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

Chapter 71 If you like to bite, I'll let you bite when we get home.

"Then pick one that you like best for me."

"My favorite is this Osmanthus White Ice Cream. It's made with osmanthus jam that I made last year, and it's so sweet."

But you probably don't like it too sweet, so just have a small pumpkin instead. This one probably didn't have much sugar in it, it's not very sweet...

The couple were drinking tea and eating snacks together when a nanny quietly reported the affairs of the Marquis of Pingxi's residence to Empress Dowager Cheng.

"The Marquis has indeed moved back. These past few days, either the Marquis has been staying at Chunxie Courtyard, or the Princess has gone to Qinghui Garden and is staying with the Marquis."

"This servant also asked Granny Jin, and she said that the two have become much closer, which is indeed different from before. It seems... nothing happened. But Granny Jin also said that the princess has some marks on her body..."

Empress Dowager Cheng listened for a long time without saying a word, then finally nodded, dismissed the servants, and decided to leave it alone.

Now that we're here, it's best for outsiders to refrain from interfering and let the couple figure things out on their own.

"Go tell the princess to come over these two afternoons. Ayan is on holiday these days. If he has nothing to do, he can go to the Ministry of War in the afternoon. Just consider it as him bringing her over."

"Yes."

The eunuch De, who was standing nearby, accepted the order and went to the side hall to meet the couple and tell them what Empress Dowager Cheng had said.

Cheng Yan was puzzled as to why Empress Dowager Cheng required Qin Yizhen to come over every day. He frowned slightly and was about to say that Qin Yizhen was not in good health when Qin Yizhen tugged at his sleeve.

Qin Yizhen said, "Please inform the Empress Dowager that I am aware of this and will definitely come over in the next two days."

Afterwards, the couple left the palace. Seeing that Qin Yi really liked these pastries, the imperial kitchen prepared a large box for her to take with her.

They really ate and took everything without hesitation.

After leaving the palace gates and getting into the carriage to return home, Cheng Yan asked her, "Why did your elder sister ask you to come over these past two afternoons? You're not feeling well; you should take good care of yourself. I'll tell your elder sister tomorrow not to go."

“I’m perfectly healthy.” Qin Yizhen shook her head repeatedly, disagreeing with him. “This is something I asked for myself. I want to stay by Mother’s side for a while.”

Cheng Yan frowned: "Why?"

Qin Yizhen glanced at him, then reached out and touched his eyebrows and eyes. After a long while, she said, "I was just thinking how wonderful it would be if I could help you when you need it."

Even if there were mountains of knives and seas of fire, she hoped to face them side by side with him, rather than being protected by him at all times.

Not only can she not help him, but he also has to protect her at all times, and she might even implicate him in times of danger.

“I don’t need your help.” Cheng Yan grabbed her hand, holding her slender, delicate fingers in his palm, his gaze seemingly calm yet profound.

"You just need to stay by my side."

He didn't need her to work hard, nor did he need her to provide any assistance. He only hoped that she could stay by his side, nothing more.

"No good." Qin Yizhen was a little angry after hearing this and tried to pull her hand back, but he held her hand very tightly and she couldn't break free with her little strength.

She tugged at it a few times but it wouldn't budge, her face flushed. "Let go."

"No, I won't."

Qin Yizhen: "......"

Okay, okay, she said 'no,' and he said 'don't spill,' right?

Qin Yi was so angry that her mind went blank. She grabbed his hand, then suddenly lowered her head and bit the back of his hand.

Her teeth were thin, so even when she bit him hard, she didn't have much strength. Instead, the bite felt itchy, and a tingling sensation went straight to the top of her head.

He grunted, his face turning somewhat pale: "Qin Yizhen."

His sudden voice startled Qin Yizhen, who quickly relented.

Seeing his face change from red to black and then turn pale, I quickly moved away from him.

Once she had retreated to the edge of the carriage, with nowhere left to go, she looked at him somewhat flusteredly and apologized softly, "I...I didn't mean to."

Cheng Yan had a bit of a headache. There were some things she seemed to understand, yet she didn't quite grasp them. He didn't know how to explain them to her, but since she was so frightened, if he didn't explain, she would probably think he was angry.

Thinking of this, Cheng Yan felt his whole body tense up. He took a deep breath, then suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms, making her straddle his lap. While she was panicking, he pinched her chin and kissed her.

Their lips and teeth intertwined, sharing joys and sorrows.

He seemed to use tremendous force to slowly nibble away the air from her mouth, silencing all her sobs and suppressing even her slightest struggles.

He only released her when she was almost out of breath, his gaze fixed intently on her slightly red lips, gently rubbing them a few times with his thumb.

Qin Yizhen was breathing rapidly, her face was flushed, and her hands and feet felt weak.

She felt uncomfortable sitting on his lap like that, so she tried to get up, but he pressed her back down as soon as she moved.

"If you like to bite, you can bite it again when we get home. You can bite it wherever you want."

Qin Yizhen didn't understand at first, but after hearing his words and feeling his breathing become less calm and steady when she leaned against him, her mind went blank and her face turned bright red.

"rogue!"

"what!"

Before Qin Yizhen could say anything else after cursing "rogue," she suddenly heard a short scream from outside, followed by a loud thud as something heavy fell to the ground.

"Ouch, I almost fell and died."

It was Song Nian's voice.

Qin Yi was startled and wondered what had happened. She was about to get up when Cheng Yan pressed her back down. She turned to look at him and saw that his face was starting to darken again.

Immediately afterwards, several more sounds of laughter and chatter came from outside.

"Songnian, you were perfectly fine, how did you fall?"

"Yeah, look at you, what were you doing last night? Your legs are weak now, aren't they?"

"Go away, don't talk nonsense and ruin my reputation. I still need to marry a wife."

Cheng Yan's face turned a mixture of ashen and pale, his complexion particularly unpleasant.

He was, after all, the Marquis of Pingxi, who commanded half of the army in Eastern Qin. He was usually dignified and aloof, and his accumulated prestige was immense. When he had such a dark face, especially his deep, dark eyes, which were cold and brooding, it was enough to make people shudder.

Even though he had tried his best to restrain himself in front of Qin Yizhen, his extremely angry appearance still made Qin Yizhen feel a little uneasy, and she wished she could shrink herself into a tiny person and curl up her arms and legs.

Perhaps sensing her discomfort, he turned to look at her, then leaned down and kissed her on the lips.

She instinctively wanted to dodge, but when she met his somewhat dark gaze, she dared not look away and could only let him kiss her.

Cheng Yan kissed him twice, his anger subsiding slightly, before saying to the outside, "If you overhear anything again, don't come out with me."

You dare to eavesdrop on his private parts? Do you have a death wish?