Seven Unifications: [Since Long Fantian has the intention to marry you, it means he has feelings for you. As for the level of affection, you will only see it after his corruption value is reduced to zero.]

Mu Tiantian: [Then... should I still farm hatred points?]

Seven Commanders: [It's not necessary unless the favorability rating is high enough. Otherwise, it's easy to cause problems if you start farming hatred points right after the corruption value drops. We probably won't assign tasks to farm hatred points.]

Mu Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Mu, you feel so cold. Are you sick?" Chunyu accidentally touched her cheek while taking her measurements. It was terribly cold, so she asked with concern.

Mu Tiantian smiled and said, "It's alright. Where is the Prince?"

"His Highness went to the kitchen to arrange for the chef to make you ginseng soup. He said that you've been working too hard these past few days and that you're too weak, so you need to nourish yourself properly." Chunyu took her measurements and wrote them down, muttering, "Miss Lin... oh no, Your Highness, you're too thin. You really need to nourish yourself properly."

Mu Tiantian felt it was inappropriate for them to call her Princess Consort right now.

She opened her mouth, but before she could speak, someone outside called her name.

"Sister Sanshui!" Lu Ke ran up and down, his fair face full of anxiety.

As soon as he entered the room, he grabbed Mu Tiantian's arm and asked incredulously, "Are you really going to marry the Regent?"

"Ahem!" Chunyu coughed and pushed Lu Ke's hand away. "Manager Lu, men and women should not touch each other. This is the Princess Consort. It is not appropriate for you to do this."

“Sister Sanshui, I know the marriage is fake. You’re not really going to marry the Regent, are you?” During the days of the palace coup, Lu Ke was placed in another place by Shi Changbo.

Later, her master explained the situation in detail, and the only thing he heard was that her marriage to the regent was a sham.

But before he could even rejoice, he received a wedding invitation from the regent and rushed over.

"Sister Sanshui, why is your arm so cold?" Lu Ke subconsciously wanted to grab her arm again, but it felt cold even through her clothes, unlike a normal person's body temperature.

Mu Tiantian casually picked up a piece of red cloth and said to Dongxue, "This one is good, let's take it."

Dongxue nodded and noticed the Regent standing in the courtyard looking inside. She then gave Chunyu a wink.

Chunyu had already taken the measurements. "Your Highness, we'll go make your wedding dress right away."

After saying that, the two tidied themselves up and walked out of the room. Just as they were about to bow to Long Fantian, he waved to them, signaling them to be quiet.

The two of them left Mu Tiantian's courtyard without saying a word, only to find Qiu Feng and Xia Yang standing guard on either side.

Xia Yang kept peeking inside, and when he saw Chunyu come out, he couldn't help but ask, "The prince asked me to deliver a wedding invitation to Lu Ke early this morning. What's going on inside?"

Chunyu asked, "Was it only given to Lu Ke?"

Xia Yang nodded.

Upon hearing this, Chunyu handed the tailoring ruler and the paper recording Mu Tiantian's measurements to Dongxue, saying, "Go and make the princess's wedding dress. I'll stay here and keep watch."

Dongxue opened her mouth expressionlessly, "Gossip."

After saying that, he packed his things away and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Xia Yang quickly followed.

Chunyu then crouched against the wall outside the courtyard and peeked inside.

Long Fantian didn't go inside; he just stood in the courtyard observing the situation inside.

Inside the room, Mu Tiantian looked at Lu Ke, still with a childish and youthful air, and explained, "I have a cold constitution, it's normal for my body to be colder than others, it's natural, it's nothing to worry about. As for my marriage to the Regent... it's true."

Lu Ke was struck dumb by her words, "But you've only known the Regent for a short time, how could you possibly..."

“Junior brother, your senior sister is about to get married, and to such a good one at that. Why are you looking so gloomy? I’m already so old. What will I become if I don’t get married soon? You’re all grown up now. When you take a fancy to a girl, your senior sister will help you. The Regent will be your brother-in-law. I’m sure I can help you marry a beautiful wife.”

Mu Tiantian, like an elder, instructed Lu Ke, "You must take good care of Master from now on."

Her voice was soft, sounding like that of a young and pretty woman, and she looked about the same age as him, not much older.

"Sister Sanshui, I..." Lu Ke was a little emotional and wanted to say everything on his mind.

Mu Tiantian interrupted him, "Call her senior sister."

"Do you really like the Regent?" Lu Ke asked, unwilling to give up.

Mu Tiantian originally wanted to tell him she liked him directly, thus completely extinguishing Lu Ke's hopes.

But when she saw Long Fantian standing outside the courtyard, she didn't say what she wanted to say. She didn't want to give him hope, and she didn't want his favorability to rise any further.

"Your Highness." Mu Tiantian called out to Long Fantian with a sweet smile, and quickly walked to his side to take his arm.

Taking this opportunity, Long Fantian asked her, "Are you really willing to marry me?"

Looking into his sincere and deep black eyes, Mu Tiantian remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "I'm willing."

System: [Long Fantian's corruption value decreased by 2, currently at 8.]

Lu Ke stood there, stunned, his expression somber. Seeing the handsome couple, he lowered his eyes and remained silent.

"Senior sister...I'm going to check on Master..." Lu Ke's voice was very low.

He strode towards the courtyard, his feet feeling as if they were made of lead.

From the first moment he saw her, he fell in love with her. He secretly vowed that he would marry her when he grew up.

In the end, however, he couldn't even express his feelings.

Chunyu looked at Lu Ke, whose eyes were red and felt dejected.

It is said that men do not easily shed tears, but he could not help it.

Chunyu couldn't help but say with sympathy, "She looks so pitiful."

Long Fantian looked outside when he heard the sound, and Chunyu quickly pulled Qiufeng away.

Mu Tiantian let go of Long Fantian's hand, but he grabbed it back.

Her hands were still so cold.

Mu Tiantian pulled her hand back and looked up at him, "You did this on purpose."

"Intentionally? Intentionally what?" Long Fantian feigned ignorance, a hint of tenderness appearing in his cold, sharp phoenix eyes.

By deliberately asking her those questions in front of Lu Ke, he could tell that Lu Ke had feelings for her, and he also knew that the best way for her to cut off Lu Ke's hopes was to agree to the marriage and marry him.

Mu Tiantian retorted, "Wasn't our marriage a sham from the start?"

Long Fantian raised his hand and gently stroked her lower lip, which was soft and sweet. His voice was low, husky, and magnetic as he said, "I once took liberties with you, so naturally I must take responsibility for you."

Seven Unifications: [Marry him; maybe your "darkening" level will be reset to zero after you marry him.]

Mu Tiantian: [If...if his favorability rating is really high, do I still have to leave?]

Seven Unifications: [Uncertain. It depends on the World Management Bureau's control over this world. If the favorability rating is close to 100, they might let you stay, but your body...]

There is no way to remove the symbiotic Gu in the Gu Collection.

Xin Liangmu learned how to cultivate this symbiotic Gu from the secret scrolls of other families. After mastering the skills, he burned all the secret scrolls, records, Gu technique manuals, and so on that he had acquired.

Almost everyone who saw these things was killed by Shin Liangmu, and the system data was incomplete.

Therefore, no way to get rid of the symbiotic worm could be found.

Mu Tiantian: [Yes, I'm almost dead.]

Her coming here was also an accident.

Mu Tiantian smiled and said, "I remember the prince said that if I tell you to go east, you will never go west?"

"nature."

"Alright, I'm going to replace all the chefs in your palace. Their cooking is just awful."

"good."

"I heard you had someone make ginseng soup for me, is that right?"

Long Fantian nodded.

Mu Tiantian pouted, "It must taste bad, I want to make it again."

"good."

"Then I want you to make it for me."

Long Fantian didn't hesitate and said indulgently, "Whatever you say."

Mu Tiantian was slightly taken aback, her smile somewhat forced, "You really are... quite obedient..."

"I'll listen to you from now on, as long as you stay by my side." Long Fantian held her shoulders and looked at her earnestly.

Mu Tiantian remained silent for a while, then smiled radiantly, "Okay."

System: [Long Fantian's corruption value decreased by 1, currently at 7.]