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

Chapter 255 Since you've made your decision, I respect it.

After being caught by Qin Yizhen, Princess Huizhen appeared confident and spoke loudly, but she was secretly uneasy, fearing that Empress Dowager Cheng or Cheng Yan might come looking for her.

In just two days, I was so anxious that my mouth was practically bubbling with anxiety.

Sure enough, on the afternoon of the third day, someone came to report that Cheng Yan had arrived. She felt as if a knife had fallen on her. While she breathed a sigh of relief, she also felt a chill run down her spine and wanted to turn around and run away.

However, she didn't dare to run away and went to the outer courtyard to see Cheng Yan with trepidation.

At that moment, Cheng Yan was sitting in the main seat in the courtyard, his gaze quietly fixed on a pink peony vase on a shelf not far away. The sunlight outside the window was bright, shining through the windowpane onto the ground.

He sat there in a dark blue robe. If you looked at him quietly, he seemed like a mountain pressing down on you, making it hard to breathe. But if you weren't paying attention, you felt that he was silent and unassuming.

"Uncle...Uncle..." Princess Huizhen stepped forward with a forced smile. "Uncle, what brings you here?"

"You haven't been to the Dali Temple for two or three days."

"Ah... I wasn't feeling well, so I took the day off."

After the summer heat subsided in July, Princess Huizhen was arranged by Cheng Yan to disguise herself as a man and enter the Dali Temple to serve as an attendant and assistant to Minister Li.

Cheng Yan and Qin Yizhen's idea was good. There were many major murder cases in Dali Temple. Let her see the joys and sorrows of human life, know what is most important, and know that she should cherish the present moment.

There were some results... indeed, a little bit.

Princess Huizhen was inconsistent in her work, often taking leave. Lord Li wanted to manage her, but she resisted and dared not offend the legitimate princess, so he could only occasionally grant her leave.

Are you feeling unwell?

Princess Huizhen's expression changed, then she coughed twice, pinching her throat: "Cough cough, Uncle, I've been coughing a lot these past few days."

Cheng Yan gave her a cold glance.

Princess Huizhen awkwardly shut her mouth, then stepped aside and sat down, keeping her head down and not daring to utter a sound.

"You've taken a fancy to Lu Yangyusheng?" Cheng Yan asked her. "Do you want him to be your son-in-law?"

"Huh?" Princess Huizhen was stunned for a moment, not understanding for a moment. "What consort?"

"What consort?" Cheng Yan frowned. "Didn't you take a fancy to that young master of the Lu Yang family?"

Princess Huizhen's lips twitched, and then she said, "Uncle, I do like him quite a bit, but I never thought he would become my consort."

Cheng Yan: "...?!"

Cheng Yan felt like his brain wasn't working properly. If he liked him, why not make him the prince consort?

"Why?"

"Why?" Princess Huizhen thought about it seriously for a moment, and then said, "Although he is good-looking and I do like him quite a bit, compared to Xie Zhan, I don't know why, but I always feel that he is lacking something."

Xie Zhan, Xie Zhan, it's Xie Zhan again.

What's so great about that person?

Cheng Yan was exasperated: "Could it be that you can't find anyone else suitable besides Xie Zhan?"

"How would I know? Maybe one day I'll meet someone I want to marry. Oh, Uncle, don't worry about it. I think I'm doing fine now. When I like Yulang, I'll get closer to him. When I don't like him anymore, I'll just find someone else to like."

"Yu Lang?"

"It's Lu Yangyusheng!"

Cheng Yan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and sat there speechless for a long time.

I simply cannot look at the title 'Jade Gentleman' the same way.

Even when he and Qin Yizhen were a married couple, they weren't this affectionate.

"So what do you want?" Cheng Yan took a deep breath and asked her seriously, "Huizhen, we've gone through so much trouble for your marriage, you're unwilling to do this or that, so what do you really want?"

Princess Huizhen remained silent for a long time before asking Cheng Yan, "Are you happy that you married Yizhen? Is Yizhen happy? Before, Yizhen seemed to have never been happy."

"This is your business, why are you dragging me and Yizhen into it?"

"I just think that it's better to be happy. Since I can't marry Xie Zhan, I'll raise a few and enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives. That would be pretty good too."

Why must I get married? Men can marry wives and concubines, so why can't I, a princess, keep a few gigolos?"

"It's not a good reputation for a princess to keep male lovers."

"I don't care. There are precedents. Although it's absurd, they can't just call for my death."

"What if you are to be married off to a foreign ruler? Your mother and I have already discussed this with you. If you delay your marriage and the matter falls on your shoulders, Princess Shuzhen and Princess Xunzhen will not be chosen to replace you, nor will the daughter of a member of the imperial family or a minister be selected to replace you."

"You are a princess, and the things that are meant for you are your responsibilities."

"As your uncle, this is the last time I'll ask you. If you still don't want to get married, then I won't interfere in your marriage. Whether you keep male concubines or want to marry someone else in the future, I won't stand up for you and say a word."

“You’re not a child anymore, and you should be able to distinguish right from wrong. Since you’ve made your decision, I respect it.”

Having said all that, Cheng Yan got up and left.

"Uncle!" Princess Huizhen felt a sudden pang of panic and called out, "Uncle, are you abandoning me?"

Cheng Yan stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her: "I do want to help you, but you won't listen. You have your own ideas. I just think that you have to live your own life. You have the life you want to live. Although I can't understand what's so good about it, I respect your choice."

"But...what if in the future..."

“If you don’t do well in the future, it’s your own responsibility. Your uncle is only human, not a god. For various reasons, he may not be able to help you.”

“I’m going back. Yizhen said she’ll start making winter clothes next month, and told me to go back early if I have free time so I can pick out a few patterns I like.”

After saying this, Cheng Yan turned around and left.

He came in a hurry and left in a hurry, as if he waved his sleeves and left without taking away a single cloud.

But for some reason, Princess Huizhen felt uneasy.

Her unbridled behavior was solely due to the support of Empress Dowager Cheng and Cheng Yan, who would clean up her messes.

They had previously said they wouldn't interfere if the matter of a marriage alliance fell on her shoulders, but she just thought they were bluffing her. She believed that if she didn't want to, she could cry and someone else would take her place.

Whether it's Shuzhen, Xunzhen, or anyone else, there will always be someone like that.

But now, judging from Cheng Yan's words, he really doesn't intend to care about her anymore. He doesn't care what she does; he doesn't care whether she does well or not. It's as if... as if he has completely given up on her.

"That's impossible!" Princess Huizhen refused to admit it. "How could my uncle possibly abandon me? He was just saying it!"