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

With the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, in previous years when Yin Cheng was in the northern border, he would at most add a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) to his meal, and that would be considered the end of the festival.

He did it this way, and so did the other Northern Army soldiers, and nobody thought it was wrong.

So when Lin Nian learned that Yin Cheng had never properly celebrated a Dragon Boat Festival, she thought about celebrating it with him.

Things are different now. He and Yin Cheng are already engaged, so it's perfectly legitimate for them to go out together.

On the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Lin Nian was making zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in the kitchen, wearing the ugly hairpin given to her by Yin Cheng.

Hua Yue and Xiao Fu assisted each other.

Hua Yue was taken aback. "What?! Zongzi come in so many fillings?! What were I eating before?! It was—"

Xiao Fu covered his mouth, "You're a young man, don't say such vulgar things all the time."

Hua Yue pouted, "Humans eat grains and other foods, so they all need to poop. Why can't we say it?"

"Shut your mouth, or you won't be allowed to eat zongzi."

"Okay, Xiao Fu, I won't say anymore, I want to eat." Hua Yue asked, "What kind of fillings do they have?"

"Red bean paste, jujube, eight-treasure filling, red bean, chestnut, salted egg yolk and meat zongzi..."

"Ah, stop talking, my mouth is watering!" Hua Yue was so hungry that she looked at every ingredient as if she could eat it right away.

Xiao Fu asked curiously, "What kind of zongzi did you eat when you were in the North?"

"It's glutinous rice dumplings," Huayue said. "They're delicious dipped in white sugar. But the prince doesn't like glutinous rice, so Luo Ran and I eat his dumplings."

Lin Nian paused in grinding the red bean paste, then asked casually, "Is Luo Ran also a boy?"

"Yes, Brother Luo Ran is amazing," Hua Yue said. "In the Northern Border, there is a Hundred Flowers Army of a thousand men, and Brother Luo Ran is the commander of the Hundred Flowers Army."

Xiao Fu was taken aback. "Are there still young men in the Northern Army?"

"The Hundred Flowers Army is full of young men," Hua Yue said.

Lin Nian was also somewhat taken aback, "Can a young man join the army?"

"The Hundred Flowers Army was established after the Prince took control of the Northern Border Army. The Prince said that when fighting the enemy, there is no distinction between men and girls; it is all about ability."

Lin Nian recalled that men were always unpredictable, and then smiled and said, "That's definitely something he would do."

"Wait a minute," Xiao Fu suddenly said, "What if the Prince doesn't like glutinous rice? What will happen to the zongzi the young master made?"

"I eat, I eat! I can eat a lot!" Huayue proudly patted her belly.

Lin Nian pondered for a moment, "How about mixing some regular rice into the glutinous rice? It won't be too sticky then."

Xiao Fu said, "I'll go get it."

Lin Nian lowered his eyes, the stray hairs on his forehead obscuring his gaze. He asked, "Hua Yue, can you tell me about this Brother Luo Ran?"

Hua Yue, unsuspecting, began to speak eloquently, "Brother Luo Ran is incredibly powerful. His Hundred Flowers Army often wins battles. Once, Yan Ru attacked the city in the middle of the night, and Brother Luo Ran, with only three hundred men, utterly defeated them."

"What does he... look like?" Lin Nian asked somewhat awkwardly. "I've never seen a boy who knows martial arts before, so I'm a little curious."

Hua Yue said, "Brother Luo Ran looks... well, he looks a lot like the Prince."

Lin Nian wanted to ask something more, but Xiao Fu had already returned, so he didn't press the matter further and focused on making zongzi.

Besides making zongzi, Lin Nian also made two duck egg nets, one for Xiao Fu and one for Hua Yue.

Plump duck eggs are placed in a net made of colorful threads and hung on the chest as a symbol of good fortune.

However, this kind of net is only for children, so he made a mugwort sachet for Yin Cheng instead.

While Lin Nian was preparing a gift for Yin Cheng, Yin Cheng was also busy.

Jingyi looked somewhat disappointed. "So, Your Highness, these are all you plan to send?"

Yin Cheng said, "Isn't it beautiful? The owner of the jewelry store said it's extremely beautiful."

Jingyi said speechlessly, "When people do business, they finally find a sucker, so of course they have to bring out all the unsold inventory."

Yin Cheng humbly accepted the instruction, "Then what style would you like, young master?"

Jingyi took out a stack of booklets from her bosom and unfolded them in front of Yin Cheng.

"What's this?" Yin Cheng asked, looking at the book "Treasures of the Capital." "Where did it come from?"

"It doesn't matter," Jingyi said. "Look, these are the most fashionable hairpins and headdresses in the capital right now. There are also various dresses and skirts behind them. You can't go wrong buying these."

"Okay." Yin Cheng tucked the booklet into his coat pocket. "I'm leaving."

"Wait, wait," Jingyi pulled him back. "Your Highness, there's one more thing."

"explain."

Jingyi said, "The person who impersonated our Prince's mansion has become increasingly arrogant lately, and has started eyeing gold and silver jewelry."

"Little Jiu'er," Yin Cheng called out.

A young servant darted out quickly, "Your Highness."

Yin Cheng tossed him a gold token, saying, "Take my token, go to the merchant guild and find all those who suffered losses, then lead them to the Prince of Yiyang's residence to look for people."

"Yes."

"Jingyi, come with me to the Prince of Yiyang's residence."

"Yes."

Yin Cheng, leading Jingyi, swaggered into the Yiyang Prince's Mansion.

When King Yiyang heard that Yin Cheng had arrived, he cursed under his breath and hurried to the main hall to greet him.

He smiled broadly, "Nephew, what brings you to my home?"

Yin Cheng sat in the main seat and said, "Call out all the young servants in your household."

Prince Yiyang was displeased, but showed no sign of it on his face. "What do you mean by this, my dear nephew?"

Yin Cheng smiled slightly, "You'll find out soon enough."

"If your household lacks servants, your royal uncle is naturally willing to provide you with a few young servants. However, you've made such a grand display without explaining why, so how can your royal uncle help you?"

"Hurry up, Imperial Uncle, or you'll get into trouble."

Although Liu didn't know what had happened, he guessed that Prince Cheng's visit today must be related to Yin Shun.

He pulled Prince Yiyang aside and whispered, "Your Highness, he commands a million northern troops. We absolutely cannot afford to antagonize him now."

Prince Yiyang's chest heaved, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. "Nephew, please wait a moment, I'll call him out for you now."

"Then I'll be waiting," Yin Cheng added. "Don't forget about the things in your cousin's room."

Upon hearing this, Lady Liu immediately understood. She gestured to the servant beside her, who understood and quietly withdrew.

Yin Cheng had seen all their little tricks, and now he actually felt sorry for Yin Shun.

As the eldest son, he was disliked by his father and schemed against by his stepfather. His family was on the verge of collapse, but he was completely unaware of it.

They are stupid without realizing it.

With Liu Shi's assistance, the servants of the Prince of Yiyang's mansion quickly formed an orderly line, but the line was extremely long and stretched as far as the eye could see.

Prince Yiyang sneered from the side, "Nephew, I have five hundred servants in my household. Which one are you looking for?"

Just then, the gatekeeper came to report, "Your Highness, someone has arrived with His Highness's golden token."

Sitting in the main seat, Yin Cheng said, "You've come at the perfect time."