The wedding date was set for October 10th of the previous decade.

It's the end of August now, which is just over a month at most. Considering Yuan Yun's journey from Changsui to Yanchuan, the preparation time is actually very short.

This was also based on many considerations, especially the pressure from Southern Weekly.

Zhou Jinghuan was extremely cunning. Although Jingguo sent two princesses over, Zhou Jinghuan did not rush to set a wedding date for the second prince of Nanzhou and the two princesses. Instead, he wanted to wait for Yuan Yun to get married first.

He did this in order to save face.

If the Second Prince's marriage is arranged first, but Zhao Cheng and Yuan Yun's marriage falls through, then the entire Southern Zhou will think that Zhou Jinghuan has been fooled by Jingguo.

At that time, he wouldn't even be able to show his face in court, let alone go out on the street!

Zhao Cheng was happy to do so, the sooner the better, to avoid any unforeseen complications.

After confirming some details with Zhao Huan and Mu Zhaojun, Lu Zhao returned to Changsui to report back.

Yuan Yun's side needs to make preparations, and the Right Prime Minister's residence needs to make even more preparations.

From the day Lu Zhao left Yanchuan, the Right Prime Minister's residence was bustling with activity every day.

Zhao Cheng's four maids were no longer under his command; they had all been transferred to Mu Zhaojun's service.

After all, it was Zhao Huan taking in his eldest son's wife, and she was none other than the eldest princess. Not only was the Right Prime Minister's residence busy, but the entire city of Yanchuan was filled with an atmosphere of joyous occasion.

After the incident with Park In-di, Zhao Cheng's reputation took a turn for the better. The people of Yanchuan unanimously believed that although Zhao Cheng was a playboy, a spendthrift, and a scoundrel, he was clear-headed when it came to matters of principle.

He could fight Wang Yufeng in the street for a woman sold to a brokerage firm, but he was able to uncover a spy from the Southern Zhou Dynasty in the process.

He could swagger around in Qingdong City, fighting with local dignitaries, but he could also uncover Southern Zhou spies from among them...

He could prevent merchants from making money in his name and ruining their businesses for the sake of profit, but he could also defend the dignity of Yanchuan City without caring about profit.

He is a contradictory person.

This is a greedy, lustful, spendthrift, and shameless person, but who still has a tiny bit of conscience.

The people of Yanchuan gave Zhao Cheng what they considered to be a fair assessment.

Little did they know that such praise had reached the ears of the emperor far away in Changsui.

"A contradictory person, a greedy, lustful, spendthrift, and shameless person, yet still possessing a tiny bit of conscience."

Inside the imperial study, Yuan Xiu, playing with Wei You's feet, lay under the dragon desk and said, "Just what kind of bastard did my imperial sister marry?"

Wei You smiled and said, "Your Majesty, as long as the Princess is happy."

"That's true." Yuan Xiu muttered to himself, "With my elder sister's methods, if Zhao Cheng doesn't obey, she can just castrate him!"

With that, Yuan Xiu sat up and leaned against the dragon table, saying, "You shall go and escort my elder sister to her wedding."

Wei You was immediately flattered and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

"After you go, stay in Yanchuan for a while longer. Not only should you keep an eye on Zhao Cheng for me, but you should also take a good look at Yanchuan for me."

Wei You immediately understood the Emperor's meaning and said, "Does Your Majesty not trust Attendant Chen's judgment?"

“It’s not that I don’t trust him.” Yuan Xiu waved his hand and said, “You and Chen Changyun are both my confidants, and I will not doubt you, but your personalities are very different, so your perspectives on things are naturally different. The Yanchuan in Chen Changyun’s eyes may not be the same as what you see. Do you understand what I mean?”

Wei You nodded emphatically and said, "Your subject will definitely bring back the truth about Yan Chuan!"

"Hmm..." Yuan Xiu sighed deeply, his face full of sorrow, "My imperial sister... my imperial sister..."

...

The final draft of the second volume of "Yingyingying" has been completed and officially released.

Before meeting Cai Yilu, Zhao Cheng didn't have much ambition. After all, this thing was different from Jin Yong's novels, and frankly speaking, it wasn't the right path.

They're just trying to make a quick buck.

However, with Cai Yilu, they can enter the Kangye market, the capital of the Southern Zhou Kingdom. If they can gain a foothold in Kangye, they can spread outwards from Kangye as the center, which is completely different from expanding little by little from Yunjing southwards!

In Kangye, however, the unorthodox nature of the picture album was actually more advantageous.

If it were ordinary daily necessities, such as soap and toilet water, even if the people of Southern Zhou liked to use them, they would inevitably be suppressed by the powerful clans of Kangye City. They wouldn't allow Zhao Cheng to make money, and they were also on the side of national righteousness, so they could raise the slogan of not letting the people of Jingguo make money. You can make money, but the lion's share must be earned by us, the people of Southern Zhou, so that Zhao Cheng's profit margin will be very thin.

This catalogue was sold through underground channels, which were considered low-class. The Kangye family valued their reputation and wouldn't bother showing their face for such a low-level business. As long as Cai Yilu was bold enough and had the foundation of the previous catalogue, he was guaranteed to make a fortune.

This is also why Zhao Cheng, after returning to Yanchuan, devoted himself to repeatedly considering the publication of the picture album.

He has big ambitions for the catalog now and wants to make a fortune from it.

If it weren't for the Park Moo-di incident affecting things for a few days, the album would have been released much faster.

He allocated the issuance equally, personally overseeing the Yanchuan area, while Cai Yilu was responsible for the Kangye area. After securing these two locations, he would then consider Changsui, Jingdong, and Yunjing.

Five years ago, when Zhao Cheng first had the idea of ​​starting a business, he never dreamed that five years later he would want to make a fortune from erotic novels...

wrong!

Zhao Cheng shook his head. What he was selling was art! It was humanistic concern!

It's not that kind of thing!

There was a knock at the door, and before Zhao Cheng could speak, Zhao Huan pushed the door open and walked in.

Zhao Cheng immediately put away the picture album on the table, which seemed a bit strange.

When Zhao Huan needs him, he always asks him to come over; it's rare for him to come to Zhao Huan on his own.

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