Li Yao, perched atop the wall, drooled as she gazed at Yang Shengrui's physique.
Yang Shengrui noticed someone on the wall and turned around abruptly. He saw Princess Chang Le and felt a surge of heat in his body, even his ears felt hot, when he saw the way she looked at him.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, he suddenly turned around and bowed to the princess.
Seeing that Yang Shengrui's strong body was covered in a light sweat, Li Yao told him to put on his clothes so he wouldn't catch a cold.
Afterwards, Li Yao sat on the wall and asked him, "When did you fall in love with me?"
Yang Shengrui was taken aback, caught off guard by the direct question. He hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "I...this humble subject...doesn't...know, I'm just thinking of the princess...longing for the princess, and...don't want to marry...anyone else."
Li Yao used her spiritual power to sense that Yang Shengrui was telling the truth. Looking at the slightly blushing boy standing in the morning light, she said, "Alright then, this princess accepts your affection. The palace will issue a decree today. Get ready, I'm leaving."
Seeing that Chang Le was about to leave, Yang Shengrui quickly stepped forward and asked, "Does the princess feel wronged? If you don't want to, I will apologize to the Emperor. Yesterday I... I was too impulsive."
Li Yao glanced at the guy who was so anxious he hadn't even bothered to fasten his collar and said, "Who would wrong me? Just relax and be your groom. You look... just the way I like you."
After saying that, Li Yao landed with a leap, got into her carriage, waved to Yang Shengrui who had jumped onto the wall, and left.
Yang Shengrui was left alone on the wall in the courtyard, grinning foolishly.
After the princess was betrothed, the entire court was in an uproar; everyone wanted to tear down the General's Mansion.
The court officials had all learned that Princess Chang Le did not wish to marry, which is why they remained inactive, allowing the Empress to select respectable men from collateral branches of aristocratic families as her male consorts.
As a result, the General's Mansion, which was supposed to be a stronghold of the State, disregarded military ethics and took advantage of the situation to break in.
The sudden announcement made everyone regret their decision. Every family has a good son. Princess Chang Le is a lucky star, blessed by immortals. It's such a good thing that the "old man" from the General of the State's Mansion got the girl. He's five years older than the princess. Isn't this like an old cow eating young grass?
The Emperor ignored everyone's complaints. Although he was happy for Chang Le to get married so that the princess would be taken care of when they got old, he was also a little upset that his precious daughter was about to be taken away.
Li Yao's marriage was arranged under these circumstances. The wedding was still more than half a year away, and the palace was busy preparing the phoenix coronet, wedding quilt, and other dowry for the princess's wedding.
The Grand General's Mansion was also busy preparing for the wedding. Not only that, the Grand General who protected the country also requested to return to attend the wedding of his eldest son, and the Emperor agreed.
The princess's residence was also bustling with activity. The five male concubines were all filled with unease; they had thought that without a consort, everyone would be the same, but who knew that suddenly one would appear?
They haven't won over Princess Chang Le yet; the princess is still childlike and has been busy playing with them lately.
Ugh! The five of them wanted to beat their past selves to death. Why couldn't they have been more proactive? There's no such thing as "there's always tomorrow." How could they let something that was practically offered to them slip away?
Time slipped away quietly as Li Yao prepared for her wedding, and she truly witnessed the grandeur of a favored royal princess's wedding and dowry.
It's no exaggeration to say that everything from birth to death, from every stitch of clothing to the coffin, from cooks to bricklayers, even artisans specializing in carving and gilding, is provided—everything is included.
There were also several estates, with tenant farmers and grains, fruits, vegetables, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese. It could be said that with this dowry, Li Yao lacked nothing and could live to her death without having to ask the groom's family for anything.
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