Reborn After Widowhood

Chapter 3

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Chen Jingzong walked all the way to Huayang.

The height difference made Huayang's face face to his chest, which was radiating warmth.

Even though this muscular body belonged to her husband, Huayang could not observe it openly, just like the guards in her aunt's house, who had to wear a layer of gauze to cover themselves.

She turned her eyes away, one hand still clutching the thin blanket wrapped around her body.

The quilt was white, embroidered with delicate peony patterns, and when she wrapped herself in it casually, she looked as cool and otherworldly as a fairy who had descended to earth.

But her cheeks were still red, and a strand of her hair was wet with sweat, slightly curled and stuck to her cheek.

Chen Jingzong thought that this was when she was at her most gentle and amiable, like an ordinary girl rather than a haughty princess.

"Why did you run down here? Aren't you afraid of the cold?"

His eyes swept over her pair of jade-white feet, and Chen Jingzong suddenly bent down and held her horizontally in his arms.

When they were together as a couple, Chen Jingzong always acted according to her mood. If she didn't like him, Chen Jingzong would never get close to her. If she was a little nice to him, Chen Jingzong would dare to push her to the bed. In short, he would not force her to sleep with him, but when he could take advantage of her, Chen Jingzong would not hold back.

He is a mortal, not a monk.

Before going to bed last night, she was angry because she saw a small snake, so Chen Jingzong slept flat on his back.

At night, she took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, touched his face, and cooperated obediently. Chen Jingzong, who felt comfortable both physically and mentally, was reluctant to let the person beside him catch a cold.

Huayang was feeling confused. She realized that Chen Jingzong was going to carry her back to bed. She struggled slightly, supported his chest with one hand, and pointed out the window with the other hand: "It's dawn."

Chen Jingzong tilted his head, his handsome face completely illuminated by the sunlight.

Misunderstanding her meaning, Chen Jingzong laughed softly and said, "I just carried you back. I didn't intend to come again."

Huayang tried not to be distracted by him and looked at him inquiringly: "Aren't you afraid?"

Chen Jingzong: "What are you afraid of?"

Huayang was about to point out his identity as a "ghost" when a "sneeze" was suddenly heard in the yard. Huayang looked out and saw the little maid Zhen'er standing outside the kitchen with her mouth nervously covered. The older maid Chaoyue had her back to her, seemingly teaching Zhen'er a lesson.

Before they noticed this, Huayang quickly raised his right leg and pressed his toes against the window to close it, so as not to expose the indecent scene between himself and Chen Jingzong.

The white and slender calves flashed before his eyes, and Chen Jingzong's eyes darkened again.

Too bad there's really nothing more that can be done.

After putting her on the bed, Chen Jingzong noticed that she quickly tucked her feet into the quilt, as if she didn't want him to see it. He smiled and asked, "Should I help you change your clothes, or should I ask the maids to come in?"

Huayang looked at him steadily: "The maids come in, will you leave?"

Chen Jingzong looked strange: "You want me to stay?"

In the past, he would go out because he didn't want to see her cold face.

Huayang was about to nod when he suddenly remembered the dirty clothes he had thrown on the ground.

"Stay, but don't let the maids see you. Also, take your clothes away."

She is very brave, and the maids must be afraid of ghosts.

Chen Jingzong thought she was ashamed to let the maids guess about their intimacy last night, so he agreed without thinking.

After there was no trace of him in his sight, Huayang put on the clothes scattered on the bedside, pretended to have just woken up, and rang the golden bell that had always been placed beside the pillow.

Chao Yun, who was in charge of the night watch, walked in and lifted the gauze curtain.

Huayang found that she was dressed very simply, in a green shirt and skirt, with only a wooden hairpin in her hair.

Huayang loves beauty very much. She does not allow her makeup to be wrong. She also has high requirements for the maids around her. For example, Chaoyun and Chaoyue dress no differently from the ladies from wealthy families in their daily life.

She stared at Chao Yun. In her memory, Chao Yun seemed to have dressed like this before. Was it...

"Princess, why don't you see your husband?"

Chao Yun glanced in the direction of the bathroom and asked vigilantly.

The prince consort was a rough man, and the princess was very particular, and she always disliked the prince consort for using the bathroom before her.

Huayang looked at her in astonishment: "Prince consort?"

Chao Yun lowered his voice and said, "Yes, I was outside the whole time and didn't see the Prince Consort go out."

Huayang only felt a "buzzing" in his mind, and all his doubts finally had answers at this moment.

Chen Jingzong's warm body, the familiar simple house, the simple dress of the maid...

It turned out that it was not Chen Jingzong's ghost that came back to see her, but she went back to a few years ago!

Chaoyun thought the princess was shocked by the fact that her husband had robbed her purgatory. She changed her mind and deliberately shouted towards the purgatory: "Princess, come out quickly, the princess has something to ask you!"

Chen Jingzong did not suspect anything, but before coming out, he put the shirt stained with the "evidence" into the bucket prepared in the bathroom, rubbed it a few times and then wrung it dry.

When he finally came out, both Huayang and his servant looked over there.

Chen Jingzong was still shirtless, holding a shirt that was twisted like a hemp rope in his hand.

Both the master and the servant lowered their eyes.

Chen Jingzong looked at Huayang a few more times, then went to the wardrobe, took out a shirt and put it on quickly.

"What do you want from me?"

Walking out of the bed, Chen Jingzong asked in confusion, as she had clearly told him to hide well just a moment ago.

Chaoyun winked secretly at his master.

Huayang paused and said, "I want to take a shower, you go out first."

Chen Jingzong: …

Why do I feel like she's upset as soon as she gets out of bed

But he still left obediently.

The couple lived in Siyi Hall.

Although it was just a courtyard, it was the largest courtyard in the entire Chen residence, built specifically for her.

The families of the eldest and third brothers lived in front of them, also in a courtyard with east and west wing rooms, but they did not have their side rooms or small kitchens. Every day, they had to send maids to the main house to fetch water for meals. The so-called main house was just a small house with three entrances, which was not as big as the big house bestowed by the emperor on the Chen family in the capital.

Chen Jingzong curled the corners of his mouth.

She disliked him. As soon as she moved into the old house, she said that since the couple had to observe mourning, it would be better for him to live in the side room to avoid suspicion.

So, Chen Jingzong slept alone in the side room on the first night.

The next day she found a big black slippery insect and was frightened to death. Because Chaoyun and Chaoyue were also scared, she called him back.

But that was only limited to the night. During the day, the couple basically stayed in separate rooms, and most of his clothes and belongings were kept in the east wing.

Without ordering the maids she brought with her, Chen Jingzong went to the water room and fetched a bucket of water himself.

After rinsing his mouth and washing his face, Chen Jingzong squatted on the ground and washed his clothes again with bath beans to completely remove the smell of his descendants.

When he went out to hang out the clothes, he found Zhen'er and Zhu'er were struggling to fetch hot water from the upper room.

The yard was small, and she didn't like servants from the Chen family coming to her territory, so there were only four maids in Siyi Hall: Chaoyun, Chaoyue, Zhener, and Zhuer.

In fact, it is enough, but the four maids have to do more rough work than when they were in the capital.

After hanging up the clothes, Chen Jingzong turned around and saw smoke coming out of the chimney of the small kitchen.

Chen Jingzong thought about last night again.

It's no wonder she complained. The journey from the capital was tiring for him, a grown man. The delicate princess didn't eat or sleep well and lost weight.

I finally got to the place, but because I was in mourning, I couldn't eat meat. I had to drink porridge and eat vegetables every day. I was in a bad mood. When would I be able to gain weight

For her sake as well as for his own, Chen Jingzong couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

While it was still early, Chen Jingzong went around to the west wing, skillfully climbed over the wall, and jumped down.

Shiqiao Town is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Coincidentally, Chen's house is located in the northwest corner of the town. Half a mile back is a stream. After crossing the stream and walking another half a mile, there is a low but continuous mountain range.

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After the warm water was prepared, Huayang went to take a bath first, and deliberately did not let the maid come in to serve him.

Last night, Chen Jingzong was like a hungry wolf, but she was stupid and thought he was a ghost who had been vegetarian for three years and had finally come back to see her, so she couldn't bear to scold him.

The two red marks on the wrist were caused by him squeezing it.

On the body...

Huayang couldn't bear to watch it.

After bathing, Huayang put on her clothes and called Chaoyun in to help her wipe her hair.

She leaned back in the recliner with her eyes closed, her face rosy and she looked in good spirits.

Chaoyun recalled the noise she heard last night. The prince consort was very strong and could even make a noise from such a heavy bed.

But the princess was deliberately covering it up, so she naturally pretended to know nothing.

"How long have we lived here?"

Huayang asked casually.

Chao Yun calculated and said, "It arrived on the third day of the first lunar month. Today is the twenty-fifth, so only about twenty days have passed."

Huayang understood. This year was the 20th year of Jingshun, and it was the first year that she followed the Chen family to Lingzhou to mourn.

Why come back

Huayang didn’t know, but if she could really live again, she would be very happy.

My father-in-law made great contributions to the country and should not be slandered after his death, and his wife and grandchildren should not have ended up like that.

Including her brother, who was obviously smart, sensible and cute when he was young, why did he have to become a tyrant when he grew up? She must pull her brother back from the wrong path!

And there is Chen Jingzong.

Even though he has a lot of bad habits, he is a heroic general who is loyal to the emperor and loves his people. Huayang will do his best to save his life.

After combing her hair, another maid, Chaoyue, also prepared breakfast.

Huayang glanced into the yard: "Where is the prince consort?"

Chaoyue shook her head. She had been busy in the kitchen and hadn't paid attention to what was happening outside.

Chao Yun stayed with his master and didn't know either.

Zhen'er: "We saw the prince consort when we were carrying water. He seemed to be hanging clothes to dry, and then he disappeared."

Huayang frowned.

Fortunately, she quickly remembered that in her previous life, Chen Jingzong was not very honest during the mourning period. He often climbed over the wall to go hunting secretly. A few times, he specially brought back roasted chicken and roasted fish for her. Huayang was greedy, but she didn't want to let him laugh at her. She would rather not eat it and insist on her dignity as a princess. She also ridiculed his disrespect for his grandmother.

Chen Jingzong didn't care. He sat in front of her and ate meat with big mouthfuls, sneering, "My grandmother loved me. When I was a child, she loved watching me eat. The more I ate, the happier she was. If my grandmother is still alive, she would be the first one to feel distressed if she saw me starving because of mourning."

Huayang didn't want to listen to his twisted logic and drove the man out, leaving only the lingering smell of barbecue in the room.

"Princess, eat first. If you wait any longer, the noodles will get sticky."

Chao Yue, who was in charge of the kitchen, advised softly.

Huayang nodded, picked up the chopsticks and looked at the bowl of noodles on the table.

Chaoyue made vegetable and egg noodles this morning. The vegetables were sent from the main house. They were picked from the Chen family’s vegetable garden early in the morning and were very fresh.

The noodles are smooth and shiny and look delicious.

Chaoyue’s cooking skills are good, but in her previous life, Huayang was in a bad mood due to mourning and had no appetite for anything. When she returned to Beijing, she looked haggard and thin, which made her mother cry. Her brother was also very angry and believed that the Chen family had treated her harshly...

Huayang was suddenly startled. Could it be that his brother's deep resentment towards the Chen family was partly because of her

That shouldn't be the case. She had never complained to her brother. Whenever her brother asked about the Chen family, she would praise them and keep all her dissatisfaction to herself.

Forget it, what happened in the previous life cannot be changed. This time, she must avoid anything that might make her brother resent the Chen family.

With the Chen family's achievements in the past and her own efforts behind them, she just didn't believe that her brother could be a born tyrant.

His mood changed. Huayang felt that this bowl of vegetarian noodles was very delicious. Not only did he eat all the noodles, he also drank half a bowl of soup.

Chaoyue watched from the side and wanted to cry with joy. The princess had a poor appetite in the past three months, and she had been trying to think of ways to make delicious food day and night. She was so worried that her head was almost going bald!

Chaoyun's eyes also turned red. The Chen family's old house was shabby and simple. The princess was unhappy living there. If she couldn't eat, how would she survive the next two years

Fortunately, fortunately!

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(End of this chapter)