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

Yin Cheng thought that he should inform the young lady about the coup plot to avoid making her worry.

Lin Nian listened in a daze and asked, "Can I help too?"

"Of course." Yin Cheng raised an eyebrow. "But, honey, isn't your focus a little off?"

"Um?"

"You should bargain with me and ask for more benefits," Yin Cheng said. "Otherwise, you'll suffer a great loss."

Lin Nian suppressed a laugh, "Alright, alright, then I want ten thousand taels of gold!"

Yin Cheng was satisfied and said, "That's more like it."

Although it was just a joke, upon closer examination, Lin Nian couldn't help but feel that the matter was actually quite dangerous.

Forcing someone to abdicate and rebel is a heinous crime that could implicate nine generations of one's family. Even if it's a hoax, it's still enough to terrify anyone.

Although the man and His Majesty are brothers, even fathers and sons in the royal family can fight each other. His biggest fear is that the emperor will use him and then abandon him...

Seeing the young beauty's bitter and resentful expression, Yin Cheng could roughly guess what she was thinking.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely be fine," Yin Cheng said. "It's just that it's unfair to Niannian, who's only been married a short time and has to go to jail with her husband."

"What can we do?" the pretty girl joked, giving him a coquettish glare, and said, "I'm already married."

Yin Cheng pulled her onto the bed, saying, "That's right, you're already married, there's no going back now."

Lin Nian secretly covered her lips and laughed, "I won't go back on my word."

Yin Cheng had rarely had any holidays during his years in the Northern Territory, so Lin Nian always wanted to make up for it for all the men.

He had originally planned to make dumplings himself and spend the Winter Solstice with his man.

Because of Wu Qingwen's interruption, we couldn't eat dumplings. We drank a bowl of mutton soup before bed, and that was our way of celebrating the holiday.

Once the winter solstice is over, it starts to snow in the capital.

This year's snow was heavier than usual, and the cold air, accompanied by the wind, chilled people to the bone.

Lin Nian put on a thick fox fur coat, the snow-white fur covering most of the little beauty's fair and tender face.

Xiao Fu came in from outside, shook off the snow, and added a new piece of charcoal to the charcoal brazier.

"It's really cold today." Xiao Fu set up the stove, with hot tea and dried longan brewing on it. "Wang Jun, the local winter oranges are terribly sour this year. Second Master had someone transport a box from Huaizhou, and it will arrive in a couple of days."

Lin Nian sat on the soft couch sewing a handkerchief. The weather was so cold that her breath turned into white mist.

"Thank you for your trouble, Second Brother," Lin Nian asked. "Did you send a return gift?"

Xiao Fu said, "That's exactly what I was thinking of asking you."

Lin Nian thought for a moment, "There are two silver fox pelts in the storeroom. Send one to my father-in-law and the other to my second brother-in-law."

"Okay..." Xiao Fu hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness, should we tell the Prince about this?"

This fox fur is of extremely high quality and is a tribute from a foreign land, making it exceptionally valuable.

Xiao Fu didn't want to see her husband's family have a falling out over such trivial matters.

Lin Nian said, "No need." He knew Xiao Fu was worried about him, so he smiled gently and said, "Your Wang Jun can make the decision on this kind of thing."

Xiao Fu said, "I'll go right now."

Yin Cheng has been extremely busy lately.

With Wu Qingwen as a brick, the jade of the late empress's relatives was brought out.

The highest-ranking official among them was none other than the sixty-year-old Grand Secretary Xu Zhongmin.

Speaking of which, this Lord Xu and Yin Cheng are somewhat related.

The late empress's maternal uncle was Xu Zhongmin.

The late Empress had two sons, Yin Mo and Yin Cheng. By all accounts, Yin Cheng should call her his maternal uncle.

However, after the late empress died, the Xu family declined drastically, and the only one with any ability was Xu Zhongmin.

When Yin Cheng went to his brother in the middle of the night to discuss the plan, he asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time.

"We're both...Dad's children, so why is he so eager to support me?"

The emperor looked at his younger brother as if he were a fool, saying, "Because you're a fool."

Yin Cheng was speechless for a moment, then said, "Never mind, I didn't ask."

"What's their plan going?"

Yin Cheng replied, "I'll be waiting to beat you up at the New Year's banquet."

"Alright," the emperor asked with some concern, "Are you sure no one has noticed anything amiss? You've fooled them all, haven't you?"

Yin Cheng said, "I have the face of a villain who would rebel and treason. Don't worry, no one will suspect me."

"I think you'd better not come anytime soon, lest someone notice something amiss," the emperor said after a moment's thought. "The more critical the situation, the more you need to remain calm and not let all your efforts go to waste."

"I've transferred 30,000 troops from the Northern Border," Yin Cheng said. "I'm telling you this first, so you don't worry that I'm taking this too seriously."

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The emperor, rarely angered, said, "I told you, I believe you."

Yin Cheng said, "I don't believe in myself. What if I really become emperor? Hehe... I'll dig a swimming pool in the harem and watch Niannian splashing around in the water every day."

He thought to himself, "A beautiful woman playing in the water must be incredibly beautiful."

The emperor was speechless. "Can't you put something serious in your head?"

"...Isn't this the important thing?" Yin Cheng looked at his brother suspiciously. "Brother, are you even a man?"

The emperor coughed guiltily.

A thought suddenly flashed through Yin Cheng's mind: "Speaking of which, your harem has been empty for so many years, could it be... Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but when it comes to dignity, you shouldn't be shy about seeking medical help."

"Once you've finished talking, get out of here. Don't keep getting in my way."

Yin Cheng's expression was grave. "Brother, the earlier it was discovered, the earlier it was treated."

"...I'm fine." The emperor gritted his teeth. "If you're not leaving, stay and help me review the memorials."

"I definitely have to leave right away," Yin Cheng thought, and ran off as fast as he could, afraid that if he was even a step too late, he would be dragged away to study.

However, after Yin Cheng returned, he had his secret guards send over a lot of aphrodisiacs.

The emperor was so ashamed that he began to reflect on whether he should have kept his gender a secret from his younger brother.

No matter how turbulent the court was, the inner quarters remained peaceful and tranquil.

As the year draws to a close, there's an increase in visits to relatives and friends.

Lin Nian missed her father a little, so she dragged the man back to the Lin residence for a free meal.

Shen Qingheng is already showing signs of pregnancy. Lin Nian touched his belly, her eyes filled with envy.

When Ye Qingyu saw this, she felt heartbroken.

At the dinner table, he subtly tried to get information out of Cheng Wang.

Ye Qingyu thought that if all else failed, she would have to compromise and send two young men from her father's family with respectable backgrounds who were easy to manage...

Yin Cheng didn't understand his father-in-law's meaning, but Lin Nian did.

He thought somewhat sadly, "Well, this might be the best way."

Yin Cheng was busy peeling shrimp for his wife when he looked up and saw the little beauty with a stubborn smile.

When he recalled his father-in-law's numerous questions about the child, he immediately realized what was going on. He didn't say much, but in the quiet of the night, he held the little beauty's back and soothed her gently, again and again...

"Just keep reciting..."

"Only longing remains."

Lin Nian hugged the man back with a touch of infatuation, just for a moment.

If these beautiful things are a dream, then let this dream last a little longer.