I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

next morning

Ruyi Palace

Hu Jiaoyue wiped her eyes while complaining to the queen.

"Mother, last night I was too sick to get out of bed, so I sent someone to inform His Highness, but he didn't even look at me. I feel... I feel that in his eyes, I am not even as good as a servant."

The queen frowned, patted her hands, and comforted her softly.

"Jiaoyue, Xiang'er has a rather cold personality and is usually carefree. Don't bother with him."

"But why is he so obsessed with that woman from Pingyang Country? He not only picks food for her, but also wipes her mouth. He even begs her to let him stay in Qiuxiang Garden and watch her sleep. That woman won't even let him touch her, but he lowers himself to beg her. Mother, what kind of magic does that woman have that makes him so obsessed?"

"My mother saw her yesterday. She was just an ordinary woman. Xiang'er probably took into consideration that she was the Princess of Pingyang and was taking extra care of her for the sake of peace between the two countries!"

"Mother, even if she is the Princess of Pingyang, she was only canonized by the Emperor of Pingyang before she came to Northern Chu. Besides, she has been married in Pingyang. How can such a woman be qualified to marry Your Highness?"

Hu Jiaoyue said it lightly, but the Queen's expression changed drastically in an instant.

"What did you say?"

The Queen looked at her in disbelief.

"You said she was married?"

Hu Jiaoyue pretended to be surprised and looked at her.

"This is a well-known fact. Don't you know it, mother?"

"Xiang'er only said that she was the daughter of an official in the imperial court. Because of her outstanding appearance and amazing talents, she was named the Protector of the Nation Princess by the Emperor of Pingyang. He did not mention that she had ever been married!"

Hu Jiaoyue stared at her with exaggerated eyes wide open.

"Mother, everyone who followed the prince to Pingyang knows about this. It is said that her husband is a paralytic. The people in the capital of Pingyang are all saying that the prince of Northern Chu is forcibly seizing the paralytic's wife. Not only is he bullying others, he is also hungry and will eat anything..."

"It's ridiculous."

The Queen suddenly twitched her lips in anger, "How could Xiang'er bring such an unclean woman back? And he wants to divorce her and make her a concubine. If people knew about this, wouldn't it become the biggest joke of the royal family?"

Divorce your wife?

Hu Jiaoyue suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Mother, you said he wants to divorce his wife? Does he want to divorce me?"

The queen realized that she had just made a mistake and quickly corrected herself.

"He wants to divorce his concubines. You are the Crown Prince's wife, the future empress. Your status is unshakable, not to mention that she is a fake princess canonized by the Emperor of Pingyang. Even a real princess cannot shake it."

Hu Jiaoyue knew that the Queen was comforting her, and Chu Hanxiang must have mentioned that he wanted to divorce his wife in front of the Emperor and the Queen.

Thinking of this, she was even more grateful that she had heard the news about Luo Nianxi earlier. Otherwise, if she was really divorced, she would not even be able to cry at the door.

"Thank you, mother, for making the decision for me. Please don't tell His Highness that I was the one who told him about Luo Nianxi. Otherwise, he will hate me even more."

The queen clapped her hands with an unpleasant look on her face.

"Don't worry, mother knows what to do. Fortunately, you told mother about these situations in time, otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous. If Luo Nianxi is really as bad as you said, she will definitely not have the opportunity to enter the royal family, and she can't even be a concubine."

Hearing this, a smug smile appeared on Hu Jiaoyue's face.

She really couldn't bear to see the way His Highness doted on her. She was jealous, envious, and even more hateful.

His Highness had never looked at her that way except in bed, nor had he ever been so obedient to her.

This Luo Nianxi won the heart of His Highness as soon as she arrived. She wished that the Queen would send her back to Pingyang State immediately.

……

The news that Luo Nianxi had remarried to Northern Chu spread throughout the capital of Northern Chu within a day.

This has also become a topic of discussion among the people.

When Chu Hanxiang learned the news, he was furious. He gathered all the people who followed him to the capital overnight and questioned them one by one. These people said that they had kept the matter a secret and had never mentioned it to anyone else.

He naturally trusted these brothers who had followed him for many years, but who was the person who told this matter now became a mystery for the moment.

Chu Hanxiang sat in the study all night without closing his eyes.

Just as the sky was getting light, someone came from outside to report that

"Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace. Please enter immediately."

Chu Hanxiang's face turned ugly in an instant. He frowned slightly, nodded in agreement, and went straight to Qiuxiang Garden.

Luo Nianxi also knew about the rumors outside. Bai Lan stood beside her, watching her carelessly fiddling with the flowers and plants at hand, and kept urging her,

"Miss, what should we do about this matter?"

"What should I do? This is not a secret in the first place, and I didn't mean to hide it."

"But now the whole capital is rumored that you are not clean, your identity is not clean, and you are deliberately deceiving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh! He knows better than anyone whether there is any deception or not."

"But...but what if the emperor of Northern Chu punishes you for this?"

"I am from Pingyang after all. The most they can do is send me back."

Although she spoke so calmly, Bai Lan was still worried.

At this time, Chu Hanxiang came hurriedly. He waved to Bai Lan directly, and Bai Lan tactfully retreated.

He stepped forward and pulled Luo Nianxi up.

"Xi girl, don't worry. I will protect you no matter what. Even if I don't want the position of Crown Prince, I will not let you leave me."

Looking at this burly man and his helpless look when facing her, Luo Nianxi suddenly felt refreshed.

If he hadn't forced her to come back, how could there be such trouble?

Now he knows that a forced melon is not sweet and that forcing people to do things will not have a good ending. This can be considered as retribution for him.

She nodded nonchalantly.

"Your Highness, you don't have to give up your bright future just for me. If it really doesn't work, you can send me back to Pingyang..."

"No."

Chu Hanxiang suddenly exerted force and hugged her in his arms.

"Xi girl, I can't live without you. Your presence makes me feel full of strength every day. Since you came, I get excited every day when I think about seeing you when I go home. I will never let you go."

His love words seemed extremely ironic to her. She struggled to break free from his restraints, took two steps back, and looked at him sharply.

"Chu Hanxiang, I've been here for so long, and there's something I've always wanted to tell you."

Chu Hanxiang tightened his eyes and looked at her seriously.

"you say……"

There was tenacity in her eyes, and she slowly opened her red lips and said:

"It's not yours. It's useless to take it by force. If you want to take revenge on others, you will be punished sooner or later by such despicable means."