No one dared to cause trouble in the wedding room of the head of the Eastern Depot.
After the wedding ceremony, Xia Yixin was sent to the bridal chamber, but she wasn't as free as she had been the first time. There were palace maids watching over her in the room, since they had to report back the next day after the emperor had bestowed the marriage upon her.
She waited until midnight, hungry, and finally heard someone outside calling "Lord Supervisor," but the shuffling sound indicated that the person was drunk.
As expected.
After Qi Yu insisted on lifting her veil, he fell asleep on the bed in a daze.
She sighed, though it was unclear what she was regretting.
The maids said a few auspicious words and then left, adding strangely, "His Majesty sent you some things, saying that you might need them later. We've put them on the table for you."
There were several brocade boxes of different sizes on the table. Xia Yixin nodded casually, not paying any attention.
After the old woman left, she was left to deal with the "drunkard's" affairs.
She took off his shoes, socks, and coat, and painstakingly helped him lie down. After doing all this, she was covered in a thin layer of sweat. She hurriedly took off the heavy phoenix crown from her head, intending to fill her stomach before returning, when suddenly her wrist was grabbed.
"Wan'er..."
Her heart skipped a beat. She looked at him and found that he was humming a few more times, apparently talking in his sleep.
She breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a strange sense of regret.
Softly calling out the name that had long lingered in my heart, "Qi Yu." I'm sorry...
The man kept his eyes closed and did not respond to her.
Overwhelmed with mixed emotions, she couldn't resist a wicked thought and leaned in to steal a kiss from him.
She had just sat up after doing something naughty when he suddenly pulled her back down.
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