Gu Yunxi was awakened by intense kisses.

In the beginning, she was a little dazed so she didn't want to open her eyes. Therefore, she just lazily sighed and turned around, moving to the soft quilt on the bed.

But then her neck itched, which seemed that someone was breathing and puffing the warm air to the delicate skin.

Then she felt her upper body was tightly embraced by a firm arm.

Gu Yunxi felt speechless so she pouted and struggled to turn around, slowly opening her eyes.

She saw Huanan He leaning on a green pillow embroidered with peaches and magpies. Many red and green fringes fell on his white hair, which made him appear more handsome.

It was in the afternoon when it was sunny outside.

The clear and glaring sunshine went through the window gauze, being intensive lights. The lights shed on Huanan He's handsome face, covering him with a layer of dazzling light.

He smiled and helped Gu Yunxi tidy her collar up, teasing and joking.

"You are so relaxed. Fortunately, it is me now. If other people were there, would you have suffered a loss?"

Being surprised, Gu Yunxi didn't be sleepy anymore. She happily reached her arms and held Huanan He's neck, smiling and asking.

"Darling, when did you come back?"

Recently, he had been busy in dealing with things in the underground fortifications of North Mountain.

In the daytime, it was a secret place to print folk Press there.

But in the evening, plenty of skillful men gathered there and respectively took tasks, casting blades, digging the tunnel, and seriously doing something.

Huanan He got closer to Gu Yunxi, fiercely kissing her delicate lips. Then he answered in a low voice.

"It has been a long time since I came back. Just now, I saw a pile of recipes written by you on the table. You have just recovered. Don't be too tired."

Gu Yunxi smiled gently.

"I couldn't bear my mother's work is damaged. When I am still acute, I want to write something about the book. But I am not good at drawing. Darling, when you are free, please help me."

"Okay, your thing is also mine."

Huanan He held Gu Yunxi's delicate hands, folding and pressing them on his chest. He appeared so gentle now.

"Yunxi, I have a thing to talk about with you. I want to temporarily stop printing the Press now. After all, Xiaobei has just been appointed as Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot. I don't hope that he confronts such difficult things."

Gu Yunxi slightly moved and slowly stood upright, nodding and saying.

"Yes. After all, Huanan Xin thinks highly of the case of the folk Press. Now we have made great influences. We have achieved in indirectly threatening Huanan Xin. It is time to stop the thing."

Huanan He got up and held her in his arms, sneering and mocking.

"Has Xiaobei ever told you? Ying State has stopped the seaborne trade with Da Yi, which made Huanan Xin so anxious."

"In order to replenish the fund, people in the Ministry of Revenue should suggest further exporting silks and mermaid beads to western countries. What do you think about the thing?"

As her thick long eyelashes blinked like a bird flapping its wings, Gu Yunxi sneered.

"Ying State is just a small country. People of Da Yi sell porcelains and tea to people of Ying State and earn some money. But we people of Da Yi also buy their lacquered ware, seafood, and swords. The number of the former is much less than that of the latter. If someone says stopping making businesses with them may influence the whole fund of Da Yi, I can't believe that."

"So you mean there are some hidden facts?"

Huanan He leaned his head and looked at Gu Yunxi, somewhat spoiling and admiring her in his eyes.

Gu Yunxi slowly illustrated.

"Huanan Xin is luxurious in daily life. In the last two years, he made plenty of projects and engaged foreign design architects, craftsmen, musicians, and artists, which cost a lot. Until now, constructing Wanming Park and Suspension Bridge made Da Yi owe Buliedian a lot of money. The interest of debt every year is about millions of taels."

"In my opinion, expanding the trade with western countries is just an excuse. Presumably, Buliedian asks for payment of the debt, which makes Huanan Xin embarrassed. Therefore, he could only force people in Jiangnan Weaving Bureau to submit more silks and let those in coastal provinces offer more mermaid beads. He can pay for the debt with those things."

Huanan He thought and felt a headache, rubbing his forehead with two fingers and appearing anxious.

"If people want to submit more silks, they must produce more raw silks in advance. If they want to offer more mermaid beads, people should produce more boats earlier. So, in the process, it is no wonder that recently more and more officials suggest replacing crops with mulberries and removing the salterns to construct boat factories."

"The strategy will make our country die!"

A cold light occurred in Gu Yunxi's squinted eyes when she mocked.

"As an old saying goes, to go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. Trying to produce things more quickly could only damage the natural rule of universal harmony. They damaged plenty of crops and salterns. Once the imbalance between supply and demand occurs, more private foods and salt will occur. Although there will be many terrific results, it is just what we hope."

Gu Yunxi raised her eyes, seeing Huanan He stare at her with his soft eyes. She gently smiled and grasped his hand.

"Darling, at that time, will you prepare to replace Huanan Xin?"

Huanan He tried to smile and raised Gu Yunxi's chin, carefully kissing her lips.

"Must we do so? Do you hope I become an Emperor?"

Gu Yunxi rubbed Huanan He's handsome face, answering in a firm and slow voice.

"Two years ago, we were too young. We were capricious and avoided our duty, which hurt many of our members. I have said we can't find other ways anymore."

"If I tell you I want to be an Empress and I just want to be your Empress, darling, will you satisfy me?"

Feeling moved, Huanan He gently looked at Gu Yunxi. After a while, he firmly answered.

"Okay, I promise I will satisfy your wish."

Gu Yunxi sincerely looked at her beloved man, as her clear eyes gradually became watery.

"I have been prepared. I will be an understanding Empress…"

Seeing tears in Gu Yunxi's eyes, Huanan He felt anxious. He held a hand and spanked.

Hearing her unhappily screaming, Huanan He fiercely widened his eyes.

"Are you sober? Your words become more and more ridiculous! Understanding? If you think I am old and want to give me to others, you just frankly speak!"

"I... You..."

Gu Yunxi's mouth moved when she appeared sad and was going to cry. She lowered her eyebrows and looked around, just reluctantly speaking.

"So, for the sake of more royal generations, if you are on the throne, you should accept more concubines..."

Seeing Gu Yunxi's sadness on her face, Huanan He quietly smiled and whispered to her.

"I should have more offspring indeed. So, I just let you give birth to ten sons and ten daughters for me."

"Twenty?"

Gu Yunxi's expression immediately changed as she held two fingers and felt speechless.

"If I start this year, although I can give birth to one child every year, when I finish giving birth to twenty children, I am a 40-year-old woman. No! I can't!"

Huanan Xin laughed and wiped her tears, holding her in his arms.

"Silly girl! Silly woman! I am teasing you! You have suffered a lot of pains, so how can I bear you are painful because of pregnancy?"

"We don’t need ten sons and ten daughters. One son and one daughter are adequate. So, we have both son and daughter and will have no pity. It is the happiest thing in the world."

Gu Yunxi's heart was touched when she shyly leaned on Huanan He's chest and fawned.

"You have promised, and I will find a note to record the words. When I am old and you dislike me, I will take it out and question you."

"Okay, you can casually record. Anyhow, I belong to you and you belong to me."

Huanan He slightly raised his arms, pulling the valance and keeping the brilliant lights from the curtain.

He and the delicate woman slowly lay on the bed, when Huanan He could only see charming Gu Yunxi.

Huanan He was attracted, so he slowly bent and gently promised.

"In my life, I will never love other women except you. Although there were plenty of good women, it is adequate for me to accept you..."