I traveled through the Cretaceous period and farmed with the ever-changing dog egg.

"My lord, please forgive me, I have no fault."

Upon hearing this, the young palace maid immediately knelt on the ground, trembling, looking aggrieved.

"Oh... why is Lady Chen taking her anger out on the palace servants instead of going to see the King in this attire?" A clear voice came from the path not far away.

"Hehe!! Sister Wei, is there even a question? It must be that she was stupid enough to displease the King, so she's taking it out on the palace servants here!" She is indeed a beauty; even her gloating voice is so pleasant to hear.

"You? Have you met Madam Wei..." Chen Liangren seemed to know she couldn't hold back any longer, so she forced herself to leave as if fleeing.

"Sister, look at her stupidity. Almost everyone in the palace knows which concubine the King dislikes imitating. She's stupid and doesn't know it, her family background is weak, she's unpopular, and she's not even smart. Tsk tsk tsk..."

"Alright! Your mouth will cause trouble sooner or later..." Consort Wei scolded the woman beside her, and suddenly looked up and met Lin Chaoyan's gaze on the roof.

She's back! She's back! Although she had only seen the portrait by chance, Lady Wei recognized at a glance that the fairy who was there now was Ayan, whom Ying Zheng had been longing for.

Lin Chaoyan was a fig leaf for her, after all, she had once imitated her. In the depths of her passion with Ying Zheng, she called him "Ayan." Consort Wei was grateful to Lin Chaoyan, but she also hated her!

"Sister Wei, what are you looking at?" The person next to her interrupted, and Wei Fei came back to her senses.

"Yunyun, she's back! We have no chance anymore." As she spoke, she looked in that direction again but found no one there, as if the fairy in the painting who had just smiled at her was an illusion.

"Who is it? Who's back?" The woman who was called Yunyun was a little confused.

Lin Chaoyan had already come down from the roof and was walking this way with the head guard, intending to return to Xianyang Palace.

As he walked, he remarked on the scene of female competition he had just witnessed.

She hadn't walked far when she heard someone shouting for help. Lin Chaoyan hurried over and found that it was none other than the beautiful Madam Wei from before.

With a light leap, she flew like a fairy descending to earth, scooped the beauty out of the lake, and gracefully landed with her in her arms.

"Are you alright?" Lin Chaoyan asked tenderly, taking off her outer robe and draping it over the beauty. She secretly used her inner strength to ward off the cold. "Although it's spring, the water is still chilly. You should go back and bathe, change your clothes, and make some ginger soup to warm yourself up."

What a warm and gentle person! Madam Wei's heart raced inexplicably, and her face flushed as the woman opposite her helped her straighten her clothes. Her gaze lingered on Lin Chaoyan's smiling face for a long time.

Such a wonderful woman, yet he was so flustered by her arrival that he accidentally fell into the water.

When Lin Chaoyan saw her friend arrive, she turned and left.

"Wait, young lady!" Madam Wei called out as she ran, ignoring her soaked body, to the woman who was as radiant as the rising sun.

Lin Chaoyan, who was not far away, stopped and turned around. Her smile was more charming than the sunset.

This turn of the head stirred a strange feeling within Madam Wei. "Wei Shu, my name is Wei Shu..."

Ah! So it was a self-introduction? "Hello Wei Shu, my name is Lin Chaoyan. I like you very much..." Just as she was about to leave, Wei Shu spoke again, "Ayan, which palace do you live in? I'd like to personally visit you another day to thank you..." Ayan, that's how the King addresses her. Wei Shu mustered her courage and chose to address Lin Chaoyan the same way.

…This beauty is quite the social butterfly! “It’s not convenient, I’ll come to your palace to visit you tomorrow! Goodbye, Wei Shu…” After saying that, Lin Chaoyan left without turning her head.

Wei Shu stood there, stunned, still looking in the direction Lin Chaoyan had left.

"Sister Wei!! Are you alright!" The woman called Yunyun looked at Wei Shu with a panicked expression.

"Yunyun, I'm fine. She seems to be doing well. If it's her, that's good too." Wei Shu was very satisfied with her rival. She tightened her outer robe and turned to leave.

"Sister, was it an immortal who just saved you? It must be! She can fly! Isn't she incredibly beautiful...?"

Yes! She must be an immortal. Wei Shu felt a lingering fear as she recalled the moment she nearly drowned. But the sight of that smiling face in her mind reassured her a lot.

"Are all the concubines in the harem as beautiful as Wei Shu? Which palace does Wei Shu live in? How far is it from Xianyang Palace? What does she like?" Lin Chaoyan was really looking forward to visiting Wei Shu tomorrow. She definitely couldn't go empty-handed!

Oh no! This ancestor is so fond of beautiful women, what if Consort Wei bewitches him?

"Miss, Consort Wei resides in Lin Guang Palace, not far away. She has a son and a daughter, namely the Eleventh Prince and the Sixth Princess..." My goodness, she's your rival in love!

"Oh! Then I'll bring the kids' toys over tomorrow. Let's go! Let's go back and pick out a gift." Wow, they've got a lot of children! Eleven sons already! Did people in ancient times spend all their nights researching babies?!

"Tsk~ I love it! I haven't had a moment's rest in six years." Lin Chaoyan felt a mix of emotions, a bittersweet feeling, and she was torn between her own feelings and her own.

In the end, I was so busy picking out gifts that I couldn't find anything I liked.

"Miss! It's getting late, let me help you get some rest!"

Huh? This palace maid is strangely cute, with big eyes and chubby cheeks. Lin Chaoyan suddenly felt that the palace wasn't so bad after all. "So cute! What's your name?"

"This servant calls for Yu Rong..." She was neither humble nor arrogant, but respectful and polite, her head bowed, seemingly lost in thought.

"Yu Rong? Your name is so beautiful..." With the help of several people, Lin Chaoyan lay on the Qin King's couch counting sheep.

It's only around eight or nine o'clock, so asking her to go to sleep is really difficult.

One sheep, two sheep, three sheep...

An hour later, she finally managed to fall asleep counting. In her half-awake state, Lin Chaoyan felt a warm body pull her into an embrace. Opening her eyes, she saw that familiar handsome face before her, and she thought to herself that she could never get tired of looking at that face.

She called softly, her voice still slightly nasal, "Ah Zheng..."

"Yes! I'm back... I heard Ayan made a new friend today..." Wei Shu, a woman of deep thoughts. Ying Zheng didn't want his precious daughter to have too much contact with the women of the harem, fearing she might suffer.

"Hmm! Her name is Wei Shu. I don't know how she fell into the water. When I pulled her out, I found she was very beautiful, with a very flexible waist and large breasts. She smelled sweet and fragrant..." Sleepy Lin Chaoyan answered every question, even going overboard with her answers.

...Ying Zheng kept reassuring himself that Ayan was just attracted to beauty and had no other intentions... "Does Ayan really like her?"

"Hmm! She's pretty, and the girl next to her named Yunyun is pretty too. And that fierce-looking Chen Liangren, she's pretty too, but she's also fierce and can hit people..." You must be quite proud of yourself for fighting with her like this! Most people have this kind of mentality.

"Did she hit you? Where did she hurt you?" Ying Zheng quickly turned over and sat up to check on Lin Chaoyan.

"Don't touch me like that! No, she didn't hit me, she hit the little palace maid who serves her." Lin Chaoyan quickly grabbed the hand that was covering her chest. Indecent, could she have been hit here?

There's another spoiled, arrogant, and two-faced person in the harem! They must be dealt with! Otherwise, Ayan will likely suffer injustices in the harem. Ying Zheng didn't even remember Consort Chen's face.

"Okay, Ayan, go to sleep! I'll handle it."

"Hmm...take your hand away..." How can anyone sleep with this incessant kneading? Lin Chaoyan slapped the back of his hand.

He pulled his hand out of Lin Chaoyan's collar. "We're setting off for Zhao the day after tomorrow. Let's go to the military camp tomorrow to get used to it." He wouldn't admit that he was worried Lin Chaoyan would be bewitched by his concubine.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chaoyan, who had been nestled against his chest, sat up in bed. Her face was full of confusion. "Why the rush? But I already promised Wei Shu I'd go see her tomorrow. I've even picked out her gift..." It wouldn't be good to stand her up!

Caught a glimpse of the spring light revealed by his own tearing open the door, Ying Zheng's Adam's apple bobbed. He sat up, pulled her back into his arms, and lay her down, beginning to coax Lin Chaoyan, "Ayan has never been to a military camp before, so I thought I'd let her get used to it beforehand. I'll send the gifts over tomorrow, and we can go play with her when we get back."

"But wouldn't it be bad to break our appointment? Would Wei Shu be sad? Should I go and say goodbye to her before I leave?" Lin Chaoyan was really naive, thinking that Ying Zheng was doing this so that she could better adapt to the new environment.

She's sad? What does that have to do with me? If she's not sad, I might be the one who's sad later. "How could that be? My Ayan is so good. If she truly considers you a friend, she'll understand you."

"Is that so?" Something feels off.

"Yes! If it were me, I would definitely understand you, Ayan." Late at night, Ying Zheng even brewed a pot of good tea for Lin Chaoyan.

With her eyelids drooping, Lin Chaoyan arched her head and buried her face in Ying Zheng's neck, then stopped responding.

Her warm breath stirred Ying Zheng's heart, making him want to immediately show her the goodness of a man. But remembering how tired Lin Chaoyan had been lately, he couldn't bear to torment her. He lowered his head and placed a deep kiss on Lin Chaoyan's forehead, stroked her cheek, tucked her in, and drifted off to sleep.

They slept soundly, embracing each other, without any dreams.