After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Cheng Songan had calmed down by now. When he heard Cui Yuanqing calling Haitang to get out of the car, he just wanted her to come in and accompany her, so he stuck his head out and said, "I'm fine."

Cui Yuanqing frowned, stood beside the carriage and asked, "What happened?"

Cheng Songan grabbed Haitang's sleeve and said with a faint smile: "Nothing, I was anxious just now because I wanted to tell you that I don't want to spend the Shangsi Festival with you."

Cui Yuanqing gripped the shaft of the cart and glanced at her face. The look on her face just now clearly showed that something was wrong. She had always been stubborn towards him, and since she didn't want to say anything, he couldn't force her.

"The Shangsi Festival is still a few days away. It won't be too late to talk about it then."

Cheng Songan shook his head: "No, I want to tell you clearly now, I will not celebrate Shangsi Festival with you, because I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore, you will only bring me trouble."

"Why don't you move back to the Cui Mansion? If you live in the Gengdu Garden, others will misunderstand that I am still in touch with you and that there is something unclear between us. If I want to get married again, won't you delay me?"

Cui Yuanqing's eyes suddenly dimmed. He loosened his grip on the shaft of the cart, took a deep breath, then turned over and turned around.

Cheng Songan sat back in the carriage, leaning against the wall in silence.

Haitang couldn't help but ask, "Miss, why did you chase him away at this time? Why didn't you tell him? The adults can help you."

Cheng Songan smiled bitterly: "Haitang, what do you think is the best way out right now?"

Haitang thought for a moment and held her hand silently. Prince Jin had already suffered a loss in the matter of Cheng Wanxin, and this naked threat was to get Cheng Songan. If she wanted to get rid of him, she had to follow the same path as Cheng Wanxin, either marrying immediately or reconciling with Cui Yuanqing. But if she did so, Prince Jin would be even more angry and the third lady would not be able to escape.

Cheng Songan certainly knew that Cui Yuanqing could help her, but she couldn't look for him, at least not at this time. If he acted impulsively, the Cheng family would be finished, and the King of Xiang would also be exposed.

"Haitang, Prince Jin won't last long. I just need to buy some time. Cui Yuanqing must not know, otherwise..." Cheng Songan stopped talking here. She subconsciously felt that Cui Yuanqing would change for her.

"I had my plans in the past, but no matter what you want to do in the future, I can change my plans and accompany you." What he said to her when he came back from Jiangnan that day came to her ears at the right time.

Cheng Songan pinched her palms and told herself not to believe him. He was just unwilling to give up because she no longer loved him, but he didn't really want to give up everything for her.

Haitang looked at her silently for a while and sighed. Although she didn't know what she was thinking, after many years of master-servant friendship, Haitang saw Cheng Songan's thoughts more clearly than she did.

"Girl, are you afraid of falling in love with adults again?"

Cheng Songan's long eyelashes trembled, and a tear hung on her eyes, refusing to fall. She was indeed becoming more and more dependent on and trusting Cui Yuanqing, which was a very bad sign.

She originally thought that she would be free after the divorce, but there was no freedom for a woman in such a world, especially in the capital where power was rife. Women were not considered human beings at all. They had to be pawns and tools of the family, either marrying into aristocratic families or relying on the royal power. She could not consider herself, but she could not ignore the Cheng family.

Love and freedom are not worth mentioning in front of these. If you take them to heart, it will only add to your troubles. Cui Yuanqing has already walked a path that cannot be turned back. If she marries someone else, she will not be tempted again. She will just live out her life in a courtyard like in her previous life.

"Haitang, just delay it for a while. I don't want to look back, and I can't be tempted by him again." Cheng Songan grabbed her hand and shook his head, "Don't let anyone else know."

In the current situation, Prince Jin is in the prime of his life, and others see him as a prosperous and flourishing country. But for the emperor, this is not a good thing. The supreme ruler will not allow anyone to threaten his position, not even his own son.

The current emperor has been reluctant to appoint a crown prince simply because he is afraid that the power in his hands will be transferred to lower levels. But now everyone is advising him to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible, and Prince Jin is the most prestigious one. How can he not be suspicious?

The higher the Prince of Jin climbs, the more dangerous he will be. Now he is only one step away from danger. It will take a suitable opportunity to make the saint truly fear him.

She could see that Cui Yuanqing was planning for this very purpose and had already taken ninety-nine steps. She couldn't disrupt the plan at this time and let it fail at the last step.

Haitang sighed. She understood the pain of not being able to express love. The road back for the Cui family was not easy. There was Cheng Wanxin and the King of Xiang behind them.

After returning to the mountain residence, Cheng Songan said to Li Wenbin: "Tell father to send Jin Ning back to the old house in Yizhou overnight, and you will escort her personally."

After a pause, he added, "Take the peony with you. You can stay there and come back next spring."

Li Wenbin was puzzled, but he was never a talkative person. Even though he didn't understand, he never asked any more questions and left immediately.

When Taxue and Qiangwei heard this, they knew something big had happened.

Cheng Songan glanced at Haitang and said to them, "Light a few more braziers in the house and prepare a few buckets of cold water."

At this time, the weather was getting warmer and the charcoal fire was no longer needed. Qiangwei asked curiously, "Are you feeling cold, girl?"

Haitang shook her head, indicating that they didn't need to ask any more questions, and just told people to prepare things.

Several pots of blazing charcoal made the whole room steaming hot. Cheng Songan wrapped himself in a mink fur coat. After a while, he felt as if he had been washed with water, and sweat kept pouring down his head.

About half an hour later, Cheng Songan felt so hot that he almost fainted. He took off his mink coat and went into the bathroom.

Cold water was ready in the bathroom, and she asked everyone to leave. Haitang looked reluctant and said, "Girl, you are abusing your body like this. If you develop a disease in the future..."

Cheng Songan's face was burnt red by the charcoal fire, and there seemed to be a fire in his eyes: "Haitang, you see, Prince Jin is more terrible than illness."

Taxue shuddered and immediately replaced Haitang: "I'll serve, sister will go down and wait."

Cheng Songan nodded with satisfaction, took off all her clothes, and went directly into the tub filled with cold water. She had just come out of the steaming hot room, sweating all over, and suddenly entered the cold water tub, the ice and fire, the piercing shiver made her teeth chatter uncontrollably.

Even though Taxue was more decisive and ruthless than the others, he still felt a little reluctant at this moment.

Cheng Songan smiled at her and said, "Pour water on my head."

Taxue gritted his teeth, scooped a bucket of water, closed his eyes and poured it over her head.

Cheng Songan trembled all over, her face turned pale. She kept pouring water on him until she couldn't hold on any longer and came out of the tub.