The red-haired man leaned lazily against the door frame, his upturned eyes alluring, making him look like a seductive fox.

Su Chen composed himself and asked politely, "Why didn't you say anything when you arrived?"

The visitor was Ning Yi, the eldest son of the Fox Clan, a first-class noble family.

Ning Yi strolled in lazily. "I saw you smiling so radiantly at that crystal, I thought you'd finally gone mad."

Su Chen put the crystal into the drawer. "What are you doing here?"

Without saying a word, Ning Yi took off his shirt, lay down on the hospital bed next to him, and said, "What can I do at the hospital? To heal my wounds."

Su Chen looked over.

The fox-spirit boy's back was covered with whip marks, some fresh and some old, all of which were bleeding.

"You... got punished again?"

Ning Yi hummed twice with his eyes closed. "Let's apply the medicine. Don't be so dramatic. I'm better off than you, being tricked by your stepfather into making a contract with a C-level female. Tsk tsk..."

Su Chen was preparing the medicine when he suddenly spoke up: "She said she would treat Zhengfu well."

Ning Yi opened her eyes and looked at him in surprise. "You watched the video? You believed it?" He scoffed. "When it comes to females, just listen and forget about it."

Su Chen didn't reply.

……

When Jiang Zhixia led Lu Jue back to the villa, it was already dusk.

As soon as I entered the room, the personal terminal on my wrist rang—it was a video request from Jiang Huai.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she shoved Lu Jue down onto the living room sofa.

"Don't make a sound! Please don't make a sound!"

She rushed to the bedroom, hurriedly took off her coat, and lay down on the bed to connect to the video call.

"Jiang Zhixia! Why are you taking so long to answer a video call?" Jiang Huai's devilishly handsome face appeared on the screen.

"Second brother, I just fell asleep," Jiang Zhixia said with a guilty smile. "Is there something you need?"

Jiang Huai didn't delve into the matter further and went straight to the point: "My elder brother is returning tomorrow night, and the palace is holding a welcome banquet. Mother asked me to inform you that you must attend."

"tomorrow?!"

So fast!

"Yes, Big Brother's fleet has entered the capital star system and will arrive tomorrow night... What's with that expression?"

Jiang Zhixia quickly composed herself, then muttered in a timid tone, "I get scared just thinking about seeing my older brother."

Jiang Huai chuckled at her a couple of times, then waved his hand, "Alright, Mother has arranged for someone to pick you up tomorrow, so don't run away."

"Okay, okay..."

After hanging up the video call, Jiang Zhixia was in a real bind.

A welcome banquet...wouldn't that mean facing the original owner's parents?

I tried to hide, but I couldn't even hide for a week!

She clutched her head, frantically trying to recall the details of the original owner's interactions with her parents.

"Princess..." Lu Jue's deep voice came from outside the door.

Jiang Zhixia then came to her senses and quickly let Lu Jue in.

Lu Jue had clearly overheard the conversation. "Are you returning to the palace tomorrow?"

Jiang Zhixia casually coaxed him, "Okay, I'll try to come back as soon as possible. Be a good girl and wait for me at home. I'll bring you something delicious when I get back."

Lu Jue lowered his eyes and softly replied, "Okay."

Family?

Just a day ago, he was praying for death in the slave market; today, she has dragged him out of hell and given him a place he can call home.

It's so unreal.

He couldn't help but secretly glance up at them.

Everything was blurry, except that the female was bathed in a warm light.

What does Jiang Zhixia look like?

He frowned in annoyance, knelt beside the female, and his wolf ears twitched slightly.

"Owner……"

Jiang Zhixia shuddered: "Didn't I tell you not to call me that..."

"Thank you," Lu Jue said softly, carefully taking the hand that had been in his palm all day. "Thank you, Master."

Jiang Zhixia looked bewildered: So greedy? Give the child some treats and see how happy she is.

The following evening, the royal hovercar arrived at the villa's entrance on time.

Jiang Zhixia gave Lu Jue some instructions, then went out and got into the car.

The palace is not a palace, but a huge complex.

The central area is the residential area for members of the royal family, surrounded by multiple functional areas such as research and development areas, conference areas, and training areas.

The empire's power was divided into three parts: the military was in the hands of the king, while commerce, trade, medicine, entertainment, and other sectors were controlled by three major noble families.

The source of all these resources is in the hands of the Queen.

In summary: the king had power, the nobles had money, and the queen had both power and money.

Jiang Zhixia exclaimed: This is a true master.

In the original storyline, the female lead's power never surpassed that of the empress, even by the end of the series, which is something that not everyone can achieve.

The hovercar landed in the inner courtyard of the palace, and a servant respectfully led her into a room, bringing her a formal dress.

Jiang Zhixia stared at the dress, stunned.

Isn't this... a bit too much?

Servant: "Your Highness, the Queen Mother has instructed that you wear this outfit to the banquet."

Helpless, Jiang Zhixia dismissed the servants and changed into a formal dress.

Good heavens, this dress was so heavy she almost couldn't stand up.

The skirt was layered with jewels that shimmered with a subtle light; a rough estimate suggested that the jewels could be weighed by the pound.

But not saying it makes one seem truly noble.

She turned around in front of the mirror and heard a woman's voice coming from outside the door.

"Not bad, I knew you looked good in that."

Jiang Zhixia turned her head and saw the Queen, Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin has a cold and aloof demeanor, exuding an unapproachable and distant aura. Even when she smiles, she carries an air of dignified dominance.

Jiang Zhixia's scalp tightened, and she quickly followed her prepared routine, leaning closer and pleading, "Mother! I missed you!"

Jiang Lin was clearly taken aback.

Seeing that her daughter hadn't distanced herself from her after their last argument, her expression softened visibly. "You're such a worry, if you miss me, just move back in."

"Hehe..." Jiang Zhixia shook her arm, "I'm sorry, Mother, I shouldn't have argued with you last time. But it's quite nice living outside, so I won't move back. I'll come to the palace to see you more often, okay?"

Jiang Lin remained silent for a long time.

Jiang Zhixia's heart skipped a beat.

Won't we be exposed already? So fast?

She looked up and saw the relief in Jiang Lin's eyes.

"You've grown up," Jiang Lin patted her head. "I thought those videos of you on the terminal were fake... But looking at it now, you've really become sensible."

Jiang Zhixia looked completely bewildered.

What video?

Jiang Lin patted her on the shoulder, "Get ready, I'll come pick you up for the banquet in a bit."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Jiang Zhixia smiled as she watched her mother leave, then turned and turned on her personal terminal.

After scrolling through for a while, I finally found my name in bold and large font in the social category.

It's ranked third on the interstellar trending searches.

The first two are military news items.

She clicked on her own entry and immediately saw the video of her "sincere speech".

Looking at the popularity: 22 million likes.

The total population of the capital planet is less than fifty million!

The comments below were all the same:

[Which direction should one kneel in to secure a mistress like the Third Princess? If the three noble families don't want her, I'll take her place! I don't need her appeasement!]

[She respects her husband so much... I cried. My mistress took in two more concubines yesterday... Sigh.]

Am I the only one who noticed how beautiful the princess is? I always thought she was fierce, but now she's so delicate and sweet!

Jiang Zhixia stared blankly.

She's famous?

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