Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

They quickly knelt down as well: "Congratulations, Your Highness!"

The others could only follow suit. Wan Ning said, "Get up, everyone."

Xiao Heng looked at her with a smile: "Thank you, Your Highness."

The others also thanked them and stood up.

Wan Ning: "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

The title "I am the King" signifies my identity as a ruler of the Dai Kingdom, and serves as a reminder to everyone to be mindful of their manners.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Wan Ning turned and took her leave, then boarded a sedan chair and headed out of the palace.

The plaque of the Princess's residence will also be replaced with a new one. Anyway, the Emperor doesn't have much time left, so there's no need to go through the trouble of building a new one. He can just move it into the palace when the time comes.

Xiao Qi: "Host, what are your plans for the Dai Kingdom?"

Wan Ning: "We'll choose a new name for the country, merge the two countries, and make the Dai country a city."

Xiao Qi: "Host completed the task very quickly."

Wan Ning: "I'll feel at ease if we can resolve this quickly."

Xiao Qi: "Will there be a lot of things to deal with then?"

Wan Ning: "Just find a few more helpers. Being the emperor is indeed very demanding."

Xiao Qi: "Then the host should hurry up and have a child, so that he can take over when he grows up."

Wan Ning: "I can consider it."

Xiao Qi: "Hehe, I'm so smart, aren't I, host?"

Wan Ning: "Smart."

This is how I did it when I started my own company before. Xiao Qi learned it pretty quickly.

*

After returning to the mansion and having breakfast, Wan Ning went to the study to handle affairs. Shi Mo was in charge of things in the Dai Kingdom, and he would send her messages if anything happened.

There wasn't much to do. After finishing, she took out a book to read. She hadn't finished reading "The Art of Emperors" yet.

Aside from meals, Wan Ning stayed in the study, where no one bothered her and it was very quiet.

Time flew by, and it gradually got dark. Wan Ning returned to her room, took a bath, and then took out a bottle of wine to drink.

I collected quite a few fine wines in the last century, and I seem to have developed a fondness for a little drink before bed.

Falling asleep slightly tipsy every night felt wonderful. Yunshang realized her hobby and even learned to brew wine, but it would take some time before she could drink it.

Wan Ning gradually drank quite a bit of wine and was about to go to sleep.

He paused as soon as he got up, then sat back down.

"Duke Su, when did you learn to be a thief?"

Xiao Heng was discovered as soon as she entered, and left helplessly, saying, "Your Highness is truly perceptive."

Wan Ning's voice was a little soft: "You didn't come here so late at night just to chat with me, did you?"

Xiao Heng: "Your Highness has come to congratulate you on achieving your wish."

Wan Ning, slightly tipsy and feeling a bit sleepy, asked, "Um, and then?"

Xiao Heng looked at her slightly flushed face and then smelled the alcohol in the air.

"Your Highness, are you drunk?" He walked towards her.

Wan Ning raised one hand and gestured: "A little bit."

Seeing her like this, Xiao Heng laughed: "Your Highness looks different now than during the day."

Wan Ning yawned, tears welling in her eyes: "I'm sleepy, aren't you leaving?"

Xiao Heng smiled and said, "It's late, Your Highness. Is it inconvenient for you to stay here overnight?"

Wan Ning looked up and sized him up: "Are you recommending yourself?"

Xiao Heng smiled alluringly: "Your Highness can think that way."

Wan Ning beckoned to him: "Come here."

Xiao Heng stepped forward and stood in front of her. The two looked at each other, and Wan Ning realized that he was serious.

Wan Ning certainly wouldn't refuse a handsome man, and having drunk some wine, she also had her own ideas: "Carry me inside."

Xiao Heng smiled and picked her up, carrying her step by step past layers of gauze curtains to the inner room.

Night fell, and moonlight streamed into the bedroom through the window.

Her jade-like body lay prone, her fragrant breaths like the soft chirping of a young nightingale. Sweat flowed between them, reddening her skin, and a single point of connection pierced their hearts.

……

Wan Ning felt like there was no peace and quiet all night, and finally fell asleep feeling sleepy.

Xiao Heng stroked her face, his eyes full of tenderness, never expecting her to agree.

However, considering her differences, she cannot be treated with conventional wisdom; she is destined to be unique and aloof.

If she doesn't take the initiative, there's no chance of a relationship developing between them, and more and more people will only covet her in the future.

Thinking of this, Xiao Heng felt somewhat fortunate. She was different now; at least she still attracted him.

*

Before dawn the next day, Xiao Heng left a kiss on her forehead and went back first.

"Your Highness, it's time to get up. The morning court session is about to begin."

Wan Ning heard the sound at the door, opened her eyes, feeling a little sore. After a while, she dressed up and went to the palace with the help of servants.

As soon as I entered the main hall, everyone's eyes turned to me, one of them particularly burning with desire.

Wan Ning glanced at the person, and Xiao Heng looked at her with a smile.

She turned her head expressionlessly, and Xiao Heng's smile faltered, a hint of unease creeping into her heart.

He was somewhat absent-minded during the morning court session, and every now and then he would look up at Wan Ning sitting above him.

I was thinking of finding an opportunity to talk to her after the morning court session, but I was worried that she might be feeling unwell.

Wan Ning was seated next to the Emperor, and a chair was specially placed there.

She hadn't slept well last night and was still a bit sleepy; listening to the ministers talk felt like a form of hypnosis.

As for the gaze below, she ignored it; that scoundrel of a man was full of energy and never knew when to stop tormenting people.

The first time is bound to be a little painful, after all, this is a normal human body.

Xiao Qi: "Host, you're being hypocritical after getting a good deal."

Wan Ning: "Which side are you on?"

Xiao Qi: "Hehe, of course it's the host's side."

Wan Ning suddenly remembered something: "By the way, take a look at the female lead's condition."

She's slept with the male lead now, and hasn't paid any attention to the female lead's situation.

Xiao Qi: "Xue Fangfei still married Shen Yurong. Without the host interfering with them, there are no problems for the time being."

Wan Ning: "Yes, it's alright."

Xiao Qi: "Host, I'm going to go next door to find some flowers."

Wan Ning: "Who is Hua Hua?"

Xiao Qi said shyly, "It's Tong, the one whose voice I told you had last time. We're very close now."

Wan Ning: "Understood, I wish you find a partner soon."

Xiao Qi: "Thank you, host. Just call me if you need anything."

Wan Ning yawned: "Go ahead."

Xiao Heng, who was keeping a close eye on her, realized that she must be very tired. It was all his fault for not letting her sleep well last night. No wonder she was giving him a cold look.

I felt a mix of happiness and worry.

*

After the morning court session, the Empress's people came to invite Wan Ning over.

Xiao Heng could only watch her leave first, somewhat worried that she would be made difficult by the Empress.

However, considering that she wasn't one to suffer losses and that she was no ordinary person now, he breathed a sigh of relief.

She had already investigated and found out that the people who killed her parents were the Empress and Prince Xia, Yin Zhan.

Once we find the evidence, we must expose what happened between them.

When Wan Ning arrived at the Empress's palace, she sat directly opposite her.

The Empress's face immediately turned ugly, but returned to normal in an instant.

Wan Ning: "Does Your Majesty wish to speak with me about something?"

The Empress said, "I came to talk to you. I haven't seen you since you returned to the palace."