Chapter 125 Who says fighting over a quilt isn’t a hassle?
"Have you forgotten why I married you?" Xiao Mingzhe pulled the quilt to cover his lower body and sat back on the pillow without blushing or beating his heart.
"Isn't it to cover up the truth and deal with the Queen Mother's forced marriage?" Fang Qianxue looked surprised.
"That's right. I married you to hide my true identity, and you still want to sleep in a separate bed. If this gets out, won't my reputation be ruined?" Xiao Mingzhe glared at her.
"But it was you who said..." Fang Qianxue felt cheated, "It was you who said we live in the same room but different beds."
"I am sitting upright, why are you so shy? Do you have something to hide?" Xiao Mingzhe lay down openly and covered himself with the quilt. "Do you really think I want your body?"
"..." Fang Qianxue took a deep breath and managed not to argue with him. She pulled the quilt towards herself and said, "How shameless!"
She spent a lot of money to build this rosewood step-out bed. At that time, she thought she would sleep alone, so she didn't make it too wide. Now with one more person, it's a bit tight.
Xiao Mingzhe reeked of alcohol, and Fang Qianxue became more and more disgusted with him. She kicked him several times throughout the night, and finally kicked him to the edge of the couch, so that she could fall asleep peacefully.
But when she woke up in the morning, she found herself squeezed into a corner and a large area of her territory was occupied by that man. She was immediately furious.
"Why are you angry? Although I occupy more territory, you took all my quilt." The man curled up and looked at her, sighing helplessly, "I kept leaning towards you because I was cold."
Fang Qianxue looked down and saw that she was wrapped in two layers of quilts, like an egg roll, while Xiao Mingzhe was not covered at all.
"You can go find a quilt in the closet, so we don't have to fight for it." Fang Qianxue gave him some quilts and asked, "Aren't you going to court today?"
It was already bright outside.
"No need, but we have to get up. We have to go to the palace to pay our respects to our brother and mother." As he said this, he pulled Fang Qianxue out of bed.
At the wedding banquet yesterday, Emperor Ming and the Empress Dowager both sent people to deliver gifts. According to the rules, we should go to the palace to pay our respects to the Emperor, Empress and the Empress Dowager in the morning.
Fang Qianxue put on her clothes and let Cuishuang comb her hair and put on makeup.
Xiao Mingzhe sat on the couch in front of the window, reading a book while waiting, occasionally glancing at Fang Qianxue out of the corner of his eye.
This woman was very quiet when she slept, but she seemed very defensive. She would kick him if he touched her the slightest thing, and she always liked to wrap herself in the quilt, as if she was afraid that he would do anything to her.
What a joke, is he that kind of person? It's not like he's never seen a woman before!
Even after they finished their breakfast and got into the carriage to the palace, Xiao Mingzhe was still complaining about what happened last night.
“A-choo!”
"Are you catching a cold?" Fang Qianxue asked.
"Who do you blame?" Xiao Mingzhe raised his eyes from the book and looked at her. "When my brother and mother ask questions later, do you know how to answer them?"
"The Queen Mother is asking questions?"
Xiao Mingzhe held his forehead with one hand, and the veins on his eyebrows jumped: "You haven't prepared anything?"
"What are you preparing for?"
"The Queen Mother asked you how I was last night. How did you answer?"
Fang Qianxue thought for a moment and said, "He got drunk and fell asleep right away."
"Bang!"
Xiao Mingzhe smashed the scroll in his hand and said, "You can't say that! We are in perfect harmony and have been tossing and turning all night long!"
"...Okay." Who said that fighting for the quilt is not a hassle? It's not wrong to say that it's a hassle all night.
"Then if the Queen asks you how I was last night, how will you answer?" Xiao Mingzhe asked again.
Fang Qianxue thought about it and realized that the emperor was afraid of Xiao Mingzhe's great military achievements and naturally did not want him to have an heir, so she replied, "He said you were drunk and fell asleep."
"Oh, you are a bit scheming, but not much," Xiao Mingzhe chuckled, "You still say that you and I are in harmony, but you have to pretend to be guilty."
Fang Qianxue suddenly realized: "I understand."
You have to pretend that you are coerced by Xiao Mingzhe and have to save face for him, only then will the emperor and empress be truly convinced.
Moreover, even if the empress dowager reconciles the accounts with the queen one day, they will find that her statements are consistent, except that the empress dowager believes it and the queen does not.
"Don't be so nervous." Xiao Mingzhe picked up the book and took a look at it. "The Queen Mother won't eat you."
Fang Qianxue was silent for a moment, then asked curiously, "So your illness is really incurable?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Fang Qianxue glanced down, then quickly looked away: "Nothing."
This man doesn't look like he has any problems on the outside, he has everything he should have, so it must be a psychological problem. I'm afraid he was assassinated by a female assassin and has been traumatized, and over time the psychological distortion has caused the loss of physiological functions.
As Fang Qianxue was thinking about this, she suddenly remembered what the matchmaker said about "Thousand Days of Good Health" having the effect of strengthening yang, and she suddenly felt blessed.
Did Yang bring the sachet last night to cure him? That must be the case.
"Cough... cough!" Xiao Mingzhe clenched his fist with one hand, covered his mouth and coughed twice, "Where are you looking?!"
Fang Qianxue blushed and quickly looked out the window.
After arriving at the Weiyang Palace, the two first went to the Queen's Fengqi Palace to pay a visit to the Emperor and Empress.
The tenth prince was named the crown prince. Empress Yang was in high spirits and looked ten years younger. Not only did her face turn red, but her hostility towards Xiao Mingzhe also decreased a bit: "Nineteenth brother finally got married. Your Majesty and I have been looking forward to this day with great anticipation. It is finally here."
"Mingzhe is grateful for the kindness of my royal brother and his wife." Xiao Mingzhe led Fang Qianxue to pay their respects to the emperor and empress.
"Qianxue, you are a remarried woman, so you can't be the Princess of Beining. But it's rare that Nineteen fell in love with you at first sight," Emperor Ming glanced at Fang Qianxue and forced out a signature smile of an emperor. "Since you are the Princess of Beining, you must have children as soon as possible and add children to our royal family."
Yesterday, Prince Beining got married, and Lu Changqing even took a day off due to sickness. The Emperor Ming was so amused.
As a man, Lu Changqing must be feeling like he is in frying pans because his ex-wife married into a wealthy family. But it is very good this way. Only when he has completely severed ties with the Fang family can he really use them.
The old emperor doesn't like aristocratic families, but prefers to promote humble families like Lu Changqing, after all, they are easier to control.
"Yes." Fang Qianxue responded with her head down, but her face showed an aggrieved look as if "a good cook cannot cook without rice".
Emperor Ming understood, glanced at the empress beside him and said, "Empress, take Princess Beining to the courtyard for a walk while I talk to my nineteenth brother."
"Yes." Queen Yang understood and led Fang Qianxue to the garden.
"My sister said that you treat her kindly, just like a real sister." Empress Yang took Fang Qianxue's hand and smiled warmly, "Then I feel relieved. From now on, you and Yun Wan will serve King Beining well, and you will give birth to a son in no time."
"Ah, this..." Fang Qianxue hesitated, and said with tears in her eyes, "I know."
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