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The tranquil atmosphere had never changed.

Su Jinruo watched as Shen Hancheng moved the bitter bamboo shoot soup in front of him and even placed it into a bowl as he ate.

Perhaps he also liked to eat bitter bamboo shoots.

She lowered her head again, but her eyes lightly swayed.

But...

If Seventh Prince Shen Hancheng liked to eat bitter bamboo shoot soup, why wouldn't the servant girl who served the dishes place the bitter bamboo shoot soup in front of him so that he could eat it?

Shen Hancheng's lowered eyes flowed with a strange, even twisted, light.

If the bodyguard Qian Yi saw it, he would definitely be able to decipher Shen Hancheng's thoughts.

How could there be such a terrible dish in this world?

Shen Hancheng raised his gaze, and out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that Su Jinruo did not have the intention to use his chopsticks, nor did he intend to use his chopsticks.

After a slight flash of light, Shen Hancheng moved the bitter bamboo shoot soup to Su Jinruo's table.

Su Jinruo raised her head, puzzled, to see a cold smile on Shen Hancheng's face, causing her heart to skip a beat.

Because they had the same identity and enemies they had to face together, they didn't get along very well in the afternoon, but they could still be considered to be in harmony.

But now, Shen Hancheng's expression changed, and he returned to his original appearance. Su Jinruo frowned, not knowing how she had provoked him.

While deep in thought, Shen Hancheng picked up her chopsticks, picked up a piece of bamboo shoot and placed it into her bowl.

Seventh Prince Shen Hancheng, he actually gave her food, what kind of wind was he pulling?!

As this strange thought went through his mind, he suddenly remembered that Shen Hancheng was a prince and she was only a lowly official of the fifth rank.

But Shen Hancheng had personally helped her with the food, it was something that she absolutely could not do in the feudal dynasty.

This was because there was a difference in status!

Su Jinruo's heart skipped a beat. She put down the chopsticks in her hand and quickly stood up, cupping her hands and said: "Greetings, Prince. This official is extremely flattered. May this official …"

"Sit." Shen Hancheng cut off Su Jinruo's words, his tone firm and unquestionable.

He knew what Su Jinruo was going to say, it was nothing more than a few obscene words.

Su Jinruo looked at Shen Hancheng, and then slowly sat down. Shen Hancheng's expression did not change, he stared at Su Jinruo, and said:

"Don't be so nervous, this king only feels that this dish is extremely bitter, so I want to try the City Lord Su." See if City Lord Su thinks so too, City Lord Su, your reaction is too big. "

Su Jinruo focused on Shen Hancheng, but after hearing his words, he faintly believed a bit.

When Shen Hancheng did things, he did as he pleased, making it difficult for others to fathom his intentions.

At this moment, he wanted to give her food so that she could eat as she pleased. It seemed that he didn't have any ulterior motives and completely relied on his personality.

But...

Although she herself did not care about the relationship of respecting others, or else, she would not be sitting and eating with Lv Ruo and the Mama Fang.

Su Jinruo thought for a moment, then said: "The prince's status is noble, this official is just a small official, if the prince were to serve as food for this official, I am afraid that it would be unreasonable, my status would not be good."

Shen Hancheng shot a glance at the asparagus in Su Jinruo's bowl, and the corner of his mouth raised in a mocking arc, "Hearing City Lord Su's tone, it seems like this king has been very polite."

Although the way the Seventh Prince Shen Hancheng conducted things couldn't be called lawless, it was still arrogant and unbridled. Even the current Emperor was honored with his name, and did not place any importance on the current Son of Heaven.

After that, Su Jinruo did not say anything else.

She lowered her head and picked up the asparagus and put it into her mouth. There was a bitter and faint bamboo fragrance in her mouth. It was the same taste as she remembered.

A faint smile flashed across Su Jinruo's eyes as she slowly tasted the food.

Shen Hancheng had been paying attention to Su Jinruo's movements the entire time, and seeing that she was eating the asparagus, he gave another piece to Su Jinruo.

This time, Su Jinruo only said thank you and did not say anything else.

A hint of happiness and indifference flashed past Shen Hancheng's deep eyes.

Qian Yi looked at Su Jinruo who was eating the asparagus and then looked at Shen Hancheng whose eyes were slightly curved upwards. He was slightly startled, and a hint of unknown emotion flashed across his eyes. However, it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After dinner, Su Jinruo had originally wanted to take her leave. Although she had told Mu En that she might not be eating at the Qian Court tonight after leaving the Academy of Sciences, she had not said that she would not be returning to the Qian Court to sleep.

After dinner, the sky had already completely darkened. If she were to stay in the Seventh Prince's Mansion, it would always be somewhat inconvenient.

Even recently, when she got along harmoniously with Seventh Prince Shen Hancheng, she still did not forget about Seventh Prince Shen Hancheng not being able to touch a girl.

It was a secret.

No matter what Shen Hancheng did to her, she definitely could not let him know of her identity as a woman.

Unexpectedly, when she picked up the ancient history book and carried it in her arms, just as she was about to say her goodbyes, Shen Hancheng took a step ahead of her and said: "Show me the book in your hand."

The corner of Su Jinruo's mouth slightly pursed, but following her words, she handed over the ancient history book and documents in her hands to Shen Hancheng.

She held onto a corner of the book, preventing Shen Hancheng from touching her hand while holding onto the book.

Shen Hancheng looked at her, took the book and casually flipped through it.

Shen Hancheng only looked at it for a few seconds, then raised his head and looked at Su Jinruo, "Is this the mission given to you by the Grand Commandant?"

Su Jinruo nodded his head and replied: "Yes, this is one of the books. It's the Faculty of Sciences, the place where I'm handling cases, and I still have three ancient history books."

The corner of Shen Hancheng's mouth raised, and in Su Jinruo's eyes, there was a sense of schadenfreude.

"In the entire world, I'm afraid not many people can understand the ancient history book of the Ranqi that is the first year of history. As soon as City Lord Su took office, he accepted such a heavy mission, I believe the Grand Commandant values the City Lord Su greatly."

Su Jinruo smirked, "Regarding the matter at the Book Collection Hall, Your Highness and this subordinate are well aware. Now, I am cooperating with Your Highness to find out who is behind this plot. Although this official is doing it for me, but … He had helped the king after all, hadn't he? "I don't even know if I can finish compiling the ancient history book as scheduled, but right now, my mind is very heavy. Since this official is cooperating with you, then please don't take this matter. This prince is making fun of me."

Shen Hancheng's line of sight landed on Su Jinruo's face, only to see her smile in front of his eyes, which did not look very good.

He didn't even try to disguise himself anymore. Things weren't looking good for him now.

But, seeing that Su Jinruo's face was no longer as indifferent, unassailable, and refused to let anyone move a thousand miles away from his face, Shen Hancheng's originally good mood became unexplainable at this moment … Better.

Shen Hancheng retracted his gaze, he stood up and with an Ancient Chronicle Book in hand, he walked into a room.

Su Jinruo hesitated for a moment, then lifted his leg and stepped into the house that Shen Hancheng had just entered.

Just as he entered the room, he saw that there were many books inside that were dazzling. Su Jinruo walked forward to take a look.

On this bookshelf, there were all sorts of messy books, and most of them were obscure and difficult to understand.

Shen Hancheng's slender fingers took out a thick book from the bookshelf.

With one look, it was clear that Shen Hancheng had been flipping through these books frequently.

Su Jinruo turned to look at Shen Hancheng, only to see him sitting on the desk, one hand quickly flipping through the pages, the other taking out a case book.

At that time, candlelight shrouded his abnormally handsome face, which was extremely seductive.

As if he had thought of something, Shen Hancheng lifted his pitch-black, deep eyes and locked them on Su Jinruo's body.

Back then, in the Compendium Pavilion, due to the fact that the both of them had fallen into a trap together, even though they didn't say anything, they came to a tacit agreement.

After leaving the library, Su Jinruo coordinated with Shen Hancheng and left with him in front of the ministers.

The purpose was to create the illusion that they were really going deep into the scheme, so that the one who set it up would think that they had already fallen into the trap, and then draw out his next plan and figure out the purpose of the person who set it up.

But... Just then, Shen Hancheng didn't even think about it, and subconsciously wanted to help Su Jinruo compile the ancient history book. It wasn't until Shen Hancheng picked up the case file that he suddenly thought of something …

They only had the same goal and could be considered as partners, but Su Jinruo wasn't worth the trouble for him to compile for her.

Thinking about that, Shen Hancheng looked at Su Jinruo, and said: "Regarding the compilation, I can give you a helping hand, but, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, City Lord Su, may I know what you need, to repay me?"

Because Shen Hancheng had previously asked her to go over, Su Jinruo stood by his side.

Hearing Shen Hancheng's words, Su Jinruo could not help but look at Shen Hancheng, deep in thought.

She had never suspected that Shen Hancheng had the ability, but had never expected that he would actually be so secretive!

It was difficult to understand a thousand year old language.

If one wasn't proficient in ancient knowledge, read numerous books, and had extraordinary talent, it would be impossible for others to understand ancient history books, much less compile ancient history books!

And now …

Shen Hancheng said that he could help her?

Seventh Prince Shen Hancheng had never been so easy to get along with. Even now, he needed her cooperation, but … But it wasn't necessary.

If he helped her compile an ancient history book, what he wanted, was probably something she couldn't match up to.

However, it was impossible for her to compile four ancient history books in four short days.

Their only choice now was to seek help from the Seventh Prince Shen Hancheng …

Su Jinruo lowered her eyes, a subtle glow flashed past her deep eyes. Under her wide sleeves, she silently grasped with her bare hands: "Your Highness … What do you want me to do? "

Shen Hancheng smiled, he suddenly looked at Su Jinruo and said: "Before the two empires end, I want you to have all the time we have to eat."

Hearing this, Su Jinruo loosened his hands under his sleeves.

Although he was suspicious of Shen Hancheng's conditions, but a meeting between two empires, and with at most seven days left, a meeting between two nations would begin.

It had only been eleven days of interaction, even if Shen Hancheng had something he wanted to do to her, as long as she was careful and cautious, it would not cause any trouble for him.

Thinking about that, Su Jinruo gently replied, "If that's the case, then this official thanks the Prince."