Bai Su’s heart felt like a needle was pricking it as her Omega cried out in pain.

She quickly put her hand on his lower abdomen and comforted him softly, “What’s wrong? Does your stomach hurt? Didn’t the physician check on you last night and say there’s no problem?”

The young man kept his head down and didn’t speak. She sat him on the table, lit the lamp again, and lifted his clothes to take a look.

Omega was delicate and beautiful. Although Duan Changchuan’s body wasn’t completely exposed, his skin was much fairer than it was a month ago.

Because of the cold weather, Bai Su didn’t take off all his clothes. She only unbuttoned the bottom button carefully. Lifting the cloth slightly, she could see the child’s smooth, milky white skin.

She rubbed her palms until they were hot and gently placed them on Duan Changchuan’s abdomen to warm him up, and asked, “Is this better?”

The young man nodded slowly and made a small sound from the tip of his nose, “Hmm …”

“Then you must have caught a cold. I’ll get a hot water bottle for you to hug it to sleep.” After saying that, she turned around to find hot water.

She asked the maid guarding the door to boil the water and pour it in. Only then did she get the hot water bottle ready and put it in the boy’s arms.

The boy lowered his head. Because he was still sleepwalking, his whole body was a little dazed.

Bai Su found it funny and reminded him, “Hold it tight and put it on your stomach.”

The child immediately obediently held it tight and then looked at her without blinking. Probably in his sleep, he did everything by instinct and followed his pheromone to find his Alpha.

After being tossed around, Bai Su wasn’t sleepy anymore. She bent down to look at him.

Usually, although Duan Changchuan was beautiful, always had a taut little face. Whatever he had to something say, he would keep it in his heart. She had almost forgotten how obedient her Omega had been on their wedding night.

It made her … want to kiss him …

She slowly moved closer to him. The boy’s eyelashes fluttered and he slowly closed his eyes.

A fresh … soft wisp of gardenia fragrance floated into her nose. It was very sweet with a hint of unripe taste. But it was easy to identify it.

Alpha lowered her head and kissed the young man’s lips. Her fingertips gently slid along his neck.

Omega let out a low whimper and tilted his head slightly, revealing his soft neck.

Bai Su was caught off guard and her lips brushed across his jaw.

The gardenia pheromone was like charcoal that had been drenched by rain, intermittently emitting a little bit of mist.

The kid wanted her to kiss his glands …

Bai Su paused for a moment, then let out a breathy laugh.

Her fingertips gently massaged the back of his neck as she said, “Not yet. You have to wait for the glands to fully recover on their own. Otherwise, it won’t be good for your body.”

The young man frowned and bit his lip …

In the end, he nodded hesitantly.

Bai Su got up and touched his hair, “Good boy, come and sleep.”

“Hmm.”

–

The next day was examination day.

Duan Changchuan drew the examination topic this time and was then sent to the examination hall at top speed. The scholars who had worked hard for many years started doing the examination that was like leaping through the dragon gate.

Today was the day off, so there was no need for Duan Changchuan to attend the imperial court. Thus, Duan Changchuan went to Yun Xie’s Imperial Astronomical Bureau to relax.

Actually, it was also because when he woke up in the morning and found himself nestled in Bai Su’s arms, he was very shocked. He quietly put on his clothes and ran away.

On the way to the morning court, he found out that he had sleepwalked to the Qing Lu Palace.

He had no way to face Bai Su.

“I heard that last night, our Empress made the Empress Dowager and the Prince Regent speechless at the banquet.”

“Ahem, the Regent apologized on His Majesty’s behalf? What crime did His Majesty commit? If His Majesty’s body is the slightest bit unwell, you all have to apologize!” Sit opposite Duan Changchuan, Yun Xie fanned back and forth with the fan in his hand, speaking with exultation.

After Duan Changchuan returned to the Ming Sheng Hall from last night’s banquet, Fang Moyan had been treating him. He didn’t have time to inquire about what happened after he left.

He remembered that Bai Su said that she seemed to have a big quarrel with her mother. The reason was because … his mother lacked education?

He didn’t expect that Bai Su was actually defending him.

“I heard that you came out of the Qing Lu Palace this morning. Did you make up for the bridal chamber? Her Highness has fallen out with the Empress Dowager and the Regent because of His Majesty. There is no way out of the palace now … You even fell in love with her at first sight. It’s just a matter of convenience …”

Seeing that Yun Xie’s words were getting more and more ridiculous, Duan Changchuan grabbed the whorled umbrella grass on the table and threw it at him.

“Who said I fell in love at first sight!”

Yun Xie waved his fan and dodged left and right. “It’s you! Just smelling her scent made your blood boil. It was comparable to an aphrodisiac. Isn’t that what you said?”

Duan Changchuan threw even more fiercely.

Yun Xie hurriedly stopped him, “Hey, hey! You’ve already plucked out several pots of the whorled umbrella plants! Can’t you just let it go? A few days ago, Auntie asked me why the grass in the courtyard would wither and die so easily. She forced me to listen about the precautions when growing whorled umbrella plants for a long time.”

Thinking about how Yun Xie was forced to listen to Feng Yao^[1]Tl/N. I made a mistake, Yun Xie’s aunt was called Feng Yao, not Feng Lin. Previous chapters had updated teach him how to grow whorled umbrella plants … Duan Changchuan finally couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.

“Serves you right.”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Are you very proud? Do you think I won’t tell Auntie what you’ve done right now?”

Duan Changchuan lifted his eyelids and said calmly, “What does it matter? That’s your Auntie. I’m not afraid of her.”

Yun Xie, “…”

*Heart bled*

–

The two laughed and joked for a while. Feng Yao brought tea and snacks over and said, “Your Majesty, try the new peach blossom pastry.”

Yun Xie immediately took the plate, picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, and chewed on it.

He was slapped on the back of his hand by Feng Yao.

“You’re always so impolite in front of His Majesty.”

Yun Xie laughed indifferently, “What does it matter? If even we have to be submissive in front of His Majesty, then he’ll feel terrible. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him. If I kneel and cut the peach blossom pastry to feed him, wouldn’t he feel terrible?”

Duan Changchuan raised the knife in his hand and cut a small piece into his mouth with a crunch, saying, “There’s no need to trouble you.”

Yun Xie leaned closer and asked in a low voice, “Hey, how about if it was Her Majesty who served you?”

Duan Changchuan: ???

He reflexively wanted to pick the whorled umbrella grass again!

Just as he reached out his hand, he saw Feng Yao who was lowering her head to boil tea. He immediately withdrew his hand obediently.

Then, he glared and rolled his eyes at the person opposite him, “Eat your peach blossom pastry. Nothing can stop your mouth.”

“Hahahaha! It’s normal for a man and a woman to love. Look at you, you’ve already had a wife. What’s there to be shy about? You’re talking as if you’ve never had a bed servant before.”

Duan Changchuan, “I haven’t!”

Then, he glared at Yun Xie, “Do you think everyone is as experienced as you?”

It successfully made Yun Xie spit out a mouthful of tea. He looked at Feng Yao beside him and then at Duan Changchuan …

He put his fist to his lips and cleared his throat. “Cough cough … I’m the most romantic scholar in Shengjing. I’m older than you, so of course I’m more experienced than you.”

Feng Yao’s action of washing tea paused.

She turned around and ordered, “Aunt Jiang, cut off all of Yun’er’s money in the future. The Imperial Astronomical Bureau is provided with food and clothing. He can survive without silver. If there’s anything he needs in particular, let him come to me to ask for it.”

This sentence made the usually unrestrained person’s face completely collapse.

Duan Changchuan looked at Yun Xie’s appearance of wanting to refute but not daring to; wanting to plead but not daring to do so because he wanted face. He found it funny and carefree.

Feng Yao held the brewed tea and handed it to Duan Changchuan, asking, “I heard that Your Majesty stayed in the Qing Lu Palace last night. Are you going to take the Empress to our command?”

He had only stayed in the Empress’s bedroom twice, and even Feng Yao asked about it …

It was unknown how the news had spread in the entire palace.

After all, it was related to the imperial harem. Bai Su’s identity was sensitive … On the surface, the emperor and the new empress were just husband and wife, but behind the scenes, the Regent, the Prime Minister, and the emperor were indeed involved.

It could be said a slight move will affect everything else.

At this moment, Duan Changchuan looked at Feng Yao who was waiting for his response …

He helplessly told the truth.

“I didn’t … I sleepwalked. When I fell asleep last night, I was still in the Ming Sheng Hall. When I woke up, I was already in the Qing Lu Palace. Chang Le said that it was Bai Su who … uh, pushed me back to sleep.”

Yun Xie, “Did you wake up with a beauty in your arms?”

The flute which was hanging from Feng Yao’s waist lightly hit the top of his head, and said, “Put away your shamelessness.”

After Feng Yao finished speaking, she changed the topic and looked at Duan Changchuan, “However, I did see a strange thing when I observed the sky these few days … Last night, I was still talking with Yun’er. Three days ago, when I was on the observatory of the bureau, I saw a faint purple aura circling the eastern seven mansions at midnight.”

Purple aura from the east …

It was a great fortune for the country.

When it came to business, Yun Xie immediately straightened his expression and said, “Aunt watched for two days in a row. Last night, she called me to watch with her. There was indeed a purple aura in the east. Last night, the purple aura circled for an especially long time. There was even an extremely bright star among the mansions. Coincidentally, we received news today that you stayed in the Qing Lu Palace last night. Aunt and I both feel that a little prince is about to be born in our Datong.”

Feng Yao nodded, “From the looks of the stars, our country’s situation was in a state of decline for the entire winter last year. On the night before His Majesty’s wedding, the Emperor Star was even more dim … Yun’er sent me a letter overnight, so I quickly came back. However, after the Emperor Star survived the calamity at midnight, it gradually lit up again in the second half of the night. This is also why the Empress asked Chang Le to pass a message to us, so I took the initiative to bring her over.”

“Your Majesty, the wedding of the Empress and His Majesty was an auspicious omen a month ago. Now that the purple aura is coming from the east, the prince is about to enter the world and inject new vitality into our Datong.”

“Since Your Majesty is already living with the Empress, why don’t you take advantage of the opportunity to be with her? The sooner the Empress is pregnant with a dragon child, the sooner Datong will be stable.”

The two of them persuaded earnestly.

Duan Changchuan, “…”

He understood. These two people were forcing him and Bai Su … cough, to consummate the marriage, right?

They were even, pushed them to conceive …?

Inexplicably … he thought of the appearance when he woke up this morning.

The woman’s eyes were closed, and her long eyelashes were thick like crow feathers. Her undergarments that were not properly worn naturally hung down.

As for himself, half of his face was buried in that person’s chest. What entered his eyes was pure white snow.

Immediately, his face turned red, all the way to the tips of his ears.

The young man uncomfortably picked up the teacup and lowered his eyes, “I … I understand.”