She lowered her head and said, "Yi, I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."
Nangong Yi looked at his little wife, who was admitting her mistake, reached out his arms to hold her, buried his face in the nape of her neck, and whispered, "Between us, there is never a question of dragging each other down. Everything I do is willingly, you need not feel guilty..."
Cai Wei just hummed, her heart still heavy, her little face twisted in distress.
Seeing her so sullen, Nangong Yi tried to cheer her up and laughed, "Tomorrow is the day you return to your natal home, your first return after our wedding. Have you prepared the gifts for the return yet?"
Cai Wei muttered, "Returning to one's natal home is a custom among the common people. Can an empress from the Palace go back to her natal home just like that?"
Nangong Yi said, "Someone always has to be the first to start things in this world. Let us be the first emperor and empress to do so!"
