“Host, the Crown Prince is getting married!”
Feng Zexuan kicked the ground lightly.
Along the roadside, a few wild peach trees had already bloomed with soft pink buds. A couple of early-returning swallows circled in the sky.
Their chirping filled the air—spring was in full swing.
Mm… spring had arrived. It was indeed a season for joyful events.
“When? With Zhou Ruyan?”
She lazily asked in her mind, her gaze drifting toward the distant construction site of the new girls’ academy.
Craftsmen were laying the final wall using her “divine cement,” their movements now far more practiced.
“Yes. The wedding is in ten days.”
“The Empress is worried about delays, so everything has been arranged already.”
“So rushed?” Feng Zexuan raised an eyebrow. “Wait… isn’t Zhou Ruyan’s father still away on duty?”
“Zhou Zheng returned last month! But Lin Sisi and Zhao Wuji went to a countryside estate to enjoy their honeymoon.”
“Honeymoon?”
“Yes! After returning, General Zhao requested half a year of leave from the palace, saying he needed to recover.”
“Now he’s back in peak shape—eight-pack abs, even a V-line!”
Feng Zexuan suddenly thought of the phrase “man-mother.”
System: “Tsk tsk, that’s what you call absence makes the heart grow fonder. They’re practically glued together—no one can watch.”
“And General Zhao even cooks eighteen dishes personally. They feed each other bite by bite.”
“The servants nearby were blushing so hard they couldn’t look.”
Feng Zexuan almost laughed out loud.
“So that’s the self-cultivation of a perfect husband: first lesson—fitness. Second lesson—culinary skills!”
“Hahaha, Lady Lin is truly a winner in life. One husband on each side, living freely and happily.”
“This is peak life!”
The nearby Ministry of Works officials pricked up their ears. The Crown Prince’s thoughts were always this explosive.
Some young officials even began quietly contemplating the feasibility of such arrangements.
Their eyes flickered with strange admiration.
“They originally planned to find two or three live-in sons-in-law for Zhou Ruyan so the whole family could travel carefree.”
“They even wanted to train their daughter to become the ‘head of the household’.”
The Minister of Works nearly stumbled.
Two or three sons-in-law? Are they trying to go to heaven?!
But then—
“Their daughter dropped a bomb two days ago: she wants to marry into the Eastern Palace!”
Lin Sisi immediately lost her composure, even smashing her teacup, asking if her daughter had lost her mind.
After all, she herself lived freely with two husbands—how could her daughter willingly enter the deep palace and share one man?
“A generation worse than the last!”
Zhou Zheng exploded on the spot: “My little cabbage I raised for over ten years—when did she get taken by some pig? And a royal pig at that!”
“What a failure as a father!”
Zhao Wuji calmly set down his teacup and said:
“If Ruyan is forced, I’ll immediately take the whole family and elope!”
“You’ve got money, I’ve got strength. We can live well anywhere!”
And Zhao Wudi, red-eyed, added:
“If she marries the Crown Prince, fine—but he must promise a monogamous life. Otherwise, I’ll fight him!”
The Ministry officials gasped.
Elope? Demand monogamy from the Crown Prince?!
These people were seriously bold.
Feng Zexuan laughed until she bent over.
“Hahaha! But the Crown Prince is actually getting a great deal—marrying one and getting two fathers-in-law plus a sis-con brother-in-law. That’s three top-tier allies!”
“One is skilled in governance, one in military strategy, one in combat!”
“He’s hit the jackpot!”
System: “Host, your calculations are impressive!”
“Then what did Zhou Ruyan say to convince her family?”
System snickered:
“She said, ‘I will belong to the Crown Prince in life and death.’ That alone almost made her parents explode.”
“And she proudly declared: ‘I chose him! He’s gentle, refined, and scholarly—far better than rough martial men!’”
Zhao Wuji immediately protested: “Who are you calling rough?!”
She quickly corrected herself: “Except Big Dad! Big Dad is a military scholar!”
And just like that—the family surrendered.
Ten days later, the imperial wedding was set.
The Empress personally brought gifts and finalized the date.
Ten Days Later — Royal Wedding Day
The court was peaceful. Emperor Xiao Juechen was in an excellent mood, smiling nonstop while reviewing memorials.
“Double happiness—Empress pregnant, Crown Prince marrying. Truly auspicious.”
Feng Zexuan’s voice rang in his mind:
“Old Xiao is smiling like a Buddha today.”
The emperor’s eye twitched.
“Old Xiao” again.
System became excited:
“Zhao family’s dowry is insane!”
“Zhou Zheng prepared six shops in the capital, 30,000 taels of silver, and ten boxes of jewels!”
The ministers were stunned.
So rich?!
“And General Zhao gave his battlefield weapon—the ‘Soul-Severing Blade’—as dowry!”
With a note:
“This blade has tasted the blood of 36 enemy chiefs. It will drink the blood of any unfaithful man.”
Feng Zexuan: “So savage. A silent threat from a manly man.”
All generals went speechless.
The Crown Prince felt a chill down his spine.
He hadn’t even noticed the threat before Feng Zexuan pointed it out.
Zhao Wudi gifted a jade bracelet engraved with: “If you’re wronged, come home.”
Inside the bracelet? A hidden poison needle for emergencies.
And the most outrageous—
Lin Sisi gave her daughter… a whole box of erotic manuals.
Cough cough cough!
Zhou Zheng nearly choked trying to distract attention.
Feng Zexuan: “Erotic manuals?! She’s afraid the Crown Prince is too pure and won’t know what to do?”
The Crown Prince’s ears turned bright red.
System added:
“Not just that—she said the palace has too many scheming women, so the bride must take initiative and fully captivate the Crown Prince!”
“Apparently there are beginner, intermediate, and advanced versions with instructions!”
Everyone was speechless.
The Wedding Night
The Eastern Palace was brilliantly lit.
Feng Zexuan attended in prince’s attire, eating while watching the drama unfold.
“The banquet here is even better than the imperial feast… that sweet and sour fish looks amazing…”
After several rounds of drinking, the bride was sent to the bridal chamber.
Crown Prince Xiao Mingxuan stayed in the front hall, surrounded by ministers trying to make him drink.
His cheeks were slightly flushed, but his mind was clear. He kept glancing toward the inner palace.
“He’s got good tolerance—ten cups and still fine.”
System whispered:
“He’s already thinking about the bridal chamber!”
“And he secretly replaced alcohol with water, and even took sobering pills in advance!”
“He also prepared ginseng tea to stay in peak condition!”
Feng Zexuan: “……”
Ministers: “…So the Crown Prince is really that prepared?!”
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