The carriage returning to the palace swayed along the streets of Nanye City. Because of the Flower Festival, the night was particularly lively.

Loud hawking sounds came from all directions, mixed with laughter, singing, and the sounds of playing. When she left the palace to see him off just now, she was so nervous that she didn't even notice the excitement. Now that everything was settled, she leaned back in the carriage and deliberately didn't listen to the sounds of fireworks that seemed to come from her previous life.

But once some thoughts arise, pretending to be calm is just deceiving oneself. Concubine Yi lifted a corner of the curtain in disappointment, and the bustle outside the carriage came in freely. The breeze took the opportunity to blow up the hair on both sides, and she felt as if she was in another world, forgetting what year it was. The long-forgotten memories were awakened, and she remembered the scene when she was a child running on such a street, and tears slowly fell without her noticing.

"Yanyan, are you really going to send away all the emperor's concubines?" Ziheng held Wan Ning's hand and walked side by side with her on the way back to the camp. The two chatted slowly and calmly.

"No," Wan Ning denied immediately, looked at Ziheng with a smile and added, "Except for the Queen Mother, they are husband and wife and a family. Monogamy is so good, I will not do anything to destroy other people's families."

Ziheng held her hand, and gently stroked her knuckles with his thumb. They walked forward at the same pace, and he whispered softly, "Monogamy, Yanyan, are you willing to be my wife?"

"Me? That won't work." Wan Ning thought of her six-month agreement. Even if she couldn't figure out the mysteries in the palace and return to her own time after six months, she didn't plan to stay in the palace any longer. She wanted to follow the path of the real Princess Le Yan and start investigating the truth of the time travel from her. So now she couldn't give Ziheng an answer and refused immediately.

But seeing the loneliness in Ziheng's eyes, she found an excuse and added: "Since she is my wife, you should go to my house to propose marriage."

"Of course," he was a little excited to see Wan Ning agreed, as if he was going to propose marriage tomorrow. But then he thought about how Wan Ning had said that she didn't belong here, so he asked, "But Yanyan, where is your home? When can I go to meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

"Ah, I want to know too. I still haven't found a way to go back." Wan Ning waved her hand nonchalantly, "So you have to help me find a way to go back as soon as possible, then you will have a chance to propose marriage."

Ziheng took her hand and pulled her into his arms with a little effort. The dancing hairpins almost hit his face. He looked down at Wan Ning in his arms with an interesting expression. With a sly look, as if he saw through her tricks, he said, "I never make deals that are not sure. If there really comes a day when Yanyan leaves me alone, what should I do?"

"Look at you, you are so stingy that you don't even trust me?"

Ziheng shook his head lovingly, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and said: "No, hunting is about not releasing the eagle until you see the rabbit. Don't do anything that can't be stamped." After that, he intensified the movement of his hands and held her tightly in his arms.

Wan Ning was a little stunned by such a reaction at first but she quickly reacted. She took the initiative to put one hand on his shoulder and the other hand around his waist. She stood on tiptoes, tilted her head, and lightly touched her lips to his lips and covered them.

"stamp!"

She left his lips, raised her head and confronted his eyes with her feelings, whispering a challenge with a look of triumph.

Ziheng was greedy for her initiative just now, and was moved by her current agility. He kept his eyes on her face, and there was an impulse in his eyes. Wan Ning keenly captured this impulse. She was afraid that she would get burned and wanted to run away, but it was too late. Ziheng pulled her wrist from behind, took advantage of her astonishment to put his arm around her waist, and quickly held her legs and picked her up.

Wan Ning rarely had the opportunity to look down at Ziheng, but the more she did so, the more she could see the beast in his heart awakening. She was a little afraid that although she could awaken it, she didn't have the ability to suppress it. So she held Ziheng's wrist tightly with both hands. This little trick was really not worth watching.

"What are you doing, Yanyan?" Ziheng saw through her intention and deliberately leaned close to her ear to tease her thoughts, watching her absent-minded look.

"Nothing... nothing," she suddenly raised her voice and asked back, "You are the first to complain, but I want to ask you what you are going to do?"

"Don't both parties need to stamp the agreement? I didn't plan to let Yanyan do it for me, in case you say it's not in compliance and tear up the treaty. Now it's my turn to stamp the agreement."

So the hand that was originally protecting her waist slowly moved up and gently stroked her back. The strange touch made her tremble slightly like a kitten. Finally, he held her head from behind and kissed her, becoming more and more passionate.

Wan Ning couldn't resist and had to prevent herself from falling. In between kisses, she turned her head to look at the ground, but was lifted up by Ziheng's hand behind her. In a state of confusion, he murmured and begged, "Yan Yan, look at me, look at me. What's wrong with you?"

Without giving her a chance to answer, he tilted his head back and stretched his neck to kiss her. The veins on her slender neck bulged slightly and her Adam's apple rose and fell.

Fearing that she would fall, Wan Ning clung to his waist and held his shoulders tightly with both hands. He sensed her strength and happily thought it was her response, so he worked even harder.

"I'm going to fall." Wan Ning's murmured words in a state of ecstasy, pulling Ziheng back to reality. He lifted Wan Ning up with both hands and held her firmly, kissing the corner of her mouth tenderly and lingeringly.

He opened his eyes and looked at Wan Ning in his arms. He kissed her cheek and earlobe like a dragonfly touching the water. He leaned close to her ear and whispered softly, "The contract is established. You are not allowed to leave me when you go home, Yanyan."

Wan Ning leaned in and gave him a big hug, burying her head in his shoulder, her fingers gently pinching the other earlobe.

"Then you have to help me. The sooner I get home, the sooner you can meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law to propose marriage."

Ziheng nodded and hugged her tighter in response to her request.

"It's getting late. If I don't go back to the camp, people will suspect me," Wan Ning reminded.

Ziheng put her down steadily, took her hand gently, and said, "It's getting late and the road is hard to walk on. Let me take you there, Yanyan."

"Yeah." She held Ziheng's hand with her back hand and held his arm with her other hand, thinking that no matter how the future developed, she had to live every day well.

The two of them walked hand in hand all the way, as if they had endless things to say, and they would arrive at their destination quickly no matter how far the journey was.

"It's so dark, there's no way I can find her! I'll just walk around here for a while, and then go to Princess Mengzhu's place when I'm in a mess. Anyway, I've tried my best, so you can't blame me if I can't find her!" Liu Qingyu walked around behind the camp with a lantern in his hand, complaining in a low voice as he walked.

As a concubine, she had to replace Du Ruo in order to participate, so she had always wanted to get close to Princess Mengzhu. The disappearance of Mengzhu's maid was a good opportunity, so she took advantage of the others having fun and pretended to help find her, thinking that the princess would at least be grateful for this.

Although Xiayun was not found, she did discover something.

Ziheng happened to send Wan Ning here at this time. Wan Ning urged Ziheng to leave quickly and pay attention to safety on the road. But the initial farewell is always difficult. After pulling back and forth, Ziheng held Wan Ning's hand and couldn't bear to let go.

"Go back quickly, be careful not to be seen if you go any further." Wan Ning reminded with a smile.

"Okay." He replied, but then he opened his arms and begged for a hug.

Wan Ning had no way to deal with him, so she opened her arms and hugged him, saying, "You must go back after you hug me. I will be back to the palace tomorrow."

"Uh-huh."

Just as the two were reluctant to part, Liu Qingyu happened to arrive nearby. Hearing some noise, she immediately extinguished her lantern, then quietly approached following the sound.

"Who is so brave as to have a secret meeting in the royal camp?" Liu Qingyu thought to himself, secretly lifting up the branches and vaguely seeing Wan Ning's clothes and accessories in the moonlight.

She immediately covered her mouth to prevent herself from making any sound, and was extremely surprised: "Princess...Princess, is it Princess Le Yan? No wonder the princess brought us here, who is that man?"

Unable to see his face clearly, Liu Qingyu slowly moved his body, and the slight sound he made was heard by Ziheng. He picked up a stone, held Wan Ning in one hand, and threw the stone towards the sound.

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