"How can the daughter of a fifth-rank official be compared with a woman from a brothel? You are insulting Jia Yao." Yu said angrily.

"I chose Jiayao for you because you ruined her reputation because of Lin. Who among those daughters of noble families with high status would be willing to marry into our mansion?"

Gu Huai said with a cold face, "So what if she's a legitimate daughter? A concubine's daughter is also fine. A concubine's daughter is better than the legitimate daughter of this fifth-rank official. How can a fifth-rank father-in-law compare to a second-rank or first-rank father?"

"Her father's position is so low, only slightly higher than that of an ordinary county magistrate. You are insulting me by marrying me a woman like this as my principal wife. Am I, as the crown prince, worthy of having a woman like this as my principal wife?"

Yu's face became more and more ugly, she reached out and held Cheng Jiayao tightly to comfort her.

Cheng Jiayao didn't expect that the prince would despise her because of her status. God, he never despised her status in his previous life.

Just like in his previous life, he loved this concubine madly, even to the point of disdaining her father and attacking her background.

Crystal clear tears fell drop by drop from Cheng Jiayao's face. She lowered her head in pain. Yu Shi hurriedly handed her a handkerchief with heartache.

Seeing that both Cheng Jiayao and Yu looked unhappy, Gu Huai's eyes flashed with joy. He walked over quickly and suddenly fell on Yu's knees, beating her legs and crying loudly.

"Mother, why did you choose to marry me off so soon? When I inherit the title and have great achievements, the Emperor might give me a princess. My father-in-law is the Emperor."

"Mother, now that you have given me a wife, how can you marry a princess in the future?"

Cheng Jiayao sneered in her heart, a loser like you wants to marry a princess. Marrying me is beyond your reach.

Yu couldn't help but speak up for Cheng Jiayao, "How is Jiayao's talent, knowledge, character and morality not worthy of you? It's you who are not worthy of her."

What the mother said was very good. She never felt that she was unworthy of the prince. In these aspects, she was far superior to him.

Gu Huai raised his face, "Mom, didn't you just say that one must have status and position to match me? Why are you talking about talent, knowledge, character and morality again?"

"Okay, then I want to reason with you."

"In terms of talent and knowledge, Qianqian once went to a banquet with me at Beixuan Palace, and she beat the Beixuan King in drinking games. Her knowledge is not worse than that of the Crown Prince's wife you married for me, and she even knows much more than her. In terms of character and morality, Qianqian is devoted to me and always thinks of me. Even though you don't like her and have insulted her several times, she still respects you and your father, and even sends you food and daily necessities. How can this not be considered filial piety? You took other women as concubines for me, and she lived in peace with them and never took the initiative to have a conflict. How can this not be considered tolerant and generous?"

"Also, she cares about me and is considerate of me. She adds clothes for me when I'm cold and makes me cold tea when I'm hot. When I'm in a bad mood, she comforts me and makes me happy. She treats me like her own husband, loves me, and tolerates me. In this mansion, she is more like a wife. So, what's wrong with me promoting her to be my equal wife?"

Cheng Jiayao turned her head and saw that Yu was gradually persuaded by Gu Huai, and she grabbed the sleeve on her wrist.

Gu Huai continued to say to Cheng Jiayao, "Has your always-proclaimed excellent daughter-in-law ever treated me as her husband? Instead, it was Qianqian who cared about me and served me every day."

"Qianqian, she never despised my knowledge, character, or my broken body. It's you, mother, and Miss Cheng, who brought up these two points because you can't find any other similarities with me, right?"

"And these are exactly what I value least. Family background, family status, and social status are the most important. Since character, morality, knowledge and learning are so important, why don't I marry a woman who is truly talented and has excellent moral character as my principal wife? Qianqian, why can't you be such a woman?"

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