"Your Highness, my young lady prepared these for you. She said... she hopes you'll like them."
Chun Tao looked at the pile of things in Xia He's arms and couldn't help casting her a grateful glance.
Thank you, my dear sister.
Thank you, Fifth Miss.
Since Fifth Miss had prepared everything in advance, not a whisper of today's events would leak out.
The instant Chu Youning saw those things, her eyes lit up.
"I love them! Thank Fifth Sister for me."
She reached out and stroked the bright red Mandarin Duck Quilt. It was soft and comfortable.
It was just that... the embroidered mandarin ducks on it were... impossible to make out. Truly distinctive.
Finally, after the maids helped Chu Youning's beloved consort change outfits and decorated the room...
Chu Youning contentedly enjoyed a "wedding night" with her beloved consort, falling asleep just as soon as she decided to.
Nothing happened throughout her day with the Jiang Family.
Even her return to the Imperial Palace was perfectly normal and safe.
That left Chu Youning utterly baffled.
"System, didn't you say that forcibly offing that bastard Chu Haoze would damage my merit, and that I might have to suffer a little?
Haven't I been safe all afternoon?"
The System didn't answer for a long while.
Only when Chu Youning couldn't resist calling it again did the System slowly speak.
[I used a few little tricks. As for exactly what happened... you... will feel it tomorrow.] [Host... I have something else to attend to. Please... make yourself comfortable.]
After that, the System fell silent again.
Chu Youning was a little surprised.
"You're acting a bit strange today, System. Did those little tricks bring bad luck down on you instead? Tell your host if something's wrong."
The System didn't answer.
Chu