Cheng Songan clutched his belt tightly and looked at him warily.

"I had other plans," Cui Yuanqing stood up and glanced at the place she was covering, "But if you want to use this method, I can accept it."

Cheng Songan didn't even want to argue with him, fearing that he would get angry again, so he immediately asked, "What were you planning to do originally?"

Cui Yuanqing looked at her without blinking and said, "I want you to spend the Shangsi Festival with me."

Shangsi Festival? Cheng Songan didn't know how to react for a moment. He seemed to be obsessed with spending a festival with him.

On New Year's Eve, he was hurriedly called to the palace. After coming out, he did not return home, but went straight to the villa to spend the New Year with her. Later, the imperial edict came down that they should divorce, and he asked her to spend the Lantern Festival with him.

Those two festivals were days for the whole family to celebrate together. If they had really been celebrated together, there would have been nothing wrong. However, the Shangsi Festival was a bit subtle.

The Shangsi Festival was a very important day for unmarried men and women in the Daqian Dynasty. No matter whether they were nobles or commoners, there was no taboo. Young men and women could go out for an outing in groups during the day, and the elderly would also take this opportunity to look for marriage partners for their children.

Most of those who are looking forward to this festival are young people who have someone they love. It is not polite for a divorced couple to celebrate this festival together.

Cheng Songan was a little embarrassed: "Let's change the date, how about Qingming Festival?"

"Sweeping the graves together?" Cui Yuanqing's face turned cold. It was her idea to celebrate Qingming Festival together.

He said unhappily, "Have a child together or celebrate Shangsi Festival together, choose one."

Cheng Songan: …

"Actually, there's no need for me to repay you. After all, you treated me like that and caused me to lose a child. What you did was what I should have done."

As he spoke, he became more confident.

Cui Yuanqing snorted, "Don't you like to meddle in other people's business? After the Shangsi Festival, Su Zhi will be exiled."

"Hmm?" Cheng Songan frowned in confusion. "Su Zhi is very useful. You can arrange his escape route yourself. What does it have to do with me?"

"I will arrange for Su Zhi. Are you not going to take care of Cui Wenxin?" Cui Yuanqing reminded, "She is forbidden to go out by her mother now. We need to find another marriage for her."

Cheng Songan couldn't sit still when he heard about Cui Wenxin's matter, but after thinking about it, he asked dissatisfiedly: "Isn't it just a matter of your words? How dare Fourth Madam not listen to you?"

Cui Yuanqing pinched her cheeks to stop her from talking: "If I like to interfere in other people's marriages, why would you and I get divorced? Moreover, on the surface, Su Zhi's future is uncertain, and Fourth Sister thinks that I have lost my saintly heart and may not be able to protect Su Zhi. She did nothing wrong in not wanting her daughter to suffer when she married him."

Cheng Songan's mouth was pinched by him, so he spoke incoherently, and muttered, "If you don't intervene, I will be the evil one?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't care." Cui Yuanqing let go of her hand, turned around and looked out the window, and said faintly, "Wenxin has done enough to protect you. If she hadn't climbed onto the carriage and scolded Cheng Wanxin for you when she came out of prison that day, she wouldn't have been locked up in the room by her mother."

When Cheng Songan heard this, Huo De stood up and pointed at Cui Yuanqing and cursed, "Asshole! You allowed Cheng Wanxin to embarrass Wenxin secretly? How could Wenxin be her opponent?"

Cui Yuanqing's eyes were calm and he said, "Isn't it that I don't care? But I didn't condone it."

Cheng Songan didn't believe it and stared angrily.

"I was the one who blamed her first. She had no respect for her elders and had no manners." Cui Yuanqing said calmly.

Cheng Songan immediately understood his purpose. Even if Cheng Wanxin pretended to be weak, she was still a ruthless person. How could she be scolded by a little girl? She cried in front of him, but there might be some shady tricks behind her. Cui Yuanqing spoke first, which not only disciplined Cui Wenxin but also protected her face. She was happy in her heart and naturally would not embarrass Cui Wenxin again.

My mother was right. Cui Yuanqing was a man of many twists and turns and not straightforward at all.

"Whether to help them or not is up to me. I certainly can't spend a day like the Shangsi Festival with you. If someone sees us, who will come to propose marriage to me in the future?" Cheng Songan said sarcastically.

Cui Yuanqing narrowed his eyes and asked gloomily, "Who dares to come and propose marriage?"

Cheng Songan replied nonchalantly, "Of course there are many. This is all thanks to Lord Cui who carried the betrothal gifts around the capital that day and saved my reputation. There are many people who want to marry me just for your betrothal gifts."

Cui Yuanqing sneered, "What about the Lu and Ming families? By the way, do you know what Lu Qingshan is busy with recently?"

"The Lu family is arranging a marriage for him, but he is overwhelmed."

Cheng Songan was slightly surprised. It turned out that this was what Lu Qingshan wanted to talk about before he left. After being surprised, she was relieved. If he really agreed to the marriage, he would never come to her again in the future, and she would not have to feel that she could not face Lu's mother.

"I know." Cheng Songan replied calmly, "He told me."

Cui Yuanqing was startled and asked, "Don't you blame him?"

Cheng Songan asked back, "Why do you blame him? I only blame you. The Cheng and Lu families are well matched. Lu Qingshan and I have been childhood sweethearts. Aunt Lu has treated me like her daughter since I was a child. If I hadn't been married to you, how could the Lu family despise me for not being worthy of Lu Qingshan?"

He deliberately said these sour words to irritate her, and she also knew how to irritate him.

But Cui Yuanqing didn't get angry after hearing this. He just frowned, then looked into her eyes without blinking and said, "If you marry Lu Qingshan, I will definitely take you back. Grandmother won't say anything, and my father and mother can't stop me."

Cheng Songan's heart skipped a beat, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

"You should go." She took a deep breath and did not respond to him.

Cui Yuanqing asked again seriously: "Can you spend the Shangsi Festival with me?"

Cheng Songan did not answer, but silently opened the window and motioned him to leave.

Cui Yuanqing suddenly smiled, put his hands on the windowsill, turned around and said to her: "You said that silence is equal to indulgence. If you don't say anything, I will take it as your consent."

After saying this, he jumped lightly, jumped over the windowsill, and disappeared into the night.

After that, Cheng Songan went to the palace on time every day to read to the Seventh Princess. Life was quite peaceful, but there were also some uneasy times.

One day, she walked out of the gate of Jiwen Hall and just met Haitang who was waiting at the palace gate, she saw Prince Jin coming towards her, and Cheng Songan hurriedly saluted.

Prince Jin smiled gently and said, "Miss Cheng, how are you? I have always felt bad for causing your injury at Hongyan Tower that day. Could you give me a chance to apologize to you?"

He looked like a modest gentleman, but his words made Cheng Songan feel a chill in her heart. She forced a smile and said, "It was my stupidity that day that led to the assassin's murder. How dare I ask the prince to apologize?"

Prince Jin's smile faded a little, and he asked in a gentle voice, "Young lady, there is no need to be modest. I know that you are very smart and you are not comparable to ordinary girls in the boudoir."

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