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

Chapter 227 I have no regrets about the past, and I will not regret them in the future.

Cheng Ergu was unwilling and wanted to persuade her, but when she saw that the Empress Dowager Cheng only glanced at her indifferently, she became timid and her heart trembled. She lowered her head and dared not say anything more.

After having lunch, Empress Dowager Cheng did not linger and returned to the palace with Emperor Jing'an.

Princess Huizhen did not want to return to the palace, nor did she want to stay at the Pingxi Marquis's residence. Seeing that Empress Dowager Cheng had left, she slipped back to her own residence.

Qin Yizhen arranged for Granny Jin to escort the Cheng family back home.

Cheng Ergu felt increasingly unwilling: "Princess, what does the Empress Dowager mean by this? Could it be that she really doesn't recognize us as her relatives and doesn't want to see us anymore?"

Qin Yizhen said, "Why would Second Aunt think that way? Today, Mother Empress chatted with you two about family matters, so how could she not recognize her relatives?"

"But she..."

"The Empress Dowager has a lot of bitterness in her heart." Qin Yizhen interrupted Cheng Ergu's words, "The death of Lady Mingguo has always been an insurmountable obstacle in the Empress Dowager's heart. Whenever she sees the Cheng family, she always thinks of the past and how the Cheng family stood idly by."

"I know that you all had your reasons back then, but now the Empress Dowager also has her reasons. If you two really care about the Empress Dowager, you should be understanding of her."

Even if Aunt Cheng had a thousand reasons, she was rendered speechless by those words.

"Gentlemen, it's time to head back. Please forgive us if there has been any inadequacy in our hospitality." Qin Yizhen called over Granny Jin to see the guests off and arranged for guards to escort them back. After everyone had left, she had people pack up, and she herself returned to Chunxie Courtyard.

It was the height of summer, and it was just past noon. She had only walked a short distance when a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead. After drinking a refreshing drink and sitting by the ice basin to fan herself for a while, she felt better.

Just then, Cheng Yan returned. Seeing the sweat on his forehead, she handed him a handkerchief and had someone bring him a cool drink. She then fanned him with a round fan.

"Does Mother really want you to change your surname to Gengmen and from now on be named Ming?"

“Wasn’t this what we agreed on before?” Cheng Yan took a sip of tea and felt the heat dissipate instantly. “I think it’s great too. From now on, we won’t have to keep Cheng Hai’s memorial tablet anymore.”

Speaking of which, after the Marquis of Chengen and Lady Zhang died, Empress Dowager Cheng had coffins prepared and a place found for them to be buried. However, their memorial tablets were still kept in the Marquis of Chengen's residence by Cheng Shicheng and Cheng Shiming. The Marquis of Pingxi's residence did not have their memorial tablets.

There is a courtyard in the Pingxi Marquis's residence, one for Lady Ming of the Ming State and the other for Consort Zhuang of the Ping State. When Qin Yizhen misses her mother, she will go there to burn two sticks of incense and chat with her mother for a while.

Qin Yizhen was also happy: "That is indeed good. I don't want to see him, and I don't want to offer incense to him."

Cheng Yan reached out and stroked her hair: "If people outside gossip..."

"Don't worry, I won't take it to heart. If I hear him, I'll teach him a lesson and show him that you can live a long life by not meddling in other people's business."

"You're naughty." Cheng Yan smiled and reached out to pinch her ear. "Whatever you want, just don't get angry yourself."

If Princess Huizhen is selfish and arrogant, Qin Yizhen is the other extreme. Sometimes she is too kind, and sometimes she cares a lot about what others think of her.

Princess Huizhen is prone to hurting others, while Qin Yizhen is someone who is easily hurt by others.

In fact, the most carefree and unrestrained way to live is like Princess Huizhen, who only cares about her own happiness and doesn't care who her sword hurts or who she stabs.

But this is really wrong. Not to mention that Empress Dowager Cheng is often furious with her, Cheng Yan and Qin Yizhen are also very annoyed with her. If she doesn't change her ways, one day no one will want to care about her anymore, and she will truly be abandoned by everyone.

Thinking of Princess Huizhen, Cheng Yan rested his head on Qin Yizhen's shoulder, feeling somewhat aggrieved: "Huizhen really has a lot of nerve, daring to call me brother-in-law and make me call her aunt."

"Pfft!" Qin Yizhen choked on her own saliva. "What? Brother-in-law? Sister-in-law?"

Her elder sister, has she gone mad from eating too much? How dare she be so bold?

I still think I'm thick-skinned and don't feel any pain when I get hit.

Cheng Yan snorted: "Next time you see her, make her bow to you and call you aunt. As elders, we have to put on airs."

Qin Yizhen laughed: "You're still holding a grudge against her."

"I didn't intend to argue with her, but I suddenly realized that I really felt inferior." He married this woman who was a generation younger than him, and now he felt like he was a generation younger too.

"What? You've changed your mind?"

"No, I did it willingly. I have never regretted it in the past, and I will never regret it in the future."

Qin Yizhen felt a slight pang in her heart. She followed his example, reaching out to touch his hair before pushing him to his feet. "Excuse me, I need to get something."

Cheng Yan was somewhat unwilling, but since his wife had said so, he had no choice but to let go.

Qin Yizhen walked to the side, took a sachet from the basket on the antique shelf, and placed it in his hand:

"Today is your birthday. Although I can't celebrate with you, I still had two sets of clothes prepared for you. By the way, here's the sachet I promised to make for you. How about I give it to you today?"

"Later, I'll make you a bowl of longevity noodles to wish you a long and peaceful life."

Cheng Yan grasped the sachet, somewhat stunned: "You made this for me?"

Qin Yizhen felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, but she still nodded in the end: "My embroidery skills are not good. I only embroidered a few water plants. You must not dislike them."

“Water lily? Why water lily?” Cheng Yan raised an eyebrow. “Does my wife mean something? Oh, I understand now. It means the water lily grows unevenly, flowing left and right, like a graceful lady whom I long for day and night.”

Water lily, also known as water chestnut.

"Isn't this telling others that I already have a beautiful and charming woman in my heart whom I've been longing for day and night?"

Qin Yizhen reached out and pinched him: "I just embroidered it casually, don't overthink it. Do you want it or not? If you don't want it, give it back to me!"

Why are there so many people involved? And this "graceful lady"? If she's a graceful lady, then he's just a piece of weed!

"Of course I want it, how could I not?" Cheng Yan squeezed the sachet in his hand, his fingertips gently stroking the green water plants on it, and then casually fastened it to the leather belt at his waist.

He examined it carefully for a while, becoming more and more satisfied. He then asked Qin Yizhen, "Will my wife make my longevity noodles for me herself?"

I embroidered sachets for him and made longevity noodles for him... Just thinking about it makes me happy!

Qin Yizhen glanced at him and exposed him, "You wish. I don't know how to knead dough. At most, I can just throw it in and then scoop it out."

However, after saying that, Qin Yizhen felt a little guilty, "At most, I'll add a little more salt, but that's all."

"Eat if you want, or don't eat if you don't want to."