Chapter 395: The Gynophobe Crown Prince 45

When the Tang family learned about this, they immediately objected.

Although Little Seventh had entered the Imperial Military Academy as a boy, they had never intended for her to pretend to be a boy for the rest of her life.

What if the Emperor discovered it?

“Why don't we just tell the Emperor the truth?” Tang Wan tentatively suggested.

“No!” everyone immediately replied in unison.

If people found out that she and the Emperor had shared a dormitory for so long, who knew what rumors would spread outside!

“Then what should we do?” Tang Wan asked innocently.

Hearing this, everyone immediately propped up their chins and began thinking.

After a moment, Sixth Brother suddenly had an idea. “I've got it! We can have Little Seventh fake her death, and then restore her identity as a girl.”

The moment he said this, everyone immediately nodded in agreement.

And so, the Tang family carefully planned an accident that made everyone believe Tang Wan had “died” in a collision involving an aircraft.

Then they immediately restored Tang Wan's identity as a girl and publicly announced that she was their long-lost daughter, Tang Xiaoqi!

The fact that the youngest daughter of the Tang couple had gone missing years ago was no secret among the aristocratic families of the imperial capital. So when the news came out, no one suspected anything.

……

However, because Tang Wan had been so popular at the academy, quite a few people at the Imperial Military Academy were deeply saddened when they heard that she had died in an accident.

When Zhao Bingbing learned of Tang Wan's death, she was so devastated that she burst into tears on the spot.

How could such a wonderful and gentle boy have died just like that?

Heavens, why were you so unfair to him?

And on the day Tang Wan's funeral was held, Zhao Bingbing secretly went as well.

For the past four years, she had been silently keeping an eye on Tang Wan. Occasionally, she would work up the courage to greet him on the road, and after receiving a response, she would hurry away with flushed cheeks.

It was also Tang Wan's repeated kind and gentle smiles that continuously gave her the courage to change herself.

Of course, Zhou Zitong came that day as well.

Looking at Tang Wan's black-and-white memorial portrait, his face was dark and gloomy.

But in the eyes of everyone else, his expression represented his inability to accept the loss and his indescribable grief!

After all, while they were at the academy, the person who had been closest to the Emperor was Tang Wan.

……

After Tang Wan's funeral ended, Zhou Zitong appeared to return to normal and continued doing what he needed to do.

But the moment he turned twenty-four, he immediately accepted the suggestions of certain nobles who wanted their daughters to become Empress and held a palace banquet to select a consort.

He even deliberately said to Tang Hao, “I heard General Tang has a younger sister? Have her come as well.”

He said it as casually as possible.

The moment he heard this, Tang Hao immediately became wary. “Your Majesty, my younger sister grew up in a poor and remote place from childhood. I'm afraid she won't be accustomed to an environment like this.”

“Can't she just attend a few more times until she gets used to it?” Zhou Zitong swiftly shot down his excuse.

What a joke. He had been waiting for this day!

Tang Hao had no choice but to agree.

When Tang Wan found out, she secretly laughed inwardly, but verbally comforted Tang Hao. “Big Brother, don't worry. He probably won't discover me.”

“But what if he does?” Tang Hao said worriedly.

“Even if he does, it doesn't matter. What can he do to me?” At most, she'd just be married off into the palace.

Only then did Tang Hao nod slightly.

That was true. If Zhou Zitong dared to do anything to Little Seventh, he would be the first one to refuse to let him off!

……

Thus, after Tang Wan was thoroughly dressed up by her mother, she went to the palace banquet looking absolutely beautiful.

At the banquet, guests exchanged toasts and socialized while Zhou Zitong also held a wine glass and calmly moved through the crowd.

The moment he saw Tang Wan, his expression immediately changed. He walked over and asked, “What's your name? Which family are you from?”