The Second Marriage of the First Son 4

The appearance of the Holy Spirit Body had Princess Yunyang so excited because Lei Yuan possessed the Xuan Yang Body. Possessing a Xuan Yang Body possessed both great advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that Xuan Yangzhi can make Lei Yuan invincible and possesses a power so powerful that it is terrifying.

The downside is that the Xuan Yang Body is difficult to control; the slightest misstep can backfire and lead to death. Another point is that one cannot marry or have children with ordinary people. With the exception of those with Holy Spirit Bodies, even the most powerful spiritual beings cannot withstand the power of the Xuan Yang Body and will die suddenly upon consummating the marriage. In the decade or so since Lei Yuan became an adult, he married two princes, both of whom died.

After browsing ancient texts, the Imperial Master informed Princess Yunyang that the only solution was to find a Holy Spirit Body and help Lei Yuan bear a firstborn son. This child would absorb a portion of the Xuanyang Power. Although this would weaken the Xuanyang Power, it would be more effectively controlled, potentially providing greater benefits. However, a Holy Spirit Body was rare, and even if one appeared, it was unknown whether it would be a boy or girl, or even what age the child would be, or whether they would be married.

Princess Yunyang had put so much thought into finding the Holy Spirit Body that she was practically heartbroken. Lei Yuan had already lost two of their true rulers, and if they couldn't find someone with the Holy Spirit Body, or if they found someone with the Holy Spirit Body but couldn't marry Lei Yuan and have children, then Lei Yuan's lineage would be extinct.

So after the Imperial Master confirmed that Tao Yuan was a body of the Holy Spirit, Princess Yunyang's hands trembled with excitement.

Moreover, the body of the Holy Spirit can provide people with endless spiritual power, although no one knows how to provide it.

Qu Cang agreed to go to the banquet at Lei Wu Palace, and he had already guessed that Princess Yunyang would definitely propose to them. Although they were very shocked when they learned that Tao Yuan was actually a holy spirit body, they only had this one child and loved him like a treasure since childhood. They just wanted to help him find a husband who would treat him wholeheartedly. Family background and other things were secondary.

Although Prince Lei Wu held greater power than the Emperor, even if Tao Yuan married him as a successor, it would still be considered a marriage of status. Furthermore, his abilities, appearance, and character made him a desirable prospect for nearly every unmarried young man and woman in the capital, even at the risk of their lives. Both the power he wielded and his very person held a fatal allure.

But there was only one thing that prevented Mr. and Mrs. Qu Cang from easily agreeing to Princess Yunyang's proposal, that was they were worried that even though Tao Yuan had a body of a holy spirit, he would die suddenly because he could not withstand the power of Xuan Yang.

Mr. and Mrs. Qu Cang went to the palace for a banquet. Although they did not directly reject Princess Yunyang's proposal, they still tactfully told Princess Yunyang to let them think about it carefully.

Although Princess Yunyang was anxious to have Tao Yuan marry Lei Yuan immediately, she also understood the worries in the hearts of Qu Cang and his wife. She also knew that she couldn't push them too hard. If she forced them to go to King Yanwu's side, it would be more trouble than gain.

So even though they didn't immediately agree to the marriage, Princess Yunyang didn't show any displeasure, and instead politely had them sent away. But she absolutely couldn't give up just like that. She had waited so many years, finally waiting for the Holy Spirit Body to appear, and it was suitable in every way for her to marry someone from Lei Yuan. She had made up her mind, no matter what, to get Mr. and Mrs. Qu Cang to agree to this marriage.

The news that Tao Yuan possessed the Holy Spirit Body had already spread. It was no longer a secret that Princess Yunyang had been searching for the Holy Spirit Body for Lei Yuan for so many years. Many people, believing that wealth and honor were to be sought through risk, attempted to impersonate the Holy Spirit Body, only to be exposed.

Princess Jiade felt a little relieved when she learned that Qu Cang and his wife had not agreed to Princess Yunyang's proposal. However, she knew that Princess Yunyang would definitely not give up just like that. Moreover, Lei Yuan's own abilities were stronger than Yan Hao's. If Qu Cang agreed to the special marriage, and the Holy Spirit Body could really help Lei Yuan control the Xuanyang Body, then they would definitely be at a disadvantage, and it would be even more difficult for them to compete for power with King Lei Wu's faction.

Yan Hao was also extremely shocked that Tao Yuan actually possessed the Xuan Yang Body. In his previous life, he had lived with the original owner for so many years and never knew what kind of Holy Spirit Body Tao Yuan possessed. However, when he considered that the original owner had been able to kill him, most likely due to his Holy Spirit Body, he suddenly understood something.

Yan Hao knew that according to the course of events in his previous life, Lei Yuan would have died on the battlefield, unable to control the Xuan Yang force. Therefore, he was extremely worried. If Tao Yuan married Lei Yuan and truly helped him control the Xuan Yang force, Lei Yuan wouldn't have died early like in his previous life, and it would have been difficult for him to defeat him.

Although Yan Hao really didn't want to marry Tao Yuan, he felt that the best way to prevent Tao Yuan from marrying Lei Yuan was to make Tao Yuan his principal wife. After discussing with Princess Jiade, they decided to make Qu Feng his concubine and then propose marriage to Qu Cang.

Qu Feng had only been the King for a few days when he was about to be relegated to a concubine, just like in his previous life. He felt wronged and unwilling. However, no matter how much he didn't want to, he didn't have a strong family to rely on, and he didn't even have the right to object. So he could only cry to vent his grievances and unwillingness.

Yan Hao could only comfort him and ask him to be patient. In a few years at most, he would make him the rightful ruler again and avenge the Qu family for his past life.

"Don't worry, I will double compensate you in this life for the promise I failed to fulfill in my previous life." Yan Hao hugged Qu Feng and comforted him.

Thinking about how he died at the hands of Qu Yun in his previous life before becoming the King, and how he had only been the King for a few days in this life and had to give up his throne to Qu Yun, Qu Feng said to Yan Hao with great distress, "My King, in the previous life, Qu Yun killed us and our child. You must avenge him."

"Revenge must be taken, but not now." Yan Hao sighed, feeling helpless. "Who would have thought that Qu Yun was actually a holy spirit? I absolutely cannot let her marry King Lei Wu, otherwise King Lei Wu will be even more powerful. And I still need Qu Cang now. Qu Cang is brave and good at fighting, brave and resourceful, a rare brave general. But in this life, this king will never repeat the same mistakes. I will definitely keep all military power firmly in my hands."

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The Lantern Festival is just a few days away. Giving lanterns as gifts to younger generations has become a custom. The Imperial Palace, the Leiwu Palace, and the Yanwu Palace also give away many lanterns to the people every year. According to legend, those who both give and receive lanterns receive blessings.

Before this year's Lantern Festival, Princess Yunyang invited many lantern-making masters to prepare many exquisite lanterns. She then asked the servants in Xiuling Temple to pray for the lanterns in front of the gods and prepare to give them to the young men and women of the officials' families.

After Princess Jiade learned about this, she also prepared many lanterns for the gods to pray for blessings, and gave them out to the young men and women of officials' families when they came to the temple to receive the lanterns for blessings.

The two princesses were always comparing themselves, and now sending lanterns at the same time made many people feel very embarrassed. According to custom, each unmarried man and woman could only receive one lantern at the temple, because too much blessing would be too much to hold.

Those on King Leiwu's side naturally went to Princess Yunyang to receive the lanterns, while those on King Yanwu's side went to Princess Jiade. This put those who chose to side with neither side, yet didn't want to offend either, in a difficult position. Furthermore, the blessing lanterns only came once a year; if they didn't, they would be without blessings for the entire year. Although it was just a legend, after so many years of believing it, it had become a habit.

On the day of receiving the lanterns, young men and women from each family wore their favorite clothes and happily went to the Xiuling Temple.

The garden of Xiuling Temple was already filled with various exquisite lanterns. Seeing that the lanterns prepared by the two princesses were much more beautiful than the lanterns prepared by the temple in previous years, they felt even happier.

Princess Yunyang and Duke Jiade each occupied a pavilion, sitting inside, watching them select lanterns with a smile. They were selecting carefully, and although they wanted every lantern very much, since they could only choose one, they would of course choose the one they liked best.

Tao Yuan walked into the garden and looked up at the lanterns. Although he thought they were beautiful, he was not as excited as others.

After seeing Tao Yuan, Princess Yunyang immediately stood up and walked towards Tao Yuan.

When Princess Jiade saw Princess Yunyang stand up, she also stood up and walked towards Tao Yuan.

When the others saw the two princesses coming, they quickly made way and saluted.

When Tao Yuan saw them walking towards him, he quickly saluted them.

Princess Yunyang raised her hand to signal, and a maid holding a wooden box immediately stepped forward and opened the box.

Princess Yunyang took out the lantern from the wooden box and said to Tao Yuan with a smile, "This is a lantern I prepared specially for you. I asked the Imperial Preceptor to bless it personally. Take it home and hang it in your room. It will surely bless you with peace and safety throughout the year."

Just as Tao Yuan was about to bow and thank Princess Yunyang, Princess Jiade took out the lantern she had prepared and said to Tao Yuan, "This is the lantern I have personally blessed. You can take it back and hang it up."

Tao Yuan looked around and looked very embarrassed.

The people watching this scene were filled with jealousy, envy, and curiosity about what Tao Yuan would choose. They had never seen two distinguished princesses vying for a lantern, and those two lanterns were clearly far more exquisite than the others. Both were stunningly beautiful, and they all wanted each one.

Although they didn't understand how good the Holy Spirit Body was, when they saw the postures of the two princesses, they knew that it must be more important than they imagined.

Princess Yunyang and Duke Jiade glared at each other, then looked at Tao Yuan at the same time, waiting for him to make a choice.

Tao Yuan turned to Princess Yunyang, took the lantern from her hand, and bowed to express his gratitude.

Princess Yunyang looked at Tao Yuan and said to him with a kind smile, "After the Donglai Festival, I will send someone to pick you up to come to the palace to play. When I have nothing to do in the palace, I want to talk to you young people."

"Yes." Tao Yuan saluted again.

"Just keep choosing lanterns. If you like any, take them home. I'm tired, so I'll go back to the palace first. I'll invite you to come talk to me another day." Princess Yunyang turned and said to the others.

"Yes, we respectfully send the Princess off." The others answered in unison and bowed.

Princess Yunyang glanced at Princess Jiade, her eyes full of pride, because since Tao Yuan accepted her lantern, whether it was his father and father's intention or his own intention, it meant that Tao Yuan was more likely to marry Lei Yuan.

Princess Jiade glanced at Tao Yuan, who was looking down, and turned away in anger, waving her sleeves. Tao Yuan's refusal to accept her lantern was a matter of great humiliation for her. She had always hated to lose to Princess Yunyang, but she lost because Tao Yuan didn't accept her lantern. She was furious, but she couldn't do anything to Tao Yuan yet, so she could only lead her people away.

"Farewell, Princess." The others bowed again.

The original owner had suffered a lot of bullying from Princess Jiade in his previous life, and Tao Yuan had no intention of giving Princess Jiade any face.

After the two princesses left, the people started talking excitedly again. While they continued to choose lanterns, they couldn't help but look at the lantern in Tao Yuan's hand.

Tao Yuan was holding a lantern, preparing to leave with his attendants and maids.

A beautiful and arrogant woman came over with her companions. After she stopped in the garden, she loudly asked, "Who is Qu Yun?"

Everyone in the garden was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Tao Yuan at the same time.

After Xingchen walked in front of Tao Yuan, she looked Tao Yuan up and down, and finally her gaze stopped on Tao Yuan's face. When she looked at Tao Yuan's face, the flame of jealousy in her heart grew even stronger, burning her uncomfortable.

After Tao Yuan activated the body of the Holy Spirit, not only did he exude an ethereal aura, but his appearance also became more beautiful, even making Princess Xingchen, who was always very proud of her looks, jealous.

"Are you Qu Yun?" Princess Xingchen asked arrogantly.

"Yes." Tao Yuan looked at her and answered.

"You don't even show any respect to this princess when you see her. You're so brave!" Xingchen came here on purpose to cause trouble. After she knew that Princess Yunyang wanted Tao Yuan to marry Lei Yuan, she wanted to tear him apart before she even met Tao Yuan.

"Qu Yun didn't know it was the princess who came. Please forgive me." Tao Yuan bent down and knelt in greeting.

"Kneel down and talk to this princess." Xingchen said to Tao Yuan very arrogantly.