"Stop! Wei Wei, Xin Shang, stop right now!" Wei Shuxuan shouted, ordering Wei Wei and Xin Shang, who were driving the carriage forward, to halt.
"It's unnecessary."
Xin Zizhao's voice came from afar. Due to the vastness of the square, it carried an ethereal quality. Then, they could hear a gust of wind rapidly approaching them. Wei Wei and Xin Shang looked up and saw Xin Zizhao flying towards them with his light - footed skill. Xin Shang quickly stopped the horse he was pulling and then tactfully got off the carriage.
Seeing this, although Wei Wei was extremely reluctant in his heart, considering that his young lady had already married Young Master Xin and become his wife, as a subordinate, he naturally couldn't overstep the boundary between them. Moreover, even if he did overstep this boundary, he wouldn't get any response from the young lady because he simply didn't exist in her eyes.
Wei Wei got off the carriage and saw Wei Shuxuan anxiously getting out of the carriage compartment. As soon as she looked up, her gaze met Xin Zizhao's who was standing outside the compartment. Then she let out a cry and threw herself into the arms of the man she had been longing for day and night. "Xin Zizhao!"
Xin Zizhao firmly caught Wei Shuxuan who was throwing herself at him and held her tightly. He felt that his Xuan'er seemed to have lost weight. "Xuan'er... you look haggard."
Hearing this, Wei Shuxuan was momentarily at a loss for words. She looked up at Xin Zizhao with a resentful look in her eyes. "Hey, do you know what 'romance' is? We haven't seen each other for so long, and the first thing you say when we meet is this. Aren't you ashamed?"
"What do you mean? I don't quite understand."
Xin Zizhao was completely bewildered by Wei Shuxuan's reproach. He really didn't understand what 'romance' meant.
"Romance means you should say something to make me happy and then do something to make me happy. Do you understand what I mean?" Wei Shuxuan grabbed Xin Zizhao's hand and looked at him with expectant eyes.
Xin Zizhao looked down at Wei Shuxuan's bright eyes. He felt a bit embarrassed, but couldn't resist her expectant look. So he whispered a few words in her ear. As soon as Wei Shuxuan heard them, her eyes sparkled even more. She turned her head and saw Xin Zizhao's ears turning red. She thought he was a bit cute.
Seeing Wei Shuxuan's expression of wanting to laugh but holding it back, for the sake of his own face, Xin Zizhao forcefully buried Wei Shuxuan's face in his arms. He put his arm around her waist and took her away from there, directly returning to his palace.
Xin Zizhao had been waiting for this moment. When he let Xuan'er leave before, he was gambling on how much Xuan'er liked him. Now he had won the bet. They were deeply in love with each other. Without each other, they would be constantly worried. Wasting away for the one they loved was just like this.
The day after Wei Shuxuan came back, Xin Zizhao announced the news of the queen's return at the morning court, telling all the nosy ministers below that they didn't need to worry about the position of the queen being vacant anymore. Xin Zizhao asked them, "The queen has returned now. Regarding the opinion of abolishing the queen, do you still support it or oppose it?"
Regarding the matter of abolishing the queen, many ministers who supported the abolition had witnessed Xin Zizhao's furious look. This time, they didn't dare to answer that they still supported it when Xin Zizhao asked.
Seeing that no one answered, Xin Zizhao said, "Since you haven't answered my question, I'll take it that you default... oppose it. So, the matter of abolishing the queen is null and void. Don't mention it again in the future. Also, I don't want to mention the selection of beautiful ladies anymore. Now I just want to focus on state affairs. Family matters will be put aside for the time being. We'll talk about them later. That's all. Dismiss the court."
Xin Zizhao didn't give those annoying ministers a chance to refute at all. He directly shouted to dismiss the court, and they didn't dare to oppose at all.
After the court, Xin Zizhao went directly to Wei Shuxuan's bedroom. After Wei Shuxuan came back, he gave the Fenghe Palace to her as her bedroom. Moreover, he didn't change the maids, eunuchs, or the furnishings in the palace. It remained exactly the same as when they lived together.
As soon as he walked into the Fenghe Palace, he heard Wei Shuxuan's excited voice. "I'm telling you, I'm going to win! I'm going to win! One against two! A red - heart straight flush! Hahaha! I win!"
"Your Majesty, this servant has no more money to lose..." A young eunuch looked at Wei Shuxuan awkwardly.
"No money? It doesn't matter! Just take off your clothes! We're just having fun. Am I right?" Wei Shuxuan looked at them with a smiling face, completely unaware that there was a person standing behind her. The maids and eunuchs around Wei Shuxuan all showed terrified expressions.
"Your... Your Majesty, this servant suddenly remembers that there's still work to be done. I'll take my leave first!"
"Your Majesty, this servant too!"
Seeing the maids and eunuchs running away so quickly all of a sudden, Wei Shuxuan showed a puzzled expression. But soon, the puzzled look on her face disappeared, and a smile appeared on her lips. She suddenly turned around. "Xin Zizhao! I knew it was you!"
"What are you doing again?" Xin Zizhao looked at Wei Shuxuan helplessly, with deep affection in his dark eyes.
"Look! This is a new game I invented called playing cards. Come and play with me. I'll teach you! But the loser has to accept a punishment. Do you want to play with me?"
"Sure."
Seeing Wei Shuxuan so enthusiastic, Xin Zizhao agreed to play this card game with her.
"What! Why do you win again!" Wei Shuxuan looked at the remaining cards in her hand unconvincingly. Clearly, she had more experience than Xin Zizhao.
"Because you're a fool. It's not that the longer you play, the higher your winning rate. It depends on the player's luck and how well they use the cards."
Xin Zizhao was still as sharp - tongued as ever. However, Wei Shuxuan just gave him an unhappy look and didn't refute his words because she couldn't find a reason to refute.
"Are you not convinced?" Xin Zizhao saw the dissatisfaction in Wei Shuxuan's heart and asked her with a smile.
"Of course. I don't agree that you call me a fool."
Wei Shuxuan glared at Xin Zizhao, but he just looked at her affectionately with a smile in his eyes.
They had only lived a peaceful and sweet life for just over half a month when someone came to disrupt this peaceful life.
One afternoon, Xin Zizhao was reviewing memorials in the imperial study when he heard Gaozi, who was guarding outside, come in to announce. "Your Majesty, someone is asking to see you."
"Who is it?"
"It's an envoy from the Qiangfeng Kingdom coming to pay a visit."