The Emperor, with more men than women, made me his mistress.

Upon entering the room, Jin Chenyuan instructed Qingyun and the others to block those who had followed and wanted to cause trouble at the door. Even Feng Chuan and Feng Yan, who intended to come in to serve him, were stopped outside.

At this moment, only the two of them were left in the room.

Jin Chenyuan came to the table, picked up the wine pot he had prepared in advance, and poured two cups of wine.

She said excitedly, "Drinking the nuptial wine is the final step, Ah Li. After drinking this wine, we will be husband and wife from now on."

Yue Li smiled and accepted one of the glasses. Although she was now very resistant to any kind of alcohol, after all, she had only drunk alcohol twice and had two accidents.

But tonight, I must drink this glass of wine.

She brought the wine to her lips, tasted it with the tip of her tongue first, and found it sweet before finishing the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Sweet is more tolerable, but spicy is something she would absolutely refuse.

Seeing Yue Li's cautious demeanor, Jin Chenyuan smiled knowingly and downed the wine in his glass.

After finishing his drink and placing the glass on the table, Jin Chenyuan reached out and embraced Yue Li, releasing his passion and excitement.

Yue Li also reached out and hugged Jin Chenyuan's neck, responding enthusiastically.

After a brief, intimate exchange, their cool, thin lips and delicate pink lips were instantly pressed together.

He picked her up, pressed her against the bedpost, supported the back of her head with one hand and her buttocks with the other, lifted her up, and probed her with his tongue, kissing her even more deeply.

Yue Li could only tightly hug his neck, her legs clamping tightly around his strong waist to prevent herself from slipping down. She lowered her head slightly and opened her red lips to welcome him.

For a moment, their wedding clothes were all wrinkled from their movements.

But at this moment, the two of them didn't care about anything else and were both releasing their passion on their own bodies.

Only when the person in front of him was struggling to hold on did he loosen his grip slightly.

The burning heat between her legs was glaringly obvious, and Yue Li unconsciously tried to back away, but her movement brushed against Jin Chenyuan, causing him to groan involuntarily.

"Is Li Bao not satisfied?" Jin Chenyuan asked in a hoarse voice.

Although he also wanted to continue, he still had a sliver of reason left, and he knew that there was a group of guests waiting for him to entertain them.

Jin Chenyuan pulled away from those red lips, his forehead pressed against Yue Li's, he closed his eyes briefly, suppressing the restlessness in his body, and said breathlessly, "A-Li, rest in your room for a while. I've had someone prepare a meal for you. I'm going to the banquet later to entertain everyone. But don't worry, A-Li, I'll be right there."

He was just going through the motions; after all, they felt uncomfortable having him there with them, so it would have been better for him to come back and be with her sooner.

After saying that, he gently kissed the corner of Yue Li's lips.

Only then did they put Yue Li down and begin to tidy up her disheveled wedding dress.

Although the servants who would be coming in later were his personal attendants, Jin Chenyuan did not want them to see Yue Li looking so alluring.

"Okay, then you go ahead. I'm hungry too." Yue Li didn't want to start doing *that* kind of thing before it got dark today.

She still has that much self-respect.

After all, today is their wedding day. If Jin Chenyuan doesn't attend the banquet, then it's obvious what he's doing.

Seeing Yue Li's expression that she didn't care whether he was there or not as long as there was food, Jin Chenyuan laughed and said, "You little ingrate, you don't even want your new husband anymore now that you have food."

"How could that be? Without you, how could I have so much delicious food?" she said, kissing Jin Chenyuan on the cheek.

Seeing this, Jin Chenyuan kissed his red lips again before passing through the layers of gauze curtains, stepping out of the screen, and coming to the outer room, satisfied.

Upon opening the door and seeing Feng Chuan, Qing Yun, and the others waiting outside, Jin Chenyuan first asked, "Qing Yun, has the Empress Dowager already returned?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager has already returned, escorted by palace guards. I sent Youyun and Huanyun along to serve her."

At this point, Qingyun paused for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "This subordinate saw that His Majesty was also in the carriage."

The Emperor, dressed in simple clothes, sat in the Empress Dowager's carriage, and looked quite unwell.

As his master's personal bodyguard, he naturally knew the relationship between the princess and the emperor, but he never expected that the emperor would come to watch his master's wedding procession.

Jin Chenyuan was stunned when he heard Qingyun say that.

However, he immediately snorted, "Taking an inch and wanting a mile."

Being allowed to stay by Yue Li's side is already his biggest concession. Does he really want to hold a wedding banquet with Yue Li?

Don't think he doesn't know what he did after bringing Yue Li into the palace last time.

Seeing his master like this, Qingyun immediately fell silent.

However, Jin Chenyuan did not mention this matter again. Now that he knew his mother had been escorted back by the palace guards, he was no longer worried.

Then, he looked at Feng Chuan and directly ordered, "Feng Chuan, go to the kitchen and bring over your princess's meal. Serve your princess a proper meal."

As she spoke, she remembered that Yue Li was still wearing her wedding dress.

Then he instructed, "Feng Ting, go and have someone bring some hot water. We'll prepare it for your princess to bathe in later."

"Yes, Your Highness." Upon hearing this, the two immediately bowed and replied.

After instructing Yue Li on her matters, Jin Chenyuan led Qingyun and Haoyun to the banquet.

Although the host family was not present, several young members of the royal family that Jin Chenyuan had found were there to entertain them, and servants were always attentive to the guests' requests. Everyone who came to attend the wedding banquet had already taken their seats, and the banquet had already begun.

In the main hall reserved for guests, tables were laden with sumptuous and elaborate banquets, and the people seated there were toasting each other and exchanging drinks.

Compared to the lively and bustling atmosphere on the men's side, the women's side was much quieter.

Despite the large number of men, there were only about twenty ladies among the female guests. This number was only due to the fact that Lian Xinran and her group had followed them from Yue Li's residence to Prince Chen's residence.

If it weren't for Lian Xinran and the others joining, there would probably only be a dozen or so female guests here.

This further highlights the scarcity of women.

As someone related to Prince Chen, Lian Xinran naturally took the lead in entertaining the female guests, along with two ladies from the imperial clan.

When Jin Chenyuan stepped into the courtyard reserved for guests, he noticed the situation on both sides, but he was helpless about it.

The issue of the scarcity of women has been studied since the first emperor, Lady Kim, but so far, nothing has been found.

Nobody knows why.

The imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Academy have worn out several out-of-print medical books, but they still cannot find a solution.

In the end, the only recourse was for the imperial court to issue a decree allowing women to have multiple husbands.

However, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Academy developed many prescriptions that were beneficial to women. Once these prescriptions were developed, they were vigorously promoted by the government. These prescriptions relieved women of the pain during childbirth and also relieved them of the physical weakness that followed childbirth.

But that's all; those who were destined to have boys still had boys, and there was no sign of an increase in the number of women.

With this thought in mind, Jin Chenyuan stepped into the banquet hall on the men's side.

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