Tong Yao feels that the emperor will definitely stay overnight today.
After all, she had already made her intention clear, and both of them were at their age, so there was no need for any fiddling.
But the emperor still wants to return to the palace?
She wondered if it was because of her repeated rejections that the emperor was not interested anymore?
So she pulled his sleeve when he was about to step out of the threshold.
The emperor made a movement and took back the foot he took out.
He looked back at Tong Yao who was looking down gently, and asked softly: "Why, you don't want me to leave?"
Tong Yao's face turned bright red, but she nodded slightly.
The emperor couldn't help but open his arms and hold her in his arms.
"I know, and I can't bear to leave you." The emperor said emotionally, "But I can't stay today!"
Tong Yao stiffened, her face was on fire, and mist suddenly rose in her eyes... She was still a woman after all, and she had already made it clear that she wanted him to stay overnight, but he... actually refused.
He struggled for a moment, trying to get rid of the emperor's embrace and hide back in the room.
But the emperor would not let her go, hugging her tightly so that she had nowhere to escape.
"Listen to me!"
Tong Yao gave up her struggle and just shed tears of grievance.
When the emperor saw that she no longer struggled, he relaxed, put his hands around her waist, and pulled away a little so that he could see her expression clearly.
"You are unwilling to enter the palace as a concubine, and I cannot depose the queen, so I feel that if you stay overnight in a hurry today, it will be disrespectful to you."
The emperor said slowly, and finally Tong Yao, who had previously lowered her head and refused to raise her head to look at him, slowly raised her head. But when she raised her head, the emperor immediately felt distressed, and Tong Yao's face was filled with tears.
"Yes, for this?"
"Of course!" The emperor said quickly: "It's my fault. I didn't explain it clearly and made you sad."
Tong Yao is still a little depressed, but the grievance in her heart has dissipated a lot.
"Also, in the next few days, I may have to send some people to other courtyards. Let me tell you in advance."
"Yes." Tong Yao nodded indifferently. Although the emperor said that he would give this courtyard to her, she never regarded herself as the real owner.
"Tong Yao..." The emperor looked at the woman in front of him affectionately. This woman is not young anymore, and she does not have eternal youth. Although she looks young, she is still not as good as the young lady. But now her shadow always flashes in his heart.
, she is sometimes wise and sometimes cute, sometimes she is willful and informal, but she always makes his heart beat.
"Okay, it's getting late. Your Majesty, please return to the palace as soon as possible." After all, she still cared a little.
"Tong Yao, I... I'm really happy that you can accept me!" The emperor had an idea in his mind, but he didn't explain it clearly for the moment. When the day comes, everything will be revealed.
So the emperor really left.
Tong Yao felt very disappointed. That night she stayed alone in her room and drank heavily, becoming extremely drunk.
The next day she didn't wake up for three hours, but she heard the tinkling sound in the courtyard, which woke her up.
"Tong Niangniang, Your Majesty has ordered that this courtyard be repaired. Please stay in the guest courtyard for the next few days." The steward said to her respectfully.
Tong Yao nodded. It didn't matter where she lived. Now she had a splitting headache.
She simply packed up some belongings and went to the guest house.
Still wanting to fall asleep, the maid finally served him, drank some porridge, and washed himself before falling asleep.
She woke up at night, so she climbed up to the roof again and looked at the brightly lit main courtyard from a distance, thinking that it was quite fun. She didn't even go over to take a look, because she didn't care and was not in the mood.
Seven days later, Hong Wen sent someone to tell her that the emperor was coming that night and brought her a new set of clothes.
Tong Yao nodded and said nonchalantly: "Let it go."
When it was almost nightfall, she finally became nervous. Knowing that the emperor would stay overnight today, she ordered boiling water to take a bath. Then she remembered the clothes given to her and opened the box.
Tong Yao was stunned. There were neatly arranged phoenix crowns and harems inside!
At this time, the nanny came in. When she saw the child's face, she immediately said: "Tong Niang, why aren't you dressed properly?"
Then he came in and helped Tong Yao put on the red wedding dress, placed her in a daze in front of the dressing table, quickly combed her hair into a bun, put on a layer of light makeup, and put the heavy phoenix crown on her!
"Tong Niangniang, you are so beautiful!" Grandma exclaimed.
Tong Yao looked at herself in the bronze mirror and suddenly couldn't calm down.
"This is, what is this dress?"
"This is what the emperor specially sent here today!" Mammy said with a smile, and helped Tong Yao out of the door. There was already a sedan parked in the yard. Tong Yao sat in with a veiled face, and mammy poked her head in to cover her.
Wear a red hijab embroidered with dragons and phoenixes.
After lowering the sedan curtain, Grandma waved her hand, and eight sedan bearers walked in.
Feeling the bumps, Tong Yao realized, this...is this the meaning of the eight-carriage sedan?
She was on tenterhooks along the way, her eyes were blank, and her mind was blank...
I wonder what he means by this? Does it mean what I think?
No, no, no, it shouldn't be possible...it won't be...
The guest courtyard was not far from the main courtyard. Before she could clear her thoughts, she had already arrived at the main courtyard. The bearer put her in the courtyard and left silently. As guards, this was their first time as bearers!
The door to the main courtyard was quickly closed, leaving only the nanny and two serving maids in the courtyard.
At this time, grandma invited Tong Yao to come out and stuffed a piece of red silk into her hand.
No matter how dull Tong Yao was, she knew what she was doing at this moment. She couldn't move while holding the red silk, and her body swayed.
"Tong Yao," the emperor's voice sounded in front of her, "I have said before that I cannot wrong you. But there are things I cannot do, so I have prepared this wedding. I am not the emperor here, and you are not the harem.
Concubine, you and I are just an ordinary couple, okay?"
Tong Yao nodded gently with her lowered head, and big tears rolled down her face.
Really, even if I follow him anonymously, I will have no regrets in this life.
I don’t know whose parents’ names they are. I think my parents are no longer alive. Will you be happy for me?
Tong Yao was an orphan. I heard that she was found among the refugees. Her parents must have passed away, so she was left alone. She was taken away by the then National Master to be trained as an apprentice, so naturally she took the National Master's surname.
At this moment, she suddenly thought of her parents whom she had never met. On the most important day for a woman, she hoped that someone in the sky was watching and caring about her.
When the emperor saw her nodding, he gently pulled the red silk, and Tong Yao followed gently this time.
The two maids helped Tong Yao up the steps, crossed the threshold, and entered the central hall.
Under the auspices of Mammy, the two simply worshiped heaven and earth, skipping their parents, and then worshiped each other as husband and wife. The emperor then led Tong Yao into the inner room, which was the bridal chamber.
Mammy asked the emperor to lift his hijab, said a few auspicious words, let the two drink a glass of wine and then left, closing the door tightly before leaving.
Tong Yao became nervous all of a sudden. The emperor held her hand and said, "Only until this day do I know that you do have me in your heart, right?"
"Yeah." Tong Yao's heart calmed down. Yes, they are in love after all. Why are you nervous?
"Then let's... settle it." The emperor asked inquiringly.
"Okay." Tong Yao hesitated for a moment, then nodded with a blushing face. After all, although she was not young, this was her first time as a woman.
A smile spread across the emperor's face, and he stretched out his hand to pull down the bed curtain.
Tong Yao had already gotten into bed, her eyes darting around, still a little at a loss.
The emperor who turned around was startled when he saw it: "Are you going to sleep in your wedding clothes?"
Tong Yao was stunned and felt extremely embarrassed. She quickly sat up and grabbed her wedding dress.
But the wedding dress was given to her by her grandma. She was so anxious and panicked that she didn't know where to start. The emperor looked amused and stretched out his hand and said, "Let me help you."
However, the emperor is also a bit handy, so he found a trick to take off his wedding dress, fold it a few times and throw it on the pedals, and then reached out to untie Tong Yao's middle coat...
"I...I'll do it myself!" Tong Yao panicked, covering her chest and looking at the emperor warily.
The emperor's heart was moved when he saw it, and he suppressed a smile and said: "Okay, I will just watch my wife undress and take off her belt!"
Tong Yao was stunned when she heard this. Yes, if she didn't let him do it, wouldn't it mean that she was allowed to take off her clothes in front of him?
She put down her hand and said, "Then it's up to you."
The emperor was stunned, and then he couldn't stop laughing... Tong Yao was indeed still naive!
"I'm happy to oblige!" He just loved Tong Yao's confusion sometimes. In his eyes, this didn't mean he was not reserved, but because Tong Yao always acted like a man. She just felt that it would be more difficult for her to take off her clothes on her own initiative.
Accept it, then it is better to let the emperor untie it...
Her idea is so simple!
Tong Yao blinked. The emperor's smile made her feel that she might have said something stupid. She was about to ask, but she saw the emperor suddenly approached and kissed her lips directly.
Tong Yao's eyes widened and she was at a loss. The emperor couldn't help but move away slightly and gasped: "Silly, close your eyes!"
Saying that, he kissed me again...
Tong Yao quickly closed her eyes as if obeying the order.
However, the emperor's kiss made her gradually get lost. She softened unconsciously and was held down by the emperor's neck.
The emperor turned over and pressed on her, tracing Tong Yao's eyebrows with his fingers, and said softly: "Today, you are my wife, and I am your husband..."
Tong Yao couldn't think anymore and allowed the emperor to kiss her. The two slowly took off all their clothes and finally joined together.
Hong Wen, on the other hand, was sitting in the back seat in the main courtyard and told his mother: "The emperor has said that from now on, you should not call me Tong Niangniang, but Madam! The Emperor has said that in this other courtyard, from now on, Madam will make the decision!"
Grandma was shocked in her heart, but she quickly responded: "I obey the order."
When Tong Yao woke up in the morning, the emperor had long disappeared. She reached out and touched the mattress next to her, feeling a little unrealistic in her heart.
Wrapped in quilt and sitting up, she noticed the discomfort in her body. The events of last night finally replayed in her slow brain.
Tong Yao suddenly got scared...
She barely managed to stay calm in front of her grandma. After bathing and changing clothes, she heard her grandma call her madam, and she suddenly felt a sense of absurdity.
Then she also did a ridiculous thing: she ran away and came to Miaoer Mountain!