Upon hearing this, Qing Chen, while wiping Han Qingyue's face, countered, "Does Madam believe that the only reason I want to marry you is to use you to rebel?"
... Han Qingyue was speechless.
[Successful Wife-Pampering! Congratulations to the Host for receiving a random reward: Comprehension Ability +10!]
Qing Chen seized this opportunity to greatly narrow the distance between him and Han Qingyue, continuing, "Does Madam believe in love at first sight?"
"Love at first sight?" Han Qingyue was full of confusion.
"Exactly." Qing Chen nodded, then turned to rinse the face towel, and continued, "The first time I saw you, I had a strong desire to be with you for the rest of my life. At that moment, I recognized you, I wanted to have you, and in this life, it can only be you!"
With their eyes meeting, Qing Chen brought his acting to its peak.
As a Rebirth person who had lived another life, even if he hadn't eaten pork, had he not at least seen pigs run? He had simply seen too many of these corny love confessions.
Picking out any two lines felt like a dimensionality reduction attack.
From the ripples and waves that appeared in Han Qingyue's eyes, it was not difficult to see that his words had indeed achieved significant results.
The subsequent System reward further proved this point.
[Successful Wife-Pampering! Congratulations to the Host for receiving a random reward: Comprehension Ability +20!]
On the other hand, after learning Qing Chen's "true" thoughts, Han Qingyue immediately understood him.
Because Han Qingyue harbored the same feelings for Xiao Feng.
With just one glance, she had recognized him; it could only be him!
Their eyes met, and looking at the deeply affectionate man before her, Han Qingyue couldn't help but feel guilty towards him.
She thought to herself, 'If it were you, you should be able to understand me, right? In this life, I am destined to let you down. If there is a next life…'
[Successful Wife-Pampering! Congratulations to the Host for receiving a random reward: Charisma +20!]
[Successful Wife-Pampering! Congratulations to the Host for receiving a random reward: Comprehension Ability +30!]
...
After repeatedly gaining wife-pampering rewards six or seven times, Qing Chen finally let Han Qingyue off the hook regarding washing her face.
Having completed everything, Qing Chen decided to take Han Qingyue to offer tea to his father, Qing Xiong, as his daughter-in-law.
Han Qingyue did not refuse. Nowadays, she no longer resisted such matters.
She thought that even if it was just a pretense, at least until Xiao Feng returned, she would play the role of Madam well, trying her best to make Qing Chen feel more comfortable and reduce his guilt.
Before long, the two arrived at the Qing family's main hall.
Qing Xiong sat on the patriarch's seat, and upon seeing Qing Chen and Han Qingyue arrive, he stroked his beard and laughed heartily, "A perfect match! Truly a perfect match!"
"Father, Han Qinyue is here to offer you tea," Qing Chen said.
"Good, good, good!" Qing Xiong was overjoyed.
"Please drink your tea." Han Qingyue walked up to Qing Xiong and handed him the pre-prepared tea. At this moment, she still couldn't bring herself to call Qing Xiong, the universally recognized treacherous official, 'Father'.
"Good, good!" Qing Xiong took the teacup, smiling from ear to ear.
He took a sip of tea.
Immediately, he took out a spatial ring and handed it to Han Qingyue, "This is a small token of my affection, take it. If it's not enough, ask me for more."
"Thank you." Han Qingyue glanced at Qing Chen, and seeing that he nodded, she accepted Qing Xiong's kind offer.
Then, Qing Xiong placed the teacup on the table, quickly walked over to Qing Chen, pulled him aside, and in a voice only the two of them could hear, whispered, "How is it? How's the progress?"
"What progress?" Qing Chen asked, feigning ignorance.
"What else could it be! Of course, it's about the Legacy of my Qing family's incense!" Qing Xiong was slightly agitated.
"It's not that fast, just be patient." Qing Chen shook off Qing Xiong's hand and walked towards Han Qingyue, telling her, "Didn't you want to return to the palace? Let's go, I'll accompany you."
"Then... Han Qinyue will take her leave first." When facing Qing Xiong, despite his very kind demeanor, Han Qingyue couldn't help but feel apprehensive.
Qing Xiong acknowledged her, then ordered someone to prepare a carriage to send Qing Chen and Han Qingyue into the palace.
Watching their departing figures, Qing Xiong suddenly gasped, "How come I suddenly feel that Qing'er seems much more handsome than before? This temperament, it's like a banished immortal descending to the mortal world!"
"Indeed, he is a member of my Qing clan, truly worthy of being my Qing Xiong's son!"
Ultimately, he rationalized it with such a reason.
On the other side, Qing Chen and Han Qingyue got into the carriage.
Feeling the carriage wheels rolling and the journey beginning, Han Qingyue handed over the spatial ring, "This is too valuable, I cannot accept it."
She had tentatively peeked inside earlier, and this spatial ring actually contained one hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.
Regardless of Qing Chen, just this spatial ring and one hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones already confirmed that Qing Xiong was undoubtedly a treacherous official.
After all, even the current Martial Emperor would find it absolutely not easy to produce one hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.
"What's there to not accept? You are my Qing Chen's Madam, you are his Qing Xiong's daughter-in-law. Let alone one hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, even a billion would be perfectly justified!"
While Qing Chen said that, he was thinking to himself that once matters here were settled, he would definitely extort a large sum from Qing Xiong.
Spirit Stones are not only the absolute currency for transactions between Cultivators and the secular world, but also excellent Cultivation resources.
Cultivators can absorb the Spiritual Qi stored within Spirit Stones and refine it to improve their Cultivation.
The higher the quality of the Spirit Stone, the more Spiritual Qi it contains.
Of course, if the Spiritual Qi is completely absorbed, the Spirit Stone will also become a useless rock, no longer possessing any value.
"Alright..."
Seeing that Qing Chen had spoken to such an extent, Han Qingyue had no choice but to temporarily accept it, deciding to keep it safe.
When Xiao Feng returned, she would return every single bit to Qing Chen, not owing him anything!
Before long.
The carriage drove through the Imperial Palace gates.
Seeing the Qing family's crest on the carriage, the guards didn't dare to speak, let alone block and check their identities.
They knew very well that in Great Han, the Qing family's carriage was no different from the Emperor's Dragon carriage. If they blocked it, a few heads wouldn't be enough to lose.
Before long, the carriage stopped, and Qing Chen and Han Qingyue got out.
"Come, be careful not to fall." Qing Chen naturally wouldn't miss this good opportunity to gain wife-pampering rewards, reaching out to help Han Qingyue.
[Successful Wife-Pampering! Congratulations to the Host for receiving a random reward: longevity fruit +1!]
Qing Chen looked at the detailed description. After consuming this longevity fruit, one fruit could increase Lifespan by a hundred years.
For him, who now possessed immortality, it was naturally useless.
However, Qing Chen could easily imagine how many people, how many powerful individuals, would flock to him, breaking their heads to beg him for a transaction, if he were willing to trade longevity fruit.
He temporarily stored it in the System inventory.
In the time that followed, Han Qingyue fulfilled her duty as host, and at Qing Chen's request, decided to take him on a good tour of the Imperial Palace.
His previous self had very few memories of the palace, disliking places that required adherence to rules.
As a Transmigration person, Qing Chen rarely had such an opportunity to broaden his horizons, so he naturally wanted to thoroughly understand the internal situation of the Imperial Palace.
After a tour, the two arrived at the Imperial Garden.
Various exotic sights and gurgling lake water came into view.
Qing Chen was about to say something when an unharmonious, mocking voice came from the side, "Heh, earlier she said she'd rather die to preserve her purity, but now she's here sightseeing and chatting happily with the treacherous official's son. How ridiculous! How pathetic! How lamentable!" .