SBCEJM -Chapter 295 He Bought Me an Entire Street? No! There Are Hopeless Romantics in the Imperial Court!

The images of the past slowly faded away.

Inside the imperial court, many officials wore dazed expressions.

Who would have thought that the current valiant and sharp-witted Northern Frontier Prince had once, at the age of four, been so soft and kind—like a glowing little sticky rice dumpling.

Especially that soft, childish voice saying, “My name is Xuanxuan.”

Even many seasoned court officials, weathered by decades of political storms, looked at Feng Zeyuan with an unconsciously gentle gaze, as if she were their own promising little granddaughter.

【So that’s how it was…】

Even Feng Zeyuan herself was stunned.

【No wonder I felt a strange sense of familiarity with him.】

【I didn’t expect I was already so helpful as a child.】

【Tch, tsk… so I was already so charming that someone remembered me for so long.】

The system immediately corrected her.

【Host! He didn’t just see you as someone who helped him—he saw you as salvation, the only belief that kept him alive!】

【You could even say… you were his white moonlight~】

【Belief? White moonlight?】

Feng Zeyuan smacked her lips.

【Why do those words sound… so stressful?】

Becoming someone else’s lifelong faith—this feeling was oddly unfamiliar.

【So what happened later?】

Feng Zeyuan asked.

【Why didn’t he ever come back to find me?】

【Of course he did!】

The system immediately launched into another round of revelations.

【From that day on, Ji Ning ran to the area near your old residence every single day, secretly crouching in a corner, just hoping to see you again and play with you.】

【But he was too timid. Every time he saw you always together with your brother, he became so inferior that he didn’t dare step forward.】

The light screen in midair shifted again.

A five- or six-year-old boy—beautiful beyond words—hid behind a thick tree trunk, staring longingly at the two children playing not far away.

The girl laughed brightly, the boy beside her looked at her with indulgent warmth.

They were inseparable, forming a world no outsider could enter.

Little Ji Ning’s eyes slowly shifted from anticipation, to envy, and finally to deep loneliness.

He felt like a mouse hiding in the shadows.

While they were the sun hanging high in the sky.

【When you were six, your father was promoted and your family moved to a grand residence.】

【On the day of the move, Ji Ning finally gathered all his courage. He held two freshly roasted sweet potatoes and wanted to give them to you and your brother.】

In the image, the little boy clutched the hot sweet potatoes and ran with all his strength.

But when he finally arrived at your old home, panting and exhausted, it was already empty.

He stood alone before the deserted gate.

The sweet potatoes that once warmed his chest slowly cooled down.

Just like the faint hope in his heart—ignited for a moment, then extinguished in an instant.

【Later, he found out your new residence. But seeing the towering gates and heavily guarded manor, he felt even more unworthy.】

【All he could do was occasionally sneak around the area. As long as he caught a distant glimpse of you and your brother riding past on horseback, it was enough to make his entire day.】

Until that moment by the roadside forest.

He once again met his “light”—in such a humiliating, wretched state.

Feng Zeyuan’s brother, Feng Zeyang, listened with mixed emotions.

So in the childhood he thought belonged only to him and his sister… there had always been a small, lonely figure silently watching from afar.

A trace of sympathy arose in him, along with a faint, almost imperceptible acknowledgment.

To hold onto such devotion for over ten years without wavering—

This kind of willpower was far beyond ordinary people.

Of course, acknowledgment aside—

Thinking of that earlier “bare” scene still made his eyes hurt.

【So where is he now?】

Feng Zeyuan asked curiously.

【After regaining his memory, he consolidated the vast inheritance left by his parents.】

【And then… he bought the entire street opposite your prince’s mansion!】

“Hiss—”

A wave of sharp intakes of breath echoed through the court.

The Northern Frontier Prince’s residence was located on the most prosperous Vermilion Bird Street in the capital—land worth its weight in gold.

Right under the emperor’s feet.

Buying an entire street?

What kind of terrifying wealth was that?!

The Minister of Revenue silently calculated the value of that street and nearly blacked out from the result.

This overwhelming fortune was blinding.

Feng Zeyuan was also completely stunned.

【Buy… buy an entire street?! What is he planning? Becoming a landlord and collecting rent?】

【You’re thinking too small, Host!】

The system’s voice was full of uncontrollable admiration and excitement.

【He’s turning that street into a ‘Xuanxuan Happiness Street’ that exists solely for you!】

【Everything you like to eat, wear, and play with—every shop will be there!】

【Not only that, all profits will be donated in your name to do good deeds!】

【He’s using his wealth to pave a radiant road leading you toward a higher world!】

The entire imperial court fell into dead silence.

Everyone was shocked by Ji Ning’s almost insane devotion.

What kind of love was this—so deep, yet so humble?

No desire to possess, no desire to approach, not even a wish to be acknowledged.

Only silently building something for his “faith.”

The Crown Prince, Xiao Mingxuan, had red eyes.

Wasn’t this exactly the tragic devoted second male lead from storybooks?

Too moving!

Even the usually stern Imperial Censor Zhao Xian couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

“What is love in this world… that it makes one give up everything.”

【This… is probably a form of spiritual sustenance.】

【Like how I once treated the stars in the sky as my friends.】

After thinking for a moment, Feng Zeyuan made her decision.

【Forget it. Since it’s his faith, let him keep believing. I won’t disturb him.】

【If a person’s faith collapses, they really might fall apart.】

【I’ll just avoid that street in the future. Otherwise, if we accidentally meet and lock eyes, I might end up breaking his entire belief system.】

【I don’t want to carry that kind of karmic burden.】

The crowd listened, feeling both amused and strangely warmed.

She was not moved by immense wealth, nor arrogant in the face of extreme devotion.

Instead, she chose to step back—to protect that pure and fragile youthful feeling in her own way.

How many people in the world could possess such clarity and calmness?

Feng Heng’an’s furrowed brows finally relaxed completely.

His daughter’s words might be shocking, but her mind was clear and her values upright—that was more important than anything.

As for that Ji Ning boy… well, as long as he didn’t cause trouble for her, let it be.

Just as the officials were still digesting this earth-shattering tale of wealth and devotion—

The system’s excited voice suddenly exploded in everyone’s minds!

【Oh! Host! Since we’re talking about secret crushes!】

【This system has just detected something incredible!】

【There isn’t just one hopeless romantic in this imperial court—you’ve got several standing right here!】

Instantly.

Several officials in the ranks stiffened.

The spectators who had been happily eating the gossip suddenly realized—

The melon had rolled right toward them.

They instinctively looked around, eyes filled with suspicion, caution… and a hint of uncontrollable curiosity.

Who was it?

Even in the imperial court, people were secretly in love?

And… who exactly were they in love with?