The emperor returned to Changkun Palace in the evening, and Lin Daiyu welcomed him in.

  She had changed into a light yellow casual cheongsam and walked over with a smile, making her look lively and quick.

  She slightly bent her knees and curtsied before the emperor, calling out in a clear voice: "Your Majesty."

  The emperor reached out and helped her up, holding her hand as they entered the inner palace.

  Lin Di took the tea bowl from Mu Lan's hands and personally presented it to the Emperor.

  The emperor had not yet lifted the lid when he caught a whiff of fragrance, and asked her: "What is this, it smells so good?" As he opened the tea bowl, all he saw was shallow light greenish-yellow tea water with half a white delicate flower petal floating on the surface, the tea fragrance was rich and refreshing.

  Lin Yan smiled and said, "This is Osmanthus tea. In the spring, we drink flower tea, in the summer, green tea, in autumn, blue tea, and in winter, red tea. I know Your Majesty loves to drink Laojunmei, but I secretly replaced your tea with this one, Uncle won't blame me, will he?"

  The emperor smiled and said: "You're quite fond of studying these things." Then he picked up his tea cup and took a sip.

  The fragrance of osmanthus is too strong at first, the emperor doesn't like it very much. Only after swallowing, the fragrance spreads out, light and refreshing in the throat and chest, can a hint of sweetness be detected... It also has another unique flavor.

  Lin Yan smiled and said, "Girls from different families, with nothing to do in their boudoirs, either do needlework or study these things. My grandmother and mother were both skilled at needlework, unfortunately it didn't pass down to me. I find needlework tiring for my eyes, so I can only play around with these."

  She said, looking at the emperor, with a hint of sarcasm: "Fortunately, I married the emperor. If I had married into an ordinary family, I wouldn't even be able to make a pair of shoes and socks for my mother-in-law, and would surely be despised by my husband's family."

  The emperor put down his tea bowl, stroked her head, and smiled warmly: "You're so lovely and clever, who would dare to dislike you. I'm afraid it's your father who wouldn't let you off first."

  "It can be seen that my father is a man who has no good fortune with sons-in-law. When I was young, my father told me that the day his daughter gets married, he would definitely beat up her husband first. He had raised his precious daughter with great difficulty, but she had to be sent away to become someone else's wife, and if he didn't beat him up, he would feel uncomfortable in his heart. But since he became relatives with the Emperor, as a subject, even if he had a hundred times more courage, he wouldn't dare to lay hands on the Emperor, my father is now at home, afraid that he might get internal injuries from holding back."

  The emperor thought about Lin Ying's usual behavior and smiled at Lin Da: "With your father's temperament, it's really possible. It seems that I need to comfort this national father well, lest he suffocate and hurt himself, and I lose a general."

  Lin Xiao also smiled, her eyebrows curved: "Fortunately, apart from his daughter, he still has Yu Yu. In another ten years, let him beat Yu Yu's husband, it can be considered as making up for his regret."

  The emperor was in a good mood and said: "It seems that in the future when choosing a husband for your younger sister, you should choose one with a good physique."

  Lin Xiao quietly let out a breath of relief.

  From being a senior to becoming a husband, and also the king, Lin Yi often didn't know how to get along with her husband in front of her. She could only keep finding topics, talking non-stop, looking for things that would interest him and make him happy.

  Lin Xiao looked at the emperor and smiled: "Isn't it?"

  The emperor glanced at Lin Yi, roughly sensing her tension, reached out and took her hand, gently asking: "Was today's inner and outer court ladies' gathering smooth? And tonight's small banquet in Changkun Palace?"

  Lin Xiang smiled and said: "Smoothly. The Crown Prince is dignified, the Third Imperial Son is kind-hearted, the Eldest Princess is lovely, Cui Xianfei and Hu Zhaorong are respectful, and the other concubines...". Lin Xiang winked at the Emperor and continued: "...are also very beautiful."

  Mentioned the Crown Prince, mentioned the Third Imperial Son, mentioned the Grand Princess, mentioned Cui Xianfei and Hu Zhaorong, but did not mention the Noble Consort and the Second and Fourth Imperial Sons as well as He Baolin.

  The emperor shook his head helplessly and asked again: "Nothing happened?"

  Lin Xiao seemed unaware that the emperor had seen through her little thoughts, and replied calmly: "No."

  The emperor pinched her palm, just about to say "Is there anything you can tell me", but after thinking for a moment, he finally swallowed the words back.

  The person in front of him is no longer the little one he held in his palm and loved, but his queen. He needs her to take care of the harem for him, manage the concubines, raise their children, so that he can focus on state affairs without worrying about anything else, rather than hiding her under his wings and making her a silly white rabbit who doesn't understand anything.

  The emperor patted her hand and said: "Have someone prepare hot water for you. After washing up, it's almost time to rest."

  Lin Dai got up, her face slightly red, and said: "Then I'll let someone prepare hot water and ask Grandfather Wan to come in." After finishing speaking, she hastily curtsied and then went out.

  After dressing, the palace maids put down the curtains one by one and came out in a line. The dragon and phoenix candles inside the sheep horn palace lamp in the bedroom had all been extinguished, leaving only two sheep horn palace lamps outside the curtains.

  The dim yellow candlelight penetrated from the palace lanterns and shone onto the nanmu bed inside the canopy.

  Lin Ping lay stiffly on the bed, her body rigid, and she didn't even dare to move a little.

  The emperor held her shoulder and turned her over, letting her head lean against his chest, asking: "Are you not used to sleeping with two people?"

  Lin Dai nodded and then shook her head vigorously, saying "No."

  The emperor patted her back and said, "Go to sleep. You'll get used to it slowly." Then he closed his eyes.

  Lin Xiao was being held like this by him, and actually didn't feel comfortable, but also didn't dare open her eyes.

  There was a pleasant dragon musk fragrance on his body, making people feel dizzy and at ease.

  Lin Xiao took a gentle sip, relaxed her body, and slowly fell asleep as well. A good night's sleep.

  After seeing off the emperor on the second day, Lin Xiang sat in front of her dressing table and continued to dress up.

  Mu Ye brought in a bowl of medicinal soup and looked at Lin Xiao.

  Lin Xiao naturally knew what medicine it was.

  After a woman's first time, she will often feel unwell or painful, and in big households, they would prepare this kind of medicinal soup for the woman who has just lost her virginity.

  Lin Dai shook her head and said, "No need."

  Mu Ye somewhat disappointedly poured out the medicine and threw it away.

  Lin Daiyu then instructed Mu Bao: "Go and summon Aunt Xue."

  After Mu Qing arrived, Lin Xiao said to her: "Take someone to Zhao Yang Palace, bring the imperial physician and the phoenix seal." With a sharp gaze, she stared at Mu Qing and asked: "Do you understand what this palace wants you to do?"

  Mu Qing looked back at Lin Yan with a glance, then knelt down and said: "I understand, I will definitely not disappoint your orders."

  Mu Zhi's heart skipped a beat, thinking could it be...

  Then she heard Lin Xiao point at her and say to Mu Qing, "Let Mu Zhi follow you." She looked at Mu Zhi again, "You followed me from outside the palace into the palace, many things in the palace, you must learn well from Auntie Mu."

  Mu Zhi hastily knelt down, knocked her head on the ground, and looked at Lin Xiao with a firm gaze: "Yes, I will definitely follow Mu Shu to learn."

  Lin Dai nodded and said, "You guys go ahead, don't let me down."