After Chen Jingzong finished his "harsh words", he lay down again.
If Huayang had the heart to let him sleep on the floor in the middle of winter, he would not have taken the initiative to speak to him just now.
Knowing that Chen Jingzong was still waiting for her to ask him to move back to the bed, Huayang did not agree to his request: "Go to sleep on the couch in the second room. This way you won't catch a cold and make your father and mother misunderstand that I'm being harsh on you. It can also prove that you are not a lustful person."
Chen Jingzong: "It's too far away. I have to prove it right under your nose."
Huayang: "I have to keep my eyes closed at night. You might sneak out while I'm asleep. In other words, you can't prove anything."
Chen Jingzong was silent.
Huayang smiled secretly, waiting to see how he could respond.
After a while, she heard Chen Jingzong stand up and walk out of the bed. Because Huayang was facing the bed, she didn't know what Chen Jingzong did, but the footsteps did not go towards the door.
Soon, Chen Jingzong came back and suddenly lifted the quilt at Huayang's feet.
Huayang subconsciously tried to retract his feet, but Chen Jingzong grabbed his right ankle and was about to wrap something around it.
Huayang: "What are you doing?"
Chen Jingzong: "I'll tie our legs together, so that if I want to slip away in the middle of the night, you'll know for sure."
Huayang: …
Chen Jingzong: "Oh, you were sleeping so soundly that you wouldn't notice me untying you secretly. I need to add one more thing."
After saying this, he reached for Huayang's pillow, found the golden bell she used to command the maids, and strung it onto a ring on her belt.
Huayang didn't want to let him mess around, so he kept struggling.
The golden bells rang as she fluttered her legs, one after another, and there was something quite ambiguous between the bed curtains in the dark night.
The four maids were outside, looking at each other. Chaoyue was the boldest and asked tentatively, "Princess, do you want us to come in and serve you?"
Chen Jingzong acted as if he didn't hear anything. He used his hands to tie their legs tightly. As long as Huayang didn't struggle, she wouldn't be strangled.
Huayang had already stopped moving when he heard Chaoyue's voice. Looking at Chen Jingzong who was lying next to her, Huayang pursed his lips and said loudly, "Everyone, leave. You don't have to keep watch tonight."
The four big maids immediately understood that the princess and the prince consort had reconciled, and that the prince consort was quite capable of winning the princess's favor. Look, it's only been a short time since he went in!
When the sound of a door closing was heard outside, Hua Yang shouted in a low voice, "Untie it."
Chen Jingzong did not move.
Huayang wanted to untie it by herself, so she raised one arm, but Chen Jingzong pulled her down again.
In order to prevent her from moving again, he changed from lying flat to lying on his side. His long and strong arms were tied around her waist like ropes, and his warm breath was on her earlobes and temples.
Huayang turned his head away awkwardly.
Chen Jingzong: "If I were just lustful, I could pounce on you right now."
The middle of the night is not a good time to talk about having children, nor is it a good time to argue about this.
Huayang ignored him.
Chen Jingzong slowly let go of his hands and lay back down.
Huayang couldn't bear to sleep with his legs tied up, so he urged, "Okay, I believe you are not a lustful person, untie your belt quickly."
Chen Jingzong: "You are not believing, you are just trying to compromise."
Hua Yang paused and said, "I really believe it."
He was the thickest-skinned man, and there was nothing he was afraid to take on. If he didn't follow the rules, he wouldn't feel ashamed no matter what his father-in-law and mother-in-law said. So, if Chen Jingzong was really the kind of person who was willing to call any beauty "ancestor" casually, he wouldn't have stayed in the guard post for a long time just because of her sarcasm, and he wouldn't even give up the happy things he loved to do the most.
Chen Jingzong: "It's no use saying that. I'll believe you only if you swear."
Huayang was not happy: "What oath?"
If he dared to make her swear an oath, then he would never be able to sleep in her room again.
Chen Jingzong: "Just tell them that if you don't really believe it, God will punish you by making you marry me in your next life."
Huayang: …
She has been married to him for two consecutive lives, and she has to be tied to him in the next life
But she was telling the truth, so this oath would naturally not come true.
Feeling the belt around his ankles, Huayang swore this oath fairly properly.
Chen Jingzong did what he said, untied his belt and took off the golden bell.
After putting away the bell, Chen Jingzong walked out of the bed and lit a copper lamp.
Huayang turned around and saw him walking to the box where the thing was usually stored.
Huayang: …
When Chen Jingzong opened the box, he immediately noticed that there was an extra box inside, which was almost exactly the same as the box containing the treasure.
Chen Jingzong glanced at the bed, then opened the box. Sure enough, it was still filled with those "treasures", still fifty in total, which could probably last for two years.
Chen Jingzong smiled, took one out of the old box and soaked it in warm water.
This lotus bowl is specially made, and the water can remain warm for a long time. Otherwise, with so many plates and dishes, I wouldn’t choose it specifically to use.
After getting ready, Chen Jingzong turned off the lights and returned to bed.
Huayang snorted.
Chen Jingzong pressed over and held her hand: "I know what you are thinking. I really don't have any thoughts about other women. I only think about you when I see you. You didn't believe me just now, so I had to find a way to prove it. Now that you believe me, why should I endure it anymore?"
Huayang: "Close..."
Before she finished speaking, the other word was swallowed by Chen Jingzong.
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The night is as black as ink and the wind is freezing outside the window.
When almost all the people in the city were still sleeping soundly, Huayang was awakened by Chen Jingzong himself.
There was still some awkwardness between the two before going to bed. Now that they were half asleep and half awake, Huayang only felt Chen Jingzong's strong shoulders and arms, and the familiar hot chest.
She hugged him unconsciously.
It’s too cold in winter, it’s warmer if two people sleep together.
There was a copper lamp placed beside the bed, and the soft, dim light enveloped the princess. She was still sleepy, but her cheeks were already flushed, as if the light had quietly painted the most moving rouge on her face.
Huayang kept his eyes closed.
Her eyelashes were wet, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead and nose, and her thin eyebrows were slightly furrowed.
Her lips remained open, humming softly and heavily.
Chen Jingzong kissed her until she was almost out of breath and then let go, over and over again.
After finishing, Chen Jingzong still gave her water first.
After putting the tea bowl away, he held her in his arms and stroked her hair again and again.
Huayang said softly: "What time is it?"
Chen Jingzong: "Lie down for a while, I should leave."
Huayang looked out the window and saw darkness.
She advised him again: "Just stay in the guardhouse. I will explain it clearly to my mother so that they won't misunderstand."
Chen Jingzong: "I am willing to run, and I am not as delicate as you think. I can't stand the wind at all."
Huayang said no more.
Chen Jingzong: "I want more tonight, you should prepare it in advance."
Huayang: …
Chen Jingzong smiled, let her go, lifted the quilt and went out.
He turned off the light before leaving. Huayang felt sore all over and lazy, and soon fell asleep again.
I slept until noon.
There was no need for her to say anything, the four maids knew that the prince consort had regained his favor!
In the evening, Huayang had dinner and went to bed early again.
Chao Yun glanced at the lotus bowl next to the dressing table and couldn't help asking, "Princess, isn't your husband coming back tonight?"
Huayang was just lying there, not feeling sleepy at all, and said calmly, "He should be back, just leave the light on for him outside."
Chaoyun agreed, wondering in her heart, is the princess still angry with her husband, and haven't they completely reconciled
But the things have been soaked. Could it be that the princess is only concerned about the health of her husband and doesn’t want to give him a good face, lest he become arrogant in the future
A quarter of an hour after the Xu hour, Chen Jingzong finally returned. Due to the howling north wind, the horse ran slower than usual.
After bathing, Chen Jingzong came to the backyard. Seeing that the inner room was dark, he frowned.
After finding out that she was really not in the second room, Chen Jingzong picked up a lamp and went to the inner room. He stood at the gauze curtain hanging from the bed and looked inside. He asked tentatively, "Is she asleep?"
Huayang: "Not asleep yet."
Chen Jingzong heard her voice and it seemed that she was not very sleepy, so he walked in.
He looked at the side of the dressing table and saw the lotus bowl with something soaking in it.
Chen Jingzong put down the lamp, sat down beside the bed, looked at her lazy appearance, and asked: "Were you tired at dawn, so you fell asleep early?"
Huayang: "A little bit, but I've gotten used to sleeping right after meals recently. I think you'll do the same when you come back. There's nothing strange about that."
Chen Jingzong didn't like this. He liked her to stay in the side room, reading books, doing needlework, or eating with him.
As the thought came to his mind, Chen Jingzong suddenly realized that she was willing to wait for him before, but because he ran away to live in the garrison in anger and never came back, there was naturally no need for her to wait any longer, and she developed a new habit.
Or maybe, instead of developing a new habit, she was angry and deliberately not waiting for him.
Chen Jingzong suddenly pinched Huayang's face.
Huayang has never been a thin beauty, and her cheeks are rounder than those of ordinary beauties, so Chen Jingzong pinched a small ball of her cheeks in an instant.
It was a bit painful, Huayang opened his hand with a snap, and stared at him with a pair of sparkling eyes, clear and angry, not sleepy at all.
Chen Jingzong became more and more determined, and she was also angry that he had not returned home for a long time.
"You don't seem sleepy at all."
Facing Huayang's angry stare, Chen Jingzong smiled instead. Without giving Huayang time to react, he picked up Huayang along with the quilt and strode out.
Huayang was wrapped in a quilt, unable to move his arms and legs. He angrily asked, "Where are you going to carry me?"
Chen Jingzong said nothing, walked out of the inner room, and ran into Chaoyun and Chaolu who were bringing in food.
The two maids were stunned. Huayang lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, but his ears were red.
Chaoyun and Chaolu reacted quickly. They quickly placed the prince consort's food on the low table on the couch and hurriedly retreated.
Chen Jingzong then put Huayang on the west side of the couch, where she often leaned to read.
"Just lie here and watch me eat."
Hua Yang sneered: "Do you look good while eating? Why should I look at you?"
Chen Jingzong: "I want to see you. You look like a fairy. With you here, my meals taste delicious."
Huayang simply turned around and lay with his back facing him.
Chen Jingzong sat down at the low table and poured himself a glass of warm wine while looking at her.
"Is it my birthday again?"
Halfway through the meal, Chen Jingzong suddenly asked.
Hua Yang still had his back to him: "You don't even remember it yourself, who are you asking?"
Chen Jingzong: "You are a princess, are you going to rely on me for a birthday present?"
Huayang said nothing.
Chen Jingzong: "Forget it, it's my fault for not serving you well recently. I won't ask you for a gift this year. I'll give it to you instead."
Huayang: …
(End of this chapter)