Chapter 327 Second Visit to the Parents
The spring rain has not stopped yet, the raindrops are rustling, and the hazy moonlight outside the horizon shines through the rain curtain and sprinkles on the capital.

The Imperial City was completely silent. Even the guards who were patrolling with lanterns had stern faces and were silent. They didn’t even dare to chat or talk.

With Marquis Weiming unconscious, the emperor was in a bad mood, and the atmosphere in the palace was naturally a bit depressing. They could only wait until they finished their patrols before going to the wine shop to brag about where and when they had had a drink with Marquis Weiming, just to show off…

In Kunning Palace, there were no lights on inside the house. Looking from the outside, this luxurious palace seemed extremely dark and heavy in the rain for some reason, which made people feel a little nervous.

The Empress Dowager was wearing an outer coat, her hair simply tied up with a golden hairpin. The hair on her forehead was unkempt and looked a little messy. She sat sideways on the soft couch with her eyes evasive.

Zhao Wumian was slowly getting dressed opposite the Queen Mother. Shen Xiangge’s pretty face was extremely cold. She hugged her chest and stared at him with squinted eyes, but she didn’t say anything. Zhao Wumian felt a strong sense of oppression and a sense of familiarity…

The last time Luo Chaoyan caught him and his master cheating, it seemed to be the same situation, but the severity was completely different.

Zhao Wumian secretly thought that if this was not handled well, not to mention whether he could still have a perfect ending with Shen Xiangge and the Queen Mother, Shen Xiangge might even part ways with the Queen Mother, so he bit the bullet and spoke first:
“Miss Shen, your aunt and I are truly in love, and there is absolutely no reason for coercion or inducement…”

“Did this lady ask you to speak?” Shen Xiangge asked coldly, without even looking at Zhao Wumian, as if she didn’t exist, and her beautiful eyes looked towards the empress dowager.

The empress dowager felt guilty and did not dare to look at Shen Xiangge, so she turned her pretty face away.

The Queen Mother was so beautiful that even a small action like this would make people feel an irresistible sense of guilt.

Shen Xiangge was not moved at all and said nothing. He just stared at the empress dowager.

Zhao Wumian put on his clothes and explained for the Queen Mother, “The Queen Mother didn’t mean to hide it from you. She always thinks of you in her heart…”

“You didn’t mean to hide it from me? Then why did you do this in the first place?” Shen Xiangge interrupted Zhao Wumian again, his chest rising and falling slightly, “She knew very well about your relationship with me…”

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother looked up at Shen Xiangge and suddenly asked, “What is your relationship? When are you going to get married? You are already 25 years old this year. If you delay any further, you will really become a nanny…”

Shen Xiangge took a deep breath, “Get married? What kind of marriage? How to get married? Zhao Wumian married both you and me? Have you forgotten who you are and what your relationship is to me?”

The Queen Mother blinked her beautiful eyes and whispered, “With my status, how can I possibly marry Zhao Wumian… Otherwise, won’t I become the queen of adultery and be infamous for eternity?”

“You clearly know how serious the situation is, yet you still do this!?”

No matter what, as the queen mother, her affair with Zhao Wumian shows that she has moral problems.

But in fact, the fact that the Queen Mother kept a lover and had an affair with Zhao Wumian is understandable. Love between men and women is human nature, and it should be based on emotion and should be controlled by etiquette. Just don’t make it public.

The Queen Mother was such a strong woman that she had long since let go of etiquette and laws, so she gritted her teeth and retorted, “Isn’t it okay if no one knows? I have been lonely in the deep palace for ten years. Now that I have met a man I like, I don’t care about the criticism from the outside world…”

Zhao Wumian noticed that the Queen Mother seemed to be in a bad mood. If she continued, she might even say “Why should I give it to you?”, so he interrupted her and said:

“The Queen Mother had me in her heart, but she had been suppressing herself because of Miss Shen. Later, I opened my heart to her and talked to her. The Queen Mother hesitated for a long time before accepting me… It’s not that your aunt doesn’t care about you.”

Upon hearing this, the aunt and niece fell silent at the same time.

The two women had just been talking for a long time, but in fact they were just changing the subject and avoiding the core conflict…What so-called etiquette, who among the three really cares about it?

The key to the problem lies in the relationship between the Queen Mother and Shen Xiangge. When Zhao Wumian secretly points it out, the two women don’t know what to say for a moment.

Seeing that the two were silent, Zhao Wumian first explained the whole story between him and the Queen Mother, “Back when I was in Qin, Yuan Mu was by my side. The Queen Mother was anxious and worried that I would turn against the court in the future, so she wanted to feed me with her own body…”

“Then you saw what she meant and rejected her coldly. Only then did she really trust you?” Shen Xiangge smiled coldly. He guessed the general situation after only hearing the first half of the sentence. He said:
“But she decided to let it go because of our relationship. But you knew she had feelings for you, so you chased her and asked her questions, forcing her to reveal her feelings to you. And you took advantage of the situation and had sex with her?”

Zhao Wumian opened his mouth… The details and wording were different, but the general idea was correct, not a single mistake.

She is worthy of being the famous Lady Canghua in the world, she is so smart.

He sat down at the table, silently poured himself a glass of water and thought about how to persuade her.

“Come back!” Shen Xiangge glared at him, “That place hasn’t been cleaned yet, is there something you don’t know about?”

What could be on the table? The shockwaves from when the Queen Mother was shaking all over and couldn’t stand it anymore…

Zhao Wumian stood up silently.

Shen Xiangge looked at the Queen Mother again, “You, you…”

The dignified Lady Canghua, a demon woman feared by everyone in the martial arts world, was so reluctant to say a single harsh word to the empress dowager at home. She hesitated for a long time, but ended up being speechless. She just sat down silently on the edge of the couch.

If it were an ordinary woman, she would have lost her temper, become furious and hysterical after learning that her lover slept with her aunt… But Shen Xiangge was unusual after all.

At this moment, she felt dizzy and her heart was filled with a lump in her throat, unable to breathe out or down. She covered her face with her hands and lowered her head, like a weak girl who had been bullied but had nowhere to vent. She said:
“It’s normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. I don’t care if you have affairs with other women, but how can you find her…”

The empress dowager glanced at her sideways and was also speechless after hearing this. Such a strong woman, she actually shed tears when she heard this, and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief in her small hands.

Zhao Wumian walked over and sat next to Shen Xiangge.

“After saying this, your aunt must be so guilty that she wants to commit suicide by jumping into a well.”

Zhao Wumian’s injury has not healed yet, so he can pretend that his old injury has relapsed, tilt his head and pass out, and fool the matter temporarily… but it won’t solve the problem.

If you have anything to say, just speak frankly from your heart. We are family and should not have different opinions. There should be no circles or calculations.

Shen Xiangge’s hair hung down by the side of her face and she did not answer.

Zhao Wumian looked towards the window. In the dim room, a little moonlight was imprinted on the window. Raindrops hit the window paper, outlining winding rain traces.

He retracted his gaze, “I went to see the Queen Mother because I felt that she had been lonely in the palace for ten years… She has been watching the rain here alone for ten years, and someone should watch it with her in the future.”

The Queen Mother’s eyes moved, and then she covered her slightly red eyes with a handkerchief.

“To put it another way, this sentence is not pleasant to hear, it seems that you are greedy for her body.” Shen Xiangge spoke at this moment.

Zhao Wumian glanced at her. Shen Xiangge’s posture had not changed, and she still covered her pretty face with her hands.

“Actually, I’m really greedy. I’m greedy for yours too…”

Shen Xiangge turned his face away, revealing his eyes which were bright and beautiful even in the dim light, and glanced at him sideways with a dangerous look in his eyes.

“I don’t want to lie to you.”

“You said it nicely. You kept saying you wanted to be ‘honest’ with me since the first time we met, but you kept this secret from me.”

Zhao Wumian hid this from Shen Xiangge because he was hiding it for the Queen Mother. It would be impossible for him to tell this matter without being mentally prepared.

But facts are facts and emotions are emotions.

No matter how good Zhao Wumian’s reasons were, she shouldn’t refute Shen Xiangge… After all, her lover was with her aunt, so she was the victim no matter how you looked at it.

Zhao Wumian was silent for a few seconds, then smiled and said, “In the future, someone will watch the rain with your aunt.”

Shen Xiangge was silent.

How could she not know what the Queen Mother was suffering in the deep palace?

And the Queen Mother shouldn’t have to endure these sufferings.

If she hadn’t run away from her marriage, her aunt might have lived a carefree life…

Shen Xiangge naturally also hoped that the empress dowager would have a man she liked, so that she could add some color to the lonely life in the palace, which was like a bird in a cage.

If it weren’t for the fact that she and Zhao Wumian were in love, she would have been happy for the Queen Mother from the bottom of her heart after learning about this.

There was nothing about Zhao Wumian that Shen Xiangge disliked, except that he had an annoyingly good luck with women.

If it were an ordinary man, he would have lost control when the empress dowager offered herself to him. Only Zhao Wumian would say something like, ‘The empress dowager has already made a political marriage once, and she has wasted ten years… We cannot let the empress dowager make a political marriage a second time.’

At this moment, Zhao Wumian kept mentioning the Queen Mother, which made Shen Xiangge feel happy and sad.

Joy is for the Queen Mother, sorrow is for myself.

rustle—-

The subtle sound of raindrops falling on the eaves and corridor corners echoed in the quiet house.

After a moment, Shen Xiangge asked, “Then I’ll leave?”

“Why are you leaving? Why are you saying such angry words?” Zhao Wumian puffed out his chest and raised his head, saying proudly, “I just talked to your master not long ago and asked her to come and have a drink with me tomorrow. Then, I will propose to her. How about it?”

Shen Xiangge raised her eyes to look at him, her pretty face slightly surprised. Zhao Wumian clearly knew that Lady Canghua was her…

She wanted to laugh, but couldn’t in this situation. She could only say with a voice that seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth: “That’s a nice thought. For an ordinary wealthy family, marrying a pair of sisters is already a big deal. You still want…”

Shen Xiangge gritted his teeth but couldn’t utter those four words.

Zhao Wumian narrowed his eyes and pretended to be a domineering marquis.

“So what? I’ve been fighting for half a year, and now I can’t enjoy myself? I’m not greedy for money or power, I just love you two in my life…”

As he spoke, Zhao Wumian patted Shen Xiangge’s slender shoulders and said, “Young Master of Canghua Tower? This Marquis advises you to be honest. Your master has to be obedient and drink wine with me when he sees me. Don’t waste your master’s sacrifice…”

“Zhao Wumian!” Shen Xiangge grabbed Zhao Wumian’s collar directly, her pretty face was frighteningly cold, like an iceberg, “Don’t push your luck!”

The Queen Mother put down her handkerchief and blinked her eyes. “So, you want to give Wei Ming Hou to me…”

“What are you giving way to?!” Shen Xiangge pushed Zhao Wumian away, stood up suddenly, pulled the pure white laces on her slender waist, and then opened her clothes, staring at the queen mother, “I’m wearing the bellyband you sewed for me!”

The Queen Mother stood there in a daze. There was no light in the room and the light was dim, but she only needed to look at the slight outline of the bellyband to sketch out the specific style in her mind.

That was what she had sewn for Shen Xiangge herself.

That year, the Queen Mother was seventeen and Shen Xiangge was fifteen. They were young and had only beautiful hopes for the future. Now, ten years have passed…

The Queen Mother thought that she had done her best for everyone in her life, and perhaps the only person she felt sorry for was her 17-year-old self.

Looking at Shen Xiangge who was staring at her, the empress dowager seemed to see herself when she was young.

The Queen Mother did not regret entering the palace for Shen Xiangge, but when she thought about it late at night, she still felt a little… depressed.

In fact, the Empress Dowager also had a bellyband, which was sewn for Shen Xiangge by her mother when she was bedridden. It was also said that she would wear it when she got married.

But the Empress Dowager never acknowledged Emperor Jingzheng as her husband, so the bellyband was kept in a box in the palace as her dowry, and she has never worn it until now.

Zhao Wumian didn’t know what this bellyband meant to Shen Xiangge, but he knew it had a special meaning from the Queen Mother’s expression.

He wanted to raise his hand to feel the fabric, but Shen Xiangge slapped his hand away and glanced at him with her beautiful eyes, “It’s not time to touch it yet, what are you touching?”

“Curious…”

The Queen Mother came back to her senses, covered her mouth with her sleeves and chuckled, with a smile that carried some inexplicable emotions, “It seems that I have disturbed you. If it weren’t for me, you would have been married to Zhao Wumian tonight…”

Shen Xiangge’s mood calmed down a bit at this moment. Upon hearing this, his first reaction was to worry that the Queen Mother would be jealous, so he whispered: “How can we get married? I’m just ready to have sex with him…”

As he spoke, Shen Xiangge clenched his fist with one hand and raised his green index finger with the other, making a gesture that Zhao Wumian and the Queen Mother had practiced closely before.

Shen Xiangge and the Queen Mother are indeed aunt and niece, and they are not at all ashamed to talk about this matter.

Seeing this, Zhao Wumian felt that he should say something, but as the aunt and nephew were having a heart-to-heart talk, it would be better for him not to interrupt.

“Then let’s get married.” The Queen Mother said suddenly in a shocking tone.

Zhao Wumian didn’t understand why they suddenly went to the place where they were getting married?

“Your Majesty, what do you mean by that…”

The Queen Mother sat upright, without saying a word or smiling, and said:

“I am your parents, so it’s not that I can’t pay my respects to them… It just so happens that I’ve been thinking about getting Xiangge married off as soon as possible. I don’t know how many times I’ve mentioned this to you. I’m sure your master must be tired of hearing it. In that case, why not wait for a better day to do it today?”

The Queen Mother did talk about this a lot, and the sentence she mentioned most often was that Shen Xiangge was twenty-five this year, and if he didn’t get married, he would become a nanny…

Zhao Wumian hesitated a little, “I have never been married. If Yuan Mu and Miss Su find out about this, they will definitely…”

The Queen Mother suddenly turned around and stared at him coldly.

Zhao Wumian shut up silently.

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, “It’s not formal, it’s just to fulfill a wish of mine, why are you unwilling? Xiangge followed you, how can I wrong you?”

“I am afraid of wronging the Queen Mother.”

Shen Xiangge tilted his head at this moment, and looked at him coldly with the Queen Mother, “What are you hesitating about?” Zhao Wumian looked at the expressions and similar facial features of the two women, and thought to himself that you two really deserve to be aunt and niece…

“Don’t you think it’s rude and abrupt?” Zhao Wumian asked back.

Shen Xiangge didn’t say anything, just looked at him, and after a few seconds, he said:
“How many of us, the children of Jianghu, can live smoothly and get married and have our parents worshipped? In fact, many Jianghu people don’t even have parents to worship when they want to… It doesn’t matter if it’s hasty or abrupt, as long as you accept it in your heart, then what’s the point of caring about the so-called etiquette of the secular world?”

Zhao Wumian then stood up silently, stood in front of the Queen Mother, stood with Shen Xiangge, and looked at her sideways.

I was so busy explaining just now that I didn’t notice Shen Xiangge’s face… She was wearing makeup, she looked so beautiful.

Shen Xiangge glanced at him sideways, looked at his expression, then withdrew his gaze indifferently without saying a word.

The Queen Mother looked around for the red veil, but how could there be such a thing in her room for no reason? She gritted her teeth, raised her hands and tore open the hem of her phoenix skirt.

Tear————

The Queen Mother’s smooth and slender calves were exposed.

She held up the irregular red veil with both hands, stood up, and slowly placed it on Shen Xiangge’s forehead.

Shen Xiangge did not say a word. Her beautiful face was facing the empress dowager. She looked at her for a few seconds, then slowly turned her head and looked at Zhao Wumian beside her with her beautiful eyes with unknown emotions.

Zhao Wumian tilted his head to look at her, his eyes slightly dazed.

He thought about the scene of his own marriage. After everything was settled, he would hold a grand wedding with the girls and take them all home…

But at this time, thinking about other girls is not a good idea.

Zhao Wumian came back to his senses, smiled at Shen Xiangge, and called her “wife” with his mouth.

The corners of Shen Xiangge’s mouth twitched slightly, but before she could smile, the red veil had already blocked her vision and face.

The Queen Mother sat down on the edge of the couch, folded her hands neatly on her legs, and said softly to Zhao Wumian with a graceful posture:
“Let’s not talk about the matter between me and Xiangge for now, but you and His Majesty will get married sooner or later… When the Marquis enters the palace one day, if you do this again, the whole world will laugh at His Majesty, and the court will become a laughing stock. Countless people will say whether the Dali Kingdom belongs to you, Zhao Wumian, or Luo Chaoyan…”

“So, Marquis Weiming, please don’t blame me for forcing you. Let’s settle this matter as soon as possible so that I can feel at ease… Even if it can’t be done, the Marquis will marry me, okay?”

Zhao Wumian thought about it, then smiled and said, “It’s not for the Queen Mother, it’s for marrying Miss Shen.”

Shen Xiangge stood beside Zhao Wumian, with a red veil on her forehead, so her face could not be seen clearly. Upon hearing what was said, she just folded her hands on her belly, ready to get married, with the skillful demeanor of a young lady from an aristocratic family.

The queen mother smiled like an elder, and said in a low voice without saying much: “I bow to heaven and earth——”

Zhao Wumian blinked when he heard this, and then quietly asked Shen Xiangge, “Which direction is the heaven and earth?”

Shen Xiangge turned around silently, the red veil on her forehead swaying gently, revealing her red lips with a faint smile.

She bowed to the main gate of Kunning Palace.
Zhao Wumian followed suit and bowed as well.

The Queen Mother looked at the two men’s backs, and the smile in her eyes gradually faded.

After a few seconds of silence, the Queen Mother said, “Second bow… Father~”

When the Queen Mother said the last two words, her voice trembled for some reason.

The two men turned around again and faced the empress dowager who was sitting upright.

The Queen Mother looked at Shen Xiangge, who was wearing a crimson dress, but the person she was looking at was clearly herself when she was young.

The two men faced the Queen Mother and bowed solemnly once again.

This red veil was not formal, and as Shen Xiangge moved, it slipped off her head.

Zhao Wumian picked it up and put it on Shen Xiangge again.

For some reason, this unintentional little action made the empress dowager’s eyes red.

She pursed her lips, and finally whispered in a trembling voice: “Husband and wife bow to each other…”

The two men turned around and leaned towards each other silently in the darkness.

The Queen Mother closed her beautiful eyes and said, “The ceremony is over…”

Zhao Wumian was about to raise his hand to lift Shen Xiangge’s red veil, but as soon as he raised his hand, Shen Xiangge knew what he was thinking and slapped the back of his hand with a crisp “pa” sound.

Shen Xiangge is usually carefree and casual, but at this moment he is extremely serious.

The Queen Mother smiled helplessly, “My Lord, if you don’t have a scale, you should use something else instead… It’s not good to use your hands.”

Zhao Wumian looked around, picked a flower from the flowerpot in the corner, used the flower branch as a scale, and slowly lifted Shen Xiangge’s red veil.

Shen Xiangge’s beautiful eyes were closed and her little face was slightly drooping. As the veil was lifted, she slowly opened her beautiful eyes and looked up at Zhao Wumian.

The petite scarlet lips like petals, the tall and slender nose, the snow-white and delicate skin, and even the lotus mark on the forehead dotted with rouge…all of them made Zhao Wumian’s heart move.

Whether formal or casual, this was Zhao Wumian’s first marriage in this world.

He thought about Xiao Yuanmu, Luo Chaoyan, Su Qingqi, and even Mu Lier, but he never thought about Shen Xiangge…

Thinking of this, he felt apologetic again.

Why didn’t you think of Shen Xiangge?

Is it because she hasn’t told him about Canghua Tower until now?
Since he is always thinking about making the girls live in harmony, he should treat them equally.

He realized that he had a huge responsibility on his shoulders.

The matters between the Empress Dowager and Shen Xiangge, and between Xiao Yuanmu and Luo Chaoyan, were all responsibilities that he should take on.

Shen Xiangge did not have the shyness of an ordinary woman. She stared straight into Zhao Wumian’s eyes, as if she could use them to peek into his heart. She was very aggressive, but her hands, which were folded on her lower abdomen, unconsciously grasped her skirt tightly, and she asked softly:
“But you feel disappointed? In your mind, the woman under the red veil should be Xiao Yuanmu, right?”

The Queen Mother’s eyes moved slightly… She was reluctant because of Xiao Yuanmu’s existence.

Zhao Wumian was still holding the branch in his hand. Upon hearing what was said, he slowly put the red veil on the branch over Shen Xiangge’s forehead.

Shen Xiangge and the Queen Mother were both stunned.

Zhao Wumian smiled and said, “When I lifted your red veil just now, my heart beat so fast… I really want to do it once a day.”

Zhao Wumian used the flower branch to slowly lift up the red veil again.

Shen Xiangge’s beautiful eyes widened a little, and then she began to smile, as lively and youthful as ever, and blinked at Zhao Wumian cutely.

“What? You’re being so subtle. Are you now incapable of saying even a straightforward love word to a woman?”

“It’s my wife.” Zhao Wumian corrected.

Shen Xiangge pursed her red lips and smiled.

After laughing for a while, she said, “I’ve made a note of this. I’ll tell Su Qingqi tomorrow and make her so angry that she’ll die.”

The Queen Mother sat on the couch, looking at the two of them, smiling and shaking her head, and whispered: “Finally… send them to the bridal chamber -“

As she spoke, the empress dowager stood up and prepared to make room for Shen Xiangge. She sighed inwardly, but before she had taken a few steps, she was stopped by Zhao Wumian, who looked at her with confusion.

“What?”

Zhao Wumian asked, “Where is my wife’s mother?”

The Queen Mother frowned and said, “Mother Xiangge is ill, so she is in the Shen Mansion… Why are you asking this? It is impossible for her to come to the palace.”

“According to the rules, before the wedding night, the mother cannot pass on the word orally. How can we perform the husband-wife ceremony?”

The empress dowager looked at Shen Xiangge with a hint of surprise in her beautiful eyes.

Shen Xiangge’s eyes turned cold when he heard that, and he stared at Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian gave her a look, implying that the Queen Mother’s departure was definitely to fulfill her wish. If she gave in, she would have to stay alone in the palace from now on.

Shen Xiangge knew what Zhao Wumian meant, and his eyes were a little hesitant.

Since she had married her lover, she naturally stopped being angry and began to consider the Queen Mother.

Doesn’t she want the Queen Mother to be with the man she loves? But, but this…

Shen Xiangge hesitated, but after all, she was the powerful Lady Canghua, so she was decisive. She gritted her teeth and sent a secret message to Zhao Wumian:
“Zhao Wumian, you, you have to remember, this is not because I am easy to bully, but because I like you, so I accommodate you…”

Zhao Wumian replied: “Call me husband.”

Shen Xiangge looked a little embarrassed. He ignored Zhao Wumian’s words and glanced at the Queen Mother. He whispered, “I, I really can’t…”

Really not? The Queen Mother thought of Shen Xiangge’s gesture just now.

But in the empress dowager’s heart, although Shen Xiangge is already 25 years old, she is still a good girl who never leaves the house. With her status, it is impossible for anyone to be so blind as to let her access pornographic books on a normal day… She really needs to be taught a lesson.

The Queen Mother glanced at Zhao Wumian and said, “You, you get out.”

Zhao Wumian would be stupid to leave. He picked up Shen Xiangge by the waist and rolled onto the phoenix couch. “Face-to-face teaching will be more effective…”

“I don’t…ah…”

Before the Queen Mother could finish her refusal, a hand grasped her arm and pulled her to the phoenix bed.

slam-la-

The curtain fell, but traces of struggle continued to be revealed, until Shen Xiangge’s own voice sounded softly.

“Because of my willfulness, my aunt lost these ten years… Now I give it back to you.”

“Also…how come?” The Queen Mother’s voice was full of surprise and disbelief.

“This lady and Zhao Wumian are husband and wife. My affairs are his affairs. What I owe him is what he owes me… Naturally, I have to pay him back.”

“I don’t…”

“In fact, the Queen Mother must have breathed a sigh of relief.”

“Does the Marquis have the right to interrupt me when I am talking to Xiangge?”

“…I can’t interrupt?”

“What do you want to do… um…”

“Zhao Wumian!” Shen Xiangge got angry.

There was a sudden silence behind the curtain. Soon, two crimson dresses were thrown out of the curtain, and then the Queen Mother’s faint voice was heard.

“Here, here, yes, Lord, it’s ok for you and me to take the wrong road, but don’t take the wrong road with Xiangge…”

The voice was intermittent, and soon there was no sound behind the curtain.

Although Zhao Wumian was careful enough, there were still some red spots on the white handkerchief lying flat on the phoenix couch.

After a while, traces of the curtain reappeared, but it was different from before, this time with a somewhat intoxicating rhythm.

……

Behind the curtain, the empress dowager was naked, hugging her knees, leaning against the pillow, looking at the man and woman in front of her with her mature and beautiful face, her eyes full of spring water, and her pretty face unconsciously flushed.

Shen Xiangge was only wearing the bellyband she had sewn herself. She stretched like a cat, her pretty face flushed, facing the empress dowager. She had no strength to speak and could only keep gasping for breath.

For some reason, the Queen Mother’s eyes looked a little confused, which made her look very cute.

She murmured to herself:
“The second bow to your parents… is this how you bow?”

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I’ve asked around, and it’s absolutely not acceptable for my aunt and niece to write it down.

I write more obscurely.

(End of this chapter)