This time the carriage did not stop. After leaving the city, it drove for an hour before stopping. Just as Chen Qiu was about to get off, Xiao Shu pulled out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve.
Xiao Shu said: "Madam, you need to cover your eyes."
Chen Qiu looked at Xiao Shu, then nodded and half-knelt down to make it easier for Xiao Shu to tie the silk handkerchief for her.
Xiao Shu led Chen Qiu out of the carriage and immediately handed her to the other hand. That hand habitually touched the calluses on Chen Qiu's hand with its thumb.
Shen Qiu's heart immediately calmed down, she knew it was Ye Chen.
Before Chen Qiu got out of the car, he fell into a strong embrace.
Then Ye Chen's charming voice came to his ears, softly: "Qiu'er, happy birthday!"
Chen Qiu leaned her head on Ye Chen's shoulder and let Ye Chen hold her and walk away. After walking a few steps, Ye Chen put Chen Qiu down.
Ye Chen said: "Qiu'er, let me put the handkerchief down for you."
When Chen Qiu opened her eyes, in front of her was a huge lantern that was two meters high. The lantern was rotating from west to east. The lantern had eight sides, and each side was a portrait of her, from the phoenix crown and bridal bridal veil on her wedding night to the pink dress today.
Under the light from inside, the portrait above was lifelike. Chen Qiu looked at the portrait above and his eyes became moist for a moment.
Another "clap" sound was heard, and the surroundings suddenly lit up. It turned out that this was a villa. The villa was now brightly lit, with lotus lanterns hanging under the eaves, followed by fireworks filling the sky.
Ye Chen hugged Shen Qiu from behind and said in her ear: "Qiu'er, do you like it?"
Shen Qiu smiled and nodded, saying: "I like it. Thank you, my husband. You are so kind to me."
Ye Chen bit Chen Qiu's ear and said, "Qiu'er, you don't know how much I love you. What I do can only express one ten-thousandth of my love for you."
"Sister" Xiaofu's voice sounded at an inopportune time.
Ye Chen paused immediately. Didn't he tell them to go back? Why are they here again?
A group of people came out of the house, including Xiao Hang, the Duke and Madam Xiao.
Shen Qiu looked at Ye Chen, and Ye Chen knew what she wanted to ask, so he said: "Grandpa and grandma came over in the afternoon."
Lady Xiao smiled and said, "How can I be absent from my granddaughter-in-law's birthday? This is not just Chen'er's contribution; all of us present here have contributed."
Chen Qiu received a lot of gifts that day. The gifts from Lady Xiao and the old Duke were still the biggest. Even Xiaofu made a wreath for Chen Qiu and put it on her head.
Ye Chen added a silver hook to the bell he had taken out of Chen Qiu's box and hung it on Chen Qiu's belt.
Ye Chen said: "This is what I gave you twelve years ago. You must carry it with you for the rest of your life. Of course, there is something more important than this, and you must also carry it with you."
Shen Qiu smiled and asked, "What?"
Ye Chen whispered in Shen Qiu's ear: "Your husband, it's me!"
They had dinner together in this villa in the evening and released river lanterns together before Ye Chen sent everyone back.
He wanted to spend a few days here with his Qiu'er, and even sent Mingyue and Xing'er away.
Madam Xiao scolded Ye Chen: "He's a bastard. We kicked him out after we were done with him. It's late at night and we won't be back until dawn. If I wasn't so anxious to have my great-grandson, I would have beaten him up."
The old Duke smiled and said to Madam Xiao: "They have a good relationship, so we can do whatever we want. At home, one of them has to prepare for the end, and the other has to take care of all the household affairs. Since Chen'er is confident in his end, it's not a bad idea to let them relax for a while."
Then the old Duke leaned over to Madam Xiao and whispered in her ear: "When we were young, weren't we even more annoying than them?"
Lady Xiao, a woman over seventy years old, had a flushed face.
Yes, they were so happy together at that time. Since the founding of the Great Yin Kingdom, everyone has settled down. Most of the people who were with them started to take concubines or marry wives.
Ye Xuan had never had a confidante, and those women envied and jealous of him. It was not until his children and daughter-in-law died on the battlefield that those people came to sympathize with him, and only then did they feel at peace.
Ye Chen took Chen Qiu into the specially prepared bedroom. He asked Chen Qiu to sit on a stool, picked up the wine pot that had been prepared on the table, poured two glasses of wine, and said, "Qiu'er, we didn't drink the wedding wine on our wedding night. Let's make up for it tonight, okay?"
Chen Qiu smiled and nodded. After they drank the wedding wine, Ye Chen reached out and stroked Chen Qiu's cheek, resting his forehead against hers. He said nothing, but just looked at her deeply, as if he wanted to imprint Chen Qiu in his eyes.
Chen Qiu could always see a hint of guilt in Ye Chen's eyes, but the pity in his eyes was also real. Chen Qiu thought that maybe he had not let go of the incident on his wedding night.
Therefore, Chen Qiu always expressed to Ye Chen intentionally or unintentionally that she was very happy, just to let Ye Chen let go of what happened that day. After all, it was only half a day, or a few hours to be precise. There was really no need to sacrifice her whole life for a few hours.
Shen Qiu looked at Ye Chen with a smile in his eyes. Seeing that Ye Chen had been silent, Shen Qiu touched Ye Chen with his forehead and said with a smile: "Husband, you are a little different today."
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment and asked: "Qiu'er, tell me what's different about me?"
Shen Qiu laughed even harder and said, "You look especially handsome today!"
Ye Chen smiled and said: "Am I not usually handsome?"
Chen Qiu shook his head and said: "No, he was handsome before. My husband is the best looking and the most handsome!"
After saying that, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Ye Chen. She had just wanted to tease Ye Chen, but unexpectedly, Ye Chen grabbed the back of her head and said, "Qiu'er, you want to run away after I teased you? Huh?"
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Chen Qiu to speak, the kiss came down like a violent storm.
Chen Qiu was a martial artist and had been on the battlefield before, but ever since she got married, she had some doubts about her physical strength. Why was she always inferior to Ye Chen in this matter? Ye Chen was just a scholar, and every time it was Ye Chen who made the move, but in the end it was always her who was unable to get up.
The two of them slept until the hour of Si, as no one would disturb them in this villa anyway.
After getting up, the two of them had lunch together. After lunch, Ye Chen took Chen Qiu out on horseback.
Chen Qiu followed Ye Chen on horseback and rode eastward for more than half an hour. There was a mountain stream in front of them.
Ye Chen jumped off the horse and said, "I'll take you to a paradise on earth. I guarantee you'll like it."
Chen Qiu dismounted, and the two of them went hand in hand to the bottom of the mountain stream, passed the water curtain and entered through a gap. After a few more steps, they reached a mountain pass.
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