A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

Chapter 230 Retraction of the Imperial Decree

Seeing her resentful look, Xuan Yuan couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Hehe~ Who says I'm not anxious? My wife is always being coveted by others, I should be the one who's most annoyed."

Hearing someone casually call her "wife," her face visibly flushed red, and she was too shy to look up.

"Who...who is your wife? Don't shout like that."

With her rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes, Xin Moyan blushed. He couldn't take his eyes off her, his heart and eyes filled with her. He loved her dearly, but dared not be too frivolous. So, as if he were hiding a treasure, he grabbed her wrist and put her in his arms.

"Yan'er, you are so beautiful."

Seeing that she couldn't break free, Xin Moyan simply placed her hand on his to warm it and asked seriously, "Don't try to make me happy. I'm asking you, why do you seem so unconcerned?"

"I was anxious, but I breathed a sigh of relief once the matter was resolved."

"Resolved? What do you mean? Xuan Yuan, I was talking about the imperial edict!"

"Mmm." He stroked her long, smooth hair, looked up and met Xin Moyan's questioning gaze, and couldn't help but give her a light peck on the lips.

"Xuan Yuan, speak properly." She hurriedly covered her mouth, somewhat caught off guard.

He stopped teasing Xin Moyan, gazed tenderly at her face, and said in a deep voice, "Just now at the palace banquet, I had someone invite him to Xuanqing Palace for a meeting. I have already made everything clear to him."

"Him? Who is he? His Majesty?"

"Ah."

"What did you explain? And then?" Xin Moyan tilted her head, her confusion deepening.

He gently stroked Xin Moyan's hair and said softly, "Yan'er, don't worry, the imperial edict to establish you as empress will not be announced to the world. Tomorrow, he will officially issue the decree to bestow upon you the title of my Xuan King's Consort."

"Huh...huh? What did you say?"

Xin Moyan stood there, stunned. She thought she must be hallucinating...

"Tomorrow, Yan'er will be my Princess Consort of Xuan."

"How can this be?"

Xin Moyan was completely shocked. Her imperial cousin had almost done something to her that morning... and he kept saying that a monarch's word is law, so how could he change his mind after just one meeting with Xuan Yuan?

He feigned anger and snorted, "Yan'er, don't you want to be my Princess Xuan?"

"That's not what I meant. I just don't believe His Majesty would give up so easily..."

Xin Moyan's eyebrows furrowed as much as they could, but she still couldn't figure it out. Could there be a trap here? Or, given His Majesty's cunning nature, what was he planning?

She remained completely still, except for her two eyes, which darted around, clearly indicating that Xin Moyan was lost in thought.

Xuan Yuan raised his hand and pinched her cheek. "Yan'er, it's true. I waited until now to come find you because I wanted to meet him. When you wake up tomorrow, the imperial decree will be issued to the General's Mansion."

Xuan Yuan spoke with utmost seriousness and gave her a reassuring look.

"Why? Xuan Yuan, what method did you use?" Her eyes widened as she grabbed someone's hand, her expression gradually becoming excited.

"Want to know?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Tell me quickly, did His Majesty really withdraw the decree?"

He unconsciously curled the corners of his lips, staring intently into Xin Moyan's eyes, "Then... Yan'er, give me a kiss, and I'll tell you."

In just one second, Xin Moyan's expression changed from giggling to not giggling at all...

"You...you took advantage of someone in distress."

"Taking advantage of someone in a vulnerable state? Then his kiss this morning, was that taking advantage of someone in a vulnerable state, or...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Xin Moyan quickly leaned forward and swallowed his sarcastic words.

The smile on his lips grew wider and wider; someone had succeeded again…

The soft and delicate touch made Xuan Yuan reluctant to use his strength. He held her slender waist with one hand and gently pinched the back of Xin Moyan's neck with the other, making her tilt her head back and become more engrossed.

"Yan Er~"

"Yan Er~"

He breathed heavily, his voice hoarse as he called out Yan'er's name again and again, showering her cheeks with a dense layer of moisture, her eyebrows, eyes, nose, and chin, leaving no place untouched for a kiss.

"Xuan...Xuanyuan, it's hot~"

She wrapped her arms around Xuan Yuan's neck, feeling dizzy from the kisses and hot from the sudden increase in temperature.

Hearing this, Xuan Yuan loosened his embrace slightly, buried his handsome face in her neck, and inhaled her unique fragrance.

"It itches~" She twisted her body, feeling a little uncomfortable with the strange sensation on her body.

"Yan'er, you kissed me just now, this time it's my turn to kiss you. Yan'er, take the initiative, okay?"

"You... um..."

Xin Moyan hadn't caught her breath yet when she watched him lean down and kiss her.

Like a nimble little snake, he easily pried open Xin Moyan's teeth, and then savored the sweetness between her lips and teeth as if receiving sweet rain. His gentle and tender actions gradually made Xin Moyan fall into a state of ecstasy.

Her alluring, crimson tongue darted out of her mouth, only to be instantly drawn in by an unknown force. Xuan Yuan relentlessly manipulated her emotions, urging her to be even bolder with herself.

Before she knew it, Xin Moyan was completely encircled in his arms. They both closed their eyes and lost themselves in feeling each other's body heat.

"Hmm? Xuan..."

She suddenly opened her eyes, looked down at the large hand on her chest, and felt somewhat lost and helpless.

"Yan...Yan'er, I can't control myself..."

The hoarse voice sounded somewhat aggrieved, but the person still didn't take their hand off, just staring longingly at Xin Moyan.

"I...then...can you control yourself now?"

He shook his head. "Yan'er, do you like me like this?"

After asking the question, he deliberately tightened his grip on his hand a little more...

"what!"

Xin Moyan suddenly jumped out of his arms, quickly climbed to the foot of the bed, and pointed at a certain "shameless scoundrel" with trembling hands.

"Xuan Yuan, you...you actually..."

"Hehe~ Yan'er, we'll become husband and wife sooner or later, won't we?"

"But... but it can't be this fast!"

Xin Moyan paused for a moment, then looked him up and down suspiciously. "Could it be that you're no different from those men, thinking about that kind of thing all day long, and then abandoning them after you've got them?"

His lips twitched suddenly. No wonder Yan'er was able to befriend Hua Buyu so well...

“Yan’er, I am not that kind of person. I have never been close to anyone else. In this life, I will never treat anyone else differently except for Yan’er.”

"I do want to get closer to Yan'er, but I don't have any wicked thoughts. I will wait until Yan'er is officially married to me before I do that with you..."

"Oh dear! Xuan Yuan, quickly tell me about your affair with His Majesty."

Her face was almost flushed red, and she covered her ears with her hands, afraid that she would hear him say something else that would make her blush and her heart race.