Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 573 Lin Daiyu: My ideal man is a peerless hero~
"Welcome, Crown Princess!"

At the Eastern Palace, a large group of eunuchs and palace maids greeted Lin Daiyu's carriage with great fanfare.

Dressed in her finest attire, Lin Daiyu walked step by step into the deep palace courtyard, surrounded by a crowd.

The retired emperor personally presided over the ceremony, which was attended by civil and military officials.

Music and ceremonial music resounded, and countless guards, palace maids, and eunuchs attended.

During this period, the dark clouds that had been hanging over the capital seemed to have been blown away by this grand investiture ceremony.

Among the officials attending the ceremony, Jia She and Jia Zheng were both present.

After all, they were relatives of the Crown Princess. Although there were rumors of a purge of the Jia family, no action was taken.

Jia Zheng stroked his beard and smiled, feeling that his niece would ultimately save face for the Jia family.

Jia She, on the other hand, had a strange expression and kept looking around, as if searching for someone's whereabouts.

Feng Tang, who had been promoted for his merits, asked curiously, "My lord, who are you looking for?"

"Someone who will definitely come back, but whose whereabouts are still unknown...it could be a person."

Feng Tang found this statement baffling.

She glanced at him, then said nothing more.

As for the women, Grandmother Jia, who was very ill, still forced herself to put on heavy makeup and led a group of women with official titles to attend the ceremony. She tried hard to hold her breath and not cough.

When she looked at Lin Daiyu, her gaze was full of satisfaction.

His own granddaughter is about to become the Crown Princess.

She was destined to become empress!
"Yu'er is a filial child~"

"With her protection, the Jia family will surely be safe and sound."

"The historian should be treated leniently."

For her, Lin Daiyu's greatest use was to protect her family.

As for family ties, they certainly play a role, but they can only be ranked last.

Throughout the ceremony, countless people had countless thoughts, but only two people were truly distressed.

The Crown Prince was in a terrible mood and didn't even dare to look at Lin Daiyu.

This is a monster!
With a single wave of her hand, she broke my bones and knocked me unconscious. If I married her, would I even survive?
But there is no way.

Both the late emperor, who had already been buried, and the retired emperor, who was now in charge of the overall situation, were pressuring him forcefully.

They even went so far as to say, "Whoever marries her will become the crown prince."

The crown prince had no choice but to bite the bullet and proceed.

As for the future, I'll just stay as far away from you as possible.

Another source of distress is, of course, Lin Daiyu.

"You bad senior brother!"

"You said you'd come today, where are you?"

"If you don't come today, I'll cry!"

Unlike Jia Baoyu, a scoundrel who enjoyed seeing Lin Daiyu cry, Lin Dao couldn't bear to see his sister cry.

So when Lin Daiyu pouted, Lin Dao would agree to anything.

Lin Daiyu's grievances had reached their peak.

When the imperial edict was read aloud, the retired emperor personally held the golden book and the golden seal and came to Lin Daiyu. However, Lin Daiyu stood there without moving.

This scene left everyone dumbfounded.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Perhaps I was too happy and hadn't quite come to my senses~"

"Could it be that the headmistress didn't teach them well?"

There are all sorts of speculations, but no one seems to think that it was because Lin Daiyu was unwilling.

It's only human nature, after all.

A man's greatest pursuit in his career is simply to put on an extra layer of clothing when it gets cold.

For women, the empress represents the pinnacle of their careers.

That is the most supreme position for women in the world.

No one would have imagined that a young lady raised in a prestigious family would behave so rudely on such an important occasion.

The retired emperor frowned slightly, then relaxed.

"Don't worry, if the Crown Prince bullies you, just come and speak to me."

"I will stand up for you!"

The crown prince, who had been keeping his head down, shuddered upon hearing this.

'I bullied her?!'

'Grandpa, you must be joking!'

'She could blow me away with a single breath.'

The retired emperor eased the tension and offered a way out.

But Lin Daiyu remained silent, and did not bow to receive the book.

The Emperor Emeritus's expression visibly became solemn.

Is this going to cause an absolutely huge mess?!
Now that the Crown Princess is being appointed, with so many people watching, what if something embarrassing happens?
The retired emperor turned his head and looked at Lin Ruhai, who was not far away.

You raised a good daughter!

"I won't marry!"

Lin Daiyu's clear and melodious voice echoed throughout the surroundings.

In an instant, all voices disappeared, and everyone froze in their tracks.

Only the completely unaware musicians continued to play.

The retired emperor blinked, as if he didn't understand. "What did you say?"

Lin Daiyu raised her head and met the Emperor Emeritus's gaze without showing any weakness.

"I won't marry!"

If some people thought they were hallucinating the first time it was said, this time everyone heard it clearly.

Grandmother Jia's face suddenly turned pale, then flushed, her body jerked upwards, and she breathed her last.

Madam Wang, who was standing to the side, did not go to help her up, but stared blankly at Lin Daiyu in the distance.

Her face first showed astonishment, then ecstatic joy!

An overwhelming, almost gurgling, ecstasy welled up within him.

'You bitch, you're dead!'

'No, don't kill her!'

'Send her to the brothel!'

Let's go to hell together, hahahaha~~~

The onlookers came to life, and a clamor arose.

This is truly astonishing; such a bizarre thing has never happened in any dynasty before!

Overwhelmed by the shock, everyone disregarded etiquette and began to chatter amongst themselves.

For a time, the entire Eastern Palace resembled a marketplace.

"Shut up, all of you!!" The Emperor Emeritus roared, his voice echoing throughout the Eastern Palace.

The noisy commotion finally quieted down.

Only the musicians were still playing.

The nearly seventy-year-old Emperor Emeritus stared intently at Lin Daiyu, asking, "Were you perhaps coerced?"

"Or has he lost his mind?"

In this world, are there any women who would refuse to be the Crown Princess or the Empress?

In fact, let alone this era, even in later times, if a woman from another time were to have such an opportunity presented to her, she would be so excited she'd be practically flying English!
After all, their time travel always has only one goal.

Marry into the royal family~
The retired emperor, barely suppressing his anger, asked in a deep voice, "Tell me, why?"

I have someone I like!

Lin Daiyu's words caused the once quiet environment to become noisy again.

Sure enough!

Madam Wang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

You're dead, you little bitch, you're dead.

This is a direct slap in the face to the royal family!
That's great, that's really great!
Just as Grandmother Jia, who had been revived, heard these words, her eyes rolled back and she fainted again.

All the civil and military nobles looked at Lin Ruhai.

There was doubt in his eyes, but even more so, schadenfreude.

What a good daughter she raised; she's brought bad luck to the whole family.

It wasn't a big deal in itself. Occasionally, some oddballs would emerge from among the daughters of noble families, and the family could handle it.

But of all people, she chose the Crown Princess, and it all happened at this very moment.

This is the King of Hell decreeing that your whole family must die together; no one can stop it.

Strangely, Lin Ruhai showed no shock, his expression remaining calm as if the topic wasn't about him.

This time, the retired emperor did not reprimand everyone for being quiet.

After all, the scandal has already been made public, so there's no point in trying to keep quiet now.

We can't just kill all these civil and military nobles, can we?

He suppressed his anger and squinted as he asked.

"Who is that person?"

Lin Daiyu showed no fear whatsoever, her eyes sparkling with brilliance.

My ideal man is a peerless hero!

He promised me he would come to marry me riding on a colorful cloud!

The retired emperor sneered repeatedly.

"If that's the case, where are they?"

"Where are his nine generations of relatives?"

Lin Daiyu turned around, trying to find Lin Dao's figure.

"Senior brother... uh... Senior brother is here?!"

Everyone's gaze followed Lin Daiyu's raised arm and looked up at the sky.

Suddenly, a colossal creature appeared in the distant sky!
"This stuff looks somewhat like a Lu Song cigar."

"Old Crane, now that you mention it, it really does look very similar."

"But it really is huge!"

Flying in the sky is an airship.

Inside the cockpit, Lin Dao pressed the smoke button.

Soon, seven-colored smoke billowed from the tail of the airship, creating a colorful cloud in the azure sky.

On the ground, Lin Daiyu was already crying her eyes out.

"Senior brother, I knew you wouldn't lie to me!"

At this moment, the retired emperor, like everyone else, was completely dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

Could there really be such a gigantic creature flying in the sky?!

According to the timeline, the French hot air balloon hadn't even taken off yet at this point.

In people's minds, the sky belongs to birds.

Of all human creations, only kites can fly.

But the scene before them now has shocked everyone like never before.

Inside the cockpit, Lin Dao took a breath.

"We must have made it in time."

"It's all this damn airship's fault, it made me late."

He was indeed late, mainly because the airship experienced a minor malfunction after takeoff.

Although I had long mastered driving and maintenance skills, I quickly resolved the problem.

Being late is being late, and I wonder if Lin Daiyu will be angry.

Arriving above the East Palace, Lin Dao once again checked and organized his belongings.

After setting up autopilot and timed landing on the control panel, Lin Dao put on his parachute, opened the hatch, and jumped out.

There was no strong wind in the sky over the capital today, and Lin Dao landed safely in the Eastern Palace without being blown away by the wind.

After untying the parachute, and facing countless scrutinizing gazes, Lin Dao walked proudly toward Lin Meimei.

Amidst the clanging of armor plates, a large number of imperial guards surged forward and surrounded the forest path.

Countless sharp weapons were pointed at Lin Dao.

The retired emperor, recovering from his shock, looked up at the airship again in disbelief.

He turned his gaze back to Lin Dao, asking with a complicated expression.

"Who are you?"

Lin Dao first waved to Lin Meimei before responding loudly.

"His surname is Lin, his given name is Dao, and his courtesy name is Zihou."

"Friends in the martial arts world, please give me a nickname: Mischievous Lake Dragon - Wei Xiaobao!"

"Hiss~~~"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Wei Xiaobao!!

This is the most mysterious rebel in a thousand years.

So mysterious that even his nine generations of relatives could not be found.

Unexpectedly~
"So you're Wei Xiaobao?" The Emperor Emeritus looked up at the airship again and snorted coldly. "If you're willing to surrender and hand over the celestial treasures, I might spare your life."

"It's not even dark yet," Lin Dao chuckled. "You're already dreaming?"

"I'll wait until I've washed up and gone to bed tonight before dreaming. You can dream about anything."

"A madman!" the Emperor Emeritus roared. "Kill him!"

A group of imperial guards charged forward, weapons in hand.

The next moment, Lin Dao's figure, along with the Imperial Guards rushing up from all sides, disappeared!
(End of this chapter)