Joy of Life: Many Children, Many Blessings; Intercepting Si Lili

Seeing this, Li Chengye raised an eyebrow slightly.

The system's voice sounded in his mind at the right time, explaining in detail the mechanism of this favorability interface.

When the favorability rating reaches 80 points, it means that the relationship between the two parties has reached a point where they can have any intimate physical contact without being offended.

Once the favorability rating reaches 100 points, you can completely win over the other person and marry them.

Once you achieve the goal of becoming husband and wife and have children, you can trigger the system's ultimate mechanism and obtain even more incredible and generous super rewards.

Looking at the beautiful lady in front of me, with her head down and her cheeks flushed, I realized she was stunningly pretty.

A fiery light flashed in Li Chengye's deep eyes.

Fan Ruoruo felt uncomfortable under Li Chengye's burning and aggressive gaze, and unconsciously twisted the silk handkerchief in her hands.

"Your Highness..."

"Why are you staring at Ruoruo like that?"

Li Chengye pulled himself out of his thoughts and his gaze swept downwards, landing on her long, beautiful legs that were faintly visible beneath her moon-white skirt.

Those jade-like feet, encased in Shu brocade embroidered shoes, exuded an irresistible allure.

This already developing, graceful figure is indeed stunningly beautiful and aesthetically pleasing.

Li Chengye stated frankly:

"Nothing much."

"I just think Ruoruo looks especially beautiful today."

Upon hearing this, Fan Ruoruo's cheeks immediately turned bright red.

Although Li Chengye often praised her on ordinary days, this was the first time he had praised her so directly and without any pretense.

On the surface, she was extremely shy and even took a half step back, but inside she felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey, and an irrepressible sense of pride welled up within her.

"Ding! Detected that Fan Ruoruo was secretly pleased; favorability +5!"

Hearing the system notification in his mind, Li Chengye's heart stirred.

He was just thinking of taking advantage of this momentum to get closer and make some more intimate moves to completely win over this little girl's heart.

Fan Ruoruo, however, turned around abruptly like a startled deer, lifted her skirt, and ran towards her carriage.

"Your Highness is always making fun of people!"

"Ruoruo's ignoring you now, see you at the poetry gathering tomorrow!"

Watching that pretty figure flee in disarray, Li Chengye shook his head and smiled bitterly.

It seems that the breadth of this top female scholar in Kyoto is still too thin. This kind of strategy cannot be rushed; we can only take it slowly.

……

The next morning.

Outside the royal villa, the streets are bustling with activity, as prominent scholars and dignitaries from Kyoto gather here.

The courtyard was already packed with distinguished guests.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Second Prince Li Chengze sat in the main seats at the head of the table.

The talented men below naturally wouldn't let go of this golden opportunity to curry favor with the powerful.

They all went to great lengths to flatter, showering the two princes with compliments as if they were free, and the princes were thoroughly pleased with their flattery.

Just as the atmosphere of flattery reached its peak, the gate of the villa suddenly fell silent.

Li Chengye wore a black brocade robe, his posture was upright, and his face was incomparably handsome.

Beside him, Fan Ruoruo wore a light blue flowing dress, exuding a gentle and elegant temperament.

The two walked into the courtyard side by side, looking like a perfect couple, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.

After a brief silence, a suppressed murmur spread among the talented men.

"Why is the King of Qi here? Is this a place of elegance and refinement that his good-for-nothing, who is good for nothing, would dare to come to?"

"Exactly, and he's getting so close to Miss Fan. It's like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung."

"Does a lazy prince who only knows how to frequent brothels deserve to travel with the most talented woman in the capital?"

Although these sarcastic remarks were deliberately kept in a low voice, they still reached the ears of the two people.

Those talented men looked at Li Chengye's impeccably handsome face, and then at how close he was to Fan Ruoruo, and their eyes were almost red with jealousy.

Many people subtly mocked that the two were not a good match at all.

Fan Ruoruo frowned slightly, afraid that Li Chengye would be angry if he heard these rumors.

She subconsciously reached out her delicate hand and grabbed Li Chengye's sleeve.

"Your Highness, let's go sit over there and ignore these people."

As she spoke, she tried to pull Li Chengye away from the group of pedantic scholars.

But just then, an untimely figure blocked their way.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian wore a fake smile and held a cup of wine in his hand.

"Third brother, now that you're here, why don't you come over and say hello to your second brother and me?"

This is clearly a pretense of greeting, a deliberate attempt to block the way and cause trouble.

Guo Baokun, who was following behind the Crown Prince, immediately understood.

As the prince's study companion, he naturally had to step forward and take the lead at this time.

Guo Baokun, fanning himself with a folding fan, strode up to Li Chengye, chin held high, and led the mocking remarks.

"Your Highness, this is a poetry gathering hosted by the Eldest Princess, and all those present are renowned talents of our Qing Kingdom."

"What are you doing here, a completely ignorant idler, getting involved in this commotion?"

"Could it be that he mistook this place for the Drunken Immortal Abode and came looking for the young lady?"

Upon hearing this, a burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.

Fan Ruoruo's face turned pale with anger, and she was about to retort.

"Snapped!"

A crisp, loud slap suddenly rang out in the courtyard.

The laughter of everyone abruptly stopped.

Guo Baokun spun around twice on the spot, and half of his cheek instantly swelled up like a steamed bun, with a trickle of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

The folding fan fell to the ground with a dull thud.

The entire venue was deathly silent.

No one expected that the Third Prince, who had always been regarded as a good-for-nothing, would actually hit someone in public!

Moreover, they attacked so fiercely, completely disregarding the occasion.

Guo Baokun covered his swollen cheek, his eyes wide open, his face filled with astonishment and shock.

He pointed at Li Chengye, his fingers trembling.

"You...you dare hit me?"

"This is an insult to scholarship! A complete disgrace to scholarship!"

Li Chengye took out a handkerchief, slowly wiped his hands, casually threw the handkerchief on the ground, and sneered.

"This king is beating up a blind fool like you."

"You keep talking about being refined, but I think you're nothing but a bunch of lapdogs who only know how to grovel."

"The way they wag their tails and beg for mercy is worse than a stray dog ​​on the street."

This sarcastic remark was extremely offensive, directly insulting all the talented scholars present, along with the two princes.

Guo Baokun was so badly scolded that he completely broke down.

He angrily rebuked:

"Li Chengye! You have utterly disgraced yourself as a prince!"

"A vulgar person like you is completely unworthy to attend the Princess's poetry gathering!"

"Guards! Throw him out of here!"

The guards from the several separate courtyards looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

The Second Prince, Li Chengze, sat upright in his chair, fiddling with a strand of hair on his forehead, a glint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

He naturally wished Li Chengye would stay and continue to embarrass himself.

Li Chengze coughed lightly and pretended to be a good person, trying to dissuade him.

"Guo, please calm down."

"Although my third brother is a bit impulsive, since he's a guest, let him stay."