Liu Zhiyi's face was filled with shock.
Her beautiful eyes widened. She never expected that she had been away for so long. Thinking of Song Hanchuan who had been abandoned on the wedding night, she immediately buried her head in the man's chest in front of her with guilt and rubbed it gently.
Whispering softly,
"Song Hanchuan, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, just come back."
"Don't you have anything you want to ask me? For example, why did I leave? Or am I a human or a ghost, a demon or a fairy?"
The way she disappears and appears would probably scare the timid ones half to death.
Throughout history, which normal person has such ability?
Even the learned Song Hanchuan needed her explanation.
But she didn't expect that Song Hanchuan just smiled faintly, and gently brushed her cheek with his big palm, finally stopping at her white and tender earlobe, and stroking it gently with his fingertips lovingly.
His eyebrows were gentle, with a faint smile on the corners of his lips, and he said slowly and gently,
"Xiaoyi, whether you are a human or a ghost, a demon or an immortal, none of this matters. I just need to know that I love you and you love me, and that we will be together forever. That's enough."
"As for the rest, it doesn't matter."
"Xiaoyi, you don't have to worry about this. Everyone has secrets that are unknown to others. If you want to tell me, I'm all ears."
"If you have any concerns, you don't have to tell me."
"You just need to know that I want you, only you, and that's enough."
Liu Zhiyi was deeply moved.
Everything this man did and said could accurately touch her heartstrings and step on her heart, making her heart, which had been silent for many years, beat wildly for him.
As an orphan, she felt unprecedented warmth and comfort.
Liu Zhiyi stared quietly into the man's clear, dark eyes, and saw clearly that there was not a trace of impurities in his eyes, like a clear spring.
It was full of her reflection.
At this moment, she was the only one in his eyes, as if she was his whole world.
The two stared at each other for a long time, their breathing becoming heavy and rapid at the same time. This time, Liu Zhiyi took the initiative to hook her arm around the man's neck, smiling sweetly and seducing him with her eyes.
The man's eyes lit up.
"Can...can I?"
He really wanted to go crazy, he wanted to hold her in his arms, tear her apart and swallow her up, he wanted to merge with her, completely become one. But... it was daytime now.
He wanted to suppress it as much as possible, not wanting happiness to come too suddenly and make his head feel dizzy, and he was afraid that all this was just his imagination.
But he was really looking forward to it, so he asked uncertainly.
Liu Zhiyi's heart finally opened completely at this moment.
She smiled charmingly.
She didn't answer him, but just stood on tiptoe and gave him a light kiss on the corner of his lips. She glanced at him with her almond-shaped eyes, and there was dissatisfaction in her tone.
"If you don't want to, forget it."
"No."
The man chuckled happily, picked up Liu Zhiyi by the waist, and strode towards the bed.
He bent down and gently placed her on the soft embroidered bed. Before he could untie her waist belt, a snow-white jade foot emerged from the gap in the gauze curtain.
She turned on her toes and hooked the jade belt around his waist.
Gently pulling, the man's breathing stagnated, and he fell into the tent. He was tempted to unfurl the mandarin duck quilt and ruffle the red folds.
The hibiscus tent is warm, with ripples all night long.
He made excessive demands and she fully cooperated.
The servants in the mansion were very sensible and no one came to disturb the two of them. Only when someone in the house called for water would someone come forward.
Finally, after calling for water for the tenth time, the night slowly faded away and the morning sun gradually rose.
The two of them then looked satisfied and fell asleep in each other's arms.
Little did they know that at a low wall, a promising young general was standing tall in front of the vermilion gate of the prime minister's mansion. From noon to midnight, frost and dew fell all over his body, wetting the corners of his precious robe.
It was not until the first ray of sunlight of the next morning shone on him that he left dejectedly.
On this day, Jiang Xuanyan once again sat on the lofty dragon throne, but heard from the eunuch in charge that the prime minister was not feeling well and had asked for leave today.
Jiang Xuanyan knew what was going on, but he just nodded to show that he understood.
After the court session, an imperial edict was delivered to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees.
The Prime Minister's wife, Mrs. Liu, is elegant and graceful, gentle and docile, intelligent by nature, able to control her temper, and peaceful and auspicious.
He has the ability to assist the country and has broad knowledge.
You are hereby granted the title of Lady of the Supreme Rank, summoned to be an imperial merchant, and appointed to the position of Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue. You are to take office immediately and there must be no mistakes.
In addition, you will also be fully responsible for the trade between our country and other countries.
"Liu, please accept the order."
The eunuch's sharp voice sounded above his head, with a hint of flattery and fawning.
Liu Zhiyi was stunned by the sudden news, and only came to her senses when Song Hanchuan beside her gently pulled her sleeve.
He quickly raised his hands above his head.
"Your Majesty, Liu Zhiyi, accepts the order. Long live the Emperor."
The one who came to announce the decree was the chief steward of the imperial court, Eunuch Sanfu. He placed the imperial edict into Liu Zhiyi's hand with a smile and personally helped him up from the ground.
A fat face smiled like a chrysanthemum.
"Oh my, madam, you are so lucky! This is the first time in history that a woman has entered the court and served as an official."
"You don't know that at this morning's court, the Emperor went to great lengths to secure this position for you, using threats and inducements to finally get those old ministers to give in."
"In this case, you are the first super-grade imperial consort since the founding of Jiang State, and also the first female imperial merchant."
"And regarding Zhou's trade, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. It's clear that the Emperor has extremely high expectations of you, Madam."
"I hope Madam will remember the Emperor's grace and not let down the Emperor's cultivation and trust."
Sanfu’s habitual official output.
Liu Zhiyi also responded respectfully, "I will remember your teachings, sir."
"I don't deserve your teachings. Madam, you are too kind to me."
Yun'er stepped forward cleverly, took out a purse and stuffed it into Sanfu's sleeve, smiling and saying,
"Thank you for taking the trouble to come here. I'm going to treat you to some tea with this little money. I hope you won't mind."
Sanfu blinked.
He weighed the bulging purse in his hand twice without leaving any trace, and the smile on his face deepened.
"Miss, that's not right. This is what a servant should do. By the way, I have something else to do, so I won't bother you any more. Lord, Madam, goodbye."
"Take care, father-in-law."
After seeing the person off, Liu Zhiyi was still confused.
"Am I... an official?"
Liu Zhiyi pointed at himself and said with a dull look.
Song Hanchuan smiled and rubbed her soft hair, nodding slightly.
"Yes, from now on you will not only be the wife of an official, but also my colleague. In the future in the court, I hope that Lord Liu will give you more guidance."
Liu Zhiyi was amused by him and laughed out loud.
I was also surprised at how receptive he was.
"Don't you think there's anything wrong with a woman being an official?"
Song Hanchuan raised his eyebrows, "As long as she is my wife, everything is acceptable."
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