Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 102 Song Yi is Jealous
After her leg cramps stopped, Song Yi had some free time, so she took out two pieces of pastry and toasted them over a flame.

She didn't take it back until the edges were slightly browned. She blew on it to cool it down, and just as she was about to put it in her mouth, Jiang Lanye reached out and snatched the pastry away from her.

Song Yi was taken aback, then said angrily, "You stole my things."

Seeing this, Jiang Lanye said, "You can bake some more."

Song Yi glanced at him, as if afraid that Jiang Lanye would try to snatch it again, and deliberately moved her body to the side.

After Xichun wrung out Song Yi's clothes, she found a clean tree branch, hung it by the fire, and said with a smile, "There's wind tonight, so they'll be dry overnight."

Seeing this, Song Yi smiled as well.

Jiang Lanye always told her how arduous the journey of marching and fighting was, but until now, she has not felt that it was arduous.

She ate a few more pastries, and Jiang Lanye, seeing that she was full, immediately said, "Go to sleep."

"it is good."

The two entered the carriage together, and Jiang Lanye took off his robe and draped it over her shoulders.

"Make do with this for one night. Things will be better once we enter the city tomorrow. If you feel tired, you can lean on me and sleep."

Song Yi returned the cloak to him.

"I'm wearing thick clothes, you should cover yourself with them."

Jiang Lanye raised an eyebrow, stretched out his arm, and gestured for Song Yi to rest her head on his arm and sleep in his arms.

"Let's build it together."

Song Yi rushed over, and heard Jiang Lanye's heartbeat in her ear.

She closed her eyes in peace.

It's a lie to say she wasn't tired. She hadn't rested much all day. Song Yi used to sleep very late and would never fall asleep this early.

She nestled quietly against Jiang Lanye's chest, feeling warm all over, and fell asleep soon after closing her eyes.

Outside the carriage, the crackling of the fire gradually faded, and someone began to snore softly, which sounded particularly clear in the quiet night.

Song Yi and Jiang Lanye slept together like that all night.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Song Yi woke up. Still half asleep, she thought she was sleeping on the dragon bed and instinctively buried her head in it.

Jiang Lanye was awakened by her noise; his voice was hoarse and filled with drowsiness.

"what happened?"

Song Yi glanced at Jiang Lanye, her body suddenly went limp again, and she continued to lie on top of him, saying, "It's nothing, I just woke up suddenly."

Jiang Lanye lifted the curtain and found that everyone was waking up one after another.

Xichun and Eunuch Cao went early in the morning to fetch some clean water for Jiang Lanye and Song Yi to wash up.

Song Yi carefully washed her face clean.

Yesterday's strong winds left her face covered in a layer of dust. Even after washing it off, water droplets still clung to her face as she turned to Jiang Lanye and asked:
"do I look good?"

Jiang Lanye chuckled: "It's beautiful."

Song Yi pouted, "Did I look better yesterday or today?"

Jiang Lanye choked up, not expecting Song Yi to ask such a question.

"They all look good."

Song Yi said quietly, "You're lying. I was covered in dust and dirt yesterday, and my hair was blown around. What's so interesting about that?"

Jiang Lanye couldn't resist reaching out to pinch the soft flesh of her cheek, but Song Yi dodged it.

"Today I will comb your hair."

Song Yi sighed and said, "See? I knew it. You still look down on me."

Jiang Lanye was taken aback.

He wasn't good at sweet talk to make a girl happy, and although he knew Song Yi was just throwing a little tantrum, he didn't know how to appease her at this moment. Seeing that everyone outside was ready, Song Yi said, "Let's go, it's time to leave."

Jiang Lanye carefully removed the pearl hairpin from her hair, then carefully put it back on for her, and whispered, "You look good no matter what."

Song Yi couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Seeing that she was in a better mood, Jiang Lanye felt relieved.

The carriage continued forward; the village wasn't large, and they should be able to leave soon.

These soldiers, all clad in armor, formed a dark mass from afar. Not wanting to frighten the civilians, they quickened their pace, trying to leave as soon as possible.

Suddenly, the sound of running footsteps came from not far away.

Song Yi was puzzled, so she lifted the curtain and saw a farm girl dressed in linen clothes running towards her, calling out as she ran, "Please wait!"

As she approached the carriage, the soldier beside her immediately drew his sword, brandishing it, and said in a deep voice:

"Girl, please stay."

She seemed to have not expected that these people were carrying swords, and was so frightened that her knees buckled and she almost knelt on the ground.

"I want to ask for your help. Last night, a strong wind blew away a fence from somewhere, and it just happened to be stuck in front of my grandmother's door. I couldn't move it or cut it no matter what I did, so I wanted to ask you for your help."

Hearing the noise, Jiang Lanye turned his head slightly and looked out of the carriage.

After the girl finished speaking, she looked up and happened to see Jiang Lanye sitting in the carriage.

Jiang Lanye, dressed in an ordinary black robe, with a sharp profile and half-drooping eyelashes under his brow, looked over casually and said softly, "Send two people over to take a look."

"Yes!"

The girl was completely stunned.

Song Yi suddenly realized something was wrong, and stuck her head out to block Jiang Lanye's path.

Only then did the girl notice that there was another person in the carriage with Jiang Lanye, and she said timidly, "Thank you, young master."

Their village was poor, surrounded by mountains on two sides. Having grown up there, they had never seen a handsome man before.

The two soldiers went to look with their swords. The girl turned back every three steps, and finally seemed to regret not dressing up before running over. She hurriedly followed the two soldiers.

The curtain was drawn, and Song Yi suddenly became angry.

Jiang Lanye said softly from the side, "Wait a little longer, we'll be able to set off soon."

"Oh."

She stopped talking and lowered her head, fiddling with the hem of her skirt.

Jiang Lanye keenly sensed that her mood was off and assumed it was because of what had just happened. He quickly reached out and turned her face towards him, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"What's wrong? You've always been the most beautiful woman in the harem, that's a fact. Even if I didn't say it, you should know that, right?"

Jiang Lanye was indeed not the only one who said this.

Song Yi pulled his hand away in annoyance and said deliberately, "That still can't compare to how beautiful you are, outshining all the other beauties."

That's a nonsensical statement.

Jiang Lanye observed her, frowning as he pondered the reason for Song Yi's anger.

He genuinely didn't know, and he hadn't really looked at the girl carefully just now; he had only glanced at her casually, so naturally he was unaware that she had been staring at him the whole time.

After a while, seeing that Jiang Lanye had stopped moving, Song Yi became even angrier.

But he just sulked.

After all, this was not Jiang Lanye's fault.

But she was just angry.

Everyone gets angry sometimes.

(End of this chapter)