Back at the villa, Jiang Zhixia was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping.

Lu Jue groped his way out of the corridor, "Princess..."

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" She glanced at the time; it was almost 2 a.m.

Lu Jue didn't speak.

She picked up the cake and shook it. "Look, this is the delicious treat I promised to bring you, but it's too late today, we'll eat it tomorrow."

Lu Jue smelled the sweet, cloying scent and nodded silently.

The princess... really didn't treat him like a slave.

Jiang Zhixia put the cake into the smart refrigerator, took his hand, and said, "Let's go back to your room and rest. I'm exhausted too."

Lu Jue obediently let her lead him.

He followed closely behind, secretly inhaling the pleasant fragrance emanating from her.

It seems to be getting stronger, but why... is there a strange masculine scent mixed in?

Jiang Zhixia led him to the door. Ever since the incident during his sensitive period, she had prepared a separate room for Lu Jue.

"Go inside and get some sleep." She let go of his hand.

Lu Jue stood at the door, watching her turn and leave, his brows furrowing slightly.

At the same time, the Su family.

As soon as Su Chen entered the door, he was slapped across the face.

“Pah!”

Same position, different force.

He was beaten so badly that his vision went black and he instantly tasted blood.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the arrogant, handsome young man in front of him.

Su Mingxu, his half-brother.

Su Mingxu crossed his arms, tilted his chin up, and looked at him. "You're finally back. Did you manage to seduce the princess today?"

Su Chen lowered his head and remained silent.

He had experienced many slaps like this before, and even more humiliating things, but today, he received a sincere apology.

This suddenly ignited a surge of anger within him.

Su Mingxu looked at his clenched fist and sneered, "Heh, you've gotten bolder, daring to not answer questions?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand to slap him again.

My wrist was grabbed in mid-air.

Su Mingxu was taken aback and looked at Su Chen.

This usually docile and unyielding older brother raised his head at this moment.

"I can't take a beating."

Su Mingxu forcefully pulled his hand back, scoffing, "Ha, you think you're something special just because you attended a banquet? Why not?"

Su Chen looked at him and said, "The princess has agreed to choose me as her husband."

"The palace will announce in three days that she will choose me."

Su Mingxu's expression froze.

He looked him up and down, his eyes filled with suspicion: "What proof do you have? Don't tell me you just came back and made up some lies."

Su Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said calmly, "You should have heard that Bai Zhi met Princess Chu Xuan and received a resonance crystal as a birthday gift a while ago."

He took out the crystal and held it up to Su Mingxu's eyes. "She gave it to me."

Su Mingxu looked at the crystal, his expression becoming complicated.

He actually managed to seduce her?

That third princess is indeed a complete infatuated womanizer. She used to chase after Bai Zhiyu, and now she might be chasing after Su Chen too.

We really can't fight like that anymore; it would be difficult to explain to the royal family if we were injured.

"Fine," Su Mingxu curled his lip and snorted indifferently, but his eyes were filled with malice. "You should be glad that you have this face to use, otherwise... I would definitely ruin it for you."

He turned and left.

Su Chen stood still, clutching the crystal in his hand.

He raised his hand and touched his swollen face with his fingertips.

Yes, thankfully this face is useful.

……

Jiang Zhixia slept until she woke up naturally.

The sunlight streamed in, warm and cozy. She rolled around in the soft blankets a couple of times before getting up.

After having a quick breakfast with Lu Jue, she watched him take his medicine.

He prepared several capsules and pills and placed them in Lu Jue's palm. "This medicine can help improve mental strength if taken long-term. Take it once in the morning and once in the evening. The inhibitors can only be used during the susceptible period, not at other times. Got it?"

Lu Jue nodded and obediently put the medicine in his mouth and swallowed it.

Jiang Zhixia frowned as she looked at him.

The medicine was very bitter; she could smell it and it tasted very bitter, yet he swallowed it without batting an eye.

She turned around and took out the small cakes she had brought back yesterday from the refrigerator. "Eat some of these to get rid of the bitterness."

Because Lu Jue can't see clearly, he usually eats with his hands or a large spoon, but something as delicate as cake requires a knife and fork. If he were to eat it by himself, he would make a mess.

Jiang Zhixia decided to feed him herself, using a fork to pick up the food and bring it to his mouth: "Open your mouth."

Lu Jue obediently opened his mouth.

The sweet aroma of cream melted in my mouth, masking the bitterness of the medicine.

"Is it tasty?"

"tasty."

Jiang Zhixia smiled and cut another piece to feed him.

And so it went, bite by bite, until the last piece, the cream piled up so high that it wobbled and fell off.

Jiang Zhixia subconsciously reached out and grabbed it, smearing cream all over her hand.

"Oh dear, what a pity, this is the thickest layer of cream, and there's jam underneath..."

She was about to wash her hands when her wrist was suddenly grabbed.

"Princess, may I lick it?"

Jiang Zhixia was stunned: Huh? What?

In that short moment, Lu Jue had already lowered his head.

His tongue licked the inside of her wrist, coating the clump of cream as he pushed it towards his palm, licking along the lines to her fingertips.

Jiang Zhixia froze on the spot, not daring to move.

...Actually, it's quite unhygienic.

It's a good thing that children don't waste food, but... isn't that a bit too ambiguous?

Lu Jue licked very carefully, licking each of his five slender fingers one by one, rolling the cream and jam into his mouth.

He raised his head, looking completely obedient.

Jiang Zhixia quickly pulled her hand back and cleared her throat: "Um... okay, do you want more?"

"No need, thank you, Princess."

The taste has been licked clean.

Jiang Zhixia's face inexplicably flushed. Looking at her wet hands, she sighed.

When will my eyes finally get better?

……

Three days passed, and finally, the moment Jiang Zhixia could no longer avoid arrived.

The queen consort ordered her to return to the palace to choose a husband.

She received the news and was so distressed that she covered her face in her hands.

I never expected that choosing a husband would be like a talent show, where everyone stands in a row!

That would be so embarrassing!

Power, indeed, is a wonderful thing. Even though she was a useless woman, there were still quite a few people running for her.

But she couldn't avoid it, because she had promised Su Chen something else.

That day, Su Chen knelt on the ground and begged her that it was only a temporary arrangement, and that he would take the initiative to end the relationship three months later.

She guessed it was related to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the royal family and the nobility, and since it would be troublesome to choose someone else as her husband anyway, she agreed.

So she had no choice but to go this time.

……

Jiang Ting stared indifferently at the screen.

Those who were selected were basically first-class nobles.

The information on the direct males who participated in the election, starting with the three major noble families and down to the eight first-class noble families, is all here.

Three days ago, the Queen asked him to help with the selection, but he didn't take it seriously at all.

Jiang Zhixia has weak mental strength. Having a noble male to form a contract with is a guarantee for her future. She can just choose one who can afford to support her.

But now...

He looked at these people's information expressionlessly.

Have the Ning family of the Fox Clan gone mad? They've promoted a B-rank direct descendant; if I remember correctly, this person was warned last year for committing murder due to alcoholism.

The others are even more outrageous.

They were either born into the direct line with weak mental strength, or had racial defects, and some were even audacious enough to insert males whose biological fathers were servants or concubines.

It's obvious they're deliberately being perfunctory; they don't want to waste their truly outstanding cronies by sending them in.

Jiang Ting took a slow breath, a murderous glint flashing in his dark eyes.

These nobles are too presumptuous.

He didn't even know what he was dissatisfied with.

Actually, according to my previous thinking, I could have chosen someone with a decent family background and a moderate social status to be a good match for Jiang Zhixia.

But after the mistake he made that day, he no longer found any of these males appealing.

Jiang Ting turned off the personal terminal, and all the male faces on the screen disappeared instantly.

A bunch of useless people, what's the point of choosing?

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