In the following days, from the first to the tenth of the month, the Crown Prince was so busy that he was nowhere to be seen.

Song Xibai ate and drank leisurely during his holiday. In the evening, suddenly Eunuch Feng came with a group of people to invite Song Xibai to the front hall.

Song Xibai asked curiously, "Aren't people not allowed to go to the front hall and the back courtyard at will?"

“Those are other people, how can you be the same?” Eunuch Feng smiled humbly. “It is His Highness’s order, Your Highness, shall we leave now?”

Song Xibai looked at him with suspicion.

The expression on Eunuch Feng's face was unreadable.

So Song Xibai said, "Then I'll change my clothes first."

"No need, His Highness has already prepared everything for you in the front hall."

Eunuch Feng's tone carried a hint of urgency.

After thinking for a moment, Song Xibai summoned Wei Hong and Fu Liu, put on a fox fur cloak, and then walked towards the front hall.

On the way, she was still wondering: Could it be that the Crown Prince is planning to sneak out of the palace again?

But today isn't a holiday, so why go out?

Before she could figure it out, Eunuch Feng, who was leading the way, stopped.

"Your Highness, we've arrived. Please go inside quickly! His Highness is waiting for you inside!"

Song Xibai looked around. There was no one in the courtyard. She wondered where the palace servants had all gone.

She stepped into the house.

Wei Hong and Fu Liu wanted to follow, but Eunuch Feng grabbed them and made a shushing gesture, pulling the two palace maids aside and muttering a few words to them.

The two palace maids looked surprised and neither of them followed them inside.

On the other side, after Song Xibai entered the house, she saw a spacious inner room.

This front hall has only three rooms, which is fewer than the five main rooms of the Crown Princess. It is usually used by the Crown Prince as a study.

The layout is spacious and open, with several rows of bookshelves on the left, a large desk in the center, and a large tub the size of a bathtub containing small lotus flowers and several fish swimming among them.

On the right was a sixteen-panel screen that separated a bedroom, serving as the Crown Prince's temporary resting place. However, he had been sleeping here for the past few months, making it his permanent bedroom.

After entering, Song Xibai glanced around but did not see the Crown Prince, which puzzled her.

"Your Highness?"

She called out softly.

Immediately afterwards, the Crown Prince's voice came from behind the screen.

"Come this way."

Song Xibai's suspicion deepened, but she still walked over.

After walking around the screen, she suddenly froze on the spot.

Behind the screen was a small round table and a bed. The prince, dressed in a bright red robe, walked towards her.

"This, this is..."

Song Xibai didn't know what to say.

Her gaze shifted and she saw the red silk on the bed, the double happiness characters pasted on the window and wardrobe, and the eye-catching pair of dragon and phoenix candles on the small round table.

The prince took her hand.

"I originally wanted to give you a wedding gift, but I was afraid that if it made too much of a fuss, people would criticize you. In the end, I could only settle for second best and have our wedding night first, and then we'll do it later..."

He didn't say anything more, but Song Xibai already understood what he meant.

"I don't really care about these rituals."

Although she said this, the upturned corners of her mouth revealed her true feelings at that moment.

You can be indifferent, but if the other person cares about you and makes a special effort to prepare something, who wouldn't be happy?

"You don't mind?"

The prince asked softly.

Song Xibai shook his head: "Your Highness is so thoughtful, I don't know what to say."

The Crown Prince felt a slight sense of relief, but then looked at her with trepidation and took Song Xibai's hands in his.

"So, are you willing now?"

Song Xibai wanted to refuse, but couldn't bring herself to say it.

She remembered the words of advice Dingxiang had given her.

How many people in the world can compare to His Highness the Crown Prince?

Originally, Song Xibai only thought about family background and status, but now she felt that his sincerity was the most precious thing.

If I didn't have memories of my past life, I wouldn't hesitate at all at this moment.

No, I should say she would have agreed a long time ago.

Song Xibai opened her mouth, her voice a little tense.

"I have said it before, my heart belongs only to my husband."

The Crown Prince nodded: "My heart belongs only to Xixi, and no one else."

"If you break your promise in the future, I will never forgive you."

"Alright, if I break my promise in the future, you can do whatever you want with me, kill me or torture me."

At this moment, the crown prince had completely forgotten everything else.

As long as Song Xibai is willing to stay by his side, he might even agree to kill the emperor.

Song Xibai looked at him, her eyes shining with an unprecedented brilliance.

It's a deal.

It's a deal.

The two clasped their hands together and made a lifelong promise.

The candlelight flickered as the Crown Prince pulled Song Xibai to sit down at the table, after which he heard the Crown Prince cough heavily.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Hong and Fu Liu walked in.

One person held the wedding gown and veil, while the other held the pole for carrying the veil and the phoenix crown.

After the two entered, the crown prince retreated to the outside of the screen.

Song Xibai looked at them in surprise: "You two? Did you already know?!"

Fu Liu, quick-witted and outspoken, spoke rapidly as she helped Song Xibai change her clothes.

"No, it was just that Eunuch Feng told me and Wei Hong. This was also prepared by His Highness. Eunuch Feng said that His Highness wants to give his master a real wedding gift. Although many things cannot be done, the wedding ceremony cannot be omitted."

Wei Hong chimed in, "His Highness even brought out the late Empress's memorial tablet, and said he would take the master to pay respects to His Majesty first thing tomorrow morning!"

"Your Highness is too good to the master!"

The two palace maids kept talking, and Song Xibai couldn't get a word in edgewise.

The two moved quickly, and in no time, Song Xibai had put on her wedding dress and phoenix crown.

Wei Hong tidied up the wedding gown and finally placed the veil over the headdress.

As the veil fell, Song Xibai's vision turned completely red.

But the veil was made of thin gauze, so although it covered the outside, one could still see through it.

She lowered her eyes and was led by two palace maids to the outside of the screen.

No one knows how Eunuch Feng arranged it, but in just a short while, all sorts of things had been placed on the desk outside the screen, and even a portrait of the Empress had been hung up.

The crown prince also changed into a bright red outer robe, and his crown was changed to a red jade style.

Seeing the Crown Prince walking towards her through the red veil, Song Xibai suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Wei Hong stuffed a red silk ribbon into her hand, handed the other end to the Crown Prince, and then stood behind her.

Song Xibai walked over and stood side by side with the Crown Prince in front of the hall.

Eunuch Feng stood on the other side, smiling as he watched the newlyweds, and then spoke.

"First bow to Heaven and Earth."

"Bowing to the parents twice."

"Husband and wife bow to each other."

As Song Xibai listened to Eunuch Feng's increasingly loud shouts, he felt that Eunuch Feng was even more excited than he was.

"Send them to the bridal chamber!"