Yun Zhuo was stunned, his ears quickly turning bright red, but without any hesitation, he took Ye Qingxue's hand.

He didn't control his strength properly and almost crushed Ye Qingxue's hand. Hearing Ye Qingxue hiss, he quickly let go.

Seeing that Ye Qingxue's hand was about to slip from his palm, he immediately closed his palm again and held her hand once more.

This time I didn't dare to use force, but gently held her hand in mine, feeling the smoothness and warmth of her skin.

The two walked forward hand in hand, and Ye Qingxue's lips slowly curved into a smile.

"The sun is shining so brightly today," Ye Qingxue said.

Yun Zhuo swallowed hard and echoed, "The wind is good too."

"These green leaves are growing well, and the flowers are blooming beautifully. They are especially beautiful and full of vitality."

Yun Zhuo said, "The pear tree in your yard has borne fruit, that's good too."

Before they knew it, they had arrived at Lixue Residence. Ye Qingxue had never noticed before that the path from the front yard to here was so short.

Zhuang Xin caught the bird, which was grayish-white and not pretty at all, but he still planned to go to Yun Zhuo to claim credit. However, Qiu Shen covered its mouth first and dragged it into the shadows.

"Shh—don't you even look at what your master is doing? Don't disturb them!" Several people hid behind the lush flowers and grass, quietly following Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue all the way here.

Now they were lying behind the wall, watching the whole scene of Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue holding hands, and even hearing their conversation.

It's so childish, like two strangers trying to make conversation, but it's also funny to see them saying such childish things with such seriousness.

Zhuang Xin peered over the wall into the courtyard and asked, "What is Your Highness doing?"

Zhuang Xin hadn't seen what they had done earlier, but now, perched on the wall, he overheard Ye Qingxue raise the hand she was holding and say to his prince with a smile:

"The feeling of holding your hand is the best."

Then Zhuang Xin saw that his prince's face was completely red.

No, haven't they reversed their roles? Shouldn't Ye Qingxue have said those words to his prince? Instead, his prince was completely overwhelmed by her charm!

They were still enjoying themselves, unaware that they had already lost a significant portion of the battle, and also unaware that they should retaliate.

No, I need to think of something later. I can't let His Highness suffer like this. I heard there are some comic books...

He should go find it; it might come in handy.

Yes, that's what we should do!

Although Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue's marriage was confirmed, both of them have been injured and their health has not yet recovered.

Next, they had their subordinates prepare for the wedding, while they themselves took the opportunity to rest and recuperate.

During this period, the ministers kept submitting memorials, and the emperor finally had no choice but to issue an edict of self-reproach, admitting that he had "listened to slander and failed to make proper decisions regarding promotion and demotion," which led to the wrongful death of the former crown prince, the floods that struck, the drowning of innocent people, and the coup by Empress Shen and Prince Ding.

"I shall fast for three days and apologize at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. All civil and military officials shall also take heed and observe the same precautions. This is my decree!"

After that, the emperor and his court officials were busy every day settling the villagers after the disaster.

...

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was peaceful.

Zhuang Xin was busy training new guards all day long, and at the same time he was looking for talent such as stewards for the Jingwang Mansion, trying to "establish" the Jingwang Mansion before Yun Zhuo's wedding.

Besides these overt matters, he also secretly had a complete set of comic books collected.

After Yun Zhuo finished his exercise, took a bath, changed clothes, and was preparing to go to bed, he presented it to her.

Yun Zhuo's long hair was still damp, and her nightgown was quite loose. She casually picked up the book that Zhuang Xin had brought her and asked, "What is this?"

"These are books that will bring joy to Your Highness and your future Princess Jing on their wedding night. Your Highness should study them carefully, and it would be best if you could memorize them and use them skillfully."

Yun Zhuo raised an eyebrow. "There are such strange books in the world?"

He casually flipped through the book, and when he saw the figure on it, he slammed the book shut and shouted in a deep voice, "Zhuang Xin!"

"Your subordinate is here!" Zhuang Xin replied, then saw Yun Zhuo's face turn pale and then flushed.

Zhuang Xin was surprised and puzzled: "Your Highness, when we were in the military camp, we heard countless dirty jokes. Some even hid pages or two on their bodies like treasures, and we found them... You didn't react this strongly then, why today..."

"How can that be the same!" Yun Zhuo suppressed his anger.

At the time, it was someone else's business, and besides, Master said that both men and women would be like this when they grew up, and as grown men, they had nothing to be ashamed of.

But things are different now!

Looking at this content and thinking about Ye Qingxue, he felt that it was a desecration of a pure and innocent girl.

Yun Zhuo felt nothing but disgust!

"How is it different?" Zhuang Xin said boldly, "You are marrying Miss Ye to be husband and wife, not to worship her like a goddess! If you don't have those romantic feelings for her, wouldn't marrying her into your household be a waste of her time?"

Yun Zhuo: "..."

Zhuang Xin, who doesn't read much, is speaking eloquently right now?

It even seems to have some fallacies?

Seeing that Yun Zhuo was not furious, Zhuang Xin continued tentatively, "Or is it that Your Highness has no romantic feelings for Miss Ye? If not, then your feelings for her are not those of a man for a woman!"

Yun Zhuo: "…………"

Zhuang Xin leaned closer and cautiously continued, "Your Highness, when you were with Miss Ye, didn't your body feel hot? Hmm, perhaps one should restrain oneself when in a relationship, but what about now? She's not here, and you're thinking about becoming husband and wife with her, so you don't feel anything..."

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