Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 516 The First Female Prince, Titled Douluo Marries In
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The officials were speechless for a moment. They had never expected that Jiang Peng would be carrying such an imperial edict.

If that's the case, then he was acting on orders, and he sought out Vina of his own volition, so he is naturally innocent.

Jiang Penglian also explained why he sought help from Vina instead of others.

Others? Apart from the Body Sect, who can withstand the combined power of the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Sect?

They couldn't say anything about it; they couldn't blame the emperor, and they even had to praise his wisdom, since without his foresight, the Sun Moon Empire would have surely succeeded this time.

In fact, this was the first of two imperial edicts given to Vina and others by the emperor, giving her a legitimate reason to launch her campaign.

“Father, although I have been fortunate enough to achieve a small merit, it is indeed a violation of the rules to leave Dragon City without permission. Your son confesses his guilt and begs for punishment!” Vina knelt before her father and sincerely admitted her mistake.

"My son, get up quickly. You acted expediently in an emergency. What crime have you committed?" Emperor Xuexin said immediately.

At the same time, he looked at the ministers with dissatisfaction, "My dear ministers, look at my son's awareness. She is not arrogant and complacent, but wholeheartedly shares my worries. She even came to apologize to me for a trivial mistake. What sincerity and loyalty she has! On the other hand, you are constantly slandering my son in front of me. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Through their coordinated efforts, the father and daughter had already seized control of the court.

Even the Shrek supporters couldn't say anything more, since they couldn't find any fault with Vina. The only mistake she made was that she admitted it herself, and the emperor used that as an excuse to praise her and scold them.

"By imperial decree, Your Highness, my son, for your unwavering loyalty and courage, in joining forces with the Jiang Family Army, the Body Sect, the Heavenly Dragon Gate, the Earthly Dragon Gate, and the Ghost Valley Sect, you have repelled the Sun Moon Empire's attack and saved the people of the entire nation. Princess Vina is hereby conferred the title of Imperial Snow Lotus Princess, and Jiang Peng is hereby conferred the title of Imperial Grand General, succeeding his father and continuing to lead the Jiang Family Army, the Body Sect, the Heavenly Dragon Gate, the Earthly Dragon Gate, and the Ghost Valley Sect as the great guardian sects of the Empire. The Body Sect Master, Poison Undying, shall be of equal rank to an Imperial Prince, and the other three sect masters shall be of equal rank to Imperial Princes!"

The emperor bestowed an incredibly generous reward upon the emperor.

This elevated Vina's status to a position second only to the emperor.

First of all, she was the first female princess since the founding of the empire, and this title of princess already gave her the formal right to vie for the throne.

As for the rest of the people who were appointed, they were all her cronies. Since it was a factional struggle, it was natural to form factions. The emperor's move clearly intended to give Vina direct control of many powerful supporters.

"Furthermore, I wish to clear the names of several people: Yuwen Tuo, Yuwen Qiu, Xiao Xiao, and Long Aotian. They were guilty of heinous crimes in the past, destroying Shrek Academy and were wanted by the Empire. But this time, they all made contributions in resisting the Sun Moon Empire, especially Yuwen Tuo, who died for his country. I wish to restore his reputation. From now on, he is no longer a criminal of the Empire. I wish to posthumously confer upon him the title of Grand Tutor of my Heavenly Soul Empire. Do any of you have any objections?"

Thanks to Yuwen Tuo's merits, the emperor now had a legitimate reason to clear his name of previous charges.

The ministers' faces were extremely grim. Of course, this time it wasn't because of Yuwen Tuo, although the emperor's attempt to clear Yuwen Tuo's name still displeased them.

But he's just a dead man, so let him be. Yuwen Tuo injured Ye Xishui and died with Long Xiaoyao, which was indeed a meritorious act. But no matter how much the emperor posthumously honors him, can he bring a dead man back to life?

Let him be Grand Tutor Yuwen in hell.

What they were truly concerned about was Vina's situation. An official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is fair in rewards and punishments. We have no objections to anything else, but since the founding of our Heavenly Soul Empire, there has never been a female princess. The throne can be passed down to future generations. Princess Vina is, after all, a woman, and will eventually marry. If she has children, will our Heavenly Soul Empire then have a king of a different surname? We urge Your Majesty to reconsider!"

A king of a different surname is absolutely not allowed to appear easily. In the ten thousand years of history of Douluo Continent, there has only been one king of a different surname, and that was the Blue Hao King, the Sea God Tang San.

"You may rest assured, my dear minister, summon Long Aotian!" the emperor ordered.

The eunuch immediately relayed the emperor's order, and a moment later, Long Aotian, whose reputation had been restored, strode into the hall and bowed slightly to the emperor, saying, "Your subject Long Aotian greets Your Majesty!"

He is now a titled Douluo, and he no longer needs to kneel before the emperor; no one dares to criticize him for this.

After all, the titled Douluo is the highest class on the continent, and no one can deny that.

"Aotian, you once proposed to me, hoping to marry my son, Vina. But you know the current situation. Nana has become a prince of my empire. If you want to marry her, you must understand what you will have to give up," said Emperor Xuexin.

Long Aotian nodded, "Your Majesty, I understand. But I don't care. My feelings for Princess Vina are clear to all. I am willing to marry into the royal family and will never make things difficult for the princess. I hope Your Majesty will grant my request."

His words stunned everyone in the court.

No way, you're the young sect master of the Body Sect, a titled Douluo with a promising future, and you're offering to be a live-in son-in-law? Are you out of your mind?

You should know that not only is a son-in-law who marries into a woman's family losing face, but even if he is the man of a princess, he will not be able to enter the court and hold any power in the future.

There's nothing he can do; this is Douluo Continent after all. Although Long Aotian has the heart of a hero, he also has the mind of a lover. What future or reputation does he care about? Nothing is more important to him than Vina.

As long as he can be with his lover, it doesn't matter whether Vina marries him or he marries into Vina's family. As long as they are husband and wife and share everything, why should they care about these trivial matters?

As for the face of a Title Douluo? Is it more appealing to hold the body of a beautiful princess who is also a Title Douluo, or even the future Empress?

From then on, he didn't have to do anything except cultivate. He could just stay home every day waiting for Vina to get off work, and then they could enjoy romantic moments together.

Braised pork every day, daughter's wine at every meal, and a legitimate reason to slack off, so you can legitimately not work—this is no human life! Can the so-called gods be this happy?
Long Aotian said, "You don't understand the joy of being a live-in son-in-law."

As for the Body Sect, its inheritance is different from that of the royal family. It doesn't look at bloodline, but at strength. Long Aotian will take in disciples and train them well in the future. He will eventually be able to cultivate someone who is capable of inheriting the sect.

"Hehe, very good. Since that's the case, I will grant your wish with Nana. My beloved ministers, do you have any objections?" the emperor asked with a smile.

Opinions? What opinions could the people below possibly have? The titled Douluo had already married into the family; if they continued to press them, it would be going too far.

It seems they need to think things through carefully. In any case, they will never allow Princess Vina, a non-Shrek, to inherit the throne.

(End of this chapter)