Jiang Yuchao returned to the Prime Minister's manor to prepare for her marriage.

The people in the Prime Minister's manor, who used to be cold and disdainful towards her, suddenly became as warm as her own mother, caring and friendly. Even Xiao Jinxiang stopped opposing her and actually called her "sister".

Jiang Yuchao found it strange: "You're calling me sister? Has your brain gone bad?"

Xiao Jinxiang stamped her foot in shame and anger, then turned and ran off.

In addition to the Xiao family, various invitations were sent one after another, inviting her to attend all kinds of gatherings. A few self-proclaimed close friends from her maiden days also came to the Prime Minister's manor in a group to see her.

They were all so jealous that the sour smell could be detected miles away. They curiously asked what secret techniques she had to successively win over men like Prince Yu and Prince Yuling. On the surface, it looked like deep sisterly affection, but if you smelled carefully, it was all plastic - plastic sprayed with the scent of white lotus and green tea.

It was as if overnight, she was surrounded by a sea of flowers, hearing only flattery and fawning, with no more of the alienation and contempt from the past few months.

Even Jiang Yuchao, a lone wolf with a steel-straight personality, couldn't help but sigh at the huge contrast. In this era, women were just accessories to men, and their worth was entirely determined by their husband's value and status.

So previously, when she was abandoned by Prince Yu, people thought she had no one to rely on and no one took her seriously. Now that she was marrying Prince Yuling, those people all flocked around her again. Rather than trying to curry favor with her, it was more like they wanted to ingratiate themselves with Prince Yuling.

Amidst the sea of flowers, Jiang Yuchao didn't feel happy or content, only very lonely. Is this how idols feel too? Jiang Yuchao suddenly thought, is this why her idol keeps so many dogs, and why he cares for and pampers her, a "fan" from the same world, so much?

Jiang Yuchao: Can't think about it anymore, my heart aches. I want to buy buy buy for my idol right away and spend money on him!

She went out with her maidservants. That day, in Prince Yuling's residence, Xi Zhuoyu received a large pile of fabric with colors and patterns that, just like last time, matched his aesthetic tastes very well. There was also a card, a fan letter, telling him to take good care of himself and be good to himself.

Xi Zhuoyu: "......?" What's with this sudden gesture?

You Wu, looking at the pile of expensive fabric, clicked his tongue in amazement: "These are all pricey fabrics. Our princess consort is really generous. She hasn't even married in yet and is already moving huge piles of stuff here."

Eunuch Feng, the head servant in charge of internal affairs and an old-timer who had followed Prince Yuling out of the palace to establish his own residence, nodded in agreement with You Wu: "Indeed a generous princess consort who knows how to cherish others."

You Wu whispered to him: "Our prince was still stubbornly saying he wouldn't marry her a few days ago, but then turned around and decided to marry her."

Eunuch Feng: "Hahaha, our prince is thin-skinned and shy. It's better for the princess consort to take the initiative."

Xi Zhuoyu: "......" I can hear you, you know.

"Don't you have things to do? How dare you stand here and laugh at your master." Xi Zhuoyu put down the fan letter and said to them.

Eunuch Feng coughed. "This old servant is very busy. I'll go prepare for the wedding feast three months from now."

He said and was about to leave, but Xi Zhuoyu stopped him. "Wait a moment. Don't rush. Take inventory of all the jewelry and items I've accumulated in my stores that I've never used. Take out anything a woman can use. Someone will be using them in the future." No point letting them gather dust.

"Also, pick out a few precious pieces first and send them to the Prime Minister's manor." Xi Zhuoyu patted the fabrics. "Consider it a return gift for these fabrics."

As a prince who was greatly favored, he had so many properties and treasures in his stores that he himself wasn't sure how much he had. But it was definitely infinitely more than a young lady from a minister's family. He couldn't let her suffer any losses no matter what.

Jiang Yuchao had just finished sending her gifts when she received a dozen chests of various silks, satins, gold, silver, pearls and jewelry the next day, delivered by horse carriage. There was also a letter from Xi Zhuoyu, saying these were advance payment of wages. He even wrote out a four-page labor contract for her in a serious manner, hiring her as his assistant. Who knows if he was being earnest or rarely making a joke - he even stamped his thumbprint at the end.

This was a contract that had no legal effect in the present, but holding it, Jiang Yuchao still felt reassured and moved. Her idol was giving her a promise. He was just this kind of thoughtful and considerate person.

Feeling touched, Jiang Yuchao took the "wages" and went to buy things for her idol again. Besides fabrics, she also bought other items, such as various plants from overseas that people weren't familiar with yet. She had people pot them and sent them to Prince Yuling's residence.

Seeing those plants that were common in later eras but were a rarity that people could only marvel at now, Xi Zhuoyu couldn't help smiling.

"Pick a few of these and eat them with white sugar at noon," Xi Zhuoyu instructed.

The people in Prince Yuling's residence looked at the brightly colored fruits with suspicion. "Are these things edible? I hope they aren't poisonous."

Xi Zhuoyu: "They're edible, don't worry."

Jiang Yuchao received a short message from her idol - delivered by a big dog. Seeing the message, Jiang Yuchao laughed as the big dog, who delivered the message, licked and barked at Gui Huagao. The idol's text message said: Tomatoes are a bit sour, but delicious and wonderful when mixed with white sugar.

In his message, her generous boss said she was good at flattery; since he was in a good mood, he gave her a raise by sending over several more chests of treasures. Jiang Yuchao understood that the boss probably wanted her to include these in her dowry to make it look impressive, so people wouldn't laugh at her later.

Although the two considered themselves to be pure and innocent, in the eyes of the surrounding people who had witnessed their "deep affection", they were completely bedazzled. Sending gifts back and forth like this before even getting married showed how much they were thinking of each other.

The top male god of Luodu, Prince Yuling, was finally getting married, and to the former Princess Consort Yu at that. This matter once again sparked a wave of heated gossip and discussion. If there was Weibo in this era, it would definitely make the headlines for seven days straight. Even Prince Yu, who completely didn't want to hear about these things, was forced to listen to a head full of legendary love stories.

"They're already so passionate, and you're still telling me her feelings haven't shifted? Are you trying to fool me?" said Prince Yu, who also didn't believe the Greening System today.

The Greening System faithfully provided the most accurate data - "No deviation."

This data reflects the female lead's feelings. As long as she doesn't develop romantic feelings for anyone else, this value won't deviate.

Prince Yu was already a suspicious person to begin with. The Greening System had no credibility with him, and now he completely distrusted it, feeling that this thing must be up to no good, trying to fool him. Therefore, he no longer wanted to listen to the so-called routines of the Greening System.

"We can't wait any longer. I can't just watch them get together so smoothly."

Greening System: -- "May I ask what you're trying to do this time? Whatever it is, here's a friendly reminder: don't court death."

Originally, there was nothing wrong, but every time he wanted to stir up trouble, something would go wrong. Even as a system, it couldn't bear to watch anymore.

Prince Yu rejected its friendly reminder and gave it a cold smile.

He decided to kidnap Jiang Yuchao before she could marry Prince Yuling. First, he would find a remote place to stage an accident while she was out, letting Jiang Yuchao "die accidentally", leaving a disfigured fake corpse. Then he could hide the real Xiao Jinyue in a separate villa, not letting her see anyone.

Although Prince Yu's plan sounded good, unfortunately Jiang Yuchao was uncooperative. Let alone going to a remote place, she hadn't even left the house recently.

After waiting for a month, Prince Yu became impatient again. He came up with a plan: since Xiao Jinyue was unwilling to go out, he would design a way to lure her out.

One day, Xiao Jinyue's aunt came to the mansion. She was the sister-in-law from Xiao Jinyue's biological mother's family, whom they hadn't been in contact with for a long time. This time, she came to the door specifically to see Jiang Yuchao, saying she wanted to invite her to go out of the city to pray to Buddha together.

"Your previous marriage was not to your liking. Going to the temple to pray may help you seek a smooth marriage. I heard that the Bodhisattva in that temple also manages childbirth and is very effective. Many women who went to pray there gave birth to sons. If you marry Prince Yuling and give him a son, you'll have no worries in the future." The aunt kept saying it was for her own good, her enthusiasm a bit abnormal.

Jiang Yuchao: "...Please go back and don't come again." Give birth to a son, my ass! Is my idol the kind of idol who would sleep with fans? He's not!

No matter how much the aunt tried to persuade her, Jiang Yuchao remained unmoved. Finally, annoyed by the nagging, she directly summoned the big Heijin. Recently, Heijin often ran between two places, occasionally serving as a messenger. Additionally, it had another task, which was to drive away guests.

When encountering those guests who couldn't take a hint, it was really annoying. At times like these, the big dog could be dispatched to scare people away, and it worked every single time. This function was something her idol had told her about when she mentioned that there were too many annoying guests.

The aunt was scared away. Jiang Yuchao stroked the big dog's back, thinking that her idol kept so many dogs in the mansion, presumably also because he was deeply harassed. It was said that several vicious dogs guarded the entrance of his prince's manor, and ordinary people didn't dare to visit without good reason. The effect was fantastic. Jiang Yuchao really wanted to quickly go to the "new company" to start working and also enjoy some peace and quiet.

Not even two days after the aunt fled in panic, Jiang Yuchao received a letter delivered by an unfamiliar maid. The handwriting and wording were extremely mushy, with a love poem at the beginning, describing the pain of lovesickness. Later, it said to meet at a certain pavilion outside the city the next day, inviting her to go appreciate the deep autumn red leaves together.

Jiang Yuchao: "..."

Which idiot forged this? Her idol would never speak in such a sticky, mushy way. Sappy love poems were not his style either. Most importantly, in every recent short message to her, her idol had signed his name at the end - Shaoyuan, his signature from his previous life, the one Jiang Yuchao was most familiar with. But this fake letter didn't have it.

The forgery was so crude, and they still wanted to deceive someone?

There was still no movement from the Prime Minister's Manor, and the target Xiao Jinyue didn't go out at all. The person they had arranged waited in vain for a day and came back to report the matter. Prince Yu found the forger who wrote the letter and said, "It must be a problem with the letter you wrote."

The forger was terrified, saying that his imitation of handwriting was unparalleled and absolutely undetectable. Moreover, the letter was written in the tone of a man in the throes of passionate love, full of emotion, and absolutely moving.

Prince Yu: "Keep writing."

Jiang Yuchao received another love letter sent in the name of her idol, even mushier than before.

Jiang Yuchao: "..." Are you done yet?

She sent the two letters to her idol, indicating that she had received two such letters in a row, and there was definitely a problem.

Upon receiving the letters, Xi Zhuoyu's previously relaxed and cheerful demeanor changed. He frowned and carefully examined the two letters. He couldn't guess which person wanted to harm his fan, but being able to receive such harassing letters while living in the Prime Minister's Manor showed that the Prime Minister's Manor was too unsafe. The security conditions were not good.

After some thought, he decided to move up the wedding date and let her move into the prince's manor earlier, which would definitely be safer than living outside.

Because the prince's wedding was very troublesome with many trivial matters, and the date had been carefully chosen, changing the date required entering the palace to request the emperor and empress. Xi Zhuoyu went and was teased by the empress for a while.

"Is the young lady from the Xiao family really that good? Making our Prince Yuling constantly think about her, unable to even wait this last month?"

For the sake of his subordinate and fan's safety, Xi Zhuoyu swallowed his pride and played the part of a lovelorn man.

"Mm, can't wait even a single day." He brought out his old acting skills.

Author's Note:

Today is also a day to thank the matchmaker Green Green.