The Firstborn Son 5

Tao Yuan stood there, motionless, watching her. He knew exactly what she was thinking, without even having to guess. Now both Lei Yuan and Yan Hao wanted to marry him, and she must have known that he had just accepted the lantern from Prince Yunyang. She assumed he wanted to marry Lei Yuan, so she came to teach him a lesson.

If he truly became the legitimate ruler of Lei Yuan, his status would be no lower than hers, a princess. Furthermore, the power Lei Yuan wielded would be far greater than her father's. Who knew who would disrespect whom? She simply wanted to suppress and bully him before he became the legitimate ruler of Lei Yuan, to vent her jealousy.

"This princess told you to kneel down, didn't you hear me?!" Xingchen said loudly.

Tao Yuan looked at her expressionlessly, a flicker of contempt in his eyes. Such a simple-minded princess was far too easy to deal with. He was now a Holy Spirit, the only one who could keep Lei Yuan alive. Even Princess Yunyang treated him politely, yet this princess, who had her heart set on marrying Lei Yuan, was so rude to him. It was clear she was quite clueless.

However, as Emperor Wen's favorite daughter, she had been accustomed to being domineering and willful since childhood, so it was no wonder she acted this way. Although Emperor Wen's actual power was not as great as King Wu's, he was still the most respected person, and even the three King Wus were expected to show outward respect. Furthermore, the two most powerful King Wus were her cousins, so naturally, she looked down on the original owner.

"How dare you look at me like that?!" Xingchen became even more furious because of Tao Yuan's obvious contempt. "Don't think that just because you have a holy spirit, I won't dare teach you a lesson!"

Tao Yuan wondered in his heart, how should he choose to deal with this simple-minded and arrogant princess? With his current status as a holy spirit, no matter what he did to the princess, Lei Yuan and Princess Yunyang would protect him.

When Tao Yuan thought about the feeling of being observed just now, he made a plan in his mind, and then a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Tao Yuan's smile completely infuriated Xingchen, causing her to lose her mind. She raised her hand and swung it towards Tao Yuan's face.

Tao Yuan fell to the ground after being slapped by her. Her slap did not touch his face at all. When Tao Yuan fell, he slapped his hands, making a crisp slapping sound.

Xingchen was stunned looking at Tao Yuan lying on the ground, because she knew that she didn't hit him at all, but the sound of the slap just now and the way Tao Yuan fell to the ground made her unable to react.

Everyone standing nearby was stunned. Some were at a loss, some came to their senses and gloated, and more were just watching the show as if it had nothing to do with them, because Princess Xingchen was obviously here to cause trouble for Tao Yuan.

"How dare you... in front of this princess, ah!!"

The scream came from Xingchen. She was suddenly sucked backwards by a force and then thrown heavily to the ground.

"Princess!"

"Princess!"

The palace maids brought by Xingchen immediately ran over to help her.

Lei Yuan suddenly appeared, and strode towards Tao Yuan, then bent down to help Tao Yuan up, looked at Tao Yuan with concern and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Tao Yuan covered his face with his hands, lowered his head, tears streaming down his face, looking aggrieved but not daring to speak.

Xingchen, thrown to the ground, was truly in pain, tears streaming down her face. She had been pampered since childhood, her father's favorite princess, and had never experienced such pain before. And the one who had caused her this pain was Lei Yuan, the man she had always wanted to marry but couldn't. That was why she was so jealous of Tao Yuan's divine body.

Lei Yuan felt heartbroken when he saw Tao Yuan crying. He resisted the urge to hug Tao Yuan and comfort her, and asked again, "Does it hurt?"

Tao Yuan shook his head and continued to cry silently. He deliberately wanted to make Lei Yuan heartbroken.

Xingchen, supported by her maid, managed to stand up. Seeing Lei Yuan comforting Tao Yuan, she shouted angrily and aggrievedly, "I didn't hit him at all. He was just pretending!"

Lei Yuan turned around and walked towards Xingchen step by step.

Xingchen looked at Lei Yuan's angry face and trembled with fear at his aura, but still defended himself, "Cousin, I really didn't hit him. He fell to the ground by himself. I really didn't do that. Please believe me!"

"The Western Wasteland Kingdom has sent people to ask for the princess' hand in marriage. I think it would be better for you to go to the Western Wasteland to marry her." Lei Yuan said to her expressionlessly.

"No, I don't want to go to the Western Wasteland to marry..." Xingchen's face changed drastically, his eyes filled with fear as he begged with tears in his eyes, "I will never get close to him again, I really won't get close to him again, please, please..."

"Frost, rain." Lei Yuan turned around and shouted.

"exist."

"Send Qu Xiaolang to wash the medicine on his face." Lei Yuan ordered.

"Yes." Frost and Rain walked to Tao Yuan and helped him leave.

Lei Yuan watched Tao Yuan leave, then turned and left in another direction.

Princess Xingchen was taught a lesson by Lei Yuan in front of so many people. She felt extremely embarrassed, but she could only turn around and run away crying.

Everyone else was stunned the moment Princess Xingchen was thrown to the ground. The scene of the princess being taught a lesson by King Wu was not what they should have seen at all, and Lei Yuan's aura really frightened them. They would rather not have seen this scene.

Princess Xingchen went to the palace to file a complaint. When Princess Yunyang learned that Princess Xingchen had actually hit Tao Yuan, she was very angry and gave her a lecture. Then she had her sent back to the palace and told her not to come to Leiwu Palace again.

Princess Xingchen was scolded by Lei Yuan and then by Princess Yunyang. She cried all the way back to the palace. She had never given up wanting to marry Lei Yuan, but Princess Yunyang told her not to go to Lei Wu Palace again. Wasn't that going to cut off her idea? Thinking of this, she cried even more breathlessly.

Tao Yuan had just fallen to the ground and his clothes were covered in dust. After the maid brought a new coat for Tao Yuan to change into, Jiangshuang and Yuwu helped Tao Yuan wash his face and applied some transparent ointment to reduce swelling and relieve pain.

Tao Yuan walked to the outer room and saw Lei Yuan standing there. He paused for a moment, then walked up to Lei Yuan and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty saved Qu Yun last time, and Qu Yun hasn't thanked you yet."

Lei Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looked at his face seriously and asked, "Does your face still hurt?"

Tao Yuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

As soon as Lei Yuan raised his hand, the maid holding the wooden box came forward immediately. Lei Yuan opened the box, took out a lantern from it, handed it to Tao Yuan and said, "Take this lantern for your night outing."

Tao Yuan glanced at the exquisite lantern, which was surprisingly even more beautiful than the one Princess Yunyang had given him. He could tell it was carved from several different types of jade, then combined in color and shape. It was incredibly beautiful and exquisite. Tao Yuan also felt a faint sense of spiritual energy within it. Using jade imbued with spiritual energy to create a lantern was truly extravagant.

"Don't you like it?" Lei Yuan asked in confusion when he saw that he didn't answer.

"I like it." Tao Yuan took the lantern and said with his head down, "Last time, the king saved Qu Yun. Qu Yun didn't know how to repay the king, so she gave herself to him..."

"If you want to marry me, I won't refuse." Lei Yuan looked at him and said.

"Huh?" Tao Yuan looked up at him, completely stunned, because he thought that he had not mentioned to Princess Yunyang that he had saved him because he did not want her to marry him out of gratitude. He never expected that he would say that he would not refuse.

"I won't force you to repay my kindness, but if you take the initiative to ask for my body, I will not refuse, nor will I give you the chance to regret it, so you'd better think it over carefully." Lei Yuan looked at Tao Yuan's surprised and stunned expression, and couldn't help wanting to laugh, because it was so adorable, but he still maintained a serious expression.

"I..." Tao Yuan didn't know how to answer. If he said he was willing to marry her, it would seem that he was too proactive, but if he said he was not willing, then how long would he have to wait before she could marry him?

"You don't have to answer so quickly. Go back and think it over carefully. Next time you answer, you won't be able to regret it." Lei Yuan really wanted to reach out and touch his face. He really couldn't control his anger when he saw him being beaten by Princess Xingchen just now.

"Your Majesty, are you saying this because I have the body of the Holy Spirit?" Tao Yuan looked at him and asked seriously, "If I didn't have the body of the Holy Spirit, would you still say this?"

"..." Lei Yuan wanted to say no, but when the words reached his lips, he couldn't speak. What he wanted to say was that if he didn't have a Holy Spirit Body and she married him, then unless they never consummated their marriage, he would definitely die. But why couldn't he say it? Why did he feel like he wanted him, regardless of whether he had a Holy Spirit Body or not?

"Your Majesty, there is no need to answer so quickly. Tell me when you have thought of the answer. It doesn't matter if it takes a while." Tao Yuan certainly didn't expect him to fall deeply in love with him now. After all, he still had the thoughts of the original owner and had no memories of his previous life. Moreover, this was only their second meeting.

Their eyes locked together, each revealing complex emotions and a collision of hearts. Lei Yuan couldn't help himself and raised his hand to touch Tao Yuan's smooth face.

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After Tao Yuan returned to the general's mansion, he told Qu Cang and Miao Chen that he had accepted the blessed lantern from Princess Yunyang.

The couple looked at each other and asked him if he was willing to marry Lei Yuan.

Before Tao Yuan went to Xiuling Temple, his wife did not tell him anything, so it was entirely Tao Yuan's own choice whose lantern to receive.

Tao Yuan told them what happened today, and then told them that he felt very safe, whether it was Lei Yuan saving him before or protecting him today. He was going to get married anyway, so instead of marrying someone who he didn't know would treat him well in the future, it would be better to marry Lei Yuan, who could protect him.

After careful consideration, Mr. and Mrs. Qu Cang felt that what Tao Yuan said made sense. Only two Martial Kings could protect Tao Yuan, who had a holy spirit body. If they had to choose one of them, they would naturally choose the one Tao Yuan wanted to marry the most.

So Qu Cang and his wife went to the Lei Wu Palace again to discuss the marriage with Princess Yunyang. Princess Yunyang was excited and happy, and she wanted to bring Tao Yuan to the palace immediately and let Lei Yuan and Tao Yuan get married right away.

When the news of Tao Yuan and Lei Yuan's engagement spread, the most angry and panicked were naturally Princess Jiade and Yan Hao. They were angry because Qu Cang and his wife had previously rejected Princess Yunyang's proposal, but as soon as they sent someone to propose, Qu Cang and his wife immediately agreed. How much did they not want to marry Yan Hao? They were panicked because they were very worried that Tao Yuan could really help Lei Yuan control the power of Xuanyang, and without Qu Cang's help, it would be difficult for Yan Hao to win over Lei Yuan.

But apart from being anxious and panicky, they had no other choice, because Qu Cang and his wife refused to see them, and Lei Yuan sent many secret guards and soldiers to protect Tao Yuan.

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As the wedding day drew closer, Tao Yuan spent his time, besides spending more time with Miao Chen, preparing pills for him. After his wedding, he couldn't make soup for Miao Chen every day, so he could only use the interstellar spring water to make tonic pills for Miao Chen to take daily.

On the wedding day, Tao Yuan was sitting in front of the mirror in his room in the yard, dressed in red, while Miao Chen stood behind him and looked at him.

"Dad, don't cry." Tao Yuan said while looking at the mirror.

"I didn't cry." Miao Chen denied. His eyes were just a little wet, and he really hadn't cried yet.

"Father, I'm going to the Leiwu Palace today, so I won't be able to make soup for you every day." Tao Yuan instructed, "You must remember to take the pills I gave you on time. They're good for your health."

"Okay." Miao Chen nodded.

Tao Yuan was a little worried and reminded him again, "You must take it before going to bed every day. If you can't remember, ask your father or Qingfeng Qingquan to remind you every day. You must remember to take it. Also, you must take good care of yourself when I'm not around, and be extra careful when you go out with your father."

"I understand." Miao Chen nodded again, then suddenly came back to his senses, looked at the mirror and said, "Shouldn't I be the one telling you these things? How did you become the one telling me? Today is your wedding day."

"Although I'm getting married, my father needs more care, which makes me even more worried." Tao Yuan said in a mature tone.

"Nonsense, when I followed your father to the war, I was the one who took care of him. When did I need care?" Miao Chen said unconvinced.

"I'm worried because my father only knows how to take care of his father and not himself, and once my father is busy, he can't take care of my father. That's why I'm worried," said Tao Yuan.

"Dad will definitely be able to take care of himself, and you have to take care of yourself too." Miao Chen touched Tao Yuan's hair, feeling very reluctant to let him go.

Tao Yuan turned around and sat sideways, hugged Miao Chen's waist and said, "Dad, I know you can't bear to leave me. Although I'm married, I will always be your child. Don't worry, I will be fine, and you and father will be fine too."

Miao Chen hugged Tao Yuan in silence, for he was worried that he would cry if he opened his mouth.

"My dear, the wedding procession has arrived." Qingquan said after walking in quickly.

Tao Yuan stood up, picked up the round fan on the dressing table, covered his face, and then Miao Chen took his hand and went out.

A large number of soldiers were already waiting outside the gate. Lei Yuan helped Tao Yuan onto the carriage, then he mounted his horse himself, and the team set off towards King Lei Wu's palace.

Looking at the team going further and further away, Miao Chen couldn't help crying. When the team was out of sight, Qu Cang took his hand and turned to walk into the mansion.

Lei Yuan brought a lot of soldiers to welcome the bride, and they marched towards the Lei Wu Palace in a mighty procession, attracting many onlookers from the people.