Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

The night is coming, and the dust is gathering.

In the small secluded courtyard, two overlapping figures tried to catch the last tail of the moon, holding hands tightly, fighting for dawn.

When the sun shone red on the slightly blue sky, smoke from the Zhenbei Palace had already risen.

Today's breakfast was exceptionally rich, with three types of congee, anchovy and shark's fin, lotus seed pod tofu, Ruyi rolls, braised pork tripe, and chicken with mushrooms.

"Isn't that too much?" Ruan Chuyin stared at the table full of delicious food in amazement. This wasn't even breakfast, it was more like lunch.

"Don't be fooled by the large quantity; the taste is just average. Just eat a little, and I'll take you to Wanchun Tower to eat later." Xiang Yunchi scooped a bowl of yam porridge, took two bites, and put down the jade spoon.

Confused, Ruan Chuyin picked up a piece of chicken and put it in her mouth. The taste was average, not unpalatable, but not great either. Then she tried the braised pork belly. The moment it hit her throat, the flavor reminded her of the bowl of "white porridge" she had eaten when she first met A-Yu.

"The lunch and dinner yesterday tasted okay, why do they taste so different now?" Ruan Chuyin asked suspiciously.

Xiang Yunchi explained, "Most of what you ate yesterday was bought from outside. What you see in front of you is made in the mansion. The two elders don't care about taste, they only care about health. In their opinion, food should taste the way it should."

The two of them exchanged a few words and then left the house. They happened to run into the Prince of Zhenbei who was returning from court. Xiang Ge immediately became anxious. He was still waiting for his granddaughter-in-law to teach him how to draw peacock feathers!

"Hatsune just came to Yangcheng, and I'm taking her for a walk. You're always dragging her to draw this and that all the time, is there any end in sight? Can't she just practice on her own?"

"How disrespectful! I only asked her to teach me once, why should I keep asking her to teach me all day long!" Xiang Ge was immediately furious. He turned down two social engagements and rushed back, but they just left like that?

Ruan Chuyin quickly took the old man's arm and coaxed him, "Grandpa, Yun Chi will take me around the neighborhood and will be back soon."

The sudden intimacy made Xiang Ge's bones stiffen for a moment. He remembered Wanrong often hugging his arm. It was as if time had flown back, and he saw his daughter's innocent childhood. His heart softened, and he waved his hand.

After returning to the mansion, he called the princess, daughter and son-in-law over and explained something to them.

Tong Yuqing knew the old man's plan last night, but she didn't expect him to act so quickly.

Xiang Wanrong and Wu Shuhong were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling. At the critical moment, it was still Dad who showed his strength and helped Yun Chi get back on his feet.

"Dad, did the emperor agree so quickly?" She felt like she was dreaming, and it was a little unreal.

"With my father's help, what can we do?" Xiang Ge said proudly. Not only did the Emperor agree without hesitation, but no one in the court, civil or military, stood up to object. Even the old men who had previously been at odds with him gave their unparalleled approval. Once the law is amended, it will benefit a large number of people, a boon for all men. It won't be long before other countries follow Xiang Nanxing's lead.

"Did the Emperor say when it would be implemented?" Xiang Wanrong was anxious to get her two children married, and then she had to prepare for her eldest son's. Even if Shi Zhang didn't have the surname Xiang, he was still the legitimate son of the family.

"It will take at least a month at most."

Every step of the necessary process must be followed. One month, at the fastest!

"By the way, the Crown Prince Lu Yinnian of Beiyue Kingdom and the Imperial Preceptor Zhou Ziyi are here. There will be a palace banquet in three days. You and Shu Hong should come with me to the palace, and call Yun Chi and Chu Yin as well." Xiang Ge changed the subject and informed.

"Yun Chi and Chu Yin are going too?" Xiang Wanrong looked at her father in surprise, but Wu Shuhong was trembling with excitement beside him. In the past, whenever he went to the palace, his father would always ask Yue Wu Yu to accompany him. After thirty years, had he finally accepted him?

"Hatsune is the Crown Princess of Dayong, so why don't you not go?" Xiang Wanrong felt that her identity as a daughter-in-law was a bit embarrassing, and going would inevitably lead to gossip.

How could Xiang Ge not know how serious this was, but he insisted on having both children appear together.

So what if she was the Crown Princess of Dayong? Marrying into the Zhenbei Palace would make her his granddaughter-in-law. Even if she took the throne of the Empress of Dayong, she would remain a member of the Zhenbei Palace for the rest of her life.