Chapter 1291 - 978 Dowry
With the National Master’s spectacle in the Taihe Palace, Xie Pan’Er’s position as Empress was immediately secure.
The Emperor, having heard Hu Shu’Er’s words before departing, held Xie Pan’Er and kissed her fiercely.
Xie Pan’Er blushed deeply and promptly pushed him away.
"If you do this, people will laugh at us!"
The Emperor domineeringly held her in his arms.
"You’re my Empress, why can’t I kiss you? It’s only natural, who dares to laugh?"
Unable to withstand his clinginess, Xie Pan’Er used all her strength to push him away.
"But we haven’t had the grand wedding yet!"
Upon hearing Xie Pan’Er’s words, the Emperor deflated.
He then began to complain about Xiaosuisui.
"That little girl, does she not know to move forward the time for her adopted Emperor father?
Three months is such a long time!"
The Emperor looked at the distant Xie Pan’Er, angrily yelling.
"Stop complaining, the date has already been moved forward.
By rights, a grand imperial wedding, following all formalities, should take two to three years.
If it weren’t for the Empress Dowager... cough cough, actually, the main reason is that you’re getting older, and the Empress Dowager secretly asked the National Master to bring forward the wedding date, otherwise, following all regulations, it would take more than two years!"
Upon hearing her words, the Emperor became agitated.
"Two years?
Do you think I can be like Liu Xia Hui for eternity?
Just watching you for two years?"
Xie Pan’Er was shocked, her face turning an intense red.
"You... what nonsense are you talking about, I’m ignoring you!"
Xie Pan’Er’s face turned crimson with embarrassment and anger as she coquettishly glared at the Emperor, helplessly covering her burning cheeks.
The Emperor, watching Xie Pan’Er’s reaction, couldn’t help but laugh.
His young Empress, at fourteen or fifteen, was just at the age of budding emotions, easily teased.
Whenever he teased her, she would shyly hide like a child, either in her lap or behind her hands.
"Alright, I won’t tease you anymore, come, I have something to discuss."
Xie Pan’Er feared listening to him as she couldn’t endure the Emperor’s tendency, ever since declaring her Empress during the morning court, to hold her and kiss her, or his habit of speaking frivolous words!
"I have something serious to tell you, not teasing, really, come quickly."
The Emperor sat seriously on the Dragon Throne, beckoned to Xie Pan’Er, softly coaxing.
Xie Pan’Er still wouldn’t approach, even feeling the impulse to find an opportunity to flee.
The Emperor saw through her thoughts, his mouth curling slightly as he said, "Come, let’s talk about the issue of rations your sixth sister-in-law mentioned."
Xie Pan’Er was decisively fooled, walking straight into a trap.
The second was the day of selecting concubines in the Palace; though Xie Pan’Er had issued an edict and was crowned Empress, the selection of four concubines was also necessary.
Early in the morning, Xie Pan’Er left the Palace.
The Emperor couldn’t be with her forever, she knew; if not for the Ji Family and the National Master, she wouldn’t even qualify to be one of the four concubines, let alone Empress.
Despite the melancholy, she remained strong.
Returning to the Ji Mansion, she was still the same young girl!
Though only Xie Pan’Er thought she was still the same young girl, the Ji Family had already started to treat her as a distinguished guest.
Though the elderly lady of the Ji Family was not in good health, she still came out to meet her, as she was now crowned Empress; even if feigning, one must show it to others.
Thus the elderly lady, the matron of the Ji Family, stood at the Main Gate with Xiao Zhenzhu and Hu Shu’Er, her two daughters-in-law, to welcome her into the Ji Mansion!
"You’re in poor health, why don’t you rest well, why come out to greet me! No matter what, I’m your adopted daughter; even become Empress, I’m still your daughter, you behaving like this makes your daughter uneasy?
Don’t do this again in the future."
The elderly lady actually shared a sentiment with Xie Pan’Er far from true mother-daughter closeness.
However, over the past year and more due to the relationship with Xiaosuisui, Xie Pan’Er frequently accompanied the elderly lady, making them somewhat closer.
"Alright alright! If there’s another next time, I won’t come out to greet you, you’re returning to your own home, do I fear you can’t find the door?"
The elderly lady’s words made everyone burst into laughter.