Qin Wan's hand paused in mid-air, and instantly wrapped around the man's neck. Who else could it be but her new husband?
She leaned close to his cheek, sniffed it gently, and asked in confusion: "Didn't you drink?"
Xie Qing carried her to the bed and said, "I was afraid that the fumes would stink you, so I took a shower before coming here."
Qin Wan watched him untie his belt and blushed quietly: "That... candle..."
Xie Qing turned to look at the pair of blazing red dragon and phoenix candles, raised his hand and pulled down the bed curtains: "Those are dragon and phoenix candles, they have to burn all night."
The layers of curtains gradually fell, blocking out the bright candlelight outside and the two entangled figures.
After an unknown amount of time, the curtain was suddenly drawn open, and Xie Qing stuck his head out to get some fresh air, his face flushed.
"Pull it open a little more." Qin Wan also felt a little breathless.
The curtain was drawn open, and the two of them were red as hell, but not as red as Qin Wan's cheeks.
Xie Qing looked at Qin Wan in disbelief: "You don't even know how to do it?"
Qin Wan was so angry that she kicked him: "How can I know it? I've been married twice, but you were the one who married me both times. What can I do?"
Xie Qing grabbed her feet and pulled her into his arms: "I mean, your mother-in-law would have told you anyway, right? Didn't she?"
Qin Wan thought about it and realized that she didn’t say it nine years ago because Lu Yan led the troops directly to the border. She didn’t say it this time either, maybe because she thought she had said it nine years ago?
Qin Wan told her guess and looked at Xie Qing suspiciously: "Don't you have two aunts serving you on the bed? You can't?"
In the palace, being called "Aunt" does not mean being older, but rather having a certain position and status.
Xie Qing was extremely embarrassed: "Didn't I want to leave those two to you to deal with? Who knew that they would cause trouble for my brother-in-law? I took care of them all."
"So... you won't..."
Qin Wan stated a fact. The two of them had been busy for a long time but couldn't find the way in. Now they were trying to make a confession. Wow, neither of them knew how to do it.
The two looked at each other, and the room was quiet for a while.
Xie Qing was the first to break the silence: "Well, when you get married, will there be something hidden in the bottom of the box? We, um..."
He gestured: "Study it?"
Qin Wan looked at Xie Qing silently: "I, don't know which box I put it in."
Xie Qing was helpless. He didn't want to disturb others, but now it seemed that he had to ask someone to come in and search.
Qin Wan put on her clothes with a red face. She didn't feel comfortable calling for help, so she walked to the door and quietly called Yijia over.
Yijia thought he wanted water, but when he heard he was looking for something hidden in the bottom of the box, he was stunned for a moment: "Bottom of the box?"
"Well, that..." Qin Wan blushed and was unable to speak.
Yijia understood instantly, and without disturbing anyone else, he lowered his head and went into the inner room, found a few boxes and said, "It's probably here."
Such a thing is really embarrassing. How can Xie Qing have the nerve to ask the maid to help him find it? When he saw the box, he immediately asked Yi Jia to go out: "We can find it ourselves."
The two men watched Yijia go out, then dragged out all the boxes, took out the things inside, and spread them on the floor before they found what they needed.
Xie Qing looked at the two dolls in his hands: "Is this all I have?"
"It seems so. Don't you have any?" Qin Wan saw that several boxes were opened and knew that there was nothing else.
Xie Qing scratched his head and suddenly remembered the thing that Master Du had mysteriously stuffed into his hands this morning. Where did he put it?
Xie Qing quickly got up and went to look for it: "Master Du gave me something, I'll go look for it!"
"You are looking for the things he gave you now, you two..." Qin Wan had to think more.
Xie Qing walked around the room, recalling where he had walked in the bridal chamber today, and said, "He was so mysterious today, I thought he might not be a good person. Based on my understanding of him, I think this should be what we need."
"Understand?" Qin Wan raised her eyebrows at Xie Qing.
The two smiled at each other. Xie Qing suddenly pulled out a book from the corner, flipped through it, and rushed towards Qin Wan with a smile: "Madam, I'm here!"
This time, they did not pull up the curtains. The red candles in the room flickered, the bed shook, and the curtains were accidentally pulled down and scattered all over the floor, but no one cared.
At daybreak, Yijia blushed and called out from outside the door, "Crown Prince, Crown Princess, it's time to get up, wash up, and pay your respects to His Majesty and the Empress."
Qin Wan stared at the ceiling of the tent with sleepy eyes, opened her mouth, but her throat was so dry that she couldn't make a sound.
Xie Qing quickly opened his eyes, picked up the water beside the bed and gave it to her to drink, then called Yijia in: "Prepare some water."
Xiao Luzi, Yijia and others bowed and filed in, helping the two of them wash up.
Qin Wan's throat was sore that she couldn't speak. After she finished dressing, Yi Jia brought her a cup of tea: "Crown Princess, this is medicinal tea. Your throat will feel better after drinking it."
Qin Wan took it and took a sip. Her dry throat felt better. After finishing the tea, she spoke with a hoarse voice: "Much better."
Xie Qing looked at Qin Wan distressedly: "Hold on a little while, we'll go pay our respects to the Emperor, and we can rest when we come back."
"Okay." Qin Wan's throat was uncomfortable, so she could only speak sparingly.
Fearing that the emperor would leave some food for him, the two of them didn't eat much for breakfast. They just ate a little and then went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
On the way, Qin Wan finally spoke: "Did the interrogation yield any results?"
Xie Qing nodded: "I thought it would be best to start the attack today, but then I thought that today is our auspicious day, so to avoid bad luck, I'd better wait for a while."
Qin Wan tilted her head to look at Xie Qing and smiled. "How can it be unlucky? Isn't this the time for me to establish my authority? I just entered the palace, and on the second day I brought someone down. Who else in the palace will dare to bully me from now on?"
Xie Qing immediately understood that Qin Zhan had not told Qin Wan the results of the interrogation. He took Qin Wan's hand and said, "It's the Queen."
Qin Wan's eyes didn't show any surprise, but rather some regret: "The Sixth Prince was a good child, what a pity."
Xie Qing said softly, "For Xiaoliu, I might be able to spare her life."
After all, she had raised him for so many years, and at least she had allowed him, a child, to grow up safely in this deep palace where undercurrents were surging.
Qin Wan didn't know what to say to comfort him. When he was a child, he also regarded this aunt as his biological mother, right?
After a while, she said, "Whatever you decide, I will stand by you."
"She must go down." Xie Qing's voice suddenly became firm. No matter in the previous life or this life, what the queen did to him, his repeated concessions and forgiveness to her, all offset the grace of raising her.
Xie Qing turned his head to look at Xiao Luzi, who bowed, turned around and left quickly.
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The emperor glanced at the empress who was looking downcast, then looked towards the gate and said, "Empress, I have prepared the things for Changping. You can take yours back."
The Queen smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, do you really not trust me?"
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