Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Misfortune can strike from the sky while you're sitting at home.

While the second branch of the Liu family was having dinner, the imperial eunuch suddenly arrived.

The family waited in bewilderment for the eunuch to announce the imperial decree.

Liu Dong had no intention of kneeling before anyone. Instead, she squatted down and used an ignore talisman to make herself unnoticed.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: There is a woman named Caiyun of the Liu family, gentle and virtuous, chaste and quiet. She is hereby bestowed upon the Prince of Huaiyang as his consort, so that he may continue the ancestral sacrifices and extend the blessings of his descendants... So be it!"

The members of the Liu family looked at each other in bewilderment: What's going on?

Liu's father and mother exchanged glances with their daughter, asking: Did this happen in a past life?

Liu Caiyun: I was engaged in my previous life.

Mr. and Mrs. Liu: Oh, right!

Seeing that Liu's parents and Liu Caiyun were all in a daze and had not recovered, Liu Tong had no choice but to take the imperial edict himself and give the eunuchs and guards who came to him silver notes.

The eunuchs and guards were overjoyed. This young master Liu was truly generous; each silver note was worth fifty taels.

After the eunuchs and guards left, Liu Tong led the three fools back to the main courtyard.

Liu Dong picked up the hot tea served by the maid and sipped it slowly, waiting for the three of them to react.

After Liu Dong finished a cup of tea and ate two pastries, the three of them finally realized what was happening.

Mother Liu: "My son is going to be a princess?"

On the surface, Liu's mother and Madam Liu, these two sisters-in-law, seemed to have a good relationship, but in reality, they were always comparing themselves to each other, and neither was willing to concede to the other.

Even when they were still young, they often competed with each other, whether it was composing poems, playing chess, or doing needlework...

Even after marrying the same pair of brothers, the two did not stop competing.

Lady Liu's husband held a higher official position than her mother's husband, and was also the head of the Liu family. In this respect, Lady Liu had the upper hand.

However, besides his wife, Lord Liu had two concubines, while his mother and wife only had each other.

In this respect, Liu's mother won.

Then let's talk about the children.

Although Liu Hui is also excellent, Liu Xu is even stronger.

Although Liu Hui was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), Liu Xu was a Tanhua (a third-ranked scholar in the imperial examinations).

Liu's mother won a game.

As for the daughter, Liu Caining is prettier than Liu Caiyun and is a well-known talented woman in the capital, admired by the fourth prince.

In this respect, Lady Liu is the clear winner.

But now, Liu's mother's daughter is about to become a queen.

In terms of her daughter, is she evenly matched with Madam Liu?

Unlike Liu's mother, who was happy, Liu's father, who had a better understanding of the royal family, was very worried.

Liu's father said, "The Prince of Huaiyang has been in poor health since childhood, and the imperial physicians have diagnosed that he will not live past thirty. If Caiyun marries him, I'm afraid she will be a widow in just a few years."

"What?!" Mother Liu exclaimed in shock. "How could this be? We're not marrying him! We're not marrying him!"

Father Liu: "What nonsense are you talking about? The imperial edict has been issued. Are you going to disobey it?"

Liu Caiyun patted her mother's hand to comfort her, "Mother, I think this marriage is very good."

Mother Liu: "You're about to become a widow, and you actually think it's good?"

Liu Caiyun: "Being a widow is good, because then I'll have more time to cultivate."

Mr. and Mrs. Liu: "..."

Yes, my daughter has a destiny to become a deity; she's destined to be one.

If it weren't for the emperor's decree, my daughter wouldn't want to get married.

From this perspective, this marriage isn't bad at all: the son-in-law died young, and the daughter now enjoys the honor of being a princess, able to do whatever she wants. It's no worse than staying at her parents' home.

Liu's mother had come to terms with it, but she still advised her daughter, "If there's a way, you should still have a child."

Liu Caiyun replied, "My daughter will consider it."

Liu Caiyun had finally figured out that the man she had met at the flower viewing party a few days ago was the Prince of Huaiyang. Perhaps it was because the candy she had given him was so effective that the Prince of Huaiyang wanted to marry her.

He didn't like himself; he just wanted to eat the candy he made more often so he could keep his life safe.

It would be a real shame if such a beautiful woman died so young.

Once she marries into the Prince's mansion, she can negotiate with the Prince of Huaiyang.

She saved the life of the Prince of Huaiyang, and in return, the Prince of Huaiyang gave her the greatest freedom.

The two do not interfere with each other.

I suppose that for the sake of his own life, the Prince of Huaiyang would agree.

When the eldest branch of the Liu family heard about the marriage, both Madam Liu and Liu Caining were worried about Liu Caiyun.

They all knew about the Prince of Huaiyang's health condition, that he would not live past thirty, and that Liu Caiyun would soon be a widow after marrying him.

Although Madam Liu and her mother were rivals, Madam Liu still felt sorry for her niece.

The two men went to visit Liu Caiyun at the second house, wanting to comfort her, but found that Liu's mother and Liu Caiyun were both indifferent to the marriage.

Madam Liu: Aren't you worried about Caiyun?

Mother Liu: "What's there to worry about? Caiyun is a princess."

Madam Liu: "But she's going to be a widow."

Mother Liu: "Isn't there still a few years left? Caiyun can have a son during these years. When her husband dies, her son can inherit the title. She'll be a young, old noblewoman, in charge of a royal palace. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Madam Liu: "..."

Thinking about it this way, it actually feels pretty good!
If she had let Lord Liu die after giving birth to her son, there wouldn't have been any illegitimate children bothering her, right?
Uh, no.

Lord Liu is not like the Prince of Huaiyang, who has a noble title.

Madam Liu shook her head and asked Liu Caiyun, "Have you thought it through?"

Liu Caiyun nodded: "I've thought it through."

Madam Liu: "Alright, then I won't say any more. Your cousin will also marry into the royal family in the future, so you can support each other."

Liu Caiyun nodded again.

Liu Caining blushed.

Liu Caiming was unhappy.

One Liu Caining had already stepped on her head, and now there's another Liu Caiyun. How could she possibly tolerate this?

"Sickly fellow! He might as well go report to the underworld sooner rather than later."

Liu Caiming instructed Chunxi to help her find out the whereabouts of the Prince of Huaiyang.

Chunxi said with a pained expression, "Miss, how could I possibly have the ability to find out the Prince's whereabouts?"

Liu Caiming: "Useless."

But she also knew that Chunxi, a mere maid, could not possibly find out the whereabouts of the Prince of Huaiyang.

Liu Caiming: "I'm telling you to keep an eye on Liu Caiyun. If she goes out, report back to me immediately."

Liu Caiming thought that since Liu Caiyun had become the fiancée of the Prince of Huaiyang, the two should have some contact.

He then planned to "encounter" the Prince of Huaiyang when the two met.

She wanted to drain all the dragon energy and essence from the Prince of Huaiyang.

Chunxi breathed a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, monitoring Miss Tang was ten times easier than finding out the prince's whereabouts.

Most of the servants in the Liu family were born into the household and were connected to each other.

Chunxi had a cousin who worked for the second wife's family. Chunxi promised his cousin benefits and made her his informant.

Liu Caiyun was unaware of the spy's presence; she was looking at the gifts sent by the Prince of Huaiyang's residence.

These gifts were prepared by Han Qi himself. He guessed Liu Caiyun's temperament and selected some novel and interesting gifts, one of which was a cookbook.

It must be said that these gifts truly touched Liu Caiyun's heart. (End of Chapter)