Xiao Mo returned to the imperial palace at dusk.
Not long ago, Yan Shan'ao had spoken with Xiao Mo.
The Empress's coronation ceremony had been moved to four months later.
Elder Huang of Myriad Sword Sect had arrived a few days late, missing the auspicious day two days ago.
And the next favorable date wasn't until four months later.
Though waiting four months did leave room for trouble to brew, Yan Shan'ao and Empress Dowager Yan wished they could send a woman from their clan straight to Xiao Mo's bedchamber that very instant.
But they dared not be careless about a coronation ceremony like this.
An auspicious day would bring harmony between husband and wife, prosperity to their descendants, and help secure the realm for generations to come.
So even if they had to wait, they would wait for a favorable date.
Xiao Mo didn't mind either way. Whether he married or not made no difference to him.
Besides, it was better to marry later.
Otherwise, he'd have to spend time keeping the Empress company.
And once Yan Ruxue became the mistress of the harem, she could follow him around in the open.
Every move he made might be watched by her.
After bathing at Clear Spring Palace, Xiao Mo returned to his bedchamber and immediately entered the Book of a Hundred Lives.
[The Book of a Hundred Lives' third life ("Bai Ruxue's Life," second lifetime) is not yet ready. Would the host like to enter the River of Time and observe what happened after the host's death?]
"Yes."
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Mo once again became an observer and stepped into the River of Time within the Book of a Hundred Lives.
He arrived at Shiqiao Village. Standing outside the courtyard, Xiao Mo watched the woman inside sweeping