"General, Madam, we've arrived."

"What are you doing? Why aren't you getting down yet?" Jiang Luo looked at Yan Cheng, who was standing motionless with the carriage curtain lifted.

"Um... Madam, may I get off the carriage?" Yan Cheng looked at Jiang Luo pleadingly, his calm voice trembling slightly.

"What's the meaning?"

"Didn't Madam say that if I got off this carriage today, I couldn't return to Xinluo Courtyard? Madam, we haven't seen each other for more than ten days. Madam can't send her husband to the study! I..."

"Stop, now, right now, get down. I can make you some of your favorite food, and then we can have a few drinks together."

"really?"

Jiang Luo glared at him, then remained silent.

"Yes, sir, I will obey."

"Father, Mother."

"Father-in-law, father-in-law."

“你来……”言程想起这人就要娶走自己的女儿，就想上前揍他一顿。

"What do you want to say?" Jiang Luo stared at Yan Cheng, as if to say, "Go ahead and say it, let's see what you can say..."

"You've come at the right time! Let's hurry to Zi'an Courtyard."

Yue Xiyuan and Yan An found it hard to accept Yan Cheng's sudden change. How could he have come to his senses after just one trip to the Southern Border?

Yan Cheng lowered his head and held Jiang Luo's slender hand tightly in his own. "What are you looking at? I'm saying don't disturb your mother and me having some alone time. You two, do as you please."

Yan An led Yue Xiyuan to Zi An Courtyard. "An'an, why did my father-in-law suddenly change his attitude towards me? I was prepared to get a beating."

"Why are you so disappointed that you didn't get beaten up? How about I give you a beating?"

Yue Xiyuan gently grasped Yan An's hand and pulled her into his arms, instantly binding Yan An's body into a strong embrace.

"How does An'an want to beat me up?"

Yan An's delicate, fair face, long eyebrows and bright red eyes, and her captivating beauty, as she looked at the man with her watery eyes, said with a charming smile, "You'll find out later."

Yue Xiyuan lifted Yan An's rosy cheeks, his lips landing on her forehead, eyes, and the tip of her nose. Finally, unable to resist, he wanted to kiss the softness he had longed for day and night.

Suddenly Yan An stood up and left Yue Xiyuan's embrace. Yue Xiyuan's expression changed, and he felt empty both in his hands and in his heart.

Yan An hooked a strand of his hair around her fingertip, her breath sweet as orchids, so close to his, "We need to do serious things today, no bad things, okay?"

"Okay, I'll listen to An'an and not do bad things."

Yue Xiyuan poured himself a glass of cold tea to temporarily suppress the heat in his body. When would he be able to marry An'an? He couldn't wait any longer.

“Let’s go. I’ve asked Cheng Shaoshang, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, to summon him to the Court of Judicial Review on the grounds that he has found clues about Song Zhiyuan’s private army. Let’s hurry.”

Under the cover of darkness, Yue Xiyuan and Yan An arrived at the Xiaowang Mansion. "There are still quite a few experts here. If you eat this, it will help you conceal your aura."

Yue Xiyuan swallowed it without hesitation; it tasted somewhat sweet. "All the pills An'an makes are sweet."

"That's right, don't you even know who I am?"

"An'an, look, the Xiaowang Mansion is extremely well guarded, but this courtyard with the rockery is only guarded by ordinary guards. Let's go take a look."

Yan An tossed a pill into the air, which instantly vanished, and several guards collapsed to the ground. "They won't remember anything when they wake up."

Yue Xiyuan inspected the area around the artificial hill, moved the one facing north to the east, moved the small artificial hill facing south to the north, and moved the mechanism facing east to the south, thus revealing a square mechanism.

"As expected, there was a trap."

Yue Xiyuan pressed the mechanism, revealing a dark cave in the artificial hill. "An'an, let's go in."

"Wow, so luxurious? There's even such a luxurious room. Could it be that he's keeping a mistress here?"

"No, An'an is pregnant."

Yan An pulled Yue Xiyuan into the space with a flash of consciousness, "Didn't you say Yue Zhixiao went to Dali Temple?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Xiyuan's forehead instantly turned red, and he was about to get angry. "Incompetent in handling matters."

Actually, the Emperor had something to do and summoned Cheng Shaoshang, but the Emperor was unaware of Yue Xiyuan's plan. Yue Xiyuan also instructed Cheng Shaoshang to keep it a secret, so he was quite uneasy standing in the Imperial Kitchen. Fortunately, the Emperor only gave some instructions and then let him leave.

"Relax~ Getting angry ages you faster. You're already so much older than me. By the time I'm still young and beautiful, you'll already be a little old man."

Yan An gently stroked Yue Xiyuan's furrowed brows and said, "Don't get angry and scare people so easily in the future. If he doesn't listen to you, beat him until he submits. If you can't beat him, just tell me and I'll help you poison him. I dare say that there are very few people who can cure the poison I make."

Yan An's eyes lit up, and he slapped his forehead. "Poison! How come I didn't think of that? Let's poison Yue Zhixiao and kill him, then it'll all be over."

His An'an was truly adorable. He rubbed the forehead that Yan An had just patted, "Yue Zhixiao's influence in the court is no less than that of the Emperor. If he dies, it will be detrimental to the Emperor in every way. Moreover, he has always had a master by his side to help him. No poison can be found that can harm him. Your senior brother has already taken care of this for you, and he used the Seven Star Begonia."

"Even the Seven Star Begonia couldn't kill him? It seems the person behind him is quite something. I'll try it another day, an eye for an eye. My motto is to repay every grudge. When I said I'd protect you, I wasn't just saying it."

This scene deeply touched the softest corner of Yue Xiyuan's heart; his heart pounded and a warm feeling surged through his body.

Seeing that Yue Xiyuan was moved by her, Yan An opened her arms and asked, "Want a hug?"

"Yes." Yue Xiyuan's lips curled up slightly, and with a pull of his right hand, he drew Yan An into his arms and held her tightly.

"This really is where Yue Zhixiao keeps his mistress. Yue Zhixiao is about to do something 'bad'."

Yue Xiyuan instantly covered Yan An's eyes, "Don't look."

"I can't see, I can only hear." The problem is, she doesn't want to hear either; she's still young, and she'll get corns.

Yue Xiyuan covered Yan An's ears again, but it was no use. Yan An not only listened with his ears, but also perceived with his divine sense. The heavy breathing and deep, mellow voices outside filled Yan An's ears, making him blush.

"Don't listen." Yue Xiyuan finally couldn't bear it any longer. He pressed one hand against the back of Yan An's head and kissed him fiercely, then slowly kissed him with the tenderness of someone who cherishes a treasure.

"Wait a minute, I can stop listening. Cover my ears." Yan An then remained motionless, shutting down her divine sense, so she could no longer hear the sounds outside.

Yan An played with Yue Xiyuan's hair for half an hour, saying, "This is too torturous, when will it end?"

"Take it out on me when you get back."

At this moment, Cheng Shaoshang had already come out of the palace and arrived at the Prince Xiao's mansion with the imperial token given to him by Yue Xiyuan.

"The case of Song Zhiyuan has made some progress and is related to Prince Xiao. Please inform Prince Xiao and ask him to accompany me on this trip."