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

Cheng Yan felt relieved upon hearing the name "Cheng Yan".

He didn't like her calling him 'Lord Marquis'.

He said, "Don't walk so fast next time. I'm here now, I won't run away again."

But as soon as he said that, Qin Yizhen had something to say: "I heard that you left halfway there."

You said you couldn't run, but here you are, running away!

Cheng Yan: "......"

Slapped in the face on the spot, Cheng Yan was speechless for a moment.

He dared not say that he was angered by the concubines she had taken in, and that he had acted without thinking in a fit of rage. In the end, he could only promise, "It won't happen again next time."

Qin Yizhen stared at him intently, seemingly doubting the truthfulness of his words, her fingers nervously gripping her cuffs: "Then you have to keep your word."

He said he would always be with her, but in his previous life, he abandoned her early, leaving her alone in this world.

Everything that was said seems to have no meaning anymore.

"Of course I keep my word. When have I ever gone back on my word?" Cheng Yan immediately agreed, but seeing her face growing paler under the light, and her eyes slightly red, he couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety.

"What's wrong with you? Did something happen to you? Or did you catch a cold?" He reached out and touched her forehead, then touched her face.

The forehead wasn't hot, but the face felt a bit cool, indicating that it had been exposed to the wind for quite some time.

He frowned slightly and couldn't help but say, "You're a bit weak. It's chilly at night, so don't stand under the eaves in the wind. You'll catch a cold. Come on, let's go inside."

Qin Yizhen nodded, letting him hold her hand and lead her into the house.

His hands were large, with distinct knuckles, strong and powerful, and warm, but his palms were covered with thin calluses and somewhat rough.

She suddenly remembered that during the years he studied at Hongwen Academy, although he was supposed to be studying, he didn't go there often; he spent more time learning martial arts.

Spring warmth and autumn coolness, summer heat and winter cold, I have never had a day of rest.

He has endured countless hardships and suffered countless injuries to achieve what he has today.

The title 'Pingxi' was not a reward bestowed upon him by the monarch, but rather a recognition of his achievements.

In the first year of Emperor Jing'an's reign, the Western Liang army, numbering 100,000, invaded the territory of the Eastern Qin. He led his troops to resist the foreign enemy, quell the war, and routed the Western Liang army, ultimately forcing them to cede territory and pay reparations to negotiate peace.

Empress Dowager Cheng and His Majesty personally drafted the characters "Pingxi" and bestowed upon him the title of Marquis of Pingxi.

He became famous throughout the land after one battle, and the Marquis of Pingxi became an invincible force in Eastern Qin, a war god in the hearts of the people of Eastern Qin.

Qin Yizhen had always thought he was indestructible.

But it wasn't until his accident that she remembered that he was just a mortal, flesh-and-blood human being.

You can get hurt, and you can die.

Qin Yizhen suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head.

"Cheng Yan." She suddenly stopped and called out to him.

"Hmm?" He stopped and turned to look down at her.

Suppressing the heartache in her heart, Qin Yizhen asked him, "Did your mission to quell the rebellion in Qin Capital go smoothly? Were you injured?"

Cheng Yan was taken aback by her question and paused for a moment.

As the bright moon rises in the sky, its pure light bathes the earth.

The night breeze was cool, lifting a strand of hair at her temple, making her look gentle and beautiful. When she looked at you, her eyes were filled with nothing but you.

She is truly stunningly beautiful; every smile and frown seems to be a masterpiece crafted by the heavens. Her personality is gentle, kind, and pure, making one want to possess her while also protecting her innocent and pure nature.

Cheng Yan found that strand of hair extremely offensive, so he reached out and tucked it behind her ear, asking, "Why are you suddenly asking these questions?"

"Am I not allowed to ask?"

"Of course not," Cheng Yan immediately denied. "I was just a little surprised. If you want to hear it, I'll tell you everything. Didn't you say you were preparing a welcome feast for me? I'm hungry too. How about we eat and talk?"

"Okay." Qin Yizhen agreed, but then asked him, "Why not invite Aunt Wang and the others? Since it's a welcome banquet, it should be more lively. It's a bit lonely with just the two of us."

Cheng Yan immediately said, "I'm really tired from being away these past few days, and I just want some peace and quiet. It'll be too noisy if they come over. It'll be just the two of us."

Qin Yizhen is a kind and gentle person. Having seen many men with multiple wives and concubines since childhood, it is true that she has deep feelings for Cheng Yan, but it is more like the care she feels for a family member than romantic love.

Therefore, I don't have the idea of ​​'liking someone and wanting to possess them'.

In her previous life, she couldn't accept him, so she arranged for him to have a concubine, hoping he would have a caring person by his side and that he would have children to continue his family line. In this life, although she wants to live a good life with him, she doesn't reject the existence of several concubines.

She believed the explanation without much thought, and then she realized, "So I'm the one who bothered you. It was my fault for not handling things properly. No wonder you didn't want to come."

Cheng Yan pulled her into the house, saying as they walked, "Next time you invite me, don't let them come. Too many people will make it noisy. Also, don't let me take any more concubines."

Cheng Yan felt that he should plug this loophole first, so that he wouldn't come back with another concubine after going out.

"Okay." Qin Yizhen nodded in agreement. Since he thought it was too noisy, then she wouldn't accept it.

“And then there’s Zhao Rufang.” Cheng Yan brought up this matter. “I had no intention of taking a concubine, and I naturally wouldn’t care about her. Zhao Rushan has been kind to me, so I can’t treat his sister like this and ruin her life.”

“I do not agree to the idea of ​​taking a concubine. It’s already dark today, so let her stay for one night and move out tomorrow. I will write a letter to Zhao Rushan later and ask him to take her back and find her a good family.”

Qin Yizhen was slightly taken aback. She originally thought that Zhao Rushan had saved Cheng Yan, and Zhao Rufang admired Cheng Yan and was willing to become his concubine. Letting her into the family as she wished would be the best way to repay him.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yan's dislike of concubines might ruin her life.

Perhaps it was because she couldn't accept Cheng Yan before, and felt sorry for him being all alone, that she desperately wanted someone to take care of him.

Since Zhao Rufang wanted to become Cheng Yan's concubine, she agreed.

“It was my oversight. Let her go home then, and the Zhao family will find her a good husband.”

"However, this makes it inconvenient for her to live in the inner courtyard. I will send someone over to help her move to the guest house in a little while. There is no need for her to move outside the mansion. She can stay in the guest house and wait for the Zhao family to come and pick her up."

Finally, Cheng Yan felt relieved to have rejected the concubine and agreed, "Let's do as you say. I'll write to Zhao Rushan tomorrow and ask him to come and pick her up."

In just a few words, the two decided whether Zhao Rufang would stay or leave.

Zhao Rufang was unaware of this at the time, and was whispering with her maid in the courtyard.

"The Marquis is really something. Why can't we have a welcome feast for him together? He insists on driving us away. My brother took an arrow for him and lost an arm in the process, and this is how he treats me."