Chapter 120: The Wedding Night

  The Bridal Chamber's Candlelit Night

  A beautiful day and a beautiful scene, it should be appreciated with a beauty under the lamp, but Rong Jingze obviously has lost this patience.

  Xin Shou patted the red and swollen face of Yin Ruofei, who had been drinking too much. Rong Jingze was ready to wake him up.

  Past experiences have taught him that after Xiao Fei has had too much to drink, waking her up doesn't make her fully awake, but rather more cooperative. Moreover, tonight is their wedding night, and he can't let Xiao Fei sleep; they haven't even drunk their cross-cupped wine yet.

  Xiao Fei dazedly responded and got up, this was what made Rong Jingze most satisfied. No matter when, he was always so obedient and well-behaved, never disobeying his words. However, the front of his robe was now even more disheveled, causing Rong Jingze to frown while suppressing the urge to swallow hard, his throat moving rapidly as he gulped down saliva.

  "Xiao Fei, come, let's drink a toast." The palace maid and eunuch had already been driven out by Rong Jing Ze. He didn't want unrelated people to disturb this wonderful moment.

  Rong Jingze personally filled two cups of wine, and it was unknown which little brat among the twenty-eight guards had done something wrong. Knowing that Xiao Fei's alcohol tolerance wasn't great, the small wine cups in the bridal chamber were replaced with deep cups holding a full two taels each.

  Rong Jingze lost his smile and poured another full cup, handing one to Yin Ruofei and raising the other.

  Yin Ruofei's eyes were dazed, although she could lean on Rong Jingze to stand up, but her mind was dizzy, whatever Rong Jingze said, she would do it, and the wine cup was held steadily.

  As requested by Rong Jingze, the two of them intertwined their arms and drank down this cup of wine together.

  "Fei'er, do you know what to do next?" Rong Jingze held Little Fei in his arms and helped him take off the outer festive clothes, leaving only the pure white undergarment inside.

  "...later..." Yin Ruofei stared blankly, seemingly deep in thought, but actually just parroting out of habit.

  Rong Jingze saw this and began to teach slowly, "We are going to get married."

  "Bridal chamber."

  "What should Feier call me?"

  "Hmm, what's it called."

  "Call Husband, come, call Husband."

  "Husband... husband, I want to sleep!" The already drunken and sleepy Yin Ruofei was annoyed by Rong Jingze's repeated questioning and started struggling in his arms.

  Rong Jingze held Little Fei in one hand and covered his nose with the other, speechlessly staring at him: Do you think I don't want to sleep?!

  But sleep has taken on a different meaning now.

  Yin Ruofei didn't get out of bed until the sun was high in the sky, and it wasn't until Rong Jingze saw that the time was really late that he coaxed him to get up.

  The moment when Yin Ruofei was eaten clean from the inside out, she thought she had returned to her previous life. This feeling of soreness and fatigue all over her body was even stronger than when she was beaten up in her previous life and kicked out of the Hou Mansion after falling ill.

  Dazed and confused, he opened his eyes to see Jung Tae's face full of satisfaction. Suddenly, he was furious. He must have been deceived! Otherwise, why did the other party look refreshed, while he looked like he had been beaten up?

  "Fei'er, get up quickly, you still have to go see your mother-in-law." Rong Jingze couldn't help but laugh when he saw Yin Ruofei's angry expression. Thanks to Xiao Fei's cooperation last night, he was able to try out 90% of the moves he had researched in advance. No wonder the other party was so tired, it really was exhausting.

  Róng Jìngzé gently massaged Yīn Ruòfēi's waist and legs, using his internal energy to relieve the soreness and discomfort.

  After rubbing for a while, the little eunuch outside the door urged him on, and Rong Jingze also knew that he couldn't be lazy anymore. He pulled up Xiao Fei, who had an unwilling expression all over his face, from bed.

  "An ugly daughter-in-law also wants to meet her parents-in-law, let alone my flying son is so good-looking." Rong Jingze personally helped Xiao Fei tie his hair and change clothes, Yin Ruofei half-closed his eyes, opened his arms and enjoyed the service from his father.

  After washing up, the two of them hastily had their meal and boarded a horse-drawn carriage to hurry to the imperial palace.

  The Ze Wang Fu was not too far from the imperial palace, but it was enough to let Xiao Fei take a nap. Leaning against Rong Jing Ze and smelling that familiar soothing scent, Xiao Fei fell into a sweet and refreshing sleep.

  Rong Jingze was welcomed by a small eunuch to the Emperor's place, while another small eunuch took Yin Ruofei straight to the Empress Dowager's palace.

  It's not the first time to see the Empress Dowager, but this time the identity is greatly different. Yin Ruofei also knew that the Empress Dowager was not pleased with this matter and thought that she would not see the good face of the Empress Dowager as before.

  After kowtowing to the empress dowager, according to etiquette, Yin Ruofei had to serve tea to the empress dowager.

  Yin Ruofei knelt straight in front of the Empress Dowager, her waist straight as a pen, her hands holding a tea bowl and presenting it to the top of her head.

  The empress didn't even bat an eyelid, clearly not intending to accept the cup of tea. Rong Jingze was her most beloved youngest son, exceling in both literature and martial arts, stunningly handsome and bearing a strong resemblance to her, making him the perfect being in her eyes. She had always wanted to find a gentle, elegant, and well-bred woman from a good family to be his daughter-in-law. Although her youngest son had been unruly since childhood, he had never truly disobeyed her before, but now he had actually committed the ultimate taboo, marrying a man as his wife, which was... simply infuriating!

  Moreover, the most hateful thing is that these two people somehow managed to persuade the emperor, and they both nodded in agreement. Because of this, she even had a falling out with the emperor. No matter what, he was her own son, the emperor's own younger brother by the same milk, how could he just watch his own brother be cut off from having children?

  The anger that had been pent up in her chest for a long time finally erupted, and the Empress Dowager closed her eyes and refused to speak. She couldn't vent her anger at the Emperor, so she took it all out on Yin Ruofei today. What did it matter if he was handsome? What did it matter if he was both literary and martially accomplished? He was still a sly fox spirit who had seduced her son, no matter how high his position in the imperial court.

  Yin Ruofei lowered his head, holding the tea bowl with both hands and waiting silently. He had maintained this posture for almost half a time, and the place that was used excessively yesterday was still sore, and his waist was even more aching.

  Cold sweat slowly dripped from his forehead, seeping into the high collar of his suit, his face even paler than before, and his body began to tremble slightly.

  However, she was already a laughing stock for marrying such a man, and now she couldn't show any signs of fatigue or pain. Otherwise, others wouldn't sympathize with her, but instead would give those who mocked her for being under the control of such a man even more reason to ridicule her.

  Yin Ruofei endured at the same time, the empress dowager was also observing him. This child, it can be said, is also pitiful. At a young age, he lost his mother and followed his own son to be a companion reader from several years old.

  The little boy's temper, she knew it too, but for this child, it was exceptionally different. If it were a different relationship, even if the two wanted to become sworn brothers, she wouldn't have opposed it so strongly. These two children had obviously long since become one entity; hurting one would hurt the other.

  Moreover, she had received great kindness from the Yin family's escort in those years, although they had been very respectful of each other all these years, it was also a kind of praise, but she still felt that her gratitude was not enough.

  If it weren't for the Yin family back then, she probably wouldn't be alive today.

  Thinking of this, the emperor's heart relaxed a bit more, and finally, when Yin Ruofei's body trembled more and more obviously, he took over the tea and drank a mouthful, which was considered as formally acknowledging him.

  "Thank you, Empress Dowager." Yin Ruofei bowed his head respectfully and knocked three times, no matter how the Empress Dowager opposed him, now that she was willing to relent and acknowledge him, he treated her with respect as a superior.

  "Call the empress dowager." The empress dowager was unwilling, but what could she do? The marriage had already taken place and they had consummated it in the bridal chamber. It was a fait accompli, and avoiding it would be meaningless. However, her heart still felt somewhat uncomfortable, with an indescribable sense of discontent. "Although you have married Ze'er, the imperial family's lineage cannot be cut off. After some time has passed, I will find several virtuous women to let Ze'er take as concubines."

  Yin Ruofei's face suddenly turned pale. He was already unwell and had been kneeling for so long, he was at his last gasp. Now hearing the Empress Dowager's words was like a thunderbolt.

  He was young and thought that since the Emperor and Empress Dowager had agreed, his father and grandmother had also agreed, this matter would be settled. But he never thought about the issue of descendants, let alone that Prince Ze, as a prince, still had four concubine positions...

  "What's wrong with you?" The empress looked at Yin Ruo Fei, who didn't respond immediately, and suddenly became unhappy. Looking again at that pale little face, she couldn't tell whether it was heartache or irritation in her heart.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty." Yin Ruofei knew that the person in front of him was not someone to be trifled with, so he had no choice but to thank her first. Immediately, a small palace maid brought over an embroidered stool and asked him to sit down.

  As soon as he sat down, Yin Ruofei felt even more uncomfortable. The embroidered stool only had a thin layer of cushioning, which couldn't compare to the thick fur laid out in the carriage, not to mention Rong Jingze's human cushion. Compared to that, sitting on this embroidered stool was no different from sitting on a stone.

  The empress dowager spoke in a disjointed manner, and Yin Ruofei listened intently while suppressing the discomfort in her body. After all, she was still young, but her complexion was getting worse and worse.

  "Are you uncomfortable?" The Empress Dowager was not a heartless person after all. Although she had let her son's rightful wife take the position of his concubine and married him to a man, this little Fei was also someone she had watched grow up since childhood. Although they didn't meet every day, at least once a year, they would still meet 17 or 18 times, which was already very close compared to others.

  At this time, seeing the expression on Yin Ruofei's face and the cold sweat seeping from his forehead, he hastily inquired.

  Yin Ruofei's lips turned white, just as she was about to say something, when a small eunuch reported that Prince Ze had arrived.

  For a moment, the empress dowager was too busy to notice Yin Ruofei, and hastily ordered someone to come in. The empress dowager didn't wait for her son to pay his respects before hurriedly inviting him to sit down, and Yin Ruofei also quickly stood up to greet him.

  Yin Ruofei's face was filled with joy, which made the Empress Dowager feel more at ease. It seemed that Yin Ruofei had served her well yesterday, and she couldn't help but feel a little softer towards him. After asking him several gentle questions in a sincere tone, which was completely different from when she asked Yin Ruofei earlier, he couldn't help but think to himself: after all, it's her own son, if he were to marry a wife, wouldn't he be the one receiving favoritism?

  "Fei'er? Fei'er?"

  "Ah?" Lost in thought, Yin Ruofei didn't notice what Rong Jingze said at all. Seeing everyone's gaze concentrated on him, his face suddenly turned red.

  "It's all right, let's go home."

  "Isn't it being served in the palace?" The Empress's face showed a clear look of disappointment.

  "No, Fei'er... I still have a lot of official business to attend to." Yin Ruofei said, suddenly changing his mind and smiling.

  "What official business can't be put off for a few days, now that you're getting married?" The Empress Dowager was extremely dissatisfied with her eldest son at the moment, and her words carried a hint of annoyance.

  "This matter can't wait." Rong Jingze spoke with profound meaning, "Let's withdraw for now, Your Majesty."

  "Wait, I still want to say something about your concubine..." The empress dowager said, seeing the two had already paid their respects and withdrawn. Suddenly she sighed, "Is this taking a wife and forgetting one's mother?"

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