Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Consort Yu laughed wildly, but there was no smile on her face. Even Granny Ji, who had been by her side for many years, could not tell whether Consort Yu was happy or angry.

Granny Ji's breathing was a little unsteady, and she seemed slightly uneasy.

Chu Yueli, however, remained calm and composed as she looked at Consort Yu, her breathing extremely quiet, even her tone of voice was gentle:

"Does Your Majesty want me to deceive him with you? Would Your Majesty trust him to marry a woman like this?"

Consort Yu did not speak, but the smile on her lips slowly faded.

She was indeed unhappy. Her future daughter-in-law had already made it clear that her own opinion didn't matter; she only cared about her husband.

No mother-in-law would be happy about that.

However, she was completely unable to refute Chu Yueli's words.

What's there to refute? They do have a valid point.

What's the point of a marriage if even your own husband doesn't support it?

"But do you know what the first requirement is for women like us in the imperial harem to marry a daughter-in-law?" she asked.

Chu Yueli remained silent, waiting for Consort Yu to continue.

Consort Yu snorted and continued, "It is loyalty, loyalty to me. If this girl is not loyal to me, I will not be able to know my son's heart, and I will not be able to control my son in the future."

This is the survival strategy for any concubine in the imperial harem.

When her husband was in power, she would try every means to place her people around him.

When the son takes office, he must also place his own people around him so that he can know his son's thoughts and actions at any time.

Forget about kinship and maternal love; in the royal family, these are just jokes.

"I love Mo'er, but if Mo'er is not of one mind with me, I can take this love back. I have other sons." Consort Yu sneered.

Chu Yueli remained silent, her lips pursed.

Consort Yu waited for half a day but still received no response. Her tone became somewhat displeased again: "Do you have something to say?"

"I still stand by what I said, Your Highness is of one mind," Chu Yueli replied immediately.

"Your Majesty, she is still young and doesn't understand. Your Majesty mustn't..."

"Heh, what are you afraid of, Granny? Are you afraid I'll get angry and punish her?" Consort Yu said expressionlessly.

Granny Ji didn't dare to speak again, but she still felt uneasy.

"So if I want you to do something, you have to be aligned with Lu Beimo's ideas before I can get you to do anything, right?" Yu Fei snorted again, but didn't seem very angry.

"You heard it yourself, he said he'll listen to me from now on."

"If Your Highness listens to you, then I will listen to you too." Therefore, there wasn't much of a contradiction in the matter.

Consort Yu did not speak again, but kept staring at her face, examining it carefully.

Chu Yueli remained silent, not saying a word.

After an unknown amount of time, Consort Yu suddenly stood up and said, "Let that fellow get ready. I'll go with him to see the Emperor."

"At this hour?" Granny Ji's jaw nearly dropped in surprise. "Your Highness, it's already midnight!"

"He came here to find me in the middle of the night instead of sleeping. Did he come just to chat with me?"

Consort Yu almost rolled her eyes at her: "Isn't it because you can't wait any longer and want to ask the Emperor to grant you a marriage?"

So that's why Lu Beimo brought her into the palace!

Even Chu Yueli was surprised by this.

She really didn't understand just now!