Faced with Shangguan Min's candid words, Cui Ji spoke directly: "I will give you the dignity you deserve, but as for matters of the bedchamber and heirs..."
"I understand. These are things that cannot be forced." Shangguan Min was very calm, clearly having thought this through before marriage. "I believe in leaving things to fate."
The young woman was understanding and reasonable.
Cui Ji couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt. "I'm sorry for dragging you into this."
Shangguan Min smiled faintly. "Husband came from Gan State and may not know that for women of noble families like us, we may seem glamorous, but in truth, we are never in control of our own lives. Marrying you—I count myself fortunate."
The dragon and phoenix wedding candle burned quietly.
Though they shared a bed that night, their thoughts did not converge.
The next morning.
