It's so embarrassing. If people see this, the Third Princess's reputation as a good-for-nothing will only spread further.
Of course, it's obvious that this has been known to everyone for a long time.
"Is everything alright in the palace?" At his lover's insistence, Fang Xuan held her and spun her around a few more times, making her wrap her arms around his neck. Seeing the happy smile in her eyes, he felt that there was nothing wrong with being big and burly.
If he were not so strong, he could not hold his beloved in his arms, nor could he make her so happy.
If he weren't so strong, how could he protect her?
Even though he was a man, a man who was supposed to be protected, he still hoped that he could be stronger so that he could protect her.
Since she's willing to live a comfortable life, then let him come and watch over her.
"My mother said we should get married sooner rather than later." Shen Wangshu's slender fingers slowly traced across his chest as she spoke without any restraint, "I'm very happy, how about you?"
"when?"
"What, when?"
"When is the wedding?" Fang Xuan asked.
He seemed even more anxious than Shen Wangshu. Shen Wangshu blinked, touched his chin, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "When do you hope it will be?"
The tall man's face suddenly turned red. He moved his lips, and as a man he should have been reserved and not look eager to get married, but he still said in a low voice, "Tomorrow."
He hopes to marry his lover tomorrow.
Shen Wangshu looked at him with new eyes
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She really didn't expect it... Even in a matriarchal world, her Ah Xuan was still so shameless.
"Too unladylike," she said with a grin, "but I like it."
However, a wedding tomorrow is definitely out of the question. The Ministry of Rites would curse Prince Luan, who's trying to drive someone to their death, to the point of despair. Shen Wangshu decided that tomorrow she would have her elder sister, the eldest princess, force the Ministry of Rites to their deaths, so she wouldn't be the one cursed. She counted on her fingers and grumbled, "Ten days! I'll only give them ten days!"
This statement was quite domineering, but the Ministry of Rites, represented by Marquis Jingbei, had very mixed feelings. When the eldest princess sat in the main hall of the Ministry of Rites with a gloomy expression, demanding that the Minister of Rites and other officials complete the wedding of Prince Luan within ten days, Marquis Jingbei really didn't know what to say.
"Your Highness, isn't ten days a bit too rushed?"
"I trust the Ministry of Rites."
"But there are still many things that haven't been prepared."
"I trust the Ministry of Rites," the First Princess continued, her expression businesslike.
Early in the morning, her younger sister rolled around in her own yard, clinging to her legs and demanding a wedding in ten days. The eldest princess was in a particularly depressed mood.
"How about we keep it simple?"
"Simplicity won't do; nothing can be omitted." She really didn't want her annoying younger sister to have any complaints and come to the house to throw a tantrum again.
King Xiao must be laughing his head off.
"Ten days is not enough." Although Marquis Jingbei was in cahoots with the Second Princess, he dared not openly disobey the First Princess.
"I trust the Ministry of Rites." After all that fuss, the eldest princess finally came back to this statement.
For the first time, Marquis Jingbei felt that the eldest princess probably couldn't understand human speech.
Perhaps everyone thinks she can't understand human language.
However, since the eldest princess cannot understand human language, the Ministry of Rites has no choice but to do things against its will.
Marquis Jingbei did complain to the Empress about the eldest princess. If they didn't complain about such a good deal, when would the second princess ever get a chance to rise in the ranks?
However, to Marquis Jingbei's surprise, the Empress seemed completely unconcerned about the First Princess's pressure on the Ministry of Rites, instead ordering the Ministry to act according to the First Princess's wishes. Marquis Jingbei sensed something was amiss and went straight to the Second Princess's residence after leaving the palace. He found the Second Princess pacing nervously around the room, and upon seeing Marquis Jingbei, she rushed towards him as if he were her savior, crying, "My lord!"
"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Marquis Jingbei was being tormented by the eldest princess and didn't know what had happened.
The Second Princess became very depressed when she was mentioned.
Although she wanted to get involved with Roujun, she didn't want to abandon her biological father. Therefore, she used the excuse of visiting her biological father to enter the palace today.
She first went to see Roujun, but Roujun refused to meet her, leaving the Second Princess puzzled. She then went to see Lin Gongren, but Lin Gongren did not come out to see her.
There were guards outside the palace, but that didn't mean that Lin Gongren couldn't come out to see her. After all, the Empress hadn't taken Lin Gongren as her concubine, had she? But even though the Second Princess made every request, her biological father didn't say a word to her.
The unusual events in the inner palace filled the second princess with fear and unease.
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What made her even more uneasy was the Empress's attitude.
Disappointed, she left the palace and went to pay her respects to the Empress. Although the Empress received her, her attitude was very cold. After saying a few words, the Empress dismissed her from her post, told her to hand over all her work to the Crown Princess, and told her to rest.
The second princess felt a chill run down her spine under the Empress's meaningful gaze, sensing that something was amiss.
She shared her worries with the Marquis of Jingbei, who also showed a worried expression. She sat with the Second Princess for a long time before finally sighing deeply and saying, "I'm afraid His Majesty no longer considers you the heir apparent."
Why?
The second princess exclaimed in shock, never expecting that the Marquis of Jingbei would say such a thing.
If the Empress doesn't make her the Crown Princess, given how she has repeatedly and irrevocably offended the eldest princess and her sister, it's easy to see she'll be in deep trouble. Her hands trembled as she whispered resentfully, "Should the throne be handed over to someone else? I refuse to accept this!"
What difference was there between her and the First Princess? Only their birth. The First Princess was the legitimate daughter of the Phoenix Lord, while she was born to a palace maid. Was this her choice? Bloodline was something she couldn't choose, but in everything else, the Second Princess believed she was no different from the First Princess. The Empress's favoritism fueled the Second Princess's extreme resentment.
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