The male lead went insane after the female supporting character gave birth to the main villain'

The chief eunuch returned and reported the matter truthfully to Qin Yan, who nodded to Su Zhan.

Su Zhan raised his glass with both hands to toast Qin Yan, who picked up his glass with one hand, gestured to him, and then drank it down.

The courtiers below, seeing the harmonious scene between the emperor and his minister, all sighed inwardly, "His Majesty's most trusted minister is indeed still His Highness the Prince of War!"

.........

The next morning, Su Yan slowly opened her eyes amidst bright yellow bedding. "Ouch, my head hurts!"

"You really can't drink any alcohol at all with this body," the system said with a hint of schadenfreude.

But the next second, his joy turned to sorrow. "System, can you get me some hangover medicine? Otherwise, my head hurts so much, and I can't control my temper. If I anger the big villain, all my previous efforts will be wasted."

"...Host, I really don't have any more slots available. A palace servant is coming in, host, I'm outta here."

"By the way, host, the main villain announced at the morning court that he wants to recognize you as his sworn sister and even issued an imperial decree bestowing upon you the title of princess." After saying that, the system really slipped away this time.

Su Yan rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought. She hadn't expected that Qin Yan, who already had a 70% favorability rating towards her, would still want to recognize her as his sworn sister.

But that’s fine too.

She wanted to give Qin Yang a chance to get closer to her, and she didn't want to enter the palace yet.

Take advantage of this news to distance yourself from Qin Yan, let his feelings fester, and then use Qin Yang to provoke him.

To avoid the favorability rating increasing too slowly.

"Your Excellency, are you awake?" A palace maid's soft voice came from outside the bright yellow curtains.

"You're awake." Su Yan raised her hand and rubbed her temples, which were feeling a bit sore.

Two palace maids drew back the curtains. Su Yan glanced at them and asked, "Where is this? How did I get here?"

"Your Highness, this is His Majesty's bedchamber. His Majesty personally carried you back last night."

"Is this His Majesty's bedroom? Then...this is His Majesty's bed?" Su Yan was extremely shocked.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Helped up by the palace maids to wash and change, Su Yan's face remained rosy, like she had applied peach blossom pink rouge.

The girl's lovestruck expression brought a smile to the eyes of both palace maids.

As soon as Qin Yan finished court, he went to the back hall and saw Su Yan, who had just finished breakfast, as soon as he entered.

The little girl was unusually happy today. The moment she saw him appear, her eyes, like autumn water, seemed to be filled with stars, sparkling and bright, making one's heart melt. "Why is Ayan so happy?"

"Your Majesty, Ayan heard from the palace servants that it was Your Majesty who carried Ayan back last night?"

He's so good to her, does he also have feelings for her?

The system couldn't help but speak up, "Host, you're overacting. Qin Yan has no way of knowing what you're thinking, is it really necessary to act like this?"

"I'm not an actor. I can't control my expressions and eyes all the time. If I can't fool myself first, how can I expect to fool Qin Yan?" Su Yan said irritably.

The system muttered, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have questioned the host."

"Good to know. Now get out of the way and don't interfere with my performance."

Qin Yan instantly recalled how she had only dared to say those words she had kept hidden in her heart after getting drunk last night.

It seems that he brought her back last night to take care of her, making her feel that he didn't dislike her, so she finally stopped ignoring him.

"Yes, how will Ayan thank me?"

Su Yan blushed and lowered her head, "How does Your Majesty wish me to thank you?"

"Ah Yan asked me to bring it up, aren't you afraid I'll bring up something that will put you in a difficult position?" Qin Yan teased her deliberately.

She bit her lower lip, her blush deepening. "Then what will Your Majesty bring up that would put Ayan in a difficult position?"

After saying that, she seemed to have mustered up her courage and looked up into his eyes with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

Qin Yan's heart skipped a beat when she looked into her eyes, and an unbelievable thought arose in his mind.

Ah Yan... does she have feelings for him?

The moment this thought crossed Qin Yan's mind, his blood boiled and his heart pounded like a drum.

Ah Yan has feelings for him, right?

Looking back on everything that had happened, Qin Yan felt more and more that Su Yan liked him!

From the very first night they recognized each other, he told Ayan that he would never reveal anything that would ruin her reputation or let it affect her marriage. Ayan immediately looked gloomy, buried herself under the covers, and wouldn't come out no matter how he coaxed her. She also refused to talk to him.

Later, on the carriage back to Kunjing, he deliberately ignored her, and she was heartbroken and angry for a long time.

Yesterday in front of the Taiji Hall, after he stood up for Zhang Shuyi and Chen Yilin, when Ayan asked him why he was so good to her, the expectation and joy in her eyes were so obvious. Why didn't he see it?

And last night, what Ayan said after getting drunk last night must have been that he was too stupid to see her feelings!

He already had a vague idea in his mind that he should let Ayan think about it again and speak out.

Why didn't you let her keep thinking about it?

Qin Yan secretly regretted that he was too slow to react and failed to see the girl's obvious affection.

But it's not too late now; he hasn't called Su Zhan to discuss choosing a husband for Ayan yet!

Ayan is not married yet, he can marry her and make her his only empress!

Overjoyed, Qin Yan forgot what he had said or what imperial edict he had issued at the morning court session. All he could think about was how he would treat Su Yan well after he married her and brought her back to the palace.

Just as Qin Yan was about to excitedly ask Su Yan about her feelings for him, the head eunuch led two junior eunuchs in from the doorway and bowed to Su Yan with a smile: "This old servant greets Princess Chang Le."

"What...what princess?" Su Yan's shyness and sweet smile were overshadowed by astonishment and confusion. A thought that she could not believe rose in her mind.

Qin Yan's surging blood froze instantly, his pupils constricted slightly, and his mouth moved slightly, but no sound came out.

The next second, he closed his eyes tightly, unable to bear looking at Su Yan's heartbroken expression.

"This old servant greets Your Highness. Today, His Majesty had the Minister of Rites read out the imperial edict conferring upon you the title of princess during the morning court session. Now, everyone in the world knows that His Majesty considers you his sworn sister, and that you are the noble Princess Chang Le of the Great Zhou Dynasty." The head eunuch was actually quite puzzled.

His Majesty clearly seems to like Miss Su very much, so why would he consider her his adopted sister instead of marrying her into the palace to be his empress?

Su Yan's face instantly turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with tears, and she stiffly and slowly turned to look at Qin Yan, "Is what he said... true?"

Qin Yan didn't know how to answer. If he had realized A Yan's feelings for him earlier, he would never have issued that imperial decree.

But now, the imperial edict has been issued, the imperial proclamation has been posted in various districts of Kunjing, and the imperial proclamation to other states has also been issued.

This decree cannot be revoked.

His silence confirmed the chief eunuch's words.

Su Yan seemed to have suffered a huge blow. Large tears rolled down her incredulous eyes, her whole face was as white as snow, and even her usually red lips had turned white. She looked as if she was about to shatter.

She swayed, and Qin Yan felt a pang of pain in his heart. He stepped forward to support her, "Ayan..."

Su Yan retreated repeatedly, refusing to let him touch her. The sadness in her eyes made the other palace servants feel very sorry for her, let alone Qin Yan, who had upset her.

Qin Yan wished he could go back and strangle himself for announcing the decree at the morning court session, so that the young girl in front of him wouldn't be so heartbroken.

"I'm sorry, Yan, I was too slow to understand..."

Before Qin Yan could finish speaking, he heard the little girl cry out, "I hate you!"

Those four short words were like a thousand or so sharp arrows, piercing Qin Yan's heart and shattering it into countless tiny fragments.

"Ayan, don't hate me..." he pleaded softly.

"I hate you so much!" Su Yan cried out.

As she spoke, the little girl, already in tears, ran past him and out.

She tripped over the threshold when she reached the door and fell heavily to the ground, her hair and jewelry all askew.

"Ayan!" Qin Yan and Su Zhan, who had approached from outside the door after hearing Su Yan's cries, rushed over and reached out to help her.

Su Yan pushed Qin Yan's hand away and reached out to Su Zhan, "Brother, take me home, I want to go home."