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According to palace regulations, the first time a consort spends the night with His Majesty, she is to be bathed and wrapped in silk before being carried to the Emperor's dragon bed.
However, Quan Qing was an exception. Chu Mo issued a decree, directly summoning the Feng Luan Chariot to bring her. The Feng Luan Chariot was reserved for consorts who had spent the night with the Emperor multiple times.
Upon arriving at Chu Mo's palace, he dismissed all the eunuchs and palace maids, leaving only Quan Qing and himself in the vast hall. Quan Qing felt a mix of anxiety; she did not want to share a bed with a stranger.
Chu Mo did not ask her to sit down. From the moment she entered the room, his eyes had been roaming over her, circling her as if appraising a piece of jewelry.
Neither spoke. In the palace, saying too much could lead to trouble; many had lost their lives because of their tongues.
After a long silence, he finally stood in front of her, locked eyes with her, and said, “I am Li Xuyiao.”
Quan Qing was taken aback. Wasn't he called Chu Mo? Li Xuyiao couldn't possibly be his courtesy name, could it?
Just as she was trying to make sense of it all, Chu Mo continued, “Occupation: police.”
Quan Qing's eyes widened in shock, her mouth agape as if she had seen a ghost.
What? He said he was a police officer? Wasn’t that a term from her era? Could it be… could it be…
“You… you… you are…” She clutched his collar, too excited to form coherent words.
“That's right, I’m just like you.”
Li Xuyiao nodded gravely.
"Ah!" Quan Qing finally exclaimed with joy.
She understood at last why he had that expression when he heard her sing—fellow townsfolk meeting, with tears in their eyes!
The palace maids on duty outside couldn't help but blush at the passionate call, thinking to themselves: This young lady is truly bold!
That night, the two sat down for a long conversation. It turned out that Li Xuyiao had accidentally crossed over while pursuing a criminal, just a day before Quan Qing arrived. They had both traveled from the same time and space to another, and remarkably, they were now in a marital relationship!
Quan Qing teased him, "To have three thousand beauties and the whole world is every man's dream. Now your dream has come true; staying here for a lifetime would be worth it."
Li Xuyiao replied, "You really have no idea what you're talking about. Do you think being an emperor is easy? Dealing with court affairs every day is exhausting enough, and then I have to handle a bunch of women when I get back. Since I crossed over, I haven't even touched a single consort."
"Wow, how can you resist that?"
"I'm a police officer; sleeping with them would make me feel guilty. You know? Many of the consorts are only sixteen or seventeen years old—minors!" Li Xuyiao said seriously.
Quan Qing laughed heartily, "No wonder you can't bring yourself to do it; they're all seedlings of the motherland!"
"How old are you in modern society?" Li Xuyiao asked her.
"Nineteen."
"At the age for attending university."
"How old are you?" Quan Qing asked him.
"Twenty-seven."
"You're an old man!"
The next day, Li Xuyiao officially conferred her the title of a second-rank consort, bestowing her the name "Qing."
With the imperial decree issued, the entire harem was in an uproar.
This was a tremendous honor.
Since the founding of the Xi Chi Kingdom, no consort had ever been promoted so quickly, especially since she had entered the palace through selection rather than formal invitation. Countless eyes would now be watching her.
Quan Qing said to Li Xuyiao, "When I was a beauty, I lived so freely. Now that you've made me a consort in one fell swoop, I can't imagine how many women will hate me to death. There will be more trouble ahead."
Li Xuyiao replied, "In this time and space, I only have you, and you only have me. We don't know when we can return. In the days to come, I will inevitably seek you out frequently. If other consorts give you trouble, how can a mere beauty like you handle it? Now that you are Consort Qing, not many will dare to touch you."
Quan Qing felt he had a point. While no one would openly dare to act against her, she knew there would still be those who would scheme behind the scenes, leaving her feeling anxious and on edge.
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