I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

The Eastern Palace of the Great Qian Dynasty.

As the residence of the crown prince, this place is naturally magnificent and splendid, with pavilions, towers, carved beams and painted rafters, resembling a small imperial palace.

Today, the Eastern Palace is hosting a banquet to celebrate the birthday of Crown Princess Su Youwei.

The hall was already bustling with people, mostly the sons of powerful and influential young men from the capital.

The older generation of princes and ministers tacitly chose to avoid suspicion, since getting too close to the crown prince could easily attract accusations of forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices.

Besides the young masters and ladies from various families, the Crown Prince's brothers will also be present today.

"The Crown Prince has arrived!"

With a loud shout from the eunuch, a burly young man strode in.

His eyes shone brightly, and he exuded a domineering martial aura, making the surrounding air seem heavier.

This man was none other than the eldest prince, Lu Ming. He was obsessed with martial arts, possessed extraordinary talent, and had even become a disciple of a grandmaster. Unfortunately, his mother came from a humble background, and despite being the eldest son of the emperor, he was ineligible for the position of crown prince.

"The Third Prince has arrived!"

Immediately afterwards, the Third Prince Lu Feng arrived with a smile, followed by the same refined and scholarly man with a profound aura.

Before long, another figure walked in. The newcomer was dressed in brocade robes and had a somewhat frivolous and dissolute air about him, but his eyes were filled with a sinister glint that sent chills down one's spine.

The Fourth Prince, Lu Ling.

The moment he appeared, the hall fell silent. Many people even lowered their eyes instinctively, not daring to meet his gaze.

This fourth prince was notorious for his unpredictable temper, eccentricity, and ruthlessness. In the capital, everyone knew of his style of "killing your whole family if he's unhappy."

The reason he could act so recklessly was because his mother was the younger sister of the sect leader of the Taiyi Sect.

Taiyi Sect is a behemoth that consistently ranks among the top three of the ten major sects of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Their sect leader, who is also Lu Ling's uncle, is a top expert who has already entered the Finger Profound Realm.

The former sect leader of Taiyi Sect, Lu Ling's maternal grandfather, was a martial arts giant who had been famous for decades and whose cultivation was unfathomable.

With such a background, even Emperor Qianlong turned a blind eye to the prince's actions.

Lu Ling casually glanced around, lazily cupped his hands in greeting to the First Prince and the Third Prince, and then sat down on his own.

"Wow, all the older brothers are here so early!"

Then a cheerful voice came from outside the hall, and a young man in white stepped in. He had a dashing and debonair demeanor, with an air of unruliness between his brows. He was all alone, yet his bearing was extraordinary.

The person who arrived was none other than the Fifth Prince, Lu Chen.

Although he was the youngest, he was proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He studied under the greatest Confucian scholar of the Great Qian Dynasty and enjoyed a high reputation in the capital. He was the dream lover of countless noble ladies.

"The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have arrived!"

Finally, with a long shout, everyone in the hall stood up.

The current Crown Prince, the Second Prince Lu Yuan, was slowly entering the hall, arm in arm with the Crown Princess Su Youwei.

"Greetings, Your Highness and Your Highness's Consort!" The crowd bowed in greeting.

"Eldest brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, they're all here." Lu Yuan wore a gentle smile. "It's been a long time since we brothers have gathered together like this. Today, we must drink until we drop!"

"Today is my second sister-in-law's birthday, and as her younger brother, I should offer my congratulations."

Lu Feng stood up first, took a brocade box from a servant, and said with a smile, "This pair of jade carvings of Guanyin giving a child is a gift for the Crown Princess. May the Crown Princess and His Highness the Crown Prince soon be united in marriage and give birth to the first imperial grandson of our Great Qian."

Su Youwei smiled politely and bowed slightly: "Thank you, Third Prince."

Lu Yuan's smile froze for a moment, and a barely perceptible shadow flashed in his eyes.

Next, everyone presented their congratulatory gifts, and the atmosphere in the hall became lively again.

But Lu Feng didn't seem to intend to give up so easily. He turned his gaze to an empty seat and asked, feigning confusion, "Didn't Second Brother also invite that heir of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion? Why haven't we seen him yet? Could it be... that he's not giving face to our Crown Prince and Crown Princess?"

One sentence brought the noise in the hall to an abrupt halt.

Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

Just as he was about to speak up to smooth things over, a cold voice with a hint of mockery came from outside the hall.

"The Third Prince really cares about me."

Before he finished speaking, Chu Feng appeared at the palace gate, standing beside him was Xiao Nihuang in military uniform.

The two met at the gate of the East Palace and entered together.

Lu Feng's face darkened instantly when he saw the two people walking side by side, especially when he saw Xiao Nihuang walking so close to Chu Feng.

In an instant, all eyes in the hall were drawn to this unusual engaged couple, their expressions varied—inquiry, jealousy, disdain, and more.

When Crown Princess Su Youwei saw Chu Feng, her heart tightened. But when her gaze fell on Xiao Nihuang beside Chu Feng, looking at her heroic face that was in no way inferior to her own, she felt a strange bitterness in her heart that she couldn't explain.

Lu Yuan, oblivious to his wife's unusual behavior, laughed heartily and rose to greet them: "Young Master Chu, General Xiao, you've finally arrived!"

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Crown Princess." Chu Feng and Xiao Nihuang stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"No need for formalities, please have a seat!" Lu Yuan greeted him warmly.

Xiao Nihuang took out a birthday gift and handed it over: "Crown Princess, this is a small gift to wish you a happy birthday."

"Thank you, General Xiao," Su Youwei said softly as she accepted the gift.

At this moment, Lu Feng's untimely voice rang out again.

"I wonder what kind of extraordinary gift Prince Chu has prepared for the Crown Princess? May we have a glimpse of it?"

"A congratulatory gift?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng was taken aback; he had truly forgotten about it.

Seeing this, Lu Feng immediately seized the opportunity and sneered, "Ha, attending the Crown Princess's birthday banquet empty-handed. Prince Chu, you clearly don't respect the Crown Prince and Crown Princess at all!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to freeze again, Lu Yuanzheng prepared to speak again.

Chu Feng suddenly laughed, his gaze fixed intently on Su Youwei, a wicked smile playing on his lips: "I sent the Crown Princess's congratulatory gift a few days ago. I imagine... the Crown Princess is quite satisfied, isn't she?"

Upon hearing this, Su Youwei's delicate body trembled slightly, and two blushes instantly rose on her pretty face.

The absurd scenes of that night instantly flooded my mind. That bastard, he actually...

"Huh?" Lu Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at Su Youwei curiously. "Youwei, when did Prince Chu send you a congratulatory gift? How come I didn't know?"

"Your Highness..." Su Youwei was both embarrassed and anxious. Meeting Chu Feng's playful gaze, she could only brace herself and explain, "It's...it's because when I sent someone to invite the Prince, he had already prepared a congratulatory gift and sent it over. I've been busy with the birthday banquet these past few days and...I completely forgot about it. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

As she spoke, she quickly glared at Chu Feng, her eyes filled with such shame and indignation that they could kill.

Chu Feng simply smiled.

This subtle interaction was observed by Xiao Nihuang, who was standing nearby.

Her cool gaze swept back and forth between Chu Feng and Su Youwei, as if she were deep in thought.

Seeing this, Chu Feng thought to himself that something was wrong. Was his fiancée's intuition a little too sharp?

"Princess Taiping has arrived!"

Just then, another shrill shout rang out.

A young girl dressed in a gorgeous palace gown walked in with her head held high. She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, and her demeanor was full of the spoiled and arrogant air of a royal princess.

"Princess Taiping?"

Chu Feng glanced over subconsciously, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over the other person's chest, and he was immediately amused.

His name really does reflect his personality; he's quite flat-chested!

"Little sister, you're here too!" Lu Yuan greeted her with a smile.

The person who came was none other than Princess Taiping, Lu Li, the only daughter of Emperor Qianlong.

"Lu Li greets Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law!" Lu Li bowed and then congratulated her, "Happy birthday, Second Sister-in-law."

Then, when her gaze shifted and she suddenly saw Chu Feng beside her, her beautiful phoenix eyes instantly narrowed, bursting with undisguised killing intent. She looked as if she wanted to devour Chu Feng alive on the spot.