After dinner, Xie Zhou carried his wife to Chengen Hall.

It wasn't dark yet, and the lights were already on inside Chengen Hall; otherwise, the messy floor would have made it easy to trip over.

Three hundred and sixty-six loads! The outside had just been cleaned up, so those who came to help deliver the dowry were naturally returned.

Chaoyun and the others have gone to eat, so there's no need for anyone to watch over this place.

Huan Yue wouldn't even bother looking. Neither would that scoundrel.

Xie Zhou was dressed like a groom today, which made him even more resentful of the beauties.

If those people hadn't messed with him, would he and his wife have been doing well and things have turned out this way?

This time, no matter what others say, they shouldn't interfere. Matters concerning my wife are paramount; I can't tolerate being held back by women. Even though I enjoyed it.

Women are just an ever-renewing excuse.

Xie Zhou's purpose is to break away from the old things; otherwise, what's the point of living a second life?

He's going to be emperor someday, he can do it!

Huan Yue found a clean place to sit down and drink tea.

She had about 200,000 taels of silver and about 5,000 taels of gold.

The value of other things is hard to say, but things bestowed by the emperor can certainly be given as gifts.

A huge pile of fine silks and satins was delivered today; they're easy to store. Huan Yue didn't use them to reward his concubines.

If I reward them, they'll overthink it. I'll talk about it another time.

Xie Zhou held his wife in his lap; it was the most comfortable thing to hold her in this cold weather.

With such a large dowry, shouldn't there be some kind of gesture? If his wife doesn't show any appreciation, he'll take the initiative.

Huan Yue ignored him coldly.

Xie Zhou was very enthusiastic, hugging and kissing his wife: "How about I change the name for you, Yunyin?"

Huan Yue looked at him. However, the calligraphy the fake heiress wrote when she came of age last year was meaningless, even though it was given to her by Empress Dong.

Yunyin does not mean Yunying is unmarried. The character Yue means shade, and Yueyin means shade. Yunyin also means shade.

The Pei family named Huan Yue to provide him with protection and blessings. The character "Yunyin" also means "like the shade of clouds" or "very large."

It also has a yin meaning, meaning it cannot be yang. Actually, it's a term used in private.

Normally, it wouldn't have been a problem if the man barked, but the dog-man's voice was so pleasant, and as he barked in her ear, Huan Yue had the illusion that her ears were pregnant.

Xie Zhou thought her ears were pretty, so he called out to them and nibbled at them.

Huan Yue endured the slap.

Xie Zhou sighed in her ear.

Huan Yue really wanted to slap him.

Xie Zhou, unable to win, could only concede: "What are your thoughts?"

Huan Yue looked at him, "Are you sure?"

Xie Zhou kissed her, and every time he kissed her, she felt wonderful.

"Ah," Huan Yue said, "this is a matter of one tree and a forest."

Xie Zhoudong: "Yunyin is just a large forest."

Huan Yue said, "You have the whole world's forest."

Xie Zhou is happy. He'll be content with just a wife. A forest under one sky is just a collection of miscellaneous trees, not the world's largest tree. Someone like him deserves a towering tree, the kind that truly reaches for the sky.

Xie Zhou said, "I would like to rest in the shade of this tree."

Huan Yue asked, "You bring a group of people to enjoy the cool air, and then cut down the trees to keep warm once it's cool?"

Xie Zhou held his wife tightly, not daring to utter a sound; it was all his doing.

Huan Yue wasn't interested. Since he wanted to know, he'd make it clear: "I'll give you one chance. You can either go play in the woods or go alone under the big tree. Don't bring anyone else. When you get tired of playing, you can go play in the woods again. From now on, you don't need to enter the Chengen Hall anymore."

Xie Zhou understood and happily hugged his wife.

Huan Yue gave him a cold look.

Xie Zhou looked into her bright eyes and confessed, "There is no forest. From now on, there will only be two trees, wishing to be intertwined branches on the ground. If they grow into a patch, it will be a tangled mess."

Xie Zhou became more and more excited as he spoke: "Yunyin, then now?"

Huan Yue was heartless and cold-blooded: "Women should give birth after the age of eighteen."

Xie Zhou was stunned.

Huan Yue was not shy at all, saying from a medical or genetic point of view: "The best age is twenty. For women, the best age is twenty-three to thirty. For men, it is twenty-five to thirty-five."

I made a change; otherwise, if someone only has children at thirty, countless people would probably go crazy.

Xie Zhou slowly recovered, but is it necessarily true that he will succeed?

Huan Yue looked at the scoundrel with a cold smile; he was quite something.

Some emperors, even if they became emperors, only had three, five, seven or eight children, and none of them survived.

That bastard had at least twenty offspring, and in the end, he only had one hand left.

It's all karmic debt. Even if the nation were blessed with good fortune, wouldn't such a person be worn down by it?

Xie Zhou blinked, "My dear wife."

Anyway, my wife is beautiful, so kissing her is the right thing to do.

Xie Zhou discussed with his wife, "Twenty is a bit late, we should have a few more children."

Huan Yue said, "If there are more than two, a tax must be paid."

Xie Zhou thought his wife was very beautiful: "Our situation is special; it only counts if there are more than ten."

Huan Yue told him to go play in the woods.

Xie Zhou refused to go and instead played with his wife, saying, "You have to kiss me."

Huan Yue noticed his large face.

Xie Zhou has a small face, and he always rubs against his wife.

The eunuch bowed his head and reported, "Consort Wang refused to eat, and the maidservant was disrespectful to Her Highness. The two imperial attendants punished the maidservant and withheld Consort Wang's food."

Xie Zhou said with disgust: "Die if you want to die."

How could he have ever liked something like this before? That couldn't be him, I refuse to admit it!

Huan Yue wasn't surprised.

Women are like dishes served on the table; eat as you please.

When an emperor has more than a dozen dishes, why would he care about the food?

Many people are happy to climb onto the table, as long as they don't get in her way, Huan Yue doesn't care.

Xie Zhou felt wronged: "All I care about is status."

Huan Yue asked curiously, "What do you think you would be without this identity?"

Xie Zhou looked at his wife, wondering if he was completely useless without this status.

Huan Yue blinked, "That's not quite right."

As the male lead, his appearance is definitely top-notch.

Xie Zhou began to doubt himself. Did he lack anything to attract his wife? To be fair, there were many crown princes, or emperors who didn't have a crown prince, and if it weren't for Dong's misbehavior, his wife wouldn't have wanted to marry him.

Xie Zhou needs to show his skills.

Huan Yue chuckled. The male lead pretended to be a fool when he was the crown prince, but the fake heiress died when he ascended the throne.

Xie Zhou needs to think this through carefully.

Fortunately, I now have a wife, which gives me much more room to maneuver.

There are so many rebellious officials and traitors; there is a great deal of work to be done.

How could he possibly have time to tend to a forest? He'll just focus on being with his wife and having a baby with her.

Huan Yue had no say in the matter, so he only managed the area around the Eastern Palace.

Xie Zhou said, "I probably won't be going to Hualin Garden this year."

Huan Yue nodded. The Empress and the Imperial Concubine had undergone drastic changes; there were many things happening in the palace. It wasn't impossible for the Emperor to go, but it didn't matter if he didn't.

Xie Zhou said, "If you want to go, you can go and play for a few days."

Huan Yue shook her head; she wasn't that bad. After a day of commotion, it was much more comfortable to stay quiet.

Xie Zhou held his wife in his arms; she felt comfortable with him. With his wife by his side, he felt especially secure.

Huan Yue asked, "How's it going with Miss Han?"

Xie Zhou said, "He's all talk and no action. He's always bragging about this and that, about gender equality and equality for all people, but after being flogged thirty times, he's quieted down a lot."

Huan Yue was overjoyed! The cane was a magical tool!