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Where should she sleep?

Everyone in the Eastern Palace called her Crown Princess after Yun Chubai, and she was even arranged to stay in Yun Chubai's bedroom.

But the emperor and empress still don't acknowledge it, and they didn't pass the test at the sacrificial ceremony. So, their relationship is not legitimate. Are they sure they want to sleep together?

Yu Ningyao blinked and stared at Yun Chubai: "I'm not the official Crown Princess yet, and we're sleeping in the same bed..."

Yun Chubai interrupted her: "I will only have you as my Crown Princess."

Then he quietly picked up the blanket and threw it on the ground: "Don't worry, I'll sleep on the floor."

Yu Ningyao quickly said, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I just think that there are so many empty rooms in the East Palace, I can stay in another one."

“But I’m not sure if the Empress has planted spies in the Eastern Palace. What if she has planted someone who can summon rats and they climb into your bed in the middle of the night…” Yun Chubai said slowly.

Yu Ningyao couldn't help but shudder at the mere thought of that scene.

A mouse climbed onto her bed?

Help.

She quickly shook her head: "Then I'll stay here with you. You're the Crown Prince, you sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor."

Yu Ningyao quickly sat down on the ground.

"You're a young lady, it's not good for you to sleep on the floor. You should sleep on the bed." Yun Chubai pulled her up and pressed her back onto the bed.

"Didn't you say you wanted to be a favored concubine? A favored concubine should act like one."

Yu Ningyao was immediately moved to tears.

That kid's got it.

"Alright, alright, let's sleep together then. We'll each have half a blanket and one blanket each, so we won't bother each other." Yu Ningyao wasn't the kind of person who would be ungrateful. In this weather, sleeping on the floor would make her catch a cold.

So she pulled Yun Chubai onto the bed as well.

This bed must be two meters wide; it's more than enough for two people.

"We haven't officially started the wedding ceremony yet, isn't that inappropriate?" Now it was Yun Chubai who became hesitant.

Yu Ningyao thought for a moment, then stepped back a little further and used a pillow as a dividing line.

"This pillow is the dividing line between us; neither of us is allowed to cross it, not even a fraction of it. Isn't that perfect?" She patted the pillow, looking proud.

"Okay." Yun Chubai ordered someone to bring over blankets and pillows, and the two spent their first night in Yunchi together on one bed.

……

Before we knew it, the sacrificial ceremony had begun.

Yu Ningyao changed into the Crown Princess's attire and went with Yun Chubai to the altar for the sacrificial ceremony.

All the Yunchi officials looked at the future Crown Princess with curiosity.

They had learned about Yu Ningyao's abilities from some people, but most remained skeptical.

After all, not every native of Yunchi is proficient in beast taming, so how could this Crown Princess from Xiangguo possibly be proficient?

The Empress naturally learned of this news as well.

However, she believed that Yun Chubai had deliberately released this to promote his Crown Princess. In reality, Yu Ningyao was just an ordinary girl with only martial arts skills.

So he didn't take her seriously at all.

She secretly resolved that she would summon the five-colored phoenix later to broaden the horizons of that country bumpkin crown princess.

The empress took the emperor's arm and walked up to the altar.

Yu Ningyao secretly peeked around and discovered a black ice platform in the center of the altar, with a white jade box on top. She wondered what switch the emperor had touched, but the box opened, and a round egg appeared before everyone.

Yu Ningyao realized that it must be the legendary dragon egg.

Yun Chi had not seen a real dragon for a long time.

She suddenly became curious: if there were no dragons, what kind of mythical beasts would the emperor summon?

"The Yunchi Kingdom has stood for eight hundred years, and with its spiritual blood, it questions the heavens—" The emperor's chant pierced through the clouds, and the dragon pillars surrounding the altar suddenly glowed with a ghostly blue light.

Everyone knelt down, their faces solemn and respectful.

Yu Ningyao followed suit and knelt down as well.

The Xuanbing Terrace in the center of the altar began to emit cold air. When the emperor reached out and touched the ice surface, the jade discs of the Twenty-Eight Constellations around it simultaneously emitted clear and melodious sounds. The officials all bowed in unison, not daring to raise their heads.

The emperor recited the summoning incantation that Yu Ningyao had learned, and she silently watched and mentally reviewed it.

About fifteen minutes later, a strange noise came from the sky.

Not knowing what kind of beast had arrived, Yu Ningyao secretly went to investigate.

An animal resembling a deer appeared.

Its entire body is covered with hard, golden-red scales, and its two eyes are large and bright. In the center of its forehead grow two large, crystal-clear, jade-white horns, shaped like branches of coral in the sea, spiraling upwards in a curved manner.

"What is this?" she asked softly.

“It’s a Qilin,” Yun Chubai replied softly from the side.

Yu Ningyao suddenly realized.

She had just been guessing what mythical beast the emperor could summon, and it turned out to be a Qilin.

This is the first time I've ever seen this.

After the Qilin appeared, the emperor presented the prepared offerings, and soon after, the Qilin flew away.

The emperor proclaimed in a loud voice, "May Heaven bless the cloud dragon."

The civil and military officials echoed, "May Heaven bless the Cloud Dragon, long live the Emperor!"

The emperor placed his hand back on the dragon egg, but unfortunately, the egg still did not react.

Next to ascend the altar was the Empress. Like the Emperor, she chanted the incantation for Yun Chi to summon the divine beast. Before long, a five-colored phoenix descended from the sky.

She also offered sacrifices to the phoenix, and then the court officials shouted in unison, "May Heaven bless the cloud dragon, may the Empress live a thousand years!"

The Queen also wanted to try to wake up the baby dragon inside the dragon egg, but as before, the dragon egg did not respond at all.

After the emperor and empress finished their sacrificial rites, it was Yu Ningyao's turn.

"Aren't you going?" Yu Ningyao asked, somewhat surprised.

She thought Yun Chubai would go first.

Yun Chubai shook her head: "The Crown Prince doesn't need to go. I already went on the day I was designated as the Crown Prince. The next time will be when I ascend the throne."

Yu Ningyao understood.

This time, it's mainly a test for her.

She walked slowly and gracefully up the altar.

The empress gave a mocking look.

It would be hilarious if the Crown Princess Yun Chubai chose could only summon little sparrows and crows.

Yu Ningyao went up to the altar and found that the temperature on top was much lower than that on the bottom.

Perhaps it's because of these cold jade pieces.

She devoutly followed the steps taught by Yun Chubai, beginning to walk down one by one.

The civil and military officials below were also very curious about what kind of animals this crown princess from another country could summon.