Killing someone was a trivial matter for Jiang You, and Xu Nian learned that the person was dead a few days later.

"Jiang You, how did you do that?" Xu Nian had never seen Jiang You leave. That person was far away in the capital. How did Jiang You kill him?

“Niannian, you should be thanking me now, not interrogating me here.” Jiang You pinched Xu Nian’s cheek, his eyes full of mischief.

"Fine, I won't tell you then." Xu Nian said, but meant she didn't want to know!

“It’s not that I can’t tell you. I sent other members of my clan to the capital.” Jiang You pulled her into his arms, sometimes holding Xu Nian’s hand, sometimes kissing her cheek.

"Jiang You, what exactly is your identity?" Xu Nian then realized that Jiang You had always been very strange. When she was A Jiang, he always told her not to go out in the village and to keep the door closed when he was not around.

Why is that? Are you afraid she'll run away, or afraid she'll see something?

“Niannian, I am the next chieftain of the Northern Frontier Clan.” Jiang You’s face showed an embarrassed expression.

"What happened to that village back then?" Xu Nian wasn't so easily fooled.

“That village is where I grew up. The Northern Frontier People are a general term for all the people of the Northern Frontier. The Northern Frontier People live scattered across hundreds of villages of all sizes. The village you saw back then was just a small village among the Northern Frontier People,” Jiang You explained to Xu Nian.

"Then why did you keep telling me not to go out when we were in the village?" Xu Nian asked whatever came to mind.

“The custom where I live is that if you see an unmarried girl, you can take her home and make her your bride. If you had gone out and wandered around back then, I don’t need to tell you what would have happened!” Jiang You pinched Xu Nian’s earlobe, which made Xu Nian glare at him in dissatisfaction.

"Jiang You, just talk, can you stop touching me? What's wrong with you?" Xu Nian slapped Jiang You's hand away and stepped out of his embrace.

"Niannian, you won't let me touch you, and you won't let me hug you." Jiang You narrowed his eyes. Had he been too indulgent with her? In just a few days, she dared to boss him around.

"Jiang You, that's enough. Isn't hugging me every night enough?" Xu Nian twitched her lips. Was his possessiveness towards her absurd?

Even though there were maids and servants in the house, he insisted on doing everything for her.

He wouldn't even let anyone touch her clothes; he insisted on washing them himself instead of having maids.

Xu Nian couldn't understand what he was thinking at all.

"Niannian, are you annoyed with me?" Jiang You's breath hitched, and his eyes began to gleam with an eerie light again.

"Jiang You, don't overthink it. Why would I bother you? I like you too much." Xu Nian quickly hugged Jiang You's waist, closed her eyes, and buried her head in his chest.

If you're going to die, don't look into his eyes.

"Niannian, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Jiang You stroked Xu Nian's hair, but the laughter that escaped his lips made the hairs on the back of Xu Nian's neck stand on end.

"Jiang You, you promised me." Xu Nian reminded Jiang You not to forget what she had said.

After a long silence, Jiang You sighed and suppressed his suddenly surging dark thoughts.

"Niannian, I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself again." Jiang You buried his face in Xu Nian's neck.

"Jiang You, why did you suddenly lose control of your emotions?" Xu Nian thought to herself that she hadn't said anything; she had only stopped him from touching her!

"..." Jiang You didn't know how to tell Xu Nian that he loved her too much and couldn't tolerate her rejecting him. Wouldn't she hate him even more?

But he really couldn't control his behavior. She was right in front of him, but he felt like she was so far away.

He always wanted to do something to prove that she was there for him.

"Jiang You, shall we go out for a trip together?" Xu Nian felt that staying at home was too dangerous, and it would be safer to go out.

"Alright, let's go out and play." Jiang You clapped his hands, and an elderly servant appeared.

Jiang You instructed, "Get a carriage ready; my wife and I are going on an outing."

"Yes, master." The elderly servant lowered his head and went out to prepare the carriage.

"Niannian, sit down first, I'll go pack some things." Jiang You went into the inner room to pack the two of their changes of clothes.

In no time, he brought out a package.

Seeing Xu Nian looking at him with surprise, he smiled and said, "It's always good to be prepared when you're traveling."

"Jiang You, you've really thought this through." Xu Nian smiled brightly at him.

As long as she can go out, Jiang You can carry not only a single package, but a whole cartload of things without any problem.

Once seated in the carriage, Jiang You began to recount the itinerary for this outing.

They first went to the riverbank for a spring outing, then flew kites in the open field, and finally went to the peach grove to see the peach blossoms.

Xu Nian had no objections and readily nodded in agreement.

There were many people enjoying the spring outing. Xu Nian got off the carriage and pulled Jiang You around.

Watching others compose poems and improvise is also a great experience.

Xu Nian is interested in everything; she will go and see anything that she finds interesting.

What could Jiang You do but let Xu Nian take him to see the excitement?

"Jiang You, look! That girl's whirling dance is so beautiful! Her waist is so slender!"

Jiang You: "..."

If you're looking at a beautiful woman, just look at her. Why did you have to invite him along?

Have you forgotten that I am your husband?

"Jiang You, look! This girl's painting skills are so lifelike! The flowers she painted have attracted butterflies."

Jiang You: "..."

There are naturally many butterflies here; they just happened to land on that painting.

His casual sketches were better than the girl's; he wasn't attracted to her paintings, he was attracted to her as a person.

Sure enough, she would drag him along to join in the fun whenever there was a beautiful woman.

...

"Jiang You, let's go fly kites. It looks like so much fun." Xu Nian pointed to the kites in the distance, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Okay." Jiang You smiled indulgently and bought two kites to fly with Xu Nian.

After some effort, the kite finally took to the sky. Jiang You looked at Xu Nian's bright smile and unconsciously released the kite in his hand.

“Jiang You, your kite has flown away, but mine is still here.” Xu Nian smiled smugly at him.

"Wow! Nian Nian is really good at flying kites." Jiang You praised, following behind Xu Nian.

"..." Xu Nian was so embarrassed by the praise that she let go of the kite string and the kite took off with the wind.

Her kite also flew away freely.

"Alright, we're done with the kites, let's go see the peach blossoms!" Xu Nian shrugged.

"Okay, let's go see the peach blossoms then." Jiang You smiled, knowing that Xu Nian had deliberately let the kite go.

He saw the fleeting longing in her eyes.

Unfortunately, she could only let the kite string in her hand fly.

But he will hold onto the kite string that belongs to her firmly.

He can let her fly, but he won't let her fly away; that's his bottom line.

They got back into the carriage, which slowly made its way towards the peach grove.