After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Steward Zhou quickly covered the young man's mouth, glancing guiltily in the direction where Prince Cheng was. Fortunately, Prince Cheng had already gone far away, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your mouth is getting looser and looser," said Steward Zhou. "You'd better watch your mouth when you serve the Prince, or you'll cause trouble."

The young man said, "I understand."

Chief Steward Zhou wanted to give a few more instructions, but fearing that he might anger His Highness if he was too slow, he could only push him out, saying, "Go quickly, don't keep His Highness waiting for you."

The young man, carrying a food box, hurried after Yin Cheng, keeping his distance as they walked one after the other along the palace path.

The young man muttered under his breath, "I'm speechless. How did I end up messing with this guy? I should have known better than to sell those trendy snacks. No wonder everyone says Cheng Wang is a ruthless devil; his bad reputation is no surprise. He's insane! One second he's giving me gold leaves, the next he's grabbing my neck."

Yin Cheng turned around and glanced at him.

The young man blinked and looked at him innocently.

Yin Cheng pretended not to hear and continued walking forward.

The young man continued chirping behind Yin Cheng, "Today he'll steal the emperor's cook, tomorrow he'll steal the emperor's woman. He looks exactly like the villains in novels. And 'talking nonsense, asking for death'—it's like an old lady crawling under the covers, making me laugh. Even short dramas don't use such corny lines these days..."

Yin Cheng was speechless. Was this guy a chatterbox?

The young man chirped behind them for as long as they walked along the palace path.

The key point is that he still has an innocent and pure look on his face, as if he wasn't the one saying bad things.

Upon reaching the entrance of the main hall, Yin Cheng took the food box from the young man and whistled as he left.

The young man felt uneasy after Yin Cheng's actions. "Why is he whistling? It's a bit ambiguous, Your Highness!"

While he was still nervously trying to figure out what Prince Cheng meant, a black-clad guard appeared and hoisted him up.

The young man froze for a moment, then screamed, "Ahhh!"

The guards used their lightness skills to carry the person and leap across rooftops and walls.

The young man was hanging upside down on the back of the bodyguard, with his buttocks facing forward and his upper body hanging upside down. Only the bodyguard's heels and the ground that was rising and falling were visible.

"Trafficking! Assassins! Bandits! Human traffickers! Is no one in charge?! Someone is abducting young men to the mountains to give birth! Help!" The young man shouted, but failed to awaken the conscience of the guards. Instead, he made himself dizzy and nauseous.

"Ugh... Is there anyone who can help me... Hey you... your cook... Ugh..."

Annoyed by the noise, the guard simply silenced him by pressing his acupoint.

The young man opened his mouth, but when he realized he couldn't make a sound, tears of terror streamed down his face.

Oh my god! I was so scared I couldn't speak!

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Yin Cheng carried the food box and sat back down next to Lin Nian.

He placed one of the food boxes in front of Lin Nian, then waved to Pearl across from him.

When Pearl saw her father's call, she got down from Huayue's arms and ran back across the hall with her short legs.

"Daddy!" Pearl threw herself into Yin Cheng's arms. "Where did you just go?"

"Daddy went to get us some cakes," Lin Nian answered for the man. "Is baby happy?"

Upon hearing the name "Gao Gao," Pearl smiled sweetly and said, "Happy!"

He touched his little belly, looking worried, "But I can't eat any more cakes."

"Then we'll eat it tomorrow." Yin Cheng handed another food box to Pearl. "Pearl, take this to Huayue."

"Mmm!" Pearl, being obedient, ran over with the food box in her arms, calling out, "Brother!"

Hua Yue heard Yin Cheng's words, of course. He bit his lip, trying not to cry.

Pearl didn't understand why her brother's heart started to ache again. He leaned in and kissed Huayue on the cheek.

When Daddy wasn't around, Little Daddy would always cry.

Whenever his little daddy cried sadly, he would kiss him like this, and that would ease the pain in his little daddy's heart.

The soft touch on her cheek, carrying a milky scent, instantly melted Huayue's heart.

He picked up Pearl and kissed her soft little face. "What are you holding, baby?"

Pearl said proudly, "It's cake!" He whispered, "It's cake that Daddy brought for us!"

Hua Yue was stunned. Before she could think about it, she heard Kong Sangqi next to her sneer, "Shameless."

Hua Yue ignored him and took out a cotton rope from her sleeve. "Baby, do you want to play cat's cradle?"

Pearl tilted her head. "What's cat's cradle?"

Hua Yue handed the food box to Yan Ru, the servant behind her, and taught Zhen Zhu to play cat's cradle.

Yin Mo had little appetite. He propped his head up with one hand and asked Xiao Anzi, who was serving him, "What do you think we should do to get Xiao Cheng to agree to let Pearl come to the palace to stay for a few days?"

Xiao Anzi's mind worked quickly. "Your Majesty, the little princess is indeed clever and adorable, loved by everyone."

Yin Mo muttered to himself, "I am ill, and I need Pearl to attend to me. What do you think of that reason?"

Even the loyal Xiao Anzi couldn't help but wonder at this moment, "Attending to the sick? Who's attending to the sick? Just that soft little sugar cake?"

Upon hearing his brother's words, Yin Cheng first rolled his eyes, then rolled his eyes again.

He turned his head and stopped right next to Lin Nian's ear.

"Brother-in-law has returned to Baishui City."

Lin Nian was puzzled as to why the man suddenly brought this up. He asked, "Hmm?"

"My brother lives alone in the palace and he's a bit lonely," Yin Cheng cautiously discussed with his wife. "Could we lend him the pearls for a couple of days?"

Lin Nian glared at him, "Pearls aren't objects, why are you borrowing them like that!"

He glanced at Pearl, "Then let Pearl stay in the palace with His Majesty for a few days. Our baby is very good at coaxing people."

"Honey, I've discovered that you're truly wonderful. Sometimes you're so wonderful that I feel like marrying you is the greatest blessing of my two lives."

Lin Nian covered her mouth and chuckled, "You're so glib, I'm not talking to you anymore."

The officials below couldn't bear to watch the two being so affectionate, thinking that Prince Cheng was still young after all. No matter how fierce he was, he couldn't resist the charms of a beautiful woman.

The officials' husbands didn't think so. They had always thought that the young master of the Lin family was forced to marry Prince Cheng, but now it seemed that the young master of the Lin family had no unwillingness whatsoever.

After the palace banquet ended, Huayue reluctantly bid farewell to Zhenzhu.

He secretly glanced at Yin Cheng and Lin Nian, wanting to go up and say a few words to them, but ultimately he was mindful of his current status and dared not make any move.

He swallowed all his words, turning them into a single sentence for Pearl: "I will miss you."

Upon seeing this, Kong Sangqi felt as if he had drunk a whole bottle of vinegar.

He said sourly, "You're quite nice to the son of your sworn enemy."

Hua Yue said calmly, "I'm not their sworn enemy." He looked at Kong Sangqi, "Of course, if you hadn't abandoned me back then, perhaps we would be their sworn enemies now."