Chapter 247 You want me to kiss you right now?

Jiang Zhi said in a calm voice, "I don't want to. I'm not a cook."

"If Your Highness likes it, I can give the recipe to the kitchen staff and have them make it according to the order."

She did it willingly for Lu Yuan, partly because Lu Yuan had no one to take care of him.

With so many subordinates under Xiao Xuanyou, she has her own things to do and taking care of his injuries is enough for her. Where would she find the time to do so much?

Xiao Xuanyou was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly and said, "Alright, as you wish."

Jiang Zhi was surprised.

He wasn't angry when she refused him like that?

“I won’t be having dinner with His Highness the Crown Prince,” she said, staring intently at Xiao Xuanyou, not missing a single expression on his face. “There’s a temple fair in Yaocheng tonight, and I’m going out with Lord Lu.”

Xiao Xuanyou clenched his fists under the covers, but his breathing remained even. "Okay."

"I'm not coming tonight either."

...

"Can."

"I also have things to do tomorrow."

Xiao Xuanyou finally couldn't help but glance at her. His lips moved slightly as he was about to speak, but then he couldn't help coughing again.

With a cough, the wound that had been painstakingly bandaged began to show signs of reopening.

Startled, Jiang Zhi quickly stepped forward to pat his back, saying, "I know, I'll make time to come over tomorrow."

Xiao Xuanyou took a sip of tea from Jiang Zhi's hand to suppress the intense itching in his throat, then waved his hand and said, "It's alright, you can go if you want, I won't stop you."

“I wasn’t restrained,” Jiang Zhi murmured.

She also wanted his injuries to heal as soon as possible so that she could be free from them sooner.

Although the Crown Prince said he would no longer force her, he was always a man of his word. If he wasn't around, she wouldn't take her medicine properly or sleep well.

It's safer to keep an eye on it.

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Every year after the Frost's Descent Festival, Yaocheng holds a temple fair.

The place was bustling with noise and excitement.

This was also the first time Jiang Zhi and Lu Yuan had gone out to visit the border temple fair.

Since Xiao Xuanyou found out her identity, she was too lazy to pretend anymore and just put on a veil before coming out.

The shops were filled with fox fur and sheepskin coats, which are rarely seen in Kyoto, as well as meat-filled flatbreads and porridge sold over charcoal fires. Jiang Zhi strolled around happily.

"Ah Yuan, try this candied hawthorn, it's both sour and sweet."

Actually, she ate half of it and found it too sour, but she was too embarrassed to throw it away, so she tried to trick Lu Yuan into taking it.

Lu Yuan didn't like these snacks, so he took a symbolic bite from the spot where she had eaten.

"What's wrong? It doesn't taste good?"

"It's alright." Lu Yuan's voice was devoid of emotion.

"Then I'll give them all to you." Jiang Zhi smiled broadly.

Lu Yuan didn't refuse, and silently finished eating it.

But he soon realized something was wrong.

Jiang Zhi wanted to try everything she passed by, but she couldn't finish it all, so she stuffed the rest into his arms.

In just a few steps, Lu Yuan had a bag of sugar cakes, a large piece of sweet cake, half a milk bun, and some maltose in his hand.

He couldn't resist freeing one hand to pinch Jiang Zhi's round, stuffed face. "What kind of eating is this now?"

“Sharing with you,” Jiang Zhi grinned, but remained defiant. “You’re disgusted by what I’ve eaten? Didn’t you feel dirty when you kissed me?”

"You want me to kiss you right now?"

Jiang Zhi paused, then lowered her head, her ear tips flushing a hot red.

Honestly, it's always the same. I try to tease Lu Yuan, but he always ends up turning the tables on me.

But he had the air of a perfectly normal manager about him.

“I want that Zhang Fei,” Jiang Zhi coughed lightly to change the subject, pointing to the sugar paintings on a stall in the distance, “A Yuan, can you buy one for me?”

The saccharification stall was doing very well, with a long queue forming at the moment.

Lu Yuan squeezed her hand. "Okay, wait for me here. Don't wander off."

He bought her a bag of roasted chestnuts to pass the time before leaving.

Jiang Zhi had just peeled a few seeds by the roadside when suddenly someone stood in front of her.

She looked up.

He was a richly dressed man, followed by two tall guards.

He stood in front of Jiang Zhi, looked her up and down, and then spoke, "You're the one who stole my sister's position as Holy Maiden?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Jiang Zhi knew who it was.

Lin Yan, the eldest son of the Lin family, the provincial governor.

He and Miss Lin Qiyun of the Lin family were twins, a dragon and a phoenix.

She had heard Xie Qi mention that the Holy Maidens for the previous three years had all been bought by the Lin family, the Provincial Governor, for Lin Qiyun at great expense.

This year, however, because of Xiao Yunheng's matter, Xie Qi no longer accepted the Lin family's large sum of money and, in accordance with public opinion, gave himself the position of Holy Maiden.

"So it's Young Master Lin. What brings you here?" Jiang Zhi asked her.

“In the entire city of Yao, no one has ever dared to steal my sister’s things. You’re the first one who’s so reckless.” Lin Yan raised his chin in a gesture of respect.

Two guards behind her stepped forward and restrained her on either side. "Go back and kowtow to my sister to apologize, then let her vent her anger properly, and this matter will be over."

"Young Master Lin, isn't it inappropriate to do this in broad daylight?" Jiang Zhi frowned.

Before she could finish speaking, her veil was suddenly ripped off, and Lin Yan slapped her hard across the face. "In Yaocheng, my Provincial Administration Commission is half the sky. Today, Xie Qi is leading a patrol outside. I want to see who dares to meddle? Take him away!"

This time, he's not just asking her to apologize.

This shameless woman lives in the general's mansion and spends every day with Xie Qi, causing his own sister to cry every day. How could he bear to see this?

However, after the fight, Lin Yan realized that the woman was indeed quite beautiful, no wonder she could be so infatuated with Xie Qi.

"I've seen plenty of women like you who want to climb the social ladder. I'll have my sister slash your face to vent her anger later, and then we'll see how you manage to seduce men."

Jiang Zhi was knocked to the side by the blow, and the chestnuts that Lu Yuan had bought for her rolled to the ground, getting covered in dirt.

She was furious. "You call her 'sister' so affectionately. Anyone who didn't know better would think you have some kind of affair with her?"

Jiang Zhi wasn't making this up.

Xie Qi had previously discovered Lin Yan's unusual feelings for his younger sister and told her about it as a joke.

Lin Yan's face turned extremely ugly as he was hit where it hurt. "Looks like you're really asking for death. Take me back!"

"Lu Yuan! Where's my sugar painting?" Jiang Zhi suddenly called out.

Lin Yan chuckled sinisterly, "With Xie Qi gone, who else dares to go against my Provincial Administration Commission? You can call anyone you want..."

Before he could finish speaking, a tall, black figure descended from the sky.

Before his two guards could even retaliate, they were kicked away with screams.

Lin Yan's vision blurred, and he saw that the woman had broken free of her restraints and was being held tightly in someone's arms.

"What's going on?" Lu Yuan was still holding the Zhang Fei that Jiang Zhi wanted in his hand, with one arm around her, and looked down at her.

Upon seeing the red handprint on her face, the atmosphere around him suddenly turned cold, and his eyes became deep and icy.

"You hit her?" He squinted at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan was still swaggering around, "You dare to lay a hand on my Provincial Administration Commissioners? Believe me or not—ah!"

He let out a scream as Lu Yuan snapped his wrist in an instant. Then, a sharp pain shot through his knee, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud!