Fang Ruotang couldn't bear to see the princess die, nor could she bear to see the people suffer from hunger. But she didn't want to do these things in a way that would make her feel guilty. She didn't care about being innocent or not, since she never planned to get married. These three men were so outstanding, people she never dared to dream of before. The main thing was that she had risked everything to save people, and she would have to bear all the blame later. She wouldn't do something so thankless.
"At worst, if we can't survive, I'll die with the people. I'm not doing that."
[Waaaaah... I beg you, please do it! Otherwise, this little world will be destroyed if it continues on its current trajectory. Only you have the power to save it. Please save them, save me. I don't want to disappear into the world.]
Fang Ruotang felt a chill run down her spine.
I'm just a frail little woman; I can't even run and jump like an ordinary person. What can I do to save her? I can't save anything.
Fang Ruotang was driven to the brink of mental collapse when suddenly her eyes lit up.
【I know, I have a plan. I'll go home and tell my mother I'm going to marry my cousin right away. Will I get a reward for that?】
Fang Ruotang paused.
"When the time comes, you...you give me those sweet potato seeds."
As soon as Fang Ruotang heard this thought in her heart, everyone present knew her choice. It concerned the life of the princess, but she remained calm and even gave Fang Ruotang an admiring look.
[Is it really only one I can choose? Can't I have both? The eldest princess guarded the border and protected the people of our Great Yong Dynasty. She is a very good person. Can't we save her too?]
【No way! Besides, marrying your cousin won't help; he's not qualified to open the shop.】
【Huh? You're still discriminating?】
[The Crown Prince, the Young Prince, Prince An, the Heir Apparent Rong, General Huo, and Minister Ye—any one of them will do. You can choose any one, or all six together.]
Are you out of your mind?! You don't want to let any of the six most outstanding young men in the capital slip by?! Have you no shame?! I don't even dare to listen to what you're saying.
[What's there to be afraid to hear? All six of them were your men in their past lives. Now that you've been reborn into this world, they've come after you. Believe me, if you commit suicide right now, all six of them will immediately regain their memories, then tear this world apart and chase after you.]
[If you're going to make something up, at least make it believable! I'm just one person, how could I possibly find six men? Do you think I'm a three-year-old?]
[Are six a lot? You don't know how many men would risk their lives just to see you once. These six, too, risked their lives to follow you to this world.]
The more Fang Ruotang listened, the more she felt that Xiao Jingzi was talking nonsense.
These words caught the attention of the three male protagonists, but whether they are true remains to be verified.
【The Crown Prince, the Young Prince, and Prince An won't do. How about you try marrying Minister Ye? He's a poor scholar who became a top scholar, and now he's the Minister of Revenue. With your status, marrying him would be more than enough. However, this is the worst possible option, because according to calculations, after you marry Minister Ye, the other five men will fall in love with you one after another, and then, in their competition for you, they will accelerate the destruction of this already flawed world.】
【No way, in your story, those six are portrayed as top-tier love-obsessed fools, with their brains completely scrambled! When the country is in trouble, instead of helping the nation, they fight endlessly over a woman. Open your eyes and look at yourself now, do you think they'd go crazy for a woman? Don't be so ridiculous!】
[Tsk, try it if you don't believe me, otherwise do you think I was joking when I said Prince An would become your mistress?]
...
Fang Ruotang couldn't help but look at Prince An. Their eyes met, and Fang Ruotang couldn't understand what was going on, but she felt a sudden panic.
What's going on? Prince An's eyes are terrifying. I didn't realize he liked me; I feel like he wants to kill me more.
[Oh, don't worry, they're just incredibly love-struck geniuses, one in a million. The price for tearing their souls apart to follow you is a weakened soul and lost memories. However, all six of them have marked their own souls, so they can't harm you. If you don't believe me, have Prince An stab you.]
【you……】
Just as Fang Ruotang was about to complain, she felt someone brush past her. Looking around blankly, she saw that it was the Crown Prince. He had his back to her and stood stiffly without turning around.
When did the Crown Prince arrive?
I didn't notice.
【oh! 】
Fang Ruotang was still muttering to herself with the little mirror, while everyone else's eyes were on the dagger in the prince's hand, and some people even witnessed the whole thing.
"It's actually true."
The sounds, rising and falling intermittently, rang out. Everyone was dazed and looked at Fang Ruotang and the other three male protagonists in disbelief.
Although the purpose of today's flower viewing was to find a match for Prince An, not all the young ladies present were interested in him.
Although the Crown Prince has already chosen his Crown Princess, the concubines and consorts have not yet been chosen, and the young prince's harem is completely empty.
There were quite a few women present who were focused on the two of them. At first, they thought Fang Ruotang was talking nonsense, but they couldn't find the words to refute her.
But now that the Crown Prince has personally conducted the experiment and realized that everything might actually be true, almost none of the young ladies present have a pleasant expression.
Seeing this, the eldest princess knew that the flowers could not be enjoyed any longer, and the banquet ended hastily. Apart from Fang Ruotang, who looked completely bewildered, everyone else left the eldest princess's residence with heavy hearts.
What followed was Fang Ruotang's special status, which spread throughout the capital. Even the emperor in the deep palace learned of it immediately and summoned the crown prince.
Knowing that the matter was not exaggerated, he thoughtfully remarked, "The elixir of immortality that grants health and extends life by twenty years, and the grain that yields three thousand catties per mu, are truly difficult choices to make."
Then, in front of the Crown Prince, the Emperor dispatched secret guards to the Prime Minister's residence, followed by an imperial edict.
Upon receiving the imperial edict, Fang Ruotang looked completely bewildered, her large eyes filled with innocent naiveté. "Grandfather, what does the Imperial Diarist do? Why did the Emperor suddenly grant me this official title?"
The prime minister looked at his granddaughter with a heavy heart, all his words ultimately reduced to a single sentence.
"Starting tomorrow, you will accompany your grandfather to court. Once in court, do not think, do not look, do not think. Just record what the emperor says verbatim. Do not think about anything else, and do not discuss the emperor in your heart."
"I understand, Grandfather!"
Fang Ruotang readily agreed, and the next day, looking radiant, she followed her grandfather to court. Since it was her first time, she was quite excited.
Because Fang Ruotang's grandfather was the prime minister, when he arrived at the main hall, almost all the officials attending the morning court session had already arrived, except for a very few who were a little later than him.
For example, the Crown Prince and several princes.
This morning at court, all the officials greeted Prime Minister Fang warmly, regardless of whether they belonged to the same faction or shared the same political views.
This is what court is like! It looks like a market!
As soon as Fang Ruotang thought to herself, the scene fell into an eerie silence for a second, just as the Crown Prince and several princes arrived.
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