After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Northern Territory: Youyun City

The Dingbei Palace, which was usually quiet, was now unusually packed with guests. Even so, there was still a long line of BMWs outside the palace gate.

Maids and servants carried all kinds of exquisite snacks and fruits and brought them to the main hall in a stream.

"Be careful, today is our prince's big day, we have to be alert in everything." The maid in the rose-red jacket instructed a maid beside her who was holding a fruit plate.

The maid replied softly, "Yes, Sister Yanming."

Yanming gave a few more words of advice to another maid who was passing by, then turned and entered the princess's Hanzhang Courtyard.

Princess Du Lanrui of Dingbei was wearing a red kesi jacket with long sleeves embroidered with peacock and peony patterns, and a dark blue brocade horse-faced skirt with dark water wave patterns. She was sitting in front of the dressing table, being helped by another maid to put on her hairpins and rings.

Catching sight of Yanming coming in, the princess asked, "Are you ready?"

Yanming stepped forward, took the hairpin from Liuyun's hand, and inserted it into the princess's hair. She smiled and replied, "Don't worry, princess. I just checked again. All the food has been prepared. We are just waiting for the distinguished guest to arrive today. The auspicious time will come."

The princess nodded, but still reminded them, "Today is the day of Cheng'an's coming-of-age ceremony. The prince personally went to the Cui family a month ago and invited Old Master Cui. This old man is highly respected and virtuous. At his advanced age, he is willing to come and crown my son. This is a great honor. You must perform your duties with care and take good care of each guest. Don't be lazy or slack."

All the maids in the room knelt down and responded in unison.

After some knocking, the princess stood up.

She had fair skin, raven hair, white teeth, and a pair of slightly upturned eyes that sparkled with life. Her gorgeous attire only accentuated her beauty, her grace and dignity. Judging by her appearance alone, she looked no more than twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. How could she possibly be a woman in her forties with a son about to come of age?

Even the personal maid who had served for many years was once again stunned by the princess's beauty.

No wonder the always heroic King Dingbei fell in love with her at first sight, and the couple have lived in harmony for more than twenty years!

Princess Du was already accustomed to the maids' slight moment of distraction. Her beauty was an indisputable fact, so she simply smiled tolerantly and ordered, "Yanming, Liuyun, come with me to see how An'er is preparing! Feixue and Qingyin will stay behind to guard the house. The rest of you, please do not run around!"

After a response, Yanming and Liuyun embraced Princess Du and headed towards Shaoguang Courtyard where Prince Dingbei's son Su Cheng'an lived.

At that moment, in Shaoguang Courtyard, the personal servant Changshun was earnestly advising his master, "My Lord, please listen to me for once! You've only just recovered, and the prince and princess have repeatedly told me to keep an eye on you. You're not allowed to go to the martial arts arena until you're well again."

The young man in black, dressed in tight black, casually stroked the cuffs of his sleeves and glanced at the servant in front of him. "How is my health? Do you know better than I do? I'm fine now. I'm in a good mood today, so I'd like to go out and stretch my muscles."

"Master, today is your coming-of-age day. The palace has been busy since early morning. The prince and princess will definitely come to see you. Why don't you take a day off today? Otherwise, the princess won't be able to find you when she comes, and I won't be able to explain to her!"

Changshun observed his master's expression and continued nagging, "Besides, you haven't wielded a sword or a gun in six months. If you get too excited at the martial arts arena, you'll definitely not be back for a while. You're a very clean person, so you'll definitely need to bathe and change clothes when you get back. It would be fine if it were any other day, but today, Old Master Cui is here in person. If you don't show up even though the old man is here, wouldn't that be rude? If you're rude, I'll definitely be punished too."

Su Cheng'an frowned slightly at this nagging. He suppressed the patience that had not yet been lost and said, "I'm just going to go relax today. I will be back soon and I promise not to miss the auspicious time."

But after hearing this, Changshun felt even more aggrieved: "My Lord, every time you go to the martial arts arena, you always say you'll be back soon, but when have you ever come back quickly? Just listen to my advice today and go another day!"

After saying that, he subconsciously stretched out his hands and pressed them on the door frame, blocking his master's way out.

His blatant blocking of the door made Su Cheng'an's brows relax and then frown again. After several times of this, he finally lost his last bit of patience and said in a cold voice, "Changshun, I promise you that I will only be gone for half an hour at most today. Get out of the way quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being rough with you!"

Seeing the prince's stern face, Changshun's heart began to beat fast, but thinking of the princess's order, he gritted his teeth and chose the lesser of two evils! He could only choose to offend the prince.

"Even if you beat me to death today, I won't let you go! You were badly injured last year, and it took a lot of effort to recover to this state. I will not let you go until you are fully recovered!"

After saying this, Changshun closed his eyes, made up his mind, and prepared to wait for the prince to pick him up and throw him out.

As expected, the prince sneered twice: "Well, Changshun, you have grown courageous. If that's the case, don't blame me for being rude!"

After saying that, he reached out to grab Changshun and was about to throw him to the side when he heard a voice: "You brat!"

Princess Du walked over quickly, her skirt lifted, and raised her eyebrows at her son: "Let go of Changshun!"

Seeing his mother coming, Su Cheng'an couldn't help but sigh inwardly, there was no hope for him to go to the martial arts training ground today!

Thinking of the martial arts training ground that could not be held because of Changshun's obstruction, Su Cheng'an glared at him coldly, but put Changshun down gently.

Changshun, who narrowly avoided a fall, subconsciously touched his chest and couldn't help but be thankful again that the princess arrived in time.

Princess Du looked at the servant who had diligently carried out her orders, and she was very satisfied. She smiled and praised him, "Changshun did a great job this time! I'll give you a reward of 100 taels of silver! If your prince is stubborn and willful again next time, you can do the same thing!"

Princess Du stared at her son with her beautiful eyes, "Princess, I will personally support you. Let's see who dares to touch you!"

Su Chengan looked at his mother with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Mother, my son has been lying down for so long that he is really rusty all over!"

"I don't care whether it's rusty or not. I just know that you are not allowed to go to the martial arts field until Dr. Liu makes a final judgment!" Thinking of her son's sickly appearance when he came back at the end of last year, Princess Du couldn't help but clench the handkerchief in her hand again.

The prince had two sons, but she only had this one. If anything happened to Cheng'an, she would be strangled to death along with him!

After saying this, Princess Du walked towards the main hall. Su Cheng'an followed reluctantly behind her, still saying defensively, "I know my son's condition well. He's fine now! Please don't be so nervous, mother."

The mother and son entered the house. Yanming and Liuyun waved silently around, and the servants in the yard left in an instant.

After the two older maids brought in tea for the princess and her son, they closed the door and came out to guard the yard.