Chapter 57 Imperial Order

The next day, just as the sky was getting light, Ji Yan started shouting outside.

Wen Yingxue was so tired that she didn't even want to move her hands. She kicked Nie Chubai beside her and asked, "Can you please tell him to shut up? Why is he yelling so early in the morning? It's disturbing my sleep."

Nie Chubai hugged Wen Yingxue, stroked her smooth back, and said with a smile: "We have to get up early today. According to etiquette, we have to go to the palace to thank the emperor."

Her eyes, which were about to close again, immediately widened. Wen Yingxue asked, "What do you mean by thanking someone? Going to the palace to thank someone? No one told me?"

"Didn't I say it now?" Nie Chubai supported himself with his arms and looked at Wen Yingxue, whose private parts were exposed as she stood up in a hurry, feasting his eyes.

Noticing Nie Chubai's eyes, Wen Yingxue looked down and saw many purple marks on her body. She snorted and pulled the thin blanket over herself.

"You're still looking! Why don't you hurry up and get ready? What if you're late?"

Nie Chubai was hit twice by Wen Yingxue with a pillow. He snatched the pillow and threw it off the bed, then pressed Wen Yingxue down and played with her for a while.

It was not until Wen Yingxue begged for mercy with red eyes that Nie Chubai reluctantly withdrew.

"I'll let you go this time, but if you dare to hit me again next time, I'll bully you back in bed." Wen Yingxue lay on the bed, wanting to cry but unable to.

The boss is still the boss, it’s not easy to deal with him!

Wen Yingxue and Nie Chubai quickly washed up, ate a few bites to fill their stomachs, and then got on the carriage to the palace.

"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I would have drunk a few more sips of Tremella soup." Wen Yingxue was still thinking about the bowl of sweet Tremella soup that she had only drunk half of, and she felt so regretful.

Nie Chubai sat in the carriage and glanced at Wen Yingxue. "What a success! You married me, so you can eat whatever you want. Is a mere bowl of Tremella soup worth your unwavering obsession?"

"It's shameful to waste food, don't you understand?"

Nie Chubai stopped talking.

After a while, Wen Yingxue tugged at Nie Chubai's clothes and asked, "Are we only going to see the Emperor, or are we also going to see the Empress and the concubines?"

Nie Chubai grasped Wen Yingxue's white and tender fingers and said, "Just pay your respects to the Emperor and the Empress."

Wen Yingxue nodded.

The carriage soon stopped at the palace gate. Wen Yingxue and Nie Chubai got off the carriage and walked into the palace.

By the time they arrived at the Queen's palace, Wen Yingxue's feet were so tired that they felt weak. The distance from the palace gate to the Queen's palace was not far, and it took her almost half an hour to walk there.

Wen Yingxue's only thought now was that she was extremely glad that she did not consummate her marriage with Nie Chubai yesterday, otherwise she would probably faint by now.

The Emperor happens to be in the Queen's Palace today. That's great, I don't have to run to two places.

"Your Majesty, Nie Chubai, and your bride, pay their respects to the Emperor and the Empress."

"Your humble servant, Wen, pays respects to the Emperor and Empress."

The emperor smiled and said, "Hurry up and get up! Queen, look, they are such a perfect match!"

"Yes, this is all thanks to His Majesty for granting them marriage." The Queen agreed virtuously.

"Yes, I would like to thank the emperor for arranging my marriage." Nie Chubai bowed to the emperor.

Wen Yingxue secretly glanced at Nie Chubai beside her. She found that Nie Chubai was quite relaxed when facing the emperor. It seemed that he had a very good relationship with the emperor.

The Queen continued, "Your Majesty has done this for me, so I cannot help but express my gratitude. I will grant Madam Nie the rank of Second Rank Imperial Consort."

Wen Yingxue quickly knelt down to express her gratitude, feeling a little sorry for her knees.

"I didn't expect that I would earn a second-rank imperial edict just by coming to the palace to express my gratitude." Wen Yingxue said after leaving the Queen's palace.

"You should have been given an imperial decree. Even if the Empress didn't say it today, I would have asked the Emperor for it." Nie Chubai said with a smile.

Wen Yingxue happily took Nie Chubai's arm and asked, "Now that I have the imperial decree, will I also receive an annual salary?"

Nie Chubai was speechless. He looked at Wen Yingxue beside him and said with some regret, "Can you be more promising? Is that little bit of silver worth your concern?"

"General Nie, please stay." Suddenly, a voice was heard. Nie Chubai and Wen Yingxue turned around. It was the Seventh Princess who called Nie Chubai.

"Tsk!" Wen Yingxue was very unhappy.

"I wonder what the Seventh Princess wants to talk to me about?" Nie Chubai asked with a cold and expressionless face.

The Seventh Princess looked at Nie Chubai like this, biting her lip lightly, her eyes full of resentment. She said, "I have something important to tell the General. I wonder if the General would excuse me for a moment?"

Nie Chubai refused: "No, Princess, please tell me what you want to say. Xue'er is my wife, not an outsider."

The Seventh Princess was anxious: "If it is really urgent, it won't take up too much of the General's time."

Seeing the Seventh Princess treating her like air, Wen Yingxue became even more unhappy. She said to Nie Chubai, "Are you going to leave or not? I'm so tired and want to go back and rest."

Nie Chubai hugged Wen Yingxue and turned to leave.

Seeing Nie Chubai turn around so quickly just because of Wen Yingxue's words, the Seventh Princess was furious and shouted loudly without caring about anything.

"Do you know that the woman beside you had been having an ambiguous relationship with Ye Shizi before you? She was about to become a concubine in Pingyuan Marquis's mansion, and then she hooked up with you, and that's why she cut off contact with Ye Shizi."

How to say it, after hearing what the Seventh Princess said, Nie Chubai was speechless, and Wen Yingxue covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

"Is this what the Seventh Princess wants to tell me? If so, I already know it. Goodbye." Nie Chubai turned and looked at the Seventh Princess, his eyes calm.

"Did you hear clearly? The woman next to you is a fickle vixen who plays two-timing women!" The Seventh Princess was dissatisfied with Nie Chubai's attitude. She stomped her feet, pointed at Wen Yingxue's nose and cursed.

Wen Yingxue crossed her arms and said to the Seventh Princess, "Seventh Princess, Chu Bai knows everything you said."

The Seventh Princess was like a duck with its neck pinched. She suddenly shut up, her face full of disbelief.

"Also, do you know why I didn't marry Ye Junyan, but married Chu Bai instead? It was because he knew Ye Junyan wanted to marry me, so he took the initiative and came to ask the emperor to grant the marriage."

"I don't believe it! How is it possible?" The Seventh Princess shook her head and looked at Nie Chubai.

Wen Yingxue raised an eyebrow and asked Nie Chubai, "How about you explain this to the Seventh Princess?"

"You've explained everything completely, what else do I need to explain? Let's go! Let's go home and have something delicious." Nie Chubai put his arm around Wen Yingxue's waist and said affectionately.

Wen Yingxue glanced at the Seventh Princess, whose face had turned pale.

When turning around to leave, Wen Yingxue suddenly stopped and said to the Seventh Princess, "Princess, my family knows everything about me, Ye Junyan, and Nie Chubai.

I don't know where you heard these old stories, they're already outdated."

After saying that, Wen Yingxue turned around and left with Nie Chubai, leaving behind the gloomy Seventh Princess.