Chapter 1066: Chapter 1066: 1064: Unresolved Knots

Her voice clenched Chu Yihan’s heart fiercely, as if a hand had gripped it tightly.

Indeed, she did not accept him and had become even more distant.

“The ceremony to crown the empress is in two days. Take good care of yourself in the palace until then. If you miss your family, you can go to see them after the ceremony.”

Chu Yihan spoke with a detached tone. His voice was low but ultimately still indulgent of her.

Becoming the empress was not like ordinary families marrying off a daughter; there was no custom of returning home for three days after the wedding. This was an exception he had made for Su Yingxue.

An exception that could be recorded in the history books.

“Emperor, will you come back with me?”

As Chu Yihan turned to leave, Su Yingxue suddenly asked weakly.

She remembered that Chu Yihan also liked the atmosphere at the Marquis’s Manor.

He said it was a warm home, the kind he had longed for but had also lost a long time ago.

The hand on Chu Yihan’s heart suddenly loosened, and a rush of fresh blood seemed to blossom a flower there.

He turned around, his eyes sparkling with a hint of brilliance, “Do you wish for me to return with you?”

“Of course, but with the emperor coming back with me, the Marquis’s Manor might not be able to host properly. Then, the court and the officials might start saying the emperor shows favoritism to the Marquis’s Manor, adding to the gossip.”

Su Yingxue murmured with her head down.

Now that Chu Yihan had become the emperor, there were so many troubles.

Back when he was the Ninth Prince, he could visit the Marquis’s Manor whenever he wanted without anyone daring to say anything.

To do so now would likely cause the civil officials to drown the Marquis’s Manor in their saliva.

Seeing the lost look in her eyes, Chu Yihan subconsciously felt she didn’t truly want to take him with her.

Perhaps, the Marquis’s Manor was her home, not the home of the two of them.

Chu Yihan sighed softly and turned to leave.

Su Yingxue gently tugged on his sleeve, “Emperor… will you still sleep in the imperial study tonight?”

If the civil and military officials found out, they would probably call her the empress a tigress, having just entered the palace and already driving the Emperor out of his chambers to sleep in the imperial study every night.

“Hmm.”

Chu Yihan did not want to disturb her anymore.

She had unresolved issues with him.

He felt the same toward her.

It was better for them to rest separately when being together was so painful.

“Can you not leave?”

Su Yingxue said somewhat embarrassedly, her beautiful face contorting sadly.

Chu Yihan was surprised to hear this, “Do you want me to stay?”

“Of course, if you always sleep in the imperial study; those civil officials might start criticizing the empress for disturbing the emperor’s peace, preventing you from sleeping in your own chambers.” Su Yingxue pouted, feeling like she had made her role as empress quite unpopular.

“They only take care of the court affairs; they cannot interfere with my harem. Don’t worry,” he reassured her.

Even though it wasn’t what he wanted to hear, the sight of Su Yingxue puffing her cheeks was adorable and he couldn’t help but stroke her head with its soft, sleek, and smooth hair.

“Then, can you stay and keep me company? I want to talk to you,” Su Yingxue mustered up her courage, slipping her hand into his wide sleeve to grasp Chu Yihan’s large palm.

His hand was warm, and as she opened his palm and placed her hand inside, a surge of comforting heat enveloped her, causing Su Yingxue to unconsciously snuggle into his embrace.

“It’s really warm.”

She sighed contentedly.

Surely, no matter how thick the cloak, it could not compare to the warmth of Chu Yihan’s body.

Holding him felt so pleasantly warm.

The faint scent of him mingled with a touch of medicine was familiar and intoxicating. Chu Yihan instinctively tightened his arms around her, “Are you sincerely asking me to stay of your own accord?”