The Proud Prince and the Arrogant Princess

As she thought about these things, she became somewhat entranced. Until the sound of the bed shaking came from inside the room.

"The prince sure has good stamina." Thinking about how good her husband's stamina was, Hu Yanqian should be proud of himself. She wanted to laugh, but tears flowed out of her eyes.

Even though the prince's physical strength was good, he had not touched them for so many years. How cruel was his heart?

When dawn arrived the next day, Xue Luoyun felt that someone was stroking her hair.

"Stop messing around..." Xue Ruyun turned over, but then he heard someone foolishly laughing.

"Wake up …" Mu Ying's gentle voice sounded.

"Ah, why are you here?" Xue Ruyun cried out in alarm and quickly pulled the blanket over his chest.

"I'm your husband, you're my concubine, and this is our wedding room. If I'm not here, where am I?" Mu Yong said in amusement.

Hearing him say this, Xue Ruyun seriously thought back for a moment and then finally realized what had happened. That's right, she was already the would-be would-be would-be would-be would-be wangfei.

"Rise. Today is the first day of marriage. We have to pay our respects to the empress dowager." Mu Yong reminded gently.

"Oh, okay." Xue Luoyun obediently sat up. However, just as he moved his body, he felt exhausted, as if all the bones in his body were going to fall apart. Especially for the lower half of his body, the waves of pain from his body made him unable to move an inch.

Last night, Mu Sheng was really too formidable. Throughout the entire night, Mu Ying had wanted her again and again, and didn't even allow her to stop. Xue Ruoyun wanted to resist, but he could only let her be as she wished; he couldn't move at all.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that her expression wasn't right, Mu Ying hurriedly asked with concern.

"My body hurts." Xue Luoyun said.

"Because yesterday, I. I'm sorry. " Mu Ying lowered his eyebrows as he smiled charmingly.

"I will definitely be gentle and gentle from now on …" As Mu Yong said this, endless desire appeared in his eyes again as he slowly approached.

"Aiya, you, you're here again …" Xue Ruyun fearfully pushed her away and quickly put on her undergarments. Otherwise, with Mu Ying's personality, who knew how long he would have to suffer once he got on this bed.

"Alright, then we'll talk about it tonight." Mu Ying looked at Xue Ruyun and said with a bit of disappointment.

"Not even at night!" Xue Ruyun turned his head and glared at Mu Ying.

"That's not up to you." Mu Ying hugged her from behind and kissed her on the cheek, then laid his head on her shoulder in a spoiled manner.

"You, rascal." Xue Ruyun pretended to struggle free, but Mu Sheng's arm was like an iron pincer that tightly wrapped around her.

"It's too late to find out now. You won't be able to escape for the rest of your life." Mu Chengbai asked.

The two of them, I, Nong, grumbled for a while longer before I put on my clothes and went out.

At the entrance of the palace, a long convoy was already waiting.

"Come, let me help you onto the carriage." Mu Ying said in a considerate manner.

"It's too hot. I always like to ride. It's cool and free." As Xue Ruyun spoke, he walked towards the horse.

"That won't do," Mu Sheng pulled her back as he ordered with an irresistible voice, "You must sit in the carriage."

"Why?" Xue Ruoyun huffed and puffed.

"Because right now, you are my concubine. I don't want others to see your appearance." Mu Rong Zhan said in an overbearing manner beside Xue Ruoyun's ear.

"Seriously, it's not like I'm missing a piece of meat just by looking at it." Xue Luoyun helplessly got into the carriage. I really can't stand him. I really don't know what he's thinking all day.

Seeing that Xue Ruyun had obediently sat in the carriage, Mu Chengbai smiled. He jumped onto the horse and said, "Let's go."

The caravan headed towards the imperial palace in a grandiose manner.

In the Prince's Mansion, a few concubines had already gotten out of bed. Under Hu Jie's lead, they walked towards Xue Muyun's courtyard.

"Greetings, mistresses." Yun Zhi was in the middle of instructing the servants to clean up the courtyard when she suddenly saw several princesses arrive and hurriedly bowed to them.

"Are you the Empress's maid?" Hu Jie sized up Lanzhi and saw that her lips were red, her teeth were white, and she was slender and elegant. She was also a beauty. As expected of Xue Luoyun, an exceptional beauty. Even her servant had such a beautiful appearance.

"Yes, Niang Niang. Your servant is called Yun Zhi." Yun Zhi replied obediently.

"Are we here to pay our respects to your mistress?" Hu Jie asked.

"The esteemed Empress just entered the palace with the prince to pay respects to the empress dowager." Yun Zhi replied.

"What, the prince's still in the palace? She's accompanying her to pay respects to the empress dowager?" When Wen Minjia, Mu's second concubine, heard this news, she asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Yun Zhi replied without hesitation. This was clearly a very normal occurrence, but for some reason, the faces of several of the empress were filled with astonishment.

When they heard Yun Zhi's reply, they all felt as if they had been struck by something and their bodies suddenly became dispirited.

Only Hu Jie still managed to keep her calm. After all, she should be sad, as she was sad last night.

The several concubines were unaware of the phoenix dancing in Xue Muyun's room last night. They thought that Mu Sheng was living in the study as well as he did in the past.

He didn't expect that not only did the prince not go out on the second day, he even considerately accompanied Xue Ruyun to the palace to meet the empress. It could be seen how different Xue Ruyun was in the eyes of the prince.

They were all people who were deeply in love with the prince and had dug their brains to obtain him. However, they didn't expect that there would be one person who had already entered the prince's heart. Their efforts over the years had all been in vain, and their hopes had been dashed. How could they bear it?

Each of them carried their own thoughts and sorrowfully returned to their own rooms.

On the way to the palace, Xue Ruoyun couldn't help but open the curtains of the carriage window and ask Mu Sheng, "The empress dowager never had a good impression of me. Tell me, if the empress dowager doesn't like me, what then?" Xue Ruyun was worried.

She didn't care what attitude the empress dowager had towards her since she wasn't with Mu Ying. Worse come to worse, she wouldn't be able to enter the palace and see her.

But now that he had already married Mu Sheng, the empress dowager would also be his own mother. In modern words, the empress dowager was her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law had never had a good relationship with her daughter-in-law.

When Xue Ruyun thought about how his mother-in-law was still the empress dowager high above him, he felt an incomparable headache.

"How could the Empress Dowager not like you when you're so good?" Besides, whether the Empress Mother likes it or not, I have already married you, and that cannot be changed. Mu Ying said.

Hearing Mu Yong's words, Xue Ruoyun's heart was even more uncertain. Judging from his reply, he seemed to know that the empress dowager didn't like him. Otherwise, why would they have sent someone to end the engagement?

When they reached Her Majesty's quarters, the two of them were about to enter.

"How is it? Will my clothes be too gorgeous? The empress dowager doesn't like them." Xue Ruyun looked at his clothes and asked.

"You're already clean enough." Mu Sheng shook his head.

"Then are these things on my head too little for the empress dowager to respect?" Xue Ruyun once again rubbed his head and asked.

Seeing her like this, he knew that she was nervous. He gently grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "Don't be nervous, I'm here." Mu Sheng comforted.

Xue Ruyun glanced at Mu Ying, and after hearing his words, his heart calmed down a lot. At this moment, Senior Servant Gui walked out. "The empress dowager lets you in."

"Alright, let's go." Mu Ying softly said to Xue Ruyun.

"Right." Xue Luoyun followed him inside.

Senior Servant Gui had always liked this child, Xue Ruoyun, the most. Now that she and Mu Ying had finally married, she was happy for them. Seeing that Xue Luoyun was a bit nervous, she hurriedly consoled, "Don't worry, it's fine."

"Yes, thank you, mama." Xue Ruyun glanced at Senior Servant Gui and said gratefully.

The two of them walked up to the palace. It was really strange when they thought about it. Xue Ruoyun had come to the palace twice, and was lectured by the empress dowager each time. The last time he was almost killed by the empress and princess. And this time, she had come here again as the empress dowager's wife.

"Your son, concubine greets mother." Xue Ruyun and Mu Sheng simultaneously said the same words as they kneeled down and kowtowed.

"My son is here. Hurry and get up." Empress Dowager came down and cordially called Mu Ying over.

However, it was as if he didn't see the kneeling Xue Luoyun on the side, as if he didn't see him. He paid no attention to him.

Mu Ying heard the empress dowager's voice, but he didn't stand up. Instead, he knelt together with Xue Ruyun.

"Why aren't you getting up? The ground is cold, be careful not to get cold." The empress dowager's heart ached when she saw that Mu Sheng was still kneeling.

"This child and Sayo were husband and wife to begin with. Since she's still kneeling, how can I stand up?" Mu Ying said stubbornly.

Hearing Mu Ying's words, the empress dowager unhappily glanced at Xue Poyun and disdainfully said, "You can get up too."

"Thank you mother." Xue Ruyun quickly kowtowed and said.

Only now did Mu Ying support Xue Ruyun as he stood up.

Xue Ruyun rubbed his numb legs and lowered his head as he stood to the side.

"Come, eat." Her Majesty pointed to the pastries on the table.

Actually, these were all snacks that he had prepared for Mu Ying, and they were all the things that Mu Ying liked to eat the most. However, she had also seen Mu Ying's attitude just now. If she didn't allow Xue Ruoyun to eat with her, she definitely wouldn't eat with her chopsticks. Thus, he had no choice but to shout along with Xue Luoyun.

"Thank you mother." Mu Ying happily agreed as he picked up the pastry and started to eat.

Seeing the empress dowager's expression, Xue Ruoyun knew that she wasn't really calling her food. If he didn't know what was going on, the empress dowager might not be so happy.

Thus, he hurriedly said in a sensible manner, "Thank you mother for your good intentions. Your concubine is not hungry." He sat to the side.

"As you wish." When the empress dowager heard this reply, she was quite satisfied. This Xue Ruyun knew his limits.

Just like that, Xue Ruyun sat on the side, waiting for them to finish their breakfast. In the future, he would slowly call Xue Ruyun over.

"I originally did not agree to your marriage with Ying'er, but since Ying'er was infatuated with you, I, as his mother, could only let him be."

"Yes, yes, yes. Thank you mother for your support." Xue Luoyun knew that she could not have any sort of conflict with her, so she quickly agreed.