The next day, Fang Ruotang woke up in Ye Wuxia's arms.
Having experienced waking up in the Crown Prince's arms before, Fang Ruotang wasn't surprised this time. However, she was still a bit groggy from just waking up and couldn't understand when Ye Wuxia had returned and was still sleeping in her bed.
Seeing the bluish discoloration under Ye Wuxia's eyes, she reached out to push his small hand away, but stopped in mid-air.
"Never mind, you should sleep some more! You look like you haven't slept well in ages." Fang Ruotang muttered softly, climbing over Ye Wuxia and getting out of bed.
Ye Wuxia opened his eyes and looked around, but he was too sleepy and soon fell asleep again.
He hadn't slept for two days and two nights while on official business, and he was even more delighted to receive the marriage certificate last night. He read every word on it over and over again, no less than a hundred times, until he finally couldn't hold on any longer. He then placed the marriage certificate on a stool next to the bed, afraid that he might accidentally crush it in his sleep.
"Miss?"
Xingbai heard a slight noise from inside the house and called out softly.
Fang Ruotang lowered her voice, "Come in! Be quiet."
Xingbai brought a basin of hot water into the room to help Fang Ruotang wash up.
"Miss, the Prime Minister sent someone over early this morning, saying that Vice Minister Ye has woken up and that he should go over there."
"Grandfather knows that Ye Wuxia is sleeping here?"
You should know that!
Xingbai answered Fang Ruotang's meaningless nonsense.
Minister Ye knocked on the back door so ostentatiously, and had the maid at the door announce it. Through these checkpoints, the message should have reached their courtyard, and the master who hadn't slept last night should have known.
After all, it was nighttime, and the backyard lock had long been locked, so it wouldn't be opened easily.
"Oh, is it time for the ugly daughter-in-law to meet her parents-in-law? I haven't told my grandfather yet that I married Minister Ye. Alright, send a maid to tell my grandfather that Minister Ye will come as soon as he wakes up."
Ye Wuxia was very sleepy, but without that soft, delicate body in his arms, he couldn't fall asleep. After all, he was unguarded in front of Fang Ruotang, but that didn't mean he would be the same with her maid.
"Xiao Liu," Ye Wuxia called out in a hoarse voice.
Fang Ruotang turned around, "Did I wake you up?"
Ye Wuxia rubbed her temples, which were aching from lack of sleep, and shook her head, saying, "No, I should get up too. I just heard you say that the Prime Minister wants to see me?"
"Yes! But you should sleep a little longer! Look at your dark circles. I'll send someone to tell Grandfather. We'll go over after you wake up."
Fang Ruotang's words were simple, but Ye Wuxia laughed.
"It's a good thing you're not a man."
"If I were a man, I wouldn't want you."
Fang Ruotang retorted without thinking, which made Ye Wuxia laugh.
The little girl didn't understand what he meant at all.
"Didn't you just say that we have a marriage certificate and I am already yours? Meeting the Prime Minister today is like an ugly son-in-law meeting his father-in-law. If the Prime Minister finds out that I am being lazy on the very first day, I'm afraid he will be displeased."
Fang Ruotang rolled her eyes speechlessly.
"You served in the same court as my grandfather for several years. Isn't it too late to bring this up now?"
She didn't even need to ask; she knew they must have had political disagreements in the past, and that they must have argued in court, since Vice Minister Ye wasn't part of Prime Minister Fang's faction.
Over the years, there have inevitably been times when political views differ.
If Prime Minister Fang wanted to dislike him, he would have done so long ago; there was no need to wait until now.
Ye Wuxia chuckled lightly, "If I can salvage even a little bit of a good impression, that's fine! I can't let my... husband be caught in the middle and put in a difficult position."
The term "husband" is entirely a teasing remark.
Fang Ruotang gave her a playful glare, but she no longer showed the shyness she had when she first heard him speak.
“I won’t make things difficult for you. My grandfather would never put me in a difficult position. Besides, if my family doesn’t like you, you should look for the reason within yourself.”
Fang Ruotang is a typical pampered girl who would never quarrel with her family for the sake of a man. In her view, her family would give her whatever she likes, and if they strongly oppose it, it only means that it is a bad thing in itself.
"Stop talking. Your mouth is like it's been poisoned since you woke up this morning."
Seeing that a maid had come down to the scene, Ye Wuxia stopped trying to tease Fang Ruotang with sweet words, but when it came to normal conversation, he couldn't stand the hurtful remarks that kept popping out of her mouth.
Even though I know it's true, I shouldn't say it out loud!
Ye Wuxia was worried, guessing that it might be because of his reckless intrusion into the mansion last night. He knew that he was in the wrong.
Ye Wuxia quickly got ready. Even though Fang Ruotang told him to have breakfast before going over, he couldn't wait and went straight to the Prime Minister's study.
The Prime Minister had just returned from court and received Ye Wuxia in his study.
Ye Wuxia took the initiative to admit her mistake, displaying an extremely humble attitude.
"It was Wuxia who was presumptuous. She shouldn't have come to disturb us so late last night, and..."
"I called you here not to discuss this matter."
The Prime Minister is quite old and doesn't want to pay attention to what's going on in his granddaughter's room, but the Crown Prince stayed overnight the night before last, and the Vice Minister stayed overnight last night. Even if he pretends not to hear, someone will still tell him what happened.
However, he has never cared about this matter.
The only concern was that her granddaughter might get pregnant at such a young age, which could lead to difficulties in childbirth. However, after much thought, she felt that with such a magical object as the small mirror accompanying Fang Ruotang, nothing should go wrong.
However, he still reminded his wife to talk to their granddaughter about the topic, so as to avoid any further trouble once the baby was in her womb.
As for the Crown Prince and the others, he had already sounded out their opinions. Surprisingly, all six of them were in unison: none of them wanted children. Their thoughts were also quite peculiar; they were afraid that children would steal Fang Ruotang's attention.
The prime minister, who doesn't have to share his wife with anyone, has no idea how hard the six princes and he could possibly understand. He even finds it amusing to see them struggling and tormenting themselves like this.
"Does the Prime Minister have any instructions?" Ye Wuxia breathed a sigh of relief.
If it weren't for this, nothing else would matter.
Prime Minister Fang said, "The Crown Prince sent you to provide disaster relief. It is not right for you to run back like this, either for public or private reasons. If the Crown Prince investigates, you will inevitably be punished. Go back and do your job properly first thing tomorrow morning."
Of the six men his granddaughter had chosen, Prime Minister Fang was most satisfied with Ye Wuxia.
Nothing more.
Ye Wuxia had no parents and only an older sister who had divorced and returned home.
In Prime Minister Fang's eyes, he was the perfect son-in-law. That's why Ye Wuxia married Fang Ruotang in the original timeline—because the Fang family was most satisfied with him.
Ye Wuxia noticed the slight goodwill shown by Prime Minister Fang and was secretly delighted. She quickly explained the arrangements for the disaster area and received frequent nods of praise from Prime Minister Fang. She then seized the opportunity to climb the social ladder.
"While I was away from the capital, Xiao Liu has already prepared the marriage certificate for me and her, but Xiao Liu doesn't want to hold a big wedding and let people know. I wonder if Wuxia can address you as Xiao Liu does in private?"
Prime Minister Fang agreed with a smile.
"Alright, inform the household later that everyone will have lunch together. You and Xiao Liu can also serve tea together. That will be considered a formality, and at least in this family, we acknowledge you."
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