After the ceremony, the empress and Feng Jun sat for a while and then returned to the palace. Lin Xiaoman continued to deal with the guests.
After seeing the empress's attitude, all the court officials tried to get close to Lin Xiaoman like fence-sitters.
After speaking in an official tone to a group of people, the sun soon set and the guests went back one after another.
After seeing off the last wave of people, Lin Xiaoman felt a little reluctant, but under the urging of the inner court ladies, she had no choice but to return to her bridal chamber reluctantly.
There is no custom of drinking wedding wine here. After entering the room, Lin Xiaoman was taken by the female official to sit next to Yu Ziqian, and the two sat side by side on the bed.
After the female officials in the inner court sang some blessings such as "May the couple live in harmony, have a son soon, and grow old together...", everyone left.
Looking at the closed door, there were only two people left in the room. For a moment, the whole room fell silent.
Lin Xiaoman stood up while pondering her lines. As soon as she moved, Yu Ziqian stood up as well.
When he stood there, Lin Xiaoman immediately felt the pressure brought by the height difference.
She is only 1.7 meters tall, but still too short!
Just as Lin Xiaoman was lamenting the height difference, Yu Ziqian took a step closer to her, raised his hands, and stretched them towards her neck.
Lin Xiaoman reflexively took a step back, avoiding his action, and stared at him with vigilance.
This action looks like strangling the neck!
His raised arms froze, and Yu Ziqian felt a little disappointed, but his face showed no emotion. He asked calmly, "Aren't you going to change clothes before going to bed?"
There were no servants in the room, so the task of changing clothes was naturally done by him, the king.
"Ahem!" Lin Xiaoman, who had overreacted, coughed dryly to ease her embarrassment. Then, she decided to make things clear and said, "Well, there are no outsiders here now, just the two of us, so there's no need to pretend. As the saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet. I know you don't like me..."
Lin Xiaoman's plan was to get Yu Ziqian to cooperate. Since neither of them wanted to get married anyway, they might as well just put on a show and pass it in front of outsiders.
But she had barely gotten to this point, and before she could finish the following sentence, 'I don't like you either!', she was interrupted.
Yu Ziqian suddenly spoke up, "Who said that?"
Lin Xiaoman was stunned by the nonsensical words and didn't understand what they meant for a moment.
There was a pause for a second, a hint of embarrassment, and even more of anxiety and nervousness in his heart. Yu Ziqian didn't show it on the surface, but there was a hint of strangeness in his voice, trying hard to remain calm. He repeated the question in detail, "Who said I don't like you?"
She saved him twice, once when he fell into the water and once when he was hunting. He was not a wooden man, so of course he would be moved.
Lin Xiaoman suddenly widened his eyes and was stunned!
What does this mean? Huh?
Does this mean this guy likes her?
How could this happen? Why? I can't believe it!
What did she do, why did this guy like her?
No, that was definitely not what he meant! He was afraid that she would gossip about him in front of the Empress and file a complaint. After all, the Empress was always protective of her daughter. If she knew her daughter was disliked by her husband, she would definitely make trouble for the General's Mansion.
Lin Xiaoman, who thought she understood the truth, said with a look of complete understanding, "Don't force it. Don't worry. Although it was the Queen Mother who arranged the marriage, I will never force anyone. I will show all proper courtesy in front of outsiders and will not bring shame to the General's Mansion. I promise that the Queen Mother will never know about it, and will not blame the General's Mansion."
Yu Ziqian was not stupid either, and he immediately understood what Lin Xiaoman meant. They were going to pretend to be a couple.
"That's totally unnecessary!" Yu Ziqian snorted in anger, his words tinged with sarcasm, and he deliberately said, "After all, it's you who don't like me, right? Aren't you the one who's unhappy with this marriage?"
"That's right! There's no happiness for two people without feelings tied together!" Lin Xiaoman admitted it bluntly and made a serious statement. "Besides, I want to do great things and strive to become a wise ruler. How can I indulge in love?"
"An excuse." His mood suddenly sank to the bottom, and Yu Ziqian sneered, "You're still thinking about Su Rongxuan!"
"You're talking nonsense, I didn't do that!" Lin Xiaoman firmly denied it. Who the hell is thinking about that scumbag Aquaman!
"There's no point in denying it, you have it!" Yu Ziqian was stubborn and, in a rage, he started to speak venomously. "What a pity, there's no point in thinking about him, he's your cousin-in-law now."
"Who the hell is thinking about him? I already said, no one." Lin Xiaoman emphasized again.
"Humph, you're getting angry because your secrets were exposed, right?"
Lin Xiaoman has a headache.
Oh, did the original owner lick Su Rongxuan too much? It seems not, right? The original owner was just expressing affection normally.
Before Lin Xiaoman could object again, Yu Ziqian continued, feeling a bit self-deprecating in his heart, "Oh, that's true. Who wouldn't like a man as handsome as Su Rongxuan? Your Highness just likes his gorgeous beauty and thinks I, the legitimate prince, am ugly!"
"So what? I just like handsome men, I just like good-looking men, so what!" Lin Xiaoman put her hands on her hips, speaking with confidence.
Damn, is this ever going to end?
If I don't argue with him, he'd really think I have a good temper!
After a pause, Yu Ziqian, who was furious, sneered coldly, "It's useless to like handsome men. His Majesty has granted me a marriage, and you dare to divorce me? You are capable!"
Lin Xiaoman, whose throat was choked by the arranged marriage, fell silent.
Yes, that’s right, she didn’t dare to divorce.
"Okay, okay, you win. You're right. I wouldn't dare." Lin Xiaoman said helplessly, silently comforting herself. She was a grown woman and wouldn't argue with a little boy, especially one with such a petty mind.
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