Fast Travel: The Hundred-Life Couple

The Fifth Prince next to him was curious, but also looked at him with some surprise and doubt when he thought of what he had done to Tu Dongxu today.

He was worried that Tu Dongxu had found some clues and came to the palace to ask his father to seek justice for him.

After all, if he wasn't suing his father's own son, given his father's love for Tu Dongxu, he could just ask his father to grant him whatever he wanted, and there would be no need to resort to this trick.

"Dongxu, what on earth is it that is worth you risking my anger and using this method of threatening me to achieve your goal?" The emperor was also very curious.

"Your Majesty," Tu Dongxu lowered his head, his ears turning red, "I have a favorite woman and want to marry her, but she may not meet my family's expectations of a wife. I hope Your Majesty can grant me a marriage."

Ah, this kind of thing.

How to say it, after the emperor and the fifth prince were stunned for a moment, they both had a feeling that was unexpected yet reasonable.

If there is anything in this world that can easily destroy a young genius, the emperor believes that there are only two things: one is the devastation caused by a major change that leads to the destruction of his family and the death of his loved ones; the other is the deep quagmire caused by falling in love for the wrong person.

The current Tu family has always been very stable, and the queen is also a rare smart person, so the only thing that can make Tu Dongxu become unlike himself is the second one.

Thinking of this, the Emperor continued to be curious about the woman Tu Dongxu had taken a fancy to. "Why are you all asking me for marriage today? Just now, the fifth brother said that he liked a woman from a poor family and asked me to give her to him as a concubine. Now you come again. Tell me, which woman is so charming that she has bewitched you to the point of being dizzy."

The Fifth Prince's heart skipped a beat when he heard Tu Dongxu asking the Emperor for a marriage. When he heard Ye Bailian say today that Tu Dongxu fell in love with Ye Xiaoli at first sight, he scoffed at it, thinking that with Tu Dongxu's personality, it was impossible for him to truly fall in love with any woman.

The reason why he agreed to let Ye Bailian go to the palace to ask his father for marriage was that he was tired of playing with Ye Bailian and wanted to change someone.

Moreover, he had also seen Ye Xiaoli, who was indeed smarter and prettier than Ye Bailian. In order not to become the first to stand out during the crucial period of the fight for the throne, he also planned to keep a low profile. So why not marry a concubine of low status to paralyze others and get a beautiful wife at the same time?

I just didn't expect that Tu Dongxu actually fell in love with Ye Xiaoli.

She was so rash as to enter the palace and ask her father to grant her marriage.

It surprised him greatly.

Even if the Fifth Prince didn't like Tu Dongxu, he had to admit that their Tu family produced true gentlemen.

He always felt that Tu Dongxu only had love for his country and family in his heart, and no personal love, but he would absolutely respect his wife. Any woman who married such a man would be happy.

Every time he saw Tu Dongxu, he felt ashamed of himself.

The breeze and the moon were so clear that it seemed as if I could faintly smell an indescribable stench emanating from my body when I stood next to him.

So he doesn't like this kind of person, and deep down he wants to drag him into the quagmire and make him become corrupt with him.

But this is impossible, because Tu Dongxu is smart and has a strong background. The Tu family has always been the indispensable backbone of their Zhao family empire. Anyone who blatantly sets his sights on them will only end up getting into trouble.

Like a raging fire.

It took him several years to successfully plant a nail next to Tu Dongxu, but today it was all used up. He really had no way to do anything about him.

Indestructible, like a rock.

But who could have imagined that one day the indestructible stone would suddenly crack, and tender buds would grow from it, and beautiful flowers would bloom.

How strange.

However, since Tu Dongxu wanted to marry Ye Xiaoli, he had to end his relationship with Ye Bailian as soon as possible.

Being a brother-in-law to Tu Dongxu is certainly exciting, but Ye Bailian's hostility towards her sister Ye Xiaoli is obvious. Ye Xiaoli may be blinded by family affection and cannot see it, but in order to hide it from Tu Dongxu, Ye Bailian is so tender in front of him that water can be squeezed out of her.

Don't end up losing the rice while gaining the chicken.

For some reason, Ye Bailian's plan failed, and Tu Dongxu went to the palace to request a marriage. He now always feels stuck.

Before the Fifth Prince could figure out what this feeling meant, Tu Dongxu revealed Ye Xiaoli's identity to the Emperor. "To be honest, Your Majesty, she is Miss Ye, the eldest daughter of Lord Ye, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Today, I was assassinated in Xiangshan Temple and was accidentally spotted by Miss Ye. She saved me. I fell in love with her at first sight and am deeply grateful. I can only repay the fate that God has bestowed upon us in this life by protecting and caring for her for the rest of my life."

"Ah!"

The emperor was almost laughing with anger. Tu Dongxu was worthy of being Tu Dongxu. Every word he said was setting a trap for him. He had said so much. If he didn't grant him a marriage, wouldn't it be against God's will?

but……

"It's a good thing that you have a sweetheart, but it seems that your sweetheart is the same person as Lao Wu's sweetheart. What kind of magic does this girl have that makes my son and nephew compete for her hand in marriage?"

"The daughter of a mere fourth-rank official, could there be some magic trick capable of deceiving people?"

The fifth prince: “…” He was a little confused.

It would be fine if he could marry Ye Xiaoli home today, as he could use Ye Xiaoli to restrain Tu Dongxu in the future. But if he couldn't marry her home, he would be in trouble, as he would gain nothing except the enmity with Tu Dongxu.

As a man, Tu Dongxu would never tolerate a prince who had been thinking about his wife to ascend the throne.

"Your Majesty, I truly love Miss Ye, and I am willing to grant her the position of principal consort." The Fifth Prince quickly knelt down, staring up at the Emperor and aggrieved, "Your Majesty, I was here first. If Prince Tu had arrived a little later, you would have already given me the imperial decree granting marriage!"

"Your Majesty, the world is your witness to my feelings for Miss Ye. I swear here that if I am fortunate enough to marry Miss Ye, I will never marry another woman. If I break this oath, I will be executed by everyone, and my descendants will be enslaved for eternity, suffering a violent death and never a good end."

Fifth Prince: "..."

The Emperor: “…” Don’t love me too much.

"Father, I think it's meaningless for me to argue with Prince Tu here. What we need to do more is respect Miss Ye's wishes."

The Fifth Prince knew that Ye Bailian had told Ye Xiaoli that she liked Tu Dongxu. Although Ye Xiaoli herself also liked Tu Dongxu, there was a better marriage opportunity before her now. As the daughter of a minor official who knew nothing about politics, she should have thought that if she was willing to marry him, her sister would have the opportunity to marry Tu Dongxu.

If Ye Xiaoli really loves his sister and is willing to sacrifice for her, then he still has a chance.

The emperor and Tu Dongxu agreed with the fifth prince's suggestion and sent someone out of the palace to summon Ye Xiaoli into the palace.

Ye Xiaoli got on the carriage and entered the palace as his father was delighted, his stepmother was terrified, and Ye Bailian was looking on with mixed feelings.

In the imperial study, Ye Xiaoli knelt on the ground with her brows lowered and her eyes closed. The emperor stared at her scrutinizingly for a long time before letting her stand up. He then asked the eunuch beside her to tell her that the fifth prince and Tu Dongxu had both requested a marriage.

Ask her who she likes more.

Ye Xiaoli ignored the Fifth Prince's threatening gaze and said, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince is a noble and distant person. He is as far away from me as the sun in the sky. On the other hand, Prince Tu is like the moon in the snow mirror on the eaves. I can't help but want him as my own."

The fifth prince closed his eyes, and Tu Dongxu and Ye Xiaoli smiled at each other.

Seeing this, the emperor had no choice but to help them and wrote an edict to grant the marriage.

When Ye Bailian heard that her plan had failed again, she was so angry that she smashed all the porcelain in the house.

However, with the imperial decree granting the marriage, no one could stop this marriage. Fortunately, the Tu family had no prejudice against family background and would not deliberately make things difficult for Tu Dongxu's sweetheart, so the two got married smoothly.

Ye Bailian was still dreaming of marrying the Fifth Prince, but her affair with the Fifth Prince was leaked to the future Fifth Prince's wife by someone unknown.

Meng Wan, the future consort of the fifth prince, is also a person who does not tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes. At a certain banquet, she cleverly designed Ye Bailian to marry her younger brother Meng Yang, who truly loves and dotes on his concubine.

Because Meng Yang didn't like Ye Bailian, he never spent his wedding night with her, but let Ye Bailian get away with it.

She had always longed for the Fifth Prince to take her away from the Meng family after he ascended the throne, and then let the Fifth Prince help her take revenge, wipe out the entire Meng family, and welcome her as queen.

Then she used her status as queen to suppress her elder sister so that she could not raise her head.

But in fact, no one in the Meng family looked down on Ye Bailian.

Because her marriage with Meng Yang was ignominious, Ye's father and stepmother did not prepare much dowry for her. The elders in the Meng family hated her, her husband Meng Yang ignored her and did not give her honor and decency, her husband's favorite concubine looked down on her and provoked her everywhere, and the servants treated her differently and did not treat her as a proper master.

She was miserable in the Meng Mansion.

Until she could no longer bear it, she ran to the Tu family and cried and complained to Ye Xiaoli. Ye Xiaoli personally sent Ye Bailian back to the Meng family and found an excuse to slap Meng Yang's favorite concubine a few times. Meng Yang dared not say anything, and she finally regained some dignity.

But Ye Bailian hated Ye Xiaoli even more in her heart.

The battle for the throne came to an end quickly, and the second prince, who was popular among the people, ascended the throne. Everyone was very satisfied. The fifth prince did not make much effort and wanted to play it safe, but he never got to the spotlight.

On the contrary, Prince Tu was promoted all the way, and he and the new emperor and his wise ministers were a rare good pair. Even Ye Xiaoli was doing well in the circle of noble ladies.

This made Ye Bailian, who had been waiting for a miracle to happen, despair.

She secretly sent a letter to the Fifth Prince, hoping to continue her affair with him, but the letter was intercepted by the Fifth Prince's wife, who had someone pass it on to Meng Yang. After reading the letter, Meng Yang didn't even bother to confront her.

Anyway, he just doesn't like her, and he was forced to marry her. Let her do whatever she wants. If she has the ability, then go find a man. If she doesn't have the ability, she will be thrown into a pig cage if she is caught, or drink poison wine if she is caught.

The Fifth Prince knew nothing about what happened to Ye Bailian. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, he had been a little depressed. He didn't want to do anything all day long. He stayed in the room drinking, drinking and sleeping, sleeping and drinking, and never went out of the house.

I don’t know if other princesses would be happy to have such a husband, but Meng Wan likes him very much.

Every time she waited for the Fifth Prince to get drunk, she would go to visit him. The Fifth Prince was too dazed to muster the energy to resist.

In short, the prince was created.

Not long after, the Fifth Prince died of alcohol poisoning.

Ye Bailian, who had been trying to contact him, was completely desperate. She would be sheltered under the shadow of her elder sister for the rest of her life, with no chance of rising up.

God it's not fair.

Just when she got used to her destined miserable life and was about to accept the arrangement of fate calmly, she asked her maid to prepare a table of delicious food, intending to celebrate her enlightenment in the pavilion by the lake.

She also picked a few bright flowers and prepared to arrange them for appreciation.

Unfortunately, just as the hot and fragrant dishes were served, the maid went to get her a vase and was not there to serve her, and she didn't know who pushed her into the lake.

She couldn't swim, and after flapping her wings a few times on the lake, she was completely submerged by the water and died.

——End of this article——