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

Chapter 128 When are you going to pay back the 32 you owe me?

"Oh, is that so? Really?" Qin Yizhen couldn't help but laugh as she watched his ears gradually turn red.

"Qin Yizhen," Cheng Yan called out to her.

If it were before, Qin Yizhen would have been somewhat afraid of him if he had called her by her full name, but now she only knew that he was angry out of embarrassment, so naturally she was not afraid of him.

"Come on, if you're jealous, you're jealous. Why are you still being so stubborn?" Qin Yizhen snorted twice. "Admitting you're jealous isn't shameful. Besides, you said it yourself, what face do you have in front of me?"

Cheng Yan felt a soreness in his teeth, so he reached out and pinched her cheek: "Then you can't take her things. Whatever you want, I'll buy it for you, okay?"

"Do you still have money?" Qin Yizhen suddenly asked him.

Cheng Yan: "......"

When are you going to pay back the three thousand taels you owe me?

Cheng Yan: "......"

The knife stabbed him quite hard, and Cheng Yan was speechless for a moment. He longed to go back in time and smash the head of the person who came up with the bad idea.

He took a deep breath and said, "There isn't much money in the account, but it's definitely enough to buy whatever you want."

The Pingxi Marquis's mansion also had several thousand taels of silver set aside for his master's use. With several thousand taels, he could buy any kind of jewelry.

However, when Cheng Yan thought that Song Pingping had just spent 50,000 taels of silver, and that he had already received 30,000 taels, he suddenly felt inferior and a sense of crisis arose in him.

The Marquis of Pingxi's mansion can't continue to be poor like this. If things continue like this, he really won't be able to support his wife anymore.

Qin Yizhen couldn't help but laugh again. A noble family like the Marquis of Pingxi's was so poor. Throughout history, this was probably the first time.

At this moment, the two were sitting facing each other on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the side hall. Qin Yizhen got up, walked over to him, sat down, and then leaned her head on his arm.

Cheng Yan reached out and stroked her hair, his expression softening.

Qin Yizhen said seriously, "I was just joking, you don't need to think too much about it. If I were short of money and you spent all that money elsewhere, leaving me to live a miserable life, I might be a little unhappy, but only a little."

“But I am not short of money now. You have never mistreated me in terms of food, clothing, shelter and transportation. I can have whatever I want. New clothes and jewelry for all four seasons will appear in front of me without me having to ask.”

Not long after Ya Chun Ge opened, she had an extra vanity case, filled with all sorts of velvet flowers.

"I'm already content."

“I know how much suffering the soldiers have endured during these years of continuous fighting. I am more than happy to have you spend the money on them. Besides, it is because of you and the soldiers that I have the peaceful life I have today.”

"You protected this world, and you protected me. I am proud of you."

Cheng Yan stroked her hair, pinched her ear, and then coaxed her, "How about we don't have to buy things for others?"

"That won't do," Qin Yizhen shook her head and refused again.

"No?"

"Yes, Pingping has always remembered the life-saving grace she received that day and has always wanted to repay it. Since she is so willing, how can I refuse her again and again?"

Cheng Yan pinched her ear hard.

Qin Yizhen gasped and grabbed his hand: "Be gentle."

Cheng Yan snorted, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Qin Yizhen thought for a moment, then said to him, "How about this, I'll accept her gift and appreciate her feelings, but the one I wear will definitely be the one you prepared for me, okay?"

Cheng Yan was still somewhat unwilling, but he knew he couldn't go too far. He couldn't keep her confined to his inner quarters forever, with only him around.

She will have her friends, who will listen to audiobooks, chat, drink tea, and watch plays with her.

It's normal for sisters and friends to exchange gifts; he shouldn't be jealous of that.

"Alright then." Cheng Yan agreed, his hand gently touching the tassel hairpin in her hair. The delicate tassels fell into his palm, and he stroked them lightly before asking her, "Shouldn't Song Pingping leave the Pingxi Marquis's residence?"

Qin Yizhen was stunned upon hearing this, and then looked at him.

"What? You're not happy about it? Didn't I say before that she would leave the Pingxi Marquis's mansion once she had avenged her great grudge?"

"But she hasn't avenged her great grudge yet." Qin Yizhen bit her lip slightly. "That Lin Yuansheng is meticulous and ruthless. What if she suffers a terrible fate after leaving the Pingxi Marquis's mansion?"

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I suspect Song Pingping wants this money for two reasons: firstly, she genuinely wants it, and secondly, she wants to provoke Lin Yuansheng into taking action against her. If she stays in the Pingxi Marquis's residence, this plan will not work."

"But......"

“If you’re too embarrassed to speak to her directly, I’ll have Steward Zhou talk to her. I’m sure we’re a loving couple, so she won’t be an eyesore anymore.” In any case, Cheng Yan had made up his mind not to let Song Pingping continue to be an eyesore in the position of 'concubine'.

Qin Yizhen frowned and thought for a moment, then finally nodded: "In that case, I'll talk to her properly. At worst, I can just arrange for a few more people to protect her."

The fact that she arranged for Cheng Yan to take a concubine was always a thorn in Cheng Yan's side. He treated her wholeheartedly and did not want anyone else between them, so she could only disregard his feelings in the slightest.

Song Pingping leaving the Pingxi Marquis's residence was a good outcome for everyone.

Cheng Yan got the answer he wanted and finally felt better. He lowered his head and kissed the top of her head, gently stroking her hair. He stayed with her quietly for a while.

Sunset glow, rising sun.

Another day has passed.

Song Pingping was very interested in choosing jewelry for Qin Yizhen, and she came to Chunxie Courtyard not long after having breakfast.

When she arrived, Qin Yizhen was still asleep.

Lü Qiao asked her to wait in the pavilion in the courtyard and served her hot tea.

As summer approaches and the spring breeze grows warmer, the pavilion is half shaded by trees and half bathed in the morning sun. When a breeze comes, it's gentle and very comfortable.

As Song Pingping enjoyed the breeze and sipped her tea, most of her restlessness subsided.

But she waited and waited, and half an hour had passed. Everyone from Baochai Tower had arrived at the door, but Qin Yizhen still hadn't gotten up.

Song Pingping's expression grew increasingly grim, and she couldn't help but ask Lü Qiao, "Has the princess been sleeping until this hour these past few days?"

Is Cheng Yan, that scoundrel, really so heartless?

Green Qiao coughed and then said, "No, Princess just didn't sleep well last night and got up a little late today. Please wait a moment, Aunt Song. I will go and invite Princess to get up."

After saying that, Lü Qiao quickly slipped away to avoid Song Pingping asking her questions she didn't know how to answer.

When Lü Qiao entered the bedroom, she lifted the bed curtains and saw Qin Yizhen still fast asleep, wrapped in the quilt. She sighed inwardly, thinking that the Marquis really didn't know how to care for people.

"Princess, Princess, it's time to get up. Aunt Song is already waiting outside, and the people from Baochai Tower have arrived too..."