At Xue Ke's words, Ye Qiu's azure eyes narrowed slightly. Looking at the unease beginning to show in her eyes, perhaps she was still not confident enough after ascending the throne. She felt that the bond between them as husband and wife was not yet deep enough.
A smile bloomed on Ye Qiu's face, and he nodded. Of course, he was willing to deepen their relationship.
"Fine, but you are now the Empress of the Heaven Dou Empire. It should be me serving the emperor." Ye Qiu said with a grin, and the clothes on his body immediately burst into flames, turning to ash. Xue Ke's face flushed crimson, but she did not hesitate. She lay directly on the bed and, before Ye Qiu could sit down, bit down. Ye Qiu's large hands wandered over her delicate body, slowly removing her imperial robe and tossing it beneath the bed.
Above the imperial palace, a full moon hung high.
It seemed as though the bloodshed that had taken place during the day had caused no ripples whatsoever.
When Ye Qiu looked up at the moon,
inside the new Empress's bedchamber, candlelight cast a hazy glow beyond the gauze curtains.
Ye Qiu gently gathered Xue Ke, who had shed every last scrap of cloth, into his arms. His fingertips unconsciously caressed the smooth skin at the nape of her neck. Feeling the person in his arms tremble slightly, he lowered his head and lightly kissed her burning earlobe. "Xue Ke, you really do not need to worry. I will not leave you."
His warm breath brushed past her ear. Xue Ke's curled fingertips gradually relaxed, and she hooked an arm around his neck, burying her face against it. Then she suddenly opened her lips and bit Ye Qiu's shoulder, saying softly, "I