Chu Lian never expected that He Sanlang would say something like this at this time. She had long forgotten what He Changdi had shamelessly said in front of the side palace.

She really couldn't remember what she had promised He Changdi.

She blinked innocently. "What?"

He Sanlang's handsome face darkened. He got up and walked to Chu Lian's side. With a push of his long arm, he trapped Chu Lian's petite body between him and the dressing table.

He bent down to approach her. The two of them could almost smell each other's breath.

Chu Lian looked at his deep and slightly angry eyes, and her cheeks unconsciously turned red.

She moved back slightly, putting some distance between the two of them.

"What are you doing?"

Chu Lian moved back a little, and He Changdi moved forward a little. Even when Chu Lian's entire back was leaning against the dressing table, she still couldn't pull away from He Sanlang. Instead, the atmosphere between the two of them became even more ambiguous.

The senior maidservants serving in the bedroom had already tactfully retreated out of the room.

He Changdi stared at her. When he spoke, his warm breath blew on her face. Chu Lian blushed and her ears heated up. She heard him say, "Do you remember now?"

Chu Lian felt uncomfortable under his gaze, which seemed to be able to see into the depths of her heart. She subconsciously looked away, not daring to meet his inky black eyes.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Chu Lian played dumb. Just now, she really didn't remember what she had promised He Changdi in front of the side hall. But because of He Changdi's sudden approach, she remembered now.

But looking at his' wolf-like 'appearance, she didn't need to use her brain to guess what he was thinking about. Of course, she could only play dumb.

She wasn't stupid. He Changdi often didn't know when to stop torturing people. Last time, Chu Lian was scared by him.

He Sanlang stared at her evasive gaze. Suddenly, the corner of his mouth curled up strangely. He said in a low voice, "You really don't know?

Lian 'er, I'll give you one more chance. "

Chu Lian's entire body trembled. She was a little scared by He Changdi's sudden demonic expression and gaze. But at this time, she was already 'refusing to admit it'. She couldn't drop the ball at this critical moment.

She bit her lip and closed her watery almond-shaped eyes. She said firmly, "I really don't know.

He Changdi, you must have remembered wrongly. "

In the next second, her pink earlobe was sucked into someone's hot and humid mouth. A numbness spread throughout her body like a bolt of lightning.

He Changdi's action made Chu Lian's eyes widen in an instant. She reached out to push He Changdi away and cover her sensitive ears.

He Sanlang's slender fingers exerted a little force and pushed Chu Lian's little hands away. At this time, he supported himself against the dresser and clamped her two slender wrists with one hand. Kisses fell intermittently on her white and tender earlobes and neck, all the way down.

Under her control, Chu Lian did not even have the strength to struggle.

He could only resist verbally. "He Changdi, don't, I want to take a bath!"

"Oh?

Don't worry, let me help you recall first. "

Chu Lian was furious. "How can you reminisce like that?!"

Soon, her chattering little mouth was sealed.

When Chu Lian's delicate body was supported by He Sanlang to sit on the dressing table, Chu Lian still hadn't reacted.

He pressed against her dangerously, his large hands roaming all over her body. Chu Lian's whole body went limp and she had no strength at all. He still wanted to whisper in her ear, "Do you remember?"

Chu Lian really wanted to cry but had no tears. At this point, how could she dare to say that she didn't remember? She looked at He Changdi pleadingly and nodded her little head.

Seeing that the little woman in his arms had finally admitted defeat, He Changdi immediately raised his gun and gave Chu Lian a quick death …

Chu Lian did not expect him to be serious even though she had already admitted defeat. She wanted to die.

She held back the moans that were about to come out of her mouth and bit her red lips hard. She glared at him with her dewy eyes and complained in a trembling voice, "I've already admitted my mistake …"

He Changdi lowered his head slightly and kissed her beautiful collarbone. His voice was low and hoarse as he said, "If you're wrong, you have to accept your punishment!"

"You …"

Before Chu Lian could finish her sentence, He Sanlang covered her delicate lips with his.

In the end, the young couple only went to the bathroom after an hour. This time, they really didn't have to use the bathtub of hot water that was prepared in the study anymore.

He Changdi carried Chu Lian, whose entire body was sore and limp, directly to the bathroom next to the bedroom.

Chu Lian leaned against He Sanlang's muscular chest and pouted in anger.

He Changdi let her be. After all, his entire body was comfortable now and he could hit anywhere he wanted. It didn't matter if he gave in to his wife a little.

He held Chu Lian's slender waist with one hand and rested his other arm on the edge of the bathtub. He closed his eyes slightly and rested.

Chu Lian fumed on her own for a while. He Changdi didn't respond, so she felt that it was pointless. She turned around slightly and poked He Changdi's well-defined chest with her index finger. "He Changdi, I've already fulfilled your request. We're even now."

He Changdi opened his deep eyes and narrowed them dangerously. He glanced at his wife whose little face was flushed red from the hot water. "What do you mean?"

Chu Lian glared at him. If she wasn't wrapped in He Changdi's arms, she would have definitely put her hands on her hips and put on airs.

"I agreed to your request!

I did it!

You're not allowed to use this to threaten me again! "

He Changdi glanced at her and pursed his lips. "Who said that was my request? Didn't I tell you before that it was a punishment?"

"He Sanlang, don't push your luck!"

He … He did it twice!

Even if the first time was a punishment, the second time was enough!

How could this guy be so shameless?!

Chu Lian's chest heaved up and down in anger. The rising and falling of her chest, which was slightly covered by the flower petals in the bathtub, made He Changdi's gaze darken.

In the end, poor Jinyi Xiangjun didn't go to sleep until late at night to fulfill his promise.

The next day, Chu Lian naturally didn't wake up at the usual time. However, He Changdi dared to go to morning court before the sun even rose.

The crown prince was immediately grounded. Emperor Chengping even sent officials from the Supreme Court to investigate the fake phoenix.

During morning court, He Changdi stood among the officials. However, he kept feeling a pair of sharp eyes on him from time to time.

This kind of oppressive gaze could only belong to Emperor Chengping.

Although He Changdi had a good impression of Emperor Chengping, Emperor Chengping usually didn't pay much attention to him.

He Sanlang's heart immediately became a little more guarded.

After morning court, He Changdi was unexpectedly asked to stay behind by Emperor Chengping.

When He Sanlang came out of the Hall of Diligent Government, he held an official letter in his hand. This official letter was submitted by him and his father, Uncle Jing 'an. It was an official letter requesting Emperor Chengping's permission to open up a new residence.

According to procedure, if everything went smoothly, it would take at least half a month for the approval to be given. However, in just a few days, all the procedures had already been completed.

Moreover, Emperor Chengping had personally handed this official letter to him. He Changdi couldn't help but think about it.

Not only that, Emperor Chengping had even written an official letter to reward him with a residence in the capital to be the Marquis of Tranquility …

It had to be known that every inch of land in Shengjing was worth its weight in gold. Even noble families with a few generations of history couldn't just casually buy property in Shengjing. The residence that He Changdi and Chu Lian originally wanted to move to had already been chosen. Although it wasn't some luxurious courtyard, the four-sectioned residence was more than enough for the young couple to live in. The bigger the residence was, the more spacious it was.

However, He Changdi glanced at the residence that Emperor Chengping had bestowed upon him. It was a five-sectioned residence in a prime location in Shengjing. The original residence had been the residence of a prince during the time of the great ancestor … Later, that prince had left for his fief and the residence had been left empty. As generations passed, that prince had long since fallen into poverty, but the residence had always been empty.

This large residence had been eyed by many high-ranking officials and nobles for a long time. However, as it was in the hands of Emperor Chengping, no one dared to have any designs on it. But now, it had fallen into He Changdi's hands so easily …

Even He Changdi felt like he was dreaming.

When He Changdi returned to the residence, he told Chu Lian about this. Chu Lian also felt that it was strange.

Although she didn't know why Emperor Chengping had become so understanding of He Changdi, no matter what, the couple had obtained a good residence.

On the next day's break, He Sanlang and Chu Lian went to Kangping Lane to look at the residence.

Because they had an official letter personally approved by Emperor Chengping, he had specially bestowed a residence to them.

A month later, Chu Lian and He Changdi moved out of Count Jing 'an's residence.

On the day they moved out, Matriarch He of Qingwen Hall only found out about this matter. She almost fainted from anger.

Mu Xiang stood behind Matriarch He. She also couldn't believe that He Changdi would move out!

In the past, she had been Matriarch's chief maidservant and was close to her, so she was aware of the situation in Songtao Court. Now that He Changdi and Chu Lian had completely moved out of the residence, she didn't even have a chance to get close to He Changdi!

Mu Xiang was completely stunned. When Senior Servant Liu saw her dazed expression, Senior Servant Liu became even more wary of her.

In the entire Count Jing 'an estate, probably only Matriarch He and Mu Xiang didn't want He Changdi to move out.

Countess Jing 'an, on the other hand, had more considerations for He Changdi.

If He Changdi didn't have a noble title, he should be living in Count Jing 'an's estate. However, his son was a marquis. Even if they managed to live together now, he would still have to move out when Count Jing' an passed the title to Dalang in the future.

By then, Dalang would definitely have remarried. If the two branches weren't evenly distributed, it would be very troublesome.

Moreover, if the third branch couple had the ability, they should be allowed to move out and live alone. The young couple would also be more at ease.

Both Count Jing 'an and his wife could tell that Matriarch was dissatisfied with Chu Lian.

Even though Matriarch had cleared things up once because of Chu Lian's blunt words in Qingwen Hall, there was still a gap between Matriarch and Chu Lian, who were separated by a generation.

Once there was a gap between people, how could it be so easy to bury the hatchet?

Chu Lian was Marchioness Anyuan's wife, so she would definitely have to take charge of the household in the future. It would be better to let the two of them practice outside while they were still young. If they did anything inappropriate, Countess Jing 'an would be able to help them out when she was busy.

Count Jing 'an had the same thoughts as his wife. Not only did he think this way about He Changdi, but he also wanted He Erlang to move out and live alone with his wife as soon as possible after He Changdi got married.

Chu Lian and He Changdi's new home, Marquis Anyuan Estate, wasn't far from the Prince of Wei Estate. If they took a horse carriage, it would only take fifteen minutes. If that didn't work, they could take a shortcut and it would also take fifteen minutes.

Princess Duanjia was very excited about this. Even Prince Wei and his wife were happy.

On the second day of Chu Lian's stay in the new estate, she sent invitations to the people she was on good terms with to warm her room.

Princess Wei, Princess Duanjia, Lady Yang, Old Madam of Duke Zheng Estate, Lady Rong of Duke Ying Estate, and so on.

They only dispersed after half a day of festivities.

At this time, Steward Qin had already returned from the Northern Region with his men. The shop on Vermilion Bird Avenue that He Changdi had gifted them was currently being renovated. It would probably open in half a month.

At the end of the fourth month, Emperor Chengping suddenly announced that he would be going on a spring hunt in the suburbs.

The palace worked very quickly. In just three days, the list of people participating in the spring hunt had been released.

That evening, He Changdi returned from his duties early and told Chu Lian about the spring hunt.

Marquis Anyuan Estate was very close to the Prince of Wei Estate. Chu Lian actually didn't need He Changdi to tell her. Princess Wei had told her about the spring hunt.

Chu Lian knew how to ride a horse, but she didn't know anything about hunting, let alone archery. It was already good enough that she could hit the target with her arrow …

However, when He Changdi was eating that night, he told her that she was on the list of people participating in the spring hunt.

Chu Lian put down her chopsticks and widened her eyes. "Ah?" She asked curiously, "Don't the officials usually forbid their wives and daughters from going to the spring hunt?"

Moreover, it would be useless for her to go. She didn't know anything. Was she supposed to go on a spring outing while they were going on a spring hunt?

Chu Lian wanted to roll her eyes when she thought of that scene.

Although He Changdi also felt that it was strange, the list of people participating in the spring hunt had already been released. It wouldn't be good for him to oppose it in front of Emperor Chengping.

He Changdi gave her some lettuce from the soup stock.

Chu Lian didn't know what was wrong with her. Recently, she liked to eat ingredients. She couldn't really eat meat and always felt that it was too boring.

She watched as He Sanlang picked up some green lettuce for her with his chopsticks. She obediently swallowed it down.

He Changdi's pleasant voice said, "This time, all the women of the imperial family with a certain rank are on the list. His Majesty previously bestowed upon you the title of Jinyi Village Lord. If that's the case, it's not strange for your name to be on the list."

Chu Lian nodded. After thinking about it, she could only accept this explanation.

Looking at the list, it was indeed the case. Whether it was Princess Ruanjia, Princess An Min, or Princess Leyao from the palace, they were all on the list for the spring hunt.

As the two of them ate, Chu Lian remembered something. "Is there still no news about my fifth sister's marriage?"

He Changdi didn't expect her to suddenly mention this.

The husband and wife had talked about it before. He Changdi had also revealed that Xiao Boyao and Sister Su had settled the marriage. It was supposed to be a done deal, but no one knew what happened. Until now, there had been no news about the two of them.

He Sanlang shook his head. "I'll send someone to look into this another day."

Chu Lian could only put it aside for now.

She became more and more wary of Xiao Bojian. She felt that Xiao Bojian was holding back some big move for the past few days of peace. As time passed, Chu Lian's mood became more and more unsettled.

On the second day of the fourth month, Emperor Chengping would bring his trusted aides to the spring hunt.

All the people on the list had to gather at the square in front of the palace gates and greet Emperor Chengping. Only then could they set off with the procession. The supplies they brought with them would be arranged by other carriages and would arrive two to four hours after the procession.

This spring hunt lasted for three days and two nights. On the way back, they would take a detour to the temporary imperial residence in Shangjing for a short rest. There was a hot spring in Shangjing's temporary imperial residence. This time, the entourage would have the opportunity to experience the hot springs of the imperial family.

Emperor Chengping would bring everyone to Shangjing's temporary imperial residence for a night and return to the palace the next day.

With this arrangement, it took four to five days.

Chu Lian and He Changdi woke up early in the morning.

Because they were going to participate in the spring hunt, Princess Wei had specially ordered a few sets of riding clothes for Princess Duanjia and Chu Lian.

Chu Lian and Princess Duanjia each had three sets. Chu Lian had tried them on the day they were delivered to Marquis Anyuan's residence.

One set was silver red, one was light yellow, and the last was cherry blossom colored.

Although Chu Lian wasn't tall, her figure was well proportioned. She was in all the right places. Today, the silver red riding clothes accentuated her figure more than usual.

Because she was riding a horse, her hair was changed to a simple style. She didn't wear any hairpins or other ornaments on her head. Instead, she only wore a thin silver ruby necklace on her forehead.

On the two sides of her hair were two small flower ornaments with pink pearls. Her snow-white earlobes had two small piercings. Chu Lian didn't even wear earrings.

Wenqing and Wenlan were worried that Third Young Madam would catch a cold. Even though it was already April, they still found a brocade cloak of the same color for her.

On her feet were small and exquisite deerskin boots, and in a simple and capable woman's riding attire that accentuated her figure, Chu Lian's outfit today had a refreshing and heroic air to it. Especially when she raised her small face and smiled wantonly, it was like a shining sunflower, making people unable to take their eyes off her.

He Sanlang was caught off guard by his wife just like that.

The tall He Changdi was also dressed in riding clothes today. There was a longbow and quiver on the back of his Cloud Flipping Horse. He wore a black riding outfit embroidered with complex dark patterns as he stood by the horse's side. His aura was cold but sharp, as if he was a handsome god of war about to step onto the battlefield.

He Sanlang rarely dressed like this. Now that he was working in the Martial Selection Department, he mostly wore his official robes. Even in the Marquis's Estate, he mostly wore the Shenyi Mansion's regular robes. Even when he was cultivating, he wore a short robe. Even Chu Lian hadn't seen him wear such formal riding clothes more than a few times.

He Changdi lived up to his title as the He Family's Yu Sanlang. Dressed like this, he could easily win the hearts of countless girls if he walked around Shengjing's Vermilion Bird Avenue.

Chu Lian walked to He Changdi's side and couldn't help but look again. Finally, she pouted slightly. "If I had known that you would look like this in this outfit, I wouldn't have let you change."

He Sanlang had never cared about his appearance. When he heard this, he didn't understand the meaning behind Chu Lian's words at all. He only made a strange sound. "Hm?"

Chu Lian glared at him, then announced domineeringly, "I'll let it go this time. Next time, you can only wear this kind of riding outfit for me!"

He Changdi instantly reacted. His cold and handsome face seemed to melt in an instant. He reached out and ruffled Chu Lian's hair. He bent down slightly and said in a voice that only Chu Lian could hear, "Okay, I'll only let you see it. Otherwise, I'll go change my clothes. There's still time."

After he finished speaking, he straightened up and actually went back to his room to change.

Chu Lian hurriedly pulled on his sleeve and said speechlessly, "You're really going!

You can't go. In a bit, everyone else will be wearing riding clothes. If you don't wear it, people will gossip. "

He Changdi couldn't help but smile. He reached out and caressed the buttons on Chu Lian's riding outfit. Then, like before, he moved closer to her. "Your husband has the same thoughts as you."

Chu Lian's mouth gaped in surprise.

He Sanlang had already helped Chu Lian onto his handsome Cloudflipping Horse.

By the time Chu Lian sat properly on the horse, He Changdi had already flipped onto it.

Chu Lian could feel He Changdi's firm chest behind her. She blankly grabbed the reins and turned her head with a stiff expression. She asked awkwardly, "You, you're going to ride with me?

That's not good … "

Even though they were husband and wife, it wasn't good to ride the same horse and parade it around the city in public …

Those who showed off their love would die quickly …

He Changdi gave Lai Yue and the others behind him a look. Then, he wrapped his arms around Chu Lian and shook the reins. Cloudflipping immediately broke into a trot.

Chu Lian jumped in fright. She hurriedly grabbed his arm to steady herself.

In the next second, Chu Lian heard He Changdi say in her ear, "Do you want to be late with that riding skill of yours?"

It took half an hour to get from Anyuan Hou Estate to the palace.

If Chu Lian really had to ride a horse, it would probably take at least half an hour.

Even though Chu Lian knew how to ride a horse, she was only at the level of a normal person.

There were many people on the streets of Shengjing. If one's riding skills weren't good, it would be very easy for problems to arise.

Chu Lian had no choice but to acquiesce to He Changdi's actions.

She speechlessly puffed out her cheeks. "Since it's already so late, why did you say you wanted to go back and change your clothes?"

He Changdi chuckled softly and called out. Cloudflipping began to gallop. Chu Lian was caught off guard and directly bumped into He Changdi's chest behind her.

"Since I said that, I can naturally make Cloudflipping run even faster."

Chu Lian was already frightened. Cloudflipping had probably been locked up for too long. The moment it came out, it was as if it was throwing a tantrum. He Changdi freed an arm to grab her waist, and Chu Lian barely managed to steady herself.

Chu Lian was startled by Cloudflipping. How could she still be in the mood to discuss with He Changdi about whether or not to change her clothes?

In the end, Cloudflipping was He Changdi's steed. In less than half an hour, they had arrived at the gathering plaza.

When Chu Lian and He Changdi arrived, there were already many people waiting. Both men and women had servants leading their horses.

This was the first time He Changdi had brought Chu Lian along with him …

When Cloudflipping suddenly stopped, everyone's gaze fell on Chu Lian and He Changdi.

There were all kinds of gazes. Most of the men were envious.

Marquis Anyuan really knew how to have fun. He even brought his wife to the spring hunt to flaunt his affection. Why didn't they think that they could do this?

Most of the women were envious.

They glared angrily at their husband who didn't know how to be considerate. The blame and resentment in their eyes almost materialized. Look at how Marquis Anyuan dotes on his wife, and then look at all of you!

In the crowd, there were a few gazes that were the most heated. No one could ignore them.

Xiao Bojian stood at the edge of the crowd and saw He Changdi and Chu Lian arrive on the same horse. Then, he saw He Changdi half supporting and half carrying Chu Lian off the horse. Xiao Bojian clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles turned white.

The other gaze that was filled with hatred was from Princess Leyao.

She was an imperial daughter and naturally had the right to participate in this spring hunt. After the new year, she would be eleven years old.

Ever since she clashed with Chu Lian and was grounded by Emperor Chengping, she seemed to have lost Emperor Chengping's favor.

Emperor Chengping no longer spoiled her like before. Instead, he had Imperial Consort Wei discipline her strictly.