Before they could react, a group of maids, under Fu Rongchen's orders, rushed forward and pushed them all out.

Before long, the room became quiet.

Shangguan Yanran suddenly became a little flustered, her fingers tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.

"Are you hungry?" Fu Rongchen asked.

Shangguan Yanran was indeed hungry. She had gotten up early this morning to bathe, change clothes, and do her makeup. She had been busy all day and had hardly eaten anything in order to reduce the need to use the restroom. However, because of her nervousness, the feeling of hunger had lessened considerably.

"Hungry." She nodded, her eyes wide open.

Fu Rongchen smiled and said, "Let's change our clothes first, otherwise we won't feel comfortable eating."

"Oh." Shangguan Yanran adjusted the heavy phoenix crown on her head, stood up, and tried to take it off herself.

At this moment, Fu Rongchen held her arm and said, "Let me do it for you."

Shangguan Yanran exclaimed in surprise, "You can do that?"

"Probably," Fu Rongchen replied, helping her sit down in front of the dressing mirror. He then examined the phoenix crown on her head and knew how to fix it.

Through the mirror, Shangguan Yanran watched as he gently and carefully removed the phoenix crown from her head, and then removed the cumbersome and heavy jewelry from her head.

She immediately felt much more relaxed.

As soon as she stood up, Fu Rongchen's fingers reached out and removed the elaborate wedding dress from Yue's clothes.

Shangguan Yanran was a little embarrassed at first, but when she thought that the two of them were now husband and wife, she didn't hesitate.

"Luckily, a person only gets married once in their life, otherwise wearing such cumbersome and burdensome clothes every day would be exhausting," she complained softly.

Fu Rongchen hung up her wedding dress and returned just in time to hear her say those words. He couldn't help but smile and say, "What a silly girl."

"You're the silly one." Shangguan Yanran stuck out her tongue at him, then ran to the table, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat heartily.

"You should eat too," she said vaguely.

"I'm not hungry, you should eat more. I already ate something at the banquet." Fu Rongchen wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, paused, and then suddenly said, "Eat slowly, I'm going to take a bath first."

The word "bathing" greatly agitated Shangguan Yanran. The fried pork rib she had just picked up fell back onto the plate with a "thud." "Why do I need to bathe?" She turned around and looked at Fu Rongchen with a somewhat foolish expression.

Fu Rongchen looked at her with a smile, "What do you think?"

Shangguan Yanran instantly gripped the chopsticks in her hand. Could it be what she was thinking?

But tonight is their wedding night, so naturally they'll consummate their marriage. And what about her...?

She stared at him with wide eyes, a mixture of curiosity and shyness.

"I don't know..." After a long while, she turned her face away and said somewhat flusteredly.

Fu Rongchen knew she was shy, and his brows furrowed with pleasure. He reached out and patted her shoulder gently, saying in a soft voice, "Don't overthink it, eat more."

Shangguan Yanran didn't dare to turn around for a long time. Only when she heard his footsteps fading away did she wake up as if from a dream, pick up the food on the plate, and start eating.

But this time, the food seemed to have lost its flavor; some of it tasted bland and tasteless.

Actually, she had read quite a few books about romance and sex. Even last night, her mother gave her one to study. She probably already knew what it was all about, but when it came to actually facing it, she still felt nervous.