However, her own identity was rather special. Not only had she been married before, but... the late emperor was also Xiao Heye's father.
Although the late emperor never touched her, these things... no one else knew except Xiao Heye.
Those ministers probably won't agree to this easily, will they?
Su Tiyue turned her head and asked tentatively, "Was this discussed at the morning court session this morning?"
"Um."
"I'm sure most people in the court disagree, right?" Su Tiyue asked him. "Did the Emperor argue with them?"
Given Xiao Heye's temperament, he definitely wouldn't back down.
Xiao Heye was silent for a moment before saying, "They suggested that I take you into the harem and make you a concubine, but they oppose making you empress."
"Moon, I don't want to wrong you. In this life, all I need is you."
Hearing this, Su Tiyue said with heartache, "But today is your first day in court. How could you start by getting into a conflict with them? This matter isn't in such a hurry. I don't care whether I become empress or not. As long as I can be with you, that's enough..."
“But I care. And I can’t wait a moment longer… Yue’er, even if the whole world opposes it, I will make you the Empress of Beiliang.”
"Your Majesty, your domineering and tyrannical ways will lead to criticism and accusations of being a tyrant. If things are investigated further, I might be labeled a femme fatale... In that case, neither of us will end up looking good."
Xiao Heye was still angry, but he was amused by Su Tiyue's words: "What's wrong with a tyrant? So what if a beautiful woman is a source of trouble? No matter how bad my Yue'er is, she can only bring trouble to me. What does it have to do with them?"
As he spoke, Xiao Heye put down the bowl of lotus seed soup, then put his arm around her slender waist: "I'm willing to let you harm me, and I'm not afraid of bearing those infamy. I'm only afraid of making you suffer and being unhappy."
"When you said you wanted to go home, my first thought was, is Yue'er unhappy in this palace?"
"I only found out later that I had accidentally bullied you too much... Yue'er, I will change in the future. At worst, I will just be more restrained and patient, and I won't be as unrestrained as I was last night."
Su Tiyue said with a wronged expression, "Your Majesty was so frightened last night..."
"It won't happen again..." Xiao Heye solemnly promised.
Su Tiyue blinked, looked around for a moment, and said somewhat absentmindedly, "This palace is like a cage to me. I used to always think about escaping from here and going back to my father and mother. But... when I return to my home, which I long for, I think of you all the time."
"I want to be with you, I'll do anything, or even nothing at all... Your Majesty, can you understand my feelings?"
For Su Tiyue, family ties are her Achilles' heel that she can never sever.
She didn't want to be away from home for too long.
Similarly, she was also reluctant to leave Xiao Heye.
Xiao Heye: "Yes, I know. But Yue'er, have you thought about this? Once you become Empress, you will be the most powerful person in the harem. You will have the final say in everything. If you miss home, you can go back anytime, or you can even bring your parents to live in the palace."
Su Tiyue: "But there are rules in the palace. I dare not be like you, doing whatever I want. The higher one's position, the more one must restrain one's words and actions."
“I married you not to make you restrain yourself, nor to make you a good empress. Whether Beiliang can prosper or not has nothing to do with you as empress. Just be yourself. You are Su Tiyue, my wife Xiao Heye.”
He added, "This palace is not a cage. Even though I love you, I will not imprison you by my side. Moon, this palace is a safe haven I give you, a refuge when you are vulnerable and helpless... Do you know my heart?"
Xiao Heye's promises to her were all filled with respect and affection.
How could she not understand?
Su Tiyue nodded with tears in her eyes, her body went limp, and she softly fell into his arms.
At this moment, Su Tiyue didn't know if Xiao Heye would be a good emperor, but the only thing she was sure of was that Xiao Heye would definitely be a good husband.
Towards outsiders, he is paranoid, has an eccentric and violent personality, and is domineering and forceful.
But Xiao Heye truly gave her a sense of security and trust.
He had endured so many hardships, been invaded by the darkness and coldness of this world, and in the end, only a little bit of warmth and tenderness remained.
Xiao Heye gave her all that gentleness and patience.
Xiao Heye may be a tyrant, but this tyrant spoiled her rotten without reservation.
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