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

Fu Luan squinted and ordered, "Hua Luo, send a few reliable people to escort His Highness the Prince of Yan back to the Prince of Yan's residence!"

Yuan Jiu murmured, "I just wanted to come see you, is that not allowed?"

Fu Luan raised an eyebrow. "Looking at me? What are you looking at me for? Does His Highness the Prince of Yan think I'm Zhengzheng, someone who likes to hook up with her future brother-in-law?"

“Ah Luan, listen to me! Welcome the Prince of Yan in first, then we’ll make plans. He’s dressed so lightly…” Fu Ze advised.

Fu Luan sneered, "Other people's brothers would love for wild men to stay away from their sisters, but my brother is the one who personally brings outsiders in!"

"Dressed too lightly? Does the Prince of Yan's residence not even have a decent woolen coat? Prince of Yan... don't try this trick on me!"

Fu Luan pushed Fu Ze out as well, and just as he was about to close the door, Yuan Jiu, disregarding the risk of getting his hand caught, reached his hand in.

“Ah Luan, I know I’ve made you very angry… Just tell me what to do, and I’ll do whatever you say;

"As long as you can change your mind, even if I don't become the crown prince, I will... In the past, it was only because I was the crown prince that I could marry you;

"I just..." Yuan Jiu clung tightly to the door, afraid that if he let go even slightly, the door would be closed to him forever!

Fu Luan said coldly, "Your Highness, stop lying! If you tell too many lies, you'll start to believe them yourself!"

"That moment of hesitation in the Liangyi Hall that day betrayed you, didn't it? Once disloyal, always disloyal!"

Yuan Jiu remained silent, then pulled out a small booklet and murmured, "Did you have this drawn and circulate in the market?"

Fu Luan took the booklet suspiciously; it was another one of those erotic novels, except…

What is written and drawn above is the story of a Hu princess who was pampered and adored since childhood. After being abducted by other foreign tribes, she used her body to reward the army, disguised herself as a noblewoman to marry a Han prince, and performed striptease to seduce the prince and compete for his favor...

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this says Anagui!

Needless to say, the portrait shows him wearing yellow clothes; when dressed in Han Chinese clothing, he looks ordinary, but when dressed in non-Han Chinese clothing, he immediately transforms into "Camellia of the Desert"...

Who else could it be but Anagui?

"So Your Highness Prince Yan came here to stand up for your pregnant concubine, but you've come to the wrong person!" Fu Luan threw the booklet at Yuan Jiu's feet.

Yuan Jiu glanced at it but didn't pick it up. Instead, he asked, "You used the same method to deal with your sister before..."

Fu Luan frowned and said, "'Sister'? I don't have any 'sister'! Perhaps the Prince of Yan is referring to the illegitimate child that Consort Yan had with her cousin before she entered the manor, is that right?"

Yuan Jiu didn't mind her attitude and continued, "'Sister' or 'bastard' it all..."

"Anyway, you've used this method before, haven't you? I almost wish it were you..."

Fu Luan sneered, "Perhaps it's just one of your concubine's former lovers getting revenge on her! I'm not that bored! Whether she's a princess or a prostitute, what does it have to do with me?"

"Your Highness, do you really think that even though we've broken off our engagement, I'm still hung up on you and want to get rid of your concubine?"

Yuan Jiu said dejectedly, "You really don't like me anymore? If that's the case, just say it and I'll believe you. I'll never bother you again!"

Fu Luan replied without hesitation, "What's so difficult about that? Yes, I don't like you, and I don't want to marry you. Please, Your Highness, don't come again, lest my sister misunderstand!"

She closed the door as soon as she finished speaking, giving Yuan Jiu no chance to hesitate.

“Your Highness, are you here to see me? This is A-Luan’s courtyard, and my courtyard is…” A sweet, girlish voice came from outside the door; it was Fu Jin.

I didn't hear a reply from Yuan Jiu; she probably went with her...

The heavy snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped.

On this day, Fu Luan had just finished washing and dressing when someone came to find her. It turned out to be the chief eunuch, Yang Jin, who had something on a tray in his hand.

Fu Luan looked into the tray and, sure enough, it was an imperial edict!

"This servant greets Lady Langya. Congratulations, Lady Langya..." Yang Jin smiled and opened the imperial edict, immediately beginning to read it aloud.

"Lady Fu Luan of Langya County has rendered meritorious service in exposing the three major crimes of the former Marquis of Changyi: witchcraft, disobedience, and treason. She has been promoted to the rank of First-Rank Lady of Qi..."

Just as Fu Luan was about to accept the imperial edict, Yang Jin stopped her, saying, "Lady Qi, please wait! This servant has something else that His Majesty instructed me to give to you in person!"

Yang Jin clapped his hands, and a little eunuch came out from behind him, carrying another tray with a crown with nine ornaments on it!

The hair ornament is surrounded by pearls and features six mythical beasts, including a bear, a tiger, and a pixiu, all with jade feathers.

The magnificence of this hair ornament goes without saying; most importantly, it was used by the Empress!

Fu Luan glanced at the hairpin and asked, "What is this...?"

Yang Jin smiled again and said, "His Majesty said that the Princess is a smart person, and she understood as soon as she saw this hair ornament!"

"If you are willing to accept this hair ornament, you will be the Empress of Great Wei; if you are not willing, he will not force you, and you will still be the First-Rank Lady of Qi as announced in the imperial decree!"

Fu Luan immediately replied, "This hair ornament is beyond my reach. Please, Eunuch Yang, take it back to the palace!"

Yang Jin said with difficulty, "This... Before I left, His Majesty repeatedly instructed me that if the Princess did not wish to accept the hairpin, I should return it to her in person!"

"Your Highness need not make a decision immediately. His Majesty grants you seven days. After seven days..."

Seven days later, it was the investiture ceremony for Fu Luan to be promoted to "Lady of Qi State", which also happened to be the engagement banquet of Yuan Jiu and Fu Jin.

The engagement banquet and the investiture ceremony were once again crammed onto the same day.

Things are different now. With Yuan Jiu now engaged to the eldest daughter of the Fu family, he will undoubtedly be made crown prince a second time in the future.

Therefore, all the civil and military officials and imperial relatives attended the banquet, and even the Fu family members were sent away by Fu Luan.

“As the eldest daughter of the legitimate wife, my sister is engaged to the Prince of Yan. If our family doesn’t go, won’t she have no one to support her?” Fu Luan said with a smile.

She went alone to her investiture ceremony, this time with Tang Wanqing as the envoy.

"Madam's exposure of the Marquis of Changyi's treason is indeed a great achievement. I underestimated you before..." After the investiture ceremony, Tang Wanqing apologized to Fu Luan in private.

Fu Luan smiled and said, "In just half a year, Lord Tang has been promoted from 'Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices' to 'Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices,' and even his attitude towards people has become much gentler!"

"Alright! All the officials, big and small, have gone to the Prince of Yan's engagement banquet. You should go too!"

Tang Wanqing smiled wryly and said, "Why do you make fun of me, Madam? It was just a performance, a flattering occasion, which I have never liked since I was a child."

"Not only me, but I'm afraid... even the Prince of Yan isn't very interested! Because..."

Tang Wanqing stared intently at Fu Luan, "The woman he's engaged to today is not his true love!"

Tang Wanqing was not wrong...