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

Chapter 16 Sometimes, couples don't need to care too much about saving face.

Cheng Yan glanced at him, and Song Nian shrank back in fright.

However, he still had to finish his sentence: "So what if you borrowed from the princess? It's a loan, not a loan that you're not going to return?"

"Could it be that you feel it's too shameful for the Marquis to borrow money from his wife?"

"But when it comes to couples, sometimes you really don't need to care too much about saving face, do you?"

As soon as Song Nian said this, a series of coughs erupted in the room, signaling him to stop talking.

If we keep talking like this, the Marquis might just slap us away.

It would be such a shame if he were beaten to death!

Before Cheng Yan could speak, one of his advisors, Mr. Deng, chimed in in agreement: "My lord, I think Song Nian's words make some sense. Husbands and wives should support each other and advance and retreat together."

"My lord, if you are in trouble, please ask the princess for help. The princess will not refuse. On the contrary, if the princess is in trouble, you will certainly not stand idly by, will you?"

"If you feel that the princess has been wronged, then use the treasures bestowed upon her by the palace to offset the loss. Once you have made a profit, return the money to the princess. The treasures will then be considered as a gift from the Marquis to the princess. If you have lost money, then consider these things as offsetting the loss to the princess. In that case, the princess has not lost anything."

"However, it's up to the Marquis to swallow his pride to handle this matter."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately agreed that it made sense.

"That makes sense."

“That makes sense.”

"I agree!"

"Now it depends on whether the Marquis can swallow his pride."

"Ha! What's the use of having a face when it comes to your own wife!"

"The Marquis is just too concerned about his reputation."

Cheng Yan's face stiffened as these people kept talking to him.

These people are really thinking big! Do they really want him to go to Qin Yizhen to borrow money?

Aren't they the ones who are ashamed?

However, he was indeed short of money. After two or three years of fighting, the annual accounts of the Marquis of Pingxi had been almost entirely depleted. He didn't know what the situation would be like after that, or whether war would break out again.

But asking Qin Yizhen for money was something he really... couldn't bring himself to do.

"We'll discuss this later. If you think this business is worthwhile, take the three thousand taels first and give it a try. If it really works, then ask for more money, and I'll figure something out."

“Mr. Deng, you should arrange this matter. Talk to Huizhen and let her take the lead in public.”

"Your subordinate obeys." Mr. Deng stood up, bowed, and accepted the task.

"Everyone must be tired, go back and rest."

Cheng Yan dismissed everyone, but then noticed Song Nian sitting there motionless. He glanced at him and asked, "Aren't you leaving?"

Song Nian said, "My lord, I actually think it's a good idea for you to borrow money from the princess."

Cheng Yan squeezed the teacup, feeling a little itchy.

Song Nian quickly explained, "Please don't get angry yet, let me explain in detail."

"Tell me," Cheng Yan thought to himself. "If you can't come up with something good, you'll be in for a surprise."

Song Nian suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, rubbed his hands together, and continued, "Just as I said, there's really no need for husbands and wives to care too much about saving face."

The more aloof you are, the more you try to shoulder everything yourself, the less you want to trouble the princess, and the less you have to say to her.

"Imagine you borrowed this money from the princess to start a velvet flower business. Today you tell the princess how it's progressing, tomorrow you tell her how the business is going, and the day after tomorrow you tell her how much you've earned."

"As for the princess, she will surely be curious and want to know these things, so she will come to ask you. In this way, you and the princess will become familiar with each other, right?"

Cheng Yan was stunned upon hearing this.

Butler Zhou even asked him why he didn't stay overnight at Chunxie Courtyard since he had already gone there, saying it was such a good opportunity!

He only knew his own situation. In the three years he and Qin Yizhen had been married, they hadn't had many opportunities to spend time together. Moreover, Qin Yizhen had always been bothered by the rumors and gossip, and she couldn't accept him. She was extremely annoyed and disliked him.

Even though Qin Yizhen has changed her attitude today and wants to get closer to him, the long-standing estrangement cannot disappear overnight.

If he stayed, not only would he not be able to get close to her, but he would also make her feel uncomfortable, and then she would retreat.

It's like a snail peeking out to see the outside world, but then realizing that the outside world isn't as comfortable as staying in its shell, it retreats back inside.

He wanted a lifetime together, not just a fleeting moment of warmth.

He hadn't figured out how to make them less estranged yet, and could only try to spend more time together.

According to Song Nian, he could use this incident to communicate and spend more time with Qin Yizhen, so... so even something as shameful as borrowing money from his wife wasn't entirely out of the question...

"Does the Marquis also think it makes sense?" Song Nian chuckled, somewhat smugly. "This is simply killing two birds with one stone, a perfect solution! Brilliant! Brilliant!"

Seeing his smug look, Cheng Yan grabbed a pen from the side and threw it at him: "Get out of here now."

Song Nian reached out and took it, grinning as he said, "I'll get out of here right now, my lord. You should think about when you'll be willing to swallow your pride and borrow money, hahaha!"

He'll find Butler Zhou and we'll squat down together to watch, hahaha!

I really want to know what expression my lord had on his face at that time.

Songnian hung the brush back on the brush holder, then quickly slipped away, thoughtfully closing the door behind him before leaving.

Cheng Yan took a deep breath and drank a cup of tea to calm himself down.

After a long while, he suddenly burst out laughing.

So what if I'm embarrassed? So what if I'm shameless? It doesn't seem to matter much.

That night, the couple rested separately, one in the outer courtyard and the other in the inner courtyard.

The bright moon shines, the stars are hidden, and the night breeze blows across the world.

I don't know how much time passed, but the morning glow rose, the darkness receded, and the night was over.

Qin Yizhen woke up with a start; it was already daylight outside.

"Cheng Yan!" She called out anxiously when she couldn't see Cheng Yan around.

"The princess is awake?" Upon hearing the voice, Lü Qiao pushed open the bedroom door and walked in, then stepped forward and lifted the gauze curtains on the canopy bed.

When Qin Yizhen saw that young, round face, she snapped out of her daze, and her heart settled back down. She asked Lü Qiao, "Where is the Marquis?"

"Lord Marquis?" Green Qiao was taken aback when she heard that the group had asked about Cheng Yan's whereabouts. She paused for a moment and then said, "Lord Marquis only returned to Qindu yesterday. He must have many things to do. He should be out now."

"If the princess wishes to see the marquis, this servant will have someone relay a message to the guards at the gate, telling the marquis to come here when he returns."

"No, no, let's forget about it." Qin Yizhen pressed her hand to her chest, and as her heartbeat calmed down, she took a breath and felt like she had come back to life.

She looked up at the sunlight outside and then suddenly said, "Lvqiao, the spring scenery outside is beautiful, let's go out for a walk."

"Go out for a walk?" Green Qiao was stunned.

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've left the gates of the Marquis of Pingxi's residence. It's time to go out for a walk."

She couldn't continue to confine herself to her secluded mansion.

She should go and see the world...