The ministers wept with joy; their emperor was finally going to get married!
Although this empress is a bit strange, having run away for a while and then returned, and she doesn't have any powerful family background...
But the ministers still respected her.
Because she had done a lot in the past, solving locust plagues and epidemics that they couldn't handle...
They are destined to become wise rulers and virtuous empresses!
Su Mian and Duan Xuanyu finally completed their wedding ceremony, which had been interrupted last time.
In the evening, in the bedchamber lit with red candles.
Su Mian sat upright on the carved dragon bed, her wedding dress embroidered with gold and phoenixes, and her head full of pearls and jade, which made her neck ache.
After waiting for a while, she finally saw Duan Xuanyu's figure stop in front of her through the gaps in the pearl tassels.
"Your Majesty, it is time for you and the Empress to perform the nuptial ceremony."
The palace maids were about to step forward to serve when Duan Xuanyu raised his hand to stop them. "All of you, step back."
The palace servants filed out of the room.
Soon, he ripped off the crown on Su Mian's head.
She looked up and met his gentle yet unrestrained eyes.
She looked away, rubbing her neck. "Could you please take off my clothes and remove my phoenix crown first? My neck is about to break."
Duan Xuanyu removed the phoenix crown for her, and then used his slender fingers to untangle her intricate sashes.
His movements were gentle, and the corners of his eyes unconsciously curved into a slight smile, "I've finally married you."
She was smiling, but her voice trembled with a hint of grievance and a sob.
Su Mian pulled him down to sit, gently leaning on his shoulder, and asked, "Is there anything else you're hiding from me?"
Duan Xuanyu thought for a moment and said, "I also have a system."
Su Mian: "Do you know where it came from?"
Duan Xuanyu nodded. "Before you came, I kept interrogating it. It said that it was my self-rescue system because I was in such a miserable state that it took the initiative to bind to me and help me save myself. As long as I escaped my inevitable death, it would automatically uninstall itself."
"But I've died ten times already, and I still can't get rid of it. The load on it keeps getting heavier and heavier, and it's getting more and more choppy. Now it takes forever to talk to me."
--[Who said that? No, no, no, please don't spread rumors, okay?]
"..." Duan Xuanyu replied briefly, "Go into hibernation."
He will be consummating his marriage with the Empress later.
I don't want to be watched by a higher-dimensional intelligent system.
"But it can be quite capable at times," he continued, "While it's dormant."
"It helped me download a time-reversal skill, and I... I used it to steal a kiss from you, the one we took a picture of inside the camera."
Su Mian remembered.
No wonder his face was swollen that time.
Su Mian pursed her lips. "That's too much. I'll remember this. Anything else?"
Duan Xuanyu: "And last time... that dung beetle virus, it was actually a smokescreen."
Su Mian exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, this is amazing! This skill is truly incredible! This is absolutely astounding! Anshi Chaos!"
Duan Xuanyu couldn't help but laugh, "That's all."
They went on to complete their wedding night ceremony.
We drank the nuptial wine, and the sweet fragrance of osmanthus lingered on our palates.
Su Mian put down her wine glass, leaned over and gently kissed the corner of his lips, then sat back down cross-legged and smiled at him.
Duan Xuanyu's mind went blank for a moment. He looked at her; she had just drunk some wine, and her eyes were red at the corners. She looked so beautiful. When she kissed him earlier, she was so soft, and she smelled sweet and fragrant.
He reached out, cupped her face in his hands, and gently stroked her lips with his fingertips.
He wanted to kiss her, but Su Mian slightly pulled away and asked him, "Did you bring *** with you?"
Duan Xuanyu was taken aback. "I didn't..."
Su Mian: "What if I get pregnant? I don't have enough points to take two people back with me. Who should I take, you or the baby? Should I save the mother or the baby?"
Duan Xuanyu: "Then you'll definitely protect me!"
Su Mian sighed, "Then our children will grow up and kill people everywhere, and after killing, they'll cry and make excuses for themselves: 'My dear ministers, who understands? My family background was too painful. I was abandoned by my father and mother when I was two years old! That's why I'm so twisted and vengeful towards society!'"
Duan Xuanyu: "... So what do we do now?"
Su Mian rolled into the bed, pulled the covers up, and turned her back to him. "Go to sleep. We'll consummate our marriage in three years."
Duan Xuanyu: "..."
You scumbag woman!
We've come this far, and you're making me wait three years!
You kill them but don't bury them!
Duan Xuanyu lay down behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, nuzzled his chin against her shoulder, and breathed warmly on the back of her ear. "I can't wait."
His voice was muffled, with a slight nasal tone, like he was being coquettish, and his arms around her waist were very tight.
Su Mian could feel the vibrations in his chest cavity, rising and falling with his breath, and she could also hear his heart pounding so fast it felt like it was about to burst out of his chest.
At that moment, a single elbow strike from her could knock him off the bed...
However, Duan Xuanyu knew her too well and pressed her arm down the moment she raised it.
His nose brushed lightly against the side of her neck as he called out to her in a pitiful voice, "What should I do, sister?"
Su Mian: "Then go and have the imperial physician prepare a special contraceptive soup for palace intrigue."
"No..." Duan Xuanyu's voice suddenly lowered, tinged with grievance, "Fine, let me hold you for a while."
They hugged quietly for a while, and Su Mian felt his body temperature getting hotter and hotter.
She couldn't help but laugh out loud, turned away from his embrace, and slipped something into his hand.
"Just kidding, I brought it."
Duan Xuanyu was stunned, his mind filled with... overwhelmed with gratitude.
Su Mian's eyes were full of anticipation. "Next, you can grab it with one hand and bite open the bag. I've read that's how male protagonists are described in novels. In my imagination, they're so handsome! So alluring and wild!"
"..." Duan Xuanyu was truly speechless.
Why would anyone be so rude!
Could you please stop... stop doing this at a time like this!
Su Mian became more and more excited as she spoke, "The male protagonists in novels all stay up all night, they can even have sex, they can even have multiple partners!!!"
Duan Xuanyu couldn't stand her anymore. "Your most important task right now is to uninstall Tomato!"
Su Mian: "You're in such a hurry... Where can you find such good tomatoes? I've seen so many... Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you, you still have too many blind spots in your knowledge."
"..." Duan Xuanyu was speechless for a moment.
She accepted her fate; that's just how she is.
He hugged her tighter again, resting his chin on her shoulder. "You teach me, and I'll understand, won't I? You said you'd teach me a lot of things."
He put the things she had brought back into her hands, turned his face slightly, and kissed her.
His kiss was tender and lingering, filled with the preciousness and joy of something lost and then regained. His canine teeth gently bit her lip, and he murmured, "Teach me now."
Su Mian was a little dizzy, racking her brains for the novels she had read... but before she could find a useful tutorial, he tightened his grip around her waist.
He kissed away the tears at the corners of her eyes, his eyelashes brushing against the tip of her sweaty nose.
"From tonight until we grow old, get sick, and die... you still have many things to teach me."