The seductive princess is no longer being pursued; the aloof prime minister is facing a crematorium.

Chapter 64 I'm not very good at comforting people.

Pei Du must be sick.

Jiang Jinshuang secretly drew a conclusion in her heart.

After the man stepped onto the horse-drawn carriage behind, there was no sound.

Jiang Jinshuang rested her chin on her hand and narrowed her eyes: "Your master can catch fish too?"

Jingmo's gaze was strange: "This subordinate... has never heard of it..."

Jiang Jinshuang was still holding half a wooden stick in her hand, drawing it back and forth on the ground.

Sparks flew from the very tip of the firewood, which Jiang Jinshuang held in her hand and shook it.

After playing for a short while, noises came from the carriage again.

She and Jingmo turned their heads to look at each other.

The man had changed into a set of light clothes, with tighter, narrower sleeves, making him look clean and neat.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Jinshuang's lips curled into a wicked smile: "Your Excellency has quite the physique. Look at that waist, those shoulders, tsk tsk tsk..."

It had a slightly teasing tone.

Jingmo was terrified and hurriedly whispered to stop him, "Your Highness, please be careful what you say!"

The man seemed not to hear him, straightened his cuffs, and walked towards the lake.

Jiang Jinshuang's gaze followed Pei Du, her eyes filled with excitement.

—She couldn't wait to see Pei Du covered in mud and looking disheveled!

The man walked to the lakeside and rolled up his tightly clenched sleeves several times.

He glanced at the lake shore, then his gaze fell on Jiang Jinshuang.

"Come here." The man's voice was clear, cold, and refined.

Jiang Jinshuang was still fiddling with the wooden stick in her hand when she heard Pei Du call her, and she frowned slightly.

"Your Excellency, I never said I would accompany you to catch fish."

Despite saying this, Jiang Jinshuang still got up and walked to Pei Du in a good mood.

—She wanted to see Pei Du's embarrassing situation up close.

The man didn't care about Jiang Jinshuang's wicked smile, and Pei Du reached out his hand to her.

Jiang Jinshuang raised an eyebrow, not understanding.

The man's eyes were clear and sharp: "Sharpen the firewood in your hand and give it to me."

Oh, he wants to stick the fish in the sea.

Jiang Jinshuang looked at the half-person-high wooden stick in her hand and didn't give it to her: "This is what I found. If you want it, go find it yourself."

—This wooden stick is very handy, and Jiang Jinshuang has no intention of giving it to Pei Du.

Upon hearing this, Jingmo chuckled twice, then quickly found another wooden stick, sharpened the tip of his sword, and handed it to Pei Du.

The sight of slender, fair fingers gripping the withered wooden stick was rather pleasing to the eye.

Pei Du didn't even take off his shoes.

He walked a little further towards the shore, stepping on a few pebbles to get a little closer to the center of the lake.

The next second—

A wooden stick was driven into the lake!

As the man lifted the fish using the wooden stick, a struggling crucian carp was pierced through its body and caught firmly in his grasp.

Jiang Jinshuang: "..."

Not interesting.

It was like a long-awaited grand show that ended abruptly.

She frowned slightly, smacked her lips, and turned to leave.

Jingmo, who was standing nearby, was stunned by what he saw. He quickly helped his father back to the shore and took the several-pound live fish.

Although he didn't go into the water, his clothes were still wet when the fish's tail swung, and the hem of his clothes was also a little wet.

"My lord, please go and change your clothes first. I will clean the fish."

"Ah."

After Pei Du got ashore, he glanced at the location of the campfire.

She reverted to her lazy and nonchalant demeanor, and her gaze no longer fell upon him.

He turned his gaze away and returned to the carriage.

Jiang Jinshuang was still fiddling with the wooden stick she had just acquired. The stick was straight and long, and Jiang Jinshuang quite liked it.

She'd decided to give the stick a name.

Let's call it "Zhangba Serpent Spear"!

Jiang Jinshuang didn't even turn around when Pei Du, having changed his clothes, walked over, having twirled the wooden stick in his hand with satisfaction.

He sat down beside her. He found some slender willow branches, strung the cleaned crucian carp on them, and placed them on the fire.

Pei Du changed back into his black and gold robe.

Wearing such luxurious clothes, he seemed less accomplished and more like an immortal being, detached from worldly affairs.

He looked down at the sizzling, oily crucian carp being roasted, the firelight casting a golden glow on his face.

Night falls.

Jingmo brought in dinner and placed it aside: "Your Highness, Your Excellency, dinner is ready."

The fish isn't cooked yet.

Jiang Jinshuang picked up her bowl and chopsticks and began to eat.

The food outside was naturally inferior to what was served in the manor, and Jiang Jinshuang lost her appetite after a few bites.

Seeing Jiang Jinshuang put down her chopsticks, Jingmo couldn't help but smile: "Is Your Highness saving your appetite for grilled fish?"

Jiang Jinshuang, holding her eighteen-foot spear, stood up and stretched.

"I'm full, I can't eat any more grilled fish."

Jingmo's smile froze.

Beside him, Pei Du remained silent, his long eyelashes seemingly flickering with firelight.

"Huh? But didn't His Highness just say he wanted to eat fish?" Jingmo asked in a low voice.

—This was the first time his family had ever caught fish themselves.

Jiang Jinshuang fiddled with the eighteen-foot spear in her hand, blinking nonchalantly: "But I can't eat anymore."

I just wanted to tease him.

Jiang Jinshuang was even more displeased when he didn't show any signs of being in a mess.

Without glancing at the two of them again, Jiang Jinshuang got into the carriage and went to sleep.

Seeing this, Jingmo glanced at his master with great concern.

He cautiously stepped forward and softly comforted her, "My lord, His Highness must have had a bumpy journey, that's why he doesn't want to eat..."

The man flipped the grilled fish over the fire.

"She gets rashes after eating fish," the man said in a cold, calm tone.

Upon hearing this, Jingmo's eyes widened: "My lord, you knew from the beginning that His Highness couldn't eat fish!?"

Pei Du didn't say anything, but sprinkled some coarse salt on the fish.

The salt grains crackled and popped as they burned over the fire, and soon a delicious aroma filled the air.

Jingmo asked, puzzled, "Since you knew His Highness couldn't eat fish, why didn't you refuse His Highness from the beginning?"

They even changed their clothes, caught a fish, and carefully grilled it according to His Highness's instructions.

Jingmo looked at Pei Du, only to find his master staring at the grilled fish in a daze.

"My lord?" Jingmo called out to him softly.

Pei Du lowered his eyes slightly, the firelight reflecting off his long eyelashes and casting a shadow.

His emotions were unclear, and his tone was cold: "I'm actually not very good at comforting people."

—He's always been the one being coaxed.

……

The spring nights weren't too cool, so Jiang Jinshuang added two blankets and slept in the carriage.

The mat is soft, and you can lie down comfortably by simply opening the board underneath.

There were tents set up outside, but they were all for the guards and servants. She didn't like sleeping on the grass, so she didn't let the servants set up tents.

A good night's sleep.

The next morning, before dawn, the team packed their things and continued their journey.

Before noon, the group arrived at a town.

"Let's go to Yuelai Inn. Uncle Wang from Changping should already be waiting for us there."

Jiang Jinshuang lazily gave an order, and a large group of people entered the city gate and arrived at the Yuelai Inn.

As expected, the Yuelai Inn was completely surrounded by the army under the command of the Prince of Changping.

Jiang Jinshuang got off the carriage and, seeing this scene, couldn't help but scoff.

—This doesn't look like a supply shortage at all.
They clearly wanted to take advantage of her and lure her into the lion's den so they could find out the whereabouts of the tiger tally from her.

Pei Du also got off the carriage.

When Pei Du approached the guard at the gate, he showed his token, and the guard stepped aside to invite them inside.

The entire inn was booked by the Prince of Changping. There were quite a few people in the city coming and going, and they were quite frightened when they saw the soldiers and weapons standing in front of the inn.

The two had taken a few more steps when they heard the giggling of a group of women coming from upstairs.