Song Wuxia: “……”
Thinking he didn’t believe her, Fengguang took a few small steps closer and sat down beside him. Mortified but determined, she launched into an explanation, “Do you know about male hormones? Actually… if you want to, um, engage in romantic activities, you need… well… those two little ‘eggs’ next to the cucumber to secrete male hormones. Does that make sense?”
He smiled. “You mean the scrotum and the penis?”
Fengguang fell silent for a moment. She guessed that what he’d just said was roughly equivalent to what modern people would call testes and—beep—genitals, but her mental fortitude was decent, so she nodded. Blushing, she continued, “Actually, male hormones can also be secreted by the adrenal glands… which are related to the kidneys. It’s just that the effects vary from person to person. So even if someone doesn’t have… doesn’t have the, um… scrotum… it doesn’t necessarily mean there are absolutely no male hormones, and it doesn’t necessarily mean that, um, that ability is completely gone… ahem. Anyway, what I’m saying is, I don’t think you’re without hope.”
Ever since she’d accidentally glimpsed his naked body earlier, she’d had her suspicions. He probably hadn’t been sent into the palace to become a eunuch at six or seven years old. More likely, it had been when he was fifteen or sixteen… because… because that thing had already developed by then. So even if those two parts had been cut… ahem… that thing itself wouldn’t have changed all that much.
Besides, he wasn’t feminized the way many eunuchs were. He didn’t speak in a pinched voice. He looked like a man—perhaps somewhat lean, but certainly not frail.
Fengguang had no idea where all this biology knowledge of hers was coming from! And heaven only knew where she’d found the courage to say any of it out loud!
The smile on Song Wuxia’s face remained unchanged. “The Crown Princess is truly learned and talented. I have been greatly enlightened today.”
Her words contained many modern terms. Whether he truly understood them or not was unclear—but even if he hadn’t, he wouldn’t let her know. He simply found it very amusing to watch her, face red, stubbornly pushing through her explanation.
At heart, when it came to matters of human anatomy, Fengguang was still a shy young woman. She covered her burning cheeks and muttered, “I’m not lying to you. I really think… I think you’re a perfectly normal man. Um… that’s all.”
“Crown Princess.”
“W-what?”
“If you wish to divorce the Crown Prince, perhaps… I can seriously consider whether to help you.”
“Wait—” She dropped her hands from her face and snapped, “Are you saying that when you told me earlier that you’d tell me how to divorce him if I kissed you, you never actually intended to help me at all?”
He praised her sincerely. “So the Crown Princess is not only knowledgeable, but also remarkably sharp.”
She accused him angrily, “Song Wuxia! You tricked me!”
“Didn’t I say I’m considering helping you seriously now? How is that a trick?”
“You—” She took several deep breaths. Fine, she’d endure it! “Then tell me—how exactly can I get a divorce?”
Song Wuxia let out a soft chuckle. “There are three ways.”
“What three ways?” She stared at him with eyes full of admiration. In such a short time, he’d already come up with three solutions!
Song Wuxia clearly enjoyed her admiration. After letting her anticipation build, he said, “The first way is for the Prime Minister’s household to commit treason against the state. In that case, the Crown Princess would naturally be deposed.”
Fengguang: “……”