Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

The morning sun bathed the entire Yingtian Prefecture, and the Qinhuai River shimmered with red light.

This is not only thanks to the sunshine, but also to the lanterns and decorations along the riverbank.

Along the wedding procession route, red embroidered balls were hung everywhere, and red banners were pasted up, creating a joyous atmosphere throughout the city.

The imposing and domineering Lu Jie rode a chestnut horse, giving off an air of superiority.

"This is what a man should be like."

"I want to marry a man like that in the future."

"Wake up! In the entire Yue Kingdom, only the princess is worthy of him."

Some young female fans on the roadside cast fervent glances, fantasizing about their ideal prince charming on a red horse, or even a white horse, as long as he wasn't bald.

The wedding procession was grand and far-reaching, stretching from one end of the long street to the other, with many guards accompanying and escorting them.

Lu Zhan has 100,000 elite troops under his command, and he can easily bolster his forces by drawing a thousand or eight hundred men.

Lu Jie looked arrogantly at the masses, his eyes narrowed as if he were a supreme king.

Once he becomes the prince consort, he will undoubtedly be the most outstanding young man, and it would be only natural that he would take over the position of general in the future.

The door to victory was beckoning him, and he truly disdained to even glance at these ordinary, vulgar women on the roadside.

Inside the palace, Xia Linglong's face grew even paler, and her body temperature soared once again.

In just three days, the virus multiplied rapidly, and her body became like a broken chaff.

In addition, being in a bad mood could cause him to collapse at any time.

Two palace maids dressed her up, and she looked incredibly noble in her phoenix coronet and embroidered robe.

However, Xia Linglong's weak body simply couldn't support these heavy gold and silver jewelry pieces.

She knew today's mission was crucial; even if it meant death, she would wait until nightfall.

"Help me up, I want to get into the bridal sedan chair myself."

Xia Linglong said weakly, her whole body covered in cold sweat as she stood up.

The two palace maids were heartbroken and wept. They had never imagined that palace maids, who were so high and mighty, could have such a tragic time.

They are even inferior to women from ordinary families.

Lu Zhan sat calmly in his mansion, already beginning to receive the endless stream of guests.

That face, which had been like an iceberg for millennia, could actually show a smile.

The astute courtiers came early to congratulate him, even believing that this place would become a second imperial court.

"What are you doing?" several guards angrily questioned one of the men outside the door.

The man seemed somewhat flustered, and hurriedly pulled out a red letter and handed it to the guard, saying, "This is a congratulatory gift from my master to the General!"

After saying this, the man ran away as fast as he could.

Normally, this person wouldn't have had a chance to escape. Even if they were there to deliver a gift, they would still have to reveal their identity.

But with so many guests today, they dared not act rashly, and besides, one shouldn't hit a smiling face.

A guard handed the letter to Lu Zhan and said respectfully, "General of Cavalry, someone outside has brought you a gift."

Lu Zhan nodded and opened the letter nonchalantly.

In his opinion, the letter probably contained a banknote, but it was so thin that it probably didn't contain much money.

Upon opening it, I was greatly disappointed; there wasn't even a tael of silver inside, only a line of extremely small characters.

Just as Lu Zhan was about to throw the letter away, his eyes were fixed on the line of small characters.

The princess has contracted the plague!

These six simple words struck Lu Zhan's massive chest.

He knew that the princess had been ill recently and assumed that she had recovered by now, otherwise the king would not have allowed her to marry while she was ill.

He never expected that the princess would contract an incurable disease that could bring disaster to the entire General's Mansion.

Considering the king's sudden act of bestowing a marriage upon him, Lu Zhan had no choice but to believe it.

"This is outrageous! They're treating me, Lu Zhan, like a fool!" Enraged, Lu Zhan tore the letter to shreds.

"General, where are you going?"

The guests were dumbfounded as they watched Lu Zhan storm out the door in a huff.

Now that their master has left, aren't they just making fools of themselves?

They dared not take any action until they found out what had happened.

Lu Zhan's steed quickly blocked Lu Jie's path, and he shouted, "Stop the wedding procession!"

The sound was like a muffled thunderclap, almost shattering everyone's eardrums; they certainly didn't have the courage to stop.

When his path was blocked, Lu Jie was about to get angry, but he immediately wilted when he saw Lu Zhan's face.

"Father, why do you want to stop the wedding procession?"

Lu Jie noticed the anger on Lu Zhan's face; this was probably no small matter that required a short break.

"All personnel, listen to my command and return to base!"

Lu Zhan continued to give orders.

Lu Jie was completely dumbfounded. This was the most glorious moment of his life, how could it be stopped so easily?

"No, I want to marry the princess," Lu Jie said stubbornly.

Snapped!

Lu Zhan slapped him across the face, angrily saying, "You unfilial son, do you not even obey your father's orders?"

The fault didn't lie with Lu Jie; he was just too angry to think straight and couldn't find a target to vent his anger on.

Lu Jie refused to accept this and continued, "This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Can Father bear the consequences?"

He couldn't miss this opportunity, so he had to use the king to put pressure on Lu Zhan.

"Deceive the emperor? Hmph, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to announce it publicly." Lu Zhan said coldly, clearly not taking the emperor seriously.

He controlled half of the Wu Kingdom's army, and even the king dared not do anything to him.

Moreover, few of the civil and military officials in the court were the monarch's confidants. He couldn't even issue decrees smoothly, so how could he dare to take action against Lu Zhan at this critical juncture?

Seeing Lu Zhan's murderous gaze, Lu Jie was truly afraid.

Despite his arrogant and domineering attitude since childhood, he was terrified of his father.

He had witnessed Lu Zhan's ruthless methods; even if he couldn't bear to kill him, he might break both of his legs.

Unable to continue, Lu Jie could only follow Lu Zhan back to the mansion in frustration. His previous sense of superiority had completely vanished, and he even had to keep his head down, otherwise the air itself would slap him in the face.

"Has the wedding procession returned home?"

"Is the wedding off?"

"This is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

The crowd began to whisper among themselves, undoubtedly another major news story.

There's been a lot of interesting happening these past few days, giving ordinary people plenty to talk about, which inevitably leads to them going to a restaurant to eat and chat.

Most of the restaurants in Yingtian Prefecture belong to Lin Ping.

He deserves to be rich; he didn't even let this opportunity slip by.

The side gate of the palace was open, where another group of ministers were waiting, and even the king was among them.

He wasn't in a good mood. Selling out his daughter's happiness was not something to brag about, especially since Xia Linglong was critically ill and this departure might be their last.

"Report..."

A guard came quickly, drawing out a long, drawn-out tune.

"The wedding procession is coming."

"We must perform well, for we will rely on the General's reputation in the future."

Everyone immediately smiled and waited for the wedding procession to appear.

The king was not comfortable with the situation and did not even want the wedding procession to arrive too early.

speak!

"Reporting to the king, the wedding procession has turned back."

The guard knelt on the ground and spoke tremblingly, even he was somewhat shocked by the news.