"Your Highness, this is a windmill that the Prince ordered me to prepare for you."

Uncle Fu waved his hand, and a wooden windmill was placed in the center of the bedroom.

"The prince said that if fresh flowers are placed inside, the room will become cool and fragrant when the windmill turns."

It's summer now, so naturally we can't light incense burners.

"That's a good idea."

Yun Duoduo watched as the servants arranged fresh flowers in the corner of the bedroom, the windmill began to turn, and the room slowly cooled down.

"Where is the prince?"

"This afternoon, Military Advisor Cao came to the manor, saying he had important business to attend to. The prince then went to the military camp. He just came to deliver a message saying that he won't be coming back to sleep tonight."

"real?"

Looking at Yun Duoduo, who seemed inexplicably excited, Uncle Fu was puzzled.

Uncle Fu nodded. "The prince said that the princess should rest early."

After saying that, Uncle Fu led his men out.

Seeing that the person had already gone far away, Yun Duoduo ripped off her cloak and shouted, "Qingdai, Qiuju, hang up the hammock!"

Qingdai and Qiuju exchanged a glance. Qingdai hesitated and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness has just started your period. You should listen to His Highness and go to sleep early."

"Even though it's summer, it gets cool at night."

Yun Duoduo waved her hand. Jin Jinzhi controlled her every day, not allowing her to eat this or do that. She finally had a night of freedom, so naturally she wanted to be carefree and happy.

"Quickly, listen to me, hang up the hammock!"

Left with no other option, the two hung the hammock on two trees in front of their bedroom.

...

Late at night, Jin Jinzhi returned from the military camp. As she stepped into the inner courtyard, she saw Yun Duoduo wearing a sundress that revealed a lot of skin, lying comfortably in a hammock and swaying back and forth.

She was holding a bunch of grapes in her hand, and was half-closing her eyes as she tossed them into her mouth.

Qingdai and Qiuju sat behind a tree, reading stories to Yun Duoduo. Qingdai lowered her voice to pretend to be a boy, while Qiuju spoke in a high-pitched voice to pretend to be the heroine in the story. The two told the story vividly, and Yun Duoduo giggled.

"Qingdai, you said that Nanyang has many singing girls and dancing girls, as well as good places like Cuixianglou, Yihongyuan, and Xiaoxiangguan."

"What a bargain for those stinky men!"

"Why is it that there aren't any places women can go, like boy band performances, or bars for muscular men, preferably with abs, eight-pack abs, a V-shaped physique, looking slim in clothes but muscular underneath..."

Yun Duoduo smacked her lips, imagining a group of handsome men dancing in front of her.

"Everyone says that men and women are equal, but from this point of view, men and women are very unequal."

Hearing footsteps, Qingdai and Qiuju looked up and were met with Jin Jinzhi's icy face. They could almost feel the chill emanating from him.

Qingdai and Qiuju frantically tried to signal to Yun Duoduo, but Yun Duoduo, lying in the hammock, didn't even look at them. Seeing that they had suddenly quieted down, she asked in confusion, "Qingdai, Qiuju, why did you stop reading?"

"I'm hearing the crucial plot right now! Did the male lead go to steal the bride?!"

Yun Duoduo tossed the grapes in her hand onto the small stone stool beside her.

Are you all sleepy?

Yun Duoduo turned over to look at the two of them, but she lost her balance and fell off the hammock.

"oops!"

"Help!"

Yun Duoduo closed her eyes tightly, bracing herself for a face-plant, but to her surprise, she landed steadily in a fragrant embrace.

A night breeze blew by, and a familiar scent drifted into Yun Duoduo's nose.

[It smells so good!]

Yun Duoduo opened her eyes and saw an incredibly familiar and incomparably handsome face, but this face...

It exuded a bone-chilling cold, and she couldn't help but shiver.

It was truly bizarre; in such hot weather, she actually shivered, a chill running from the soles of her feet to her forehead.

Is this a hallucination?

Yun Duoduo cupped Jin Jinzhi's face in her hands, and then she felt a pain in her shoulder, knowing that the person in front of her was real.

"Ah, it's not a hallucination, it's real..."

Jin Jinzhi looked at her dressed so provocatively and felt somewhat helpless. Recalling what she had just said and that she wanted to see other men, he was even more furious, his face turning ashen with rage.

As he pondered this, he pressed down on her bare, fair shoulder, gradually increasing the pressure.

"Ouch...it hurts..." Yun Duoduo looked down at her shoulder, which was being pinched by Jin Jinzhi.

"Brother Jinzhi, you've made my shoulders all red."

"Weren't you supposed to be sleeping in the military camp tonight? Why are you back?"

Yun Duoduo looked behind Jin Jinzhi but didn't see anyone else.

"What, is the Princess not welcoming you?"

"If I don't return tonight, Your Highness, do you intend to bring back some wild man with eight-pack abs?"

"Your Highness, what a clever plan." Jin Jinzhi snorted coldly, her tone full of dissatisfaction.

He used to think that Yun Duoduo was lively and outgoing, but he never expected that she would become like this. It seems that he can no longer let her read those messy novels.

Yun Duoduo swallowed hard, her mind racing.

[Oh no, oh no, Jin Jinzhi is angry! The consequences will be severe!]

This isn't something that can be solved with just a hot pot meal!

She just said it casually; she wouldn't actually look at other men.

"Your Highness, I was just echoing the plot in the storybook, it was all nonsense, please don't take it to heart."

"These Qingdai and Qiuju are really something, you came back and didn't even tell me..."

As Yun Duoduo spoke, she realized that Qingdai and Qiuju had already disappeared without a trace. The two had sensed that something was wrong and had already run away in a flash.

Jin Jinzhi remained silent, and her expression did not improve.

Yun Duoduo's heart skipped a beat. Seeing how angry he was, she had no doubt that if she didn't appease him tonight, she would definitely not be able to get out of bed tomorrow!

Stay calm...

Yun Duoduo hooked her arms around his neck, gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, and smiled, "Brother Jinzhi, Duoduo loves you the most, and I don't want to be apart from you for even a moment."

"As you know, you've been injured since we got married. After you recovered, you've been busy with official duties every day. You only come back when I'm asleep, and by the time I wake up, you've already gone to the morning court."

Yun Duoduo pouted and continued, looking aggrieved, "Brother Jinzhi, Duoduo misses you so much! To ease this pang of longing, Duoduo has no choice but to listen to the book and try to distract herself from these feelings..."

Yun Duoduo's exquisitely beautiful, delicate face revealed a hint of sorrow, as if she were truly a tragic young woman whose husband had been away from home for many years, and who was waiting bitterly for a chance to see him.

At this moment, she was so delicate and helpless, a far cry from her earlier brash and aggressive demeanor, eager to see the handsome man.

Jin Jin sighed inwardly, hugged her tighter, and stroked her smooth face. "Really?"