Chapter 275: Setting Off (2) (2/2)

When the princess saw that Chu Lian hadn’t answered her and was just looking down and sipping her honey water, Royal Princess Duanjia suddenly sucked in her breath. She moved closer to Chu Lian and said, “Chu Liu, have you really fallen in love with that He Sanlang?”

Chu Lian was speechless. She didn’t understand how Royal Princess Duanjia’s mind could leap to conclusions like that. Why was she suddenly asking about the feelings between her and her husband?

When Chu Lian only looked up and blinked at her, Royal Princess Duanjia became more anxious, “Chu Liu! How could you be so silly! Are you made of putty?! That stupid man abandoned you five days into your marriage, but you’ve actually set your heart on going to the northern border to save him from danger. If it were me, I wouldn’t even care if he lived or not! It would be best if he just died; this princess can still take another husband!”

Chu Lian almost spit out the honey water in her mouth thanks to Royal Princess Duanjia’s outrageous words.

She didn’t ignore Royal Princess Duanjia’s complaints and replied frankly, “I’m not going to the northern border just for He Sanlang. It’s more for the sake of House Jing’an, since I’m the Third Young Madam of House Jing’an first and foremost. As long as House Jing’an is doing well, I’ll be able to live my days well, too.”

It was only when Royal Princess Duanjia heard Chu Lian’s reply that she turned quiet.

She stopped refuting Chu Lian and remained silent for a moment. Finally, she looked up and met Chu Lian’s eyes. “Chu Liu, you have to be careful when you go to the northern border. I’ll ask my father to send some guards to protect you!”

Chu Lian smiled. “Princess, it’s not as dangerous as you think. I’m not going to the army camp, so why would anything happen to me? At most, I’ll be staying in Liangzhou City for a while. Oh yes, didn’t you say you wanted to eat hotpot some time ago? Why don’t we eat hotpot together today since we have the chance?”

Although saliva had already began to pool in her mouth, Royal Princess Duanjia still rolled her eyes at Chu Lian. She complained, “Chu Liu, you’re still thinking about food at this time?”

Chu Lian made a ‘pfft’ sound. “So~ Princess doesn’t want to eat hotpot? Then I’ll tell Xiyan and the rest to stop preparing it.”

Just as Chu Lian was about to stand up and do exactly that, Royal Princess Duanjia tugged on her sleeve and said, “Chu… Chu Liu… Since you want to eat hotpot, then this princess will do you a favour and accompany you for a meal.”

Chu Lian covered her smile and shot a look at Royal Princess Duanjia.

As expected, once food was mentioned, Royal Princess Duanjia had been successfully distracted. In an instant, she had already started to ask more questions: How was hotpot made? Could they really put all sorts of food in to cook? Would it still taste good that way?

After the meal, Princess Wei grasped Chu Lian’s hand and nagged at her for a long time. It wasn’t until after 2pm that Princess Wei and Royal Princess Duanjia finally went home in a low-key manner.

The situation in the north could change at any moment, so House Jing’an didn’t dare to tarry. They quickly set the date for Chu Lian’s departure to the north.

Very coincidentally, it happened to be the day of Xiao Bojian’s appreciation banquet in the Ying Estate.