Xia Chenhuan felt that time seemed to stand still, and one minute was extremely long for him.There was only the translucent red cloth in front of him, and the rest of his senses became extremely sharp.From the man's body came the scent of pine wood mixed with a faint smell of alcohol, and the sound of breathing was long, probably a little drunk.

Xia Chenhuan didn't dare to speak, and didn't know what to say, so he could only anxiously wait for King Xuan to take off his hijab.

Xiao Haoxuan closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to gently rub the center of his brows.Marrying a wife is more tiring than training in the military camp for a day, and it is a lot more troublesome.To be honest, he just wants to take a bath and sleep now, and he is really not interested in turning clouds and rains.

Xiao Haoxuan squinted his eyes, and raised his hand to take off the hijab of the person beside him after a second thought.On the wedding night in the bridal chamber, if he really didn't touch Xia Guo's prince, he would inevitably leave something to talk about.Maybe it will also make the noble son-in-law unhappy, thinking that he is incapable of performing his duties.

In the silence, Xia Chenhuan became more and more restless, her trembling hands were tightly clasped, her nails cut through her skin and blood flowed out, but she didn't notice it.This is a habit he has formed since he was a child, and the pain calms him down.

The blood-soaked wedding dress turned dark, Xiao Haoxuan raised his hand and dropped it again.

He laughed at himself, it turned out that someone was more reluctant than him, but he was thinking too much just now.

"You didn't do it voluntarily?"

Xia Chenhuan was startled by the cold male voice, how could this man see through him?Did King Xuan see anything, or was he acting too cowardly?

Xia Chenhuan stabilized his position and replied, "I made the marriage voluntarily to protect the safety of the people of Great Xia Kingdom."

Xiao Haoxuan raised his eyebrows, his clear voice was bleak.The same purpose as myself, but seeking perfection.

Xiao Haoxuan sneered, he didn't care if Xia Chenyu was willing to marry him.As long as he hangs on to the title of Concubine Xuan, the two of them won't even have to act.

Xiao Haoxuan no longer cared about his bride, and didn't even have the thought of looking at her appearance, got up with a wave of his sleeves, opened the door and walked into the side room.Leaving the fiery red wedding dress in the room, alone.

Xia Chenhuan didn't realize that King Xuan had left until he heard the door closing. He blinked, did he say something wrong?

Xia Chenhuan waited silently.Until the sound of the watch in the city came, he sighed, fearing that King Xuan would never come back.

Xia Chenhuan tore off the red hijab, rubbed her stiff neck, and took off the phoenix crown little by little.He laughed at himself. On the wedding night, King Xuan not only didn't touch him, he didn't even take off his hijab, he was actually happy.

After all, he is not Xia Chenyu, not Princess Xuan, if he really wants to perform Zhou Gong's ceremony, it seems to be stealing someone else's husband.Xia Chenhuan had the courage to take this seat, but it didn't mean he was at ease.

King Xuan didn't seem to like him, or he was as cold as the rumors said.In any case, the less contact with him, the more Xia Chenhuan would feel at ease, and the less chance of being exposed.

Xia Chenhuan smiled helplessly. It would be good for him to marry him. If Xia Chenyu Xuanwang's mansion was sitting now, the sky would have been turned upside down.

Xia Chenhuan kept thinking wildly and sat there until dawn.He didn't realize that he didn't even change his wedding dress until the maid knocked on the door.

"come in."

Three servant girls came in respectfully with basins and clothes in their hands.They were all outstanding in appearance and had a calm attitude, as if they had no idea that Xia Chenhuan spent last night alone.

After the three of them saluted, the leading servant girl said respectfully, "See the princess. The servant girl is Lianqiu, and this is Qing Yao and Qing Luo. We are the maidservants close to the princess, and we will serve you from now on."

Xia Chenhuan nodded with a smile, took out the purse he had prepared and handed it to the three of them, "Well, I will trouble you in the future. Don't be so reserved in front of me."

Lianqiu nodded in agreement, and Qing Yao and Qing Luo happily accepted the purse.They were also afraid that the concubine Xia Guo married would be arrogant and difficult to get along with, she seemed to be a very gentle person.

Then Xia Chenhuan washed and changed by herself without asking the maid to help.He is really not used to it. He used to serve others, but now he wants others to serve him. He feels uncomfortable.

When everything was sorted out, Xia Chenhuan asked hesitantly, "Where is the prince now? Have you got up?" They should enter the palace today to pay their respects, and King Xuan still wants to go together if he doesn't want to see him again.

Unbearable flashed across Lianqiu's face, and she immediately lowered her eyes and said, "My lord left Yanjing City an hour ago, and I heard from the housekeeper that he was on an errand sent by His Majesty."

Xia Chenhuan was taken aback for a moment, and smiled wryly.He was so unpopular.

Qing Luo and Qing Yao sneakily looked up at the princess, probably afraid that he would be angry and sad.

Xia Chenhuan twitched her lips indifferently, "Lianqiu, go and arrange a carriage, I'm going to the palace today to pay my respects to the queen." After the marriage contract was signed, Xia Chenhuan became familiar with Dayan's etiquette and legal documents as a dowry.Although he was afraid of making mistakes in front of Emperor Yan and the Empress, today he had to enter the palace alone.

"The carriage is ready, princess."

Xia Chenhuan nodded and led Lianqiu out of the house to get into the carriage. The carriage wobbled for nearly half an hour and stopped at the gate of the palace.

Xia Chenhuan was a little out of breath under the pressure of the towering palace walls in front of him.He lowered his eyes for a moment, and opened them again without any hesitation.

Xia Chenhuan followed the maid all the way to Weiyang Palace, secretly sighing at the majesty of Yanhuang City, which made people feel awe-inspiring.So when he saw the person in plain clothes, he couldn't believe that he was the queen.

That person was sitting on the main seat, he didn't dress up, he didn't wear pearls and jade, his smile was like the warm sun in winter, his beauty was unreal.This is the beauty that shouldn't appear in obscene and treacherous palaces, no wonder Emperor Yan abolished the Six Palaces for him.

Xia Chenhuan regained his composure, hurriedly lowered his eyes respectfully, and walked into the hall to salute as usual.

"See the queen, the queen is a thousand years old."

Gu Yao hurriedly got up to help him up, and pulled him to sit down at the table with a smile, "You are Chen Yu, you look better in real life than in portraits."

Xia Chenhuan smiled awkwardly, he was not the person in the portrait at all, "The queen praised it absurdly."

Gu Yao is quite satisfied with this daughter-in-law, not to mention Pan An's better looks than Pan An, but she didn't feel any resentment when she was abandoned by Hao Xuan on the first day of their wedding, it can be seen that she is a gentle person from the bottom of her heart.

Thinking of the runaway prince, Gu Yao's face turned dark.Damn Haoxuan, not only asked for an errand for disaster relief in the Yellow River three days ago, but also kept it from him.He only learned about it from Xiao Chuyi this morning.

This is obviously because he doesn't want to see his concubine, and doesn't want to stay in the wedding atmosphere of the palace.

Gu Yao didn't want to hurt Xia Chenhuan's heart, so he could only comfort him, "Haoxuan set out to rescue the Yellow River today, it was wrong for him to leave you alone as soon as he got married."

Xia Chenhuan shook her head, "National affairs are naturally the most important thing, not to mention the imminent disaster relief, human life is at stake, the prince should set out as soon as possible. Now that we are married, I will support the prince and not let him have any worries."

Xia Chenhuan's words came from the bottom of his heart, whether Xiao Haoxuan had the intention to avoid him or not, it was not important in the face of natural disasters.

Gu Yao's smile deepened a bit, it seems that this princess is really well married.If he gets along well with Haoxuan in the future, maybe he will really like each other.

Gu Yao was chatting with someone, two small heads stuck out from the door to observe Xia Chenhuan secretly, and whispered, but he didn't know that he had been heard clearly.

"Wow, is that brother Haoxuan's bride? She looks pretty."

"It should be sister-in-law, his eyes are really blue-green!"

Xia Chenhuan was amused by the two little guys, and her tense nerves relaxed a lot, and her blue eyes curved into crescent moons.

Haoyuan and Haojun's eyes lit up, and their sister-in-law looked even better when she smiled.The two yelled, "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!" They ran over and climbed onto Xia Chenhuan's lap.

Xia Chenhuan hurriedly hugged the two princes and princesses, for fear of accidentally falling.

Sitting in Xia Chenhuan's arms, the two instantly turned into curious babies.

"Sister-in-law, why are your eyes blue-green?"

"Sister-in-law, what does Xia Guo look like?"

"Sister-in-law, why didn't you come with brother Haoxuan?"

.........

Gu Yao shrugged helplessly at Xia Chenhuan who was caught off guard by the two little devils, but the latter kept smiling sincerely.

On the other side, Xiao Haoxuan rode his horse and galloped towards Luoyang.He really didn't mean to hide from Xia Chenhuan, in fact Xiao Haoxuan didn't realize that he left the house on the first day of their wedding.

Three days ago, Xiao Chuyi received an emergency report of the flooding of the Yellow River, and immediately arranged for the household department to transfer money, and decided to send people from the central government to Luoyang for disaster relief.

Xiao Haoxuan accepted the job without hesitation, arranged everything in less than three days, and set off early in the morning on the fourth day.

For Xiao Haoxuan, the wedding ceremony had already been completed the night before, and his mission was over, so it was not wrong to take on another errand.

As for Xia Chenhuan, Xiao Haoxuan had already forgotten about it.After all, there isn't even a face to remember, is there?

The disaster along the Yellow River did not give Xiao Haoxuan the slightest room to think too much.

Since the first year of Linjia, the emperor ordered to control the river, build reservoirs to widen the river, and pass the sediment to the embankment.There have been no major droughts and floods in the Yellow River Basin, and the weather has been smooth every year, and grain production has increased year by year.

Unexpectedly, the rainfall increased sharply just after the beginning of spring this year, and the torrential rain continued intermittently throughout the spring and summer.Although the imperial court took preventive measures early and dug additional river channels to stabilize the price of rice.However, the abnormal rainfall still caused the harvest in the Central Plains to fail, and floods occurred from time to time.

Xiao Haoxuan rushed to Luoyang almost without sleep, and immediately started disaster relief.

The first thing is to lower the price of rice and open warehouses to help the people.The government sold the grain purchased in good years at a fair price, and distributed rice according to the household registration population.While solving the famine, stabilize the market, suppress looting, and prevent riots.

It is simple to say, but it is necessary to urge the implementation of policies in place and officials not to be greedy; it is also necessary to appease the local merchants and not compete for profits with the people of the court.It is true that a high-ranking and strict official is needed, and Xiao Haoxuan is perfect for it.

The second is to control flood disasters.Xiao Haoxuan discussed with the officials and selected several valleys, and immediately called for the excavation of the reservoir.Densely populated cities and towns to speed up the construction of dams.The rest will be relocated by the government to suit local conditions and save money and manpower.

The next thing to do is to fight the plague.In a disaster year, the population flow is large and the sanitation conditions are poor, so the epidemic is most likely to occur.Burning incense with mugwort should be used to drive away the epidemic in a large area, and a clinic should be added for timely treatment.

Finally, the farming policy for the next season must be determined.The central government purchased seedlings in advance and distributed them to farmers to ensure a bumper harvest in the coming year.

When the Yellow River disaster was relieved and the people were safe and peaceful, Xiao Haoxuan had stayed in Luoyang for more than two months.

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