Chapter 363: How Does Qinger Feel?

After leaving the Imperial Study, Lin Xun did not immediately rush back to his living quarters.

Although Lin Xun really wanted to go back right now and find Qinger—after all, it had been a long time since he had held his soft, smooth wife to sleep—

Lin Xun still had more important things to do at the moment.

He walked onto the streets within the Imperial Palace.

Shops of all sizes were still open.

Despite being the majestic Imperial Palace, it felt just like an ordinary mortal town.

In such an environment, the palace maids wouldn’t feel bored or lonely.

Carrying a crystal-clear fruit in his robes, Lin Xun arrived at a shop selling fruit juice.

In the shop, many palace maids were gathered in groups, drinking juice.

The youngest among them were barely fourteen, and the oldest were no more than sixteen.

Their faces were all quite pretty.

Since it was summer, most of them were dressed lightly. Their small feet were tucked into embroidered shoes, and they propped their arms on benches, their feet kicking back and forth in a refreshing and cute manner.

During working hours, they might be dignified and cautious palace maids in the deep palace.

But now, they were just one Little Girl after another.

“Attendant Official.”

Upon seeing Lin Xun, a maid bowed in greeting.

Hearing the words “Attendant Official,” the delicate bodies of the palace maids drinking juice in the shop trembled slightly.

Some girls put on their shoes, some tidied their bangs, and others pulled their clothes back up over their shoulders.

“Attendant Official.”

After quickly tidying their appearance, the girls stood up one after another and curtsied to Lin Xun.

In the Imperial Palace, there was only one man, and that was the Attendant Official, Lin Xun.

So even if many hadn’t seen Lin Xun before, as long as they saw a man, they knew who he was.

Although they didn’t know why Your Majesty would allow a man into the palace,

they certainly didn’t dare to speculate.

“Ladies, there’s no need for such formality. Please, don’t mind me.”

Lin Xun bowed in return.

To be honest, for any man, the Imperial Palace of the Qian Kingdom was simply a paradise among paradises.

“Yes.”

The girls did not disturb Lin Xun further and sat back down in their original places.

However, compared to the previous lively chatter, these girls had become much quieter.

Moreover, many of them glanced toward Lin Xun from time to time.

Lin Xun took a fruit from his robes and handed it to the shopkeeper.

“Attendant Official, what is this?”

The shopkeeper held the strange fruit with both hands and asked curiously.

“This fruit comes from the Western Regions,” Lin Xun lied to cover it up. “Could you please help me squeeze it into juice? Just add some other fruits and make it into a fruit tea.”

“Very well, please wait a moment, Attendant Official.”

The palace maid carefully took the strange fruit, combined it with grapes and mangoes, squeezed it into juice, and then served it in a glass made of colored glaze.

Lin Xun asked for another identical cup, except without the rootless fruit—just an ordinary fruit juice.

After paying and offering his thanks, Lin Xun took the two cups of juice and headed toward his living quarters.

Meanwhile, in the living quarters, Yaya, who had played all day, had already fallen quietly asleep after taking a bath.

Jiang Qingshang, also having bathed, sat in the room with her long, slightly damp hair, waiting for her husband to return.

However, Jiang Qingshang felt a hint of nervousness in her heart.

In front of Jiang Qingshang was a fruit platter containing grapes sent as tribute from the Western Regions.

And no one would have guessed that among these ordinary grapes, there was one “grape” that would be enough to make everyone in the world fight over it!

Jiang Qingshang had already made up her mind.

Tonight, she would give the rootless fruit to Lin Pe to eat.

Then tomorrow or the day after, once the Elder from Zilin Holy Land she had arranged for arrived,

she could use the excuse that “both possess Immortal Bones, it’s just that they matured late” to take the two of them to Zilin Holy Land.

The main issue was that she didn’t know how her husband would react after taking the rootless fruit, nor if there would be any side effects.

Jiang Qingshang couldn’t help but feel a bit worried.

“Qinger? What are you thinking about?”

Just as Jiang Qingshang was feeling uneasy, the door quietly opened, and Lin Xun’s voice drifted into the room.

“Is Husband off duty?”

Jiang Qingshang stood up to welcome her husband.

But then she remembered that she had taken Yaya back to her parents’ home because of a spat. If she forgave her husband just like that, it might not seem right.

Even though she had stopped being angry long ago, she still had to put on an act.

“It’s already so late, and Your Majesty is about to rest, so of course I’m off duty.”

Seeing Qinger still acting a bit petty, Lin Xun wasn’t surprised; it was exactly as he expected.

Since Qinger had come back, it meant her anger had mostly dissipated. He just needed to coax her a bit more.

However, at this time, he absolutely could not mention the previous incident. He had to move past it as if nothing had happened.

Lin Xun placed the glazed cup of juice on the table, then hugged his soft, smooth wife from behind.

“Qinger, this juice is quite delicious. I specifically bought a cup for you and Yaya.”

Jiang Qingshang pinched the hem of her skirt and turned her head away. “I don’t want to drink it.”

Lin Xun said softly, “You really don’t want to?”

“Mm.”

“Then…”

“Wait, Husband… don’t, hahahaha…”

Lin Xun’s large hands began to tickle his wife’s slender waist. Jiang Qingshang squirmed her soft body in Lin Xun’s arms, letting out a laugh as pleasant as wind chimes.

“Will you drink it?” Lin Xun still wouldn’t let his wife go.

“I’ll drink it, Qinger will drink it…”

In the end, Jiang Qingshang, who was laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes, surrendered to her husband.

“That’s more like it.” Lin Xun picked Jiang Qingshang up and placed her on his lap.

“You rogue.” Jiang Qingshang leaned gently against her husband’s chest. “But Yaya is asleep. Husband should drink the other cup, otherwise it will go bad by tomorrow. We can just buy a fresh one for Yaya tomorrow.”

“Mm, that’s fine too.” Lin Xun picked up the other cup of ordinary juice and took a sip.

He had to admit, the juice made by the palace maids was indeed quite good, and it was natural, pollution-free, and contained no additives.

On the other side, Jiang Qingshang also slowly picked up the other fruit tea.

Watching his wife pick up the fruit tea, her small mouth gently touching the straw made of wheat stalk, and the juice being slowly sucked into her small, moist mouth,

Lin Xun’s heart also grew tense.

To be honest, he really didn’t know how effective the medicinal properties of this rootless fruit were.

The rootless fruit from this Rootless Secret Realm was definitely different from usual; its effect would surely be much stronger than an ordinary rootless fruit.

He didn’t know if Qinger’s ordinary Physique could withstand it.

If she couldn’t, then he would have to step in.

Seeing his wife take two sips and slowly set down the glazed cup, Lin Xun asked somewhat nervously,

“How does Qinger feel?”