Yan Xiao'er's emotional state went something like: *Oh, it's him.*
*Yikes, he's about to die.*
*Wait, a royal marriage decree?*
*What?! I can't refuse.*
It felt as though she were riding on the back of a Black Dragon—diving, rising, spinning, and executing a steep banking turn. She was dizzy, terribly dizzy.
Empress Cheng tossed out that concluding sentence and seemed to instantly forget about the whole matter. Yawning repeatedly, she turned, swaying her hips, and tiptoed toward the inner hall.
"I am never getting up early again. Absolutely never."
Chapter 31