After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

Jiang Ruoli lowered her head in panic, her eyes sore.

His fingers unconsciously poked at the edge of the table in front of him.

Noticing her daughter's abnormality, Mrs. Jiang turned around and asked with concern:

"Li'er, what's wrong?"

Jiang Ruoli came back to her senses, looked at Madam Jiang, and forced a smile.

"Mom, I'm fine."

Madam Jiang patted her hands and said, "Eat more food and don't starve yourself."

Jiang Ruoli nodded, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of food and put it into her mouth.

Jiang Ruoli chewed slowly, thinking about something, and had no appetite.

Not wanting to worry Mrs. Jiang, she reluctantly ate a few bites of the food, then put down her chopsticks and stared at the table in a daze.

Xiao Yujing kept watching her out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that she put down her chopsticks after only a few bites, he frowned.

Xiao Yujing called Eunuch Wu and gave him some instructions.

Eunuch Wu nodded in response and retreated silently.

Emperor Chengren was not feeling well and could not sit for long. After a while, he got up and left.

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up and saluted.

Jiang Ruoli followed everyone else in paying respects.

After sitting down, she looked at the food box beside her, her eyes full of frustration.

Thinking of the way Xiao Yujing looked at her just now, her heart felt like it was blocked by a ball of cotton and she felt indescribably upset.

I brought the mooncakes here with great enthusiasm, but now it seems I can’t give them away…

She was so dejected that she did not notice that after Emperor Chengren left, Xiao Yujing also left silently.

Jiang Ruoli sat in her seat, waiting for the banquet to end boredly.

At this time, a palace maid came to her quietly.

"County Lord."

Jiang Ruoli, who was in a daze, was startled. She turned around and saw a palace maid standing beside her.

"It's you..." Jiang Ruoli breathed a sigh of relief.

It was the little palace maid who had taken her to the East Palace at the New Year’s Eve palace banquet.

The smile on the maid's face became more genuine, "It's rare that the county lady still remembers me."

"County Lady, His Highness would like to invite you over."

Jiang Ruoli was stunned.

Xiao Yujing is looking for her?

What?

He just looked at her with that look, could it be...

Want to take revenge on her?!

Jiang Ruoli couldn't help but shudder.

"Your Highness...what does he want to talk to me about?" Jiang Ruoli asked carefully.

The maid bowed and said, "County Lady, we dare not guess what His Highness is thinking."

Since I don't know what he wants from her...

"How is your highness feeling?"

The maid was startled, looked around, and when she found that no one was paying attention to them, she spoke quietly:

"Your Highness doesn't seem to be in a very good mood..."

Jiang Ruoli was shocked.

I really want to take revenge on her!

She spoke tremblingly, "Can I not go..."

A trace of panic flashed across the maid's face. "County Lady, please don't embarrass me. I'll wait for you outside."

Fearing that Jiang Ruoli would really refuse, the palace maid hurried out after saying this.

"Hey..." Don't go!

Jiang Ruoli sighed helplessly.

Forget it, just go. There are so many people at the palace banquet today, and she doesn’t believe that Xiao Yujing will really do anything to her.

"Mom, I'm going out to get some fresh air." Jiang Ruoli said to Mrs. Jiang at the next table.

Mrs. Jiang nodded, noting that she seemed to be in a bad mood today.

"Don't go too far. It's easy to get lost in the palace after dark."

"I understand, mother." Jiang Ruoli responded.

Standing up, she looked at the food box on the ground.

After thinking it over, I decided to pick it up.

If you stick your head out, you'll be hit by a knife. With these mooncakes, you may be able to block a knife.

Jiang Ruoli followed the palace maid to the East Palace.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Xiao Yujing sitting at the table with a puzzled look on his face.

Jiang Ruoli walked forward and bowed, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Xiao Yujing was visibly stunned when he suddenly heard her voice.

"How did you come?"

Jiang Ruoli was even more surprised, "Didn't you ask me to come..."

Xiao Yujing frowned slightly and looked at Eunuch Wu who was waiting on the side.

Eunuch Wu looks at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.

Your Highness, you asked me to prepare this table of food yourself, and then you came back and sat at the table stupidly without calling for help. I can only help you...

"Acting on your own initiative." Xiao Yujing said coldly.

The originally calm eunuch Wu was immediately frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

Did he guess wrong?

Isn’t this table of food prepared for the county lady?

Jiang Ruoli saw that Xiao Yujing looked unhappy and didn't want to get into trouble at this time.

I guess the palace maid found the wrong person.

Jiang Ruoli thought about it and quickly took her leave.

"Since Your Highness has nothing to do, I will leave first..."

"sit down."

Ok?

Jiang Ruoli looked at Xiao Yujing.

sit down?

Xiao Yujing sighed silently.

"Please sit down. It would be a waste if I can't finish all the food on the table. Please help yourself."

Jiang Ruoli looked puzzled, but she didn't dare to disobey him, so she quickly sat in the seat farthest away from him.

Seeing that Jiang Ruoli started to distance herself from him as before, a layer of frost appeared on Xiao Yujing's face.

Jiang Ruoli suddenly felt that the surroundings seemed a little colder and she couldn't help but shiver.

Xiao Yujing withdrew his gaze and noticed the food box in her hand.

"What are you holding in your hand?"

When Xiao Yujing asked, Jiang Ruoli remembered that she was holding something in her hand.

She hid the food box behind her and whispered, "Nothing, just a few mooncakes..."

"For Gu?"

"No!" Jiang Ruoli quickly denied, "I just...brought it with me to eat on the road."

Xiao Yujing said nothing, just stared at her hand.

Jiang Ruoli felt her hands getting hot, and after much hesitation, she put the food box on the table.

Eunuch Wu stepped forward and brought the food box to Xiao Yujing.

Opening the food box, Xiao Yujing raised his eyebrows.

There were five mooncakes with the filling missing neatly placed inside.

"Did you do this yourself?" Xiao Yujing asked.

Jiang Ruoli nodded hesitantly.

Eunuch Wu was a little curious and couldn't help but lean over to take a look. Then he felt a little amused.

What a jerk this county lady is. The things she uses to coax people are too shabby.

Your Highness has not liked sweets since childhood, so I guess he won’t eat it.

As Eunuch Wu was thinking about this, he saw the Crown Prince, who usually disliked sweets, reach out and pick up a piece of mooncake, put it in his mouth and take a bite.

Eunuch Wu was shocked.

He still underestimated the importance of the county lady in His Highness' heart.

Xiao Yujing lowered his eyes and ate the mooncake slowly, with no expression of joy or anger on his face.

Is it delicious or not?

Jiang Ruoli quietly observed his expression, but could not see any emotion on his face.

She couldn't help but asked softly, "Your Highness, is it delicious?"

Xiao Yujing raised his eyelids, glanced at her, and said "hmm".

Jiang Ruoli felt relieved.

It looks and tastes pretty good.

Jiang Ruoli was about to reach out to take a piece to eat, but Xiao Yujing slapped her hand away.

"Eat your food." Xiao Yujing said vaguely.

"Oh."

Jiang Ruoli withdrew her hand and scratched the place he had just slapped. It felt a little itchy.

Looking at the table full of delicious food, Jiang Ruoli suddenly felt hungry.

I didn’t eat much at the banquet just now, so the food on the table is really mouth-watering.

Jiang Ruoli picked up the chopsticks and started eating slowly.

Xiao Yujing picked up another mooncake, lowered his head and took a bite.

The corners of his lips were slightly raised.