Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

"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 Cheng Qixia in front of her. More importantly, she was a little afraid of Cheng Qixia. Then Yuan Jie walked up to Xu Jiu and put some distance between them.

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

Yuan Jie decided to go back and tell Qin Yu about this.

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 Cheng Qixia, 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, so he had no choice but to leave with Yuan Jie first. At this time, Cheng Qixia did see Shangguan Mufeng and naturally went 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 Cheng Qixia, unsure of her 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 Cheng Qixia, and then he left immediately, citing other matters at his residence.

Cheng Qixia looked in the direction Shangguan Mufeng had left, a smile playing on her lips, which sent a chill down Shangguan Mufeng's spine.

As soon as he reached the front, he hid, only to see Cheng Qixia 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 Jie and Xu Jiu kept a certain distance from it. Xu Jiu stopped, glanced at the teahouse in front of them, and then led Yuan Jie 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 Jie then comforted Xu Jiu, telling her not to overthink things. Xu Jiu listened to Yuan Jie'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, Qin Yu seemed to want Cheng Qixia to marry Xu Jiu, but Xu Jiu did not like Cheng Qixia 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, Qin Yu couldn't help but sneeze while she was in the mansion, and she felt as if someone was talking about her behind her back.

At this moment, Qin Yu summoned some people, but these people rushed over and knelt down on the ground with a thud. "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

Qin Yu briefly explained the whole story to them and sent them to investigate the enemy country's affairs.

As luck would have it, Lou Yan had already arrived. He saw Qin Yu, who seemed to be talking to someone. Lou Yan was very puzzled and walked over to her, asking her in a soft voice.

"Was Your Highness just talking to someone?"

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

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

Qin Yu immediately sent someone to fetch a doctor and had a maid help Lou Yan back, while Mo Yun was very displeased.

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

"Is Guard Mo jealous now?" This sudden question stunned Mo Yun for a moment. He had never expected Qin Yu to ask him if he was jealous.

Mo Yun knelt down with a thud and declared that he would never be jealous, after all, he was just a lowly mortal and had no right to be jealous. Qin Yu looked at Mo Yun and shook her 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, Qin Yu saw Mo Yun's inner thoughts and had to admit that her little guard really had quite a few tricks up his sleeve.

It was already dark, but Xu Jiu and Yuan Jie had not returned yet. Mo Yun couldn't help but ask Qin Yu, "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."

Qin Yu shook his head, indicating that it wasn't necessary for them to return. More importantly, Qin Yu had witnessed Yuan Jie's strength before. Although he couldn't compare to Qin Yu, his strength was at least at a medium level.

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

Unexpectedly, Qin Yu and Mo Yun were discussing when they heard rustling sounds coming from the doorway. They looked towards the door and were surprised to find that Xu Jiu had bought so many things.

Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, but on the surface, she remained calm. After all, she would lose her composure if she showed any emotion on her face, and she didn't like that about herself.

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

Qin Yu walked up to Xu Jiu and asked, "It's alright. 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."

Qin Yu was completely bewildered at that moment, not understanding Xu Jiu's meaning.

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