Chapter 37
"I haven't bullied you, why should I feel guilty?" As he said that, Hui Lin pinched the soft flesh on Qi Xinglan's face.
Qi Xinglan kept dodging, "Don't pinch my face!"
His coquettish tone made Hui Lin's actions even more aggressive, and soon, the two of them started making noise on the bed.
Fu Wen was standing guard outside. She was very scared when she heard the noise inside. She said to the person standing guard next to her: "Is this... okay? Your Highness has just finished his confinement and cannot have sex yet..."
"Sister Fuwen, don't worry. His Majesty and His Highness are both sensible people. Maybe it's just a love affair between husband and wife."
Fu Wen was relieved when she heard that there was no further movement inside.
**
The ceremony the day after tomorrow will be held as scheduled.
Hui Lin was wearing a black robe with a golden crown, and the nine dragons embroidered with gold and silver threads shone brightly in the sunlight.
Qi Xinglan's crown and robes were naturally the same color as Hui Lin's, and he held her hand and led her step by step to the highest step.
"Long live the emperor, and long live the empress." All the ministers knelt down. Qi Xinglan saw that everyone knelt down in a huge crowd.
He and Hui Lin exchanged glances and said in unison, "Stand up."
In this grand ceremony, the enthronement of the new emperor and the establishment of the queen are the same thing. The change of dynasty naturally requires a change of the country's name and a new yuan.
Xiyuan and Da Zhou were united, and the new emperor issued an edict: the country's name was changed to Xia, and the reign title was changed to Chengchang.
The ceremony ended in the afternoon, and Qi Xinglan was so tired that he wanted to lie down.
The heavy crown and robes were finally taken off, and Huici didn't even have time to look at them before she lay down on the imperial concubine chair. When Huilin Hou stepped in, he immediately picked Qi Xinglan up from the imperial concubine chair and gently placed her on the bed when he saw this scene. "The chair is very hard. If there's no one around, you'll fall asleep while lying there, and when you wake up, you'll complain of back pain."
Hui Lin's movements were familiar, and it was probably not the first time he had done such a thing.
Qi Xinglan thought of the previous times, and her face became hot. She said, "Oh, okay - why did someone stop you just now?"
Qi Xinglan wanted to change the subject, but the reason why he lagged behind Qi Xinglan a few steps because he was stopped by the ministers when he returned to the forest just now was indeed tempting.
Huilin sat down, and Qi Xinglan also sat up straight on the bed. He only heard him say, "Lan'er, are you good at talking?"
Qi Xinglan saw his guilty expression and knew that it was definitely not a good thing, and it was most likely related to her, so she narrowed her eyes and asked him: "You, did you take any work for me?"
After saying this, Huilin shook his head, as if he was very embarrassed, "No... it's not like that, Lan'er, the palace will hold a full-moon banquet for our Ah Ci in two days, but didn't we say that we would only set up two tables and wait until a hundred days later to hold the big banquet?"
Qi Xinglan nodded.
"But this means that we will have fewer opportunities to socialize with the old royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which will inevitably cause foreigners to suspect that the Xiyuan and Zhou tribes are at odds. Therefore, Lan'er's birthday in June is a good opportunity to hold the Xiyuan hunting tradition and promote the traditional Xiyuan riding and archery style in Shangjing."
At the end of last year, the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed and the Hui royal family of Xiyuan took over the Great Zhou Dynasty. Since then, Han clothing and the Great Zhou culture have become popular in Xiyuan. Shangjing is the capital, but the effect of promoting Xiyuan culture is not very obvious.
Qi Xinglan also knew about this. As a Han Chinese, she married into the Hui family, so her status was different. Now that she was in a high position, she might have some persuasive power.
Qi Xinglan nodded without hesitation, saying calmly, "What's the big deal? Hunting is common in Xiyuan. It's easy for me to deal with it."
He looked back at Lin, held his face with his hands to force him to look at him, and asked him with a smile, "What's wrong with you? Do you think I don't like this kind of utilitarian occasion?"
Without waiting for him to say anything, Qi Xinglan kissed him on the lips and snuggled into his arms again, "I'm not just your husband, I'm also the queen of Daxia. I'm bound to encounter these things..."
As she spoke, Qi Xinglan looked up at him, slapped him on the shoulder, and deliberately frowned and asked him, "From the look on your face, are you thinking of finding someone else to do these things?"
Hui Lin waved his hands and said, "It's nothing, Lan'er!"
Qi Xinglan deliberately ignored his explanation, and used her skill to turn around and immediately switched positions with Hui Lin, so that Hui Lin was lying there and Qi Xinglan was sitting astride him.
"Don't think I don't know how many people want to send their girls to you!"
"I heard there are a few other men who look 50% like me?"
"Younger than me?"
"Tell me, are you interested?"
Qi Xinglan's voice was a little loud when she was "lecturing" her husband, but no sound of resistance from Hui Lin could be heard from inside. It sounded like the Queen was the only one getting angry.
Fu Wen, who was standing guard outside the door, felt uneasy and could only whisper to the eunuch who had been with Hui Lin for a long time, "Is His Majesty and His Highness not going to quarrel?"
The latter just smiled and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty is enjoying it."
Fu Wen turned around, looked at the closed door, and said nothing more.
Because the quarreling sounds in the house soon turned into the sound of kissing and Qi Xinglan's faint breathing.
Inside the house, although Qi Xinglan was in a high position, she was held down on the back of her neck and kissed by the person below, and she had no power to fight back at all.
When Hui Lin stopped moving, Qi Xinglan didn't even have the strength to raise her head. She could only lean on Hui Lin's neck, letting the man reach out and stroke her hair behind her.
Hui Lin smiled at him: "Don't be shy, Lan'er, you are much more proficient than you were at the beginning."
"...Asshole." Qi Xinglan then raised her head and hit him with a red face. Hui Lin then saw Qi Xinglan's face clearly. It was red, yes, but not only her face, but also her lips and the corners of her eyes were red.
Hui Lin's Adam's apple rolled up and down uncontrollably, and the moment Qi Xinglan looked at him again, he turned over and held her there.
"Not yet! Calm down..."
"I know my limits..." he replied without thinking.
He knew his limits, but after an afternoon, Qi Xinglan's heel was injured.
The next day, when they went to Qi Mansion to worship, Qi Xinglan even found it very difficult to walk from the gate of Qi Mansion to the ancestral hall.
The Qi family is full of loyal and brave people. Their ancestors had been generals for generations. The room was filled with statues of heroes. Candles were burning, and with the heroic spirits of their ancestors guarding the house, there was not a single gloomy atmosphere.
Even the usually crybaby little Huici became unusually quiet. She lay in her nurse's arms, looking around quietly, her chubby little hands dangling outside the cradle.
Perhaps it was due to the environment, but when Qi Xinglan walked to the door, her steps became even slower and slower.
Her heart was filled with pain, as if being cut by a knife. Qi Xinglan's eyes swept across the rows of tablets. Even breathing and swallowing hurt.
He was still watching, but Hui Lin walked up to him and stroked his back with his big hand. Qi Xinglan looked at him, Hui Lin threw his clothes aside and knelt heavily on the cushion. Seeing this, Qi Xinglan followed suit.
Hui Lin said in a loud and full voice, "Dear father and mother, and all the ancestors, I am Hui Lin, whose ancestral home is in Xiyuan. I am fortunate to have known Lan'er. Although there are no relatives around, we have already had a wedding ceremony for more than a year, and we have a son, Aci, who is legitimately born. I came here today to express my feelings to all the elders. I only have Lan'er in my life, and I will cherish her and grow old with her. Please rest assured, parents!"
After saying this, he kowtowed three times towards the tablet of Qi Xinglan's parents, which was closest to them, and then burned incense.
After Hui Lin finished speaking, Qi Xinglan didn't know what to say. She just said a few words and kowtowed and burned incense.
The incense that Huici sent was from Qixing Landai. He will come again when he grows up and understands more, so there is no need to rush.
Bu Wei and Wen Jiayu had been here before, and as for Qi Chaoting, she said she wanted to be with Yan Cheng, so Qi Xinglan let her go.
**
"Just now...what you said in front of my parents was quite heartfelt..." Qi Xinglan's tone was a little awkward.
It was no different for Hui Lin. If it weren't for this occasion, he might never have the chance to say such "corny" words in his life.
He said, "Those are the words in my heart!"
Seeing Qi Xinglan looking at him, he reiterated to Lin: "Really!"
Qi Xinglan didn't know how to reply him. Suddenly, a cold wind blew by. Qi Xinglan shuddered. She didn't need to reply him. So she just took his hand and pulled him out of the Qi Mansion. "Let's go back quickly. The wind in February is also very cold."
Hui Lin was still a little slow to react. He and Qi Xinglan rarely had the opportunity to walk hand in hand together outside.
But he reacted quickly, catching up with Qi Xinglan in just a few steps, and stretched out his arm to hold him and walk together.
The palace maids who were accompanying her out of the palace were watching secretly. Qi Xinglan could already imagine how long this story would spread after she returned to the palace.
The next day was the full-moon banquet for Hui Ci Bu. Although it was a little late, it was still held.
The little child was sleepy and was taken away by the nurse early, while the adults had to wait until the end before they could go back.
It was already very late. Qi Xinglanwo was returning to Lin Huaili. His eyes opened and closed, and the amount of time he could open them became smaller and smaller. After a while, he fell asleep.
But maybe because he slept uneasily, he kept holding Huilin tightly.
So how could he sleep? In the middle of the night, when he was half asleep and half awake, Qi Xinglan felt someone licking his face and neck. The itchness made him very restless in his sleep.
"Hmm..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, his mouth was blocked and he could not make any sound. Qi Xinglan had to wake up and opened his eyes to see who else it was but Hui Lin.
But he was actually feeling uncomfortable, so he climbed onto Hui Lin's neck and intertwined his lips and teeth with him.
Not only the air around him, but also he himself became hot.
In a short while, Qi Xinglan's already loose pajamas were about to fall off, and the situation was about to get out of control.
"Go back to the forest! Not until next month..."
"...I won't go in. Lan'er, can you let me kiss you?"
The man was supporting himself above Qi Xinglan, looking straight at him without any obstruction, which made Qi Xinglan blush and unable to escape.
He turned his body with great difficulty, and finally avoided the sight a little, and finally said hesitantly: "You...you kissed me, when did you ever ask for my opinion?"
As soon as the words fell, the man above immediately pressed forward, not wanting to leave even a little space.
Qi Xinglan half-closed her eyes and vaguely saw the peace locket that the man was holding on his left wrist, shaking constantly - it was the birthday gift Qi Xinglan had given him.
As for the jade pendant that he gave her as a present for her 19th birthday, the rope was also wrapped around Qi Xinglan's right wrist twice. When Hui Lin came back, he would glance at it from time to time, and he used even more strength to do so.
Qi Xinglan naturally didn't know how much impact that would have on Hui Linlai. The white jade pendant was wrapped around her porcelain-white wrist.
The jade pendant was given by him, and the person also belongs to him.
The two of them interlocked their fingers, and Qi Xinglan's hands were pressed red.
By the time Qi Xinglan was washed, wrapped up and carried back to bed, he could no longer remember how late it was. He couldn't help but complain in his heart, is it true that men can't endure for too long?
That night, Hui Lin had used all the means he could. Now he was sleeping with his arms tightly around him, and his satisfied expression made him very angry, but he was also somewhat relieved. If he had to endure it for another month, he would be really finished.
As for the following month, Hui Lin behaved well again and didn't touch Qi Xinglan much. At most, they just kissed and touched each other, but he didn't do anything excessive. This scared Qi Xinglan to death, and she always felt that he was doing something big secretly.
Sure enough, Hui Lin had already chosen a date and was waiting for the day when Qi Xinglan could actually have sex.
Qi Xinglan looked at Hui Lin with a look in his eyes that seemed to make him want to eat her. She racked her brains to think of excuses to escape, but was grabbed by the scruff of the neck and pulled back every time.
"I...you...go back to the forest, or we can have a drink first? It's springtime - people are prone to making mistakes, right?" Qi Xinglan tried to persuade her gently.
"Hey——" The person was pulled onto Hui Lin's legs without any explanation. Qi Xinglan was a little panicked. Looking at Hui Lin's deep eyes staring at him, he was reminded of the hungry wolves on the grassland whose eyes would light up at the sight of meat.
"Lan'er, do you want to drink? Then I'll accompany you..." As he said that, Hui Lin really picked up the wine glass and put it to his mouth. Qi Xinglan had to take a sip, but was accidentally choked.
Hui Lin did not put him down. He just stroked Qi Xinglan's back while drinking the rest of the wine in the glass.
After Qi Xinglan slowly came over, he asked people to continue drinking. Of course, Hui Lin drank with him.
But Qi Xinglan forgot that Hui Lin's drinking capacity was trained in the military camp, where he could drink more than anyone else.
By the time he came to his senses, he was already being pressed down on the bed again. This scene had happened countless times, and even when he was drunk he still felt familiar with it.
"Um... back to the forest?"
"I'm here." The man's voice became hoarse and his eyes became dim.
Qi Xinglan's face turned ruddy and her eyes were no longer clear.
......
He opened his eyes again, and it was already the next day. He was having a splitting headache. He only saw the roof, not the man beside him. He cursed to himself, "Asshole..."
Qi Xinglan forced herself to get up, and despite the pain in her body, she got out of bed and walked to the bronze mirror. She had expected it, but was still shocked. Her pajamas in the mirror were mostly open, and there was no exposed area.
Qi Xinglan originally wanted to go to the Empress Dowager to pay his respects today. He couldn't go back on his word yesterday, so he could only search through his boxes and find the most conservative clothes to wear. He went there in a casual manner, but he was still noticed to be a little bit uneasy. The Empress Dowager didn't point it out, but just glanced at him and advised him: "It's April now, don't get too hot wearing so many clothes - Huilin loves you, but Lan'er, you can't indulge that bastard!"
Qi Xinglan blushed and replied softly, "Yes, mother, I understand."
What he was thinking was: Ignore him for the next few days and sleep with my back to him.
Hui Lin probably realized that what he did last night was really too much, so he was very prudent in the next two or three months.
But Qi Xinglan learned her lesson and never dared to drink again when the two of them were alone at night.
**
June hunting.
Since this was the first time that the new emperor had held such a large-scale event besides his ascension to the throne, people had to be there regardless of whether they were sincere or not.
However, when they heard that it was for the Queen's twentieth birthday, they were not so reluctant. After all, the Queen and their ancestors might be related by marriage and had some close relationship.
They also heard that Her Majesty was good at riding and shooting, so they wanted to see them. However, these skills were not popular in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If it were not for their interest, few people would be proficient in them.
Qi Xinglan was wearing a red riding suit that day, with his dark hair tied up high with a golden crown. Even the horse he was riding was the one Hui Lin had given him.
The whole outfit reminded Hui Lin of the first time he went out with him. They had just met at that time and Qi Xinglan was still wary of Hui Lin, but Hui Lin had already fallen in love with him at first sight, otherwise she would not have rescued him and kept him in the army.
Looking at it again now, I am still as excited as ever, even though they already have Ah Ci, who is almost half a year old.
Qi Xinglan stopped his horse and waved to Hui Lin who was not far away. Although Hui Lin could not hear clearly what he was saying, he knew that he wanted to let her pass, so she rode to his side.
The two men rode side by side on horseback, and to outsiders they looked like a perfect match made in heaven.
Qi Xinglan heard someone whispering, but she only cared about talking to Hui Lin. Looking at the very spacious venue, Qi Xinglan had an idea, "Hui Lin, let's have a horse race to see who reaches the finish line first."
"But you are not allowed to release the water!"
Thinking of the reason why he had made Qi Xinglan angry for the first time, Hui Lin touched his nose guiltily and said, "Okay."
No one else could hear what they said, they only saw the new emperor and his queen walking behind a line.
"Your Majesty, are you planning to have a horse race with Her Majesty the Queen?"
As soon as the noisy person finished speaking, the two of them drove out at a speed so small that the difference in speed was almost unnoticeable.
The red silk threads wrapped around Qi Xinglan's waist fluttered in the wind, drawing an arc that made people follow with their eyes.
Qi Xinglan's high-spirited look seemed to remind them of the young Master Qi who was incomparable during the heyday of the Qi family a few years ago.
However, some people who had never seen Qi Xinglan sighed sincerely: "No wonder the Queen was favored by the then King of Xiyuan at first sight, and she became the Queen of Xiyuan directly as a Han Chinese."
"Yes, I thought Her Majesty was a weak and effeminate scholar, but I never thought she would be such a person."
The speaker was the daughter of a high-ranking official. A close friend of her father who was working in the capital had told her that she had secretly loved the Empress when she was still in the capital. She didn't believe it when she first heard it, but now she believes it.
If she had met Young Master Qi before, she would probably like him too.
While the people off the court were discussing, the two players on the court had already finished the game. Hui Lin did not let up and won with a slight advantage. Qi Xinglan was only two steps behind him.
Hui Lin took the handkerchief from Fu Wen's hand and was about to wipe the sweat off Qi Xinglan. At that time, Qi Xinglan had already sat in a high seat - next to Hui Lin, where basically everyone could see her.
Qi Xinglan was not afraid of being seen, and openly let everyone see Hui Lin wiping his sweat. To Qi Xinglan, whatever Hui Lin did for him was commonplace, but in the eyes of others it was very strange.
Qi Xinglan was still confused, so she turned her head and said to Hui Lin, "Why are they looking at us? Do I look ugly when I sweat?"
Hui Lin didn't even glance down, but just reached out to smooth out Qi Xinglan's hair that was stuck to her fair neck due to sweat, and said calmly: "Maybe they thought you were too pretty."
"That's more like it," Qi Xinglan asked, "What about you? Do you think I'm pretty too?"
Hui Lin smiled and nodded, "It's beautiful, just like the flowers in Shangjing in June and the snow-capped mountains in Xiyuan."
"Tsk, sweet talk." Although she said this, Qi Xinglan's ears still blushed silently.
In the evening, Hui Lin simply held a banquet at the hunting ground. In fact, the main purpose was to give Qi Xinglan a birthday gift - fireworks.
Qi Xinglan didn't know, but while she was drinking, Hui Lin pulled her hand and stood up. Qi Xinglan didn't understand why, so she was led by him to walk a few steps to the best viewing angle that had been set in advance.
"Whoosh" -
There were a few flashes of light, and then the sight of fireworks exploding in brilliant colors in the air.
Fireworks are expensive. The last time Qi Xinglan saw them was at the birthday celebration of the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Qi Xinglan stared at the sky intently, but Hui Lin only cared about looking at his eyes, at the fireworks reflected in his eyes.
He is happy, that's good.
"Is this...my birthday present?" Qi Xinglan asked him after the fireworks ended.
"Well, do you like it?"
Qi Xinglan rarely said anything stubborn this time, but honestly said what she was thinking, "Kai Xin, you are already 20 years old, but why are you still like a child, unable to take your eyes off beautiful things..."
Hui Lin hugged him, his chest trembling as if he was laughing. Qi Xinglan heard him say, "Because Lan'er is loved by someone, like me."
Qi Xinglan was so happy to hear that she even stood on tiptoe and kissed him excitedly, "Then you must always remember what you said today. If you dare to forget, I will not let you go!"
Before Hui Lin could nod, he heard everyone at the banquet say in unison: "Congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen on her birthday. May Her Majesty live a thousand years!"
**
It was already the next day when they returned to the palace. Afterwards, Qi Xinglan lay in his arms and drew circles on his chest muscles again and again. Hui Lin grabbed his messy hand in time, "Lan'er, stop making trouble..."
Qi Xinglan didn't want to do it again, so she decided to quit while she was ahead. She went back to Lin and patted his back from time to time, as if she was trying to coax him to sleep.
Qi Xinglan was very sober, "Reply Lin, didn't I tell you before that when a man in the Great Zhou Dynasty comes of age at the age of 20, his father will give him a given name? Now that my father is gone, does this matter have to fall on my husband's head?"
"My dear Emperor of Daxia?" Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qi Xinglan urged him again.
Hui Lin took a long while to speak: "Why not, just call her Zhao Si."
Qi Xinglan smiled upon hearing this, and asked him with a smile that hinted at something: "Call for thought? Call for thought of whom?"
Hui Lin saw what he was thinking, raised his hand and scratched his nose, then said seriously: "Of course it is to make you think. I know you best. You are young and smart, but you are always impulsive. To make you think is to make you think deeply. Don't be too impulsive in everything."
"Since your father named you Xinglan, it means that you should behave like an orchid and have the demeanor of a gentleman when you grow up. It is essential to think carefully about everything. Do you understand?"
Qi Xinglan happily threw herself on him, and he found himself becoming more and more fond of Hui Lin. She either kissed him or poked his face, complimenting him, saying, "You've become much more cultured recently. Fortunately, I didn't treat you as a rude person from the beginning."
"Zhao Si Zhao Si, I like you very much," Qi Xinglan hugged him tightly, with her face pressed against his chest, "Thank you, husband."
But his husband held him down to prevent him from moving, "Go to sleep."
Qi Xinglan had no intention of provoking him, so she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
**
Less than a year later, the little girl Qi Chaoting had reached the age of coming of age.
When the father is not around, the eldest brother is naturally like a father.
Qi Xinglan named her Suihua and set a wedding date with the Yan family. She would be married soon.
Qi Xinglan was not in a hurry, but she saw that Yan Cheng was very anxious and wanted to run back to Lin from time to time.
Seeing that he was upset, we set the wedding date.
There were now three people attending the wedding ceremony. Although Huici was only a little over one year old, she could already speak and could even wish her aunt and uncle a happy marriage.
At this time, Huici could already walk for a distance independently and did not need to be held all the time. The child was still young, so she had to be sandwiched between Qixinglan and Huilin, with each holding one.
Hui Lin was so annoyed that he heard the little guy calling "Father" in a baby voice.
In a fit of anger, he picked up the child and used his other hand to hold Qi Xinglan.
Qi Xinglan looked funny, but the atmosphere was really warm.
"Hui Lin, I am actually very lucky to be married to you."
Hui Lin held him tighter, "I am lucky."
—End of the text—
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