The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 959: Seize the day
Chapter 959: Seize the Day
Although she had never experienced this, she knew what Xiao Rongyan was trying hard to endure. She was uneasy, and even more panicked because she had never experienced this and knew nothing about it.
But she had never been afraid of being truly together with Xiao Rongyan.
She never doubted Xiao Rongyan’s feelings for her, and she understood that in this life, apart from Xiao Rongyan… her heart could not accommodate anyone else. She also knew that although they could not get married at this moment, they would be together after the world was settled. However, she did not know when that day would come.
They were rarely together, so she didn’t want to stick to the rigid rules of a paper marriage contract. She was willing to follow her heart and spend every day with Xiao Rongyan.
Bai Qingyan’s frankness made the desire that was forcibly suppressed by Xiao Rongyan stir up, and it almost cost him his life.
She tightened her arms around Xiao Rongyan’s neck, her ears turned red enough to bleed, and she kissed Xiao Rongyan’s thin lips again.
Xiao Rongyan could no longer hold back, and without interrupting the kiss, he pulled off a few pearls from his belt…
The pearl hit the copper hook that held the brocade curtain in the hall. With the subtle sound of the pearl falling to the ground, the drapery curtain fluttered down from the copper hook, covering the end of the hall tightly with layer upon layer.
In the main hall, there was a half-man-high gilded Boshan incense burner, with smoke carrying the aroma of sandalwood rising in curls. A breeze came from somewhere, causing the smoke to become dazed for a moment. The thirty-two twined lanterns on both sides of the main hall were swaying in the light, and the layers of brocade curtains hanging from the crossbeams of the main hall fluttered at the corners, looking as beautiful as a young, yet extremely gorgeous flower bud, still trembling and blooming in the wind.
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When Bai Qingyan woke up with a start, she was sleeping soundly on the ebony bed. She drew aside the bed curtains and saw that it was already half dark outside the window. Xiao Rongyan, with his long hair dishevelled, was sitting beside the desk, sorting out memorials for Bai Qingyan.
There were not many lights on in the hall, only a ball of bright yellow light on the table in front of Xiao Rongyan.
Hearing the rustling noise coming from inside the bed curtain, Xiao Rongyan raised his head and looked in the direction of Bai Qingyan. He stood up with a smile, lifted the gauze curtain and walked towards Bai Qingyan.
Seeing Bai Qingyan lowering his eyes to tie his shirt, he stepped forward, grabbed Bai Qingyan’s hand, and whispered, “I’ll do it…”
When their eyes met, Bai Qingyan’s ears were still red.
She couldn’t hide the smile in her eyes, nodded and asked Xiao Rongyan: “You haven’t left yet…”
“My hairpin is broken. If I wear the clothes in that state, I’m afraid as soon as I leave… the news will spread that Xiao Rongyan was forced to be favored by the Empress of Great Zhou! This is the Imperial Palace of Great Zhou and Yue Shi can’t come in. I can only wait for Abao to wake up and have someone prepare clothes for me quietly.” Xiao Rongyan stared at Bai Qingyan and said with a smile.
Bai Qingyan’s ears turned even redder, he lowered his eyes and just smiled without saying a word.
“Are you feeling unwell? Can you bear it?” Xiao Rongyan asked in a low voice.
Xiao Rongyan had no experience in sexual intercourse between men and women.
When I was overwhelmed with emotion, I was afraid of hurting Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan did feel a little uncomfortable, but how could this little discomfort be compared to the injuries he suffered on the battlefield?
She shook her head: “It’s okay, you don’t have to worry.”
Xiao Rongyan embraced Bai Qingyan in his arms, as if he was holding the most precious treasure in the world. He lowered his head and gently kissed the top of her head, closing his eyes to enjoy the tranquility and warmth of the moment: “I hope that the day of peace in the world can come sooner, so that… I can stay by your side every day, and hold you like this every day! Hold you!”
Bai Qingyan wrapped her arms around Xiao Rongyan’s narrow waist and whispered, “It won’t be too far…”
“Just now, a minister came to ask for an audience, but I asked Wei Zhong to stop him… He said you were resting.” Xiao Rongyan whispered to Bai Qing about what happened after she fell asleep. “I have sorted out the memorials for you. I did not touch the important memorials sent by General Lu and others. I only sorted the other memorials by priority for your convenience.”
Bai Qingyan nodded and looked at him: “Thank you for your hard work…”
Xiao Rongyan embraced Bai Qingyan and walked slowly to the table: “I looked at these memorials. It should be that Taiwei Lu and others have selected them. But because you are the new emperor, I don’t know your temperament… Will you handle all the details yourself, or just control the big things and the overall situation? Even those memorials that require a little decision have been sent up!”
He raised his hand to open the gauze curtain, and walked forward with Bai Qingyan in his arms: “You can send the piles of memorials I sorted out and put aside to General Lu as they are, and have General Lu distribute the memorials back to the various places, and let the officials at all levels make their own decisions. In this way… General Lu and others will also know what kind of memorials need to be sent to you in the future, and what kind of memorials they will make the decisions on. Otherwise, you will be too tired if you have to make the decisions on all the memorials.”
In this regard, Xiao Rongyan had been with Queen Ji since he was a child, and he was very clear about the officials’ psychology… and the methods they used to guess the emperor’s intentions.
Bai Qingyan had never been taught how to be an emperor, and he was still groping for the right way to deal with the tricks officials used to try to figure out the emperor’s intentions.
Bai Qingyan naturally discovered the problem that Xiao Rongyan mentioned. Her original intention was to invite Shangshu Ling Lu Taiwei, Zhongshu Ling Shen Jingzhong, Shizhong Ling Dong Qingping, and the six ministers to come together to discuss the matter openly.
Bai Qingyan hoped that in the court of the Great Zhou, the ministers would not need to use tricks to figure out her thoughts. The new dynasty brought new atmosphere, and she did not want the old bad habits of the Jin Dynasty to be brought into the Great Zhou.
As a minister or a monarch, one must be honest and open. This way, many twists and turns can be avoided and better benefits can be served for the country and the people. What Bai Qingyan wants is a situation where generals and ministers are in harmony and the monarch and his subjects are of one mind.
The truth is simple. As long as she sets an example, she will be able to… keep the source clean and the stream clear.
Bai Qingyan nodded and said to Xiao Rongyan: “Don’t worry, I know what to do.”
Bai Qingyan ordered Wei Zhong to secretly get a set of clothes for Xiao Rongyan. While changing clothes, Bai Qingyan asked about Xiao Rongyan’s situation in Xiliang.
Xiao Rongyan put on his robe and fastened the buttons while saying, “It’s not difficult to deal with the aristocratic families in Xiliang, but it’s not that easy to get in touch with the core figures of each family, especially as a businessman. This is the same in all countries. Merchants have a low status, unless they can give the aristocratic families enough benefits. On the contrary… it’s easier to deal with people from the royal family.”
“Do you have any dealings with the major aristocratic families in Xiliang?” Bai Qingyan asked.
Seeing the bruises under Bai Qingyan’s eyes, Xiao Rongyan stared at Bai Qingyan for a moment, then walked to the opposite side of Bai Qingyan and knelt down, looking at Bai Qingyan seriously and asked, “Are you preparing to attack Xiliang, or… are you preparing to set up something in Xiliang? If you are preparing to attack Xiliang or set up something in Xiliang, it would be better to send someone reliable.”
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