Dreams are always beautiful, but reality is so cruel.

Ruan Ningyun was probably frozen. Just as she was about to salute Chu Younan, her legs suddenly went weak and she knelt down completely.

This kneeling was so earth-shaking that the sound of her knees hitting the ground was so clear.

Is the kneecap fractured?

This was the only thought in Ruan Ningyun's mind at the time.

The sudden change caught Chu Younan off guard. He hurriedly ordered, "Come here, send Concubine Zi back to the palace and call the imperial physician!"

Ruan Ningyun didn't even get to say a word before she was carried away...

The little episode on the city wall did not affect the competition on the square. Chu Ruzhi's competition to recruit a prince consort had begun.

There are three opportunities to change your destiny: study hard, fight in battle, and marry. For those who come from a poor family, study poorly, or have little martial arts skills, becoming a consort can be considered a change of fate.

So there are a lot of people participating in the competition today.

There are not only people of similar age to the eldest princess, but also many young people.

There's nothing interesting about the competition, it's just like a child's fight.

The most interesting thing was that it was finally Prince Jingnan’s turn and he came on stage.

Normally, it would be impossible for him to queue up given his personality, but Chu Ruzhi seemed to be targeting him and actually asked Chu Younan to send the Royal Guards to maintain order, making it impossible for him to cut in line.

When Prince Jingnan came on stage, there was a young man on the stage.

This young man is really good, not only has a handsome appearance, but also has decent literary talent. However, his martial arts skills are not satisfactory. He won just now by exhausting the previous one's strength.

At this moment, the young man was panting, but Prince Jingnan was looking heroic.

"Come, let's compete in poetry first..."

Before the young man could finish his words, King Jingnan's fist had already come up, "Poetry, what poetry? Compare your poetry with my fist!"

Who is he and what is his martial arts foundation? The young man couldn't even block one punch.

The replacement was soon made.

When he saw him beating someone in the audience, the next person who came up said, "According to the rules, we should compete in writing first..."

Before he could finish his words, Prince Jingnan punched another competitor and said arrogantly, "Who else is coming?!"

At this moment, Chu Ruzhi almost believed that he was sincere.

But she kept telling herself in her heart that Cheng Qiu was definitely going to embarrass her, for sure!

Self-hypnosis was very effective. Chu Ruzhi successfully aroused his own anger and wished he could beat King Jingnan black and blue next.

But……

The development of the matter was beyond her expectations. The next dozen or so people were all idiots, and Prince Jingnan soon became the dominant force on the stage.

When no one dared to go on stage again, Cheng Qiu turned to look at Chu Ruzhi who was sitting high up, and his loud voice spread throughout the audience: "Your Highness, Cheng Qiu won again today. You won't deny your debt this time, right?"

Prince Jingnan was forced that day, but today he did it voluntarily.

He had been tossing and turning for the past three days, wondering if he would be embarrassed if he went back on his word.

Just this morning, he suddenly had an idea.

You will always have to pay for what you have done.

He had already lost face once, so what if he lost face again? More than a decade ago, he had made Chu Ruzhi lose face in the capital, and today he had to pay it back.

Chu Ruzhi still couldn't believe it, but Chu Younan was still watching from the tower, so she just didn't believe it. Could Cheng Qiu really deceive the emperor? "Do you really want to be my consort?"

"Seriously!" Cheng Qiu looked at her steadily.

"Are you really going to go back on your word and break your oath?!" Chu Ruzhi's eyes turned red.

"Really?" Cheng Qiu's eyes were also a little blurry.

Although he admitted that he had been moved, which went against his affectionate character towards the late princess, he knew very well in his heart that when the princess presented him with the letter written in blood, his heart had already belonged to her.

"Haven't you always said that you would never marry?" Chu Ruzhi gripped the armrests of the chair tightly with both hands.

Cheng Qiu paused, then said, "I fell in love with you at first sight, and I fell in love with you again. My heart is filled with longing for you. I will never marry anyone but you in this life!"

When he said "marry" instead of "marry", the audience burst into laughter.

Chu Ruzhi didn't smile. Her eyes became even redder.

This was exactly what she had written in blood. Cheng Qiu not only kept the blood letter, but also memorized all the contents!

You have to know that he is a rough guy who only knows a few words and can't recite many sentences of the Three Character Classic.

The snow is falling heavier.

Chu Younan saw this scene from the tower and smiled with relief, "Abei should be relieved now."

After mumbling to himself, he turned to Tang Jiang and said, "Pass on my decree to grant marriage between the Princess and Prince Jingnan!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

It was too cold. His little Beibei's hands and feet would become cold in this kind of weather, so he had to go back to warm her hands.

In the square in front of the city wall, the crowd gradually dispersed, but Cheng Qiu and Chu Ruzhi did not.

The two of them stared at each other deeply, as if they wanted to make up for what they hadn't seen in all these years.

After this snow, it will be New Year soon.

Everyone had a very happy New Year, but of course there were some people who were not very happy.

For example, Ruan Ningyun has never been able to get what she wanted, and ended up turning Wanfu Palace into a cold palace.

For example, Bei Danzhu, she deliberately wanted to plant a hidden spy around Chu Younan, but Ruan Ningyun was not supportive.

For example, Bei Yanming wanted to annex the Wu Kingdom when it was in trouble, but after living there for so long, he only got a concubine whom he disliked.

For example, Ruan Ningxiang, she has to follow Bei Yanming back to the north before she can become her imperial consort, but if she doesn't leave, it's hard for her to even see her.

But Bei Yanming's discomfort is only temporary.

Because it was just the fifteenth day of his life when he received a letter from Mo Gaishi via carrier pigeon.

Mo Gaishi has secretly arrived in the capital and is gathering his large army. He should be able to attack the capital soon.

At this stop, Bei Yanming will be the internal supporter and Mo Gaishi will be the external aid. As long as they capture the capital and chop off Chu Younan's head, the Wu country will be divided into two, with the two of them each taking half.

This was a promise made by the two before.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the army to assemble.

Chu Younan in the palace knew nothing about this.

There was something even more difficult for him.

Su Bei's due date was just around the corner, and she didn't want to move all day. The last time she gave birth, Chu Younan was not by her side, so this time, he ran to the Cining Palace as soon as he got off work.

When Xiao Han asked to see him, he was in the Cining Palace.

The handsome young man in the past, no one knew what he had gone through, but now he had a hideous scar on his face.

"Your Majesty, I come here to ask for help!" Xiao Han said solemnly.

"Tell me about it." Chu Younan said in a deep voice.

"Although Liuying is no longer a threat, those who support her are unwilling to give up. They plan to kill me and then support the young Liuying as the king!"

No wonder those people wanted to snatch the fireflies.

Fortunately, Chu Ruzhi liked Liuying and specially dispatched a team of secret guards to guard her day and night.

"What do you need me to do?" Chu Younan asked with a frown.