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

Chapter 223 This younger sister... has she really become an aunt?

Empress Dowager Cheng listened quietly to the two talking.

Aunt Cheng's words were all true. The family was not rich or wealthy, but they had enough to eat and wear, their lives were peaceful, and their children and grandchildren were filial.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Aunt Cheng began to complain, saying how bad her husband was, how he had gambled away all the family's money, and how they were about to go on living together.

Empress Dowager Cheng listened attentively, while Princess Huizhen, finding it uninteresting, went to find Qin Yizhen.

At this moment, Qin Yizhen was arranging lunch in the kitchen. Because there was a sacrificial ceremony today, all the food was vegetarian. Meat and animal fat were not allowed. However, the food still had to be delicious, so the dishes had to be prepared with extra care. Qin Yizhen couldn't help but give her some instructions again.

Princess Huizhen frowned as soon as she entered the kitchen, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and nose with her hand: "Why did you come to a place like this?"

Princess Huizhen had probably never been to a place like the kitchen before. Watching people come and go busily, and smelling all kinds of food, she really felt uncomfortable.

"Why is Your Highness here?" Qin Yizhen asked in surprise. "Aren't you with Mother?"

“What’s the point of keeping my mother company? She just likes to listen to those two women gossip about trivial things at home. I get annoyed listening to them, so I’ve come away.”

Princess Huizhen watched as Qin Yizhen earnestly tasted a piece of pastry served by the cook, and then said, "It's too bland, add more icing sugar." She couldn't help but frown, "Why are you being so meticulous? Just have the servants arrange for it to be a little sweeter or a little bland."

"Mother prefers it a little sweeter, but not too sweet, or it will be cloying." Qin Yizhen glanced at Princess Huizhen. "Doesn't Your Majesty know that?"

Empress Dowager Cheng must have had a very difficult childhood and adolescence, so she prefers sweeter flavors. That's why the imperial kitchen in the palace researches the most kinds of pastries. Qin Yizhen came to Empress Dowager Cheng's side when she was young, so she has some understanding of her tastes.

On the contrary, Princess Huizhen, her own daughter, lived a carefree and happy life. She would dress up as a dashing young man in a purple robe and jade belt, and ride a horse leaning against a bridge, with red sleeves beckoning from all around. She was completely at ease and didn't care about other people's troubles.

Empress Dowager Cheng always found her either causing trouble or on her way to causing trouble whenever she met her. Therefore, it's not without reason that she preferred her caring adopted daughter.

I gave birth to a piece of barbecued pork and I'm so angry every day, I just can't bring myself to love it.

Princess Huizhen's expression froze, and she couldn't help but argue, "What use is it for me to know these things? It's enough for the imperial chefs in the imperial kitchen to know. I'm not a chef."

"Speaking of which, you...you..." Princess Huizhen thought for a moment, then reached out and pulled Qin Yizhen outside to a secluded spot before asking her, "I'm asking you, did you sleep with your uncle?"

The topic suddenly shifted...

Qin Yizhen's expression froze, as if she had been struck by lightning.

Princess Huizhen continued, "Tell me, is it really true?"

Qin Yizhen came to her senses, her face first turning red, then almost black.

"Queen!"

Qin Yi was genuinely angry.

Is that a question you should be asking?

Anyone with a brain wouldn't be able to ask that.

Princess Huizhen noticed the change in her expression and her heart sank. Her own face also darkened. "It seems it's true."

No wonder Cheng Yan could say things like "when they have children in the future." They're already sleeping together; having children is just a matter of time.

When they were going down the mountain, Cheng Yan was worried that Qin Yizhen would have trouble walking, so he reached out to support her waist.

"Are you...are you all crazy?"

Princess Huizhen felt awkward and unable to accept that Cheng Yan had married Qin Yizhen, making her sister her aunt. She never expected that the two of them would actually sleep together and become husband and wife.

Is this younger sister really becoming an aunt?

Princess Huizhen felt like her world was collapsing!

"Royal sister." Qin Yizhen's forehead veins throbbed, and her face turned somewhat pale. "These matters are none of your concern, and you should not ask any more questions."

I'm glad it was her I asked. If it were Cheng Yan, he could have found a few more people to train her until she cried.

"If your uncle finds out you're talking nonsense, he'll definitely not let you off the hook."

Upon hearing this, Princess Huizhen's heart skipped a beat, and her expression changed drastically. Cheng Yan was indeed good to his niece, but if she dared to interfere in these private matters, he would definitely be angry. If Cheng Yan got angry, even if she was a princess, she would be in trouble.

Princess Huizhen was so angry she almost choked. She was truly aggrieved. Xie Zhan looked down on her, and even her own uncle repeatedly favored this niece who was not related to her by blood.

"Wow, you're really something, Qin Yizhen...you're really something!"

Her uncle was an exceptional man, renowned and unparalleled in the world, unmatched by any woman. Yet, unexpectedly, he fell for Qin Yizhen.

Princess Huizhen suffered a heart attack and found the whole thing absurd.

However, after carefully examining her younger sister, she noticed that she had a graceful and shapely figure, and her skin was as white as snow. Her face possessed both the stunning beauty of a peony and the delicate charm of a begonia in spring.

From a man's perspective, she was indeed an absolute beauty, stunningly beautiful. Men, after all, love beautiful women, and it's true that "to die under a peony is to die a romantic death." To be able to obtain such a beauty would be incredibly lucky.

Princess Huizhen had previously thought that Cheng Yan was just biased, and that he preferred Qin Yizhen as much as Empress Dowager Cheng. She was filled with jealousy and envy. She never expected that her uncle, whom she regarded as a god, was actually a vulgar man who lusted after beauty.

Thinking of this, Princess Huizhen felt as if the sky had fallen.

"When did you two start dating?" Princess Huizhen asked curiously. "Was it after your uncle returned from quelling the rebellion of the two kings in March?"

"Royal sister." Qin Yizhen blushed and bit her lip. "What happens between me and the Marquis is a matter between my husband and me. Don't meddle in other people's business, and don't be curious about everything."

"Lord Marquis?" Princess Huizhen raised an eyebrow. "I remember you used to call him 'little uncle' like I used to. Why did you suddenly change it?"

Qin Yizhen: "......"

Qin Yizhen gritted her teeth, her gaze towards Princess Huizhen already carrying a hint of warning: "Aren't you living too carefree? Since you're so curious, I'll have someone send you to Chunhui Garden so you can ask your uncle and let him tell you the answer."

This person really doesn't want to live anymore.

"No!" Princess Huizhen was startled. She was curious, but she was also afraid of dying.

"But don't you feel awkward? Didn't you think your relationship was rather strained before? Now you're even doing these things?"

"Could it be that your uncle forced you?"