allonlinenovel Chapter 135 must be someone coming to settle scores with us.
Chapter 135 must be someone coming to settle scores with us.
After hearing Zhao Rufang's concerns, Lü Qiao remained silent for a moment.
"Miss Zhao is overthinking it. Even if the princess is as beautiful as a fairy, anyone with a brain would have to consider their own worth. They wouldn't dare to covet someone they can't afford to covet, unless they're suicidal."
Who in the entire Eastern Qin would dare to covet the princess?
Does he think the Marquis is dead?
Even Xie Zhan dared not appear before the princess after she got married.
"Moreover, if he judges people by their looks and loses his mind when he sees someone attractive, he is not a good match for you. If the marriage does not go through, it will be the best outcome for you."
Zhao Rufang was speechless. She felt that what he said made sense, but she was also a little worried.
This marriage to the He family is probably the best she could have come up with; if it doesn't work out, she'll have to settle for second best.
But she doesn’t want to settle for second best!
If only she could make Young Master He fall in love with her at first sight.
"Then I'll dress up nicely." After thinking it over, Zhao Rufang realized that this was the only option.
Green Qiao paused for a moment, then kindly reminded him, "But it can't be too flashy either."
If someone were dressed up in a flamboyant way, they might scare people away.
"Ah."
When Lü Qiao returned to Chunxi Courtyard, Qin Yizhen and Cheng Zhan were both in the courtyard. Cheng Zhan was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea, while Qin Yizhen was sitting on the swing, gently swaying the swing with her hands on the ropes.
The setting sun cast its rays, and the afterglow fell on the hem of her skirt, swaying gently with her movements.
Qin Yizhen got a little tired after playing on the swing for a while, so she got off and walked into the pavilion, lifting her skirt.
Cheng Yan took a handkerchief and wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, then pulled her to sit down beside him and gave her a teacup to drink some water.
In that instant, it seemed as if one could truly feel the gentleness of time and the tranquility of life.
Green Qiao instinctively tried to back out.
However, Qin Yizhen had sharp eyes and had already spotted her. She called out to her, "Lüqiao, has Miss Song left?"
Lu Qiao had no choice but to step forward under Cheng Yan's displeased gaze. She first bowed and then replied, "Your Highness, Miss Song has already left."
Qin Yizhen sighed softly.
"What? You can't bear to part with her?" Cheng Yan looked at her.
Qin Yi nodded sincerely: "A little bit, but it's alright. She doesn't live far away, so she can come over to chat with me anytime she has free time in the future."
Song Pingping was not one to compromise herself. With the money in hand, she spent three thousand taels to buy a house not far from here. Although the house only had three courtyards, it was spacious and exquisite, making it a good choice.
Moreover, the surrounding area is mostly occupied by the residences of powerful officials, making it safer than other places. It only takes about two quarters of an hour by carriage to reach the Marquis of Pingxi's residence.
Cheng Yan waved for Lu Qiao to leave, then leaned against the balustrade of the pavilion, put his arm around Qin Yizhen and let her lean against him, before saying, "When I left earlier, I didn't see you being reluctant to leave."
"Have it?"
"Yes." Cheng Yan felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about how the two of them had been at odds before. "You wish I would never appear in front of you, and you'd prefer me to stay outside every day."
They even arranged for him to take a concubine, intending to push him away to someone else.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yizhen felt a pang of guilt. Her eyes darted around for a moment before she tugged at his sleeve and said, "That was all before. Now I can't bear to part with you and want to be with you every moment."
"Really?" Cheng Yan raised an eyebrow, somewhat disbelieving. "You kicked me this morning."
Qin Yizhen's face flushed slightly, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Wasn't that going too far?"
If he hadn't insisted on waking her up so early in the morning, would she have kicked him?
Qin Yizhen really couldn't understand it. He used to live alone in Qinghui Garden, so why didn't he look for women? Now that he was living with her, he couldn't help himself.
She was woken up before dawn, which made her take a shower early in the morning. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into a hole and hide.
How dare he bring up the fact that she kicked him this morning?
"Am I going too far?"
"You've gone too far! If you bring this up again, I'll get angry."
Cheng Yan suddenly smiled and immediately said, "Then I won't mention it."
Since he's already gotten the benefit, he shouldn't provoke her anymore.
Just then, a maidservant guarding the gate came to report that Songnian had arrived.
"Why is he here?" Qin Yizhen immediately sat up straight. "Has something happened? Let him in quickly."
Songnian was a young man. This was the inner courtyard of the Pingxi Marquis's residence. He would not set foot here unless there was something important or urgent that he needed to tell Cheng Yan in person.
Cheng Yan sat up straight, took a sip of tea, and said, "They must have come to settle accounts with us."
"Settle accounts?" Qin Yizhen blinked.
"Storybooks".
Qin Yizhen: "......"
Oh, she remembered. She was really curious about Songnian's collection of storybooks, so the two of them became thieves and took away a third of Songnian's storybooks.
Qin Yizhen instinctively thought of getting up and running away.
Cheng Yan reached out and grabbed her arm: "Where do you want to go?"
Qin Yizhen: "...I'm not ready yet, so I shouldn't see guests. You can see him."
Cheng Yan held her hand tightly and said with a smile, "My wife, as the saying goes, we share happiness and hardship, so we should share the blame too."
Qin Yizhen: "......"
What a wonderful phrase: sharing both happiness and hardship.
Are you willing to do that?
"I'm willing to give it up!" he said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Qin Yizhen was silent for a moment. Seeing that Song Nian had already been led in by the maid, and that there was no way to escape now, she covered her face with her hands and had no choice but to sit down resignedly.
"Princess! You must do me justice!" Songnian cried out, "The Marquis is utterly inhuman!"
Qin Yizhen: "......"
They've really gone too far by pushing people to this point.
Qin Yi coughed guiltily, "Song Nian, please stop crying. I took that storybook with the Marquis. Cough... we were indeed in the wrong. We were just curious and wanted to see what you were reading..."
It seems the content he was reading was quite stimulating. Qin Yizhen had previously asked him what kind of storybook he was reading and if she could borrow it, but Song Nian just wouldn't agree.
Qin Yizhen and Cheng Yan were so curious that they secretly went to be thieves.
Song Nian's face flushed red as he thought about the contents of those storybooks. He didn't know whether to be angry at these two for being so inhuman or to be so ashamed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
"Is it that I don't want to show the princess? It's just... it's just..."
"I know, the content is too shocking."
Song Nian covered his face with his hands, feeling utterly ashamed to continue living in this world.
Qin Yizhen added, "But it's really quite interesting. Sometimes I get angry watching it, but I also quite enjoy it. If you see anything good next time, remember to recommend it to me."
"Huh?" Song Nian was stunned for a moment.
Qin Yizhen continued, "That story, 'After the Divorce, the Prince Begs for Forgiveness,' I don't know which pedantic person wrote it, but the ending is so infuriating it's enough to give you a heart attack."
Xie Wan Niang actually forgave Gu Zhifeng, remarried him, and even accepted the concubine who had harmed her.