Shi Mei, Shi Lan, and the other two looked quite displeased. How many of them dared to stand in the Emperor's way? The Emperor was probably going to get angry with them.
"Alright, you may leave now. He might be here soon. Remember, if these two things aren't done properly, the Emperor is not allowed to enter, understand?"
Hailing stared at the three maids. Shimei, Shilan, and Fuyue reluctantly agreed and left the palace. They really couldn't understand why their mistress would give the emperor a test on their wedding night. Everyone in the world could see clearly that the emperor doted on this mistress to an abnormal degree. And now she was still enthusiastically testing the emperor on their wedding night.
Most importantly, she actually came up with some kind of "Six Rules for Training a Husband," such as "The wife's words are always right," "Even if it's windy, if the wife says it will rain, then it will definitely rain," and "Always obey the wife's discipline and never say no."
Shi Mei felt her heart clench and she was about to faint. However, her master's actions might just be in line with his nature. Otherwise, he wouldn't spoil his master to such an unreasonable degree, making everyone envious.
Shi Mei, Shi Lan, and the others walked out of the palace with self-pity. In front of the palace gate, there was a long line of palace maids and nannies. When they saw that the Empress had even chased out her own personal maids, they looked at each other in surprise.
At this moment, the emperor strode along the corridor and stopped in front of the palace gate.
Shi Mei made up her mind. Whether she was going to die or not, she was going to risk it all. She rushed forward and blocked the door of the palace. She gathered her energy in her dantian and spoke in one breath.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has instructed you to memorize these six regulations and find the differences between the two people in the other picture. She also mentioned that she gave Your Majesty three questions to test you in the Guangyang Palace last time, but only gave you one. These are the second and third questions."
Shi Mei spoke swiftly and quickly, then lowered her head guiltily, waiting for the Emperor to unleash his fury. In any case, whether she died violently or violently, she was destined to die for her master, so it was not unjust.
After waiting a while and not hearing the Emperor speak, Shi Mei quietly looked up. The Emperor was looking at the regulations on the paper in her hand, and did not seem angry at all. When he saw Shi Mei looking up at him, he reached out and took the paper from her, and slowly said, "Since it was ordered by the Empress, then I will look for it."
After the Emperor finished speaking, he took the two pieces of paper and left the palace, heading to the Imperial Study in the Qingqian Palace to memorize Hailin's six major rules for training husbands and to find the different items in the picture.
Although today is their wedding day, these little trinkets seem harmless, and he will definitely accompany Ling'er if she wants to play with them in the future.
The emperor left, and everyone outside the palace was covered in cold sweat. Just now, they thought the emperor would definitely be furious and they would be in trouble. Unexpectedly, the emperor looked very nice and didn't show any anger at all.
Now everyone secretly despised him; the Emperor's favoritism towards this master was truly abnormal.
Shi Mei, Shi Lan, and Fu Yue rushed into the bedchamber. Hai Ling was sitting on the edge of the bed, lost in thought. She seemed very lonely, probably thinking of something unpleasant.
Shi Mei originally wanted to scold her mistress, but seeing her expression, she knew that she must have been thinking about the rouge.
Rouge's affair was a deep pain in her heart. She had always longed to find her, but what she found was someone who had tried to poison her.
Shi Mei couldn't bear to make her mistress sad, so she quickly put on a cheerful expression: "Mistress, mistress, do you know? The Emperor really went to memorize those six major regulations and find the differences between the two people in the picture."
Hailing immediately snapped out of her reverie, forgetting about Rouge. Today was her wedding night, so she shouldn't think about those things anymore. She looked up and smiled at Shimei, saying, "I know he will do it."
Her words were full of confidence, which startled Shi Mei. However, she couldn't understand why her master would pose two difficult questions to test the emperor at such a time.
"My lord, today is your wedding night with the Emperor, so why waste it?"
The moment she mentioned this, Hailing became uneasy again, her cheeks flushed, and she remained silent for a long time. At this moment, she exuded a charming femininity, nervously rubbing her hands together.
Shi Mei stared at her, then suddenly realized that the young lady was actually against the wedding night, which was why she had set a difficult question for the emperor, but didn't know how to deal with what was to come.
"Master, you wouldn't be...?"
Hailing knew from Shimei's expression that she had guessed correctly, and was extremely embarrassed. She quickly called out and changed the subject: "I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I want to eat something."
Shi Mei couldn't help but shake her head. Sometimes her mistress was really cute, making those who were close to her genuinely treat her as family.
Seeing her mistress's embarrassment, she didn't point it out but went to take care of her mistress's food. Shilan and Fuyue naturally didn't know why their mistress would give the emperor a test, especially on their wedding night.
There was not a sound in the palace, except for Hailin quietly eating.
The old women outside the door couldn't help but doze off, feeling resentful. For other emperors and empresses, that moment of passion was worth a thousand pieces of gold, and they would start their wedding night early. But their empress was so cunning; she actually had the idea of giving the emperor a test on their wedding night.
This was unheard of, but what was even more frustrating was that the Emperor didn't punish the Empress at all; instead, he obediently took the thing and left.
Although these palace maids didn't know the emperor very well, they knew that the new emperor's temper was definitely not good. Many people in the palace were afraid of him. If anyone made a mistake and fell into his hands, he would definitely punish them without mercy. So, his quietness when facing the empress was really frustrating.
They could bestow upon the emperor the title of the man who dotes on women the most in the world.
Those outside murmured amongst themselves, while Hailing inside the room had eaten and drunk her fill and was yawning. She had been poisoned by the Southern Ling Kingdom's Dragon Tongue poison the previous night. Although she had been cured, her vital energy had been severely damaged. Fortunately, she had no internal energy left, which saved her life. The Dragon Tongue poison evaporated extremely quickly. If one possessed internal energy, its effects would be much faster than in an ordinary person, and no one knew what would happen. Her master, however, had no internal energy, which was why she had escaped death.
"My lady, I'll help you to sleep now."
Hai Ling was indeed quite weak. She had just been poisoned last night, and this morning was her wedding day. She was truly exhausted after all this time. So when Shi Mei spoke, she did not stop her. Shi Mei beckoned to Shi Lan and Fu Yue to work together to remove the phoenix crown from the Empress and take off her wedding dress. Then she helped her to bed to rest.
As for the Emperor, who knows when he will be able to memorize those six major regulations and find the differences between the two people?
It seems that the mistress was prepared all along. A few days ago, she was writing and drawing around when she had nothing to do. I thought she was just bored. I didn't expect that she was preparing to deal with the emperor.
Shi Mei couldn't help but turn her head to look at the person on the bed. She was sleeping peacefully, her skin was so white and translucent. As she slept, she was like a well-behaved doll, someone who wanted to hold her in their palm, afraid of breaking her. No wonder the Emperor couldn't bear to make her sad.
An hour later, the voices of the nanny and palace maids finally rang out outside the palace gate: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Chapter 89 A Belated Wedding Night [First VIP Text Version]
At the entrance of the bridal chamber, Ye Lingfeng strode into the chamber without saying a word, holding two pieces of paper in his hand. As soon as he entered, he saw a quiet and obedient little cutie sleeping on the large bed in the bridal chamber. The little one was much cuter than when he had his eyes open.
When Shi Mei saw the Emperor arrive and realized that her mistress was still fast asleep, she quickly went over to wake her.
Ye Lingfeng raised his hand to stop her, walked over himself, placed the two pieces of paper in his hand on the bedside, and reached out to hug her and sit her on the edge of the bed.
With this movement, Hai Ling groggily opened her eyes, glanced at Ye Lingfeng, and then weakly closed them again.
Outside the door, the stewardesses entered and began the next part of the ceremony. First, they tied their hair together, symbolizing that they would be entangled for all eternity and never be separated. Next, the two drank from the same cup. This was the last ceremony in the bridal chamber. The stewardesses couldn't wait to finish and go to sleep. Even if there were some minor details in between, she was too lazy to care. She had never seen such a casual emperor and empress.
"Ling'er, let's drink the nuptial wine."
Ye Lingfeng gently called Hai Ling's name. This time, she finally became more awake, blinked, and then cooperatively accepted the wine offered to her lips, drinking their nuptial wine with Ye Lingfeng.
After the ceremony, the palace maids took their leave, and Shi Mei, Shi Lan, and Fu Yue also took their leave. This was the Emperor and Empress's wedding night, and it would be very inappropriate for them to stay.
However, Shi Mei worriedly thought that her master's body seemed to be still very weak. Could he withstand the pleasures of love?