Who likes a big, ugly guy?!

"I only love you." Fang Xuan said earnestly from the side, "I love you no matter what, even the bad parts."

"I believe you," His Highness the Luan King said tenderly, raising his handsome face.

The eldest princess flicked her sleeves and left.

That's disgusting.

Using her as a scapegoat is even more disgusting!

Although she claimed today that she didn't care about the Empress linking the Jingbei Marquis's mansion with the second princess, and knew that the Empress would never allow a single princess to dominate the spotlight in order to secure her throne, she still couldn't help feeling annoyed and wary when she thought about the Jingbei Marquis's favor with the Empress.

Frustrated, she quickened her pace to return to her palace to talk with Prince Xiao. Shen Wangshu also wanted to talk to her fiancé. Seeing that she had finally gotten rid of the eldest princess who insisted on nagging her about politics, she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she led Fang Xuan outside.

Although she was a spoiled brat and a good-for-nothing, possessing only a beautiful face and being of little use in court affairs, she was favored by the Empress, and thus received many congratulations from others.

Even the Marquis of Jingbei approached her with a friendly smile and congratulated her, saying, "Congratulations, Your Highness."

Her gaze fell on the tall and strong Fang Xuan, then looked at the Prince of Luan's beaming face. She couldn't possibly understand why he was so happy to be betrothed to such an ugly man. Besides, she was a court official and certainly didn't believe in any kind of supernatural love. With a thoughtful look in her eyes, she spoke with even greater intimacy, "And General Fang, you are truly fortunate to be betrothed to His Highness Prince Luan."

She felt that since Fang Xuan hadn't bestowed a marriage upon her, she definitely wouldn't be able to get married.

However, if he marries into the Third Princess's palace, wouldn't the military power he holds also fall into the hands of the First Princess and her sisters?

No wonder the Third Princess was smiling like a flower.

Sacrificing the position of a legitimate emperor to gain military power in the outskirts of the capital is quite a worthwhile trade.

Having figured out Shen Wangshu's scheme, Marquis Jingbei became somewhat concerned and smiled even more amiably as he said to Fang Xuan, "From now on, you should address the general as Your Majesty."

Shen Wangshu casually looked at the smiling, seemingly friendly Marquis Jingbei.

Undoubtedly, she was a very beautiful woman who remained elegant even in middle age. Her noble birth and favor with the Empress made this Marquis of Jingbei graceful and radiant. However, Shen Wangshu was not concerned about this. Instead, she thought of how the Empress had mentioned to her several times that she had dismissed the servants of the Prince's Palace, which made her doubt Fang Xuan's character.

There aren't many people who can say whatever they want to the Empress and still have their words heard.

.

Marquis Jingbei was one of them.

Judging from this, it seems that the Marquis of Jingbei and the Second Princess were already exchanging glances back then.

“You may call me Lord Wang, or if you wish, you may even call me General’s Wife,” Shen Wangshu said with a hint of disdain.

She had always been arrogant and looked down on people, so there was nothing wrong with her attitude. However, the Marquis of Jingbei's expression still stiffened for a moment.

She looked at the Prince Luan in disbelief, who had abandoned all sense of shame for military power.

The wife is the head of the household, and the title has always been reserved for the wife. There is no way a wife would follow the husband's reputation.

The General's wife?

Where's your face?!

She took a deep breath, and a sense of apprehension towards the Prince of Luan arose involuntarily in her heart.

It's rare to see a princess so shameless in her pursuit of power.

Shen Wangshu was in the court at the time, and many officials were coming and going. When they heard the words "General's wife", they couldn't help but look at her with shocked expressions. Even the Empress, who was still sitting on her throne and had not returned to the harem, twitched her lips when she heard it.

Looking at her own princess who was taking it all for granted, she wished she could jump down and give this unlucky girl a good beating.

What happened to not being afraid of his wife?!

However, the Empress's gaze fell more complicatedly on Fang Xuan, whose sharply defined face was flushed with a faint blush. It seemed that only now did she understand that the Third Princess truly cherished this man, and that she was not marrying him for the sake of the First Princess's prestige, as she had previously suspected.

The Empress truly couldn't understand what it was about Fang Xuan that attracted the Third Princess. However, seeing the Third Princess so sincerely offering her heart to Fang Xuan, even disregarding her own dignity, she couldn't help but feel conflicted. She couldn't bear to see this, yet she couldn't help but soften her heart.

She never imagined that the daughter of her family, who had always claimed to be a lecher, was actually a devoted lover.

"Let's go." Shen Wangshu held her head high, took Fang Xuan's hand and walked away. After passing by the Marquis of Jingbei, she paused, turned her head, and said lightly, "My lord has said something wrong."

Her clear, melodious voice resonated throughout the court, truly touching everyone's hearts. "It is my good fortune and my happiness that Ah Xuan and I can be together. You have got it backwards." Only she knew how wonderful Ah Xuan was, but she was unwilling to tell them. Rivals in love were something the petty-minded Prince Luan cared about very much.

"My dear sister, you really love to joke." The second princess glanced at the empress on the throne, and seeing her indulgent expression, she felt a sudden tightness in her heart and couldn't help but walk over and laugh.

Shen Wangshu glanced at her lightly, a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, "How could a sincere heart for one's husband be a joke? You don't even understand such feelings, my dear sister, how pathetic."

She subtly tripped up the Second Princess in front of the Marquis of Jingbei, feeling exceptionally cunning. Full of self-satisfaction, she grabbed Fang Xuan's rough hand and headed away. Fang Xuan felt his heart pounding violently, as if it could leap out of his body. His blood surged and burned, his mind went blank, and he seemed to hear nothing.

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