Cunning General Si Ning

It wasn't long when Si Ning carried Xiu Yuan that the boy fell asleep in his arms after eating to his fill. After watching for a while Xiu Zhicheng extended his hands and took Xiu Yuan from Si Ning. Seeing this made the people present at the banquet eyes almost pop out of their sockets because even when Xiu Yuan was born, the Emperor only watched the baby with an impassive expression without making any move to carry him before turning, leaving the room like he had something important to do than to see his newborn second son and none had ever seen the Emperor carry Xiu Yuan once, it was something they thought was impossible yet it was happening in front of them to see. Those that were present had seen things they thought were impossible within a day, most of them couldn't help but feel positive about the union between the Emperor and the General.

It was like their union made a dry cherry blossom tree come alive again, the Emperor's aura was soothing, his gaze gentle while his expression was impassive but those present could tell that the Emperor was in a good mood, not caring about those present as he watched all that Si Ning was doing. The Empress Dowager expression was like she was on the verge of throwing up while some of the Emperor's women present eyes reveal defeat while others reveal a not giving up look as if watching the Emperor and the Empress just added fuel to the fire burning within them that they must try their best for the Emperor to notice them.

Si Ning doesn't know why but Xiu Zhicheng insisted on him going in to rest even though he wasn't tired, after taking a final look at Xiu Yuan whose head was rested on Xiu Zhicheng's chest, sleeping peacefully, Si Ning finally stood up and left for his palace with his guards and servants. When Si Ning got to the Jasmine palace, all his servants remaining in the house stood on a straight line to congratulate Si Ning.

There was a lot of time before nightfall so for Si Ning to kill time, he took over his governmental works as a General while Ah Dai kept making a fuss about some wedding night preparation but the wedding night was part of the reason he kept himself busy because if not he would keep on imagining some erotic things he would do to Xiu Zhicheng which might cause his brain to fry. It was also quite difficult for him not to imagine it but he tried to keep his imagination from going wild by concentrating on his work.

Just when Si Ning was done with his work did an announcement that Xiu Zhicheng had arrived at the Zhonghua palace and waiting for Si Ning to join him for dinner, it was then Si Ning realised it was getting dark and he was hungry.

Si Ning stood up to get ready to leave when Ah Dai came in with a small basket which contained the necessary things for freshening up while Yang Sheng came in with a new cloth, it was a white robe and seeing the way Ah Dai kept smiling shyly means the Empress was probably not going to sleep in the Jasmine palace tonight.

Xiao Pei also appeared almost immediately, he and Ah Dai took care in dressing Si Ning up like a delicate flower, the white robe came with a see-through light inner that was meant for a steamy session and another layer of inner on top as a cover for the see-through inner then the outer layer with was only decorated with tiny white stones just around the shoulder. There was nothing feminine about the attire but on Si Ning, it carried elegance and a soft appearance that would make anyone take a double look. Ah Dai applied light makeup on his face and Xiao Pei did his hair as Yang Sheng sprayed body spray on him.

Xiao Pei then brought out a golden case and opened it, laid in it was a golden hairpin shaped in a dragon head with what seemed like an imperial jade stone embedded as the eyes with the curvy body of a dragon, the body shape showing the scales, it was well detailed with thin curly two whiskers and Xiao Pei inserted it in the high ponytail as the final touch. 

Si Ning stood up feeling like an immortal because he loves the way he smells and he was right about looking best in white, just standing in front of the mirror, he could boldly say even he would want to marry him too because his appearance could turn a straight man gay. 

Perfection!

When Si Ning stepped out to see the orange grand palanquin, he felt contented because now he had the right to ride the palanquin so he didn't think twice before entering to sit comfortably without even glancing at the palace guards on one knee while the servants were on their two knees paying their respect to him.

They arrived at Zhonghua palace which was the palace he would be spending his night as the Empress, Lin Fan was waiting for him at the gate and to Si Ning's surprise, he fell on one knee and bowed.

"Greetings to your Majesty." Lin Fan said.

"Well..." Si Ning had no idea of what to say as the corner of his mouth raised into a smirk, he was starting to love his new position.

As if Lin Fan knows he won't be getting a reply, he stood up sharply to lead the way, Si Ning expected Lin Fan to perhaps lead him to the dining or pavilion but he was led into the Emperor's room, it was the massive room he had been which seemed to be newly furnished because the pieces of furniture were sparkling, the large bed at the center was different from how Si Ning remembered it the last time he faked fainting and was brought there. Xiu Zhicheng of course was sitting at the table at the corner, candles lit to make the room brighter and the table was filled with a different delicacy that Si Ning was unable to look away as he slowly walk to the table. He would have looked like an angel if he wasn't staring passionately at the dishes like a glutton.

"I can see you are satisfied." Xiu Zhicheng said after watching his Empress stare at the table, his eyes moving from one dish to the other.

Si Ning blushed, embarrassed by how he behaved but who could blame him because he skipped breakfast and ate little at lunch. "Greetings your Majesty." He bowed respectfully as he breathe in the saint of sandalwood mixed with Jasmine.

"You shouldn't do that Si Ning. It is like putting a distance between us." Xiu Zhicheng said as he motioned once for Si Ning to sit. "We are no strangers." He added.

"Forgive me Xiu Zhicheng." Si Ning said as he raise his gaze to meet Xiu Zhicheng because now he was starting to get nervous.

"Sit down and let's eat, you didn't eat much at lunch., you were busy feeding A-Yuer." 

Hearing this made Si Ning suddenly feel light realizing the Emperor was paying attention to him.. He smiled shyly as he picked a spoon.