After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 174: Fear

"Your Highness seems to have some prejudice against me. Could it be that I have offended you in some way? Perhaps Your Highness could just tell me directly, or perhaps you could say what Your Highness thinks."

For some reason, Xu Jiu just couldn't like Xin Ruyu in front of her. More importantly, she was a little afraid of Xin Ruyu. Then Yuan Zheng walked up to Xu Jiu and increased the distance between the two of them.

"Your Highness, please be mindful of your surroundings and refrain from getting too close to the Princess."

Yuan Zheng decided to go back and tell Gan Luo about this matter.

As luck would have it, Shangguan Mufeng happened to pass by and saw the scene before him, which made him extremely unhappy.

Shangguan Mufeng never expected that Xu Jiu would be with Xin Ruyu, and they seemed to be chatting.

Shangguan Mufeng was about to walk forward, but in the end, he didn't go forward. Instead, he retreated to the back. When Xu Jiu turned around, she saw Shangguan Mufeng.

Xu Jiu originally wanted to chase after them, but he felt it was inappropriate. In the end, Xu Jiu had no choice but to leave with Yuan Zheng first. At this time, Xin Ruyu did see Shangguan Mufeng and naturally walked up to him.

"It seems that Young Master Shangguan is in love with this princess."

Upon hearing this unexpected remark, Shangguan Mufeng stared coldly at Xin Ruyu, unsure of Xin Ruyu's intentions.

"I don't know the meaning behind Your Highness's words. Please speak frankly and don't beat around the bush. After all, I don't understand them either."

"Does Young Master Shangguan really not understand? Or is Young Master Shangguan just pretending not to understand?"

Shangguan Mufeng did not want to have any further interaction with Xin Ruyu, so he quickly left, citing other matters at his residence.

Xin Ruyu looked in the direction Shangguan Mufeng had left, a smile playing on his lips, which sent a chill down Shangguan Mufeng's spine.

As soon as he reached the front, he hid, only to see Xin Ruyu standing there smiling. For some reason, this smile made Shangguan Mufeng feel as if this person was a devil crawling out of hell.

He had no idea what this person meant, or whether this person was here to declare war on him.

Yuan Zheng and Xu Jiu kept a certain distance from it. Xu Jiu stopped, glanced at the teahouse in front of them, and then led Yuan Zheng directly into the teahouse.

"I don't know why, but I didn't like that prince just now. Even though he was handsome and dashing, I still couldn't bring myself to like him."

Yuan Zheng then comforted Xu Jiu, telling her not to overthink things. Xu Jiu listened to Yuan Zheng's words and looked at him. "Even if you don't like this prince, it doesn't matter. After all, you won't have much interaction with him."

At the beginning, Gan Luo seemed to want Xin Ruyu to marry Xu Jiu, but Xu Jiu did not like Xin Ruyu and her heart was set on Shangguan Mufeng.

The princess is helping them out of guilt. If she weren't feeling guilty, why would she be helping them?

As luck would have it, Gan Luo couldn't help but sneeze while she was in the mansion, as if someone was talking about her behind her back.

At this moment, Gan Luo summoned some men, but these men rushed over and knelt down with a thud. "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

Gan Luo briefly explained the whole story to them and sent them to investigate the enemy country.

As luck would have it, Lou Yan had already arrived here. Lou Yan saw Gan Luo, who seemed to be talking to someone. Lou Yan was very puzzled and walked over to him, asking Gan Luo in a gentle voice.

"Was Your Highness just talking to someone?"

"I was just chatting with Guard Lin and another guard. Is there something wrong that brought you here?"

To avoid arousing suspicion, Lou Yan pretended to be unwell.

Gan Luo immediately sent someone to fetch a doctor and had a maid help Lou Yan back, while Lin Fengmian was very displeased.

He's clearly just a man, yet he appears so alluring these days, it's truly...

"Is Guard Lin jealous now?" Lin Fengmian was stunned for a moment by the sudden question. He never expected Gan Luo to ask him if he was jealous.

Lin Fengmian knelt down with a thud and declared that he would never be jealous, after all, he was just a lowly strategist and had no right to be jealous. Gan Luo looked at Lin Fengmian and shook his head helplessly.

"I was just asking casually, why did you have to take it so seriously and get up from the ground?"

Through mind-reading, Gan Luo saw Lin Fengmian's inner thoughts and had to admit that his little bodyguard was quite the trickster.

It was already dark, but Xu Jiu and Yuan Zheng had not yet returned. Lin Fengmian couldn't help but ask Gan Luo, "Your Highness, do you think we should send someone to look for them? After all, it's already dark, and they haven't returned yet."

Gan Luo shook his head, indicating that it was unnecessary for them to return. More importantly, Gan Luo had witnessed Yuan Zheng's strength before. Although Yuan Zheng was not as strong as Gan Luo, he was at least of average strength.

"Don't worry, I have already informed Yuan Zheng of what I have to say."

Gan Luo and Lin Fengmian were just discussing when they heard a rustling sound coming from the doorway. They looked towards the door and were surprised to find that Xu Jiu had bought so many things.

Gan Luo was stunned for a moment, but he remained calm on the surface. After all, he would lose his composure if he showed any emotion on his face, and he didn't like that about himself.

"I just saw so many fun and delicious things at the market, so I couldn't resist buying them all."

Gan Luo walked up to Xu Jiu and asked, "It's nothing. Did you encounter anything interesting while you were at the market today?"

"Princess went to the market today, but she didn't encounter anything interesting. In fact, she met some unlucky people instead."

Gan Luo was a little confused at that moment and didn't know what Xu Jiu meant.

"Commander Yuan, please tell me what happened. Didn't I tell you to protect the princess properly? Was the princess bullied today?"