[Guagua, I have a feeling Prince An is about to faint!]
[Host, Prince An is probably just excited to have found his son.]
This time, Prince An is truly broken!
Soon, someone came forward and helped him down.
It must be said that Emperor Jingyuan still loved his younger brother very much, and at this moment he felt a little more sympathy for him.
[Guagua, take a look! Which of Prince An's sons is a fake?]
[Hehe~~~ Host, it's Prince An's son who loves playing the blindfolded "concubine-catching" game!]
The entire court: Blindfolded to capture the "concubine"?
You really know how to have fun!
Emperor Jingyuan frowned slightly as he sat at the head of the table.
How utterly absurd!
As soon as he reached out, Chief Steward Wang Defu immediately stepped forward and then issued an order.
As an emperor, he had a responsibility to ensure the purity of the royal bloodline and would not allow anyone to confuse it!
[Guagua, those counterfeiters are really clever!]
Imagine yourself at the White Horse Club, ordering eighteen male models—broad-shouldered, slim-waisted, long-legged beauties—who keep calling you "Your Majesty." You're blindfolded, playing games with them, and whoever you catch gets to... well, you know...
Oh my, I can't even imagine the joy of the "Queen"!
Looking at the prince at the very front, it would actually be quite nice to have him kneeling and singing "Conquer"!
[Host, you can do it too!]
"Cough cough cough!!!"
"Cough cough cough!!!"
Shen Changyuan immediately started coughing incessantly.
Daughter, why do you think about everything!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen heard her thoughts and turned to glare at her fiercely.
That's incredibly audacious!
He wanted to see who dared to do it!
That person won't be able to keep his head anymore!
Let's see how he "deales" with her later!
She must be able to recite the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, as well as the virtues and precepts for women, backwards and forwards!
[Guagua, the way Crown Prince Yan Beichen looked at me just now was like he wanted to devour me.]
[Host, you're mistaken! The Crown Prince kept turning back during the morning court session; he was definitely captivated by your stunning good looks! It feels like ages since we last met. This newbie suddenly has a fiancée, so of course he'd want to look at her more! Besides, you're so outstanding, if you were to run away, he'd be devastated.]
Hehe~~~ Guagua, if you can talk, then talk more!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: What nonsense is she spouting!
The minister beside the crown prince smiled and looked at him, whispering something.
"Your Highness, your marriage to the Crown Princess is a marriage ordained by His Majesty. Rest assured, no one can separate you!"
Crown Prince: ...
The surrounding ministers grinned slightly.
Your Highness is embarrassed!
Clenching his fists, Crown Prince Yan Beichen calmed himself and turned to Shen Mingzhu with a gentle smile.
[Guagua, the Crown Prince smiled at me!]
[Host, the Crown Prince must know how good you are and is trying to seduce you!]
Well...
Who would have thought that the wise and mighty Crown Prince would be this kind of person!
Emperor Jingyuan watched his upright, polite, and unsmiling son get the short end of the stick, and the corners of his lips unconsciously turned up.
...
After the court session, Shen Mingzhu prepared to go to the Hanlin Academy for her duty, as usual.
At this moment, Crown Prince Yan Beichen quickly walked over.
"Lord Shen."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
In an instant, all the ministers turned their gazes toward them.
Upon seeing this, Crown Prince Yan Beichen glanced at the assembled ministers, who all lowered their heads and quickly left.
"Lord Shen is currently on duty at the Hanlin Academy. I would like to invite Lord Shen to have lunch at Tianxiang Restaurant at noon. I wonder if Lord Shen would do me the honor?"
Looking into Yan Beichen's deep eyes, the two were so close that even his long, thick eyelashes could be seen clearly. Looking at his model-like face, with such beauty before her, Shen Mingzhu nodded.
"It would be my great honor."
Yan Beichen smiled slightly, his captivating fox-like eyes narrowing upwards.
"Very well, I will be waiting for Lord Shen's arrival at private room number one in Tianxiang Tower at noon."
Shen Mingzhu smiled gently, her heart bursting with joy.
[Host, the Crown Prince is trying to seduce you again! Don't be tempted by his good looks.]
[Guagua, don't worry, I have an incredibly strong heart and I can absolutely stay true to myself.]
[Host, I knew you were the best!]
All officials: We heard it!
Emperor Jingyuan: Go for it, son!
Back at the Hanlin Academy, Shen Mingzhu asked Shaoyao to go back to the mansion and tell her mother that she didn't need to have lunch delivered to her, as she had an appointment!
Grand Secretary Su Huaiyuan had been staying at the Hanlin Academy, hoping to discover more of Shen Mingzhu's thoughts, but unfortunately, there had been no movement from Shen Mingzhu since he returned.
On the other side, in the Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Study.
"My dear Minister Shen~"
Shen Changyuan, "Your subject is here!"
"I grant you permission to bring your feline master to court tomorrow!"
Shen Changyuan: ...
What does Your Majesty mean?
It's just a matter of asking him to bring his daughter's cat to court tomorrow!
They really know how to create difficult problems for themselves!
Cats can be quite proud and aloof.
The baby is suffering inside, but the baby dares not say it.
"Yes, Your Majesty! I will do my utmost to bring our feline master to court."
Lin Xiang looked at Emperor Jingyuan, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
Shen Changyuan had his head down and couldn't see Lin Xiang's face.
Emperor Jingyuan's expression clearly indicated that he wanted Prime Minister Lin to speak to Shen Changyuan himself.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen patted Prime Minister Lin's arm, signaling him not to worry, that he was still there for him!
In fact, Emperor Jingyuan was aware of this matter.
Judging from Crown Princess Shen Mingzhu's style of doing things, she will probably send the spiritual spring water to the Prime Minister's residence soon.
So he didn't mention it.
...
At the Marquis of Changping's residence, Madam Shen laughed heartily upon hearing Shaoyao's report.
"It's good that the Crown Prince has woken up. The two of them can spend more time together, and the Crown Prince will surely discover Mingzhu's good qualities."
The people of Da Yan were relatively open-minded, and unmarried young men and women who were engaged would often go out shopping, boating on the lake, and enjoying the spring scenery in private.
Therefore, when Shen's mother heard that the Crown Prince was so proactive, she felt much more at ease and even gave Shaoyao 100 taels of silver so that Shen Mingzhu could spend it as she pleased and buy whatever she wanted.
With her shift ending soon, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but ask the system.
[Guagua, is it lunchtime?]
[Host, it's almost time! Crown Prince Yan Beichen is already waiting for you at Tianxiang Tower! He's quite respectful of you, host; his attitude is rather good.]
Shen Mingzhu felt relieved after hearing this, and her impression of Crown Prince Yan Beichen unconsciously improved considerably.
Soon, the colleagues from the Hanlin Academy left in twos and threes, chatting as they went.
Shen Mingzhu went to Tianxiang Tower under the escort of Shaoyao and Shen Weiming.
Tianxianglou Restaurant is doing exceptionally well today, packed with people.
[Host, Zhou Hanchuan, the second senior brother of the Divine Doctor Valley, is also here.]
[Hmm? Did he make an appointment with someone or just by himself?]
[Host, it was the fake heiress Shen Jiaojiao who invited him to her wedding with the Second Prince Yan Yunxuan the day after tomorrow.]
Shen Mingzhu nodded.
Thinking that the second senior brother from the Divine Doctor Valley would attend their wedding would surely add a lot of color to it.
"Guagua, this sounds like something Shen Jiaojiao would do."
[Host, the fake heiress Shen Jiaojiao is currently playing the victim to Zhou Hanchuan, complaining about the Marquis's mansion, and subtly implying that your beautiful mother is biased and has prepared very little dowry for her!]
[Guagua, that can't be, right? Although the Second Prince Yan Yunxuan married her as a concubine, he made a grand spectacle of it as if he were marrying his principal wife. The whole of Shengjing knows it. As the matriarch of the Marquis's mansion, Mother wouldn't shoot herself in the foot like this.]
[Host, you're so clever. This is because your beautiful mother didn't give her a single penny of her dowry, and she's extremely dissatisfied about it!]