Sang Jiang deliberately dawdled for a long time, so when she returned, the fish had already been cleaned and grilled by Long Jingyu.
Long Jingyu looked at Sang Jiang and chuckled, "Are you hungry?"
"It's alright." Sang Jiang couldn't help but lick her lips as she looked at the sizzling fish.
The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment. Sang Jiang looked at a few flowers not far away, then walked over, dug them out one by one, wrapped them in a handkerchief, and prepared to take them back.
She has always loved exotic flowers and plants, and whenever she sees one, she wants to take it home.
After she finished digging, the smell of grilled fish wafted over. Sang Jiang put away the flowers, washed her hands, and then sat down opposite Long Jingyu again.
"It smells so good." Her attention had now completely shifted to the fish.
Long Jingyu took out a dagger and cut off a piece for her: "Be careful..."
Before he could even finish saying the word "hot," Sang Jiang picked it up and took a big bite.
Then came a scream: "Ouch! It's burning hot!"
She spat out the mouthful of fish with a "whoosh," and stuck out her tongue to fan it for a while to recover.
Long Jingyu looked at her and couldn't help but show her some affection: "I told you to be careful because it's hot, why were you in such a hurry? Do you think I'd take it from you?"
Sang Jiang pouted and ignored him, simply taking the other piece of fish he had just cut for her.
This time she ate more carefully, but the taste wasn't as delicious as she had imagined.
Because there were no seasonings, it tasted quite bland, and there was also a faint fishy smell.
Sang Jiang ate a few bites casually, then went to the river to wash her hands and stopped doing anything else.
Long Jingyu watched her swallow the piece of fish in her mouth: "Are you full? Was it not good?"
"Yes, I'm full." Sang Jiang nodded.
Seeing that she wasn't eating, Long Jingyu quickened her pace.
Sang Jiang raised her phoenix eyes slightly, surprised that Long Jingyu, who was used to being pampered, could eat the grilled fish so deliciously. However, she had read in a novel that Long Jingyu was often away leading troops in battle and could eat and live with his soldiers.
Having been there for quite some time, she had completely forgotten that she was now in the world of a novel.
Long Jingyu noticed her unusual behavior and assumed she was worried about the Emperor and was in a hurry to return, so he put away his dagger, wiped it clean, and put it away.
He walked to Sang Jiang's side, looked at her, and said in a calm tone, "Let's go."
“Mm.” Sang Jiang nodded.
Long Jingyu helped her onto the horse first, then pulled her up, and with a squeeze of his legs, he pulled on the reins and started walking towards Ducheng.
The Imperial Palace.
The entire palace is in chaos because of Sang Jiang's disappearance.
Just then, news of a border defeat arrived, and the emperor nearly fainted. At that moment, Nangong Jin was discussing the border war with his ministers.
The Emperor, however, stood guard at the entrance of Mingyue Palace, fearing that he wouldn't be the first to know that Sang Jiang had returned.
When Sang Jiang and Long Jingyu arrived at the palace gate, it was already dusk. Because of his special status, he did not go inside. Instead, after Sang Jiang dismounted, he slipped a piece of jade into her hand and said, "Jiang Jiang, I'm serious."
After saying that, he rode away, leaving Sang Jiang standing there, staring blankly at the piece of jade.
It was a translucent piece of white jade, slightly cool to the touch, but gradually warmed up, making it a warm jade.
The jade was engraved with the character "钰" on one side, clearly indicating that it was one of his personal belongings.
Sang Jiang sighed softly. She didn't understand where she had gone wrong to make the Eighth Prince mistakenly believe that she liked him.
She put away the jade in her hand, gazing at the palace not far away, slightly lost in thought. Did she really not like Long Jingyu...?
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