Sheng didn’t intend to play dumb.

If she didn’t confirm such an important matter, she would probably be restless with anxiety.

Luo Sheng put the washed June persimmons back in the bamboo basket and asked with pursed lips: “Why does the Prince only today find my bracelet beautiful?”

Wei Han was stunned by the question.

In his view, this kind of golden bracelet had no distinction between beautiful and ugly. Miss Luo asking this way really put him in a difficult position.

Seeing he didn’t respond, Luo Sheng’s eyes turned cold: “Is it because you didn’t think so before, or because you didn’t pay attention?”

Prince Kaiyang must have noticed something. Was it still possible to silence him now?

Thinking about the disparity in their martial abilities, Luo Sheng sighed inwardly.

Resolving this through force wasn’t the solution. Besides, she felt a bit reluctant. Better to listen to what this person had to say.

Wei Han suddenly felt the danger level increase, his chest inexplicably tightening.

He had thought he and Miss Luo were truly friends now. Why would she have plans to finish him off at the slightest disagreement?

This realization made him somewhat sad.

Wei Han looked at the tense young lady and finally understood where the problem lay.

Miss Luo had caught him lying.

Indeed, he wasn’t good at deceiving people.

If that was the case, then he might as well speak honestly.

“I think the pattern on the bracelet Miss Luo is wearing today is slightly more beautiful than the bracelet you wore before.”

This statement wasn’t really praising the bracelet’s pattern, but rather pointing out the difference between the two bracelets.

Luo Sheng’s heart plummeted. She looked expressionlessly at the man so close at hand, as if looking at a flood or fierce beast.

He could actually tell the difference between the two bracelets!

The bracelets were originally a pair, engraved with the most common vine pattern. Every part was identical, except for one section of vine pattern near the sapphire, where the direction of one leaf tip was reversed.

This was the only difference between this pair of gold-inlaid seven-treasure bracelets. If it wasn’t specifically pointed out, who would notice it?

Could this man possibly do nothing else but stare at her bracelet every time they met?

But clearly he stared at her face more often—

Luo Sheng quickly realized this thought could easily cause certain misunderstandings, but thinking it over, it was indeed the truth.

“Does the Prince think the bracelet I’m wearing today is different from before?”

The man honestly pointed out: “Here.”

The place he indicated was precisely the vine pattern section next to the sapphire, eliminating Luo Sheng’s last shred of wishful thinking.

The man’s slender finger gently tapped the bracelet on the young lady’s fair wrist. To an outsider, it might look like a young couple being affectionate without restraint.

But the bracelet’s owner had never found the man before her so terrifying.

It was like this with that arrow, and it was like this with this bracelet too.

How did this man know?

She thought she had been careful enough, cautious enough. Why was she always completely exposed before him?

Did this man have perception far beyond ordinary people, or did he just stare at her all the time?

Either way, it made her want to kick this person to the edge of the sky.

She had been careless. From the start, she should have avoided this man like a snake or scorpion, rather than coveting the small conveniences his status brought.

Indeed, taking small advantages leads to big losses.

The more Luo Sheng thought about it, the more vexed she became, her ice-cold fingertips trembling slightly.

Wei Han saw the wariness in her eyes clearly and suddenly panicked.

Miss Luo looked like she wanted to sever ties with him and would never feed him again.

In his panic, that large hand that had been lightly tapping the bracelet turned over and grasped the young lady’s ice-cold hand in his palm.

“Miss Luo, don’t worry. Whether the bracelet is the same one makes no difference to me at all.”

Luo Sheng was startled and instinctively pulled her hand back.

But that large hand gripped even tighter.