latelenovela Chapter 277 New Year
Chapter 277 New Year
Chapter 277 New Year
"Walking back on foot, entering the city in the middle of the night!" Empress Dowager Cheng slammed her hand on the table, nearly hitting someone in her anger. "I think you've gone mad!"
The next morning, palace staff came to invite Cheng Yan to the palace.
He wasn't wrong; he'd get a scolding when he got back.
"Have you forgotten that your own life is also a life, forgotten who you are?"
Once the gates of Qin Capital are closed, they are not opened unless there is a major event. Why would a marquis who holds a large army return to the city in the middle of the night? Does he think his reputation is too good? Or does he think the current situation is too peaceful and wants to create panic among the people?
"What, you dare to do it but not to talk about it? Speak up!"
Empress Dowager Cheng reached out and frowned, she was really furious with him.
Cheng Yan was a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to lie to Empress Dowager Cheng. After thinking for a moment, he said, "This snowstorm was quite heavy, and we were stuck in traffic for several days. When I came back, half of the snow on the road had been cleared. I saw that it wasn't far, so I came back."
Why are you in such a hurry to come back?
Cheng Yan coughed, looking even more embarrassed: "Before I left, Mr. Hu prescribed some tonics for Yi Zhen. The medicine was quite effective, but it was very bitter. I kept thinking about it, afraid that she wouldn't drink it."
In the end, it all comes down to Qin Yizhen.
Empress Dowager Cheng was troubled. Her younger brother was good in every way, except that he was too sentimental and too infatuated.
It's good for people to be affectionate and righteous, but the worst thing in this world is to go too far. Too much wisdom can be harmful, and it's not a good thing.
Empress Dowager Cheng took a deep breath and managed to refrain from lecturing him further. She simply asked, "How is Yizhen's health? In previous years, she was so afraid of the cold in winter that she couldn't even leave the house."
"I'm much better now." In previous years, he was listless and didn't even want to talk, but this year he's lively and energetic, with a rosy complexion, and his health has improved considerably.
"That's good. Alright, take good care of her and go back now."
Winter is too cold, not a good time for training troops. Cheng Yan will not return to Qindu until the snow melts next spring.
With nothing to do, he would spend every day with his wife, reading books with her, looking at the year-end accounts, and tallying up the year's harvest before putting it into the storeroom.
December passed quietly, and soon it was New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve, the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion prepared a lively banquet to celebrate with everyone.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the couple got up very early, a rare occurrence, and took a carriage to the palace to offer their congratulations.
This was roughly the only opportunity each year that the princess could attend court.
"So you are Princess Yizhen?" After the court session ended, Cheng Yan had some important matters to attend to, so he kept Qin Yizhen in the side hall to wait. Qin Yizhen did not wait long before a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes walked in from outside.
Qin Yizhen glanced at her from afar and remembered her: "Princess of Xiliang."
“It’s me.” Liang Xiyu smiled and looked Qin Yizhen up and down. “Indeed, you are a beauty of unparalleled grace and charm. No wonder the Marquis of Pingxi couldn’t stand anyone else after having you. Even the concubines in his mansion left one by one.”
"But you must know that it is a man's instinct to be attracted to beautiful women. Just because he only has you now does not mean that he will only have you in the future."
This statement is almost explicitly stated.
Princess Xiliang had wanted to marry Cheng Yan for quite some time.
In the beginning, she frequently came to the Pingxi Marquis's residence to see him, but Cheng Yan and Qin Yizhen refused to see her. Recently, Cheng Yan has been staying at home every day, and she comes almost every other day or two.
He also seemed exceptionally stubborn.
Qin Yizhen smiled and said, "What the princess says is true. The Marquis only has me now, but that may not be the case in the future. However, as long as the Marquis is happy, that's all that matters."
"Oh? The Marquis of Pingxi wants to take a concubine, and you really don't care at all?"
"I care about the Marquis, so naturally I just want the Marquis to be happy. If the Marquis likes you, I can allow you to enter the palace, regardless of whether it is a woman or a princess."
"You..." Liang Xiyu said, slightly annoyed, "Don't push your luck!"
"This is going too far?" Qin Yizhen raised an eyebrow. "I wonder where I have gone too far?"
"You actually want me to be your concubine!" Liang Xiyu bit her lip. "I am a princess of a country, how could I be a concubine?"
“Princess of Xiliang.” Qin Yizhen paused slightly. “This is Dongqin. I am the princess of Dongqin, and you are the princess of Xiliang. Even if you were to enter, I would not yield to you.”
Furthermore, you are just a princess of Xiliang; you cannot enter the harem of a marquis who holds great military power.
Just then, Cheng Yan came to fetch Qin Yizhen. He seemed not to see Liang Xiyu in the hall and hurriedly stepped forward, asking, "Were you waiting long? Are you cold?"
Qin Yizhen let him help her up, and shook her head slightly: "I'm dressed warmly, I'm not cold."
Cheng Yan held her hand in his palm. Her hand, which had been holding a hand warmer, was not cold. He was slightly satisfied and then prepared to take her home.
"Marquis Pingxi!" Liang Xiyu bit her lip and stamped her foot when she was ignored. "Is this how much you dislike me?"
"So it's Princess Xiliang. I'm sorry for my rudeness." Cheng Yan was naturally not blind enough to not notice that there was such a living person in the hall, but he didn't really want to pay attention to this Princess Xiliang.
In the beginning, she came to him and said she wanted to marry him. He had already made it very clear to her that he already had a wife and had no interest in a foreign princess.
But the princess seemed not to understand human speech, and she had stopped him on the road more than once or twice.
"Marquis Pingxi, today is..."
Before Liang Xiyu could finish speaking, Cheng Yan interrupted, "Please forgive us, Your Highness, my wife and I are about to return home."
After saying this, Cheng Yan ignored the foreign princess and pulled Qin Yizhen away, the couple returning home together.
Once they were in the carriage, Qin Yizhen raised an eyebrow and asked him, "Are you really not tempted at all? This Princess of Xiliang is quite beautiful, isn't she?"
Cheng Yan squeezed her fingers: "Is the princess jealous? No matter how handsome others are, none of them are as beautiful as the princess."
He never liked to call her princess; he always called her "wife." He treated her as his wife, not a princess.
When you're angry, call her name; or when you've upset her and are trying to appease her, secretly call her 'Little Begonia'.
The title 'princess' is only used when teasing her in a serious tone while saying something inappropriate.
Qin Yizhen subconsciously reached out to cover his mouth to prevent him from saying anything that would make her blush.
However, before her hand could touch him, it was grabbed and held in his palm, then kissed: "Tonight, I will show the princess just how beautiful she is, a beauty that no one else can match."
really.
She knew he wouldn't say anything nice!
Let's see what happens tonight.
Qin Yizhen broke free from his hand and covered his mouth: "Shut up! If you say another word, I'll make you sleep in the study tonight!"