Chapter 8: The first time happened, so the second time doesn’t matter anymore.
Lu Cheng’an sighed deeply.
After working so hard for so many days, he finally managed to hook up with Princess Han. Now he can proudly shout “Princess Han is my wife” openly.
But unfortunately, the ultimate goal of “marrying Princess Han” is still a long way off.
It is well known that as a son-in-law, one cannot hold an official position in the court. Furthermore, the control of the Han faction in the court is not strong enough.
Previously, there was no way to make a move, but now he can interact with Princess Qin and Princess Jin. However, as the leader of the Han faction, once he falls from power, it will be a major blow to the Han faction.
So, marrying Princess Han still needs to be carefully planned.
First of all, the Secretaries of the Six Departments hold real power. Lu Cheng’an must find a way to place his disciples in these positions.
Open his list of disciples.
Currently, there are a total of 139 students in the Hanlin academy. Lu Cheng’an has essentially drawn cards 139 times, among which there is one gold-level card, namely a student of the level of a historical statesman, and 7 purple-level cards, talented students.
After all, Lu Cheng’an is the principal of this academy, so the students residing in the Hanlin have a relatively high basic favorability towards him. Those who are cultivated can be trusted.
In this era, the teacher-student relationship is as solid as a father-son relationship.
After noting down the name Zhang Xun on the gold-level card, Lu Cheng’an began to try to get students of the Hanlin into high positions in the imperial examinations.
While thinking about how to remove the people from Princess Qin and Princess Jin’s factions, Lu Cheng’an also occasionally strengthens his relationship with Princess Han.
He would invite her to go outing when he had time.
“Why does it feel so real? Occasionally, she even teases me.” Lu Cheng’an almost suspected that he had also caught a bit of a romantic brain, feeling that his experience of playing a raising game was like online dating.
“Regardless, let my disciples enter the court first. After I completely control the court, I’ll continue to improve my relationship with Princess Han.” Lu Cheng’an sneaked a glance at Princess Han’s illustration.
“Damn it, I remember when I played this game before, each princess had countless illustrations, and there were many hidden illustrations.”
“Princess Han started in such a disadvantaged position, I don’t have time to improve her favorability every day, and now I’ve only unlocked one illustration of us under the moonlight.” Lu Cheng’an sighed.
“After completely supporting Princess Han to ascend the throne, should I find a way to unlock more illustrations?”
Lu Cheng’an thought about it. Princess Han’s favorability towards him is currently very high, and he has successfully made a move. The only thing to worry about is if Princess Han accidentally gets pregnant.
That would be a disaster.
If the royal family has a premarital pregnancy, the Emperor as a father-in-law would definitely be furious and would spare no effort to find the culprit. He would be dead a thousand times over.
He should have calmed down at that time and not rushed to make a move just because he saw the possibility of unlocking new illustrations. He completely didn’t consider the subsequent development.
You can’t just succeed in one go.
Lu Cheng’an thought.
He can’t be reckless later. This time he was impulsive in order to unlock illustrations and special effects.
Lu Cheng’an, who has now reinvested himself in the struggle of the court, temporarily put aside the development of his relationship with Princess Han.
Another year passed without incident.
Lu Cheng’an has already placed many students of the Hanlin on the road to success as they enter the court for the first time.
After all, this is a raising simulation game.
When one is focused on their career, it’s easy to overlook information elsewhere.
Finally realizing that he hadn’t seen Princess Han for a whole year, Lu Cheng’an suddenly realized something and began to visit the Han Palace.
[In the spring of the 16th year of Zhengying, you arrived at the Han Palace and received extremely joyful yet cautious news.]
[There’s a new addition to the Han Palace.]
[You have your first child.]
[The Han Princess has named her son – Su Wei Su.]
Lu Cheng’an immediately broke out in a cold sweat. The game was forcing him to speed up. He had been single-mindedly trying to woo Princess Han, but now that he had succeeded, he had to consider whether the Emperor, as the father-in-law, would be pleased. His behavior now was an unwed pregnancy, without even the semblance of a marriage.
This would be scandalous even in modern life, let alone in ancient times. Now he had a wife and child.
After some thought, Lu Cheng’an reluctantly brought out his private treasury. In the official system, the most indispensable thing for political struggles was money. How could one compete with others without money? Therefore, in climbing the technology tree, Lu Cheng’an had maxed out both the commercial and domestic policy attributes.
He had a considerable amount of silver entering his private treasury every month. However, as the most unfavored eldest daughter of the Emperor, the Han Princess’s monthly salary seemed to be about the same as Princess Qin’s and Princess Jin’s on the surface.
But the reality was that Princess Qin could get money from his maternal uncle Chang Sunming, and Princess Jin could get money from Duke Cao Guo. The Emperor himself had a deficit economy, so how much could he give as a monthly salary? Certainly not much. Princess Qin and Princess Jin were both based on their maternal families. If they needed money, they would definitely get it.
Now that the Han Princess had given birth to her son, Lu Cheng’an thought it over and realized that he should give some silver.
Then Lu Cheng’an had another thought. He had previously refrained from further improving his relationship with the Han Princess, fearing that if the Han Princess bore him a child, it would be difficult to manage later. Now, since the first time had happened, and a child had already been born, then what else should he be cautious about? Once the first time happened, he didn’t care about the second or third times. After all, even if discovered, it would be a dead end.
[Tonight, you did not leave the Han Palace. Your happiness with the Han Princess has been boosted.]
“So, what needs to be guarded against next is the news of the Han Princess giving birth being discovered by the father-in-law, as well as guarding against betrayal from Princess Qin and Princess Jin.”
“If they accuse me, I might end up being executed along with my whole family.”
“Oh, my son should be able to survive, after all, he has royal blood.”
“But if I’m executed, I’m afraid I’ll be tortured to death.”
Lu Cheng’an contemplated.
With that, Lu Cheng’an began another day’s morning court session.
However, since the Han Princess gave birth to her son, Lu Cheng’an clearly discovered a new system in the game and began to run to the Han Palace every day.
This game can cultivate people.
In other words, by taking care of his son and providing him with education under his own super high attribute bonus, his son can be nurtured long-term, creating an “attribute monster”.
With a noble lineage and good educational conditions, the probability of producing talents is very high.
“I’ll raise an emperor for the ages. By then, if something happens to me, my son can clear my name.” Lu Cheng’an felt like he was planning every detail in advance.
But at this moment, in the Han Palace, Su Yuzhou’s mood was anything but calm.
