Chapter 384 The Grand Wedding
Qi Yuxuan was a little annoyed.
The way he said it made it seem as if he was certain that he had lost his virginity and that he was just deliberately coaxing him into saying these indifferent things.
The person who rushed to summon her to the palace as soon as she heard that she had lost her innocence was Qi Jun. She had already given him a way out, saying that at worst, she could have the nanny examine her and she would accept whatever the result was. Now he was in a hurry to say that his reputation was meaningless to him.
Is Qi Yuxuan really so shameless as to risk being ridiculed and condemned by the world just to have someone check if she was a woman who had lost her chastity before marriage? Isn't it all just to put his mind at ease?
She was annoyed with him, and her face revealed a sarcastic tone without any attempt to hide it: "Your Majesty is joking. Chang Le just thought it was better to avoid trouble. Having a physical examination before the wedding would also give the Yue envoy an explanation, wouldn't it?"
Qi Jun then took her hand and asked, "Why are you calling me 'Your Majesty' again?"
Qi Yuxuan deliberately ignored his gaze, tilting her head and staring only at the new emperor's thin earlobe. "Because Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, a member of the imperial family, while Chang Le is merely a minor princess, of course she must do her utmost to relieve Your Majesty's worries and troubles..."
Before she could finish speaking, the new emperor grabbed the back of her head, forcing her to look him in the eye. The jade hairpins in her hair swayed in surprise at the action: "You're never allowed to call me that again."
Qi Yuxuan was still angry: "If I don't call him that, do you expect me to treat the Emperor like my cousin and disrespectfully ask him to find a nanny to examine me?"
"You're wrong." The new emperor held the back of her neck, his eyes deep.
Qi Yuxuan: "What's wrong?"
Qi Jun: "He's not my cousin anymore, he's my husband."
To remind the young girl that they would be husband and wife in two days, he pressed his fingers slightly, forcing her to raise her chin, and then showered her with delicate kisses, from her forehead, the tip of her nose, her cheeks, all the way to the corners of her lips.
It was a series of soft, gentle kisses, intimate and overflowing with affection, as if they could melt her.
Qi Yuxuan could clearly feel that Qi Jun's hands were barely using any strength, as if she could break free from him and escape at any time if she wanted to.
But she didn't. As if in a fit of pique, she let herself indulge in it, implying that if Qi Jun was willing, she could "examine" him right there and then.
Qi Yuxuan's face flushed to an unprecedented degree before the man released his grip, his lips leaving her cheek. At the same time, she was helped to stand up.
She suddenly stood up, a look of confusion in her eyes. Hadn't Qi Jun just let her sit on his lap? Why was she being helped up to stand up again?
However, remembering the conversation that had just taken place, Qi Yuxuan immediately came to her senses:
"Alright, this is what you, Qi Xiuyuan, said yourself. If anyone criticizes me about this in the future, I will tell them the truth."
"Also, since you don't want to verify your identity, you must not use this matter to bother me again. If the Yue people try to use this to blackmail you, you must not agree to it."
Unfortunately, Qi Jun's eyes were fixed on her opening and closing lips, and his mind was still buzzing. He couldn't make out what she was saying at all, and could only agree with "Okay".
He was just a man who had come of age only half a year ago. In this situation, with his beloved woman in his arms, he had no time to think rationally about what she was saying.
Qi Yuxuan felt that Qi Jun was acting strangely. Seeing that his back was unconsciously hunched, she asked with some confusion, "What's wrong with you? Is your stomach upset? Should we call the imperial physician?"
"No need, no need..." The new emperor's cheeks also flushed.
Outside the side hall, Sun Miao stood at the door with his head down, but his ears were quietly perked up, unconsciously listening to the sounds inside.
If His Majesty and the Princess really start arguing, he'll have to hurry and send someone to summon the Empress Dowager and the Grand Princess.
However, not long after, the door of the side hall opened from the inside, and Princess Chang Le, with her bright eyes and naturally red lips, walked out with her head held high, exuding a guilty conscience that seemed to be trying too hard to hide something.
"Eunuch Sun, take good care of His Majesty. Instruct the Imperial Kitchen to prepare some cooling and heat-clearing foods for him these next two days."
Having only heard the first half of the sentence, Sun Miao hurriedly agreed, but what about the second half? He raised his head slightly in confusion, looking at the still damp traces of winter rain outside the hall.
It's early January, and it's still cold. We're too busy keeping warm and protecting ourselves from the cold to bother with clearing heat and reducing internal fire.
Never mind, I'll just agree for now and ask His Majesty if I don't understand something.
After witnessing Princess Chang Le leave triumphantly, Sun Miao hurriedly entered the side hall, where he saw the esteemed new emperor squatting on the ground without any regard for his image, his face showing obvious remorse.
"Your Majesty!" Sun Miao exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?!"
Upon hearing someone enter, Qi Jun immediately stood up, reverting to his usual haughty and self-assured demeanor, and turned to walk behind the long table, saying, "I am fine."
But the little girl's astonished expression was still vivid in his mind's eye: "Pain? Then we must call the imperial physician!"
Qi Jun considered his words, trying hard to suppress the discomfort, and managed a bitter smile: "It's not that it hurts, it's nothing serious, it won't happen after we get married."
"Why..." Qi Yuxuan started to say but didn't continue, because she saw that no matter how well Qi Jun hid it, the slightest abnormality in his sky-blue clothes was very obvious.
"Shameless!" she cursed, her eyebrows furrowed, and stormed out. Qi Jun tried to stop her but couldn't.
Two days later.
Today is the Emperor and Empress's wedding day. Court will be closed for a day, and the whole country will celebrate.
Qi Yuxuan was dragged out of bed by her maids before dawn, and when she opened her eyes, she found that her makeup had already been done.
Seeing her open her eyes, Lanxin smiled and said:
"Princess, you're awake? His Highness instructed us to let you sleep a little longer and to be quiet so as not to wake you. It's good for you to rest with your eyes closed, as you'll have a long and tiring day!"
The face reflected in the bronze mirror was breathtakingly beautiful, and Qi Yuxuan was nearly startled when she saw it.
This was the first time she had ever seen herself so radiant, beautiful, and captivating. Two alluring touches of rouge adorned the corners of her eyes, and her lips were outlined with lipstick to create an even fuller curve, making her so stunning that it was impossible to look away.
The woman, Quanfu, used almost all her skills and expertise to apply makeup.
Qin Yuan was unusually lively: "Is the princess so infatuated with her own beauty?"
Qi Yuxuan smiled, only then noticing that her room was decorated with red silk and the character for "double happiness," creating a lively and festive atmosphere.
"This servant greets Your Highness—" Suddenly, Bi Sui called out from the doorway.
"Is it Mother?" Qi Yuxuan was startled by the voice and turned her head to look.
The Grand Princess soon appeared before her.
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