Chapter 146: The belated wedding candles of a couple who are not familiar with each other

The news of Zheng Yan's return home quickly spread throughout the Border Guard's Mansion, but what spread even faster was that he happily took his wife back to the main courtyard and locked the servants outside the courtyard.

However, the atmosphere between Zheng Yan and Guan Minghui was not as wonderful as people in the mansion thought.

The two of them were a little overwhelmed by the fact that they were in the same room together. For a while, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Zheng Yan even poured himself cup after cup of strong tea.

Fortunately, Zhilan knocked on the door and said, "Madam, the bath water for the master is ready."

Guan Minghui said loudly: "Come in."

Several maids brought water into the bath room, poured the bath water and hurried out. Zhilan also followed them out quickly and even closed the door.

Guan Minghui looked at the bathing room, then at the man who was taking off his armor, and walked up with a hardened heart.

"Let me change your clothes for you." Although Guan Minghui had prepared herself mentally, her hands still couldn't help shaking.

Zheng Yan smiled as he looked at the man with his head down and the buttons on his collar. For some reason, he felt a faint sense of joy in his heart.

He held her hands tightly, "Although I have a duty to fight for my country, I still feel indebted to you. It is my fault. I have wronged you during this period."

Guan Minghui didn't expect Zheng Yan to apologize to her. Her father and brother were both military generals, and she was accustomed to such things. But she had to admit that Zheng Yan's words helped her a lot.

"My husband is seriously ill. I will marry you. This is what I should do."

In the end, Zheng Yan did not let Guan Minghui help him bathe, nor did he call his personal maid. Guan Minghui felt a little nervous when she heard the sound of water next door.

Finally, she sneaked out of the main courtyard quietly. Zhilan had already sent everyone away, and was very confused when she saw the young lady coming out.

"Miss, why did you come out?"

Guan Minghui blushed and stammered, "I'll go see the princess and Sister Xu."

Zhilan was even more confused. "Miss, didn't the princess and Miss Xu send a message saying that they would celebrate the festival alone in their own courtyard today?"

For the first time, Guan Minghui felt that Zhilan was a talkative girl. She said angrily, "I... I ate too much. I need to digest the food."

Before Zhilan could speak again, Guan Minghui had already hurried to the mansion garden. Zhilan muttered behind her, "We haven't had dinner yet, why did you eat so much..."

When Zheng Yan came out of the bathing room, he saw that he was the only one left in the room. He shook his head and laughed. He went out to call the maid to clean up the bathing room and then went to bed.

Fighting was not an easy thing, and it was difficult to get a good night's sleep in the camp, so he fell into a deep sleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

When Guan Minghui was mentally prepared to return to her room, she only heard a burst of snoring.

When Zheng Yan woke up, he was a little dazed for a moment, until he saw the tender yellow tent top above his head and realized that he had returned home.

He sat up and before he put on his shoes he saw Guan Minghui lying on the table. He walked over gently and looked quietly at the beautiful face in front of him.

Guan Minghui was just in a light sleep. She opened her eyes hazily when she suddenly felt something crawling on her face. When she saw the person standing in front of her, she straightened up in surprise.

Zheng Yan withdrew his hand embarrassedly. He was so engrossed in watching that he touched the other person's face with his hand, but he woke the person up unexpectedly.

"My husband is awake, but is he hungry?"

Zheng Yan hummed, but did not move his eyes away from Guan Minghui.

Guan Minghui did not pay attention to Zheng Yan's change, but ordered the servants to start serving the meal.

Everyone in the palace had already had their dinner, and at this hour everyone must be celebrating the New Year.

The two of them sat at the table. Guan Minghui placed a plate of dumplings in front of Zheng Yan and said softly, "It's not customary to eat dumplings on New Year's Day here. Sister Xu and I made these together. Do you like them?"

Zheng Yan picked up a dumpling and put it in his mouth, nodding his head and praising it: "This is the first time I've eaten such delicious dumplings. I've eaten dumplings with seafood fillings at home before, but they were never as delicious as this one."

"These seafoods were bought by Sister Xu. They are indeed very fresh. If you like them, please eat more."

Zheng Yan swallowed the food in his mouth and then said: "Speaking of which, I can return home this time thanks to His Royal Highness the Prince, but it's a pity that His Royal Highness can only celebrate the festival in the army."

Guan Minghui was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, since there were generals in the army, there was no need for His Royal Highness the Prince to stay in the army.

Zheng Yan then explained, "The Yanyang Army has been frightened by the Black Armor Army, and now they are short of food, so they plan to negotiate peace. I heard that they have already sent a peace letter to Shengdu City. His Royal Highness the Prince stayed in the barracks because he was afraid that the court would send another unreliable peace envoy like the Wen family's playboy."

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Although Zheng Yan was the one talking and Guan Minghui was the one listening during the meal, the meal finally made the couple no longer feel so unfamiliar with each other.

The servants had already cleared away the leftovers on the table, and the two of them cleaned their faces and mouths with the help of the maids.

With the candlelight in the room, Zheng Yan held a military book and read it again and again, but he never turned a page.

Guan Minghui sat quietly at the table, counting sheep one after another, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.

Zheng Yan half-lay on the head of the bed and secretly glanced at his wife. Suddenly he cried out "Ouch" and fell onto the bed.

Guan Minghui was startled by the sound and rushed to the person on the bed, asking anxiously, "What's wrong with you, husband? Are you feeling unwell?"

Zheng Yan sat up, stretched his arm and said softly: "It's nothing, I just accidentally pulled an old injury..."

Before he could finish, Guan Minghui started to take off his clothes and said worriedly, "Why didn't you tell me that you had injuries? Fortunately, I have medicine powder ready. Let's take a quick look at the wound to see if it can be torn."

How could Zheng Yan let her see it? Wouldn’t he be exposed if she saw it?

He took the other person's hand and lay down on the bed. Guan Minghui wanted to struggle to break free and sit up, but the hand holding her waist was like a clamp.

"You...you let me go, be careful I'll crush you."

Zheng Yan's eyes sparkled, and he said solemnly, "I still owe Madam a wedding night with candles in the sky. Can I pay it back now?"

Guan Minghui's eyes wandered, and she whispered, "Who wants you to return it?"

Zheng Yan raised his body slightly, put his ear close to Guan Minghui, nodded seriously and said: "Oh? Let me return it now, OK, I will obey your order."

Before Guan Minghui could react, she was already pinned down by someone. Looking at the person above her who was smiling maliciously, she clenched her fist and punched him.

"You...you are...so shameless."

Zheng Yan pecked the angry pretty face and laughed, "If I continue to be shameless, I'm afraid my wife will blame me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand and let down the bed curtain, hiding the charming scene inside the bed. In the flickering candlelight, one could only vaguely see two intertwined bodies dancing.