Episode 21

Chen Susu specially sent a maid to find Yue Ling in the hustle and bustle of the West Market. She frankly mentioned the past that she had helped Yue Ling in the cold palace, and the several encounters between the two.Based on these experiences, Chen Susu expressed that there were some things that he wanted to tell Yue Ling truthfully.She described in detail the complex background and potential dangers of Zhou Shiyu's two trips to Dongyu to get married, revealing the intentions and struggles of the forces behind them.Special emphasis was placed on the key role of King Zhennan in this power game and the conditions he proposed - Zhou Shiyu must marry Gao Luoyi, so that King Zhennan would stand on the emperor's side.After hearing this, Yue Ling finally understood the reason why Zhou Shiyu rarely visited the princess mansion recently.

Lingxi reported to Lin Su the speculation that Su Nian might have saved Zhou Shiyu Xingyi.Although her mission was to monitor Su Nian, since Su Nian was already poisoned and her time was running out, Lingxi did not continue to keep a close eye on him.When Xingyi learned that Su Nian had saved him, he felt grateful and insisted on finding Su Nian's whereabouts.

One day, Zhou Shiyu came to the princess's mansion to chat with Yue Ling.Sensing Yue Ling's indifference, he cautiously asked why.Only then did Yue Ling mention the progress of their marriage and hoped that Zhou Shiyu could report it as soon as possible.Later, Yue Ling mentioned the power struggle in the court and the request of King Zhennan, and Zhou Shiyu finally understood the reason for Yue Ling's change of attitude.As night fell, Yue Ling looked at the incomplete moon in the night sky, filled with worry.She only hoped that even if the two could not stay together forever, Zhou Shiyu would be safe and smooth.

The next day, Zhou Shiyu learned from Linmu that Yue Ling had talked with Chen Susu in Xicheng City.He understood that Chen Susu, as a person close to the emperor, had always had a crush on Gao Yuan and might have become Gao Yuan's mouthpiece.Therefore, Zhou Shiyu found Gao Yuan and explicitly warned him not to try to convey his intention to marry Gao Luoyi through the monthly order.At the same time, Zhou Shiyu also promised Gao Yuan that as long as he was willing to stand on the emperor's side, he would try to keep him in Shangjing.

During the conversation with Qin Siyuan, Yue Ling suddenly expressed his boredom about maintaining the engagement.Qin Siyuan understood Yue Ling's complicated situation, so he proposed to end the marriage early through a public selection of the consort, so that Zhou Shiyu would completely give up.The news soon spread from the Princess Mansion, and Yang Xu hurriedly informed Zhou Zhixuan of the matter. After learning that Qin Siyuan would be responsible for setting the questions, Zhou Zhixuan's confidence doubled.After Gao Roy learned the news, he quickly sent his maid out to find out the details.

On the day of the son-in-law recruitment competition, Zhou Zhixuan was the only contestant. The other contestants were bribed by Yang Xu with money at the door and abstained.During the essay test, because Zhou Zhixuan knew the test questions in advance, his answers were very neat.However, when it came to the martial arts test, Zhou Zhixuan seemed powerless when faced with the challenge of the strong man. In the end, he could only rely on chili noodles to barely win the round.

After Zhou Shiyu stayed in the palace for two days, he learned that Yue Ling was holding a son-in-law recruitment and hurried to the princess's mansion to stop it.When he arrived at the scene, Zhou Zhixuan was preparing to accept the third round of assessment.So the two participated in the question and answer session together.Qin Siyuan asked three questions, and Zhou Shiyu answered them accurately every time based on the memories he and Yue Ling had experienced together.This made it difficult for Qin Siyuan to judge the outcome.Although Zhou Shiyu answered three questions correctly, Zhou Zhixuan won the first two rounds, so the final decision was given to Yue Ling.

When Yue Ling was hesitant, an imperial edict suddenly came - the emperor specially gave Zhou Shiyu and Yue Ling a special gift to marry that month.This sudden news surprised Yue Ling, while Gao Roy left angrily on the spot.As for Zhou Zhixuan, although he was lucky enough to win two games, in the end he seemed to be tricked by fate and missed the position of Prince Consort of the Princess Palace.