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

Chapter 173: Strolling Through the Market

Upon hearing Gan Luo's words, Lin Fengmian could only sigh helplessly in his heart, but he understood Gan Luo's intention.

Lin Fengmian then focused his attention on Gan Luo, feeling that Gan Luo seemed to have changed from before.

He couldn't help but cautiously ask Gan Luo, "Is Your Highness worried that I might encounter danger on this journey?"

Gan Luo heard Lin Fengmian say this, but did not answer Lin Fengmian.

"My legs are a little sore, could you massage them for me here?"

Meanwhile, Xu Jiu arrived at the market, accompanied by Yuan Zheng, who was dressed in casual clothes. Yuan Zheng looked at Xu Jiu and asked if there was anywhere he wanted to go.

"I want to see the highest place. I wonder if there is a highest place in Kyoto. I want to see the view from there and whether it is different from what I see from the ground."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zheng pondered for a moment, trying to figure out which place would fit Xu Jiu's description. After some thought, he led Xu Jiu to a pavilion, which was the tallest pavilion in the area.

"Princess, you have offended me greatly."

At this moment, Yuan Zheng picked Xu Jiu up and used his lightness skill to successfully reach the top of the pavilion. From there, he could see everything in Kyoto. Xu Jiu was surprised at that moment.

She never imagined that this place would be like this.

Xu Jiu exuded a faint floral fragrance, which made Yuan Zheng lose his composure. Yuan Zheng glanced down at her and thought that Xu Jiu was so beautiful that it would not be an exaggeration to call her a femme fatale.

More importantly, the woman was also very naive.

"Princess……"

Yuan Zheng's rationality prevailed, and he immediately banished all inappropriate thoughts from his mind. He turned his attention to Xu Jiu and asked if Xu Jiu was satisfied with the place.

"Of course I am very satisfied and I really like this place. Thank you, young master, for bringing me here today."

Yuan Zheng told Xu Jiu that it was all his duty to do. Xu Jiu couldn't help but ask Yuan Zheng if he had ever liked a girl. Yuan Zheng didn't know how to answer.

"I originally thought that the young master had someone he liked, but I was surprised to find out that he didn't. After all, the young master is also very handsome."

Yuan Zheng told Xu Jiu that he only wanted to do what Gan Luo did in the princess's mansion, and he didn't want to do anything else. Xu Jiu said he understood, and then asked Yuan Zheng to take him away.

"Young master, I have a question for you: are there many people who want to kill me?"

Yuan Zheng didn't understand why Xu Jiu would say that, so he told Xu Jiu that it wasn't like that. Xu Jiu then asked Yuan Zheng in return, "If that's the case, then why would someone try to assassinate me when I was living in the palace?"

Xu Jiu then went on to say things like whether she was a femme fatale, but Yuan Zheng refuted all of them.

"Actually, when I was in the foreign country, the palace maids all said that I was a person who would bring disaster to the country and the people. More importantly, although they would not say it on the surface, they would think so in their hearts and discuss it in private."

Xu Jiu then told Yuan Zheng that she had also caused the death of her mother. Upon hearing this, Yuan Zheng naturally felt sorry for Xu Jiu, who was only a teenager, yet had already experienced so much...

"Your Highness need not overthink it. Since Your Highness has already come all this way, if Your Highness chooses a husband, then Your Highness will stay here. And I believe that the husband Your Highness chooses will definitely treat Your Highness well."

Xu Jiu told Yuan Zheng that she actually envied Gan Luo.

Because Gan Luo was very free, and no one dared to approach her, Gan Luo's status was also evident. If anyone dared to approach Gan Luo, then what awaited her would naturally be a series of punishments.

"Actually, I can tell you something: you can go to the Princess and learn some self-defense skills."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiu immediately became interested and decided that he must find Gan Luo to learn self-defense skills when he got back.

In this way, even if danger is encountered, one will know how to deal with it.

"Although that is their view, my father did not listen to what they said at all and treated me very well."

Even later, when he came here, his father made him bring many things with him, and never mistreated Xu Jiu.

The two continued walking ahead when Xu Jiu suddenly saw a street vendor selling candied hawthorns and stared at them intently.

Yuan Zheng realized that Xu Jiu wanted candied hawthorns. After telling Xu Jiu to stand still, Yuan Zheng went to a vendor and bought two candied hawthorns, handing them to Xu Jiu.

Do you like candied hawthorn berries?

Yuan Zheng couldn't help but ask Xu Jiu a question, and Xu Jiu nodded in response.

"I do like it, but I rarely eat candied hawthorns anymore. But seeing it now, I suddenly miss it again."

So that's what happened: "Since you like candied hawthorns, how about I go and buy you a few more skewers to take back to the princess's residence? What do you think?"

Xu Jiu refused, and then they met Xin Ruyu there. When Xin Ruyu saw Xu Jiu, he naturally bowed respectfully and greeted him. For some reason, Xu Jiu felt only disgust towards Xin Ruyu.

Xu Jiu felt that the man in front of her was a two-faced, treacherous, and extremely disgusting person.

"I wonder if Your Highness would be so kind as to join me for a meal at this restaurant?"

Unexpectedly, Xu Jiu refused outright: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I am not very hungry. I will not accompany Your Highness to this restaurant. Your Highness may go by yourself."

Xin Ruyu, however, turned his attention to Yuan Zheng. He was quite surprised that Gan Luo would arrange for the commander of the guards in the princess's residence to be by Xu Jiu's side.

"As a commander, to be here shopping with someone, I think you really have a lot of leisure time."

Yuan Zheng was very displeased with what Xin Ruyu said and looked at Xin Ruyu with a cold face.

"Young Master Yuan, let's go look somewhere else. I don't want to stay here, and I don't want to see people I don't want to see."