After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

"The prince instructed that if Yin Shun dares to appear before you again, you should teach him a lesson and give him a good kick in the butt." After Hua Yue finished speaking, she met Lin Nian's clear gaze and then honestly confessed:

"I added the kicking in the butt myself; the prince didn't say that."

Lin Nian chuckled and ruffled Hua Yue's hair.

"Young Master, how can you still laugh? This Yin Shun must have come up with some wicked idea again." Xiao Fu was extremely worried. "Oh no, oh no, Second Master and the others aren't home today. I'm going to find Third Master now."

"Come back." Lin Nian pulled the two sulking pufferfish back to her feet and instructed them, "We'll sneak over and see what's going on, but we can only watch from a hidden spot. We absolutely can't get caught."

Huayue and Xiaofu nodded reluctantly.

In the main hall, Madam Liu held Ye Qingyu's hand and said with a smile, "It's been a while since I've seen my brother. I apologize for troubling you with my visit today. Please don't take offense."

Ye Qingyu said with a forced smile, "Lord Yiyang, what are you saying? Xiaoju, bring some tea."

Madam Liu covered her face and smiled, "That's right, we'll be family soon, so there's no need to be so formal."

Ye Qingyu almost couldn't maintain her fake smile. "I don't quite understand what you mean by that, brother?"

Madam Liu glanced at Yin Shun, then affectionately took Ye Qingyu's hand. "Although Shun'er isn't my biological son, he's been raised under my name all these years. He's more like a son than my own."

"Well, this child came to me a few days ago and said that he had someone he liked. I was curious about which family's young master was the one who could win Shun'er's heart, and I never expected that it would be the youngest son of my elder brother."

Liu was pleased to see the smile disappear from Ye Qingyu's face.

Ye Qingyu said somewhat stiffly, "The youngest son is unruly; the young master is too kind."

"At first, the child was unwilling to speak, but I saw the token of love between him and your child, and that's when he mustered up the courage to step into my brother's mansion and shamelessly ask for Shun'er's hand in marriage."

"It is said that the two children fell in love at Baoning Temple and exchanged tokens of their affection... Haha, I never thought the children would have such a fate."

Ye Qingyu was so angry that her hands were trembling inside her sleeves. This Yin Shun, this Yin Shun!

Madam Liu naturally witnessed this scene. With a quick thought, she said, "Shun'er, bring out the token of love and let Lord Lin take a look."

Yin Shun pretended to be obedient, "Please look, Lord Lin, this is the token of our love."

The moment he took out a handkerchief from his waist, a silk thread suddenly flew out from the gap in the screen next to him and snatched the handkerchief from Yin Shun's hand in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Fu witnessed such powerful methods firsthand and realized how incredibly bold she had been in arguing with Hua Yue before.

I never expected that Hua Yue, at such a young age, would be such a martial arts master!

Hua Yue took the handkerchief and asked in a low voice, "Young master, is this yours?"

Lin Nian had already lost her composure when she heard about Baoning Temple. Now, seeing the handkerchief she had long lost, she couldn't help but shed a tear.

He nodded sadly.

This handkerchief was embroidered by him, and there is a character for "read" on it.

Such a private thing was taken by an outsider; even if he had a thousand mouths, he couldn't explain himself.

Xiao Fu said, "Young master, don't be afraid. We have the handkerchief now, so we can destroy it."

Upon hearing this, Hua Yue immediately took out a tinderbox from her bosom and burned the handkerchief to ashes.

"Young master, don't cry. I've already burned the handkerchief." Hua Yue blew the ash off her hands. "His Highness said that even a young man should be brave and not cry at the drop of a hat."

Lin Nian stared at Hua Yue in astonishment. Why... did he trust her so much...?

In the main hall, Yin Shun stared blankly at his empty hands for a long time before he came to his senses.

"The token of love that the young master mentioned is..." Although Ye Qingyu didn't know who was helping their Nian-ge'er, the fact that Yin Shun couldn't produce a token at the moment calmed him down considerably.

Yin Shun finally realized what was happening and angrily shouted, "Who stole my handkerchief?!"

Ye Qingyu lowered her eyelids and said indifferently, "Your Highness, please calm down."

Liu did see the direction the handkerchief flew off in, but he didn't say anything.

Yin Shun paced back and forth in his room, furious. He was certain that there were martial arts masters in the Lin family. "Someone must have stolen my handkerchief! It must be!"

He knew in his heart that today was his last chance, and if he let this opportunity slip through his fingers, he would never be able to get Lin Nian again.

Ye Qingyu said calmly, "I knew it. My child is already engaged to Prince Cheng, so how could he be engaged to the Crown Prince? It was all a misunderstanding."

You have to compare people to know who is better or worse.

Compared to Yin Cheng, Yin Shun is simply no match in any way.

Ye Qingyu knew that she had to bring out her backer today, otherwise Yin Shun would never let it go.

Besides, my lad has feelings for Prince Cheng... Don't think he doesn't know about the things Prince Cheng sent back from Jiangzhou, he's not blind!

My own son wears such ugly hairpins and jewelry every day; his aesthetic sense has seriously declined. It must have been given to him by Prince Cheng.

Yin Shun wouldn't listen, as if possessed, shouting, "Get out here right now!"

Just as Yin Shun was about to notice the screen, Hua Yue immediately grabbed Lin Nian's waist and used her internal energy to bring her back to her boudoir.

Xiao Fu was left standing there, grimacing. He didn't dare to shout, so he could only whisper, "What about me! What am I going to do! Ahhh, Hua Yue, you left me behind!!"

After all, given his status as the heir apparent, Ye Qingyu said nothing and let him run wild.

Let them make a scene, the bigger the better, it would be best if they went all the way to His Majesty's ears.

He simply didn't believe it. One was his own brother, and the other was a relative who was almost beyond the fifth degree of kinship. It was obvious who His Majesty would choose.

Yin Shun flung aside the screen. Xiao Fu froze for a moment, then cried out, "My lord, please go see the young master! He..."

Xiao Fu was still making up a seemingly serious illness for the young master in her mind when Ye Qingyu suddenly stood up.

He asked anxiously, "What's wrong, young master?"

Xiao Fu tried to wink at her master, "Young Master..." she choked up, crying, unable to speak.

Ye Qingyu understood immediately.

He turned to Madam Liu and said, "Brother Liu, I'm so sorry. My son Nian is already betrothed to His Highness Prince Cheng. Please don't mention marriage again."

Lady Liu said, "That's natural, that's natural."

"Brother Nian is in poor health, so I'll have to excuse myself. Please make yourself at home."

Liu nodded slightly.

After Ye Qingyu and Xiao Fu left, only a few servants remained in the main hall.

Yin Shun's eyes were bloodshot. "That damned Yin Cheng, it's him, it must be him!"

Liu was immediately terrified. Although he wanted to remove Yin Shun from his position as heir apparent, he did not want Yin Shun to offend Prince Cheng.

His son is still waiting for this title.

"My dear ancestors, let's go back first." Lady Liu brought up Prince Yiyang. "If your father finds out what happened today, given his temper, he will surely punish you. Let's think about how to exempt you from family punishment first, and we can discuss the rest later, okay?"

Yin Shun calmed down when he thought of the whip of the Prince of Yiyang, pushed Liu Shi aside, and strode away.

As Liu watched his departing figure, a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on her lips.