FID – Chapter 765

Chapter 765: I Want to Lift the Veil

“Feng Qingbai, stop it, the veil can’t be lifted! Mmm… it’ll fall off…”

After getting on the carriage, and before they even left Xinghua Village, the man began to cause trouble.

“It’ll take at least ten days to reach the capital. Do you intend to keep the veil on for all of those ten days?” He held her tightly in his arms, watching her hands tightly clutch the red veil. He sighed in resignation.

Suddenly, he found that veil very bothersome.

“This is a custom. If we lift the veil too early, it’s considered unlucky. At least… at least wait until we reach the palace.” Liu Yusheng sighed as well.

It wasn’t that she was modest, nor superstitious.

But since the custom had been passed down, she preferred to believe in it.

She wanted to be with him, to stay together for a lifetime.

The two stared at each other through the veil.

In the end, Feng Qingbai gave in.

“Fine, I won’t lift the veil. I promise… the veil definitely won’t fall off.”

Liu Yusheng didn’t understand his meaning, but soon saw the edge of the red veil being lifted slightly. In her line of sight, the beautifully curved jaw of the man entered her view, along with his perfect, thin lips.

He leaned closer to her.

The cramped space of the carriage became warmer with each passing moment.

And as he promised, the veil did not fall off.

Their fingers intertwined, the warmth transmitted through their palms was scorching.

She could feel his excitement completely.

“Shengsheng, you’re really mine now.”

“Mm.” She gently lifted the corners of her lips, thinking that she had long been his.

What was missing was just that marriage certificate.

And to him, it mattered even more than it did to her.

“With the marriage certificate, we can be open about it and have children,” he murmured, biting her ear lightly and laughing softly.

“Why is it that all you think about is this stuff?” The dignified King always entertained these thoughts in his mind. Wasn’t that a bit too much?

“Today is our wedding day. If I didn’t want to share a bridal chamber with you, would I still be a man?”

To him, sharing the bridal chamber with her was the real achievement, the true goal.

Raising an eyebrow, she also bit his ear and asked lightly, “If you’re so eager for the bridal chamber, why couldn’t you wait till we are at the King’s Manor?”

He laughed softly again.

After a while, through the veil, he gently touched her eyes, nose, and cheek.

“Because that was the King’s Manor, the place where we were supposed to share our bridal chamber,” he explained, his voice soft and clear, carrying a hint of temptation as it reached her ears. “But I knew, once we were married, I wouldn’t be able to resist. I didn’t want it to happen in just any place on the road.”

“…” Liu Yusheng’s face turned as red as the red veil.

He knew he wouldn’t be able to resist on the way, so in order to avoid regret, he took the initiative to exercise his right to the bridal chamber early? He really could come up with the most unreasonable excuses.

It was clear that he just wanted…

“Shengsheng.”

“Hmm?”

“Tonight, we’ll rest for the night at the palace. I want to… lift the veil.”

She bit her lip and nodded slightly, the earlobe visible beneath the veil, as red as blood.

She understood the hidden meaning behind his words.

Although they were still on the way, her heart began to race uncontrollably because of what he said, beating fast and hard.

Her palms grew sweaty from nervousness.

Even though they had already shared intimate moments, she still couldn’t control her fluttering heart, and the irresistible feeling of shy anticipation.

Because they were already husband and wife.

Although they hadn’t formally held their wedding ceremony, the banquet had already been set.

In the eyes of the world, Liu Yusheng was already the wife of the King of Nanling, Feng Qingbai.

She was the rightful Nanling Princess.

He had the right to do whatever he wanted with her.

Similarly, she had the same right over him.

As he had said, they could now openly have children.

Feng Qingbai’s private palace was located on the outskirts of Yunzhou, only a few hundred meters away from the Yunzhou dock.

By the time the wedding procession arrived at the palace, it was already afternoon, the time of Shen (3-5 pm).

Carried off the carriage by the man, her vision was blocked by the veil, and Liu Yusheng couldn’t see the full view of the palace. She only knew that the ground in the palace was paved with precious white marble.

Just like the imperial palace floor.

Along the way to the palace bedroom, the man did not set her down.

All along the path, the sounds of servants greeting and bowing could be heard.

“Prepare the meal, get hot water ready.” Feng Qingbai instructed the maidservants waiting in the bedroom, gently placing the woman in his arms onto the wedding bed. “Shengsheng, we’ve arrived.”

Beneath the veil, Liu Yusheng smiled gently.

She knew perfectly well that they had arrived.

He had said many silly things today.

Aside from the two of them, there were others in the room.

Liu Yusheng heard the sounds of food being served; it seemed the servants had brought up the meal prepared early in the morning.

The two of them sat and stood, neither speaking.

There was something faintly moving in the air.

It made the atmosphere tense and restless.

When the servants left the room, the atmosphere became thick and intense.

The door closed with a soft creak.

Liu Yusheng’s back stiffened, and her heartbeat picked up again.

Thud-thud-thud. 

The footsteps grew closer, eventually stopping right in front of her.

She thought he would say something, but he remained silent. Just when she almost couldn’t bear it any longer, the red veil blocking her vision was slowly lifted by a long, pale hand.

Liu Yusheng lifted her eyes and met the man’s dark gaze, which instantly overwhelmed her, pulling her in.

Her usual plain look had been enhanced with a light touch of makeup—her eyes shimmering with autumn waves, her jade-like face glowing with a rosy hue, and her lips like delicate petals.

“Shengsheng, we should first drink the wedding wine.” His voice was hoarse to the extreme, as if telling her something, or perhaps reminding himself.

He knew that a new bride was not allowed to eat before leaving her family home.

Under the man’s gaze, Liu Yusheng forced herself to endure the embarrassment and sat down at the dining table.

Two cups of wine had already been poured, prepared for the ceremonial drinking of the wedding wine.

Aside from that, all the dishes and snacks were things she liked to eat. Looking at the man, she suddenly felt her tension dissolve.

He must have spent a long time preparing for this moment.

It was clear just from the dishes on the table.

“How is it? Do you like it?”

“Mm,” she nodded with a smile. “I like it. It’s very delicious.”

He sat beside her, as he always did, serving her food and taking care of her during the meal.

He took care of her with great thoughtfulness and attention to detail.

Liu Yusheng was indeed hungry.

She had been pulled out of bed before dawn and hadn’t eaten anything since.

Now, with someone attending to her, and with food she enjoyed, she ate heartily.

After finishing the meal, she suddenly realized that the man had only been taking care of her, and the food in front of him hadn’t been touched at all.

“Why aren’t you eating?”

He lowered his gaze, picked up a cup of wine from the table, and handed it to her. “I’ll eat later.”