He grabbed her shoulders, lowered his head to peck at her lips, and said in a hoarse, deep voice, "The hour is still early, why don't we sleep a little longer."
Before Su Yan could protest, he leaned over and pinned her on the bed...
It was nearly noon by the time the two of them walked out of the house.
Mo Chen had already had someone prepare their meal. After eating quickly, they rode together in a carriage to the Imperial Palace.
After the carriage entered the palace gate, it kept moving until it stopped outside the Emperor's Imperial Study.
The Chief Eunuch, Wan, who was the Emperor's closest attendant, personally came to receive them.
After leading them into the Imperial Study, he respectfully said to the Emperor, who was reviewing petitions, "Your Majesty, the State Preceptor, the Seventeenth Princess, and Marquis Chu have arrived."
