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

Cheng Song'an could hardly keep up with his rapid change. After being surprised, he suddenly remembered the invitation sent by Prince Xiang's Mansion in the afternoon, inviting them to attend the "Burning Tail Banquet" held for Cui Yuanqing to celebrate the promotion of Cui Yuanqing and other Jinshi in the same class.

At this time, Prince Xiang was busy with farming and would certainly not take the initiative to show off. It must be the emperor's intention to hold a family banquet in the garden that his son personally took care of.

In her previous life, she was checking accounts with Zhang at this time, but was unable to go because the accounts of the autumn harvest from the farm were handed over. Now that Zhang is still the housekeeper, she can naturally go with them.

But he had already laid it all out with Cui Yuanqing. His affair with Cheng Wanxin was out in the open, yet he still wanted to take her to the banquet.

Cheng Songan asked uncertainly: "I want to go too?"

Cui Yuanqing frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with her question, and asked back: "Don't you want to go?"

Cheng Songan immediately replied: "Yes, I'll go."

Not only does he have to go, but he also has to get close to the powerful backer, Princess Xiang. If he's lucky, maybe he can become familiar to the Saint and Concubine Liu.

Cui Yuanqing then relaxed his brows, as if remembering something, and said, "The emperor will wear casual clothes, so you don't have to wear the formal clothes."

Cheng Songan didn't expect him to be so considerate to remind her what kind of clothes to wear, so she nodded and said, "I know."

When she looked up, Cui Yuanqing was still standing there, as if waiting for her to say something.

Cheng Songan asked doubtfully, "What else does your Excellency want?"

Cui Yuanqing's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Lu Qingshan will go too."

Cheng Songan was even more confused. Lu Qingshan had just been appointed as the Minister of the Imperial Court, a position he had held since he was transferred from a military officer stationed abroad to one of the six ministries in the capital. This was already a promotion, so what was so strange about him going there that it was worth his special reminder?

After thinking about it, she understood. This person was still doubting whether she and Lu Qingshan had any childhood sweetheart relationship!

"What does his going have to do with me?" Cheng Songan's tone suddenly became a little bad.

Cui Yuanqing snorted coldly: "I'm afraid that Madam will often forget that she is a married woman."

Cheng Songan was so angry that his eyebrows jumped: "Cui Yuanqing, you bastard! You forgot that you are a married man, and you repeatedly slandered my innocence!"

Strangely, Cui Yuanqing had a faint smile on his face: "You don't want to call me sir anymore?"

Cheng Songan glared at him and said, "Sir, please respect yourself!"

Cui Yuanqing became indifferent again. He stood on the ground, much taller than Cheng Songan who was sitting on the couch. He looked down at her from above. His face was extremely handsome, but this handsome face had an annoying mouth.

He said coldly, "Madam, please remember your identity and do not chat with other men in public. Besides, he and I will be officials of the same ministry in the future. If gossip spreads, it will damage the reputation of the three of us."

Cheng Songan then understood where his anger came from. It must be that day at the intersection of Cheng Mansion, Lu Qingshan stopped her carriage, and the two talked for a while, and he saw them.

She sneered and said, "Minister Lu and I are open and aboveboard, so naturally no one would gossip about us. If we had a private relationship, why would we meet in the street? My Lord, if you are afraid of damaging your reputation, shouldn't you restrain your behavior first and stop being the one who crosses the wall?"

Cui Yuanqing's handsome face showed a hint of anger. He tried his best to suppress his emotions and said calmly: "I am different from you."

Cheng Songan sneered. He was different from her. Yes, she was not as shameless as him. She didn't want to bother arguing with him anymore, nor did she want to explain anything. She just said, "My Lord, is there anything else?"

Cui Yuanqing suddenly changed the subject as if the previous argument had never happened, and asked, "What should I wear tomorrow?"

Cheng Songan felt his heart twitch. He used to think that he was cold and heartless, but how come he has become a madman with unstable emotions now?

In her previous life, she was blind and took care of everything for him, including his daily life and clothes. But now that she had been married for so long, she had never asked about his clothes, and he had never asked her to take care of them, so she decided to change her mind and let him take care of everything.

Cheng Songan said unhappily, "Isn't it always Gui Sibian who manages what the adults wear?"

Seeing Cui Yuanqing's face changing, she suddenly thought of Duan Zhuyu. At this time, there were still a few years before the invasion of Rongdi, and even if Duan Zhuyu provoked him, she would not be pushed out to marry.

He was causing trouble for her, so she couldn't be polite. Not only did she have to cause trouble for him, but she also had to cause trouble for Cheng Wanxin.

After thinking for a while, she changed her tone and said, "There is another new one. I will give it to the adults to wear tomorrow."

Cui Yuanqing's expression relaxed and he turned and walked out.

Cheng Songan asked Haitang and Yulan to come in, cleared the dishes on the table, and instructed, "I remember a few days ago, Madam went shopping and brought back two sets of ready-made clothes for the master. Go and take out the white one and send it to the study. The master will wear it tomorrow."

Yulan agreed, then asked in confusion, "What's the point of sending it to the study?"

Cheng Songan was startled: "Didn't the master go back to the study to sleep?"

Yulan pointed to the bathroom and said, "My Lord just asked for water for bathing. You should sleep here. Besides, my Lord hasn't slept in the study for a long time. Don't you sleep here even if it's late?"

Cheng Songan was stunned: "He sleeps here every night? How come I don't know?"

Yulan smiled and said, "The master comes back late, and every time he is afraid of waking up the girl, who sleeps next to the bed, and leaves before dawn."

Cheng Songan looked towards the bathroom, and could hear the sound of water. She felt even more that Cui Yuanqing was crazy. Why did he listen to the old lady so much? Would he come back every day if she told him to?

No, he came back so early today and mentioned having a baby. Does he want something to happen?

After a while, Cui Yuanqing finished his bath, walked straight to the bed and lay down.

Cheng Songan had no choice but to go to the bathroom reluctantly and took a long bath. She only came out when Cui Yuanqing fell asleep.

She really couldn't accept Cui Yuanqing while she was conscious. She understood clearly that despite the disputes and grudges between them, she still had some feelings for Cui Yuanqing. Whatever happened next would only make her sink deeper and deeper and return to the situation in her previous life.

Cheng Songan listened to Cui Yuanqing's even breathing, sat in front of the dressing table and opened the dressing box. Inside was the silk cord that she brought back from Chenglan Pavilion. Through this silk cord, she recalled the throbbing that the vague boy brought her, and used this throbbing to reduce her love for Cui Yuanqing.

She sat there in a daze for a while, put the silk cord back into the box, then tiptoed onto the bed, stepped over Cui Yuanqing, gently lay down on the inside of the bed, and closed her eyes.

When she felt sleepy, Cui Yuanqing turned over to the side, holding her in his arms, his lips almost touching her ear.

Cheng Songan's sleepiness disappeared immediately. She was alert and slowly moved her body inside. The person behind her asked in a deep voice in her ear: "Do you not want to have a baby with me, or do you not want to have a baby with me?"

The heat from his voice made her ears itchy and her body trembled involuntarily. As if he had known that she would run away, Cui Yuanqing had already clamped her hands and pressed them on her slender waist.

Cheng Songan couldn't move, his heart pounding: "Cui Yuanqing, don't..."

Cui Yuanqing chuckled softly in the darkness. Different from the sneer and snort he gave during the day, this chuckle seemed to carry a hint of doting.

Cheng Songan sat up with her heart pounding, and tried to make her voice calm and composed. She asked, "If you want one, can I choose a concubine for you?"

In his previous life, except for the time when he had to sleep with her, he always remained chaste for Cheng Wanxin and never had any concubines or maids. In this life, Cheng Wanxin is getting married, so he doesn't have to remain chaste anymore, right?

It was eerily quiet in the darkness.

Cheng Songan was waiting for his answer, but after a long time, he heard Cui Yuanqing sneer again: "You are so virtuous."

"Thank you, sir." Cheng Songan accepted the compliment without hesitation.

Cui Yuanqing turned over, facing away from her, without saying another word.