After the morning court session, Xiao Heye stormed into the imperial study, his voice low and filled with rage as he cursed, "This isn't court! It's clearly just a place to argue with those old fogies!"
Li Xun quickly poured a cup of tea and carefully served him: "Your Majesty, haven't you seen this scene many times before? They always insist on rules and laws, they are all old fogies, Your Majesty, please don't be angry."
Xiao Heye almost laughed out of anger: "Yes, I've seen quite a lot before. But now that my status is different, my mindset is different too."
He frowned and thought for a moment. Back when he was the Grand Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, he would always feel secretly pleased when he saw the hall in a chaotic mess of chattering voices.
In the past, people attended the morning court session mainly to watch the spectacle.
But now? These ministers keep saying that this won't do, that won't be allowed, it's really giving him a headache.
Xiao Heye: "And what right do they have to object to my decision to establish an empress? It is I who will be getting married, not them... Mind your own business."
Li Xun said, "They seem to harbor resentment towards Miss Su's past. After all... she, she was once married."
"So what if you've been married? Does being married preclude you from being an empress?" Xiao Heye asked, frowning.
"Have these old fogies forgotten? Before the Empress Dowager entered the palace, she was a prostitute in a brothel..."
Li Xun's expression changed slightly, and he replied, "Your Majesty, this cannot compare to the late Emperor. You are the supreme ruler of the world, wise and powerful, a sage ruler whom Northern Liang has only seen once in ten thousand years. The late Emperor was immoral, licentious and tyrannical; how could he compare to you..."
"Hiss—" Xiao Heye chuckled and asked him:
"Li Xun, you must have done a lot of research, right? These flattering words don't just come out of thin air..."
Li Xun chuckled twice: "What this servant said is the truth."
"How can you be so sure that I will be a wise and benevolent ruler? Who can say for sure... My temper is even more volatile than that of the late emperor!"
Xiao Heye had a clear understanding of himself; he was unpredictable in temperament and decisive in his actions.
He was decisive in killing and ruthless, but by nature indifferent.
Whether having such a ruler is a good thing or a bad thing for Northern Liang is hard to say.
On the other hand, Xiao Heye dared to say he was irritable, but he dared not mention the word "debauchery".
It's easy to imagine that he, the emperor who ruled the world, had been thoroughly manipulated by that little brat from the Night Pavilion.
With her around, Xiao Heye could no longer tolerate anyone else.
Tsk, upon closer reflection, he realized he hadn't seen that soft, cuddly little guy for half a day.
Xiao Heye stood up and walked out of the study. Li Xun, seeing this, quickly called out to him, "Your Majesty..."
Xiao Heye turned around: "What is it now?"
"Your Majesty, you haven't approved these memorials yet..."
Xiao Heye's gaze was fixed on the mountain of memorials piled up on the table not far away, his brows furrowing into a deep frown: "So many memorials in just one day?"
Li Xun nodded and replied, "Yes."
"Are they really too idle, spending all their time writing memorials and submitting reports?"
He hasn't gotten any serious business done, but he's more enthusiastic than anyone else at writing memorials.
Li Xun whispered, "Even if we want to do something important, we need Your Majesty's permission first."
"..."
Xiao Heye was taken aback for a moment, then pointed to the pile of memorials and said, "Move them all to Yelan Pavilion. I will read them when I get back."
Li Xun said, "Yes, sir."
*
Inside the Night Pavilion, in the sleeping quarters.
Xiao Heye was holding a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup, and he was feeding her spoonful by spoonful.
Su Tiyue took a small sip, then frowned and said with dissatisfaction, "I want to go home."
"This is your home, where else do you want to go?" Xiao Heye's voice was soft, but the imposing aura contained between the lines was extremely oppressive.
No wonder Su Tiyue always felt that Xiao Heye had an innate aura of authority.
It turns out that this person... was originally a descendant of an emperor.
Su Tiyue pouted and said, "Anyway, I don't want to live here anymore."
"Why? You didn't say that last night..." Xiao Heye said, scooping up another spoonful of sweet porridge and handing it over.
Su Tiyue angrily pushed the spoon away along with his fingers.
Then she lifted the soft silk nightgown, revealing a small section of her fair arm.
On that small, slender arm, there were visible bruises and ambiguous red marks.
My wrist was sore from his grip.
Just thinking about last night, Xiao Heye easily grabbed both of her wrists with one hand, then raised them above her head, pressing them firmly against the bed to prevent her from moving...
The scars on her arms were at least visible to him. But how could Su Tiyue possibly show him the other wounds?
after all……
"How can you do this? I can't handle Your Majesty's excessive indulgence." She turned away, her face flushed, and refused to look at him again.
"It's my fault, Yue'er, don't be angry. It's just that I haven't seen you for so long, and I've missed you so much."
"I don't care, I want to go home. You always bully me here, I can't even get out of bed."
"No!" Xiao Heye frowned and thought for a moment, then changed his mind:
"Alright... Anyway, after the coronation ceremony in three days, you'll have to stay by my side and be my queen."
Upon hearing this, Su Tiyue exclaimed in shock, "The coronation ceremony? In three days!?"
Xiao Heye nodded: "Okay, I'll let you go home and rest for the next few days. Three days from now, I will personally come to your door to marry you."
When he said that, Su Tiyue naturally knew that this coronation ceremony was no small matter. It required the approval of the entire court and was then handed over to the Ministry of Rites to handle.
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