Chapter 53

  The guests gradually dispersed, and Xuan Yuan Chen's face, which was enough to make women scream, returned to its usual coldness. In fact, it shouldn't be said that he returned to his normal state, because today he didn't show a hint of a smile on this special day, even though it was supposed to be a joyous occasion for him.

  No one can guess his thoughts, and naturally no one can grasp his joys and sorrows.

  "Your Highness?" Seeing that the crowd had dispersed, and only he and the king were left in the entire hall, Chu Wei tentatively reminded, "Does Your Highness want to return to your chambers?" After all, today was a grand day for the king, and this time, the king had even arranged for his living quarters to be decorated as a new bridal chamber, showing how special he considered this queen.

  Xuanyuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, his cold face didn't show any impatience, nor did he have the kind of expectation that every moment in the bridal chamber was worth a thousand gold. There were only his eyes narrowing slightly, as if thinking about something.

  Chu Wei saw that he didn't move and didn't dare to urge him again. He could only stand carefully on one side, waiting for his orders.

  "What time is it now?" After a long while, Xuan Yuan Chen suddenly spoke up, as if waiting for something.

  "Huh?" Chu Wei looked up in surprise, answering with a hint of doubt, "It's already the 10th hour." But in his heart, he couldn't help but wonder, what was the king waiting for at this moment? Shouldn't they be heading to the bridal chamber quickly?

  "Hmm. w_W_?" Xuan Yuan Chen responded softly, but a hint of abnormality flashed quickly in his eyes, and he immediately got up and walked out the door.

  Chu Wei looked at him with a stunned expression, watching as Xuan Yuan walked out of the great hall. He only reacted when he saw him leave, and was about to follow, but suddenly felt it wasn't right. If the prince went to the bridal chamber with the princess at this moment, and he followed, wouldn't that be getting in the way?

  Just in case, he was a bit worried, so he could only slowly follow behind Xuan Yuan Chen, slightly opening up some distance, thinking that if the prince went to the new house, he wouldn't follow.

  After taking a few detours, it turned out that the king was indeed heading to the new house, and he stopped on his own initiative. However, in his heart, he secretly rejoiced, thinking that the king must have had special feelings for the queen.

  Xuan Yuan Che walked alone into the courtyard, the entire Wang Fu was empty and desolate, not even a single guard was present, let alone any maids.

  He never reveals his true strength, so to this day, no one knows his real power, not even the Emperor. He is a man who is absolutely confident in himself, and as such, he has never arranged for a single guard in the entire palace, of course, he also has the capital to be arrogant.

  So from the hall all the way here, there wasn't a single person in between, it was eerily quiet. But Chu Wei had long gotten used to it, having followed Wang Ye for many years, he was accustomed to this peculiar quietness unique to the palace.

  The king was originally a quiet person and sometimes he would sit quietly alone in his study for a whole night.

  So this coolness is understandable.

  Of course, there is also a very lively place in the Wangfu, that is the backyard. Although it is only a small corner, and even less than one-tenth of the entire Wangfu, but inside, there are more women hidden than in the emperor's harem.

  Those women all like Wang Ye, love Wang Ye, and make every effort to squeeze in, among them are also many daughters of high-ranking officials in the court.

  They had originally wanted to climb up the big tree of Xuan Yuan Che through their own daughter, but every woman who squeezed into the Wang Fu, no matter what her identity or purpose, never had a special one. As soon as they stepped into the Wang Fu, they were arranged in the backyard, making those ministers both angry and hateful, yet not daring to speak.

  Only today's Ling Feng became the only exception, not only was it a grand wedding with eight sedan chairs, but also directly arranged to live in Xuan Yuan Chen's place ----- Ying Jing Pavilion.

  Everyone thought it was because of the empress dowager's intervention, but the real reason is probably unknown to anyone.

  When he arrived at the Lijing Pavilion, his footsteps paused slightly, actually just an extremely subtle movement, if not paying attention, it would be hard to notice.

  The corners of his lips slightly curled up, and in the hazy black night, he clearly saw that the corners of his lips seemed to be a faintly discernible fine smile.

  He came to the door and, without any hesitation, quickly pushed it open. Seeing a woman in a bright red wedding dress sitting on the bed, a hint of something unusual flashed across his eyes.

  He stepped inside and closed the door behind him, walking slowly to her front, but instead of hastily lifting her veil, he smiled faintly and said, "My queen, you've waited long enough."

  While speaking, a pair of eyes stared straight at the person covered with a veil.

  There was no response, just her body stiffening slightly.

  Xuanyuan Chen didn't show any dissatisfaction with her cold attitude, and the corners of her lips even slightly curled up. This time, she used her hand to lift the red veil on her head, and with a flick of her sleeve, she flung it to the ground.

  Seeing that stunning face, with that light makeup, in this hazy candlelight, it's like a dream, so beautiful that it makes one dizzy, so beautiful that it takes one's breath away.

  There have been countless beauties, and Xuan Yuan had long since become numb to women's appearances. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel slightly dazed, and his eyes seemed to flash with a hint of confusion, as if he faintly felt an unreal sensation.

  Being stared at by him, Ling Feng seemed a bit uncomfortable and his body subconsciously shrunk back slightly.

  His slightly raised lip corners moved again, his arm stretched out, and with a forceful pull, he brought her into his embrace. The coldness on his face disappeared in an instant, and with only a few centimeters between their faces, his thin lips parted, and his breath whispered, "My queen is truly astonishing." His arms wrapped around her body tightened slightly, and his lips moved domineeringly closer to hers.

  "Wait a minute." Just as his lips were about to touch hers, she suddenly reached out and grabbed him.

  "What?" Xuan Yuan Chen's face unconsciously sank, and his voice also became a few degrees colder. However, he still slightly opened up some distance between them, his eyes gazing at her with a hint of contemplation.

  "Your Highness, we haven't had the wedding wine yet?" Ling Feng smiled softly and gently broke free from his embrace, walked to the table, picked up the wedding wine, and looked at him with a light smile, but the hand holding the cup seemed to be trembling slightly.

  Xuanyuan Cheng's piercing eyes watched her every move, seeing the faint smile on her face, his eyes flashed quickly.

  He didn't say much, and slowly walked to the table, picked up another cup of wine, lightly raised it, and smiled at Ling Feng with a hint of ambiguity, "The princess is indeed thoughtful." However, in his faint voice, there seemed to be a hint of deeper meaning.

  Her eyes seemed to casually sweep over the cup of wine in his hand, and her slightly raised lip corners instantly turned cold.

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