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The auspicious time had passed, the wedding candles had burned more than halfway, and Han Shu, sitting on the wedding bed in the bedroom, was unable to wait for Xia Ling to appear.

The phoenix crown on her head was much heavier than the helmet she wore during marches and battles. After a whole day, Han Shu's neck was already sore.

After she lifted the red veil, she stood up and sat in front of the bronze mirror amid the stunned gazes of the other maids.

"Help me take this thing off my head. It really gets in the way."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Xi picked up the red veil, knelt in front of Han Shu and lifted it above her head.

"The Crown Prince has not returned yet. Please ask the Crown Princess to cover the wedding veil again and not disrupt the ancestral etiquette."

One person begged, and everyone knelt: "Please, Crown Princess, cover the wedding veil again, and don't disrupt the ancestral etiquette."

Han Shu took the veil that Nanny Xi had raised above her head in her hands and stroked it gently.

Looking down at the servants kneeling in the room, Han Shu smiled gently.

These people all knew that Xia Ling would not return tonight, so they were all helping Xia Ling and Zhong Luoyue to set rules for her.

Kicking the nanny's chin, Han Shu's patience was running out: "I'll say it one last time, please take off this phoenix crown for me."

"If you don't take off your clothes, this general will take off all of you."

Nanny Xi, who had served on the wedding ceremonies of many princes and nobles, had never seen such an unruly bride.

And because they had been warned by the Queen about this action, in the face of Han Shu's warning, they all just lowered their heads and no one followed Han Shu's orders.

With a very light smile, Han Shu picked up Nanny Xi in front of her with one hand and walked towards the door, then threw her into the fish pond in front of the hall.

Water splashed, and after a brief moment of shock, the maids kneeling on the ground spoke again: "A woman must obey her husband after marriage. The Crown Princess' behavior will surely be despised by all women in the world."

Kicking off the embroidered shoes that were in the way, Han Shu kicked Nanny Xi, who had spoken, into the pool barefoot.

She really didn't understand the ulterior motives of these women in the harem. Facing these unreasonable people who were waving the banner of morality, Han Shu's usual method was to hold the sword and make them shut up one by one.

But within two cups of tea, half of the servants in the Crown Princess's bedroom had fallen into the water. The originally spacious and elegant fish pond now seemed a little crowded.

For a moment, cries of surprise and pleas for mercy echoed in the Crown Princess's bedroom.

Han Shu never admitted her mistake from beginning to end, and calmly stuffed the remaining palace servants into the pool.

Xun Lan, who was left behind by Xia Ling to take care of the affairs of the Eastern Palace, was not allowed to enter the inner hall when Xia Ling was not around.

But the palace servant who had caused such a mess did not dare to disturb the emperor and empress, who were already unhappy today, and could only kneel down and beg Xun Lan.

"Didn't I tell you that the Crown Prince would not be back tonight, and asked you to prepare food for the Crown Princess early, and help her bathe and change clothes so she can rest early?"

The two maids who came to ask for help looked at each other and exaggerated, "The Crown Princess has a bad temper and relies on her own skills. Not only does she not let the servants get close to her, but when she heard that the Crown Prince was not coming, she was so angry that she threw the servants into the water to vent her anger."

"The servants are all lowly creatures, and being amused in this way is nothing, but if this gets out, the reputation of the Eastern Palace will be completely ruined."

The man, who was usually so calm and gentle that he had never shown a trace of anger in front of others, paused.

"Those who criticize the master, kneel here and be slapped fifty times. You can stand up when the Crown Princess lets you."

Leaving behind a palace attendant to supervise the execution, Xun Lan led the remaining four palace servants and hurried along:

"First, go to the front yard and call over Miss Suiyin, the Crown Princess' personal maid, and ask the kitchen to quickly bring up the boiled water so that the Crown Princess can bathe and change her clothes early."

"Go to the kitchen in person and have them prepare a bowl of chicken noodle soup for the Crown Princess, and bring a basket of meat buns. The Crown Princess is a soldier, so put more noodles and meat in her food."

"Find two people who are good at combing hair, take off the hairpins on the Crown Princess's head, and comb her hair into a more comfortable bun."

After this matter was explained, Xun Lan, who was left with only his personal servant by his side, entered the inner courtyard holding a lantern.

The moment the familiar footsteps reached Han Shu's ears, Han Shu pursed her lips repeatedly before turning back to look at Xun Lan.

Her face, which was usually plain, was now painted with eyebrows and eyes, and in the candlelight, the sharpness and agility tempered by fighting in the battlefield overlapped with the innate softness and gentleness of a woman, which instantly captured Xunlan's soul and disturbed his heart.

Han Shu threw the little eunuch in her hand directly to the ground and walked straight towards Xun Lan.

Looking at the person who was staring at her without blinking, Han Shu directly snatched the lantern from Xun Lan's hand and shook it back and forth in front of Xun Lan.

Seeing that he had come back to his senses, Han Shu chuckled and said, "Master Xun, have you never seen a fierce woman like this general, so you are distracted?"

It seems that she doesn't feel the slightest bit aggrieved about being neglected on her wedding night.

Xun Lan hurriedly took three steps back and kowtowed to Han Shu: "The Eastern Palace eunuch Xun Lan pays respects to the Crown Princess. May the Crown Princess live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

"These servants are so rude. I will have them detained immediately. When the prince returns, he will punish them severely."

"Oh."

Han Shu responded with one word, her voice choked with sobs.

In fact, she didn't feel that she was wronged, but her eyes and nose just felt a little sore.

"Get up, I'm a little hungry, is there anything to eat?"

"Please wait a moment, Madam. Miss Suiyin will be here soon. Once you have bathed and washed up, the food will be served to you."

"Oh."

Han Shu responded with just one word. She didn't like Xun Lan calling her like that.

Less than half an hour later, Han Shu, who had taken off her phoenix coronet and bridal robe, sat in the octagonal pavilion, eating noodles with big mouthfuls. Standing beside her, silently watching over her were Xunlan and Suiyin.

She was supposed to have this meal in the palace, but she had her own selfish motives.

Only outside the public eye, under the pretext of understanding the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace, could Xun Lan stay with her.

As she ate, Han Shu slowly raised her head, and a layer of watery light filled her clear eyes.

She asked: "Xun Lan, will I be trapped in this place for the rest of my life, like the other concubines in the harem, fighting over a man I despise every day?"

Xun Lan handed the handkerchief in his hand to Han Shu and said, "Please rest assured, Crown Princess, what happened tonight will never happen again."

He lowered his head and whispered even more quietly: "I can beat these palace servants, but if the imperial guards of the palace come around, I won't be able to kill them."

When Han Shu threw those palace servants into the pond, she thought about rushing out of the Eastern Palace and escaping with her father.

"Crown Princess..."

Before she finished speaking, Han Shu suddenly raised her voice: "Xun Lan, don't call me like that."

Realizing that she was a little out of control, she finished the whole bowl of noodle soup before speaking again: "I don't want to be a crown princess at all, you know that, right?"

"Xun Lan, you are right not to give a gift. I think I will definitely marry a second time."

"But it doesn't matter if I don't marry in the future. I can live a very good life with my father."