The next morning.
Guan Zhiyue woke up to a commotion. The noise outside the room was deafening. Someone was setting off firecrackers, someone was blowing horns, and someone was playing drums, which made a loud clanging sound.
"You shameless fool!"
Guan Zhiyue opened her sleepy eyes and called out Bilian's name. Bilian ran in from outside a moment later, looking at Guan Zhiyue with excitement.
"Your Majesty, you're awake!"
"Quick, it's about to start outside! The Emperor is already mounted on his tall horse, holding a bow and arrow, ready to shoot a deer!"
Bilian was very excited; this was the first time she had ever seen such a large-scale event, especially one involving hunting.
“The eldest and second young masters also participated. I even saw many young ladies from noble families throwing embroidery flowers at them!” Bilian said.
Guan Zhiyue raised her hand to cover her mouth, gave a delicate yawn, and said, "Are there any girls that my eldest and second brothers have their eyes on?"
Bilian shook her head: "Neither the eldest young master nor the second young master answered!"
"I suppose they didn't fancy any of them! After all, our eldest and second young masters are so handsome and dashing, it's no problem for them to become your sister-in-law, Your Majesty!"
Guan Zhiyue laughed upon hearing Bilian's words, "Bilian, I've noticed you're getting more and more mischievous! You actually dare to joke about my older brothers."
Bilian quickly waved her hand and said, "Your Majesty, you have really wronged me. What I said is the truth. Please don't wrong me!"
Guan Zhiyue shook her head and then said, "Alright, then hurry up and fix my hair, I want to go see how handsome my older brothers are!"
“Your Majesty, you should see the Emperor’s demeanor!” Bilian teased.
Guan Zhiyue: "..." Let's just forget about him!
"Look, everyone!"
Bilian quickly dressed up Guan Zhiyue. After about half a cup of tea's time, a fragrant Guan Zhiyue was freshly made up. She was all made up and looked very radiant!
Noble and elegant, graceful and confident, generous and beautiful, possessing a kind of beauty that is hard to look directly at.
"Your Majesty, you look so beautiful!"
"This servant can never get tired of looking at you!"
Guan Zhiyue: "Come on! Okay, stop flattering me, let's go!"
So Bilian helped Guan Zhiyue to the audience seats, where the brightly lit seats were the ones Li Qiji and she were sitting together.
Everyone bowed in unison as the Empress emerged.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress! May Your Majesty be blessed!"
Guan Zhiyue extended her hand, raised it slightly, and said nothing.
Li Qiji stepped forward, took Guan Zhiyue's hand, and walked towards the gleaming chair.
"Did I wake you up?"
Guan Zhiyue whispered, "It's alright."
"You're all dressed up now, are you going hunting too?" Guan Zhiyue asked, seeing that Li Qiji was already fully armored.
Li Qiji nodded. "Yes, I go every year, so..."
"Okay, go ahead! Be careful! I'll wait for you to come back here."
Li Qiji took Guan Zhiyue's hand, gently rubbed it, and said with a smile, "Okay, if you get bored, you can call over the ladies over there to chat with you."
Guan Zhiyue nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
The other ministers and their wives were absolutely jealous of how good the Emperor and Empress's relationship was!
Some unmarried women, seeing how gentle and handsome Li Qiji was, even harbored thoughts of entering the palace as concubines.
Li Qiji is just too gentle, too considerate, he's such a sweetheart!
The supreme emperor of Nanding Kingdom has a unique and unparalleled affection for one woman; the empress is simply ecstatic!
"Ah!!!! The Empress is so happy!"
"Yes, look, the Emperor is even whispering to her!"
"Oh my, it's so sweet! It's just so incredibly sweet!"
"This is the first time I've ever seen Her Majesty the Empress. She's so beautiful! She has such a great figure! She looks completely different from before."
"Yes, look how good the Empress's skin is!"
The young ladies from prominent families all gathered together and started chatting excitedly, their envy beyond words!
Guan Zhiyue met that very direct gaze, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch!
What's wrong with these women? They're like wild horses running rampant!
"Your Majesty, you are so beautiful!" A woman wearing a white gauze dress appeared, giving off a delicate and frail feeling, as if she would be blown away by a gust of wind.
Guan Zhiyue looked at the woman in front of her and said, "Thank you! You're very pretty too!"
“You all look so energetic and youthful,” Guan Zhiyue said, looking at the group of girls.
Actually, they were all around the same age, about fifteen or sixteen years old, and there were even girls as young as twelve or thirteen. They were all there to choose their future husbands.
Of course, those boys were all quite young, around seventeen or eighteen years old, a time when they were full of vigor and ambition.
Guan Zhiyue is already twenty-five in her heart, so she looks very elegant and mature, even more so than the Emperor. It's all because she is already twenty-five or twenty-six!
Furthermore, this body is already sixteen years old, so naturally it looks much older than these twelve or thirteen-year-old girls!
"Your Majesty, you and the Emperor are so loving!" a noblewoman said with great envy.
Guan Zhiyue smiled and said, "Does this lady wish to be as loving as her husband?"
The lady lowered her head shyly, then nodded and said, "I don't know if it will work?"
Guan Zhiyue said, "Great, absolutely fantastic."
"But I don't know what to do!" the lady said.
The other ladies also pricked up their ears, eager to hear how Guan Zhiyue would recount the story, especially since many wanted to learn from her affectionate relationship with the Emperor.
"Of course, it depends on the person. Tell me your story, and I'll tell you what I know," Guan Zhiyue said.
Upon hearing this, the woman quickly began to speak.
However, Li Qiji was still riding his horse, galloping wildly, while Guan Chengzhuo followed closely beside the emperor, never leaving his side.
In an instant, cheers and shouts of approval echoed throughout the forest, including the calls of a spirited woman.
Women who knew martial arts would participate in the hunt. Of course, the Nanding Kingdom allowed women to be bold and unrestrained, and the customs were relatively open, though not as fierce as those of the nomadic tribes of the grasslands.
This is the most secluded corner of the palace.
Are you ready?
"We can't get close to the Emperor, so we can only try to get close to the Empress." - The man in black.
The man in the shadows said, "Hmm, get this done quickly, I'm still waiting for the results!"
"It would be best if we could kidnap the Empress; then we'd have plenty of food."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The man in black then asked, "If we really can't take them away, is it possible to...?" He even made a throat-slitting gesture as he spoke.
The man in the shadows said, "My master said to try to keep them alive."
"yes."
Guan Zhiyue was still discussing with the other ladies how to get along with their husbands and make them love them more.
Rosamund Kwan's advice is: Love yourself first, then love others!
If you take care of yourself and love yourself, others will love you. If you always compromise and give without giving, in the end you will only end up with nothing.
Many of the ladies felt that what he said made a lot of sense, while others disagreed.
After all, in their minds, men are everything, and they are willing to give up everything for men!
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