"That's not what I meant." Mu Qing wanted to say more, but Lin Chunhuan interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
In her previous life, without any help from anyone, Dong Ling'er was able to successfully escape from slavery on her own and become the leading female businessman in Kyoto.
This time she wanted to see how far Dong Ling'er could go with her help!
"Master Mu also knows that I am not favored by my mother's family and I have no backing. Although I look glorious today, I have actually offended the prince, whom I have never met. If the people around me are not strong enough, I am afraid that my future will be difficult."
Mu Qing was stunned when he heard this.
Of course, he knew Lin Chunhuan's situation, but they had only met a few times. Talking about these things would be a bit too profound for their friendship. He immediately clasped his fists and saluted, "I am not worthy of being called Your Excellency by the Princess."
"You are the prince's wife, and you are Mu Qing's master."
"With the prince here, the princess will always have a backer."
Mu Qing's words were flawless, but Lin Chunhuan still had that smile on his face, his expression didn't change at all. Anyone can say nice things.
But isn't it hard to choose between a son whom I have raised for many years and a newlywed wife whom I have never met twice?
Not taking Mu Qing's words to heart, Lin Chunhuan picked another girl with lively eyes to keep by his side, named Qiu Shuang, and also kept a cook from Sichuan and Chongqing.
Mu Qing asked the housekeeper to take care of the rest of the servants and cleaning girls.
Before Mu Qing left, Lin Chunhuan asked Hui'er the same question he had asked her before, "When will the prince come?"
"Well..." Mu Qing's expression was somewhat strange and inexplicable. "I don't know."
Don’t you know, or don’t you dare to say?
Lin Chunhuan pursed her lips slightly and did not ask any further questions. In fact, she knew very well that Xiao Cen might not show up again tonight.
She didn't dare take off her wedding dress, so she lay on the bed with it on. Half asleep and half awake, the things that happened in her previous life and the memories that were reopened in this life were entangled together, making her break out in cold sweats.
When I suddenly woke up, the palace was already quiet inside and outside.
At this moment, the seat behind her became concave, and a faint smell of alcohol drifted into Lin Chunhuan's nose, as if it wanted to make her drunk as well.
"Your Majesty?"
Lin Chunhuan called out tentatively, and received a soft hum, neither loud nor soft, which sounded like a response, but also like an unconscious moan.
Is this person so drunk?
Lin Chunhuan pursed her lips and hesitated for a while. She even thought that Xiao Cen must be very drunk, and whether she should just sleep in this position all night.
To avoid waking the other person up by turning over and having to sleep with him/her.
However, this hesitation did not last long, and Lin Chunhuan slowly turned around. The dragon and phoenix candles in the house had to be lit all night, so even in the second half of the night, the house was still bright.
Xiao Cen was indeed very drunk.
He did not go to bed, but sat against the headboard with his clothes on, his eyes closed, his breathing slightly rapid, and he seemed to be feeling uncomfortable.
In fact, Xiao Cen is good-looking, with very delicate facial features, but his skin looks a little rough due to years of wind and rain. In addition, his facial contours are too hard, and his eyes are so sharp that people dare not look directly at him.
As time went by, everyone only remembered Xiao Cen's vicious reputation, but it was easy to overlook his actually flawless appearance.
Feeling the sound of someone turning over beside him, Xiao Cen opened his eyes.
Perhaps it was due to the drunkenness, but his eyes lacked the aloofness that kept people at a distance during the day. Instead, they were filled with an almost insoluble doting and joy. "Did I wake you?"
"Why is the prince back?"
Instead of answering Xiao Cen's question, he asked, "Isn't the prince going to Qishan to suppress the bandits today?"
"Mu Qing told you?"
Faced with Xiao Cen's casual question, Lin Chunhuan immediately broke out in a cold sweat and gritted her teeth and nodded. She was also confused in her sleep and had such a dream.
He actually told what happened in his previous life!
In her previous life, on the day of her wedding with Xiao Jinan, the groom did not show up. Xiao Cen did not want to make a big deal out of it, so after a simple banquet for the guests, the wedding banquet was over.
Compared with today's bustle, that wedding banquet, although deserted, was somewhat of a compliment.
Afterwards, Xiao Cen tried to comfort her, but this man always followed orders. As soon as the order to suppress the bandits came down, he took his men and left Beijing that very night, and did not return until half a month later.
So after seeing Mu Qing's attitude, Lin Chunhuan also thought that Xiao Cen would leave directly after the wedding banquet, and never thought that this person would actually enter the bridal chamber!
Fortunately, Mu Qing did come to see her today. I just hope Xiao Cen is drunk enough and doesn’t think about this again tomorrow!
Xiao Cen was silent for a while, and after trying several times, his hot palm finally landed on Lin Chunhuan's head.
The fingertips with thin calluses rubbed the other person's smooth forehead again and again.
It feels surprisingly smooth to the touch.
Xiao Cen became more and more enthusiastic in wiping her hands, and finally he was even reluctant to let go. "If I hadn't come, the news that Princess Pingyang would be alone in her empty room on her wedding night tomorrow would have spread like wildfire."
"Wouldn't that make you a laughing stock?"
Lin Chunhuan blinked, "Just for this?"
"Isn't that enough?"
Faced with Xiao Cen's matter-of-fact attitude, Lin Chunhuan opened his mouth, but his throat seemed to be stuck. After a long while, he finally managed to utter, "Thank you."
This was the first time in her two lifetimes that someone other than herself cared about her reputation.
Lin Chunhuan took several deep breaths before he managed to hold back the tears that had already filled his eyes.
She even felt that if she had to marry and sleep with a man and have physical intimacy, it would probably not be so difficult for her to accept if that man was Xiao Cen.
"Your Majesty, I will serve you..."
Before she could even utter the word "bedtime", Lin Chunhuan was already embraced by Xiao Cen.
She hadn't noticed it during the day, but now she realized that Xiao Cen was so tall. When she shrank into his arms, even the sound of the wind outside became much fainter.
"Go to sleep."
A hazy, drunken voice came from above. Lin Chunhuan was half-pressed, but surprisingly, she didn't feel uncomfortable. Xiao Cen rubbed her head with his chin, "It's almost dawn. I won't be able to sleep for a few hours."
So, Xiao Cen has no intention of touching her?
Lin Chunhuan was surprised and surprised. She found that she had no idea what this man was thinking. But even with so many thoughts in her mind, it didn't take long before the sleepiness that became stronger and stronger finally closed her eyelids.
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