Hua Yan had unknowingly fallen asleep and upon waking, the room was pitch-dark. She reached out her hand and felt the person lying next to her, with a stiff body and a familiar touch and scent, it was Yun Chi.
She slowly adjusted to the darkness for a while, then sat up and fumbled her way to the table in the dark, where she took the flint and lit the lamp.
The light in the room suddenly flared to life, and from outside came Caiqing's voice, very softly, "Has the Crown Prince woken up? Or is it the Crown Princess Consort?"
Hua Yan spoke, "Me."
Caiqing immediately said, "Are you hungry? Neither you nor His Highness ate your evening meal. I was afraid you both might wake up hungry, so I have been keeping the kitchen ready."
