Chapter 63 Can it be even better?
Yuan Ruan: [Hiss. What else can I do? ]
System: [This is a long story. After Cheng Weining saved the princess, his reputation grew. The emperor asked him what reward he wanted, and he said he wanted to marry the princess. Now, the emperor and empress hesitated, but the second princess was unwilling.]
Yuanruan: [Why? ]
System: [Hmm... something bad happened. The second princess felt that she was not worthy of Cheng Weining, and she was so stubborn that she refused to marry him. She also said that she would not marry anyone. Cheng Weining waited for her wholeheartedly, worked hard to study agricultural tools, and never gave up. Then... pfft, something funny happened. The second princess became the most popular princess in Daxia.]
Yuanruan: [Ah? Why? ]
System: [Pfft, they think Cheng Weining is too obsessed with the second princess, and marrying the second princess is like getting a helper for free. Not only are there endless people from Daxia who come to ask for marriage, but even from Chen State and Chu State, there are men pretending to be wealthy and handsome men who come to ask for marriage.]
Yuan Ruan: [Pfft! Why do I feel like they are treating Cheng Weining as the princess's dowry?!]
Crowd: !!!
hiss--
Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, it does taste a bit like that!
The court officials all looked at Cheng Weining, with mockery in their eyes.
Cheng Weining's face flushed red and he whispered: Get lost.
At this time, Yuan Ruan suddenly said:
[Strange. Is there no next step in the blind date party? Everyone seems to have been quiet for a while. ]
System: [Yes. Why is there still someone eating melon seeds here?]
The court officials looked at the young man with disapproval as he secretly took out some melon seeds to eat.
The emperor looked at the prince.
The prince took a deep breath, knowing that it was time for him to have another idea.
He directly pulled two confused officials from the Imperial Hospital over from the back and said, "Father, the people from the Imperial Hospital have already checked the physical conditions of the gentlemen. The seriously injured have been taken away, and the minor injuries have been bandaged."
The emperor looked at the prince's "fake imperial decree" with satisfaction, nodded and said to the young men below: "Well, you are all good men of Daxia. You can continue the demonstration according to the previously agreed process."
The gentlemen who couldn't hear the melons took the initiative to line up.
The gentlemen who could hear the melons were reluctant to leave. They didn’t want to go far away for fear that they would miss the melons.
But no one dared to disobey the emperor's order. Soon, the sound of stringed instruments was heard, and the young men began to perform music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and singing.
At this moment, Yuanruan's inner voice rang out:
[Oh, no wonder you stopped just now, it turns out that Big Brother asked the people from the Imperial Hospital to check on your son's injuries. I was saying that Big Brother is very safe.]
System: [Yes. Your brother is really considerate and gentle.]
The court officials were almost stunned by the three words "so gentle".
Especially after noticing the emperor's gratified and approving smile above, the court officials' faces twitched, and some even wanted to ask: Your Majesty, do you still remember those who were beheaded at the East Gate Vegetable Market and the Meridian Gate in recent years?
System: [Ah Ruan, I will continue to talk...]
Yuan Ruan: [Wait a minute... Who is this young man? The sword dance is soft yet strong, ethereal like a fairy, so beautiful! Tong'er, don't disturb me. I have to do my business here first! ]
System: […Okay.]
Eat melons: !!!
No, this is not serious!
I feel uncomfortable eating half of the melon! You really like watching sword dance, I will arrange it for you every day in the future, and it won’t be repeated, okay?
However, Yuanruan couldn't hear it. She was watching the sword dance with great interest.
None of the onlookers dared to disturb Yuan Ruan. Finally, everyone focused their eyes on the man dancing with the sword.
The eyes of the onlookers were particularly resentful: it was as if they were looking at a seductive concubine who seduced the king into not attending the morning court.
Yuanruan was still savoring the aftertaste of the sword dance until it ended. The system couldn't help but say: [Aruan, are you no longer interested in melons or me?]
Crowd: !!!
Don’t!
Don't be uninterested! Please, Master, please be interested!
Yuan Ruan chuckled and quickly comforted him: [No! I was just taking a look. Tong'er, you see, not only me but everyone else was stunned, which is enough to prove that I have good taste. Ahem...]
As Yuan Ruan was talking, he suddenly felt like a scumbag and interrupted her: [Tong'er, please continue.]
System: [Yes, I believe Ah Ruan. Then I continued to say that the queen saw that the princess was always depressed, so she called the princess's cousin to accompany her, hoping to make them a couple. As a result, this cousin was engaged in agriculture and made a big mistake. Suddenly, it was widely rumored that the princess was a husband-killer. Cheng Weining was furious after hearing this, and immediately became energetic again. He studied agricultural books and finally improved a curved plow and sent it over. He also noted that the princess was blessed with great fortune and would bless those around her. ]
Yuan Ruan: [Oh my god! I can actually find out about the most advanced plowing tool, the curved plow, from a book?! This person... this person's agricultural talent is really maxed out!]
Crowd: !!!
Hiss, the most advanced plowing tool in the legend? !
How could this Qu Yuanli be praised so highly by a small country? !
The court officials looked at Cheng Weining with eager eyes.
System: [That’s right! When Qu Yuanli comes out, who can compete with him? Thanks to his great contribution, not only did the princess turn things around, but the princess’ cousin also successfully escaped from prison.]
Yuan Ruan: [You are so broad-minded. For the sake of the princess's reputation, you are willing to even throw out your love rival?! I am shocked!]
The spectators were also stunned.
The young man who was performing "The Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" was so shocked that he turned his head away and almost broke the strings of his zither.
Everyone looked at Cheng Weining in disbelief.
I've seen lickers, but I've never seen someone who is willing to be a licker to this extent, even willing to pick up his love rival?
This love brain is so good that even those who pick wild vegetables will admit defeat!
System: [Yes, and more than once! I have only heard of Su Shi being unlucky and being picked up by his younger brother. This is the first time I see prospective princes being unlucky and being picked up by their rivals. It really makes me laugh to death. It is really amazing. If the second princess had not married Cheng Weining and lived happily, I would really suspect that Cheng Weining had a cuckold fetish.]
Yuanruan: [He really is like that. I cried my heart out.]
Cheng Weining's face flushed red and he shook his head repeatedly, silently saying: I don't.
The other onlookers, even Cheng Weining's friends, looked at him strangely with a smile on their faces.
On a high platform.
The queen lazily lay back in her chair and whispered, "Daughter, what do you think of this man?"
The second princess pursed her lips, her face slightly red and a bit distressed: "My daughter... I feel very complicated, my daughter, I don't know, I'm just a little curious."
The Queen understood what was going on. She was curious and seemed to have some liking for him. She looked at Cheng Weining again.
The official from the Ministry of Revenue squeezed directly into Cheng Weining's circle. He didn't dare to speak loudly to attract Yuan Ruan's attention, so he held Cheng Weining's hand tightly and shook it up and down desperately.
The courtier who was squeezed out by the Ministry of Revenue officials was dissatisfied and squeezed in again with his buttocks, lowering his voice: "Don't cut in line! First come, first served."
The Ministry of Revenue officials rushed in one after another like they were fighting for a spot in cricket, sneering, "First come, first served, winner takes all."
At this time, an official suddenly interrupted in a low voice: "I think you are going in the wrong direction. To put it shamelessly, whoever can become the second princess's consort can control the princess and make Cheng Weining happy. Hey, I really want to be the second princess's consort now, not for anything else, but to have someone who is determined to win me over."
As soon as he finished speaking, several court officials showed interested expressions. As an official in the court, who doesn't want to have a backup plan?
Cheng Weining's face turned green.
Just at this moment, Yuanruanxin's voice rang out:
[No wonder the country wants to give him a chance. They don't want to mess around and want to get it done in one go. But what about his brother who will succeed him and his biased father? Marriage is not just a matter between two people. I have to think about it carefully.]
System: [Should we electrocute the father and brother? Or cut off one leg?]
Crowd: !!!
What's wrong with your system? Why are you so overbearing in your behavior?
The prince whispered to his father, "Father, isn't the system too radical? How about we help from the side?"
The emperor was puzzled: "Really? Didn't they confiscate the property?"
Prince: ...
The emperor said coldly: "If you can't even pass this test, how can you marry my daughter?"
Many court officials looked at Cheng Guohou covertly, with a look of watching a show in their eyes: Think carefully about how to do this.
Marquis Chengguo was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and his palms were sweating. Finally, he made a decision.