[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-679":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},597039,846,"Chapter 679: He seems quite certain that he will have twins, a boy and a girl.","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-679",679,"\u003Cp>【Name: Shang Li】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Age: 7】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Constitution: Fortune Dragon-Fish Body】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cultivation Realm: None】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Destiny: Gold (Extremely fortunate, bearing the fate of an emperor—yet blessings and calamities intertwine.)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Evaluation: The last prince of Great Shang, slumbering for millennia within the Life-Death Cycle Array beneath the Clear Abyss. Blessed by the nation’s fortune, his luck surpasses all.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Recent Circumstance: Awakened half a year ago, freed from the array only after the nation’s fortune dissipated.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo froze upon reading this, his face etched with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the oddly pretty Shang Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s just a bit cute—punch him once and he’ll cry for ages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu ruffled the boy’s hair, leaving it tousled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true—Great Shang’s boys and girls were hard to distinguish before twelve, given their similar attire and hairstyles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that Shang Li’s recent awakening from the Clear Abyss, likely having lain in a coffin for some time, and his pitiful, teary-eyed demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hungry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Li Mo decided the child needed food first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you…” Shang Li, sensing kindness from this older brother, stopped crying and accepted the bowl of tangyuan, nibbling quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Qin Yuzhi and Shang Qinqing awoke as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Li Mo, is this your daughter? Adorable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing approached and pinched Shang Li’s cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuzhi scratched his head. “Am I still dreaming? When did you two have such a big kid…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Shang Wu’s younger brother,” Li Mo replied, his lips twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because he was mistaken for a father—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at this courtyard: the former Great Shang State Preceptor, the former princess, the former deity of matrimony, and now even the crown prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he accepted the “dad” title, breakfast would instantly turn into a royal court session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shang Wu’s brother?” Qin Yuzhi pondered. “Then shouldn’t you call him ‘uncle’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, he wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyeing the seven-year-old, Li Mo was reminded of his past life’s village visits, where his toddler uncle had clung to a milk bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, how do you plan to settle Shang Li?” Li Mo coughed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I’ve long grown tired of being the Jade Cluster Peak Lord. I’ll inform the elders—this position goes to Shang Li. And Elder Hanhe’s ‘crown prince’ title is revoked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu patted Shang Li’s shoulder, jolting the boy like a thunderclap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo regretted asking. “He’s too young, not even of age to join the sect. Let him stay at Autumn Water Pavilion for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reasoning was simple: Great Shang’s fortune now resided within him, a debt owed to the fallen dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as Shang Wu’s kin, abandoning him was unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeping him at Autumn Water Pavilion would also ensure a wedding witness for when he married the “ice block.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Li finally smiled. “Big Brother is kind. I’ll listen to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to the inherited fortune, the boy felt an instinctive closeness to Li Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo grinned and ruffled his hair. “When it’s just us, ‘uncle’ works too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did that logic come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she taught Li Mo too well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps descended the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That sister is so pretty,” Shang Li observed, gazing at Ying Bing. “Is she Auntie?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuzhi and Shang Qinqing gave him a thumbs-up—this was Great Shang’s royal bloodline at work, effortlessly widening paths. Shang Wu’s bluntness was clearly an outlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing, initially clueless about the boy, now understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, she retrieved a martial manual from her doll—a gift for the “nephew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Wu: “?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing: “Hahahaha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuzhi whispered, “Qinqing, by seniority, you and Shang Wu are peers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a tall figure appeared at Autumn Water Pavilion’s entrance but hesitated, sensing an odd atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Southern Suppressing King stood outside, beckoning Li Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle Zhong, won’t you come in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… perhaps not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, feeling the pavilion’s air was borderline treasonous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re heading to the main peak anyway. No need to intrude. Is the imperial edict’s date settled?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo handed him the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New Year’s time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Southern Suppressing King scanned it. “Good. A festive occasion, doubly joyous, with ample time for preparations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Details require discussion with Qingyuan Sect’s peak lords. Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed the edict to his guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo nodded. Ying Bing stepped forward, slipping her slender hand into his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summer sunlight bathed the lush foliage around Autumn Water Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at her—her serene face betrayed faint tension, her eyes rippling like disturbed water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she had her uncertainties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo squeezed her hand gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing looked up, struck by the resolve in his expression. For once, the “childish fool” seemed… reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Ding Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, we’re late!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaobao scurried into the alchemy chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Jing had secluded himself for days, obsessively studying the divine pill’s secrets. Now, at the critical juncture, disciples dared not disturb him—except the oblivious Tang Xiaobao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, a figure stood before the pill cauldron, watching a dragon-phoenix-encircled pill hover midair, radiating mystic light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This can’t be… How…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Jing muttered, disbelieving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaobao blinked. “Master, have you deciphered the pill’s power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes… but I don’t know if it’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was fraught with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xiaobao had never seen his master so unsettled. What earth-shattering secret did this pill hold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is its divine effect?” he pressed eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>",888,"2026-05-30T17:19:17.778Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.889Z",1,"novelbin.me","10b60b2016d3ae96cbeb081f54ec01e2df5bf814d337d9af4cbab7a944066e7d","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-680","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-678",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]