"Mother Wang, who has been talking nonsense in front of you?"
Yan Zhao was at a loss for words. "If you're bored, how about asking Steward Zhou to accompany you to the manor for a few days?"
Steward Zhou was the chief steward of the Prince's Mansion and also Mother Wang's husband.
"I'm not bored. I'm just worried about you," Mother Wang said with a worried face. "Well, maybe I'm being too hasty. You're not fully recovered yet. You shouldn't have sex so rashly."
She patted Yan Zhao on the shoulder anxiously. "When your father was your age, you were already three years old."
Yan Zhao: "..."
"Because Father and Mother grew up together and got married early."
"But you've been married for two days already."
Yan Zhao didn't understand Mother Wang's worries at all. "You're already falling behind at the starting line."
Yan Zhao: "..."
I really don't know how to respond to your words!
"If you're in such poor health, what if the Princess abandons you in the future? She's so beautiful. It won't be hard for her to find another husband. But you have a bad reputation. It'll be difficult for you to find someone!"
Mother Wang sat on the threshold, patting her skirt, and continued to think. "It's really tough on the Princess. When you accompany her back to her natal home tomorrow, we should prepare more gifts. Don't let Lady Yongning think that our Prince's Mansion has treated the Princess badly."
Yan Zhao replied with difficulty, "It won't happen."
Her father-in-law and mother-in-law were so afraid of him that they probably wouldn't have any complaints about him for the time being.
But he didn't dare to say so.
It wasn't that he didn't dare, but that Mother Wang would come up with a bunch of reasons to scold him for being so fierce and not knowing how to be kind to others.
It was already half an hour later when he finally managed to send Mother Wang away.
Yan Zhao slightly opened the front of his robe. His eyes were deep and intense, with a hint of grievance. He had fallen asleep last night...
Tonight, he would show Wanwan what a newlywed couple should do on their wedding night.
On the other side, Ning Yuwan rushed back to her room in a panic.
"What's wrong with me?"
Her heart had been pounding so hard just now, like a little carp she had once seen, desperately trying to leap over the dragon gate.
Especially when she was interrupted by A Si, she felt a faint sense of shame.
It was completely unlike her usual self.
"Princess?"
Lotus Leaf had already reminded Ning Yuwan softly several times, but the Princess still frowned and rubbed her face, looking worried.
But who could blame her for being so beautiful!
No matter what she did, she looked like a painting, stunning and captivating.
"Princess, the concubines from the side courtyard are waiting in the front hall to pay their respects to you," Lotus Leaf reminded again, but didn't raise her voice, as if afraid of disturbing the beauty.
According to the rules, since there were no elders in the Prince's Mansion, Ning Yuwan was in charge of everyone.
The concubines should have come to pay their respects the day after the wedding, but Ning Yuwan and Yan Zhao had gone to the palace that day.
So it was postponed until tonight.
"Don't see them!"
Ning Yuwan frowned. She had encountered too many unlucky things in the past two days. She hadn't even thought about Yan Zhao's concubines in the backyard.
Now that she heard about them, there was a hint of annoyance in her already restless heart.
"Tell them to stay in the side courtyard from now on and never come out again!"
She made a decisive decision. "If they dare to show up in front of me, send them out of the mansion."
If she didn't know that Yan Zhao was still a virgin, none of those concubines would be allowed to stay in the Prince's Mansion!
"Yes!"
Lotus Leaf carefully drove Lotus Seed out and then leaned over to Ning Yuwan's ear. "Princess, did the Prince mistreat you last night?"
She stammered as she asked, taking a whole cup of tea to finish the sentence. By the time she was done, her cheeks and neck were completely red.
What Mother Wang had told her was so embarrassing!
Did Yan Zhao really have the nerve to do that?
Ning Yuwan was quite self-aware. She was the one who usually made others feel wronged.
"I don't think so," she said.
She only remembered that Yan Zhao smelled nice, and then she fell asleep.
Surely Yan Zhao wouldn't have taken advantage of her while she was sleeping!
When she heard Ning Yuwan say "no," there was a flash of disappointment in Lotus Leaf's eyes.
No wonder the wedding handkerchief on the bed was spotless. It turned out that the Prince was impotent!
She lost her composure and heaved a heavy sigh. "The Prince is just in poor health. He'll recover after some time. Princess, please be patient."
"Don't worry. There's no hurry," Ning Yuwan said.
She had a feeling that the conversation with Lotus Leaf was a bit off, but Lotus Leaf looked so serious that she could only nod along.
Hearing her calm response, Lotus Leaf felt even more guilty for her Prince. How could the Prince not be able to touch such a virtuous, beautiful, and kind Princess?
She slapped her forehead. "I'll go and ask the kitchen to make some tonic soup for the Prince right away."
According to Mother Wang, there were good things like deer blood in the small kitchen. She just hoped the Prince could handle the tonic.
The worried Lotus Leaf left without looking back, even ignoring Lotus Seed, who she had driven out.
Lotus Seed entered the room and happened to meet Ning Yuwan's confused eyes. She returned the same confused look.
She was much younger than Lotus Leaf and sometimes couldn't understand what she was saying.
Lotus Leaf was already seventeen years old. She was steady in her work and understood some private matters.
Lotus Seed, on the other hand, was only a fourteen-year-old girl. She had been chosen to serve Ning Yuwan because of her excellent martial arts skills, which could protect the Princess at all times.
Although she had been outside the door, separated by only a wall, Lotus Seed had excellent hearing and had heard the whole conversation between Ning Yuwan and Lotus Leaf.
She was silent for a while, as if weighing the pros and cons.
After a long time, she raised her head. "In the future, if the Prince tries to mistreat you, I'll help you, Princess!"
She used to think that the Prince was the most handsome man, so she wanted to follow him.
But now the most beautiful person was the Princess, so her heart had changed.
Yan Zhao, who had just entered the room: For some reason, he always felt like he had missed something really important.
"My lady," Yan Zhao said.
When Ning Yuwan saw him, her heart started to flutter again. She couldn't help but swallow. "What are you doing here?"
"Doing what we didn't do on our wedding night," Yan Zhao murmured, his eyes full of smiles.
Ning Yuwan nodded. "Do you want to read dirty books with me, Prince?"
"Cough!"
Yan Zhao thought his health would never improve. Otherwise, why did he always keep coughing when he was with Ning Yuwan?
He was about to answer when he met Lotus Seed's curious eyes. "Prince, what are dirty books?"
"Go and ask A Si!"
A powerful palm wind came towards her, and Lotus Seed quickly took a step back.
By the time she stopped, she was already outside the room. The next moment, the door slammed shut.
"Does A Si know what dirty books are?"
Just a moment ago, Lotus Seed had been thinking about protecting the Princess if the Prince tried to mistreat her. But after comparing her martial arts skills with Yan Zhao's, she decided: Next time! Definitely next time!
Inside the room, Ning Yuwan saw Yan Zhao make a move for the first time. She thought he was angry, but then saw him come up to her shyly. "My lady, there's more to a wedding night than just reading dirty books."
"Like what?"
He was trying to tempt her to ask, and Ning Yuwan fell for it.
"Of course, it's the fun between husband and wife," Yan Zhao said, raising his eyebrows. His long, white fingers slowly unbuttoned Ning Yuwan's clothes. "Do you want to learn, my lady?"
"Learning a bit is okay," Ning Yuwan said, unconsciously licking her lips. After being moistened, her red lips became even more plump and attractive.
Yan Zhao's eyes darkened, and he slowly lowered his head. "Your husband will teach you now."