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Hu Luoyan thought that he must’ve gone crazy. Why did seeing this girl’s eyes look so sad, pain him?! Moreover, who was she seeing through him!?

Chu Jiao was only inches away from him so he could feel her breath. Her moon-like face was just in front of him, making his heart thump fast.

Hu Luoyan hurriedly took a step back, “Princess, please conduct yourself with dignity!”

“Dignity?” Chu Jiao tilted her head. She took a step forward as opposed to the man taking a step back, pressing him against the tent side, “General Tuoba charged into my tent without permission but he never thought of “conducting dignity” himself?”

She deliberately made things hard for him.

As someone who bore ill-feelings towards the princess, he naturally didn’t think about treating her politely.

She also wasn’t in the mood to carry out the mission and flirt with the man. She only wanted to find ‘him’ and ask what in the world was going on!

“I…” Hu Luoyan never thought much of his fiancee, as such, he didn’t take her thoughts into consideration.

Finding it hard to fend off Chu Jiao’s sudden display of intimacy, Hu Luoyan’s gaze darted elsewhere and he gruffly changed the topic, “The princess should quickly have her meal! Chen(1) is going to prepare the carriage!” After finishing his words, he left the tent as though he was fleeing from a great beast.

(1)Chen: This subject/servant

Bi Luo, who had been kneeling all this while, quietly raised her eyes. She originally assumed that according to the princess’s temper, she would definitely let out a string of curses towards this mannerless barbarians, but never did she expect to see a joyful smile gracing the princess’s face.

Chu Jiao watched Hu Luoyan’s flustered reaction and was reminded of how her father-in-law, Shen Zhen, also eagerly avoided her in the beginning of the previous world.

At this thought, she immediately felt a lot better.

It wasn’t a problem. Even if he doesn’t remember her, it was not a problem, she could just make him fall in love with her once more.

She had no problems in procuring body fluids, moreover, the fact that they were husband and wife gave her unparalleled confidence.

Hu Luoyan.

She meticulously mulled over this name.

En, it sounds quite pleasant to the ear. According to the Xianbei language, it meant ‘Strength’.

Chu Jiao recalled the man’s robust muscles and felt that this name was quite fitting, apart from that beared face and hot eyes of his.

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Hu Luoyan was disguised as a Xianbei welcoming envoy whereas his younger brother was assuming his role as “Tuoba Yan”.

He had thrown the real Tuoba Hui to Outer Mongolia to handle national affairs whereas he had gone on this journey to the Chu Kingdom, for the prosperity of the Central plains and peace of the Hans provoked his ambitious aspirations.This was why despite having no interest in marrying, he had no regrets.

He needed to find a Han wife.

Holding the ropes while walking beside the princess’s caravan, at times, the slight breeze and the bumps on the road would blow the carriage flap open, allowing him to catch sight of the inside inadvertently.

That insufferably arrogant princess seemed to have changed into an entirely different person today. Hu Luoyan thought to himself. Not only did she no longer dilly-dallied in the morning, after walking for a long time, she actually didn’t make a ruckus about stopping the carriage for rest like she did the past few days.

However….

Her face was really fair.

Recalling the sight he had seen through the tent, of the woman lying on the couch with a face that looked like she’d rather be dead, Hu Luoyan smacked his lips, thinking to himself. Women are really delicate.

Even though his heart was full of resentment, he still made a gesture and immediately, the pace of the group slowed down.

Chu Jiao did indeed feel like she was on the verge of death inside the carriage.

She originally didn’t get carsick but this body had been pampered since young and had never strayed far from home. Sitting at a constantly jolting carriage really made her dizzy to the point of nausea.

Her stomach constantly rolled over but fortunately, Chu Jiao hadn’t eaten anything in the morning, otherwise, there was no doubt she was going to hurl.

The princess’s carriage space was roomy. Apart from Chu Jiao, there were two personal maids inside, attending to her, One was the female lead, Bi Luo while the other was called Hong Xiu. The original used to go along with whatever Bi Luo said as Hong Xiu was frank and honest but stupid, so she was often less favored than the clever Bi Luo.

However, for some reason, Hong Xiu was a lot more favored today because the princess kept instructing her to do tasks but only cast a few glances at Bi Luo.

Even though Hong Xiu didn’t understand how the clever Bi Luo managed to anger the princess, in her heart, the master’s emotions were of utmost priority. She was quickly frightened by the princess’s pale face and hurriedly asked her if she should call for the halt of the carriage just as she did in the previous days to recuperate.

Even though Chu Jiao was truly in pain, she still shook her head,”There’s no need to. I’d have to get used to it anyway. We’ve already delayed the journey. Hong Xiu, you have to understand, bengong¹Bengong is the royal way of referring to oneself. Mostly used by females in the imperial court. is a princess, but more importantly, as a citizen of the Chu Kingdom, the marriage between the Chu Kingdom and Xianbei is a symbol of alliance. If bengongdelays the joyous occasion, then bengong could only be regarded as a sinner of Chu Kingdom.”

Rather than telling this to Hong Xiu, it seemed as if Chu Jiao was directing these words for Bi Luo to hear.

The original owner had also felt carsick the past few days so Bi Luo had asked the carriage to stop several times to appease the princess’s sickness. Even though the guards and soldiers never said anything, they were already filled with resent. After all, they had rested too much, their time spent on travelling incrementing heavily, making them unable to stick to the time they were supposed to arrive at the relay station. This resulted in them only being able to sleep in the wild at night. The princess was also always being attended to as opposed to them having to increase their vigilance and number of tasks to carry out.

“You are bengong’s personal maids. Every word and action you take representsbengong, so make sure to use your brain and think of our present circumstances.”

Chu Jiao reminded calmly.

Bi Luo bit her lip while kneeling at the side, kowtowing in gratitude together with Hong Xiu, “Yes, Princess is wise.”

Hu Luoyan listened to the whole exchange without any reservations and his impression of his fiancee improved slightly.

It looked like this princess was not a fool after all. Did he perhaps misunderstood her? He kept trying to find excuses for himself. Perhaps it was because she had been homesick the past two days that she tried to make things hard for everyone.

He fervently hoped that she would continue being this considerate.

The sun began to rise and became suspended in the air.

The group of people came to a stop and the soldiers responsible for catering started to prepare lunch.

In their journey, the soldiers basically ate rations, however, the princess’s food naturally couldn’t be prepared casually. The imperial cooks brought out from the palace, brought out game meat while quivering in fear. They prayed in their hearts that the princess wouldn’t be as picky as she usually was.

Although Chu Jiao didn’t puke, she still had no appetite. She only wanted to drink some plain water at the moment to relieve her thirst.

However, even when Hong Xiu brought a sack of water from a brook at the side, she was still unable to gulp it down.

Even though the brook looked clean, she could still see that the water wasn’t flowing, implying that it wasn’t fresh water. The preceding soldiers’ horse hooves had all dipped into the stream, splashing the water out, so there was no doubt the body of water contained impurities. This ancient period also didn’t have any antibiotic drugs so if she were to catch dysentery or some other disease, she would be belching or passing gas every minute.

“I won’t drink this water.”

Chu Jiao pushed the sack of water away, even glaring at the group of men who stared agape at it, thirsty for a guzzle.

“You’re also not allowed to drink.”

Hu Luoyan paused, wanting to retract his earlier impressions.

This princess was not the least bit considerate at all!

She even made trouble for people over just drinking water!

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