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Upon being questioned, she was stupefied. Xiao Jinyan must have been asking about the original owner of the body, whether she had been there or not. How would she know?

Memories were all fuzzy, like paste.

Xiao Jinyan said, "Nanzhao Country is far from Daxia and also very powerful."

Shen Chuwei finished the Meat Patty, wiped her mouth with those handkerchiefs, "Stronger than Daxia?"

Xiao Jinyan paused, Nanzhao Country was indeed stronger than Daxia; otherwise, he wouldn’t have needed to be a hostage there when he was a child.

He nodded his head.

Shen Chuwei picked up a Candied Haw and bit into one, "In the future, Your Highness will surely make Daxia even stronger and nobody will dare to bully us."

Xiao Jinyan curved the corners of his mouth, "I will."

Shen Chuwei ate the Candied Haw and saw that there were also tea fruits inside; she suddenly thought of the Empress and Lady Xu. However, with the Emperor, the Empress probably wouldn’t have to worry about food.

"By the way, Your Highness, did Lady Xu and the others buy any food?"

Xiao Jinyan: "..."

Shen Chuwei: "?"

"...I have ordered someone to buy some." Xiao Jinyan lifted the carriage curtain and instructed, "Buy two more servings of the same delicacies and send them to Lady Xu."

"As you command." Qin Xiao was about to turn the horse around when Xiao Jinyan stopped him again.

"Buy another two servings for the Empress and King Jinyu."

"As you command." Qin Xiao pulled on the reins and turned around to buy the food.

After the bustling and flourishing streets passed by, the excitement in Lady Xu and Lady Tao’s hearts also diminished.

With nothing to do and feeling bored, they picked up storybooks and leisurely read in the carriage.

Lady Tao: "The Crown Princess somehow has so many storybooks, the more I read, the more captivated I become."

Lady Xu: "Indeed, I haven’t seen storybooks as engaging as these, much better than those written by noble daughters and poor scholars."

"It’s just a bit strange, why are so many storybooks different from ours? The novel terms and ways of serving are completely different," Lady Tao said with a curious face.

Lady Xu said, "I am also curious, but as long as it’s enjoyable, that’s enough."

At that moment, from outside the carriage, Qin Xiao’s voice was heard, "Lady Xu."

Lady Xu lifted the carriage curtain with puzzlement and saw Qin Xiao, "What is it?"

Qin Xiao handed over two oil-paper bags to Lady Xu, "These are for Lady Xu and Lady Tao."

Lady Xu, holding the oil-paper bags, handed one to Lady Tao, opening hers with curiosity, and upon seeing it was food, she couldn’t contain her excitement.

"It’s food! The Crown Princess must have asked Qin Xiao to buy it."

Seeing the food, Lady Tao also couldn’t hold back her excitement, "We are benefiting from the Crown Princess’ favor."

Qin Xiao, who hadn’t gone far, was somewhat puzzled; he didn’t clarify it was an order, so how did they all believe it was commanded by the Crown Princess?

Compared to the liveliness inside Lady Xu’s carriage, the Emperor’s carriage was very quiet.

The Empress felt a bit bored, wanting to chat with someone but unable to, and then there was the damned Emperor, constantly eyeing her with his handsome phoenix eyes, making her feel uneasy all over.

She simply turned to lift the carriage curtain to look outside; now that they had passed the City Gate, the lack of vendors’ cries made it much quieter.

The Emperor, observing this, thought that the Empress, having been cooped up in the palace for so long, was eager to breathe the outside air, which is why she was gazing outside now and then.

Just as the Empress was bothered by the damned Emperor, she saw Qin Xiao coming over suddenly, handing her an oil-paper bag.

"Empress, this is from the Crown Prince for you," he said.

The Empress took the oil-paper bag from his hand, opened it to see it was food, and was so pleased she couldn’t keep her mouth shut, "The Crown Princess really cares."

Qin Xiao was baffled; he mentioned the Crown Prince, so how did the Empress hear it as the Crown Princess?

At the moment, Xiao Jinyu was using a folding fan to fan the cool air towards Lady Han, with his peach blossom eyes curving into a warm smile.

"Lady Han, do you still feel hot?"

Lady Han, sipping the new tea that Xiao Jinyu had just brewed, replied indifferently, "I am not hot anymore."

Xiao Jinyu recalled the trip they took far away the year before; she would experience motion sickness while riding in the carriage.

"The carriage is bumpy, if you feel unwell just let me know, we can stop and rest for a while."

Lady Han looked up at Xiao Jinyu, and since deciding to marry her, Xiao Jinyu’s attitude had fundamentally changed. He used to treat her well, but now he was even better.

Xiao Jinyu, puzzled, touched his own face, "Is there something dirty on my face?"

"No." Lady Han caught sight of the sweat all over Xiao Jinyu’s forehead and raised her handkerchief to wipe it clean, "It’s just a bit of sweat."

Xiao Jinyu with his peach blossom eyes asked, "Do you like little rabbits?"

Lady Han nodded, "I do."

Xiao Jinyu immediately perked up, "Wait until we get to the enclosure, I’ll catch you one. The Crown Princess’ rabbit is male; we can get a female, a perfect match."

Lady Han: "..."

Xiao Jinyu moved closer, sniffing the scent on Lady Han’s body, having wanted to ask for a while, "Lady Han, did you also apply rouge and powder today? Every time I’m close to you, I find you smell so nice."

Upon hearing this, Lady Han lowered her head to sniff, her tone full of doubt, "I never use rouge or powder, how could there be a fragrance?"

"Really?" Xiao Jinyu leaned in closer, pressing against her neck, finding the scent even stronger.

"I find it very fragrant."

Xiao Jinyu smelled and smelled, barely restraining himself from kissing her, but just as he was about to touch her, he heard Qin Xiao’s voice from outside the carriage, "King Jinyu."

Xiao Jinyu frowned. What a time to call out, precisely at this moment?

He raised his hand and lifted the carriage curtain to see Qin Xiao: "Do you have something important to say?"

Qin Xiao was taken aback, "King Jinyu, not really important."

Xiao Jinyu spoke irritably, "If it’s not important, why are you calling me?"

Qin Xiao hastily lifted the oil-paper bag in his hand, "This is from the Crown Prince for King Jinyu."

"The Crown Prince brother?" Xiao Jinyu reached out to take it, opened it, and found it was food; he chuckled and said, "It must be my sister-in-law who had the Crown Prince brother send it."

Qin Xiao: "..." Why did everyone think it was the Crown Princess’ idea?

As Xiao Jinyu handed the oil-paper bag to Lady Han, he noticed she was looking at him with a smile. For a moment, he was taken aback; during all this time together, he rarely saw Lady Han smile.

"What are you smiling at?"

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