Chapter 102: Chapter 102 : Frustrated With The Crown Prince

After Xie Jianyu successfully asked the question, his burden shifted to Zhang Fengxi. Unsure whether to laugh or cry, the alpha supported himself against the adjacent wall and lowered his head in dejection.

Xie Jianyu crossed his arms in front of his chest and stared at Zhang Fengxi.

"Ten times?"

"...."

"Twenty times?"

"..."

Xie Jianyu’s jaw dropped open.

"Thirty times???"

Zhang Fengxi groaned like a wounded animal.

"Xie Jianyu, you... stop talking, okay?"

Hearing Xie Jianyu count higher numbers, Zhang Fengxi was about to get sick.

Xie Jianyu humphed.

"If you don’t know, you should not act like you knew."

Zhang Fengxi lifted his head in disbelief and glared at the omega in front of him.

"Anyway, it is good that you don’t know," Xie Jianyu continued. "Otherwise, I will have to ask your father to tie you up and drown you in the nearest lake.*"

Zhang Fengxi was about to jump at Xie Jianyu and pin him to the wall.

He was very confident in his skills on the bed. How dared Xie Jianyu belittle him this way???

Xie Jianyu left, and Zhang Fengxi stayed behind to nurse his wounded pride.

The heir of Longjing Palace went back to Qifeng Palace with dark clouds hanging over his head. At night, he was unable to sleep because he was so angry at Xie Jianyu. Thus, on Song Wanrong’s Initiation Day, Zhang Fengxi’s mood was no different from that of an unlucky ghost. His negative aura caused Lady Song to shriek from fright.

"Fengxi!!!"

Lady Song swatted at her son’s head.

"Must you walk around and spread menace during such a happy occasion??? You are going to invite rainclouds and thunder!!!"

Zhang Fengxi groaned. When he caught sight of his little cousin Song Wanrong, his heart softened.

"Brother Fengxi," she said in a little voice.

"Um. Good girl, Wanrong."

Zhang Fengxi extended a hand to pat Song Wanrong on the head, but Lady Song smacked his hand instead.

"Don’t leave your pheromones with your little cousin! What if you scare off other suitors???"

"..."

Zhang Fengxi was not in the mood to argue. He kept his mouth shut and stood at the corner of the Great Hall, watching one alpha after another pour into the Qifeng Palace.

There was one alpha who he needed to be wary about. Just as Zhang Fengxi thought about him, Zhou Guiying, the renowned playboy, came rolling into the room.

Cracking his knuckles like a scoundrel, Zhang Fengxi left his corner and grabbed Zhou Guiying by his elbow.

"Hey, Brother Guiying, come with me for a second."

Zhou Guiying was stunned to see Zhang Fengxi there.

"Why are you here, asking for Song Wanrong’s hand in marriage?" he asked. "Aren’t you betrothed to Liu Wenyuan?"

Zhang Fengxi pursed his lips.

"Song Wanrong is my little cousin. Why are you here? I thought that you find Initiation Days boring."

Zhou Guiying laughed.

"My brother has been nagging me to get married soon. So, I will just do what he wants, sire a child, and then do what I want."

"..."

Zhou Guiying never wanted to stay with only one lover at a time. In the previous life, he ended up marrying Song Wanrong but started to cheat on her on the third day of their marriage.

According to rumors, he sired a few illegitimate children all over three realms but none with Song Wanrong.

Zhang Fengxi’s poor little cousin suffered a lot from this unhappy marriage. Divorce was not an option, so she had to endure her bad luck on her own.

Zhang Fengxi glared at Zhou Guiying.

He never thought that this bad seed already harbored such evil intent even before meeting Song Wanrong officially.

Not this time.

This time, Zhang Fengxi was determined to save his little cousin from an unhappy marriage.

"Not with my little cousin. I am asking you very politely to get out."

"Whoa, whoa... I don’t think that that is your decision to make, Brother Fengxi..."

Zhang Fengxi was in the middle of dragging Zhou Guiying out of Qifeng Palace when a palace attendant announced the arrival of a high-profile visitor.

"Fuxi Palace Master, Crown Prince Xie Jianyu has arrived!"

Zhang Fengxi stared at the handsome young man who just entered the Great Hall.

Zhou Guiying clicked his tongue.

"Ah, it is a lost cause now. It looks like the Crown Prince has your little cousin in mind."

It finally dawned on Zhang Fengxi.

When Xie Jianyu asked him about bed business the previous day, he was not asking out of curiosity. Xie Jianyu was preparing to take a wife, so he needed to give a convincing performance as an alpha.

Zhang Fengxi could drag Zhou Guiying out of the Great Hall. Although his aunt and uncle might not appreciate his actions, they were sure to thank Zhang Fengxi in the future.

Not so with Xie Jianyu.

Xie Jianyu was the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Empire. The Qifeng and Longjing Palace would rather combine their efforts to remove Zhang Fengxi from Song Wanrong’s Initiation Day celebration before he ruined the girl’s chance of becoming the next empress of the empire!

Generally, Zhang Fengxi as a dutiful relative should be happy for Song Wanrong. There was just one problem here. Xie Jianyu was not an alpha but an omega.

Zhang Fengxi let Zhou Guiying go. He waited patiently until Xie Jianyu finished making his introduction in front of Song Wanrong and her awed parents, handing over another lavish gift to express his sincere intention and stepping off the stairs before he confronted the Crown Prince.

"Xie Jianyu, a word?" he asked with a scary grin across his face.

Xie Jianyu stared at him in a haughty manner.

"Are you here to score an engagement with another omega? Looks like I was wrong about the depth of your affection for Liu Wenyuan."

"...."

Again, Zhang Fengxi was rendered speechless in front of the omega.

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Author’s note :

*This refers to ancient China’s punishment for adultery, pre-marital debauched acts, etc.

There are several versions of these. Some involved locking the offenders in cages, chaining them, and burying them instead of drowning them.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay