Time travel, quick transmigration

"By the way, we haven't drunk the nuptial wine yet."

As Li Heng finished speaking, he walked to the table, poured two cups of wine, picked up one of them, returned to the couch and handed it to Shi Yan, then turned around to take his own cup and walked to Shi Yan's side, quietly watching her.

Seeing this, Shi Yan had no choice but to extend her hand and perform the toasting ceremony with Li Heng.

Afterwards, the two went to the quiet room to bathe one after the other and then returned to their bedroom.

Shi Yan sat upright on the couch. She had changed out of her elaborate and gorgeous wedding dress and into a moon-white nightgown. All the pearl and jade hairpins in her hair had been removed, and a round-faced maid named Xiao Die had placed a rouge-red peony in her hair.

When Li Heng saw Yang Yuhuan in such a natural and unadorned state, he felt that she was like a lotus emerging from clear water. Compared to her usual elegant and noble temperament, she had gained an extra three points of pure innocence. As he looked at her, his heart softened like a pool of water.

Li Heng's gaze was too imposing. Even though Shi Yan considered Li Heng of noble status in this era, now dressed in a light blue casual robe with his hair tied up only with a jade crown and no other embellishments, he was still far more handsome and refined than many men in the real world. She couldn't bring herself to develop a closer relationship with him.

"Yu Huan, it's getting late, we should rest now."

Li Heng was already somewhat moved.

Seeing the other party's posture, Shi Yan feigned shyness and naturally avoided Li Heng's hand that was touching her cheek.

"I need to find a way to avoid sleeping together tonight."

What's infuriating is that 0804 hasn't responded to her at all.

“0804, if you don’t come up with an idea soon, I’m not going to cooperate with you anymore. I do want to accumulate merit with you, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to sacrifice my innocence. I’m not the real Yang Guifei.”

Shi Yan secretly communicated with 0804 in her mind, but she didn't receive a response. Seeing Li Heng open his arms and stretch them out to her, Shi Yan, whose mind was racing, immediately supported her forehead and let out a few soft hums before collapsing onto the bed.

Li Heng was so frightened that his expression changed drastically and he rushed forward to help him up.

"Yu Huan, what's wrong with you?"

"I feel like everything in front of me is swaying, and my head is spinning."

Shi Yan put on a listless appearance, imitating the manner of women in ancient times, referring to herself as a concubine, and looked at Li Heng, who was extremely worried, with a delicate and tender expression, as if she was trying to suppress her discomfort.

"What should I do?"

"I'll go and summon the imperial physician to treat you. Wait a moment, I'll go and have someone summon the imperial physician right away."

He then released Shi Yan and placed her on the couch, about to leave. He had clearly never encountered such a tense situation before, nor had he ever heard of such symptoms. Because of his worry, he was completely flustered and lost his composure. He had only just turned around when Shi Yan reached out and stopped him.

"Today is my wedding day with Your Highness, so it's not appropriate to go and summon the imperial physician. It would be bad luck if word got out."

"My illness has been present for a long time and is not serious, but it always comes without warning. Right now, I feel dizzy and lightheaded, but I'm sure a good night's sleep will make me feel better."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng looked at her a few more times before feeling a little relieved. Then he turned around and sat down on the edge of the couch, tenderly stroking Shi Yan's brow.

"Then you should get a good night's sleep and check on things again tomorrow morning. If you don't improve, I will immediately send someone to the palace to invite the imperial physician to treat you."

Shi Yan saw Li Heng's concerned and tender expression and was quite touched.

"Li Heng did have some genuine feelings for Yang Yuhuan. But that was all."

Shi Yan nodded, placed her hand on her forehead, and slowly moved to the inside of the bed, leaving most of the space empty for Li Heng.

Li Heng smiled knowingly upon seeing this, thinking that Shi Yan was trying to be considerate of him.

"Go to sleep."

Watching the beauty quickly close her eyes and her breathing gradually slow down, Li Heng smiled helplessly. Although he felt a little regretful that their wedding night, which should have been filled with tender intimacy, was not so important compared to her good health.

Lying flat on the soft bed, Shi Yan deliberately hummed a few times, then pretended to fall into a deep sleep, slowing her breathing. Only she knew that she was on guard at this moment, and her limbs were stiff. Having never faced such a situation before, Shi Yan couldn't help but give the unreliable 0804 a good scolding.

But the more she slept, the more tired she became, and she eventually lost the energy to stay alert. After thinking it over, and based on her observations, she believed that Li Heng was a person of self-respect and would not do anything out of line. With her mind at ease, she let herself drift off to sleep.

The next day, when Shi Yan woke up, the spot next to her was empty. Knowing the very regular routines of people in ancient times, she felt embarrassed to stay in bed any longer.

"Thankfully, we made it through the day safely without any major incidents. That's good."

"However, I need to come up with a perfect plan, otherwise it's not a long-term solution to spend all my time worrying about these troublesome things."

"0804, are you there? If you don't respond to me, I'm never talking to you again."

Shi Yan took a few loose strands of dark hair and twirled and played with them between her fingers.

"Yan Yan, Yan Yan, I'm here. What's up? I accidentally went into hibernation last night and just woke up."

0804's timid voice immediately rang out.

"I thought you were lost or something had happened to you. I was worried about you for a long time."

"Oh, so he was taking a nap."

"Hmph. You'd better resolve the issue of Yang Yuhuan wanting to share a room with Li Shi, otherwise..."

Shi Yan threatened in a cold voice.

0804 was genuinely frightened. It felt wronged, but dared not show it lest Shi Yan look down on it.

"Yan Yan, don't worry about this. Soon the emperor will summon you and Prince Shou to the palace. You won't be able to stay in Prince Shou's residence for long. The emperor will do everything he can to get Yang Yuhuan into the palace."

"What you're talking about are all things for the future. What I'm asking you to deal with is the present. The present is urgent."

Shi Yan offered a kind reminder.

“Oh, I understand. Yan Yan, I think you can make up an excuse beforehand, or pretend to faint, or even use a sleeping potion to knock out Prince Shou.”

"Yes, knock him out, that's a good idea. I'll give you a Chinese medicine prescription that can knock out people and induce hallucinations, just like a dream, yet feel very real. Once it's prepared and ground into powder, you can not only use it to deal with Prince Shou, but also use it to deal with the old emperor once you enter the palace."

Shi Yan was quite impressed with Xiao Tuanzi 0804.

"I never expected this, Xiao Ba. You actually had this trick up your sleeve."

"Very good, I finally believe you are capable too."

"Give me the prescription. That would be perfect. That's exactly what should be done. I don't want to deal with either of those two scumbags, father and son."

After Shi Yan got up, the maid who was guarding outside the door heard the noise inside the room, so she knocked on the door, carried the washing utensils, and pushed the door open to serve Shi Yan as she washed up.

Sitting before her dressing table, Shi Yan gazed at her face, vaguely reflected in the blurry bronze mirror, and felt it was exceptionally beautiful and captivating. She wholeheartedly admired the descriptions of Yang Yuhuan in the poems of the poets Li Bai and Bai Juyi, and she believed that Emperor Xuanzong's extraordinary favor towards Yang Yuhuan stemmed largely from her unparalleled beauty. Indeed, Yang Yuhuan possessed a beauty that could topple kingdoms, the very qualities to captivate an emperor.

"Where is Xiaodie? Summon her to come and comb my hair."

Last night, Shi Yan learned that Xiao Die was originally Yang Yuhuan's personal maid when she was in the Yang family, and that Xiao Die had taken care of her appearance last night, which suited her taste.

Those who serve you personally should be more discerning and more loyal and reliable.

Upon hearing this, the maid who was about to comb Shi Yan's hair put down the ivory comb in her hand, bowed her head in agreement, and then bowed and withdrew.