Chapter 2248: Chapter 2156: Marriage

Looking at the wine handed to her, Xia Weibao furrowed her brows, "I don’t want to drink now. If I drink tonight, I won’t sleep well."

"Be good, it’s okay," Lu Hualiang coaxed.

Anyway, tonight, there’s no plan to sleep.

Xia Weibao furrowed her brows and, seeing his insistence, although she didn’t really want to drink, raised the wine to her lips.

Lu Hualiang, "..."

She’s drinking just like that?

Doesn’t she know this is the wedding wine?

Speechlessly, he grabbed Xia Weibao’s hand, and amidst her confused gaze, intertwined it with his own before drinking.

Xia Weibao blinked; it was her first time getting married, so she wasn’t familiar with these ceremonies, but she had heard that indeed, one must drink the wedding wine.

Then, learning from his manner, she drank it down.

After drinking, Lu Hualiang’s gaze changed; he put down their wine cups.

And then, amidst Xia Weibao’s incomprehensible gaze, he swept her up horizontally.

Heading towards the Dragon Bed.

Outside, the experienced matron heard the sound, chuckling to herself, she instructed the other palace maids and eunuchs to leave.

Lu Hualiang needed to attend the morning court, even if he hadn’t slept all night, on the second day of the wedding, he still got up on time, prepared for the court.

Strictly speaking, he rose on time, bathed, and dressed for court.

Because he hadn’t slept last night.

The female officials who brought the Dragon Robe wanted to wake Xia Weibao; it’s the rule within the palace that the concubine in whose bedchamber the Emperor spent the night must attend to His Majesty’s dressing.

But Lu Hualiang stopped them.

She just fell asleep, how could he bear to wake her?

Moreover, she probably couldn’t be woken. If anyone dug her up from sleep at such a time, she might just wreak havoc in the palace!

Recalling her tearful pleas last night, Lu Hualiang thought perhaps he would be the first she’d wreak havoc upon.

Putting on the Dragon Robe, Lu Hualiang walked to the bedside, pulled aside the curtain, and looked at the woman sleeping sweetly.

At this moment, her breathing was shallow; maybe she was overtired, quietly like an obedient kitten, no longer fierce as during the day, sleeping so docilely.

"Empress?" Lu Hualiang gently called.

Predictably, there was no response; it seemed she was truly worn out.

Bending down, he lightly kissed her cheek.

A faint fragrance wafted into his nostrils, and he couldn’t help but lean down to gently pull her into his embrace, suddenly reluctant to attend court.

The spring night was short and perfect, causing the Monarch not to rise early.

Before, he thought of this saying as nonsense, believing himself a wise ruler who wouldn’t indulge like ancient Emperors in the kingdom of beauty.

Now, it seems he overestimated his self-restraint.

Wishing only to hold her forever, never to part.

Reluctantly, he kissed her hair, "Sleep well, I’ll come see you after court."

The woman in the dream was too deeply asleep, without a hint of response.

Getting no response, Lu Hualiang wasn’t annoyed; he took a white handkerchief from the bed, gazed at her with reluctance, and then got up to leave.

Leaving the room, he gently closed the door.

Then handed the white handkerchief to Wang Cai, "When the matron from the Empress Dowager’s side comes, give this to her, don’t wake the Empress."

This is the rule within the palace; on the second day of the wedding, the matron from the Empress Dowager’s side would come to get this.

Wang Cai lowered her head to take it, and upon seeing the glaring red on the white handkerchief, the pure little palace maid’s face flushed.

"Yes."

Seeing Lu Hualiang finally setting out, Eunuch Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally willing to depart, Your Majesty, you must remember, you are the ruler of a nation; is it truly good to delay state affairs being so entwined with the Empress?

Almost missed court; this behavior borders on that of a muddleheaded ruler.

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