son, don't mess around

After a year apart, Xu Chaoge seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and the familiar eyes had lost their former liveliness.

This once clever and shrewd Princess Xu seems to have undergone a dramatic change in temperament over the past year.

When she saw Lin Jiangnian in her line of sight, she was completely dazed, overwhelmed with disbelief and an overwhelming sense of joy.

"How did you get here?!"

Her voice trembled slightly, unable to conceal her joy.

"I told you, I would come and take you away."

Lin Jiangnian walked quickly closer and appeared in front of Xu Chaoge under the eaves.

Even after a year apart, he had not forgotten the promise they made before their parting a year ago.

That night, he didn't sleep with her.

It did not sever the bond between the two.

She still owed him her life, and she still owed him... to repay her with her body.

"Xuzhou City is about to fall!"

Lin Jiangnian gazed at the stunningly beautiful and delicate face before him.

The rebel army led by King Xu is now at its last gasp.

After that decisive battle that determined the fate of the dynasty, the Xu King's rebel army was doomed. The elite of the Xu King's rebel army was almost completely wiped out, and the Xu family's decades of hard work and resources were almost completely destroyed.

Now, all areas within Xuzhou have been surrounded by the imperial army, leaving only the isolated city of Xuzhou.

With the imperial court and the army of Prince Lin's mansion surrounding the city, the remaining remnants of Prince Xu's rebel army had long since lost their morale, and it was only a matter of time before the city fell.

This rebellion, which has lasted for more than a year, is finally coming to an end!

At this moment, Lin Jiangnian fulfilled his promise. He ventured alone into Xuzhou City and arrived at the Xu Prince's Mansion.

He's going to take Xu Chaoge away!
Xu Chaoge stared blankly at the man in front of her, her expression dazed, a surge of joy welling up inside her.

But as she gradually calmed down, an indescribable emotion appeared on her face.

"I can't go with you."

Xu Chaoge's voice was low, and she gave a bitter laugh: "I am Princess Xu, a rebel... Treason is a capital offense, a crime that will implicate nine generations of your family. I cannot implicate you."

"You won't drag me down with you."

Lin Jiangnian said, "No one can punish you, Piao... His Majesty has already agreed to spare your life."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chaoge trembled.

She looked at Lin Jiangnian, as if she understood something.

"follow me."

Lin Jiangnian spoke up: "Continuing to resist is pointless and will only lead to more deaths... The Xu Prince's Mansion has already been defeated and should not commit further bloodshed."

"Your staying here will only lead to your pointless sacrifice!"

Xu Chaoge was in a daze. For a moment, she had a fleeting impulse... to go with him?
Ignoring everything, I abandoned everything and followed him away from here!

But after that moment of impulsiveness, Xu Chaoge calmed down again.

Just like the decision she made when she left Lin Jiangnian a year ago, she cannot leave, nor can she abandon this place.

This is her home!
"I can't leave."

“I am Princess Xu, and I have my duties and mission here.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiangnian wanted to curse: "What kind of bullshit are duties and missions? What do they have to do with you?"

"Are you planning to die here?"

Lin Jiangnian had to scold this very stubborn woman with her own ideas to wake her up.

Xu Chaoge looked at Lin Jiangnian and saw the man's embarrassed and angry expression. Instead, she smiled, and as she smiled, her eyes began to redden.

"I...I want to leave with you too, but..."

Just as Xu Chaoge was about to say something, something suddenly flashed through her mind. The next second, her expression changed slightly: "Something's not right..."

"You go!"

"Father definitely knows you've come looking for me. If he finds you, you won't be able to leave!"

Xu Chaoge's face showed panic. At this critical juncture, no movement in the Xu Prince's mansion could escape her father's eyes and ears.

With Xuzhou City besieged, the commander of the Prince of Lin's army, the Prince of Lin's heir, appeared here. Her father would definitely not let go of this excellent opportunity!
"You shouldn't have risked your life, run!"

Xu Chaoge panicked and tried to push Lin Jiangnian away so they could leave quickly.

But the next second, a deep voice rang out.

"You've already come, but you still want to leave?"

It was Xu Hong's deep, resonant voice.

Xu Chaoge's expression changed drastically.

Lin Jiangnian looked up, and a middle-aged man slowly appeared in his line of sight in the courtyard ahead.

He was around forty or fifty years old, with a weathered face and a somewhat decadent appearance, but the sharp glint in his eyes could not conceal his domineering aura.

At this moment, Prince Xu's gaze was fixed on Lin Jiangnian, as if he had locked onto him.

"Father?!"

Xu Chaoge's face turned pale, and she instinctively stood in front of Lin Jiangnian.

Seeing this, Xu Hong's gaze darkened slightly, and he fixed his eyes on Lin Jiangnian, sneering, "Prince Lin's heir?"

"I never expected that you would dare to come knocking on my door at a time like this!"

Under the eaves, Lin Jiangnian stood calmly: "What is there to be afraid of?"

"The hundreds of thousands of elite troops that Prince Xu is so proud of have all been utterly defeated by me. What do I have to fear?"

These words struck a nerve with Xu Hong. His expression shifted slightly before regaining its sharp edge: "Truly, heroes emerge from among the young; Lin Hengzhong's son is indeed no ordinary person!"

"It's a pity I failed to eliminate you back then; it was a miscalculation on my part!"

"Prince Xu has attempted to assassinate me time and again, trying to kill me. Is it possible that I am so feared by the prince?"

Xu Hong sneered repeatedly: "It's pointless to say any more now. I thought I was going to die for sure, but I didn't expect to be able to drag Lin Hengzhong's son down with me before I die. What a win!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen shadowy guards emerged from the surrounding houses and courtyards, surrounding Lin Jiangnian under the eaves.

Lin Jiangnian stood under the eaves, his gaze not even falling on the guards, before turning to Xu Chaoge beside him: "Would you like to come with me?"

"You should leave quickly..."

At this moment, Xu Chaoge's eyes were filled with panic, and she gritted her teeth and desperately tried to wink at Lin Jiangnian.

But Lin Jiangnian ignored him and smiled at Xu Chaoge: "I'm here tonight to take you away, and no one can stop me."

"Are you coming with me or not?"

Xu Chaoge's delicate body trembled violently, her reddened eyes filled with emotion, and she opened her mouth as if to say something.

"Shhhhh!"

At the same time, a strong wind suddenly rose all around the courtyard.

Several black-clad guards drew their swords and rushed towards the eaves from all directions at great speed.

The moment they gathered under the eaves, a terrifying and destructive aura burst forth from under the eaves, blasting away the approaching black-clad guards.

He coughed up blood, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief!

A terrifying and destructive aura enveloped the courtyard. Xu Hong's pupils suddenly contracted, and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

"A first-grade Grandmaster? No, that's not right..."

Xu Hong's gaze was deep. He sensed a trace of a Grandmaster's aura in this aura, but it didn't quite seem like it.

"Peak of the Second Grade Heavenly Profound Realm?"

A hint of apprehension flashed in Xu Hong's eyes: "In just two short years, you've already taken this step?!"

Two years ago, this boy didn't know any martial arts at all, but two years later, he has already reached this level of strength?!
Even Xu Chaoge was stunned, looking at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief.

She clearly remembered that a year ago, Lin Jiangnian had not yet entered the third rank, but a year later, he had already reached the peak of the second rank.
Although there is still a considerable gap between the peak of the second rank and the first rank of the grandmaster, such terrifying progress is already incredible.

But Xu Chaoge quickly realized what was happening, and her expression changed: "You'd better leave quickly... You're no match for Father, he's already the heir..."

Before Xu Chaoge could finish speaking, an even more terrifying aura enveloped the area.

"He won't be leaving tonight!"

Xu Hong, who was in sight, exuded the aura of a grandmaster.

This king of a different surname, who guarded the north of the Great Ning Dynasty, was also a master at the Grandmaster level.

But Lin Jiangnian chuckled lightly: "Prince Xu, you don't think I dared to come here tonight unprepared, do you?"

Looking at Lin Jiangnian's calm and composed gaze, Xu Hong felt a sense of unease rising in his heart, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"What do you want to say?"

Lin Jiangnian didn't speak, but just looked up in a distant direction.

"almost!"

He muttered to himself.

next second.

"Shhhhhh!"

Countless fireworks burst forth from within Xuzhou City, exploding in the pitch-black night. In the deep winter, under the cold moon, the brilliant fireworks adorned the dark night.

Immediately afterwards, flames spread throughout Xuzhou City, causing chaos.

Inside the Xu Prince's residence, a guard clad in armor rushed in, his voice panicked, hoarse, and desperate: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The imperial army and the Lin Prince's army have launched a night attack... They have an inside agent in the city. Our men couldn't hold off the enemy at the east gate; it's already breached!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Hong's expression changed drastically, and he swayed slightly. As if realizing something, his gaze turned fierce and cold.

"Kid, that's quite a move!"

Fell into a trap!
He fell for this kid's diversionary tactic!
This young man clearly knew that his presence at Prince Xu's residence would be discovered. He deliberately exposed his whereabouts, using himself as bait to lure him out.

Taking advantage of his absence, the imperial court and the Prince of Lin's army launched a night attack!
"Since you've come alone to seek death, I'll grant your wish!"

A chilling voice rang out, and in the next instant, Xu Hong's figure vanished from his spot and hurtled towards Lin Jiangnian.

"boom!"

A violent explosion rang out, and under the terrifying aura of a Grandmaster, the entire roof of the pavilion collapsed, turning it into ruins.

Thick smoke billowed out, and Lin Jiangnian's figure retreated like a cannonball, landing back in the courtyard.

His face was pale, a trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth, his body was churning, his internal organs were almost displaced, and his eyes were more solemn than ever before.

He still underestimated the terror of a grandmaster!
As a grandmaster who stands at the pinnacle of the world and has transcended the realm of ordinary people, his strength is far beyond imagination.

Even though Lin Jiangnian followed Li Piaomiao for the past year, using the cold energy from Li Piaomiao's body for 'dual cultivation', his strength improved rapidly, reaching the peak of the second-grade Heavenly Profound Realm.

However, he is still one step away from becoming a grandmaster.

That tiny difference in level is an insurmountable chasm!
He overestimated himself and couldn't possibly withstand a full-force attack from a grandmaster!
That one blow nearly cost him half his life.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Lin Jiangnian clutched his chest and coughed violently several times.

As he looked up, the terrifying aura of a grandmaster enveloped him once more. Xu Hong appeared silently in his sight.

This Prince Xu has begun to lose his mind.

With the east gate of Xuzhou breached, the rebel army of King Xu inside the city could no longer possibly stop the imperial troops.

The fall of the city was only a matter of time; the tide had turned against them. Before his complete defeat, Prince Xu was determined to drag Lin Jiangnian, the heir apparent of the Prince of Lin, down with him.

"I failed to kill you back then, allowing you to grow stronger. It was indeed my carelessness. But tonight is still your death day."

"I will make Lin Heng taste the pain of being childless again!"

Xu Hong's sharp eyes were fixed on Lin Jiangnian in his line of sight. He flicked his sleeve, and a terrifying aura of a grandmaster gathered between his robes.

"Father!"

Just then, a solitary figure stood in front of Lin Jiangnian.

Xu Hong paused, his gaze turning icy: "Chaoge, you're going to stop me?!"

Xu Chaoge's face was pale, her eyes were bloodshot, and she bit her lower lip tightly: "If Father wants to kill him, then kill your daughter first."

Xu Hong retorted angrily, "Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill?"

Xu Chaoge's eyes were filled with despair, and her body swayed precariously: "He came for my daughter. If he dies, my daughter will never live on alone."

"In that case, Father, please kill your daughter first!"

Xu Chaoge's stubborn gaze seemed to provoke Xu Hong.

"court death!"

Xu Hong was furious and was about to angrily shrug his sleeve.

In the distance, a deafening roar echoed from outside the Xu Prince's mansion. Interspersed with the sound of galloping hooves, and amidst the panic and screams from within the city, the roar resounded.

In the distance, a dark mass of figures seemed to swarm in. The entire city of Xuzhou appeared to have become a living hell.

Chaos, terror!
Xu Hong seemed to freeze in place, and the imposing aura he had once possessed seemed to vanish upon seeing this scene.

After a long while, he suddenly turned his head and stared at his daughter, who was stubbornly blocking his way.

"Rebellious girl, rebellious girl!"

Xu Hong was furious, his voice filled with gritted teeth, as if he were extremely angry.

"From this day forward, I, Xu Hong, have no daughter like you. Our father-daughter relationship is completely severed!"

His voice was deep and roaring, and he suddenly looked up, staring intently at Lin Jiangnian behind him.

Those deep eyes were fixed on him, as if trying to see right through him.

"Boy, you owe me a life!"

A deep voice sounded, and Xu Hong turned around. The next second, his figure disappeared from the spot. In the night sky, he sped out of the palace like a shooting star.

Inside the mansion, in the courtyard, lay a scene of ruins.

There was silence.

Xu Chaoge seemed to have exhausted all her strength, collapsing to the ground with a dazed look in her eyes.

"let's go."

Lin Jiangnian's voice rang out, and he walked to Xu Chaoge's side and helped her up.

Just as he helped Xu Chaoge up, Lin Jiangnian suddenly felt a sharp, piercing pain in his lower abdomen.

Lin Jiangnian, whose internal organs had been severely damaged, was completely unprepared and caught off guard.

The next second, a feeling of weakness surged through his body, and he felt dizzy and unsteady, falling to the ground with a thud.

"you……"

Lin Jiangnian struggled to raise his head and met Xu Chaoge's red eyes. Two lines of clear tears streamed down his face, making him look pitiful.

"I'm sorry, I can't go with you."

Xu Chaoge spoke

“Your father…”

Lin Jiangnian was about to say something when Xu Chaoge interrupted him.

“My father knew that the situation was hopeless, and he severed his father-daughter relationship with me in order to protect me… But precisely because of this, I cannot leave.”

“I am Princess Xu, I was born here, and I will die here… I cannot abandon my father and all the soldiers of the Xu Prince’s Mansion at this time…”

"Because I am Princess Xu, I am Xu Hong's daughter!"

"I will stand with my father and my elder brother through thick and thin!"

Xu Chaoge looked at Lin Jiangnian, her smile was forced, and tears kept sliding down her face.

The voice, however, was incredibly resolute.

Lin Jiangnian's heart sank suddenly.

He knew that Xu Hong had spared him just now to protect Xu Chaoge. The phrase "I owe him a life" was also to leave Xu Chaoge a way out.

Unexpectedly, Xu Chaoge ultimately chose to stay here and follow in her father's footsteps.

"You, you mustn't be impulsive, don't do anything foolish..." Lin Jiangnian was anxious. He could tell that this woman wanted to stay here and perish with the Xu Prince's Mansion.

The more anxious you are, the stronger the dizziness becomes.

"I really want to go with you..."

Xu Chaoge gazed intently at Lin Jiangnian, gently stroking his face with her eyes full of affection.

She leaned in gently and kissed Lin Jiangnian's lips.

It has a cool touch and a slightly salty taste.

The movements were clumsy yet fierce, as if venting intense emotions.

Lin Jiangnian felt increasingly sleepy, and his consciousness began to blur.

"Sorry……"

Xu Chaoge's voice was very soft, trembling as it rang in Lin Jiangnian's ear.

"This time, your little bitch is going to be disobedient..."

"If, if... there's a next time..."

"Your little bitch will definitely, definitely come looking for you..."

The sound grew fainter and fainter, and Lin Jiangnian's consciousness became increasingly blurred until finally, he could no longer hear anything at all.

The courtyard was silent.

Xu Chaoge wiped away her tears and slowly stood up.

"Somebody come!"

Two maids appeared silently in the courtyard.

"Send him out of the city and ensure his safety."

"Yes."

Xu Chaoge's gaze finally settled on Lin Jiangnian, gazing at him intently for a long time.

Finally, she withdrew her gaze, turned around, and her eyes were more determined than ever before.

After straightening her clothes, Princess Xu left the mansion without looking back.

The night wind was biting, making her flamboyant skirt flutter, and she quickly disappeared into the darkness.

……

……

In the early morning, the smell of gunpowder had not yet completely dissipated.

Lin Jiangnian suddenly sat up, looking around in surprise.

"Your Highness, you're awake?!"

Hearing Lin Qingqing's surprised voice, Lin Jiangnian looked up and saw Lin Qingqing, who was fully armed and looked tired.

"Where am I? How did I get here?!"

Lin Qingqing said with a worried expression, "Your Highness, this is a temporary military camp set up by our royal residence. You went to Xuzhou City last night, and in the middle of the night, my men found you unconscious at the city gate and brought you back."

"Your Highness, are you alright? What happened last night?" Lin Qingqing asked worriedly.

Why has Your Highness fainted?
If she hadn't checked and found that His Highness was healthy, she would have been worried that something might have happened.

Lin Jiangnian's mind was in turmoil, and memories of last night flooded his mind, causing his heart to sink.

"What's the situation in Xuzhou City?"

"Your Highness, the city has fallen!"

Lin Qingqing couldn't hide her joy: "The Xu King's rebel army has been completely wiped out, Xuzhou City has been captured, and the war is over!"

Where is Xu Hong?

"Last night, Xu Hong led the rebel army of King Xu in a fierce resistance, vowing never to surrender, until finally he was exhausted and died in battle..."

Lin Qingqing was still shaken. Although she hadn't witnessed it herself, she had heard people in the military camp describe Prince Xu as a war god, a figure that inspired fear in everyone.

"Where are Xu Xuan and Xu Chaoge?"

Lin Qingqing shook her head: "This subordinate is not aware. Xuzhou City is in chaos right now, and there are many traitors. Also, last night, the Xu Prince's Mansion was burned down... Hey, Your Highness, where are you going?"

Before Lin Qingqing could finish speaking, she saw His Highness get up from the bed and run outside.

……

The city of Xuzhou was shrouded in smoke and dark clouds, with the air thick with the stench of blood and fire.

This once prosperous city has been reduced to ruins. Inside and outside the city gates, corpses are everywhere, littering the ground, a testament to the fierce battle of the previous night.

The smoke of battle had not yet cleared when the imperial army and the Prince of Lin's army began to clean up the battlefield.

Not far away, the city's residents were filled with anxiety. The imperial army had officially entered Xuzhou City, taken over the city's administration, and was organizing the people in an orderly manner. At the same time, elite troops of the imperial army were capturing the remaining rebel forces of the Prince of Xu within the city, and everything was proceeding smoothly.

Lin Jiangnian appeared on the city wall, gazing at the dense smoke in the distance.

"Last night, a great fire raged at the Xu Prince's mansion, burning it completely to the ground. The fire wasn't extinguished until noon. But many people died in the fire; almost no one survived..."

Lin Qingqing's voice rang out from the side: "This time, we almost completely annihilated Xu Wang's rebel army. None of the generals who followed us or the officials who defected escaped..."

"The whereabouts of the Prince Xu and Princess Xu are unknown, but I heard that they fought Xu Hong to the very last moment last night, and I'm afraid they are already..."

Lin Qingqing glanced at His Highness's increasingly cold expression and didn't continue speaking.

The world was silent; the cold wind seemed to have stopped!

Lin Jiangnian stood there, staring silently at the Xu Prince's Mansion in the distance, which was billowing with thick smoke.

Until a long time.

It was getting dark.

"Let's go."

Lin Jiangnian withdrew his gaze, turned around, and his cold face remained expressionless.

He showed no emotion whatsoever.

The wind howled, and soon his figure disappeared from the world.

……

In the winter of the first year of the Taiping era, Xuzhou fell under the surprise attack of the imperial army and the Prince of Lin's mansion. Xu Hong took the lead and led the remaining troops to resist to the death. As a master, Xu Hong killed countless imperial soldiers and his prestige shook the army. However, he eventually died in battle due to exhaustion under the siege of the imperial army.

The remaining rebel forces of King Xu were routed and defeated one by one.

Subsequently, a great fire reduced the century-old Xu Prince's Mansion to ashes. This fire also marked the complete exit of the Xu family, who ruled the northern territory of the Da Ning Dynasty, from the historical stage.

This fire has covered up far too many secrets.

After the fire, everything settled down.

This war, which lasted for more than a year and plunged the people of the world into misery, has finally come to an end!
In the spring of the second year of the Taiping era, the imperial army, having quelled the rebellion of Prince Xu, returned to the capital in triumph, and was greeted with cheers and throngs of people along the way.

Outside the capital, long queues stretched for miles to welcome the imperial army's return!

The reputation of this new empress of the Da Ning Dynasty has deeply penetrated the hearts of the people, winning the love and support of countless citizens.

Whether in the military, the imperial court, or among the common people, everyone was convinced of the empress's virtues, and the voices that had questioned her in the past had vanished.

The empress, having quelled the rebellion in the north, reached the pinnacle of her prestige.

After returning to the capital, this female emperor of the Great Ning Dynasty was officially enthroned and received an audience with all the officials.

Immediately afterwards, the empress displayed her iron-fisted methods, purging the rebel army of Prince Xu and stabilizing the court. She granted a general amnesty while simultaneously cracking down on corrupt officials.

The atmosphere of the entire court was completely transformed under the rule of this empress. Holding military power, the empress easily swept away the various factions that had stood in her way in the Da Ning court, strengthening the imperial rule.

No one dared to object to this.

The empress, who held military power, had a prestige that rivaled that of the founding emperor of the Great Ning Dynasty.

After all, the blood on the corpse of Xu Hong, the rebel from the north, was still fresh. At this moment, no one dared to risk their life to defy this new empress.

At the same time, the Empress issued an edict that all troops from various prefectures and counties who had rendered meritorious service in defending the Emperor would be rewarded according to their merits, and past mistakes would be forgiven, with merits and demerits offsetting each other.

As the Prince of Lin's family had made the greatest contribution to suppressing the rebellion, they naturally deserved rewards. However, the Prince of Lin's family had already surpassed the Empress in merit, and there was no more to be rewarded with. The Empress decreed that special privileges be granted to the royal family.

Although the details of the rewards were not specified, it was clear to everyone that the Prince of Lin's residence had an extremely close relationship with the Empress, to the point that it was no exaggeration to say that they trusted each other implicitly.

Not only was all the power in Linzhou handed over to the Prince of Lin's Mansion, but it was also granted the Prince of Lin's Mansion the special privileges of imperial authority. This meant that the power of the Prince of Lin's Mansion was almost equivalent to that of the imperial court, placing it on equal footing with the imperial court.

Linwang Mansion became the most powerful and influential place in the Da Ning Dynasty.

This has caused concern among many ministers and aristocratic families, who fear that the Prince Lin's residence will become the second Prince Xu's residence.

However, although these ministers and powerful families were worried, none of them dared to raise any objections. Firstly, the Prince Lin's mansion was at its zenith, and no one dared to offend it at the moment.

Secondly...

In May of the second year of the Taiping era, the new empress of the Da Ning Dynasty gave birth to a prince in the Yangxin Hall.

The whole country is in an uproar and discussing it heatedly!
The newborn prince was subsequently named Crown Prince, confirming his status as the next heir to the Great Ning Dynasty.

The origins of this dragon prince caused a great stir throughout the land, with much speculation and discussion.

And all the clues and speculations ultimately pointed to the Crown Prince of Lin…

After all, the Empress was engaged to the Prince of Lin before she ascended the throne.

During the year of suppressing the Xu King's rebel army, the Empress led the imperial army and the Lin King's army led by the Lin King's heir fought side by side.

Rumor has it that someone in the army saw the two spending every day together, often appearing in the same tent late at night...

Even after the imperial army returned to the capital, some people saw that the Crown Prince of Lin was always close to the Empress, and the two had an extremely intimate relationship.

It wasn't until after the Empress gave birth to the dragon prince that the Prince of Lin left the capital and returned to Linzhou.

……

In the winter of the second year of the Taiping era, another important piece of news came from Linzhou.

The Crown Prince of Lin is getting married!
It is said that the bride is the daughter of Jiang Cheng, who served as the prefect of Xunyang County more than ten years ago.

More than a decade ago, Jiang Cheng was framed by a treacherous official and falsely accused of treason, resulting in the execution of his entire family. Later, at the behest of the Empress of Da Ning, the case was reopened, and the Jiang family was eventually exonerated.

As for Jiang Cheng's daughter, it is said that she grew up in the Jiang family in Jiangnan and was adopted as a goddaughter by the old man of the Jiang family. Later, she was personally selected by Prince Lin to become the child bride of Prince Lin's heir.

Finally, after peace was restored to the land, the lovers were able to get married and held a grand wedding in Linzhou City.

It was said that this wedding was unprecedentedly extravagant, lasting for seven days, with the entire city celebrating. Countless dignitaries traveled from afar to gather in Linzhou City, just to witness this grand wedding.

Interestingly, just a few days after the Crown Prince's wedding, the Empress in the capital suddenly caught a cold and missed several morning court sessions, refusing to see anyone.

Whether a grandmaster could easily catch a cold is unknown, but this matter still became a topic of much discussion among busybodies...

Many people are eagerly anticipating the return of the Prince of Lin to the capital. They can't wait to see if the now famous and arrogant Prince of Lin will be punished by our Empress by kneeling on a washboard...

……

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The main story ends here.

Of course, the story isn't over yet; there's still the final wrap-up.

As I mentioned before, the book will end once the war storyline is finished, and the war scenes will be only briefly mentioned. It is expected to be completed by the end of the month, and today happens to be the last day of September, which is just right.

The ending should have tens of thousands of words of plot left, mainly focusing on the various female characters' storylines and their resolutions. It will be updated as side stories, and I expect to finish writing and updating around this National Day holiday.

Finally, thank you to all the readers who have followed this story all the way here!
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