Chapter 53 I Don't Like
Chen Zhuo subconsciously reached out to catch it, but the smell of urine almost made him vomit, and he threw the fox heavily to the ground.
"What!" He got angry and jumped up and down.
It smells so bad. How much incense will he have to burn when he gets home tonight? Damn bandit princess!
Huang Qiyue stood there, arms folded, chin raised as she looked at him, "This is a gift for you. Do you like it, little guard?"
She looked flamboyant and bright, nothing like the sad look she had on her face when Emperor Guangxi rejected her marriage proposal at the banquet.
Chen Zhuo stopped patting his outer garment and asked in surprise, "Send it to me?"
"Hmm~"
Shen Zhuo gritted his teeth and said, "Just talk, why keep shaking your legs? It's like a hooligan teasing a decent woman."
No, she is not a decent woman.
Bah, he is not a woman!
"This princess thinks that you are suitable to wear the red dress I am wearing, so I hunted this red fox for you and made a scarf for you. Will this princess treat you well?"
Xiao Linyuan leaned back in his chair, watching the fun without a care in the world, imitating the tone of Shen Zhuo's speech yesterday:
"Princess, you have good taste. This little guard has red lips and white teeth, so red is the most suitable color for him. Little guard, since the princess is so kind to you, please help me send her back to the inn. Please help me take care of the princess for the next few days and show your hospitality."
Chen Zhuo: ???
I took revenge on him yesterday by slapping him in the face with a military book, why is he still holding a grudge today?
Huang Qiyue raised her eyebrows, her eyes shining frighteningly.
Shen Zhuo swallowed his saliva. He had never seen such a wolf-like and tiger-like woman.
Seeing the arrogant Chen Zhuo being humiliated, Song Zijin couldn't help but cover her lips and laugh.
Xiao Linyuan was displeased, "Is he that funny?"
"Your Highness, don't you think Princess Qiyue is amazing? She can control General Shen, hunt, and even hunt three foxes by herself."
Xiao Linyuan must have different feelings about such a powerful female general, right?
I just convinced myself not to be envious yesterday. In fact, when I really see other people's strength, the envy comes from the heart.
Her almond-shaped eyes followed Huang Qiuyue's figure.
Xiao Linyuan felt upset and coughed hard to get Song Zijin's attention.
"These foxes were hunted by the imperial guards in the mountains. They might have been injured when they were brought to the hunting grounds." His words were full of sourness.
He couldn't help but despise himself in his heart. How could a dignified King Jinyue be jealous of a woman one day?
"When winter comes, I will take you hunting in the mountains. I will hunt ten red foxes to make you a cloak. I will also hunt a bear and make a cloak out of it for you to wear in turns!"
Song Zijin lowered his eyes and said nothing.
She would have to leave when the secret guard who was looking for medicine came back, and she probably wouldn't be able to wait until winter.
…
On the carriage back to the palace, Song Zijin fed Xiao Linyuan the antidote and then sat quietly by the side without saying a word.
Xiao Linyuan took out an orange from the drawer of the carriage, peeled it, and handed it to Song Zijin.
The smell of oranges brought Song Zijin back to his senses. "The prince just took some medicine, and his mouth is bitter. It's just right for oranges."
"Here's some food for you." Xiao Linyuan raised his hand, motioning her to take it.
Only then did Song Zijin pick up the orange flesh and taste it carefully.
Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are called oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are called tangerines. All the oranges in the capital are transported from the south of the Yangtze River. The cost is expensive and ordinary people cannot afford them.
Only in a year with a bumper orange harvest can ordinary people afford to buy them.
Song Zijin had eaten oranges a few times occasionally. In her memory, oranges were always sour and sweet, but the oranges in her hand were only sour, not sweet.
Xiao Linyuan knew that this little thing was daydreaming again. The orange juice was even on the edge of his mouth, but he didn't notice it.
He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth.
Song Zijin subconsciously dodged backwards, but he held the back of his head and restrained him.
"Your Highness, I can wipe it myself..."
"Are you angry with me?" Xiao Linyuan put away the handkerchief and asked bluntly.
"No way!" Song Zijin quickly denied it.
Xiao Linyuan obviously didn't believe it. "Yesterday, when you spoke to me, every word was so gentle. Why are you so cold today?"
Song Zijin's face suddenly became hot. Wasn't yesterday's enthusiasm due to the influence of money?
Having earned so much money, she must provide top-notch service.
Xiao Linyuan snorted lightly and took out a purse from the drawer.
"Here's a hundred taels. How about you stop turning people away?"
She turned her face away and said with a firm will, "Your Majesty, I am not a person who reeks of money."
"This king knows that you don't smell like money, you smell good."
"..." These words sounded so ambiguous that Song Zijin blushed from his neck to his ears.
"I'm not trying to bribe you with money. You're always imagining random things, which is disturbing. I don't want to see you unhappy."
After saying that, he stuffed the purse into her arms.
Song Zijin stroked the bamboo leaf pattern on the purse and sighed softly, "It's not that I'm unhappy, I'm just speaking up for the prince."
"oh?"
"That Princess Qiyue clearly likes you. If you can marry her, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. She will definitely be of great help to you."
Although when she heard the word "arranged marriage", she felt like a knife was inserted into her heart, making her tremble.
However, he also understood that Huang Qiyue would not be easily manipulated by Emperor Guangxi. Moreover, as a princess of a country, her status was extremely compatible with Xiao Linyuan.
The combination of two strong forces has only advantages and no disadvantages.
Xiao Linyuan pursed his lips and gently poked her forehead. "What are you thinking about all day long in your little head? Huang Qiyue doesn't like me, and marriage is nonsense."
Song Zijin said confidently, "She likes it, so she personally went to hunt three foxes for the prince, and even General Shen and I got some."
"Didn't you notice that she's very interested in Lu Guang? She likes Lu Guang."
Song Zijin thought about Chen Zhuo's mask, which was not good-looking at all. Could Huang Qiyue have such a strong taste?
"Maybe she just loves the whole family."
Xiao Linyuan was helpless. "How can she have such a rich imagination? If she likes me, why doesn't she give me the most valuable red fox fur?"
"Maybe it's because the prince doesn't suit red."
What does this mean?
Only Shen Zhuo looks good in red?
"Hu Yan, I look good in red too." Xiao Linyuan said proudly.
"Don't be angry, Your Majesty. That's not what I meant."
Xiao Linyuan leaned against the carriage with his eyes closed, looking as if he wanted to keep strangers away.
Song Zijin was confused. Why did he suddenly get angry when talking about serious matters?
She quickly moved to this side and pulled Xiao Linyuan's sleeve, "Your Highness, you misunderstood me."
Xiao Linyuan stood as still as a mountain.
Song Zijin tried to push the purse of one hundred taels of silver over and said, "Give all this silver to Your Highness. Your Highness, please stop thinking about these things. Excessive thoughts will only disturb your mind."
This was a return to what he had just said.
Seeing that Xiao Linyuan was still unmoved, Song Zijin hurriedly took out an orange from the drawer, peeled it and put it into Xiao Linyuan's hand.
But his hands were clenched so tightly that he couldn't get it in.
She had no choice but to pull off a slice and put it to Xiao Linyuan's mouth, "This orange is very sweet, Your Highness, please try it~"
Her soft and gentle voice makes people feel pity for her.
Xiao Linyuan then opened his eyes, lowered his eyes to look at the orange flesh beside his mouth, opened his mouth and took it in.
I don’t know if it was intentional, but she took Song Zijin’s fingers into her mouth as well.
His teeth scraped across Song Zijin's fingertips, leaving a tingling electric sensation.
Like a frightened deer, she quickly withdrew her hand, hid it behind her back, and did not dare to look up at him.
"It's quite sweet." Xiao Linyuan suddenly said with a smile in his eyes.
He liked her shy look.
"Then Your Highness, please eat quickly." She fumbled around and stuffed the remaining orange into Xiao Linyuan's hand.
"You made me angry, but you refused to feed me the orange yourself. You have no sincerity at all. You might as well not eat it!"
Song Zijin was being harshly grasped, so he quickly gave up and twisted over to feed him petals one by one.
Only after the meal was Xiao Linyuan satisfied.
Looking into her eyes, he said sternly, "Huang Qiyue doesn't like me, and I don't like her either. Don't pair me with her. Remember that?"
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