Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Chapter 275 Returning Home on a Snowy Night

The heavy snow fell intermittently for six days before it began to stop.

The outside is covered in snow, making it difficult to even go outside.

Although Qin Yizhen felt better these days and wasn't as afraid of the cold as in previous years, she could only stay at home obediently for now.

With nothing else to do, she asked Hongying to bring over the ledgers of her private property so she could take a look.

Since it was snowing heavily and there was nothing to do outside, Hongying simply brought over all the account books and taught Qin Yizhen what to pay attention to when reading them.

Qin Yizhen found her behavior a bit strange and couldn't help but ask her, "What's wrong with you?"

In previous years, Hongying would also send the account books over for her to review, but she would only briefly discuss them with her. Today, however, it seemed as if she wanted to tell Qin Yizhen every detail that needed attention.

Hongying coughed and said, "Princess, to be honest, I may be getting married to Songnian."

"What?" Qin Yi was quite surprised.

You should know that these days, Hongying has been preoccupied with this and that, and has no intention of getting married.

She cares about the princess and herself. Perhaps she isn't completely indifferent to Song Nian, but Song Nian's existence definitely has to come after Lü Qiao's.

It's quite difficult to get her to agree to get married.

"How come you suddenly... suddenly changed your mind? And now you want to get married?"

"Yeah, why did you suddenly want to get married?" Green Qiao was also very curious. You know, the princess is stubborn, but Hong Ying is very unyielding and just a stickler for it.

Hongying held the hand warmer in her hand, and the warmth emanating from it gradually dispelled the coldness from her hands.

“Actually, I want to start a new life.” Hongying smiled. “I’ve been thinking about this for a month, and I think it’s not impossible.”

“Songnian told me that he estimated he would soon be transferred away from the Marquis’s side. If the war in Xiliang started, he would follow the Marquis to earn military merits and get promoted. After this war was over, he should be promoted quite a bit. At that time, he would be a general who could guard a region.”

"He said he wanted me to be his quartermaster and fight alongside him."

Qin Yizhen was stunned.

Green Bridge asked her, "So, is it to marry him, or to become a quartermaster and go to the battlefield?"

Hongying thought about it seriously for a moment, and then said, "Actually, both are true. I've gotten used to being out and about these days, and I don't want to confine myself to this little corner of the house. So I always felt that marrying him wasn't so great."

"But if he agrees to take me to do these things, I feel like that kind of life is what I want."

"I'm just a little sorry for the princess. If I get married, I'm afraid I'll have to find someone else to manage these private properties."

"There's nothing to be sorry about." Qin Yizhen didn't care about these things. Although having Hongying around made things much easier for her, she couldn't just stop Hongying from living the life she wanted.

"Although I never intended to go out, I have heard that the outside world is vast and boundless. Since you want to go, I hope you can have your wish. However, swords have no eyes, so you must be careful."

Qin Yizhen had three wishes in her life: first, that the world be at peace and that the Eastern Qin would unify the world; second, that she and Cheng Yan could stay together as husband and wife for life; and third, that everyone around her could live as they pleased, happily and without regrets.

Qin Yizhen suddenly thought of her previous life. In her previous life, she had never lived well. After Cheng Yan passed away, she was even more confused and lost. Hongying had been managing her private property and she had never married.

As for Song Nian, it seems he also died on the battlefield along with Cheng Yan.

Another tragic separation, one of life and one death.

If they could be together in this life, that would be wonderful.

Even if Hongying agrees to marry him, it's not entirely because she wants to marry this person. Half of it is based on her life choices. But as they spend more time together and Songnian treats her well, their feelings will surely deepen.

Just like her and Cheng Yan.

"When are you getting married? No, no, when is Songnian coming to propose to you? I need to prepare a dowry for you."

Hongying smiled and said, "Princess, you don't need to worry about these things. I've prepared my own dowry. If the princess is so kind, she can add some to it."

"Alright, then I'll prepare it for you."

In the freezing winter, when even a drop of water turns to ice, the house is filled with joy and happiness.

Qin Yizhen also felt that this winter seemed to be not cold at all.

After three whole days of studying the account books, Qin Yizhen had only managed to read half of them. By the end, she was so overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information that she dreamt about the account books every night.

That night, she had another dream where she kept looking at account books. In front of her were piles of account books taller than her head. She sat in the pile of account books and kept looking and looking, one after another, as if it would never end.

As she watched, she felt tormented and desperate.

"Don't look, don't look... I don't want to look anymore..."

It's too difficult; looking at so many ledgers is really too much for anyone.

"Wake up!"

Just then, someone patted her face, and she slowly woke up to find herself lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), with the man sitting beside her, reaching out to wipe away the tears welling up in her eyes.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

Qin Yizhen sat up from the kang (a heated brick bed), reached out and hugged his neck, buried her head in his chest with a pitiful expression, and complained, "Looking at the account books is so hard!"

Cheng Yan suppressed a laugh. It seemed to be really difficult; he even had nightmares and cried.

"Alright, alright, if you don't want to watch, then don't." Cheng Yan reached out and touched her hair, then pulled her out of his arms. "I'm cold, don't rub against me."

Qin Yizhen then realized that he still carried a lot of the chill of the wind and snow, probably because he had just returned home.

She blinked, her gaze sweeping around before settling on the palace lantern still burning quietly, emitting a soft yellow light, on the lampstand not far from the kang (heated brick bed)...

Yes, it's dark outside.

She remembered correctly; she had gone to bed, and it must be the middle of the night now.

Just before she went to sleep, some more snowflakes began to fall outside. She thought to herself, "It's snowing again. I wonder when he'll be able to come home."

Thinking of this, she reached out and touched his face; his face was still a little cool.

"Am I dreaming?"

Cheng Yan reached out and took her fingers, slightly loosened his clothes, and let her place her hands on his chest: "Feel it again, is this a dream?"

Qin Yi's face flushed instantly. Her fingers touched his chest, and she felt a tingling sensation. She quickly withdrew them, saying, "You...you're shameless..."

Cheng Yan grabbed her hand and pressed it back down.

"My wife, have you missed me?"