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

"So what?" Yin Cheng waved his hand. "Throw him out."

"My name is Hu Youqiu, and I am from Xiushuihe Village. Five years ago, Yin Shun took a fancy to my brother at the temple fair and brought his men to my house, intending to forcibly take my brother."

The guards paused, glancing at Yin Cheng.

"Let him go."

As soon as Hu Youqiu was freed, he scrambled to his knees at Yin Cheng's feet.

"My brother resisted to the death, and my parents also fought back desperately."

"As a result, that beast Yin Shun killed my father and father-in-law, and forcibly took my brother as his own."

"I was studying at Bibo Academy in Lin County when I returned home and found my brother hanged from the roof beam."

"I hid my identity and followed Yin Shun, originally intending to kill him with one blow, even if it meant exchanging my life for his."

"But later I discovered that too many boys had been killed by Yin Shun, and my brother was just one of them."

As he said this, he raised his head, his eyes filled with uncontrollable hatred. "Over the years, I have also privately sought out other victims, and we all agree that killing Yin Shun with just one stab is too lenient on him."

"Yin Shun must suffer the same harm that our family members endured!"

Yin Cheng thought to himself, "This group of people is probably the Avengers."

"You just said that Yin Shun planned to attack my king during the Flower Festival?"

"Yes! He pinned the blame for the broken leg and the loss of his position as heir apparent on the prince; he wants to kill the prince," Hu Youqiu said. "Your Highness, everything I've said is true..."

Yin Cheng said, "I promise you, Yin Shun will be handed over to you for disposal."

Hu Youqiu kowtowed several times, saying, "This humble one thanks Your Highness for your great kindness."

"Go back now," Yin Cheng said. "Someone will contact you later."

"I'll remember that."

After Hu Youqiu left, Yin Cheng asked the guard beside him, "When is the Flower Festival?"

"Your Highness, it is the second day of the second month."

"Go check on Xiushuihe Village. Also, make sure this gets out of the loop."

"Yes, ma'am."

Yin Cheng lay back in the chair, tapping the armrest with his fingers.

A moment later, Lin Nian ran in, "Ah Cheng, Ah Cheng, I have something to discuss with you."

Yin Cheng was still thinking about how to tell his wife about this when she suddenly threw herself into his arms.

His wife's sweet and soft scent momentarily stunned Yin Cheng. He held her close, his mind wandering.

"What's wrong, baby?"

Lin Nian said, "I just went to find He Wan."

"Oh," Yin Cheng asked, "and then?"

Lin Nian said somewhat embarrassedly, "I changed his name."

"I thought it was something serious. It's fine if it's changed, anyway, I'm his elder." Yin Cheng asked curiously, "What was it changed to?"

"Chu Wan," Lin Nian said, "is infuriating He Mu! His child doesn't even have his surname!"

Yin Cheng suppressed a laugh, "Only my darling could come up with such a clever idea."

"You're just exaggerating!" Lin Nian scoffed. "What are you doing? Didn't you get enough sleep this morning? Do you want to go back to your room and sleep a little longer?"

Ever since the man was promoted to Grand Marshal of the Army and the People's Liberation Army, he has become even more arrogant and spoiled.

He just skipped the morning court session without a second thought; he's incredibly capricious.

Lin Nian was afraid that one day her man would be investigated for challenging the imperial authority.

"I'm not sleepy, I'm thinking about something."

"What are you thinking about?"

Yin Cheng said, "Wife, I'm telling you this because I don't want to hide it from you, but don't be afraid after you hear it. You need to know that with me here, you are very safe."

This wasn't the first time Lin Nian had heard him use this strange nickname, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Yin Shun wants to make a move against you on the Flower Festival."

After hearing this, Lin Nian frowned and said, "Why is he always haunting me?"

"Because my darling son is adorable, he's jealous that I have a beautiful wife."

Lin Nian scoffed, "Don't be so glib." He said, "I won't go out on Flower Festival, let's see what he does to me then."

"That's what I was thinking too," Yin Cheng said. "I plan to have Gui Shi impersonate you to lure Yin Shun out, and then kill him."

Lin Nian thought for a moment and asked, "Won't Gui Shi be in danger?"

Yin Cheng said, "Don't worry, the Heavenly Stem Guards aren't that useless."

"Are there also Earthly Branch Secret Guards?"

"My dear, you're so smart," Yin Cheng said. "But I thought you'd tell me not to kill anyone... or something like that."

Lin Nian buried her face in the man's shoulder. "But he's a bad guy. He's bullied a lot of guys."

Yin Cheng's pupils dilated. "Even you knew?"

"Yeah, we know. It's not a secret. Almost all of us guys know it. It's like someone deliberately leaked this information about him."

Yin Cheng said, "It seems that Yin Shun has offended quite a few people."

"Let's not talk about him," Lin Nian said. "I'm more curious about the secret guards now; you've never mentioned them before."

He recalled the man's naming skills and asked suspiciously, "The names of the Earthly Branch Guardians wouldn't be 'Zi Yi' and 'Chou Er', would they?"

Yin Cheng: "..." dared not refute.

Lin Nian immediately understood, and said with some sympathy, "That guy named Chou Er is really unlucky."

"He is Jingyi's husband, and his real name is Wei Liangqi," Yin Cheng said. "The Earthly Branches' secret guards all have their own names."

Lin Nian's eyes widened. "Jingyi's husband...when did Jingyi get married?"

"It seems like it's been quite a while, four or five years? I can't remember exactly."

"You're a really bad master," Lin Nian poked the man's chest. "I've only met Bing San, Ding Si, Wu Wu, and Gui Shi so far. Where are the others?"

Yin Cheng honestly answered his wife's question, "Some are in Caixia City, some are doing things for me in other places, Ji Liu and Xin Ba are dead."

"Oh." Lin Nian didn't ask any more questions.

After a while, Lin Nian said again, "Actually, I really want to go to the Flower Festival. The Flower Festival Garden is so lively every year during the Flower Festival."

What kind of place is Huachao Garden?

Lin Nian said, "It's a little further ahead from where we released the river lanterns last time. It's a particularly beautiful garden with a lake inside. It was built by a very favored imperial concubine during the previous dynasty."

No wonder the previous dynasty perished; it was always engaged in massive construction projects, ultimately benefiting the Great Yin.

"You can go if you want," Yin Cheng said, stroking his wife's hair. "I can definitely protect you."

Lin Nian shook his head. "We can go next year too." He seriously criticized the man, "We can't do risky things."

"How about this, Gui Shi will disguise himself as you, and then you'll disguise yourself as someone else and go in to play, what do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Nian thought it was a good idea. "Then you can disguise yourself too, so no one will notice the two of us."

Yin Cheng suddenly realized, "So Niannian wanted to go out and play with me."

Lin Nian playfully punched him, "What's wrong with me wanting to go out with my husband! It's none of your business!"

He covered his face shyly and ran away, leaving Yin Cheng standing there silently rubbing his chest.

My wife's strength is getting better and better every day.