Let the Crown Prince Marry Immediately
Empress Wendy was baffled by the Celestial Empress’s attitude, and she couldn’t figure out what Chloe Zhu was plotting either. She simply said, “What kind of nonsense is this? Where are the rules?”
"Just let them have their fun and agree to their little wager!" The Celestial Empress suddenly spoke up. "They’re clearly enjoying themselves!"
Empress Wendy hadn’t expected the Celestial Empress to say that. She glanced at Chloe Zhu, then at the Empress’s face, and with her quick wit, she smiled and said, “Celestial Empress just loves spoiling these kids! Fine, I’ll allow it!”
Bianca Whiteshire looked triumphant, cocking her head at Chloe Zhu with playful mischief. "Hear that? My mother agreed too! If I lose, the Boros Fruit is yours! But if you lose... you’d better keep your promise!"
Chloe Zhu smiled faintly, just about to reply when the results of the divination came in from the other side.
The Celestial Emperor looked solemn and asked, "High Priestess Shangyang, what do you see?"
High Priestess Shangyang and several priests interpreted the hexagram. After a moment, she said, "The hexagram is Yin, and the lucky star is a woman!"
"There’s also a Hidden Yang Hexagram... Sunshade Palace is the Crown Prince’s residence. This lucky star is connected to His Highness the Crown Prince," another priest added.
"A woman, connected to the Crown Prince..." The Celestial Emperor glanced toward the group of young ladies near the Empress.
"Your Majesty! It’s obvious now!" the Celestial Empress suddenly announced in a clear voice. "The lucky star is Sophie Shang!"
The Celestial Emperor asked, "How can you tell?"
"First, fate asked Your Majesty to grant a marriage! Now, it points straight to the woman beside the Crown Prince!" The Celestial Empress walked over. "Isn’t that obvious enough?"
The Celestial Emperor pondered for a moment. The logic did seem sound.
"Priests, what do you think?" the Celestial Emperor asked.
"The Celestial Empress makes sense! I agree with her!"
"Yes, I agree too!" another priest chimed in.
"Earlier, His Highness the Crown Prince refused the marriage, or missed the right moment, which led to the Celestial Dew drying up! Please, Your Majesty, issue an Imperial Edict for them to marry today—set the date and let the wedding happen! Maybe this will resolve the crisis in Drake Abyss!"
"That’s right, Your Majesty! If word gets out that the Celestial Dew has dried up, the consequences will be unimaginable! Please, issue the Imperial Edict and let the Crown Prince marry immediately!"
All the priests expressed their opinions, urging the Celestial Emperor to issue the Imperial Edict for marriage.
Some even pleaded directly with Evan Xiao: "Your Highness, you said you’d wait for the hexagram. There’s a new one now! For Drake Abyss and for the Three Realms, you must follow fate!"
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Sophie Shang’s lips curled into a faint smile at the scene.
Chloe Zhu was really asking for trouble this time.
She actually dared to say those things right in front of the Celestial Empress!
And she even made a bet with Bianca Whiteshire!
The Celestial Empress never liked her to begin with, and now she was bold enough to step out!
Did she really think, with the Celestial Emperor and Crown Prince Evan Xiao protecting her, she could do whatever she wanted?
Did she think the Divine Realm was just like the mortal world, where the emperor gets the final say on everything?
The Divine Realm has even more rules and order than the mortal world.
Even the Celestial Emperor and Crown Prince have to obey those rules...
The Celestial Emperor still cared deeply about Evan Xiao’s feelings.
With a few other factors at play, the Celestial Emperor was actually leaning toward Chloe Zhu.
But in this situation, with these hexagrams and all the officials urging him, he could only look regretfully at Evan Xiao and issue the Imperial Edict for their marriage: “No time like the present! Today, let the priests unite the Crown Prince and Sophie Shang—”
“Your Majesty!” Suddenly, a melodious voice rang out.
The Celestial Emperor turned to see Chloe Zhu walking over.