The Eldest Daughter Reborn: She Provoked the Obsessive Crown Prince and Couldn't Escape

Just as the servants of the Prince of Yan's residence were about to announce the news, Fu Luan stopped them. She stood in the connecting corridor, listening with great interest.

"Yes! Living in our royal palace without any official status, yet daring to eat and use the same things as you, Sister Tao!"

"You are a concubine, what right does she have? Does she even deserve it? Bah!"

"That's not all! I heard that even her two maids from the Marquis of Chang'an's residence are being paid for by our Prince's Mansion!"

"In my opinion... I'm afraid that damned Physician Fu will replace the Lady of Langya and marry into the Yan Kingdom as Queen!"

"Huh? But didn't Father Emperor already issue an imperial decree to bestow marriage upon the Prince and the Princess, and they're just waiting for the Court of Imperial Sacrifices to choose an auspicious day?"

"A marriage decree is just a marriage decree. As long as the marriage hasn't taken place, it's still uncertain who the prince will marry as his queen!"

"Exactly! Even married couples can divorce or even have their wives reconciled, let alone a marriage that's just an imperial decree?"

"Who can argue with that? Anyway, that so-called princess is no longer the eldest daughter of the Fu family, and even if our prince marries her, he won't become the crown prince!"

"That's right! The reason the prince valued her in the past was because she benefited from the ancestral precepts of the Great Wei Dynasty. Whichever prince she married would become the crown prince!"

"She can no longer enjoy that glory; she's just a slightly attractive abandoned woman now!"

"Our prince recently recognized the most favored concubine, Consort Ni Chang, as his mother. He can't marry any virgin he wants, so why does he have to marry a second-hand woman..."

"Lady Langya... why have you come..." Consort Zhang's face turned very ugly when she saw Fu Luan;

The concubines sitting around him, who had no official titles, blushed and rose to greet him.

Only Consort Tao slightly raised her eyelids, still sipping her tea.

It wasn't until Consort Zhang tugged at her sleeve that she finally spoke softly, "What are you all panicking about?"

"I had no idea that the concubines, secondary consorts, and even concubines of the Prince's mansion would have to bow to a mere fourth-rank county lady?"

Fu Luan narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Consort Tao... ah, now I should address you as 'Consort Tao'!"

Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred. In her past life, Tao betrayed Xiaojiu for personal gain.

She went from being Xiao Jiu's concubine to Yuan Lu's concubine, and she often conspired with Fu Zhengzheng to harm her.

In her past life, she died of illness but had a peaceful death, which was a good thing for her!

In this life, thanks to Fu Luan's rescue, Xiao Jiu was spared from death;

But the betrayal of Xiao Jiu by Tao, Wang, and some other concubines has already happened!

However, this time Yuan Lu was on a downward spiral, and these concubines not only didn't receive any benefits, but were also slept with by Yuan Lu for nothing...

Upon hearing this, Consort Tao's face flushed red and then turned pale.

The others present could not hear the sarcasm in Fu Luan's words;

Only Consort Tao herself knew what she and Yuan Lu had done in prison and how she had betrayed Xiao Jiu!

"Yan'er, why aren't you taking our precious future queen to see the prince?" Consort Tao said through gritted teeth.

A brightly dressed young maid with a seductive expression stepped forward; she must be the head maidservant of Consort Tao.

Yan'er led Fu Luan to Yuan Jiu's bedroom. The maids in Yuan Jiu's room panicked, and none of them dared to go in and announce their arrival.

Yan'er quickly smiled and said, "Sisters, there's no need to panic. The Prince often tells my concubine that if the Princess of Langya comes, she can enter the room without being announced!"

Before the maids in the room could answer, Yan'er led Fu Luan and her servant into Yuan Jiu's bedroom.

Seeing Yuan Jiu looking panicked and naked as he put on his clothes, she retreated with a smug look on her face!

Standing beside Yuan Jiu's bed was Fu Ling. She gracefully stepped out from behind the beaded curtain and gave Fu Luan a generous bow.

Hua Luo looked up at her, and although she was reluctant, she still returned the gift on behalf of Fu Luan.

After Yuan Jiu finished dressing, he hurriedly came out and said, "A-Luan, I..."

Fu Luan laughed and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say anything... Even if I don't believe you, I still believe in my Fu Ling!"

"I suddenly felt unwell today, and Physician Fu was worried that it was a recurrence of an old injury, so..."

“You can believe whatever you want, but I still need to say a few words in my defense!” Yuan Jiu said urgently.

Fu Luan covered her mouth with her fan and chuckled, "If I were to be jealous, I wouldn't be able to finish being jealous of all the concubines in your courtyard! Besides..."

She blinked and continued to laugh, "What part of your body hasn't I seen? In my eyes, it's all just flesh!"

When Yuan Jiu heard her mention what happened in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, her face, which had just calmed down, blushed again.

When she mentioned "concubine," I felt there was something more to her words, and I found it even stranger.

He had barely begun asking when Hua Luo spilled out everything she'd overheard from the concubines in the corridor, only omitting the parts about Fu Ling.

"That Consort Tao knew that Fu Ling was here to treat you, yet she deliberately had her maid lead me here to see you two alone in one room. How could I fall for such a trick?" Fu Luan said with a light smile.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jiu frowned and shouted, "Guards!"

He was already displeased that Yan'er had barged in without being announced;

It was only because Yan'er was young, and he usually treated his servants well, and he didn't want to get angry in front of Fu Luan, that he suppressed his dissatisfaction;

Hearing about these things, he felt that his concubines and maids had already made him lose face in front of Fu Luan, so he disregarded their past affection and summoned them one by one.

Seeing that he was dealing with the people in the Prince's mansion, Fu Luan felt it was inappropriate to interfere, so she took Fu Ling and left.

"Please wait, Your Highness!" Just as the three of them entered the courtyard, a maidservant came out panting.

The maidservant bowed and said, "I am the personal maidservant of the Prince of Yan, and my name is Shuyue. Things are not going well in the manor, and I hope that Your Highness will stay for a few days and help the Prince to settle things."

Fu Luan looked Shu Yue up and down; she had a clean and capable appearance.

She smiled faintly and said, "The affairs of the Prince of Yan's residence are managed by the concubines and other concubines above, and you all help out below. How can I, an outsider, interfere?"

Shuyue composed herself and said calmly, "His Majesty personally bestowed the marriage upon the Princess and the Prince. You will be the Prince's principal wife and the Queen of Yan in the future."

"This is merely exercising the power to govern the Prince's Palace ahead of schedule; besides..."

She paused, then continued, "You saw the situation in the manor today; apart from the prince, everyone, whether master or servant, is extremely lax."

"Especially Consort Tao, she has always been arrogant and disdainful of others, and her maids are also bullies who rely on her power and are determined to outdo the other maids..."

Fu Luan said with a half-smile, "Oh... I know! It must be because that Yan'er barged into your prince's bedroom as if it were her own, making you, his 'personal maid,' lose face."

"So you want me to help you get revenge, is that right?"

Shuyue, her secret thoughts exposed, silently lowered her head.

Hua Luo answered on her behalf, "I'm afraid this will disappoint Sister Shuyue! Our Lady is really no help with the family affairs of the Prince of Yan's residence!"