The Emperor was so angry he almost vomited blood. Did he think he didn't want to? He just couldn't get better!

Abbot Tianyan meant that the world must be handed over to the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince must marry Princess Fushan; otherwise, the Great Khanate would be in grave danger!

"Stop it, nonsense! Your marriage to her is ordained by Heaven, and no one can ever defy the will of Heaven!"

Prince Jin also knelt down, "Your Majesty, but she was my wife before, and we have a child together. How can she marry the Crown Prince?"

"You two have already divorced and have no relationship anymore."

Alright, enough of this nonsense. You, you go and beg Fushan to agree to marry you, otherwise you'll be unrighteous, disloyal, and unfilial..."

The crown prince twisted his neck, refusing to agree even if it meant death!

The emperor was so angry that he berated his unfilial son and ordered Chu Yu to kneel outside the palace gate.

Then, he sent his trusted subordinates to incite the people to beg the county magistrate of Fushan to save them from their suffering.

The county magistrate's mansion was surrounded by the people. They neither made a move nor made a fuss. They just sat quietly outside the mansion, coming at dawn and leaving at dusk.

In the county princess's mansion, the Duchess of Chengguo was whispering to her daughter, "Yan'er, if all else fails, I'll have your father secretly send you out of the capital. It's absurd for an aunt to marry her nephew. Now the people think you can save them, so they all come to beg you, respect you, and worship you."

But if you ever get in someone's way, those people will turn their anger on you.

Putting aside everything else, natural disasters happen from time to time. If Yan'er really becomes the Crown Princess and another natural disaster occurs, will the people of the world say that the Crown Princess is a monster?

Even if they didn't originally intend to do so, if someone who looked down on Yan'er were to spread rumors among the people, those in power could use the same methods to take Yan'er's life.

Ning Yan smiled faintly and remained silent. That kid was really something. He must have been planning everything that happened today when he first had those feelings for her.

This kid is pretty good at long-term planning.

The previous life that he dreamed about more than three years ago.

He can make use of it very quickly.

Because two major events are about to occur: an earthquake in Longxi and a meteorite falling from the sky over Beijing, which damaged several houses and killed three people.

These three events are very close together, and with Chu Haoxuan fainting, he will definitely be even more anxious to expedite his marriage to the Crown Prince.

Therefore, he should achieve his goal soon.

That brat has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but who could tell that he's full of cunning and scheming? He's fooled his father, his mother, and even the whole world.

"What are you laughing at? What kind of time is this to still be laughing?"

"Mother, you don't need to worry about this. I know what I'm doing."

You have no sense of proportion at all. If those people outside keep surrounding you like this, you'll really be forced to marry the prince. An aunt marrying her nephew—just thinking about it is infuriating!

Moreover, the Crown Prince is known as the God of War, handsome, highly skilled in martial arts, and still young. How could he willingly marry his aunt? And why would he only be able to marry this one wife for the rest of his life?

Could two people like that really have a good relationship if they became husband and wife?

Although her husband is now a duke, he only has 50,000 soldiers, which is nothing compared to the crown prince's 300,000 troops. He won't be able to support his daughter in the future.

"So what exactly is your plan?"

"Of course I want to be the Crown Princess."

The Duchess of Cheng's eyes widened instantly: "What?"

...

When the Duchess of Cheng left the county princess's residence, she felt as if she had aged ten years in an instant, and her face looked quite unpleasant.

When the people waiting outside the county magistrate's mansion saw this, they assumed that the Duchess of Cheng had come to persuade the county magistrate, but the county magistrate refused, so their expressions were naturally not pleasant.

Back at the manor, Lady Cheng told her husband what had happened, and Duke Cheng felt utterly overwhelmed.

Frankly speaking, even he himself couldn't accept his daughter marrying his husband's nephew. The key issue is that she and her ex-husband have a son. If this really happens, the way they address each other will be a problem from now on.

But his daughter had already made her decision, what could he do?

I have no choice but to go along with her!

So, the next day, the Duke of Cheng specially brought Prince Jin into the palace and asked the emperor to order the cessation of the rumors in the capital, saying that his daughter would not remarry.

Then he was punished by being made to kneel with the crown prince.

Duke Cheng secretly rejoiced that he had made adequate preparations before coming, so kneeling for a while wouldn't hurt his knees. He also took the opportunity to trick Prince Jin, that idiot, who hadn't prepared anything when he entered the palace.

My daughter has been married to him for six years and has suffered his mistreatment for six years. Now that she has finally found someone she likes, she doesn't care who he is. This matter must be done!

Thinking this, Duke Cheng deliberately changed his posture; he was not going to actually kneel.

The crown prince glanced at the two of them once before turning his head away.

He had been kneeling for a whole day. The emperor said that he could go back to his residence as long as he agreed, but how could he possibly agree? The time was not right. So, he preferred to stay kneeling there.

Of course, he wasn't stupid. He had already sent someone to the Duke's mansion to ask for reinforcements. Yesterday, he went to the palace and gave his good father a good scolding. So, he was released last night and only came to kneel again after attending court today.

The Duke of Cheng's former son-in-law was on the right, and the man on the left was very likely to become his new son-in-law soon. He was in a wonderful mood.

Fortunately, the Emperor didn't make the two of them kneel indefinitely. Around noon, he made all three of them stand up and then dismissed them.

The Duke of Cheng knelt once and then refused to go again. Prince Jin was still pleading with his brother to retract his order. The Crown Prince knelt every day, and his knees became increasingly thick from kneeling. He was a martial artist, so he didn't feel anything even after kneeling for several hours. In any case, he would never change his mind.

The actions of these three people caused the incident to spread far and wide!

Three days passed, and finally the county princess emerged from her residence, though those following her carried luggage: "You may all return. I do not believe in such fortune-telling. No matter how long you kneel, it will be useless. I will depart from the capital today..."

Before the words were finished, a man on horseback came from afar, shouting, "Urgent dispatch! Earthquake in Longxi! All bystanders, get out of the way!"

"Urgent message: Earthquake in Longxi! All bystanders, please make way immediately!"

"Urgent message: Earthquake in Longxi! All bystanders, please make way immediately!"

Ning Yan was unable to leave; she was blocked at her doorstep by the indignant crowd and could not take a single step out: "Your Highness, first it was Jiangnan, and now it's Longxi, all of which prove that what Abbot Tianyan said is true. Please have pity on the people of the world!"

Would Ning Yan agree? Definitely not, the timing isn't right.

An urgent report was sent to the capital, and high-ranking officials were summoned to the palace to discuss how to handle the Longxi matter.

Officials in Beijing were busy with various matters, and by the time the Longxi earthquake was dealt with, a full month had passed.

Then, a meteorite fell from the sky in the eastern part of Beijing!

Fortunately, because people would go to the county princess's mansion to sit in protest whenever they had nothing to do, asking her to agree to marry the crown prince, the family that was originally going to be crushed to death also went there. Since no one was home, the three people were saved.

That family survived the ordeal. If they hadn't come to beg the county magistrate for help, at least two of them would have died, if not all of them. What does this show? It shows that the county magistrate is truly a blessed person!

As a result, everyone became even more eager to ask!

Afterwards, the Empress from the palace personally visited the county princess's residence.

No one knows what the Empress said, only that an hour later, the two emerged hand in hand. The Empress then declared, "Everyone may disperse. Princess Fushan is the kindest person in the world. She has promised me that, for the sake of the well-being of the people, she has agreed to marry the Crown Prince and become his Crown Princess." (End of Chapter)