12dz Chapter 244 Let him marry a wife, and then trouble his wife.
Chapter 244 Let him marry a wife, and then trouble his wife.
"I have noted it down."
If another war breaks out, he will indeed have no free time, so he should take advantage of the present to spend more time with his wife.
Empress Dowager Cheng brought up the matter casually to let him know what was going on, and then sent him home.
When Cheng Yan returned home, Qin Yi was hanging lanterns in the yard with people. When she saw him return, she pulled him along.
Cheng Yan squeezed the lantern in his hand, which was painted with the image of Chang'e flying to the moon, and asked her, "There's a night market tonight too, would you like to go see the lanterns?"
Qin Yizhen shook her head: "It's currently the autumn imperial examination season, and there are many more people in Qin Capital. It'll probably be even more chaotic, so I won't go out to join in the fun. Besides, I already went last month for Qixi Festival. Do you still want to go?"
"So what if I want to go?" Cheng Yan asked her with a smile.
"If you want to go, I'll naturally go with you." Qin Yizhen glared at him, and seeing that he was about to crush the lantern in his hand, she quickly said, "Hurry up and hang it up, stop crushing it, it's going to break. If it breaks, you'll have to buy me a new one."
"Okay, I'll buy it for you."
After hanging the lanterns, the two went to pay respects to their ancestors and then began preparing a meal.
In previous years, the Pingxi Marquis's residence was quiet and deserted, but this year it was very lively. Qin Yizhen felt that it was too lonely for just the two of them to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival, so she asked someone to buy a few sheep and some fish and meat, and they started roasting the sheep in the afternoon.
The guards of the manor should go back to reunite with their families if they can, and stay in the manor if their families are not in Qindu.
Therefore, the mansion specially set aside a guest room to prepare dinner.
A lamb was roasting in the middle of the courtyard, surrounded by tables and chairs. Several chefs came on stage together and showed off their culinary skills.
It was practically a culinary competition.
Qin Yizhen and Cheng Yan sat at the table, watching with great pleasure, and together with everyone, they tasted the freshly cooked delicacies.
Qin Yizhen said to Cheng Yan, "Look, it's so lively. We're happy, and everyone is happy."
"It is indeed lively, my lady, you have gone to great lengths." In previous years, the Pingxi Marquis's mansion was quiet and deserted during festivals. Normally, they would prepare a more sumptuous meal for their master than usual and give the guards and servants more monthly wages, and the festival would pass by like that.
Cheng Yan was busy with many things and hadn't really thought about these things; life just went on like this.
Qin Yizhen said with a hint of smugness, "You know that's good. I've worked so hard. You can't make me angry again in the future."
"No, no, if I anger my wife, I might not even be allowed to enter the room."
"Hmph, then you can sleep in the study tonight."
The atmosphere at the venue was lively, and the couple sat in the audience whispering to each other.
Song Nian moved closer to He Hongying and started peeling melon seeds with a handful of his own. Seeing that Hongying was also watching the cooking competition, he nudged her shoulder and gestured for her to look at Cheng Yan and Qin Yizhen.
"Look at the Marquis like this, tsk tsk tsk, he used to be such a serious and dignified person, but in front of the princess, he becomes like this."
Hongying turned to look at him: "Don't you think this is wrong?"
"Well...no, not at all." Song Nian was taken aback at first, then immediately began to pledge his loyalty, "It's only right. She's my wife, not a subordinate. If she always had a long face, who would tolerate her?"
"Even if he's a subordinate, if he's not paid, who would want to put up with him if he's always sulking?"
"Cough!" Hongying coughed heavily.
"What's wrong?" Could it be that what he said was wrong?
Hongying gestured for him to look ahead: "It's not far away, and the Marquis has very sharp ears."
Song Nian followed Hong Ying's gaze and saw Cheng Yan and Qin Yizhen turn their heads to look at him. Cheng Yan's eyes were staring intently at him.
Oh... this... this...
Cheng Yan said, "Do you want to repeat what you just said?"
"No, no." Song Nian almost cried, the forced smile on his face was more miserable than crying. "I was just kidding, hahaha, I was just kidding."
"Your Excellency is wise and mighty; I was wrong..."
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed when they saw how cowardly he was.
And yet, they dare to gossip about their master.
Song Nian panicked and quickly pulled Hong Ying away and ran.
Hongying was still a little dazed when he pulled her away, thinking to herself, "This has nothing to do with me. If you're going to run away, don't take me with you."
But she couldn't break free, and knew she had to go with him.
Qin Yizhen poked Cheng Yan's arm with her finger: "They ran away together."
"Useless thing." He's been pursuing the girl he likes for so long, and he's drunk who knows how much alcohol he's had, fought who knows how many fights he's had, but he hasn't made any progress at all.
At this rate, when will I ever be able to marry a wife?
"What exactly will it take for your maid to be willing to marry?"
Qin Yizhen raised an eyebrow: "Your Excellency asks this because you're worried about Songnian, aren't you?"
“He’s so stupid. By himself, when will he ever get married? If he doesn’t, he’ll have nothing to do all day and he’ll talk too much. It’s annoying. Let him get married and then let his wife be the one to bother him.”
Qin Yizhen smiled and said, "I don't know about that. These two women on my side can get married whenever they want, or they can choose to live whatever kind of life they want."
“If Songnian can’t marry her, he can only blame himself for not being capable enough to get Hongying’s approval. He can’t blame anyone else. If he really feels tired, he might as well find someone else he likes.”
"There are quite a few noble ladies from official families in Qin capital who would be willing to marry a young general like Song Nian,"
Song Nian is actually quite good-looking, but in the past, when he was with Cheng Yan, he was overshadowed by Cheng Yan's imposing presence and appearance, making him seem insignificant.
If you look at him alone, he is indeed quite handsome.
Even Qin Yizhen herself had seen two or three men come to her door to propose marriage to Song Nian.
Since Song Nian had no parents and was all alone, it was natural that people would bring up the matter with Qin Yizhen.
"There are indeed quite a few." When he was away, some people had inquired about this matter, both openly and secretly.
"However, his personality is similar to mine in this direction. Once he's made up his mind, it's hard to change it in this lifetime." Cheng Yan sighed. He originally didn't want to get involved, but when he thought about himself and Qin Yizhen, Butler Zhou and Song Nian tried the most to persuade him.
"My wife, you can't bear to see Songnian wait forever and live like this for the rest of his life, can you?"
"Besides, Hongying may feel that being alone is good now, but that may not be the case in the future. Having someone by her side to take care of and support each other is always better than being all alone."
“You know what kind of person Songnian is. If he dares to bully Hongying, I will beat him up myself without your wife having to lift a finger.”
“There is no one else in his family. After he gets married, he can be the master of his own household. No one will interfere with him. He can live his life however he wants.”
"Also, I heard that he has saved up a lot of money and is preparing it for the betrothal gifts. If Hongying agrees, it will all be hers."
"...How many?"
"It's definitely worth three to five thousand taels."