Jian Ruonan went numb when she heard Xuan Xiaowu's words.
She shot him an icy look and snapped, "Shut up! Nobody asked you to speak."
The little tortoise folded his arms, pressed his lips together, and timidly lifted his backside, scooting toward the Fourth Prince.
Sure enough, the Fourth Prince did not scold him. Even the look in his eyes was no longer the one he used to give his "unfilial son."
A closer look revealed that Dantai Mo sat rather stiffly, as though dark currents were surging beneath his pitch-black eyes.
The little tortoise immediately took a mile when given an inch, leaning closer to whisper, "Daddy, Mommy's so fierce."
Dantai Mo glanced down at Xuan Xiaowu. "Don't make her angry."
His tone sounded stern, but on closer consideration, a trace of indulgence lay hidden within it.
Jian Ruonan did not notice their interaction. She was busy pressing the Hou System: [Tell me. What's the method?]
The Hou System: [Xuan Xiaowu is right. As long as the two of you marry, the system will judge the mission complete.]
Before the Hou System had even finished, the little tortoise shot Dantai Mo a smug glance. His little eyes seemed to say, Xiaosi, tell me-are you impressed with this Black Tortoise or not?!
Jian Ruonan: "..."
[Aside from that, is there any other way?]
Jian Ruonan remembered very clearly that when she first transmigrated into the novel, the system's mission had been for her to win over the Fourth Prince and stop him from leading a rebellion after turning evil.
The ultimate purpose of winning over the Fourth Prince was not to prevent his rebellion from throwing the realm into chaos and leaving the people destitute. It was because the Third Prince and Jian Chuxue would be forced apart, suffering through