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

The owner of Jinxiu Garden, Young Master Qingheng, is widely recognized as the most talented young man in the world.

Five years ago, he amazed the world with his poem "Winter Plum Blossom Tune" and was hailed as the undisputed number one young master in the capital.

Besides his profound knowledge, his handsome appearance was also widely admired.

Even though she's over thirty, her charm remains as strong as ever.

When he was in a good mood, he would organize a gathering and invite his friends from the capital to have some fun.

It's the season for hollyhocks to bloom, so he decided to call it a day for flower viewing and invited a few of his buddies over.

Lin Nian and Qingheng Gongzi were very familiar with each other; they had been neighbors.

Young Master Qingheng was more than ten years older than him and had received much care from him when he was young.

Later, Qingheng Gongzi moved, and the two lost contact for a time.

It wasn't until later, when Young Master Qingheng moved back to the capital, that the two reunited.

Just before leaving, Xiao Fu resolutely refused Lin Nian's idea of ​​wearing an ugly headdress to the appointment.

Lin Nian asked with considerable regret, "Is it really inappropriate?"

Xiao Fu said, "It's fine to wear it at home on ordinary days, but we'll be meeting Young Master Cousin later, so we absolutely can't lose."

Lin Nian said, "But this peony hairpin is entirely made of gold..."

Xiao Fu was heartbroken, "That would be even more vulgar."

Lin Nian sighed and let Xiao Fu put an elegant white jade hairpin in his hair.

When Hua Yue heard about the gathering, she pitifully begged Lin Nian to take her along.

Lin Nian chuckled, about to agree, when Xiao Fu spoke first:

"Of course you have to go! No, you absolutely have to go. Hua Yue, let me tell you, if we encounter anyone bullying our young master later, you're responsible for beating him up."

Upon hearing this, Hua Yue rolled up her sleeves fiercely, "Anyone who dares to bully our young master, I will definitely beat them until they cry for their fathers and beg for their grandfathers."

"Beautiful!" Xiao Fu patted Hua Yue's little shoulder with satisfaction. "It's not for nothing that I treat you to the best food and drinks every day."

Lin Nian chuckled, "You two, don't cause trouble, you hear me?"

Xiao Fu shouted, "Young master, don't worry, we will definitely not cause trouble."

"We absolutely won't cause trouble," Huayue said loudly, then whispered to Xiaofu in a low voice.

"If anything goes wrong, just pin it on the prince. That's what I always did when I caused trouble in the Northern Territory."

"Yes, if it were a prince, the young master certainly wouldn't have the heart to blame him."

Lin Nian asked, feigning seriousness, "What are you all whispering about?"

The two young men said in unison, "It's nothing!"

At the entrance of Jinxiu Garden.

An exquisite carriage stopped beside the Lin family's carriage.

Hua Yue was the first to jump off the carriage and was stretching when Xiao Fu, who got off behind her, kicked her.

Xiao Fu whispered, "Look!"

Hua Yue drew her sword, looked around blankly, and asked, "Where should I look?"

Xiao Fu remained silent as he helped Lin Nian down from the carriage.

"Oh, isn't this Nian-ge'er?" A sweet and affectionate voice came from the exquisite carriage.

Lin Nian looked up and saw a beautiful woman wearing a headdress adorned with emeralds slowly stepping out of an exquisite carriage.

The elegant beauty was accompanied by four servants, making quite a grand entrance.

Especially her fair hands, even her fingernails were painted with rouge and gold powder.

Lin Nian nodded slightly as a greeting, "Cousin, what a coincidence."

Lü Xiaolian blinked, feigning confusion, and asked, "Cousin, your wedding is just around the corner, how come you still have time to come out and admire the flowers?"

Lin Nian said calmly, "The wedding is at the end of the month. If you're free, cousin, you're welcome to come to my wedding banquet."

Lu Xiaolian said, "I heard that His Highness Prince Cheng will be returning to the Northern Border soon. What will you do then, cousin? His Highness Prince Cheng has a notorious reputation, and he will surely make you accompany the army north... Alas, I am truly worried."

Hua Yue asked in confusion, "Young Master is going back to the Northern Border with the Prince, what are you worried about?"

A few moments later, Huayue belatedly realized that this green-headed girl had just spoken ill of the prince!

Lu Xiaolian was surprised that the servant Lin Nian brought would speak up for him, and immediately laughed out loud, "I heard that the Northern Territory is rainless all year round, and the sandstorms can turn the tender and smooth skin of a ten-year-old boy into withered tree bark."

He looked Lin Nian up and down. "I'm worried that your fair skin won't withstand the wind and sand of the North."

"Even so, it is Lin Nian's fate, and I really dare not trouble my cousin to worry about me," Lin Nian said. "It is not good to block the entrance of someone's residence, cousin, let's go inside first."

Lu Xiaolian wanted to act like a monkey to attract attention, but he had no such hobby.

Lu Xiaolian thought she had touched a nerve with Lin Nian, which was why he was so eager to escape. She immediately felt much better, and chuckled as she held her handkerchief. "My cousin is right. Let's go in."

He forcefully pulled Lin Nian's arm and led her inside, with four servants blocking the way behind them.

This meant that Xiao Fu and Hua Yue could only walk behind them.

Lin Nian considered that they were relatives after all, and it would be really ugly to tear off the mask, so she patiently endured it.

Xiao Fu whispered to Hua Yue, "It's him. He loves to cause trouble for our young master."

"I'm going to beat him up later," Hua Yue said. "How dare he speak ill of our Prince! He's dead! I said it!"

Xiao Fu was taken aback. "When?"

"Just now!" Hua Yue gritted her teeth. "How dare they say that our prince has a fearsome reputation? I'm furious!"

Xiao Fu was taken aback. "What? You think having a fearsome reputation is a bad thing? Doesn't that mean the Prince is very powerful? Just his reputation alone is enough to scare Yan Ru so much she wets her pants!"

"Is that so?" Huayue scratched her head and chuckled. "Then I won't hit him. He's really a good person."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fu immediately said, "No, you're wrong. It depends on the person. If others say it's out of respect, but he says it's bad and he should be beaten up."

Hua Yue was bewildered, Hua Yue didn't understand, Hua Yue's little head was full of question marks.

Xiao Fu said, "Think about it, he already dislikes our young master, would he still praise our prince?"

"That makes sense." Huayue turned and walked towards the side path.

Xiao Fu quickly grabbed him, "Where are you going?"

"Find a sack," Huayue said. "When he gets back to the manor, put him in a sack and give him a good beating."

"Don't run around yet." Xiao Fu grabbed him. "We need to pay our respects to Young Master Qingheng first before we can sneak off. It would be very impolite to run around in someone's house without seeing the master first."

"Oh," Hua Yue replied obediently, then asked curiously, "Why does he dislike our young master?"

"Because our young master is better looking than him," Xiao Fu said. "Don't be fooled by his act of being a respectful brother; he secretly loves to bully our young master with underhanded tricks."

"Huh?" Hua Yue's mouth dropped open. "He's bullying our young master?"

Xiao Fu said, "That's right. Let me tell you, if he hadn't deliberately pushed the young master into the water, the young master wouldn't be going to see the divine doctor for acupuncture every month now."

Hua Yue knew that Lin Nian went for acupuncture every month, but she didn't expect there to be such an inside story.

He immediately said, "We江湖 (jianghu) men settle scores on the spot. I'm going to push him into the water later and make him go for acupuncture every month from now on!"