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

The most favored young master of the Lin family is returning to his parents' home, so this homecoming banquet is naturally going to be a grand affair.

There were no fewer than twenty tables set up for the banquet alone, and there were even waiters scattering candy at the door, making it very lively.

According to tradition, the more elaborate the homecoming banquet is for a married man, the higher his status in the family.

It also serves as a warning to the husband's family that the son who marries into the family will be protected.

Given how much Lin Nian was pampered at home, Ye Qingyu would only feel that these formalities were not worthy of Nian-ge'er.

Married men do not need to sit separately from their husbands. After lunch, the eldest and third sons each helped Yin Cheng to the courtyard.

Under the guise of exchanging martial arts skills, the real purpose was to create an opportunity for their father to speak privately with their son.

Lin Nian's face turned red, and she kept glancing in the man's direction. She didn't know what Ye Qingyu said, but she kept glancing at him.

Even as evening approached and they returned to the Prince's Mansion, the heat on Lin Nian's face hadn't subsided.

Yin Cheng put his arm around the pretty girl. "Have you been drinking? Your face is so red."

Lin Nian shook her head and buried her face in the man's shoulder.

"My husband."

"Um?"

Lin Nian didn't know what she was thinking, she just smiled foolishly.

The carriage swayed and rocked, but he felt there was no place in his life more secure than a man's arms.

Yin Cheng was in the throes of newlywed bliss, wanting to hold and kiss her all the time, and becoming even more unrestrained at night.

Behind layers of hazy gauze curtains, the little beauty begged for mercy and cried for a long time, until finally she couldn't cry anymore, and sobbed as she accused the man.

"You're bad."

Yin Cheng shamelessly agreed, "Yes, I'm bad."

The pretty girl hummed softly and found a comfortable position in the man's arms.

He rubbed his eyes, recalling his conversation with his stepfather earlier that day, and asked, "Husband, when are you going back to the Northern Border...?"

"It's not certain yet; it mainly depends on Yan Ru's situation."

Although Yanru suffered a major defeat and the old emperor is dead, the northern border will not be peaceful for long.

Once the princes of Yanru have decided who wins the battle, their next step will probably be to attack Da Yin.

"Hmm..." Lin Nian asked, "Can I go with the army then?"

Lin Nian knew from the moment she married the man that he would eventually return to the Northern Border.

The capital was his home, and the northern border was his responsibility.

Lin Nian didn't want to break up with the man; he was eager to prove himself, "I can endure hardship, really."

He pleaded pitifully, "My lord, please take me with you."

Yin Cheng said, "I won't bring it."

Lin Nianyi visibly lost her composure, her eyes glistening with tears that seemed about to fall, which made Yin Cheng immediately lose his temper.

"I'll take you with me wherever I go, okay?" Yin Cheng said.

Lin Nian then stopped crying and smiled, "Mmm!"

Once he came to his senses, Yin Cheng immediately regretted it, "Baby..."

"The northern border is tough," Yin Cheng tried to persuade him. "The wind and sand are strong, the summers are unbearably hot, and the winters are snowbound. The environment is particularly bad, and the food, clothing, and shelter are incomparable to those in the capital."

"You don't believe me? I've already told you I'm not afraid of hardship." Lin Nian started crying again.

"You were prepared to abandon me all along, sob sob, then why did you marry me? You might as well have divorced me."

The more I explained, the more the little beauty cried.

In addition, he had just cried for a while, so his voice was already hoarse. If he cried again, he wouldn't be able to speak the next day.

Yin Cheng hurriedly wiped away the little beauty's tears, "I...I didn't say I wouldn't bring her, I just wanted to prepare you mentally."

The pretty girl asked in a hoarse voice, "Really?"

"real."

"Take me with you?"

Let's go together.

"You're not lying to me?"

"I swear to God," Yin Cheng said, "when have I ever lied to you, except when I lied to you in my sleep and said it was the last time?"

Lin Nian thought about it and realized it made sense, so she immediately stopped crying.

He said contentedly, "Then let's go to sleep."

As soon as Yin Cheng touched the pretty girl's shoulder, he immediately crossed his arms in front of his chest and said, "No, I really can't tonight."

"What are you thinking, you little lecher?" Yin Cheng tucked him in. "Go to sleep."

Lin Nian blushed and decided to ignore the man for the next incense stick's time.

……

Yin Cheng recalled that half a month had passed since he brought Lin Nian to the palace to meet the emperor.

It was called an audience with the emperor, but in reality, it was just a chance to get a meal from the imperial kitchen.

In the Imperial Garden, Yin Mo smiled enigmatically, "Oh, so you remembered you had an older brother in the palace?"

Yin Cheng held his wife's stiff hands and feet, gently stroking the back of her hand to comfort her.

Yin Cheng said, "He's here now, and he's an emperor, no less. Look at how stingy he is."

This was the first time Lin Nian had seen the emperor's face so closely.

The two Yin brothers looked about 70% alike, but the emperor's features were more refined, and his demeanor was composed and elegant.

Unlike Yin Cheng's wicked and arrogant eyes, the emperor's gaze was sharper, as if he could see into the deepest secrets of people's hearts.

Especially when he has a stern face, he gives people a sense of authority without being angry.

The emperor suddenly slammed his hand on the table. "Do I have to beg you three or four times just to pay my respects? What, are you trying to rebel?"

Lin Nian was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe.

Wasn't it said that the emperor was very protective of his younger brother...? Could it be that the rumors are wrong?

Yin Cheng was displeased. "Keep your voice down, you're scaring my wife."

Yin Mo rolled his eyes speechlessly. "You're so pathetic."

Yin Cheng covered his ears. "It's bad talk. I don't want to hear it."

Yin Mo: "..."

Yin Mo took a deep breath, deciding not to argue with his silly younger brother.

"I specially invited a chef from Jiangnan. He is said to be an expert in making sweet and sour pork ribs. I imagine Prince Cheng would not like it."

He had a firm grasp on his younger brother's hobby, and said, "Alright, you can go back now."

"I'm not going back. It would be stupid to turn down a meal." Yin Cheng said with a grin, pulling Lin Nian to sit down.

Soon, eunuchs came to serve the dishes: sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, and shredded pork with garlic sauce...

Lin Nian was quite surprised to see the table full of sweet and sour dishes.

He thought that only children would like this kind of sweet and sour dish, and he never expected that a man who was decisive and ruthless in the North would like it.

Only then did he belatedly realize that he seemed to understand men completely...

What does he like to eat and drink? What does he do to pass the time when he's bored?

He knew nothing about it; it seemed that from the very beginning, it was always the man who was accommodating him.

Lin Nian felt that she had failed in her duty as a husband and was somewhat disappointed.

Suddenly, a piece of pork rib appeared in his bowl.

"It's delicious, you should try it," Yin Cheng said.

Lin Nian smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Okay."

During the meal, the two brothers did not talk about important national affairs, but rather about trivial matters.

Yin Mo said that a cat recently ran into the Imperial Garden.

Yin Cheng said it's just a cat, not some rare animal. He said if a tiger ran into the Imperial Garden next time, then he'd bring it up again; that would be more interesting.

Yin Mo wasn't angry. He said that the cat had given birth to several kittens, and then turned to ask Lin Nian if she wanted to keep them.

Lin Nian loves small animals, so she immediately nodded and agreed.

The fluffy raccoon is so cute!