The next day was the day Wuxiha returned to her parents' home, and Lanqin was waiting at Changchun Palace early in the morning.

"They're here! They're here! Your Highness...please sit down..." A maid ran in to inform Lanqin, who happily sat back down. She then saw Ushiha quietly following Suhar as they slowly walked in.

Lanqin had never seen Ushiha so well-behaved before, and she couldn't help but look at him with new respect. It seemed that her beloved son had indeed grown up.

Ushiha and Suhar knelt before Lanqin and cried out, "Greetings, Your Majesty! May Your Majesty be well..."

Lanqin smiled and stood up to help the two of them up. She noticed they were deliberately keeping their distance, neither daring to look at the other. Lanqin was puzzled, but with Suhar present, she didn't press the matter.

The homecoming ceremony was over, and Lanqin chatted with Wuxiha and Suhar until the Fourth Prince came over from the morning court to speak with Suhar. Only then did Lanqin have a chance to ask Wuxiha a few questions.

Lanqin dismissed everyone and led Wuxiha into the inner room, asking in a low voice, "Have you and the prince consort had a falling out?"

Ushiha looked completely bewildered: "Empress Mother, what are you saying? That's not true at all..."

Lanqin was still worried and said, "But why did I see you two keeping a distance from each other just now? You don't look like newlyweds..."

Ushiha said shyly, "Empress Mother, why are you focusing on such trivial matters? We haven't...we haven't consummated our marriage yet..."

Lanqin was shocked and exclaimed, "Ah!" before asking, "They haven't consummated their marriage yet?"

Seeing this, Ushiha quickly reached out and covered Lanqin's mouth. The Fourth Master and Suhar outside were startled by Lanqin's voice and vaguely heard the words "consummation of marriage," which made them extremely embarrassed.

Fourth Master coughed a few times to remind him, then chuckled and continued chatting with Suhar, but the atmosphere was very strange. Suhar's face was red all the way to his ears, and he began to stammer and speak incoherently.

Fourth Master was very curious about what Lanqin was up to, and he was both angry and amused by Suhar's expression.

Lanqin asked in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with Suhar?"

Ushiha was so embarrassed by Lanqin's question that he covered his face, refusing to look at her. Lanqin anxiously pulled Ushiha's hand away and pressed, "Tell your mother quickly! I'm so worried... This is a matter of lifelong happiness for you..."

Ushiha stammered, "It's just...it's just...oh...I can't say it...he kissed me on the lips, but I was so hungry my stomach was growling, so nothing else happened..."

Lanqin chuckled, and Wuxiha became even more embarrassed, playfully hitting Lanqin: "Empress Mother, are you making fun of me too? He made fun of me like that until midnight that night..."

Lanqin suppressed a laugh and said, "I thought it was something about Suhar, but it turns out it's like this."

Ushiha said innocently, "I didn't know what to do either, I was just shy and nervous..."

Lanqin tapped Wuxiha's forehead: "Didn't the nanny teach you before? Didn't you learn it?"

"Your Majesty, I didn't understand what the nanny was saying, so I didn't listen carefully. I thought these things would just take their natural course, but who knew that Suhar was even more clueless than me..." Ushiha said to Lanqin with a wronged tone.

The Fourth Prince and Suhasi outside could roughly guess what the two inside were saying, and they were eager to eavesdrop, but the voices were too soft for them to hear clearly. Out of politeness, they could only awkwardly continue their conversation. The Fourth Prince secretly thought that this was probably the most awkward homecoming gift he had ever given.

For Ushiha's personal happiness, Lanqin carefully and completely taught him again, repeatedly asking if he understood. This nearly drove Ushiha to madness; he blushed crimson. He thought to himself, "Are all married women this promiscuous? Is that kind of thing really that important?"

But looking into Lanqin's sincere and expectant gaze, it seemed to be an answer: "Yes! It's very important!"