The two intertwined their wrists and drank the nuptial wine.
In the bridal chamber, the red candles flickered, the pearl pendants were separated, and two lonely hearts leaned together.
Holding his beautiful bride in his arms, Lin Miaoshou was full of energy, as if he had returned to his twenties.
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Liang Kingdom.
As Emperor Liang's health deteriorated, Mo Zixuan, in order to consolidate imperial power, gladly accepted his father and mother's arrangements.
He married the Crown Princess and two concubines at the same time.
On his joyous day, he came to the study drunk.
He took the portrait out of the hidden compartment.
Long, slender, fair fingers caressed the beautiful face in the portrait.
He murmured, "The bride is not you. The promise of 'I will only drink from one of the three thousand rivers' is meaningless now. I hope he can keep his word."
Nangong Jun stood outside the window and, through the crack in the window, saw him with tears in his eyes, pouring out his heart to a portrait.
Nangong Jun looked up at the sky. The night was already deep. If things were to proceed normally, the Crown Prince should already be in the Crown Princess's bridal chamber by now.
He urged, "Your Highness, it's time to go to the bridal chamber. Don't keep the Crown Princess waiting."
Nangong Jun was also troubled. Both of his concubines had been sent to Zichen Palace. He didn't know much about the marriage customs of Liang Kingdom, so he wondered whether the Crown Prince should consummate his marriage with both of them on the same night.
Hearing his senior brother urging him on, Mo Zixuan knew that tonight's events were of paramount importance and he could not afford to be sentimental.
He carefully put away the portrait and staggered out of the study.
Seeing his distraught appearance, Nangong Jun felt a pang of heartache and quickly beckoned two palace maids over. "Your Highness has had a few too many drinks with the ministers. Quickly help His Highness to the Crown Princess's room."
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