I waved to the kingfisher and told Feng Wanwan what it had said. She just felt that I cared about them and had no doubts.
"Yuancheng, you're still young. You should focus on having more children for the Li family." What kind of topic is this? We already have three children, and we want more?
“I already have three children. You really don’t care about Linyang at all. Those who follow me know that I’ve been a father for a long time. My eldest will be four years old soon.”
"So grown up? You're only twenty-four or twenty-five, and your child is already this big. That's amazing." I had completely forgotten that Xie Yuancheng will be twenty-five next year, and we've actually been together for five years.
"You're smiling so happily, you must be very happy with Marquis Anle." Feng Wanwan spoke to me, and I snapped out of my reverie. I can't be so embarrassed next time.
"I just think about how long we've been together. It feels like we haven't known each other for very long, but if you think about it carefully, it's been more than four years."
"Life goes on every day. If you don't pay attention, you'll think that every day is just ordinary. But if you keep track of the time, you'll find that time flies by."
"Yes, my little Chengcheng has gone from a young boy to a middle-aged man."
"Ying'er! What nonsense are you talking about? I'm still young!" I quickly turned around, pouring him wine and massaging his shoulders. "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I won't let you watch the child!"
"Yes~ I always feel like once you're over twenty-five, you're a middle-aged man. Don't worry, I'll remember that next time. My little Chengcheng is still a long way from being middle-aged, he won't even be middle-aged in ten years~"
"Sweet talk~ You'll get what's coming to you when we get back." Xie Yuancheng told me to sit down. Hearing the laughter of the couple, I kept my head down the whole time. It was so embarrassing.
It was all those lousy books that made me get the time wrong; that's not what I really thought. Luckily, Feng Wanwan was good at livening up the atmosphere. She said that Dingtang Hou was already thirty, but he was still a young man.
"Yes, yes." I smiled at them. It was better for Xie Yuancheng to keep his eyes closed, otherwise I would feel really uneasy.
We didn't talk for long; they had to hurry back and couldn't stay in Linyang any longer. Xie Yuancheng and I stood in the backyard to see them off. They were really good at disguising themselves; if we didn't know what they looked like, we would never have guessed that the two people in those carriages were nobles.
"What did you just say about me? I'm middle-aged, so you must be an old woman." Xie Yuancheng walked over with a smile. There were few people around, so I jumped on him. "You can't even forgive someone for doing a striptease in front of me."
"Yuancheng~ I misremembered. You know, pregnancy makes you forgetful for three years, and I haven't recovered yet. Look, I've given you three children, my body was already weak, and I still have to travel everywhere with you. I haven't aged thanks to you; my brainpower is something I was born with, so please forgive me~"
At this point, I became particularly curious about how I was a smart person in my past life. In this life, I met Xie Yuancheng, and although I was a fairly smart person, I always felt that my IQ was not high enough.
"If you talk nonsense again, I'll pinch you." Xie Yuancheng patted my waist and reached down a little, but I wrapped my arms around his back and wouldn't let go. "Get down quickly, we're going back to the manor. Of course, I'd be very happy if you'd like to come out with me like this."
"As long as you're happy, don't come down!" I'm especially worried that Xie Yuancheng will bully me when I go back to the manor, so it's best to make him happy first. "Ying'er has to hold onto little Chengcheng and not let go, otherwise I won't feel at ease during the New Year."
"You do something bad and then try to act cute with me. You're such a little brat, and you always talk nonsense. Let me see how I'll punish you tonight, like this or that."
I pretended not to hear him, looked up at him, and saw that he was smiling and his eyes were not squinting, which meant he was not angry anymore. Only then did I feel at ease and lean on his shoulder.
"Ying'er, we will definitely be together for a long time, from young girl to old woman, you will love me all the time."
"Hmph~ You'll get old eventually too. If you never grow old and a stunning beauty appears, you'll probably just look at her and move on."
"Of course a beauty is beautiful, one is enough for me." I didn't even know Xie Yuancheng had gone out. He put me in the carriage, and I quickly climbed in, helping him put away the cushions and blankets.
"So obedient, huh? Looks like you're feeling quite guilty today. Are you planning to make me age so you can go out and find some young and handsome people?"
"No way, they just feel sorry for you and want Xiao Chengcheng to worry less so he can treat me well and be with me."
"You! You just love saying nice things." Xie Yuancheng let me lean on his lap and covered me with a blanket. "Want to take a nap? We need to start preparing some things when we get back."
"Yes~" I turned my head to smell the fragrance on him. "It smells so good. It hasn't changed at all over the years."
“If things change, then she won’t be Ying’er’s anymore.” Xie Yuancheng also lay down and held me in his arms. “Luckily, the carriage is big enough, otherwise Ying’er wouldn’t be able to lie down.”
“Yeah, yeah~” I went along with everything he said. Xie Yuancheng, that scheming man, started trying to trick me into doing a bunch of things again. I didn’t want to agree, but considering I’d offended him today, I agreed anyway.
We went straight to the study as soon as we entered the mansion. I was still a little sleepy. When I entered the room, I saw a flood map pasted on the wall. I remembered that when we first came to Linyang, we had discussed this together.
"Ying'er said back then that she only knew that flood control required a combination of dredging and blocking, and that she didn't understand anything else. I thought she was just being modest, but it turns out she really didn't know anything at all."
Xie Yuancheng hugged me from behind, pointed to the flood map and said that I had dodged several times when we talked about that place. He took a few steps forward and said, "Why do you remember such things so clearly?"
"Hehe~ It shows I have principles. You see, I didn't know you well back then. If I suddenly fell in love with you, wouldn't that seem strange?"
"Yeah, you really went too far a few years ago. We slept in the same bed, and I took off all your clothes before helping you get dressed. But you just didn't wake up at all. You could really sleep, and I didn't get a wink of sleep all night."
"You, you!" I was so shocked I wanted to disappear into a hole. That's Xie Yuancheng for you! He dared to strip me naked and stare at me for who knows how long without me even noticing!
"You're so annoying! Always peeping at me and having all sorts of thoughts about me, no wonder, no wonder!" I blushed more and more as I spoke, and refused to talk about the topic with him. Xie Yuancheng was deliberately trying to get me to talk to him, so I sat down in a chair, covered my face, and pretended he didn't exist.
"Ying'er~ How could you do this? I finally have a chance to be alone with you in a room." Xie Yuancheng looked at me and smiled. I didn't even know when I was in his arms. I pretended not to mention it and continued to cover my face.
"Ying'er~ my little Ying'er~ look at me." Xie Yuancheng rubbed his face against mine, and I couldn't cover my face anymore. "I don't even need to put on rouge, my little face is so red."
"I'm tired. I don't want to talk to you about the New Year. I need to go to sleep." I decided to avoid him and get away from him to avoid saying anything more.
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