After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 189 The Privileges Granted by the Empress
What do I have to regret? He's found a girl to spend the rest of his life with, someone who can be a queen. I couldn't be happier!

[He might also want you to help him make an informed decision!]

Fang Lingchu was even more incredulous upon hearing this.

[To ask the girl you like to vet someone—that's just...unbelievable.]

[Host, now that you've left, make the best of it.]

Fang Lingchu no longer wanted to pay attention to the system.

Fang Lingchu led her four maids to the reception room, where she saw the Crown Prince, dressed in a bright yellow robe and looking dashing.

"This humble official greets Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Fang Lingchu turned slightly to the side and bowed.

"Young Master Fang, please don't stand on ceremony. I've come today because the Empress Dowager wishes to see you, so she would like to invite you into the palace. I hope I haven't disturbed you!"

[Guagua, why is the Crown Prince calling me "Lord Fang" all the time today? It's giving me the creeps! What happened while you were out?]

[It's nothing much, just seeing scenes of starvation everywhere, farmers going hungry, and people selling their children! Anyway, he seemed to have suddenly matured a lot!]

"Your Highness, you flatter me. There's no need to disturb you. It's an honor for me to be remembered by Her Majesty the Empress. Shall we go now?"

Regardless of what Fang Lingchu thought in her heart, she would always appear respectful on the surface.

The Crown Prince, upon hearing Fang Lingchu's innermost thoughts again, no longer felt the same way as before.

He saw a lot on this trip and suddenly understood Fang Lingchu's compassion for all living beings.

He now only wants to be a good heir to the country; romantic love can no longer sway his heart.

[Holy crap, host! His Highness the Crown Prince's plot-driven death is gone?]

What's going on? What's going on? Why?

[Moreover, all the love affairs associated with the Crown Prince have disappeared.]

[How could that be? Wasn't the Crown Prince head over heels for the female lead from the grassland tribe? He's the devoted second male lead, after all.]

[It seems he encountered the female lead of the grassland tribe on his trip out, and he killed her. Host, the Crown Prince killed that female lead.]

【What? 】

Compared to Fang Lingchu's surprise, the Crown Prince was only slightly moved, and nothing more.

I will deal with all people and things that threaten the safety of the Dragon Kingdom, even if that person is my own woman.

[It was just a few days ago! The Crown Prince seems to have been poisoned by a bewitching potion. Tamir, the heroine of the grassland tribe, disguised herself as a country girl and met the Crown Prince. It just so happened that the Crown Prince was poisoned that day.]

The two of them spent a day and a night like that. When he woke up, His Highness the Crown Prince originally wanted to bring her back and give her a proper status.

Tamir cried his heart out and refused to come back no matter what. The Crown Prince had no choice but to leave him here for now and deal with it later.

Unexpectedly, Gu Wangyan discovered her identity, and then she was personally killed by the Crown Prince.

[Guagua, the second male lead killed the female lead, are we alright? Will Heaven punish us? I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.]

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's expression changed slightly, but only slightly.

He can accept anything, good or bad; at least he's no longer controlled by a woman.

Don't be afraid of any plot-driven death; he can do more for the people.

That's enough. The lovelorn second male lead and the female lead liking the male lead have nothing to do with him.

The system refreshed the Dragon Kingdom's fortune and then said: "[It should be fine! Your nation's fortune hasn't been affected, and His Highness the Crown Prince's plot-driven death hasn't happened yet, which should be a good thing!]"

[I never imagined the second male lead could kill the female lead. Doesn't that turn the story of "The Crown Prince" into a male-oriented novel?]

[I don't know either! Host, think about it. According to the original plot, after the prince fell off the cliff, he was rescued by Tamir, and after that, the prince brought her back and showered her with affection. But now the story has suddenly moved forward, so something must have happened on the grasslands.]

Can't you see what's happening over there?

[Host, of course I can't see it! I can't even finish looking at the map of the Dragon Kingdom, let alone other countries.]

Fang Lingchu thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be that there's some internal problem within the grassland tribes that caused this princess to end up here? If that's the case, isn't now the best time for Gu Wangyan to launch an attack on the grasslands?"

The Crown Prince, sitting in another carriage, followed at a distance that was just enough for him to hear Fang Lingchu's thoughts.

He plans to discuss this issue with Gu Wangyan and his father that evening.

I don't know, that depends on His Majesty's thoughts.

However, your Crown Prince is truly a ruthless person; he's even capable of killing someone with whom he had intimate relations.

Fang Lingchu rolled her eyes at him and said, "If His Highness the Crown Prince knew that because of her, the people of the Dragon Kingdom were treated like lambs to be slaughtered and even eaten, he would definitely regret not stabbing them a few more times."

Crown Prince: As expected, Xiao Chu understands him best.

He also hoped to marry the woman he loved, but if this woman affected the country and the people, then she would not be worthy of being the Crown Princess of the Dragon Kingdom, and would not even be qualified to stay by his side.

This is his current thought: no one can bring about the downfall of his country and the destruction of his family.

[Alright, alright, host, if you were to kill the male and female leads, would you show them mercy?]

Without hesitation, Fang Lingchu replied, "No, if they affect the direction of the entire country, I will kill them without hesitation. But if their country or individuals can coexist peacefully with the Dragon Kingdom, I won't go that far."

[Oh! Okay, by the way, host, it seems that Japan is going to visit your country in about a year!]

【What did you say? 】

Fang Lingchu's voice suddenly rose, startling those who could hear her thoughts.

Everyone: Why did the princess suddenly speak so loudly!

【What's wrong? It's just based on history or a small world, isn't that normal?】

What are they here for? To submit?

[Definitely not, but I don't know either. I just saw a tiny dot far from your country, and it's expected to get closer in about a year and a half.]

[I understand. By the way, has that Young Master Qin been arrested?]

[He was arrested, and it was Prime Minister Qin who personally intervened. Tsk tsk tsk, it's practically a father and son killing each other.]

Are they father and son?

Hehe, no.

……

The two chatted and teased each other about the Crown Prince, and soon arrived at the palace gate.

Upon seeing that it was the carriage of the Fang family and the Crown Prince, they quickly let them pass.

Fang Lingchu, who had originally planned to get off the carriage, was told that she could drive the carriage in.

"Raspberry, is this how it's done in a harem?"

"Your Highness, you must not."

"Then this is?"

"This is a privilege granted to you by Her Majesty the Empress."

"Oh!"

(End of this chapter)