Dance Of The Dragons
Chapter 217 : The Morning After (1)

Chapter 217: Chapter 217 : The Morning After (1)

When Xie Jianyu opened his eyes in the morning, the room was already flooded by gentle rays of sunlight that seeped through the ornamental apertures of the lattice door.

He carefully disentangled himself from Zhang Fengxi in order to not wake him up. His husband had such a peaceful expression on his face when he slept. Xie Jianyu smiled to himself as he watched Zhang Fengxi’s sleeping face for a while.

Xie Jianyu swung his feet to the edge of the bed. A pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around his waist and pulled him back to bed.

"Ah...!"

"Where are you going?"

Zhang Fengxi dragged himself to the edge of the bed and lay his head on Xie Jianyu’s lap.

"It’s already the morning," Xie Jianyu ran his fingers across Zhang Fengxi’s messy hair. "Time to wake up."

Zhang Fengxi groaned. Eyes still closed, he pressed his face against Xie Jianyu’s stomach.

"We had our wedding yesterday. There is no need to get up so early. We are allowed to rest."

Xie Jianyu pinched Zhang Fengxi’s cheek gently.

"You can rest, but I have to go back to Fuxi Palace."

Zhang Fengxi opened his eyes and gaped at Xie Jianyu.

"Why?"

Xie Jianyu stared at him.

"I am -still- the master of Fuxi Palace, if you recall."

Zhang Fengxi pushed himself into a sitting position.

"But you are also my wife now. You should stay in Longjing Palace."

Xie Jianyu sighed.

"I don’t know. I need to think about it."

Zhang Fengxi groaned like a wounded tiger.

"Jianbao..."

To be frank, they had yet to talk about the living arrangements, but who would have guessed that Xie Jianyu never thought of leaving his old home behind?

Xie Jianyu gave Zhang Fengxi a peck on the lips.

"Let’s talk about this later. Either way, I have some work left to do in Fuxi Palace. I need to finish them before the marriage leave* is over."

"....."

Zhang Fengxi scratched his head with a frown. He was not sure whether he was the lazy one or Xie Jianyu just enjoyed working hard day after day.

"Wait. I can’t let you go alone. If you must return to Fuxi Palace now, then let me come with you."

Xie Jianyu was startled by Zhang Fengxi’s words.

"Don’t you want to rest a little bit more?"

"I will sleep on your bed while you do whatever work you need to do."

Xie Jianyu chuckled.

"Alright."

The omega picked his discarded inner robe from the floor and wrapped it around his slender frame. Afterward, he opened all the windows to let fresh air in.

Zhang Fengxi rose to his feet with a groan.

When he pushed the bedchamber door open, he was greeted loudly by a group of maids and servants who knelt outside the door and bowed so low that their foreheads touched the floor.

"Congratulations to Prince Zhang Fengxi and Crown Prince Xie Jianyu on the most auspicious wedding!"

Xie Jianyu appeared behind Zhang Fengxi and smiled at the many maids and servants.

He brought a bag of golden coins with him, which he then handed over to the Longjing Palace’s head servant.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work yesterday. Please take this bag as a token of my gratitude and distribute the coins evenly among all."

The content of the bag was enough to feed every mouth for at least a month.

"Many, many thanks, Your Majesty," they said in unison.

The head servant slipped the bag of coins into his sleeves and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Fengxi, the bath is ready for your usage."

"Perfect."

Zhang Fengxi lifted Xie Jianyu into his arms and marched in the direction of the bathroom.

"Zhang Fengxi! Everyone is watching!" Xie Jianyu hissed at the alpha, who could not care less.

"So what? I am carrying my wife to take a bath together. How is that scandalous?"

"Oh, heavens..."

Xie Jianyu covered his face from embarrassment.

Zhang Fengxi’s facial skin was too thick; he did not have any sense of shame.

The newlywed couple spent a long time in the bathtub, giving the maids and servants enough time to clean the chamber.

The bedsheet was taken to Lady Song, who had been waiting to inspect it since early morning.

Traces of dried semen were seen on several spots, some more than the others. Close by, there were a few droplets of blood that were spilled when Zhang Fengxi thrust inside Xie Jianyu for the first time and tore a wound at his entrance hole.

Lady Song spread the peacock fan in front of the lower half of her face to hide her smug smile.

Oh, the bride and groom spent such a steamy first night together. Seeing that Zhang Fengxi’s seeds were spilled all over the bedsheet, she did not have high hopes for Xie Jianyu’s pregnancy.

Her son might be too drunk to properly do his job.

Lady Song sighed.

Well, as a good mother-in-law, she had to take care of her new son-in-law. Xie Jianyu must be sore and exhausted from his first intimate encounter.

It was best to drink some nourishing soup to replenish his energy. Otherwise, Lady Song might not get to hold her grandchild soon!

"Chengsu, Chang’er, bring a big bowl of chicken and ginseng soup to the Crown Prince! Make sure to serve it warm! We don’t want the Crown Prince to catch a cold from yesterday’s nightly activities!"

The maids exchanged knowing smiles before they curtsied in front of their mistress.

"Yes, Palace Mistress."

The maids brought the bowl of soup to the Prince’s private chamber a while later, but neither the Prince nor the Crown Prince were available.

They waited for almost a shichen, but the newlyweds still failed to make their appearance.

Just then, a servant arrived at the chamber.

Chengsu stopped him and asked, "Brother Yuan, we brought soup for the Crown Prince, but His Majesty is nowhere to be seen. Prince Fengxi is also not here. What happened?"

The red-faced servant cleared his throat.

"Prince Fengxi and His Majesty are still taking a bath," came the curt answer.

Chengsu and Chang’er exchanged baffled glances.

The servant coughed into his fist.

"I suggest you both go back to the kitchen and heat the soup again."

The two maids returned to the kitchen without a moment of delay.

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Author’s note :

* This refers to the three to seven days of leave days that a newlywed couple get after they get married.

Mini Theater :

--Modern society, alternate universe--

Zhang Fengxi, the heir to the wealthy tycoon Zhang Zhiyuan of Longjing Corporation just married Xie Jianyu, the Crown Prince of Fuxi Kingdom.

They showed up at a marriage counselor’s office one week after they married in a lavish wedding ceremony at a private villa close to the Bahamas.

Zhang Fengxi : My wife refuses to live in my 888,888 square feet mansion although we had just got married.

Xie Jianyu : I can’t just move to my husband’s mansion and leave behind my 999,999 square feet palace! What will happen to my palace staff? Who will feed my royal steed, Wangshu?

Marriage counselor : Honestly, I have been living in a 666 square feet house so I don’t know what you two are talking about.

*sheds bloody tears*

Dear readers, what do you think this prominent couple need to do?