Xiao Ling wanted to scold her, but Chu Yi didn't give her the chance.

Because Chu Yi lowered his head and placed a kiss on her forehead.

Under Xiao Ling's embarrassed gaze, he then asked:

"I'm suddenly curious, what is your Majesty's real name?"

"My real name...?" Xiao Ling met his gaze and immediately replied solemnly, "Chu thief, you must remember clearly, my name is Xiao Ling, the "Ling" in "Fuling"... Under the thousand-year-old pine tree, there is Fuling..."

As she spoke, she stretched out a jade finger and drew a few times on the official uniform in front of Chu Yi.

Chu Yi was amused by this action and hugged her tighter.

"Your Majesty, there's no need to be so detailed. I'm well-versed in the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Four Books, and the Five Classics, and I'm quite good at guessing words. I can tell which one Your Majesty is referring to."

"Really?" Xiao Ling burst out laughing, obviously thinking of something funny.

"May I ask... which Spring and Autumn Annals is your Excellency familiar with?"

Chu Yi: “?”

Is this the darling little wife he dotes on?

The little empress, who is only a few months away from turning nineteen, is still young, but her thoughts are very wrong!

After several discussions in the evening, the relationship between the couple returned to its starting point.

All crises seemed to be resolved.

Chu Yi returned to his usual uninhibited self, holding Xiao Ling's waist and returning to the dragon throne next to him.

He sat on the dragon throne.

Then he hugged Xiao Ling, made Xiao Ling face him, and threw herself in front of him in a very intimate posture.

Very bold! Another move that makes people's heart beat faster for no reason.

Xiao Ling pursed her lips, placed her hands on Chu Yi's shoulders, and watched him sit on the dragon throne that only she was supposed to sit on for a long time.

"What? I can't sit down?" Chu Yi looked at her with amusement and let the empress sit on her legs.

Xiao Ling took a long breath before explaining:

"Actually, Chu Yi, given our relationship, there's absolutely no need for you to call yourself a subject in this kind of private setting. Just like when I was in the Chu Mansion as Chen Tang, you should address me by my full name in a more intimate way..."

Faced with the privileges Xiao Ling offered, Chu Yi regained his serious expression.

"The minister is the minister, and Your Majesty is the monarch. There is a distinction between monarch and minister, and proper etiquette and respect must be observed."

He said so, but God knew how outrageous his actions were at this moment.

Well, calling myself "Your Majesty" seems to be more exciting than calling myself "Ling'er" or something like that.

Chu Yi thought so, but Xiao Ling thought otherwise, and his face regained some of the majesty that an emperor should have.

"In that case, Lord Chu, shouldn't you take your hand off mine?"

"Ahem..." Chu Yi seemed not to have heard, "Your Majesty, we are king and subject, but also husband and wife. Your Majesty is my woman. We have already talked about etiquette, so can we be more casual about other things?"

Xiao Ling: “…”

Chu thief, you really...

I should have known long ago that you are not a serious person and your mind is full of filth.

Return the Ministry of Personnel to the Heavenly Official, bah——

He is clearly a hooligan in private!

Xiao Ling glared at him out of anger, but Chu Yi thought it was enjoyment.

"But... Your Majesty said that these things are not important. Why don't you just call me husband?"

Chu Yi is really a talented person.

Not only did he enjoy the strange excitement brought by the titles between monarch and subject, but he also wanted to take advantage of Xiao Ling deliberately.

Xiao Ling hesitated when she heard this. In fact, compared to the very reasonable title of husband, even when she was wearing the identity of Chen Tang, she mostly called Chu Yi "Chu thief".

This is her verbal habit and it will take some time to change.

Especially after she married Chu Yi, she had already regarded the name "Chu Zei" as a special nickname for Chu Yi.

Since Chu Yi didn't think anything was wrong, she screamed even louder.

The term "husband" sounded inexplicably embarrassing and shameful, so she rarely said it out loud.

"Next time, I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable."

Xiao Ling finally rejected Chu Yi's request awkwardly.

Fearing that Chu Zei would be disappointed, she added at the end, "Well, I'll definitely do it next time."

At this time, Chu Yi exerted a little force and pulled the empress directly onto himself.

Then he whispered in Xiao Ling's ear:

"Your Majesty, the day's affairs have been properly handled. It's getting late. Tonight, let's strengthen the relationship between monarch and subject. What do you think?"

Hearing Chu Yi's words, which seemed extremely serious and clearly had ulterior motives, Xiao Ling's face immediately turned red.

In fact, in the two months since they got married, she has always found it difficult to refuse such things.

After Chu Yi's hands became more and more wanton, she nodded slightly and said "hmm" softly.

"Well...I...according to you..."

"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty for the reward."

Seeing this, Chu Yi was even happier.

He hadn't seen Xiao Ling for a few days and actually missed her very much. Now, he learned today that Tang'er was the little emperor himself.

The little emperor whom he had always wanted to rebel and usurp the throne was a empress, and also his wife.

Thinking of this, Chu Yi was very happy and couldn't wait to get along with the wife he married in his new identity.

Your Majesty the Empress...

…

"Wait, Chu thief, why am I still in the imperial study?"

"Can't we do it in the Imperial Study? Uh... Your Majesty, don't worry. Yuzhu is guarding outside alone. It's almost midnight now, and no one will disturb Your Majesty's leisure time."

"Ugh—no!"

"Chu Yi, you are so presumptuous! I don't have the taste for such things..."

Xiao Ling, realizing what had happened, was immediately enraged, and the affection and tenderness in his heart vanished into thin air.

Chu thief, he is real!

How could he have such a shameless and treasonous idea?

Xiao Ling was so angry that she fainted. She vaguely remembered that in all the time she had been in the Chu Mansion, Chu Yi had never been bold enough to make such a request.

But today, after revealing his identity, the Chu thief was so bold as to do this?

The Chu thief... obviously did it on purpose!

Xiao Ling gritted his teeth.

It was a cold winter night, but the lights in the Purple Palace were still bright.

The candlelight flickered in the cold wind blowing through the window gap.

But the weak candlelight could not withstand the biting heat.

Finally, under the attack of the increasingly fierce cold wind, the candlelight in the corner finally couldn't bear it and went out in the shaking.

On the pedestal, there was only a pool of warm candle oil left.

…

Yuzhu stood outside the Zichen Palace and obviously knew how ridiculous the situation inside was.

That night, she was on duty very seriously.

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[Successfully unlocked a new detail, a new story that the Empress and the Chu thief had to tell in the Imperial Study? (??v??)?]

[Posted in the evening, no Junyang, refer to the end of chapter 54.]

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