Yun Yibo loosened his belt as he approached her.
Shangguan Qin'er was surprised by Yun Yibo's sudden change of expression; she had originally thought he was a gentle and refined gentleman.
She was somewhat flustered inside, but on the surface she was still trying to remain calm. "If Your Highness does not agree and insists on using force, there is nothing I can do."
Shangguan Qin'er gripped the blanket tighter and tighter, and as Yun Yibo drew closer, her heart pounded faster and faster.
"After all, this is not Loulan, and I am no longer a princess."
"Everyone in Prince Rui's mansion does what the prince orders."
"However, I suppose the palace maids haven't left yet."
Shangguan Qin'er wanted to remind Yun Yibo that their marriage was not an ordinary one, but a symbol of a treaty between the two countries.
If he really intends to use force, she might do something that would damage the friendship and reputation between the two countries.
Yun Yibo pondered her words and stopped approaching her step by step.
Shangguan Qin'er breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him return to the table.
"Your Highness, after drinking this cup of nuptial wine, the ceremony will be considered complete."
Shangguan Qin'er walked to the table, picked up a wine glass, and raised it to Yun Yibo.
“Okay.” Yun Yibo picked up another golden wine glass.
The two men took turns drinking the wine from their glasses.
Their eyes met, and Yun Yibo was momentarily flustered, seemingly lost in Shangguan Qin'er's gaze.
"ah!"
"what you do?!"
Yun Yibo suddenly felt a sharp pain in his hand holding the wine glass. He abruptly threw the glass to the ground, staring angrily and bewilderedly at the blood-dripping dagger in Shangguan Qin'er's hand.
He noticed a cut on his thumb.
"I already told you I wouldn't touch you, what are you doing?" Yun Yibo asked her, enduring the pain in his fingers.
With a smile on her lips, Shangguan Qin'er took out a white handkerchief and wiped the bloodstains from Yun Yibo's fingers.
"Your Highness, is everything alright inside? Shall we go in and check?" The guards outside the door called out worriedly upon hearing the commotion inside.
When Yun Yibo saw Shangguan Qin'er wiping the blood with a handkerchief, he seemed to gradually understand.
"It's alright!" he shouted towards the door.
"Your Highness, why do you still carry a dagger with you?" Yun Yibo found some wound medicine in the room and sprinkled it on his thumb.
"It's for self-defense."
"Oh? If I were to use force, you would stab me?" Yun Yibo raised an eyebrow at her.
"No, if I stabbed you, I wouldn't survive either. This dagger is for my own use."
"If something happens, I'll end it all, so I won't cause trouble for my father and mother."
As Yun Yibo listened to her words, a feeling of sympathy and pity welled up in his heart for no apparent reason.
This woman is pitiful too.
"Why do this yourself? Using chicken blood or duck blood would be just as good," Yun Yibo said, pulling the dagger from Shangguan Qin'er's hand.
"Your Highness, the palace matrons are very experienced. Just by looking at the color of this blood, they can tell what kind of blood it is. Chicken blood and duck blood have a very strong smell. Is Your Highness afraid that others won't know that you and I haven't consummated our marriage?"
"That's still your fault," Yun Yibo said in a low voice.
"Your Highness's words make me seem tactless."
After saying that, Shangguan Qin'er took off her shoes, drew the bed curtains, and went to sleep.
Yun Yibo stood there for a while, seemingly feeling that something was not quite right. He, the dignified eldest prince of Nanyang, was being left standing here like this.
However, he seemed to have no other choice but to sleep on the ground fully clothed.
...
Inside the Fu Shuang Palace, Jin Zhuangzhuang pouted, his little hands waving back and forth, kicking the pebbles in front of the door with a bored expression.
Why isn't Sister Duo back yet?
Sister Duo, do you not want Zhuangzhuang anymore?
I miss Sister Duo so much, I'm so bored...
Or, I'll go find Sister Duo!
She gazed longingly at the empty, endless palace corridor.
[Never mind, Sister Duo said the palace will be chaotic today, with people everywhere, and told me not to wander off.]
Sister Duo said I should be obedient.
Jin Zhuangzhuang pouted, then suddenly noticed a long, thin earthworm in the soil. She squatted down, picked it up, and said to herself with a smile, "Hmm, perfect, I'll use you as a medicinal ingredient."
The big, brown-orange cat was hiding under a tree. Its little owner looked very unhappy, and it didn't want to anger her and be captured again to be used as a test subject.
This big, chubby, brown and orange striped cat was a New Year's gift from Yun Duoduo, and she loves it very much.
"Meow..." The gray-brown civet lifted its leg and walked lightly, wanting to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.
Jin Zhuangzhuang, who was feeling somewhat irritable and unhappy, was drawn to the sound of a cat's meow.
【Fat orange!】
"Fat Orange? Where are you going?"
Jin Zhuangzhuang ran to the big fat cat's side, and the big fat cat was so frightened that it ran away in a panic, its noble and aloof demeanor completely gone.
Jin Zhuangzhuang grabbed the panicked fat cat and held it in his arms.
"So heavy, how come you're so fat?" Jin Zhuangzhuang looked at it with disdain.
Since Sister Duo hasn't returned yet, perhaps...
"Little Six!" Jin Zhuangzhuang called out crisply.
"Come here!"
The eunuch called Xiao Liuzi looked at Jin Zhuangzhuang warily, then glanced around.
"No need to look anymore, Sister Duo isn't here."
What Xiao Liuzi fears most is that Jin Zhuangzhuang will use him as a test subject for medicine. If the Ninth Princess is there, she can keep this little devil in check. But if the Ninth Princess is not there, he is really worried that his life will be in danger!
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