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

On New Year's Eve, which should have been a lively occasion, the Prince Cheng's residence was sealed off, casting a somber mood.

The deepest part of the prison was heavily guarded, so secure that not even a mosquito could fly in.

Yin Cheng shook the dice cup and decisively placed it down, "Place your bets and it's over."

Lin Nian frowned. He had almost lost all the small pancakes in front of him, leaving only one lonely one, which was his favorite red bean flavor.

These little cakes are a new product from Ruan Nuozhai. They have a soft and chewy outer layer filled with different fillings, and each one is individually wrapped in oil paper, making them very exquisite.

Taking advantage of his position as the dealer, Yin Cheng secretly gave two of his pancakes to the young beauty.

Upon seeing this, the jailers shouted that the dealer was being unfair.

Yin Cheng rolled his eyes. "They're just jealous. Let's ignore them."

Lin Nian suppressed a laugh, "Mm!"

There were about ten small biscuits piled up on the plate in front of Ye Qingyu.

He said smugly, "It seems I'm destined to be the winner today."

Lin San had already lost everything, and he completely gave up. "Little Daddy, lend me another one, I'm sure I can break even."

The emperor arrived just in time to witness this scene.

He coughed.

Yin Cheng turned his head and gazed at his brother with a melancholy expression.

Several jailers silently got up, clutching the small cakes they had won, and went to stand guard.

The gambling game has come to an end.

Yin Cheng unwrapped the oil paper from the red bean flavored biscuit and held it to the little beauty's lips.

Lin Nian smiled and snatched the small biscuit in one bite.

The emperor reached out his hand.

Yin Cheng was puzzled, then suddenly understood, and was greatly surprised.

"If you want to eat, go buy it yourself. Why are you trying to take it from me?"

Lin Nian silently handed over the small pancake in front of her.

The emperor slowly unwrapped the oil paper, took a bite, and said, "The taste is not bad."

Shameless, utterly shameless.

Yin Cheng rolled his eyes, finally remembering the important matter.

"Have you finished arresting them?"

The emperor said, "That's about enough."

Hearing them start talking about serious matters, Ye Qingyu pulled Lin Nian into the cell.

This place, which should have been a place of punishment, was arranged very properly, and even the bed curtains were made of gilded gauze.

Lin San originally wanted to slip away, but was suddenly stopped by the emperor.

"My dear minister," the emperor asked, "do you feel wronged?"

Lin San straightened his back and said, "I do not feel wronged."

"Once this matter is resolved, I intend to transfer you to the cabinet. What do you think, my dear minister?"

Lin San replied, "I will obey Your Majesty's orders."

The emperor tapped the table. "What if I asked you to choose?"

Lin Sandao said, "Your Majesty..." He paused, as if he had made up his mind, "Your Majesty wishes to request to leave the capital and see the world for yourself."

The emperor remained silent for a moment, then said, "I grant your permission."

A bead of cold sweat slid down his back. Lin San breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."

The three fell into an awkward silence, an uncomfortable atmosphere hanging in the air.

Yin Cheng coughed twice. "You came empty-handed?"

The emperor then remembered the purpose of his visit and ordered Xiao Anzi to bring the things in.

"I heard that people in Caixia City eat mutton hot pot during the Spring Festival, so I brought some over for you."

Xiao Anzi set up the stove, and the thinly sliced ​​mutton had no gamey smell at all, only a milky aroma.

The emperor then personally prepared a dipping sauce for his younger brother, saying, "I've heard that there's a kind of chive blossom growing in the northern border, but it's impossible to find in the capital. I'll send someone to get some next year."

Yin Cheng scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"I'll go call Niannian." Yin Cheng thought to himself that he was probably sick; his brother was actually uncomfortable because he didn't scold him.

Besides the mutton hot pot, there's also tender and juicy steamed chicken, sea bass with its tail feathers spread out, golden prawns, braised lion's head meatballs...

There were more than thirty dishes in total, enough to fill three tables.

Ye Qingyu was initially a bit reserved, but after having a couple of drinks, she became bolder and disregarded all etiquette between the emperor and his subjects, pulling the emperor aside to start chatting.

Lin San was terrified and tried to pull the man away, but unexpectedly, His Majesty the Emperor was quietly listening to him.

It was... a scene of peace and tranquility.

Yin Cheng finally realized who his little beauty got her drinking capacity from.

However, even when the little beauty is drunk, she is a good girl, doesn't cry or make a fuss, and answers whatever is asked.

Her little face was rosy and she was so cute.

By the end of the New Year's Eve dinner, only Lin San remained clear-headed.

Yin Cheng wasn't drunk, but he was so engrossed in the pleasures of the women that he was completely disoriented.

Worried that the location wasn't right, Yin Cheng thought with some regret, "I'll wait until I get back!"

The emperor also drank a few cups of wine and became slightly tipsy.

His steps were still steady, but the road back to the palace was too long.

He did not ride in the imperial carriage, but walked step by step at a leisurely pace.

Xiao Anzi led the way with a lantern; the palace path was so long and deep that it seemed to have no end.

Yin Mo suddenly felt cold.

Lonely and desolate.

It must be getting cold. The snow was falling thickly, and the lights of countless homes were so far away that they couldn't warm him.

At this moment, he was unaware that outside his palace, someone dressed in white had been waiting for him for a long time.

Lin Nian woke up in the middle of the night, remembering that she still had to stay up to welcome the New Year. Her eyelids were too heavy to keep open, so she mumbled "Happy New Year" and quickly fell asleep again.

When he woke up the next day, he found a red envelope hidden under his pillow.

He opened it and found ten copper coins inside.

This was the least amount of New Year's money he had ever received in his life, yet he was overjoyed.

Yin Cheng brought hot water for his wife to wash up, asking, "What are you grinning about?"

Lin Nian said, "I'm thinking about what I can buy with ten copper coins."

Yin Cheng said, "I'm just showing you this for fun. It'll be heavy if you carry too much. Do you think you need to worry about how much money you'll spend on what you want to buy? What a joke, Prince Cheng."

Lin Nian pouted, "I just want to spend these ten coins."

Yin Cheng didn't want to dampen his wife's spirits, so he said, "Okay, shall we buy a couple of candied hawthorns when we go out?"

"Okay!" Lin Nian finished dressing and sat on the bed waiting for the man to put his shoes on for her.

The men didn't feel that putting shoes on their husbands would be a loss of face; on the contrary, they enjoyed doing it.

Lin Nian has become thick-skinned now, enjoying the man's service with a sweet feeling in her heart.

Last night, the fireworks and firecrackers in Beijing were spectacular, and this morning many families were setting off firecrackers to cleanse the air, with a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.

Lin Nian went to wish her uncle and third brother a Happy New Year. When she came back, the small pouch at her waist was bulging, indicating that she had made a good haul.

The remnants of the rebels were quickly wiped out, and on the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor issued an edict to release Prince Cheng Wuzui.

Just when everyone was confused about the situation, an imperial edict was issued to Prince Cheng's residence.

For his meritorious service in infiltrating the capital, Cheng Wang was specially appointed Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces of the Realm, a first-rank official of the highest order.

With the title of Prince and the title of Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, this was the limit for an official. If he wanted to rise any higher, the only way would be to rebel.

Everyone then realized that the two brothers had conspired to set a trap.

The Xu family lineage completely declined and never recovered.

After Xu Zhongmin's downfall, the emperor reclaimed many powers from the cabinet, killing two birds with one stone.