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

Chapter 253 This Marquis will personally ask what exactly this means!

Cheng Yan listened to her rant and ramble on, and he could tell she was furious. His face darkened, but he still tried to comfort his wife: "Alright, alright, don't be angry. I'll go talk to her in a couple of days."

"What's the point of talking about her?" Qin Yi was genuinely annoyed. "She simply can't tell right from wrong."

At this moment, she probably understood how infuriating it was that she had been so stubborn and refused to listen to advice all those years ago.

You can't persuade or scold them; you can only coax them.

The two sisters are indeed similar in their stubbornness.

Thinking of how much she regretted not cherishing things in her previous life, and how she only realized it after losing them, she really wanted to beat Princess Huizhen up to wake her up and prevent her from following in her footsteps.

"Calm down, calm down." Cheng Yan handed her a cup of tea. "Getting angry is bad for your health."

Qin Yizhen took the teacup, paused, and asked, puzzled, "Aren't you angry?"

"Of course I'm angry, but I've tried to persuade her and scold her, and she's still like this. What can I do?" Cheng Yan said in a flat tone, as if he had no emotions. "Not to mention that I'm just her uncle, even her parents don't have the right to always spoil her, control her, and clean up her messes."

In this world, things can happen once or twice, but not a third time. He gave Princess Huizhen four or five chances. Since she insisted on doing so, it was her own choice. Whether things go well or badly in the future is also the result of her own choice.

At this point, he could be considered to have done his utmost and had a clear conscience. Even if Princess Huizhen lived a miserable life in the future, he would not hold a grudge or feel that he, as an elder, had not done his best.

Since Princess Huizhen feels that she is unwilling to follow the path they have arranged for her, then let her go.

Qin Yizhen remained silent for a while, wanting to ask him if he would feel the same way if it were her, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt it was impossible.

He's a stubborn and domineering man. Even if she can't understand, he'll probably keep her by his side for the rest of her life.

Although Cheng Yan is a responsible person who cares a lot about Emperor Jing'an and Princess Huizhen, he is always clear-headed and will not give everything away. He has his own bottom line and cares more about his own life.

Since he feels he has a clear conscience, then perhaps... we can just let it go.

"So...that's it?"

"Well, I'll go to the princess's residence in the next couple of days and talk to her again. If she doesn't listen, then I'll just leave it at that."

After the two settled the matter, Qin Yizhen's mood gradually calmed down. Cheng Yan sent someone to inquire about Princess Huizhen's situation. When he returned from his duty the next day, a guard came to report the matter.

Cheng Yan sat behind his desk in the study, listening to his guard recount the whole story, his expression growing increasingly inscrutable.

Song Nian stood aside, listening in stunned silence. Only after the guards took their leave did he come to his senses and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is the Sima family trying to do? Have they gone mad?"

Since Princess Huizhen and Sima Wuxu first met, the two have met several more times.

Cheng Yan and Empress Dowager Cheng both thought that Sima Wuxu could coax Princess Huizhen and let her live a peaceful life, but they did not expect that Sima Wuxu was not a peaceful person either.

For some unknown reason, he actually called over his cousin, Lu Yangyusheng, the second young master of the Lu Yang family, when he was looking for a match.

This Lu Yangyusheng was only a sixteen-year-old boy. He was born with red lips and white teeth, and his appearance was so beautiful that he was more stunning than any woman. His peach blossom eyes captivated the young girls.

Thus, Princess Huizhen's meeting with Sima Wuxu turned into a meeting between Princess Huizhen and Lu Yangyusheng.

Princess Huizhen naturally adored the handsome young man, and thus gladly went to meet him.

She had a lot of fun.

As for what the Sima and Lu Yang families were planning, she hadn't thought about it at all. Perhaps she even thought Sima Wuxu was a good person who had introduced her to such a handsome young man.

"This is utterly outrageous!" Cheng Yan's face darkened. "Send someone to invite Sima Wuxu over. I want to ask him personally what he means!"

Many people in Qin Du knew something about Princess Huizhen. In the past, when Empress Dowager Cheng took a liking to Sima Wuxu, she asked the Sima family and Sima Wuxu about him.

I just didn't expect him to be so bold as to agree on the surface but resort to these underhanded tactics in private.

Do you really think Princess Huizhen is so naive and easy to fool?

Cheng Yan took a deep breath to suppress his anger and said, "Bring both of them here."

"Yes." Seeing that Cheng Yan was really angry, Song Nian quickly agreed and went out to arrange for someone to invite Sima Wuxu and Lu Yangyusheng over.

Butler Zhou handed a pot of tea to Song Nian: "I have something else to do, you take it in."

Song Nian's expression fell, and before he could say anything, Butler Zhou cried out and clutched his back, "This old man is getting old and needs to rest."

After saying that, he walked away, supporting his back.

"There's been quite a bit of drama here," Song Nian thought to himself, "and they really slipped away quickly."

That makes sense. When the Marquis is angry, he is extremely imposing. Even someone like him who usually stays by the Marquis's side wanted to run away, let alone Steward Zhou.

The Sima family...they really have some nerve!

If they are unwilling, they should just say so. The Empress Dowager and the Marquis will not be angry because they are unwilling to marry the princess.

Right now, this two-faced behavior, causing all this trouble, is what has truly angered these two.

Wish yourself luck!

Song Nian carried the teapot toward the study and saw Cheng Yan sitting there with a cold and stern face, handling matters. He held his breath, carefully went forward to add tea, and then stepped aside to wait.

Cheng Yan was handling his affairs while waiting for Sima Wuxu to arrive. It took almost an hour before the two of them finally arrived in a hurry.

The setting sun cast a slant across the sky, which was a clear, cloudless blue. The autumn wind rustled through the trees in the courtyard, causing their branches and leaves to sway and shake.

When the two walked into the courtyard, they hesitated for a moment, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"Let's go, the Marquis is waiting inside," the guard urged when he saw they weren't moving.

The two had no choice but to bite the bullet and go inside.

Upon entering the main hall, the two saw Cheng Yan sitting in the main seat, looking up at them. His eyes were cold and stern, and in an instant, it was as if an invisible arrow was shot out, making them feel terrified and instinctively back away.

He sat there like an insurmountable mountain, pressing down on people and making it hard to breathe.

Lu Yangyu shuddered, a sense of panic rising within her.

"come in."

The voice startled them, and they instinctively obeyed and went inside. By the time they realized what was happening, they were already standing in front of Cheng Yan.

"Wu Xu greets Your Excellency."

"Greetings to the Marquis."