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

The Emperor tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looked at Fu Luan, and said, "A Luan, you..."

Fu Luan took a sip of tea and smiled, "This matter... is governed by the ancestral precepts of the Great Wei, by the Emperor, by the eldest daughter of the Fu family, and even more so by..."

“There is no reason for me to speak up for His Highness Prince Yan. As the saying goes, ‘there is an order of seniority.’ My sister just said that ‘everything is decided by the Emperor,’ so I will naturally listen to the Emperor.”

The Emperor glanced at Yuan Jiu, "Little Jiu, let me ask you, do you want to marry A Luan, with whom you are engaged, or..."

Yuan Jiu stood up, glanced at the two sisters before him, and then sighed, "Father, may I consider this..."

Before he could finish speaking, Fu Luan already knew his feelings.

She was utterly disappointed in Yuan Jiu! If he had openly stated that he wished to marry Fu Jin in accordance with the ancestral precepts of the Great Wei Dynasty, would she have stood in his way? Could she have even stood in his way?

Now he wants the position of crown prince brought by the eldest daughter of the Fu family, and he also hopes that she will not mind that Anagui is pregnant and can continue their relationship. This makes her look down on him a bit!

She thought of Yuan Lu... On the day she was reborn, she proposed a divorce. Yuan Lu was unwilling to give up the crown prince position that he had already obtained, and even disregarded his dignity and knelt down to beg her!

And what about Yuan Jiu? He wants to save face, but he doesn't want to let go of the substance either...

Fu Luan coldly interrupted, "My sister chose you on the spot. You, a grown man, are acting so indecisive!"

"Ah Luan, I..." Yuan Jiu saw that Fu Luan was in a bad mood and was at a loss for what to do.

The Emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "A-Luan, what do you mean by this?"

Fu Luan said solemnly, "A gentleman helps others achieve their goals. Although I am not a 'gentleman,' I do not like to take what others want."

"Since my sister has the ancestral precepts of the Great Wei as her support, and can bring His Highness the Prince of Yan the position of Crown Prince that he desires;

"It would be better if His Majesty issued two imperial edicts: one to annul my engagement with His Highness, allowing us to marry other people; and the other to grant my sister a marriage to His Highness!"

The Emperor laughed heartily, "What a fine Lady Langya! Marquis of Chang'an, your daughter is truly remarkable! It's a pity that Xiao Jiu didn't have the good fortune..."

"Don't worry, Ah Luan. Just like the previous divorce, the imperial decree will only say that you broke off the engagement. I will not let you be the one who is abandoned!"

With these words, Yuan Jiu's marriage was essentially settled. He opened his mouth, but the words "I want to marry A Luan" just wouldn't come out!

Following Fu Luan's advice, the Emperor immediately issued the two imperial edicts.

After receiving the imperial decree announcing the annulment of his engagement with Yuan Jiu, Fu Luan expressed his gratitude and left, leaving everyone in the Liangyi Hall to discuss the reinstatement of the crown prince and the marriage.

"Ah Luan, Ah Luan!" Fu Luan heard someone calling her from behind, and she knew without a doubt that it was Yuan Jiu.

She didn't stop or even turn her head, continuing to walk forward until Yuan Jiu grabbed her arm.

“Ah Luan, I know you’re angry, but I only hesitated for a moment…” Yuan Jiu said breathlessly.

He was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, he would lose his Ah Luan again.

Fu Luan sneered, "Your Highness, instead of discussing your marriage with the future Crown Princess inside, you come to me? Your Highness doesn't need to fool me!"

"With the ancestral precepts of the Great Wei Dynasty in place, even if you wanted to marry me, you couldn't. In the end, you would still have to marry the 'eldest daughter of the Fu family.' Who wouldn't want to be that good guy?"

"It's just a trip to say a few nice words for nothing! But the imperial decree to annul the engagement has already been issued, so why should you say anything more? Even if Your Highness is a prince, you can't be too greedy!"

"Now that you've chosen the position of Crown Prince, you can't still want me! Or... does Your Highness want 'sisters sharing one husband' and want to persuade me to become your concubine?"

She looked at Yuan Jiu coldly.

If he truly wanted to marry her, he wouldn't hesitate to speak up when the Emperor asked for his opinion;

If he truly wanted to marry her, he could have expressed his feelings when the Emperor issued both the annulment of the engagement and the marriage decree, instead of waiting until everything had settled before pursuing her!

Fu Luan thought of Yuan Lu and Zheng Zheng again. Had Yuan Lu made the same promise to Zheng Zheng behind her back?

Yuan Jiu murmured, "How could I let you become a concubine? I never even considered it! Even if it's a ancestral rule of the Great Wei, I believe there are ways to avoid it! You're still angry about Anagui's pregnancy, aren't you?"

Fu Luan said coldly, "Since we have already broken off our engagement, why should I get angry over irrelevant people and things?"

"I wish His Highness Prince Yan and his concubine from the Western Regions a speedy birth of their son! After she gives birth, she'll surely be able to dance that naked dance for His Highness again!"

Yuan Jiu blushed and patiently said, "A-Luan, listen to me. If I really wanted to break off the engagement for the position of Crown Prince, why did I ask the Emperor to grant us the marriage after I learned your true identity back in the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion?"

"By then you will no longer be the 'eldest daughter of the Fu family,' and you will no longer be able to use the ancestral precepts of the Great Wei to help me return to the Eastern Palace!"

Fu Luan sneered again: "Anyone can be a good person when there's no problem. Back then, there was no 'eldest daughter of the Fu family,' so it wouldn't have mattered who you chose as your wife."

“But now that a new ‘eldest daughter of the Fu family’ has appeared, and someone else can help you ascend to the position of crown prince, of course you won’t choose me, this ‘imposter’, again!”

"Although the osmanthus-flavored glutinous rice wine is good, it doesn't actually contain any osmanthus flowers. Compared to real osmanthus wine, it's far inferior!"

Fu Luan turned and left. As soon as she returned to her residence, she sent someone to deliver Nuan Nuan and all the unopened osmanthus wine to the Prince of Yan's residence.

"Grandma, His Highness the Prince of Yan has arrived!"

"not see."

"Grandma, His Highness the Prince of Yan is here again!"

"not see."

"Grandma, the Prince of Yan..."

"Tell him to stop coming!"

"This time it wasn't the Prince of Yan, it was... the Prince of Yan's concubine from the Western Regions..."

In the past few days, Yuan Jiu has come to the Marquis of Chang'an's residence almost every day to see Fu Luan, but he has not been able to see him even once.

Upon hearing that it was Anagui, Fu Luan frowned. "What is she doing here?"

The maid shook her head and said, "I don't know. She said she only wants to talk to you in person. She came with the entourage of the Prince of Yan's mansion, and the Third Young Master has already welcomed her into the front hall!"

Hua Luo scoffed, "Hmph, I bet she's here to confront her master because he still thinks about you, Grandma! Don't go, Grandma!"

Fu Luan sighed, "If that's the case, then I'll go even more! Rather than having her make repeated trips, I'd rather explain things clearly once and for all."

"If we had kept her out of the house, that would have been one thing, but now that she's in, we have no choice but to..."

She only regretted that her third brother was so dull-witted as to not understand her thoughts; if it were Fu Yuan, he would probably have already found a way to invite Anagui back!

When Anagui saw Fuluan approaching gracefully, she stood up and said, "Your Highness, there's no need for you to bow..."

"To put it bluntly in your Central Plains dialect: I hope that you, my lady, will consider your past relationship with my prince and marry him!"

"If the princess is willing to nod, the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions will also submit a memorial to the emperor, begging him to rescind his decree!"

Fu Luan sneered, "Since he is 'your prince,' why should I marry into his family?"

“That day, in the Liangyi Hall, the Prince of Yan chose my sister in front of the Emperor, wanting to use her status as the ‘eldest daughter of the Fu family’ to return to the Eastern Palace. Did he expect me to compete with my sister for a man?”

"His Majesty has already issued an edict to annul my engagement; if the Prince of Yan's concubine does not believe it, she may go to the palace and ask His Majesty!"

"Furthermore, the ancestral precepts of our Great Wei cannot be shaken by a mere memorial sent from the Western Regions!"

Anagui bit her lip, ignored her maid's attempts to stop her, and knelt down before Fuluan, stroking her pregnant belly!