After the al, they each went for a bath. Zhao Chen originally wanted to join her, but after thinking about it, he endured it.
He ca out first, and when Yue'er erged from the bathing room, he was already sitting by the bed, waiting for her.
Zhao Chen raised his hand, and palace maids and eunuchs all withdrew. Despite the spacious room, it felt cramped at this mont. Sun Yue'er's heart was be ating very fast and she was scared he might hear it.
Following the teachings of the palace nannies, Sun Yue'er knew what would happen next. However, what she knew was very limited, especially now that her mind was in a haze.
Zhao Chen reached out to pull her towards him.
Yue'er was extrely nervous, her hands were sweaty, and with a trembling voice, she said, "Let's just talk."
"What do you want to talk about?"
Despite having nothing important to talk about, she found words to say, "What ti did you wake up today? I woke up at yin-shi'W , and was busy the whole d ay. Now I'm really exhausted. How about we go to sleep?"
"Alright," Zhao Chen nodded.
Yue'er felt joy in her heart, quickly took off her soft silk shoes, and climbed onto the bed. Without waiting for Zhao Chen, she rolled towards the inside of the b ed with her back facing him, pretending to be tired and sleepy.
If she thought she could escape like this, she would have underestimated Zhao Chen too much.
Now that he had what he had been thinking about for days right in front of him, he'd be a fool to let go of such an opportunity.
He approached her and whispered in her ear, "Are you already asleep?"
She didn't reply.
He muttered to himself, "Looks like she really fell asleep. This way, it's more convenient for ."
While Yue'er was thinking about what was convenient, he had already slipped under the covers, and his hands and feet imdiately started acting dishonest. Unable to resist, she turned around and wanted to push him away but didn't dare to, so she could only look at him pitifully, "Xiaobao Gege, I'm really tired. Wh y don't we rest and wait until tomorrow?"
Her eyes were watery, pretending to be on the verge of tears, her rosy lips trembling.
"Tomorrow, we have to get up early to et Father Emperor and Mother Empress. It's better to rest early, ok?"
The word "ok" was forcefully swallowed by him.
The dragon and phoenix candles had burned out, and the hall was quiet.
Dim morning light shone in from the window, casting a peaceful atmosphere throughout the room.
On the bed, the couple was still fast asleep. Outside the palace gate, Xiao Anzi and the others were already waiting, but there was no sound of movent insi de.
"Brother An, this..." A young eunuch beside him was anxious, saying, "If this continues, we will be late to report to His Majesty and Her Majesty."
Xiao Anzi was also anxious; he gritted his teeth and approached the door, softly calling, "Your Highness, it's ti to get up."
No response ca from inside.
"Your Highness...”
Half awake, Yue'er heard the voice and pushed the person next to her.
"Soone seems to be calling for you.” As soon as these words were spoken, she realized where she was and what had happened. She sat up in a hurry, but felt a pain in her waist, and let out a sound of exclamation
"Are you okay?" Zhao Chen quickly supported her, wanting to hold her into his arms, but was pushed away.
"You! Stay away from !"
She hugged the covers with red cheeks, avoiding his gaze. Her voice was both tender and soft, with a hint of hoarseness from just waking up. Zhao Chen und erstood why she reacted this way, thinking back to how excessive they were last night. He coughed lightly, and said, "It's Xiao Anzi. I'll get up first, take your ti , no need to hurry."
With that said, he put on his clothes and got down from the bed. Yue'er, who was feeling uncomfortable all over, felt even more annoyed when she saw him lik e this. However, this annoyance was more of a playful one.
After tidying up, it was already late, so they skipped breakfast and headed straight to Kunning Palace.
At Kunning Palace, following Yaoniang's instructions from the day before, the other children were already there. Emperor Jin'an, who took a day off from morn ing court today was also present. The whole family was waiting and hadn't had breakfast yet.
However, the newlyweds had not arrived yet, and the tea in Yaoniang and Emperor Jin'an's hands had already been changed twice.
"Mother, I'm hungry," Changle said.
"Wait a bit more; your elder brother and sister-in-law should be here soon." Yaoniang comforted her.
Just as they were talking, soone reported that the crown prince and crown princess had arrived.
They hurriedly asked people to welco the young couple in. They first served tea according to the customs, and Yaoniang gave them a greeting gift. Sun Yu e'er stood up with Zhao Chen supporting her.
Yaoniang couldn't take her eyes off her daughter-in-law, although she had known for a long ti that Yue'er would be her daughter-in-law, when she actually beca her daughter-in-law, the realization made her emotions complicated—both happy and bittersweet.
Emperor Jin'an noticed Yaoniang staring in a daze, and couldn't help but use the cover of his sleeve to nudge her, saying, "Little Fourth is hungry; let's have th e al served."
Yaoniang finally reacted and hurriedly ordered the servants to serve the al.
After finishing breakfast, Yaoniang didn't keep the newlyweds for long and let them go back to rest.
It was just a casual remark, thinking that the couple had been busy all day on their wedding day and must be tired. But Yue'er, blushing, lowered her head shyl y. Emperor Jin'an gave Yaoniang a glance, and only then did she realize what she had just implied.
Embarrassed, her face turned slightly red, and she waved her hand to let the children leave.
When the children left, the hall suddenly beca empty. Yaoniang was lost in thought for a mont and couldn't help but say, "I can finally understand the fee lings my mother said about being a mother-in-law."
"What feelings?"
Both happy and sentintal—happy that her son had finally grown up, sentintal because her son had finally grown up, and in the future, the person closest to him would be his wife.
However, Yaoniang didn't say these words; she just sighed, "In the blink of an eye, we are all so old, already becoming father-in-law and mother-in-law. Mayb e we'll be able to hold our grandchildren in the near future."
"I don't feel old, nor do I think you're old."
"Really?"
"Of course."
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