After receiving the imperial edict and expressing his gratitude, Xie Yunjie withdrew.

Xie Tan looked at Song Nihuan in the sunlight; the afternoon sun outlined her beautiful figure.

He held her hand tightly, and her palm was warm, no longer cold as before.

Song Nihuan let him go and walked towards the dressing table, calling out to the palace maid as she walked, "Come, help me take off these hairpins and rings."

The head ornaments prepared in the palace were very gorgeous, but really heavy. She didn't wear them on weekdays, and only wore them when she met people as decoration.

But after wearing it for a while it becomes too heavy to bear.

Xie Tan seemed to have gotten used to her casualness. When she was not around, she usually had a plain face, a simple bun, and no decorations.

In fact, the more this is the case, the better it looks.

Only he could see this casual side of her.

Her black hair was casually dishevelled, her lips were red without any makeup, and she was sitting cross-legged in the tent waiting for him to return.

Thinking of this, he felt an indescribable satisfaction in his heart.

Song Nihuan took off her hairpins and saw from the bronze mirror that Xie Tan was looking at her with a silly smile on his thin lips.

"What are you laughing at?" she asked.

Xie Tan walked up to her and touched her shoulder, and in the bronze mirror, his face was close to hers, "Look at how beautiful you are."

"Huan'er, I often think that all this seems fake, too beautiful to be real."

Hearing him say this, Song Nihuan actually felt a little sad.

Xie Tan was too content. As long as she was with him, he would be happy. He did not care about her past, nor did he dwell on the years they had missed.

"I also find it unreal." Song Nihuan looked up at him in the bronze mirror, "Brother Qingzhou is now the emperor, his words are law, and he can break the traditional rules of family background at will and help the third place winner find a good marriage."

Xie Tan hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you think I did the right thing?"

Song Nihuan was very puzzled. It was a well-known fact that Xie Yunjie redeemed his ex-fiancee from the Music Bureau and rejected a good marriage proposal for her.

Now the emperor has granted the marriage, with his golden words, which not only relieves the pressure for Xiao Xie Tanhua, but also allows the lovers to finally get married. God and heaven are witnesses, isn't this a good thing?

"Of course it was right. If there was no imperial decree granting the marriage, if the third place winner wanted to marry a woman of low status, he would have to disobey his parents' orders and bear the pressure from his eldest brother. He is too young to compete with the clan, and it is not easy for him not to marry a wife. He has been depressed these days, probably because of this."

"Now that you have solved the problem for him, it is definitely the right thing to do." Song Nihuan affirmed.

Xie Tan nodded and asked, "Has Xie Yunji's injury been alleviated?"

In every letter Xun Fang wrote, in addition to reporting on Song Lanzhi's recovery, he would also modify the prescription for Xie Yunji as appropriate. The letters were first sent to the palace, and then Xie Yunjie copied the part written to Xie Yunji.

Song Nihuan never hid Xie Yunji's injuries from Xie Tan.

She handed the letter to Xie Tan, "Take a look. I don't understand medical knowledge, so I don't know how serious his illness is. But I know that these medicines are like replenishing qi and blood."

Xie Tan took the letter. Indeed, it was some medicines for dispersing liver qi and replenishing qi and blood, but the dosage was huge and the combination was very strange.

"Is he serious?" she asked.

Xie Tan closed his eyes, then opened them again and asked, "Do you still have him in your heart?"

She said helplessly: "What are you thinking? Even if it's just an ordinary minister who is sick, what's wrong with me asking? It's precisely because I have nothing to do with him that I don't shy away from him. If I avoid him and hide the truth, you should worry about whether I am guilty."

"Brother Tan, stop guessing. If I still have feelings for him, I will definitely find a way to be with him."

Xie Tan asked in a low voice: "Are you really no longer in your heart for him?"

Song Nihuan stood up and looked him in the eye. "I have admitted my feelings for him in front of you before. You should know what kind of person I am. There is nothing to hide whether I love him or not."

"If this is what makes you so anxious, then let's just forget it!"

Having said that, she turned and left.

Xie Tan put his arms around her slender waist.

He knew she was just saying that in anger and she would not leave him, but he still couldn't help wanting to confirm it again.

The two of them were so close, he leaned down, his warm breath sprinkled on her nose, his voice was low, "I was wrong. As long as you don't have him in your heart, you can do whatever you want. I was just afraid that you were considering my current status and were willing to compromise by my side. Just like when I arranged a marriage for Xie Yunjie, he couldn't refuse."

His breath blew against her ears and nose, making her feel itchy. Song Nihuan put her hands on his chest and abdomen, turned her head away, and said expressionlessly: "Okay, then I won't treat you as the emperor. Can you let me go?"

Xie Tan lowered his eyes and said, "No."

Song Nihuan stared at him, but he didn't avoid her. "You just like to bully me. If you want to leave, take me with you. I can't live without you."

He held the table, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her on the lips.

They were entangled and passionate, with Song Nihuan's lower back pressed against the table. She leaned back as he kissed her, revealing her slender, white neck.

She grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him down. "If you continue to be suspicious like this, I will be angry!"

He leaned in closer and said in a soft, low voice, "Well, I was wrong."

"You," Song Nihuan said helplessly, "You knew that he was in poor health, but you still assigned him such heavy responsibilities. Not only did you ask him to write "The Strategy of Controlling the Army", but you also asked him to take the lead in drafting the edict to establish the empress... I think you are really trying to squeeze him dry."

She looked up at him, and the smile in her eyes was seen by Xie Tan.

Sure enough, Xie Tan's eyes turned obscure, and his hand on her waist tightened. He only heard the key words and gritted his teeth and said, "Who are you going to squeeze dry?"

She looked at him and smiled.

He picked her up and walked towards the mermaid tent.

Song Nihuan was pushed onto the bed by him. There was nothing else in the tent. It was like a small world with only the breath of the two of them.

Xie Tan came closer, she wanted to hide, but her hands and feet were weak and she hummed softly.

He didn't give her any time to adjust.

She held the quilt tightly, but he covered her hands and interlocked their fingers.

"Is it heavy?" he asked in a low voice.

She nodded and whispered in his ear almost inaudibly, "But I like it very much..."

These few words were like aphrodisiac. He became ruthless and bullied her with all his might, caressing every inch of her body with his hot palms.

He gasped for a moment, "Huan'er, stay with me forever..."

She hummed, closed her eyes, and hugged her lover tightly.

After a long time, Xie Tan looked at her sleeping face, released her wrist, and sighed softly.

still none.

no kids.

Her body has been restored to its normal state and she is no longer as weak as before. Her pulse is strong and healthy, and her qi and blood are sufficient.

But still can't...

He didn't necessarily want her to have a child, but he was thinking that if he passed away before her, she would be alone in her old age. What would she do in this world?

Even if he passed the throne to Xiao Yuanlin, would Xiao Yuanlin be able to treat her well?

He held her in his arms and tightened his grip.

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