Extraordinary Cultivation Continent

With the concerted efforts and unremitting efforts of all the residents of the imperial capital, after more than 40 days and nights, the epidemic was finally effectively contained. This is truly a difficult battle! At this point, people's lives have gradually returned to normal and are back on track. However, this sudden and relatively small-scale plague has brought minor or severe trauma to countless families and individuals in the imperial capital.

What is particularly heartbreaking is that many monks with low cultivation levels unfortunately died and gave up their precious lives. According to incomplete statistics, as many as half a million people have died from the epidemic in the entire imperial capital, and countless people have been infected by the virus. Many people lost their loved ones and friends, and the whole city was shrouded in endless sorrow.

Because of Zhang Chaofan's full help and quick actions, the losses caused by the epidemic were successfully minimized. The royal family, Guo family and Tang family are all grateful to him. Zhang Chaofan's glorious deeds of bravely fighting the epidemic and saving lives spread quickly, not only sweeping every corner of the imperial capital, but also causing a sensation in the entire Southern Empire! Suddenly, Zhang Chaofan became famous and became a well-deserved celebrity.

Whether in a prosperous city or a remote rural area, his name is almost unknown and known to everyone. He has become the object of admiration for many young people and the dream lover of countless young girls. However, Zhang Chaofan himself had no idea about all these sudden honors and praises and was still kept in the dark.

After successfully defeating the epidemic, as usual, the royal family will hold a grand reward ceremony. As the number one hero in the fight against the epidemic, Zhang Chaofan will definitely receive heavy rewards. On this day, the leaders of the four major forces and the civil servants and generals in the imperial court gathered in the palace hall to participate in this grand royal commendation ceremony.

The entire ceremony unfolded step by step in strict accordance with the carefully arranged process in advance. First of all, everyone stood up and observed three minutes of silence to express their deep sorrow and remembrance for those who unfortunately passed away during the epidemic. Then, Xiao Huang delivered an important speech. He not only deeply mourned those lost lives again, but also prayed that they could rest in peace and live forever in heaven. At the same time, Xiao Huang also emphasized the huge harm caused by the epidemic and the difficulties and obstacles encountered in overcoming this disaster, and warned everyone to be highly vigilant in the future and make every effort to prevent the epidemic from striking again. When he was about to end his speech, Xiao Huang sincerely wished all people a happy and healthy life!

The third step is crucial. Relevant departments report in detail the number of deaths, the number of disabled people, all property losses, and the manpower and material resources invested in the epidemic. Not only that, they also made predictions about the possible recurrence of the epidemic and assessed the amount of supplies that major forces needed to prepare. Finally, he made a clear request, hoping that everyone would take active action immediately after the ceremony and make all preparations. There must be no relaxation in letting the damn plague come back.

Then came the fourth link. The Imperial Prime Minister took the stage and solemnly announced the list of awards and detailed the details of each winner one by one. And when he read out the name of the first winner, the whole audience was in an uproar—it turned out to be Zhang Chaofan! What was even more shocking was that the Prime Minister of the Empire read out an imperial edict signed by Emperor Xiao himself on the spot. The content of this imperial edict is extremely shocking: Zhang Chaofan was consecrated as Prince Fan of the Southern Siege Empire, and his treatment was completely comparable to that of the first-class prince of the empire; at the same time, he was also named the Prince Consort, and the eldest princess Xiao Meixian was given to marry him, and his second wife was ordered to marry him. People get married immediately...

Zhang Chaofan was sitting in the front row. When he heard this imperial edict, it was as if a thunder exploded in his ears, leaving him completely stunned. His eyes became empty, his thoughts surged like a tide, and his mind was in chaos. The rituals and procedures that followed had become blurry to him and he was completely unable to concentrate. There was only one thought that kept echoing in my mind: Do I really want to marry the eldest princess Xiao Meixian? And get married immediately?

When I think of this, countless questions come to my mind. How would the other women he was involved with feel? Will they accept such an arrangement? Especially Lin Xiaoyun, the woman who has always been by his side and accompanied him through ups and downs, is also his junior sister in the past life that he has pursued for nine lives. Now that he has to marry Xiao Meixian first, how should he face her? How could he be worthy of Lin Xiaoyun's deep affection?

Zhang Chaofan fell into deep contradictions, and his mood became increasingly heavy. The reality in front of him made him feel powerless, and the emotional entanglement deep in his heart made him miserable.

After the commendation ceremony came to an end, Xiao Huang's sharp eyes scanned the audience and finally stopped on Zhang Chaofan. Zhang Chaofan's face was solemn and his expression was different, as if he was troubled by some kind of worries and troubles. Xiao Huang's heart tightened, and he thought to himself: He had just announced in public that he would marry his cherished baby daughter to him. If anything happened to him at this moment, it would really be a surprise!

When everyone left the scene, Xiao Huang waved his hand to the attendants to step back, and walked forward to Zhang Chaofan himself, and asked softly: "Prince Fan, oh no, I should call you now. Prince Consort. I wonder why you look sad? Could it be that you feel that the official position I gave you is not prestigious enough?"

At this moment, Zhang Chaofan just came back to his senses as if waking up from a dream. Faced with Xiao Huang's concerned inquiry, he had no choice but to tell the truth and answered truthfully: "I was born in the Zhang family in Wainan County, and it has been nearly a year since I left home. I can't help but miss you when I heard about your majesty's gift of marriage today. My relatives who are far away from home. Because of this, I feel uneasy and in a daze. Please forgive me."

Xiao Huang suddenly realized after hearing this, and comforted him: "I see! This is not difficult to solve. I will immediately send someone to Wainan County to connect your relatives to the imperial capital. In this way, you can reunite and share your family." I'm so happy." After that, Xiao Huang was about to turn around and leave to arrange relevant matters, but was stopped by Zhang Chaofan.

Zhang Chaofan then said: "The two daughters Lin Xiaoyun and Bai Qilin beside me have already fallen in love with me, especially Lin Xiaoyun, who has been engaged to me for a long time and has been with me since the engagement. Now not only has His Majesty not discussed with me , I will marry the eldest princess and order me to get married on the same day. If this is true, how should I explain it to Lin Xiaoyun? How should I explain it to her parents, my uncle, and my parents? "

After Xiao Huang heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "So you are worried about this matter! How can such a trivial matter stump a genius like you? It seems that you still need more training in human sophistication. Why is this so difficult? "Let me, my father, help you." Zhang Chaofan said, "How can your Majesty help me?" Xiao Huang said, "All I need to do is make Lin Xiaoyun and Bai Qilin the princesses of the Nanwei Empire. , order them to marry you on the same day as my beloved daughter, so that you will not worry about one thing and the other. "

After hearing Xiao Huang's idea, Zhang Chaofan's worries disappeared. He also has love for Xiao Meiqin, the daughter of Nanjun Wang. She is a gentle and virtuous woman. Zhang Chaofan does not want her to marry anyone else. If there is one more, it is better to accept Xiao Meiqin, so he said to Xiao Huang: "There is still Xiao Meiqin, the daughter of Xiao Degui, the king of Nanjun, who has accompanied us all the way to the imperial capital. Can your majesty also make her a princess?"

Xiao Huang stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Chaofan on the shoulder, and said with an unwillingness in his tone: "You are really a lucky guy! Even the daughter of the Xiao family has a soft spot for you and allows you to marry two of them. However, it is not necessary to make Xiao Meiqin a princess, just a princess. She must be different from my beloved daughter." Zhang Chaofan replied: "Xiao Ke has no intention of deceiving you into marrying the daughter of your Xiao family, all because of your Xiao family. The two girls love me and are willing to commit themselves to me." Although Xiao Huang seemed to be unwilling in his words, there was no hint of anger in his eyes. It's not too late for him to be happy that his precious daughter can find such a wonderful son-in-law! It is difficult to conceal his admiration for this future son-in-law.