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

Chapter 241 This family would have fallen apart long ago without him.

The next morning, when the couple got up, the servants keenly sensed that something was off between them.

On weekdays, when Cheng Yan is on leave, the couple likes to stay in bed a little longer. When they do get up, they are always affectionate. When Cheng Yan is in the mood, he will even draw her eyebrows. They are also affectionate during meals.

But when they got up today, neither of them made a sound, and they didn't make a sound while having breakfast either.

Cheng Yan tried to talk to her a few times, but she acted childish and ignored him, as if she wanted to teach him a lesson.

After finishing her breakfast, Qin Yizhen sent everyone to Chunhui Garden in the outer courtyard, and then went to prepare offerings for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Did the princess and the marquis quarrel?" Granny Gui leaned closer to her and asked.

"We didn't argue." Qin Yizhen denied that they had argued. If they had argued, it would have been a case of one blaming the other and the other blaming each other, and the words they said would have been unpleasant. "We just had some disagreements."

"Disagreement? What disagreement?" Granny Gui asked anxiously.

Qin Yizhen hummed in agreement: "There's something we disagree on. I wanted to ask him why, but he wouldn't tell me. I'm annoyed with him. Don't worry about it, Granny. I'll just wait and see how long he can hold out."

Granny Gui also said helplessly, "The Marquis is really something. Since there is a disagreement, and he thinks he is right, then he should indeed persuade the princess. Husband and wife should talk things out properly."

"But Princess, you can stop being a little temperamental for now. Don't always give the Marquis a hard time. He is a man, a real man in public, and he has his pride too."

Granny Gui was very worried. In this day and age, it was common for men to marry wives and take concubines. Although Cheng Yan had married a princess, he was still the Marquis of Pingxi and was not afraid of a royal princess. If he wanted to take a concubine, the princess could not stop him.

The princess didn't give him a friendly look, but there were plenty of people who were kind and attentive to him.

Granny Gui was worried that Qin Yizhen was too young and naive to understand things, and that she would make a scene and push her husband to someone else.

"I'm still a princess," Qin Yizhen said irritably. "It's not that I want to be angry with him; he's the one who's being secretive and just won't tell me."

If he really doesn't want children, he should give her a reason that can convince her, and she might agree.

In her heart, he was still more important. If he was unwilling or unhappy, she would naturally weigh the pros and cons of the matter.

"Granny, don't worry about it. If he gets angry with me because of this, then let him get angry."

Granny Gui sighed helplessly, but still said a few more words: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that on the Mid-Autumn Festival, people and the moon are reunited. Even if the princess is angry, she should wait until after today. Or, when you pay respects to your ancestors later, you can't have a long face."

“It is truly unseemly for a marital disagreement to be brought before Lady Ming and the Dowager Consort, and it also causes them concern.”

"I understand." Qin Yizhen was a little annoyed. She did want Cheng Yan to reflect on his actions, but the timing was not right. The Mid-Autumn Festival was not a good time for the couple to have a disagreement.

"I'll go see him in a bit."

There are people advising on this side, and there are people advising on that side as well.

When Steward Zhou saw Cheng Yan sitting there silently, he brought him tea and asked, "Did you quarrel with the princess, Lord Marquis?"

"We didn't argue, just had some disagreements."

To some extent, the couple shared the same understanding; he didn't see it as an argument, just a disagreement that made them unhappy.

"Oh, there's a disagreement!" Butler Zhou said with a look of disdain. "Then why don't you give in to the princess, Lord Marquis? How can you let the princess get angry?"

Cheng Yan: "?!"

"Are you my butler or the princess's butler?"

"I am naturally the steward of the Marquis and Princess, and the steward of the Pingxi Marquis's residence," Steward Zhou sighed. "I do all this for this family!"

This family would have fallen apart long ago without him.

Cheng Yan frowned, feeling a headache coming on.

However, he didn't dare to talk to Butler Zhou about the child. If he dared to show even a hint that he didn't really want a child, Butler Zhou would jump up in anger.

Even Empress Dowager Cheng hoped that he could have an heir as soon as possible.

"My lord, what exactly is the disagreement that's causing you and the princess to have a falling out?"

Butler Zhou knew how much Cheng Yan cared about Qin Yizhen. He had finally managed to get a good look from her before, and now that the couple had reconciled, he treated her like a precious gem. Even if they had disagreements, he should still try to appease her.

Butler Zhou couldn't understand it.

Cheng Yan paused, carefully choosing his words, and asked Butler Zhou, "There is something she has been wanting to do, but I haven't figured it out yet. She's a little angry and asked me why, but I don't know how to explain it to her. What do you think I should do?"

Butler Zhou asked him, "What kind of outcome does the Marquis desire?"

"I...haven't figured it out yet," Cheng Yan sighed. "But it's probably the first one, I'm just not ready for that yet."

Perhaps... perhaps he and Qin Yizhen still need a child. If something really happens to him, it would be great to have a child with her.

He should teach her well and raise her properly. Then she will have someone to care for her in this world and someone who genuinely cares for and is filial to her. In that way, he can feel more at ease.

"Then shouldn't we make things clear with the princess?" Steward Zhou immediately said. "Could it be that the Marquis is too proud to admit it? What's there to be afraid of between husband and wife? They can just close their eyes and nothing will happen."

“It’s not that I can’t swallow my pride,” Cheng Yan shook his head. “I just don’t know how to talk to her.”

He simply didn't know how to analyze his own heart and let her know that he wasn't as strong and invincible as she saw him; that he had fears, anxieties, unbearable memories, and insurmountable obstacles in his heart.

Well, things have come full circle. I don't know what to say, so we're at a stalemate, which is why I've angered the princess.

Butler Zhou was so anxious he wanted to scratch his head.

"My lord, the princess has arrived."

Just as the two were worrying, a guard came to report that Qin Yizhen had arrived.

Steward Zhou's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "The princess is here! What are you waiting for? Quickly invite her in."

Finally, he said to Cheng Yan, "My lord, now that the princess has come and given you a way out, please don't be stubborn."

Stop thinking about what should and shouldn't be said, just say what you mean and explain things clearly, and the problem will be solved.

"If you provoke the princess again, she will really get angry. You know her personality; she can be very stubborn sometimes. You don't want to go back to the days when the princess ignored you, do you?"

The last sentence was like a devastating blow.

Cheng Yan thought about the days he had lived before, felt a chill, panicked, and became completely sober.

If he had to live like that again, wouldn't he go crazy?