Chapter 221 You Won’t Like Me

Jiang Jiu realized it later, and looking at Zhao Zhuoxi's affectionate eyes, he just felt that he was a little strange.

"I'm sorry, I didn't wash my hands."

As she spoke, she wiped her hands with a handkerchief and stuffed a shrimp ball into her mouth.

While chewing, she suddenly raised her eyes and asked him.

"Zhao Zhuoxi, do you like me?"

Zhao Zhuoxi's eyes flickered and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Yes, and you?"

Jiang Jiu looked at him with an expression of disbelief and his heart skipped a beat.

"ah……"

Zhao Zhuoxi acted as if nothing had happened and stuffed a shrimp ball into his mouth.

"It tastes good and very fresh. Let them make some more tonight."

Jiang Jiu froze in place, looking at him and then looking down at his own fingers, his heart beating wildly, and suddenly he felt an indescribable throbbing.

"Don't you dislike me? When I was with you, you treated me like a child. Is it me you like, or..."

This...this guy...likes the original owner or her?

If it was the original owner, she would be so happy.

If it was her, what was it about her that made him like her?

"What do you like about me? I'll change..."

No, Jiang Jiu definitely doesn't want to fall in love with him.

Zhao Zhuoxi's face darkened, he pinched another shrimp ball to eat, then turned and left.

Jiang Jiu quickly chased after him: "I'm serious, what do you like about me? There's nothing about me that's worthy of your love. You're the emperor, and I, I can't stay in the palace all my life. I want to travel around the country. I don't want to find a man, and I don't want to get married..."

The more she spoke, the gloomier Zhao Zhuoxi's face became, and in the end, he wanted to cover her mouth.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Jiu's feet suddenly went soft and he fell to the ground.

Zhao Zhuoxi reacted quickly, grabbing her with his big hand and pulling her back.

Looking at Jiang Jiu's painful expression, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Jiu pointed to his ankle and said, "I stepped on a rock and sprained my ankle. It hurts so much."

Zhao Zhuoxi lifted his robe, knelt on one knee, and placed Jiang Jiu's injured foot on his leg.

There was a sound of people sucking in air all around.

Lu Ming couldn't bear to watch it.

Only Jiang Jiu and Zhao Zhuoxi did not react at all.

Zhao Zhuoxi pinched her ankle with his big hand: "It's dislocated... I'll put it back together for you, just bear with it."

Jiang Jiu's ankle was dislocated. She gritted her teeth and saw Zhao Zhuoxi turn her foot and then push it upwards with skill, and her ankle was healed.

But Jiang Jiu still couldn't stand because of the pain.

"It still hurts a little. Never mind. I..."

Jiang Jiu was just about to say he'd just make do with it and jump back into the carriage when he felt his body lighten and was picked up by Zhao Zhuoxi.

Sent to the carriage.

Zhao Zhuoxi also jumped up and said, "Let's go back to the tent."

Jiang Jiu was carried back to the horse by Zhao Zhuoxi

In the car, it took me a long time to come back to my senses. I raised my eyes and secretly glanced at Zhao Zhuoxi. I really couldn't understand why he liked me.

It was also very complicated, entangled with the two queens before him.

She was so entangled that she lowered her head and secretly played with her fingers, tearing off the burrs on both sides and biting off her nails...

But just when she was about to bite the finger on her right hand, she suddenly remembered that this finger had been sucked by him, so she quickly put it down.

When I think back to what happened just now, I feel like I can't breathe.

I lifted the car curtain and leaned against the window, and inadvertently saw fishermen by the river processing the fish and shrimps they had just caught.

A man was working hard when his wife came over with a basin.

Replace the pot you just cleaned with an empty one.

Seeing that the man was sweating profusely, she wiped him with her sleeve and fed him some water.

The two smiled at each other, and then continued to work.

It's really nice for a couple to be together and support each other.

Jiang Jiu shrank back and carefully examined his relationship with Zhao Zhuoxi.

Ever since she traveled through time, she was recruited into the palace, and her greatest wish has always been to be free.

She never thought about falling in love, finding a man, or becoming a queen.

But the original owner had a really good life.

She entered the palace just to become the empress, and soon, the emperor announced the cancellation of the selection of concubines for the harem, and she was the only woman he wanted in the harem.

The original owner had just lost his mother, and needed to observe mourning for three years before getting married.

I didn't expect that the emperor didn't care at all.

You can wait for her for three years.

But Jiang Jiu knew that the emperor in front of him didn't seem to like her.

Always looking at someone else through her.

Jiang Jiu doesn't want to be anyone's substitute.

After thinking it through carefully, Jiang Jiu mustered up his courage.

"Your Majesty, I think that feelings cannot be forced. Even though you are the emperor, you still have to respect my wishes, right?"

Zhao Zhuoxi is looking at Nanli's Kunyu diagram. If he wants to go to war, he must know the opponent's situation clearly.

"What do you want to say?"

Jiang Jiu thought about it carefully: "I don't like you. Even if you like me, I will not marry you and become your queen."

Zhao Zhuoxi's eyes darkened and he said nothing.

Jiang Jiu continued, "My wish is to travel in life. I want to visit many places, watch the sunrise and sunset over the sea, see the scenery of the desert, see the peaks of the mountains, see the rushing rivers, and the gurgling streams."

"But once I become your queen, I will be trapped in a square palace for my whole life. It's scary to think about it."

Zhao Zhuoxi hummed softly and continued looking at the pictures.

Jiang Yao had this idea when she was still a kid. Women like them who came from another world didn't seem to want to be stuck in a difficult situation.

Want to see the world.

Jiang Jiu didn't expect that Zhao Zhuoxi didn't get angry, but accepted her words calmly.

He became bolder.

"You know, a woman's life is not just about love, children, and family. She is still herself. She has her own dreams and wishes, and she will fight for her dreams."

Zhao Zhuoxi hummed softly again, and this time he spoke.

"After I finish this battle, I'll go wherever you want to go."

"I don't want you to accompany me." Jiang Jiu didn't want to be trapped by him. "You are the emperor and you have to deal with state affairs. If you leave, those court officials will call me a witch. I don't want to bear innocent accusations."

Knowing this, Zhao Zhuoxi glanced at her indifferently.

"Well, you can go by yourself. Do you have the money?"

This question stumped Jiang Jiu.

She had no money, and what money she had came either from him or from the Duke of Zhen.

She has never earned any money of her own.

Zhao Zhuoxi knew that she had nothing.

"Then make some money here first. When you have enough, you can go wherever you want, with a maid and one or two experts to accompany you."

Yes, Jiang Jiu still didn't consider it carefully enough.

"Okay, then I'll go to the streets tomorrow to see if there's anything I can buy and sell that can make money. As for maids, Taohua and Yunshu are enough."

"This world shouldn't be so chaotic. Masters must cost a lot of money. It's enough for me to take care of one. Lu Ming and Ni Chang are getting married soon, so I'll take care of Lu An..."

Everything is ready, except for the money.